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Notes Editor’s note ... Sometimes the best thing about going away is coming back and seeing home through fresh eyes. Our rolling green hills, cool autumn breezes, glistening streams, temperate climate, and the pretty village humming along busily over the Easter holidays.
EUMUNDI VILLAGE PHARMACY
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Heading to the park with the kids, there’s lots of families doing the same. Popping into the servo for milk or café for a cuppa, invariably there’s a friendly face or three keen for a quick catch up.
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Autumn really does show off our region at its best. If you were a visitor you’d be charmed by the place – the locals certainly are.
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Just Love Eumundi! We’re for business across all seven days! We are now activating the new Eumundi RV Welcome Pack supported by Eumundi Chamber of Commerce and Eumundi Rotary. If you’re a business in town and you’d like to benefit from our growing number of high spending RV visitors (from grey nomads to international gap year backpackers and eco tourists), don’t miss this is great opportunity!
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Business C O U P L E TA K E O V E R B E L O V E D C A F E Eumundi couple Nina Malinowski and Michael (Civa) Ciavarella, became the proud new owners of Berkelouw Café on Memorial Dr, Eumundi, on Tuesday 29 March and have hit the ground running with busy market days over Easter. Life model Nina who was previously waitressing at the Imperial Hotel, is excited to now establish the business as their own and see it embraced by locals. Nina said she always wanted a café in a bookshop so when the
opportunity came along to buy their favourite local, Berkelouw Books café, it was too good to refuse. Ceramic artist Civa, who also owns and operates the burger stall every market day, said, “I want to create a family business in my hometown,” and added, “It’s also a great gallery space to showcase new and emerging artists.”
roaster Ben West of Flying West Small Batch Roasters’ signature blend, Cheeky Monkey.
The first major change the couple have made was to introduce local coffee
NEW PIZZA CART OWNERS It’s been training by fire for the new owners of the very busy pizza cart and catering business Food By Fire – Noosa. Eumundi couple Aleta and Allan Bonn’s first event was catering for a wedding with 150 guests last weekend. This pop-up woodfired pizzeria will be operating every Friday night out the front of Fruits of Noosa on Eumundi-Noosa Rd. Aleta, also known to many as our resident craft queen Hintermama, shared, “We find wherever we
set up, we gather an audience, who love to watch the large pizza oven ablaze, and our hands-on pizza crafting - the aromas are incredible when we get cooking!” “Our pizza dough and Napolitana sauce are made from an age old traditional Italian recipe –really truly! - on the day for each event,” she added. facebook.com/foodbyfire. noosa
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Business NEW BUSINESS IS ALL HEART After five years in Montville, Maree Terton (pictured right) decided to move her shop Actual Abundance to Eumundi’s Memorial Dr. Maree described her business as a women’s “heart” collective and displays Tewantin painter Julie St Aubyn in her store, along with jewelry and ‘sun-catchers’ that
Maree makes herself. She also specialises in psychic readings and healings, and explains the process as, “awakening ‘the being’ to connect people with their spirit to lighten their load.”
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT T EN N EI L L E’ S B E AU T Y RO O M What and where is your business? What do you offer? I run a beauty room in Eumundi, offering beauty services such as: skin consultations, facials, waxing, tinting and massage. What made you choose Eumundi to base your business? We live in Eumundi and our children attend school here. What is the best thing about working here? I love the close knit community feel of Eumundi. What is the worst thing you’ve found about working here? Locals do not support their own local small businesses enough and tend to go elsewhere for their shopping and services.
SUNSPACE CALLS FOR CRAFT STALLS Sunspace in Doonan is asking for facilitators of craft workshops for both adults and children to apply for their next monthly market. Their Kon Mari Market, with musician Lee Hardisty, will be a flea market to help clear out closets, cabinets, and storage
units of stuff no longer used or need: clothes, books, furniture, records - a real boot sale. To book a $10 craft stall, flea market stall (or blanket) contact sunspacemarkets@ gmail.com
What would you like to see change in our business district? I would like to see more support from locals and a small supermarket and more local services and shops to keep people in town. 0416 253 791
Health Matters
Welcome back Dr Karen Macmillan Ochre Health Eumundi are very pleased to welcome back Dr Karen Macmillan from maternity leave, she will initially be working Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, commencing from 12 April. We would also like to welcome and introduce Dr Melissa Lee, who has joined our team and is working Tuesdays and Wednesdays. If you are a new or existing patient and would like to discuss health issues with Dr Macmillan, Dr Lee or any of our GP’s, please call our friendly reception staff to make an appointment.
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Community What you’re saying on Facebook …
New bridge and sign for eumundi The new $1,650,000 replacement bridge on Eumundi Range Rd is almost complete. The community loved the old wooden structure and worked hard with local councillors Greg Rogerson and Steve Robinson so its replacement would have a similar aesthetic. Some of the original old timber and stones were re-purposed for the new structure. The bridge now includes a shelter and welcome sign. So what do you think? What about the sign? Ever walk along that way on your way up to the lookout? Wendy Birrell: I have walked past it a number of times during construction and think the end result is pretty good. The orange was a bit of a surprise - it’s not as bright as this photo shows - the colour is growing on me. Drove past yesterday and spotted the entry sign which is a nice addition, love the chunky poles but think the tree outline could have been a little stronger. I think it’s a nice mix of rustic meets contemporary which I think will stand the test of time. Salena Argar: Love the stone work and shelter although I’m not sure how much it will be used. The orange doesn’t seem to fit in with all the other structures. Also, is there a reason the sign is so far off the footpath? PS: I do think the sign is a nice touch. Katherine Hartshorne: I think the sign has to be at least 6m away from the edge of the roadway for safety reasons.
Whitney Ewart: I think the bridge is great, all completed mainly when the rain was absent luckily. This post does raise the question - the path should be continued to the lookout! Can this be brought up for community opinion?
SCOUT HUT PEGGED FOR COMMUNITY USE The unused Scout Hall on Memorial Dr (next to the pool) has lain dormant and in disrepair for well over a decade, much to the despair of locals and despite the best efforts of many. Now, Eumundi & District Community Assoc. (EDCA) have been given Council approval and taken a lease of the building with plans to put the place to good use. EDCA as well as EDCA’s Community Garden Sub Committee are keen to get locals involved and progress the projects for the newly leased area. EDCA spokesperson Louise Formosa said, “The vision EDCA has for the scout hall and its surrounds is so exciting, it
will provide a much needed, inclusive place that will allow the whole community to engage.” “We just need people to get behind the projects now to help with planning and the future handson work!” Louise added. EDCA is hosting a meeting this Sunday 17 April, from 3 - 4.30pm at the Scout Hall, to shape the final plans of attack and garner more support for the three major projects: the community garden, men’s shed and youth club. For more information contact Louise, 0421 958 087 or eko.consulting@icloud.com.
Carolyn Robins: The orange is ghastly. Stone work and sign nice. Nothing ‘similarly aesthetic’ to the old bridge. But walking all the way to the lookout is very dangerous as the path runs out just before the bad corner at the top. Wayne H. Halliday: I like it, it is a vast improvement on what used to be there. Deb Locke: Confused about bus shelter. Can buses stop there or just random seating under cover? Chris McDonnell: The sign does not say ‘historic’ like the sign at the other end of town. Looks good though. Wayne Cole: What’s with the fluro orange railings? Yuk!
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Jeff Tanya McClintock: Are the load limit signs taken down yet on Eumundi Range Rd?... 25 ton limit. Theresa Hanich: Gee, you don’t get much for $1.6m these days!
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What's in the Spotlight The Australian SLS Championship The Australian Surf Life Saving Championship, here 16 – 24 April, is the largest event of its kind in the world! 7000 surf lifesavers from 313 surf clubs will compete in 380 events at Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches. Come watch all the action at this iconic event, here for the rst time since 1980. Visit Council’s website for details and information on changed trafc conditions.
Nominate for the Cultural Heritage Reference Group Nominations are being sought for community members committed to cultural heritage to join the Sunshine Coast Cultural Heritage Reference Group. The Reference Group provides strategic advice on preserving and accessing cultural heritage in the region. Email culturalheritage@ sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for a nomination pack. Submissions close 5pm Saturday, 23 April.
Inspire young leaders of the future Are you a teacher on the Sunshine Coast and keen to inspire your students to be the environmental leaders of the future? Register your school for the 2016 Kids in Action Conference before 24 June. There are a range of great incentive and support options available for participating schools. Visit Council’s website for details.
Heritage Discovery weekend Looking for some different entertainment the weekend of 30 April and 1 May? Why not organise family and friends, pack the camera and a picnic and explore the region’s fascinating museums and heritage places during the Heritage Discovery Weekend. Visit Council’s website for more details.
Pest control Field Day Saturday 16 April Learn about managing pest plants and animals on your property at the Invasive Plants and Animals Field Day at Conondale Memorial Recreation Park on Saturday, 16 April from 9am – 3pm. Chat with experts about weed identication, management and control equipment, weedy sporobolus grass, wild dog and feral animal control, plus new Biosecurity Act information.
Free mulch for your garden It’s a great time of year to be gardening and Council is giving away mulch from waste facilities around the region. Head to Council’s website where you can check stock availability and terms, and nd the pick-up point nearest to you.
Council meetings
Noosa’s Council’s new team took their oath recently, with Mayor Tony Wellington (centre) promising a collaborative council that consults with the community. Teamwork was the new council’s key message as the mayor and his six fellow councillors took their declarations of office and addressed an overflowing public gallery at Noosa Council’s Tewantin chambers. Cr Wellington acknowledged a ‘new era’ for Noosa Council, which features new faces and Noosa’s first ‘untried’ mayor since 1997. “The new councillors’ skills will be put to good use as Noosa Council develops a future-oriented planning scheme, drives sustainability in both the Council and the local economy, and continues to build on the work of past councils to enhance our local environment,” Cr Wellington said. Cr Frank Wilkie is Noosa’s deputy mayor, elected at the new council’s Post-Election Meeting. Council also
LOCAL BABY BOOM A record 258 babies were delivered at Nambour General Hospital in March. This beat the 253 births recorded in March last year. Women’s and Family Services Acting Director, Keppel Schafer said, “Many staff worked extra or longer shifts to ensure the new mums and their babies received the best possible care.” Nambour is the closest hospital with a maternity unit in our hinterland region, followed by Gympie. When the birthing services are transferred to the new Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital in Kawana in April 2017, there are fears the journey will be too far for women in labour and will result in more babies being born by the side of the road. Eumundi is known as a regular location for car births.
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The Green’s volunteer writer, Amber Grimley, was part of last month’s baby boom at Nambour hospital. Pictured here with husband Brett, newborn Tali and daughter Mia.
CLUBHOUSE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS The Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled (RDA) clubhouse construction has now commenced in North Arm, with the slab recently being poured and wall frames going up quickly and efficiently thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers. RDA have reported they had a very successful volunteer training day recently with 15
Ordinary Meeting 9am 21 April, Nambour
elected the members of two new standing committees. Councillors Tony Wellington, Ingrid Jackson, Joe Jurisevic and Brian Stockwell make up the Planning and Environment Committee. The Services and Organisation Committee consists of councillors Tony Wellington, Jess Glasgow, Frank Pardon and Frank Wilkie. The new committees replace the former Planning and Organisation Committee and Infrastructure and Services Committee. Cr Wellington said the restructure would better divide the workload. Council begins its first full round of meetings on 19 April.
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Community KIDS RICKETY SUSPENSION B R I D G E Jim Pound, Cooroora Woodworkers Club Last year, a proposal was made to build a suspension bridge in the children’s playground in Dick Caplick Park, Eumundi. The council was about to renovate the playground equipment but it was felt that something extra and more dynamic would be appreciated by the kids.
than anticipated; much of the timber had to be replaced, resawn or altered to meet changing specifications. John contributed a tremendous amount of voluntary time to this project. Other changes also contributed to the overall cost far exceeding the original expectations.
Eumundi local and Cooroora woodworker, John Kennedy, along with ECCO GM Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher, took up the challenge. Twelve months later, and after a lot of work, they were able to see the bridge finally built. John prepared and supplied all the timber on behalf of the club. He used Gympie messmate for the upright posts and blue gum for the bridge treads and elsewhere - all local timbers. The amount of work was, unfortunately, far greater
One of the features of the bridge is that it passes through the fork of a large tree, the load being transferred to the pylons via a steel beam so that there is no load on the tree. The tree is actually two trees, a fig and a camphor laurel, joined in botanical embrace. Being a suspension bridge, the treads are supported by ropes, so there is swing and movement when crossing and this is appreciated by even the littlest kids. The access at one end of the bridge is via a timber, ladder-like, vertical stair and at the other end, via a rope ladder. The design has a rustic Australian look with the timbers in their natural colours, which complements the surrounding environment.
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Photography
Autumn
HINTERLAND
I have included a couple of autumn leaf photos....I saw the brown leaf on the path and loved the simplicity of it...alone, but showing off. The reds and oranges on the Amber Tree always signal the cooler weather coming on. Annie Owens, Eumundi.
Carved by Nature. Tom, 10 years old, Seib Rd.
Love a good electrical storm. Allison Belfiori, Eerwah Vale.
This has got to be one of the most elegant flowers in Eumundi QLD. Spotted at Eumundi Square Markets by local Kita Lawrence.
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Please share your autumn snaps from the hinterland with us! Send your high resolution photos (1-4MB is perfect) to editor@eumundigreen.com.au along with a short description and where the photo was taken, and we may publish them in the magazine or online.
Arts STRING MAKING The tradition of making string goes back to ancient times and is part of human evolution. It is incredible that a skill from such a long time ago still has so much relevance in today’s world. Thirty-two thousand years is a long time for something so ordinary to remain useful and necessary. The ability to take two sets of fibres and manipulate them to create a continuous form, which is stronger than its parts, is truly significant. There are simple techniques, which can be learnt in a few minutes, or more complex ones that take hours of
Anne Harris practice. Here is a simple guide for you to start making string.
Possible fibre • Bark or inner bark i.e. Hibiscus tilieacious (Cotton Tree) • Leaves that have long fibres i.e. Lomandra longifolia • Fine fabric torn into 10mm strips • Paper napkins torn into 15-20mm strips
Local technique for processing Cotton Tree A common fibre used to make the string needed for nets, boats and weapons for the
Sunshine Coast region was from the Cotton Tree. The plant is harvested, the bark stripped off, and then the inner and outer bark separated. This white fibre is soaked for up to a week changing the water regularly - or sometimes left in a running stream. After this, it is dried and ready to make string.
Process artist Anne Harris anniesworkroom.com.au
Resources and Further Reading Local knowledge and workshops Lyndon Davis gubbigubbidance.com Plant identification noosanativeplants.com.au
LEARN TO DYE N AT U R A L LY W I T H ANNE HARRIS OF ANNIE’S WORKROOM Mon 16 May at Sunspace Café in Doonan, 10am-3pm. $95 includes materials. Bookings essential anne@ anniesworkroom.com.au
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Supported by Foley is holding a 10 week course for artists of all levels at Highly Strung on Memorial Dr, on Wed evenings from 6.30-8.30pm. Students will be taught all elements of rendering a likeness using various media such as pencil, ink, charcoal and mixed media. For bookings 5442 7044 or contactus@highlystrung.com.au.
Show Location
The Generator Gallery is holding a stencil and pasteup workshop with artist Skull Cap for ages 14 plus, on Sat 16 April 11am-1pm. $40 with places strictly limited. info@ generatorgallery.com.au Accomplished member of the Australian film industry Dr Karen Pearlman will be giving a lecture on the three waves of the Australian film industry for The Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society Noosa (ADFAS) on Sat 16 April at St Mary’s Church Hall, 17 William St, Tewantin, from 3.45-4pm. $25 for visitors with bookings essential. 5448 2394 or slhyde53@gmail.com This free creative digital photography session with Geoff Powell on 23 April, 12.30-2pm at Noosaville Library, demystifies how your camera works, and what modes are best used. Free but bookings required. libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au Illustrator and teacher Noel
COOROORA WOODWORKERS CLUB Inc. presents the 27th annual
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The Magic of Mud beginner course in creating clay sculpture begins this May with artisan Jane Welsh at her Verrierdale studio. Play, learn and create for six weeks. Early bird price of $200 is now available. janewelshart.com.au 11
Friday 6th May & Saturday 7th May, 2016 at Cooroora Woodworkers Club 8 Lowermill Road, Cooroy, Qld 4563 COOROORA WOODWORKERS CLUB Inc. PO Box 668 Cooroy Qld. 4563, email cwclubinc@hotmail.com Phone: (07) 5442 6995 www.cooroorawoodworkersclub.com
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Health R E S I S TA N C E I S F U T I L E Antibiotic resistance is ancient. It goes back millions of years before man started using antibiotics in the 1930s. And that’s because most antibiotics are derived from nature. For instance, penicillin comes from the Penicillium mould, the familiar blue furry growth that you may get on old bread or cheese. Penicillium produces penicillin to kill off bacterial competition for whatever it is feeding on. In return, some of the bacteria have gotten wise to this and developed resistance, so they can carry on regardless. This would just be another wonderful evolutionary tale if it weren’t for the fact that antibiotics have become lifesavers for humans. So antibiotic resistance has deadly
Dr Jo Deverill, Emergency Medicine Specialist
consequences - for us. For the last 50 years, humans have been chucking around way too many antibiotics. Their use has gone far beyond treating infections in humans and animals. For instance, half of Australia’s antibiotics - about 400 tonnes a year - are used in the livestock industry, as growth promoters. If added to animal feed, they suppress normal gut bacteria. The result is faster growth and leaner meat. Which would be just fine, assuming that you don’t mind if your bacon butty has a bit of olaquindox or streptogramin in it. The wider problem is that such carefree distribution of antibiotics has helped create widespread resistance. We just
pick out the resistant strains, and away they go. Worse still, bacteria are really good at swapping their genes with each other, on little circles of DNA called plasmids. So it’s not just that that they multiply exponentially - they share defences! Eek! Doctors are also to blame. We massively overprescribe antibiotics. Partly it is fear of missing that deadly case of a bacterial illness masquerading as a common cold. And partly it is to satisfy patients’ expectations. Patients want medicines to make them better, and they like doctors that prescribe them - even if the treatment is no more effective than a sugar pill. But the more antibiotics we prescribe,
the more the bugs become resistant, and a resistant bacterium can spell doom for a vulnerable patient - young, old, injured, weak or sick. The winners in all of this - if there are any - are the pharmaceutical industry. There is a microbiological arms race under way: new antibiotics versus newly resistant strains. But the smarter thing, may be to curtail our use of antibiotics, these wonderful ancient gifts of nature - and just consume them when absolutely necessary.
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Okonomiyaki is a favourite at our house and for many other Japanese too. It is often available at festivals in Japan and each region has their own take on it. Okonomiyaki literally means ‘grill of your preference’ and it has this name because everyone can put what they personally like into the batter and create their very own okonomiyaki. This brings a communal spirit to the table and a real sense of fun to cooking together with family or friends. Our three children love it and we eat it at least once a week at home. We’ll be making okonomiyaki at the Japanese Autumn Festival which we are currently planning with Sunspace.
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Recipe for five medium sized okonomiyaki Batter
Method
200g spelt flour
Mix the batter well. You can use the batter straight away but you’ll get better results if you can leave the batter in the fridge for about three hours.
250ml cold water or cold stock 50ml soy milk 1Tbs baking soda (aluminium free) 5 eggs 750g cabbage spring onion Sauce 50ml organic coconut syrup 50ml soy sauce
Chop cabbage as if you were making coleslaw and cut spring onions finely. Then prepare one Okonomiyaki at a time. Take approximately 100g of the batter and add to it approximately 150g of the chopped cabbage and add spring onions to your liking.
At this point, roughly mix the cabbage into the batter with four or five turns, being careful not to over mix the batter. Add one egg. Mix again being careful not to overdo it. The batter should look as if it needs more mixing,but resist the temptation to mix it thoroughly. Preheat your pan with a little oil, then pour batter into pan and form a rough circle. Cover the pan for five minutes. Turn it over and repeat for another five minutes. Mix sauce ingredients and your okonomiyaki is ready to enjoy. You can add mayonnaise too, if you like.
Ryoji started working with food when he was 16 and studied cooking in Japan at 19. He’s since worked as a chef in the UK, Japan and here on the Coast at Wasabi. Ryoji recently opened Blue Plum on Rene St - a Japanese takeaway and catering business - with his wife Maki. They are the guest chefs at Sunspace’s Japanese dinner nights - held on the 2nd Monday of each month in Doonan. Ryoji and Maki proudly delivered their third child in Eumundi in their car on the way to Nambour Hospital. Sunspace is planning a Japanese autumn festival for Saturday 7 May 3 - 8pm. Facebook: Sunspace Café. 13
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Suicide has heartbreaking effects which ripple through families and communities. Over the past year, I have personally heard of another fourteen deaths from suicide. As I gently shake my head in disbelief, I feel I am becoming somewhat numb to the shockingly sad news and I try to comprehend a way to reach out. In 2014, 2864 people died from suicide in Australia. That equates to 55 people per week. Recently, 54 people on the Sunshine Coast took their own lives within a six month period. Alarmingly, children as young as 10 years old are a part of this statistic. The decision to commit suicide has usually been manifested over time and, in many cases, hidden
very well. Warning signs such as hopelessness, isolation, lack of worth, guilt, self-harm, substance abuse and feeling like a burden are common signs that loved ones can look out for. Some people will actually express verbally that they “feel like they want to die.” This is a definite cry for help. The internet and social media sites which people are looking at may also give clues to loved ones who are concerned. Forgiveness, support, help and acceptance surround us in abundance with so many organisations, professionals and kind hearted people willing to help. We are not meant to live this life alone or in sadness. If you are worried about someone, reach out to them. Communication can save a life. For those thinking of suicide, reach out for help. You are valuable, important and absolutely worthy. Happiness can be yours, you just have to be willing to ask for help. Help will heal you. It is time to stay.
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Speak to family, friends, or contact your doctor, a counsellor or psychologist. Cooroy Family Support Centre: 5447 7747 Headspace Maroochydore (ages 12-25yrs): 5409 4900
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H E A LT H N E W S Experience a sense of wellbeing and have fun exploring the body’s vibrations by activating the chakras through toning and chanting with music every Wed & Fri, at 190 Gold Creek Rd, North Arm, 10:30 – 11.30am. Everyone welcome by gold coin donation. 0457 061 107. Heal, nourish and nurture with Jodie Mudgway’s yoga classes on Eumundi Noosa Rd, Eumundi. Numbers are small. All classes $15. 0410 499 733. Zumba classes are held in the Verrierdale Hall on Tuesdays from 5 - 6pm. $12 or $10 with a pre-paid voucher card. Yvonne Corstorphin 0403 013 555. Abundant Yoga classes with Alison Cherry-Wood in the Belli Hall at 1170 Kenilworth Rd, Belli Park every Friday, 8.309.30am. $12 per class BYO mat and water. 0422 123 021. Mantra’s, Music & Meditation at United Synergies, 12-14 Ernest St, Tewantin, is free Kirtan, chanting with musical instruments, Saturdays, 3-5.30pm. Refreshments provided, kids welcome.
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Zumba classes are held every Friday at the Eumundi CWA, Memorial Dr from 9.30am with Svitlana Drugis. Facebook: Energy Pilates Studio. Susa Wynne-Hoelscher holds casual pilates classes on Monday, 6-7pm, at Eumundi CWA hall & Thurs at Cooroy CWA hall, 6-7pm. $15 no bookings needed. BYO mat. Facebook: Be Fit Pilates. Lucy Cloonan Personal Training offers group classes in Eumundi on Tues and Fri, 6am and 9am. Experienced instructors, lots of fun, friendly environment. lucycloonanfitness.com Eumundi Tai Chi group hold weekly sessions at Eumundi Showgrounds, Black Stump Rd. 5442 7368. 4562 Fit holds free dance sessions every Wed, 6-7pm, Eumundi Amphitheatre. Facebook: 4562 Dancefit. Eumundi Tennis Club’s coach, Andrew Taylor, is available for senior or junior lessons from 4 7.30pm Mon to Thurs. 0424 177 216.
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E U M U N D I F I R E B R I G A D E U P D AT E
Photo: Kon Hepers
The Qld Frog Society is coming to the Sunshine Coast for a spot of ‘Frogging’ on Sat 16 April (subject to suitable weather conditions). The group aims to undertake continuous surveillance of local native species and determine relative abundance and distribution.
There is no cost for the fieldtrip but membership is required: Adult $15, family $15, junior (under 18) $7.50; includes a Greater Brisbane frogs poster, merchandise discounts, newsletters and fieldtrips. qldfrogs.asn.au.
P E R M A C U LT U R E M E E T I N G S Permaculture Noosa monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month with April’s meeting to be held on Thurs 21 April. A market place is held beforehand at 7pm where home grown produce and plants are shared, exchanged or sold. Entry is a gold coin donation for non-members. Meeting begins at 7.30pm and the night is finished with a shared bring-a-plate supper at 9pm. All welcome. This month Robyn Harrison will be speaking about how to protect our food supply through seed
Eumundi’s volunteer rural fire brigade have been kept busy recently burning stacks in the region. A recent afternoon call was to a garden waste burn that got away from the property owners and blacked out about an acre of grass. Volunteer Duncan Sayers said, “Even though the grass looks green in our area there is often dry, dead material underneath that will burn well with a bit of heat and wind helping things along.” He added, “Attend to your fires and if you are at all concerned ring 000 earlier rather than later.”
Photos: Duncan Sayers
preservation. Permaculture Noosa’s Seed Bank is currently looking for a new coordinator. Contact Lesley Mearns for more information. lmearns@bigpond.net.au
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EUMUNDI BUSHCARE GROUP
Rob Birse, Biodynamic Gardener
Now that the autumn equinox is behind us and the sun is steadily heading further north, it‘s interesting to observe the changes in the natural world around us. Here in our part of the world, they are much subtler than the dying away experienced in colder parts of the country, but they are noticeable nonetheless. For example, almost in the space of a week there has been a considerable falling away of the growth forces in the summer grasses, even though the days are remaining unexpectedly warm and there is still good soil moisture. This gives a clue to the fact that the growth of the tropical grasses which predominate here in summer is controlled by day length rather than temperature. Their growth really won’t switch back on until around the spring equinox. Also, many of the weeds and grasses are running up to seed much faster. Nature’s imperative of ensuring the reproduction of the species means seeds will be set at all costs, even if on very short stems. I am particularly noticing this on the Nut grass and Setaria around Sunspace in Doonan. The equinox is also a great time to reflect on the breathing cycle of the year. Spring and summer are like a huge breathing out, an expansion, with long hours of daylight and tremendous forces of growth at work above ground in the
Kim Morris, Bushland Conservation Management
GARDENING plants. By contrast, autumn and winter can be felt as a contraction - a breathing in as the days shorten and the intensity of vegetative growth drops away. This expansioncontraction, or breathing process, can be seen all around us in nature once we start looking. An interesting exercise is to picture a germinating seed and then follow the plant’s growth through its various stages until it reaches fulfilment in producing new seeds! Obviously, the plant’s nutrient needs will be determined by its particular stage of growth. If in an expansive stage of strong vegetative growth, it will need to access more nutrients than when in a contracting stage such as setting seed or ripening fruit. There are many other factors also influencing plant growth such as temperature, rainy weather, moon cycles, etc. As biodynamic or organic growers, we honour the plant’s growth cycles by using humus building composts etc., which hold nutrients in the soil and allow plants to access them as needed. The plant is then in tune with the natural cycles around it, keeping it healthy.
Easter weeding You may be noticing along roadsides this time of year the vibrant yellow flowers of the aptly named ‘Easter Cassia’ (Senna pendula var. glabrata). During flowering is a great time to identify and remove this introduced cassia which is quick to colonise and will steadily create a monoculture, upsetting biodiversity. These plants pop up everywhere roadsides, gardens and bushlands. They are usually easily removed by hand. Our Bushcare group worked hard at removing many of these on our last working bee, as well as more of the usual suspects such as fish bone fern, cocas palm and Singapore daisy.
Nature Conservation Program is an excellent way to gain knowledge and experience. You also gain access to many workshops to learn new skills, including a free First Aid course. If you know someone who has an interest in a career in the environmental sector or if you just want to have a lovely morning out with nature and other likeminded locals, come along and join us. The next Eumundi Bushcare group working bee will be held at the Eumundi Sunken Gardens, Pacey St, Sunday, 24 April 9.30am – 12 noon.
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Rob’s next workshop will be held on 16 April in Montville and will cover Biodynamic preparations. To express an interest in attending robbirse@yahoo.com.au or 0431 895 168.
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Outdoors
N atu re N otes CENTIPEDES
Kon Hepers
The recent hot and humid autumn weather presents ideal conditions for many creepycrawly creatures which don’t function well in the cold and are prone to dehydration in excessive heat. For that reason many of them are nocturnal and cryptic. But their nocturnal wanderings can be dangerous for them and us. A few residents have reported fishing centipedes out of their swimming pools: luckily, already dead. Otherwise mixed bathing would not have been much fun. We have been clearing a lot of leaf-mould and fallen branches off the tracks on our property (fire safety precaution) and in the process have noticed numerous smallish centipedes. Also a few large ones, which prefer to hide under the bark of previously burnt logs. So we need to be careful where we place our fingers when lifting dead wood, as a bite from even
a medium sized centipede can result in very severe pain with associated swelling of the affected area. We have often seen just how aggressive they are and how rapidly they can move. It makes close-up photography very difficult and on a few occasions we have had the centipede up on the lens of the (quickly dropped) camera. On close inspection, the two ends of a centipede have an obvious difference: just near the head the foremost pair of legs, called forcipules, is modified to inject venom into prey, similar to the fangs of a snake. They are folded away until needed. At the rear end, the hindmost pair of legs is not used for running but for fighting and grasping prey. They look just like insect feelers and it is easy to think that this is actually the head end because they can move very fast in both directions.
It is an intriguing fact that although “centipede” translates into “one hundred feet/legs”, it is a mathematical impossibility for them to have exactly 100 legs, no matter how long they are. Centipedes have elongated, flattened bodies composed of segments; every segment has one pair of legs. Curiously, they always have an odd number of segments and pairs of legs, say 19 or 23, so in these two cases the legs would number 38 and 46. To have 100 legs they would need to have 50 segments and pairs of legs. But 50 is an even number which is not possible. The species we find around here is Scolopendra morsitans;
LETTERS ELECTION THANKS
weeks networking lead in time. I thought a very significant result, we can all be proud of what we achieved in such a short time. Most sincerely, Michael Strano.
CHOOKS ARE A BONUS
Photo: Kirstie Henning Thanks and appreciation to both volunteers and voters for your very kind and invaluable support. Fabulous to have very good likeminded people who supported my bid on our collective behalf. I am not going away, I suggest we need to build on our extremely great result and continue the networking in terms of our views on the future of this shire. We polled almost as good as the Greens Party in Division 10, they have been known for years and we went out with just an 8 to 10
With regards to the article Do Chickens Cost You Money? [The Green issue 239], many of the local schools, especially the High Schools have an Ag Dept. They usually get rid of their chooks in their programme prior to holiday/break time. We used to get our chooks from Noosa District SHS. They range in age, from the young to those ready to lay. They are very healthy, used to being cuddled, and cheap. Also the money goes to help the school. Bonus. Cheers, Elizabeth Mabb. 17
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the bigger ones are about 12cm long and are ferocious predators on other arthropods, small lizards and frogs. Some actually display maternal care, curling themselves around their eggs and hatched young. There are around 128 different species of centipede found in various moist and warm habitats in Australia.
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I wanted to let you know that mum’s cockatiel was found by the caretaker of the Eumundi Showgrounds who made contact with us. Thank you for your help. Regards, Judith.
Now that the elections are finished we can get back to talking real Rubbish! So let’s start with the free papers that get tossed onto our property (or on the street, nature strip or nearest ditch). Since the beginning of the year, I do not think I have received more than a handful of free papers that have been readable - and I can get up to four a week. Most have been water damaged, ripped or run over by a vehicle, due to the delivery method. As I take my dog for a walk the majority of my neighbour’s papers suffer the same fate, and there are those vacant blocks where papers just pile up, before the message finally sinks in to the distributor, that there is no one at home! Now do not get me wrong, I like my free paper; I enjoy keeping up with community news. I use local adver tised tradesmen and support the restaurants featured, but what a load of rubbish, literally! Just this year to date, I have disposed of 50 papers (including inserted adver tising)
ANCIENT INFORMAL VOTE Where electioneering is concerned, nothing much has changed in the last three thousand years or so. We have just voted for our local Council and are faced with an imminent federal election within the next few months. But how do we decide for whom to vote on their previous record? In an election held in the Philippine Islands a while ago there were a number of informal votes, but one in particular had the scrutineers intrigued. Written on the ballot paper was just this short message to the candidates: Isaiah 41:24. Someone dug up a bible and looked up the chapter and verse, quoting the prophet Isaiah from the 8th century BC. The words, according to the popular King James version of the Old Testament read, “Behold, you are nothing and your works are of nought; an abomination is he that chooses you.” It could probably be modernised to say, “Look, you are useless and your achievements are non-existent. Only an idiot would vote for you.” Perhaps that is a bit over the top. There are many excellent people in and vying for public office. Kon Hepers
and 50 plastic bags, that multiplies to 700 in my street and well over 35000 just in the area I walk the dog. I shudder to think of the total tonnage for the whole distribution area. All this heading for the tip, and quite a lot to the landfill, for many of the damaged papers just get tossed in the general waste bin, because they’re wrapped in a plastic bag. Though it’s disgusting, I always separate the waterlogged paper from the plastic and dispose of them separately. How many others do the same? As I said, I am not against the free papers, and there is a good local model out there, The Eumundi Green. This really local paper arrives bi-weekly, direc tly into my letter box (safe and dry). If it is really inclement weather, it is stocked at my local shop. This may be difficult or impossible for the larger press to emulate, but while those same papers expound the virtues of recycling, reducing waste and getting rid of plastic bags, they are not part of the solution, but front and centre of the problem! It will be interesting to see if this letter does appear in the same free papers! Andrew Bell, Doonan.
Send your signed letter of no more than 250 words to editor@eumundigreen.com.au or post to PO Box 482, Eumundi 4562, along with your address and we may print it in the Green (space permitting)... Partial name and address will be withheld upon request.
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The last 90 days have been strong in high end sales which is a reassuring sign as we head towards the cooler months. March sales varied from as low as $300,000 to a respectable $1.6m. For a confidential discussion on how to achieve great sales results for your property, call Kess now.
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