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Notes Editor’s note ...

It’s ironic that the issue we lose power on is the issue we have a lantern parade on the cover. The blackout meant Lil, the Green’s designer, and I had to work through to the wee hours of Sunday to make the printer this issue – and all while Lil was working from her 4WD commuting on the flooded roads to the family’s annual holiday - now that’s commitment!

We fared pretty well in the hinterland considering - loss of power and some uprooted trees were our biggest hardships. And many locals seemed to actually enjoy the chance to unplug from devices, play board games and eat at the pub!

The hinterland has its share of hard core campers who relish the chance to break out their ‘survivalist’ kit and hook up generators. When the apocalypse comes – they’re good friends to have – especially if they’re also home brewers.

The blackout nights were eerily quiet with no wind, little rain and the sound of frogs partying, indignant cows mooing and the faint purring of generators...

SACHA HAMILTON-MACL AREN editor@eumundigreen.com.au PO Box 482, Eumundi 4562 ECCO thanks the volunteers who contributed over 100 hours production, collation and delivery work for the last issue of The Green Proofreading: Bronwen Pearson, Hamish Cameron, Anthony WynneHoelscher & Sacha HamiltonMacLaren.

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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.

Just Love Eumundi!

Major investment in upgraded “Terraces” begins.

After more than three years of painstaking design and collaboration between Sunshine Coast Council, Experience Eumundi and market operators, EDCA and EHA/OEM, we proudly announce that work soon begins for our $1.4million upgrade of the Terraces for our famous Wednesday and Saturday markets.

After an extremely rigorous process, Eumundi builder Brad Pike from Toobella Homes has been awarded the contract from 5 tenders received. During the construction period affected market traders will be temporarily located in the Council carpark adjacent to the Fire Station.

Pics: Kim Grimley

Thanks for being part of Earth Hour!

A huge crowd attended Eumundi’s Earth Hour. Hundreds of families participated in clay lantern making and weaving workshops, Indigenous games, papillon butterfly making, pot planting and live music (including the famous North Arm State School Marimba Band). After feasting on street food “Eumundi Markets style”, a glorious lantern parade meanered down Memorial Drive culminating in a free outdoor movie. Who would have thought being green could also be such fun. A splendid time was had by all.

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Business L O C A L A WA R D E D Q L D R U R A L W O M A N O F T H E Y E A R Eerwah Vale business woman and mother of three, Jacqui Wilson-Smith was awarded the esteemed accolade of Queensland Rural Woman of the Year for 2017 at Old Government House in Brisbane recently. An initiative of the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC), the Award identifies and supports emerging women leaders who have the desire, commitment and leadership potential to make a greater contribution to primary industries and rural communities.

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Economic Development, Bill Byrne congratulated Jacqui on her achievements as cofounder and Chair of the Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN) and Global Innovation manager at McCormick and on her vision for the industry. “The Award promotes leadership and growth for women across primary industries and enables emerging women leaders to realise their vision for primary industry and regional communities through financial and professional

support,” Mr Byrne explained.

According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors have the lowest proportion of ‘innovative-active’ businesses in Australia. New thinking and approaches are needed to drive our ambitions for growth.

Jacqui shared it was an absolute pleasure to receive the award and meet the other finalists.

“One of the things I am passionate about is encouraging other women to step up and give it a go,” she said.

As award winner Jacqui has been given a bursary of $10,000 and intends to use the funds to launch the learning platform Design Thinking, to

From left: Pip Courtenay from Landline ABC TV, Rescue Swag founder Tracey Beikoff, accounting and communications business owner Jessica Fealy, Jacqui and Deputy Qld Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington.

enable the creation of virtual communities where rural businesses can: collaborate; Cont’d on pg 6

Rural Woman of the Year Jacqui Wilson-Smith being presented with her award from Minister Bill Byrne.

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Community FLASHING LIGHTS FOR ESS

Cont’d from pg 5 learn how to speed up the pace of innovation; reduce risks; and create business growth.

Jacqui explained, “I really am passionate about sharing this knowledge and making it accessible and want to pilot it through the FAN network.”

The online content will be delivered in fun, engaging, digestible and extremely practical ways using multimedia such as short video documentaries, e-books, animations, podcasts, webinars, workshops and quizzes. “Thanks to the funding we are well on the way to making it happen although we’ll also be looking for an additional project sponsor

to get it off the ground.”

“Design Thinking is an iterative process that can be learnt and I want to share this with our members and beyond,” Jacqui explained.

Jacqui will now proceed to selection of the National RIRDC Rural Women’s Award in September. The National winner will be given an additional $10,000, and the National runner-up will be given an additional $5,000 bursary to assist in meeting national commitments such as speaking engagements. rirdc.gov.au/rural-women’saward

Member for Noosa Glen Elmes has welcomed the news that flashing school zone signs have been installed at Eumundi State School. “I was approached by the school’s P&C a couple of years ago, and more recently the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce added its support to the request. I have since worked hard with the Government to get the approval for the installation of these safety lights and I am delighted to be able to announce this great news,” said Mr Elmes.

Flashing lights are being installed at schools where there is a significant crash history or a

high level of car and pedestrian traffic or higher speed limits or visibility problems. The lights act as an extra reminder for parents and other motorists and signal them to slow down in and around school areas while young Queenslanders make their way to and from school.

“Motorists need to remember children are unpredictable when crossing streets and by slowing down you are diffusing a potentially dangerous situation and we all need to play our part - government, schools, parents, drivers and the children,” Mr Elmes said.

CR GREG ROGE RSON Division 10

Is your business ready to take advantage of high speed broadband?

In preparation for the roll out of high speed broadband internet across the Coast, council is offering the “Level Up” digital training program to help business owners and their staff tap into the potential benefits. Now is the time to really up-skill yourself and your team to understand what digital technologies are available and how they can improve your business. This heavily subsidised program includes in-person and online training to help your business tap into tools that can boost productivity and profitability for you to compete locally, nationally and internationally.

Free information sessions are being held both online and in-person around the Sunshine Coast, including one at Nambour on Wednesday 5 April from 5:15pm to 7:30pm at the Nambour RSL in Matthew St. To register levelup. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

What a view!

It was terrific to see the second stage of upgrades to the viewing areas atop Mount Ninderry get underway last week. A helicopter transported materials for these works into place and I’m sure anyone who has hiked up Mount Ninderry will understand why!

This $186,000 project will add

a wonderful element to the Mount Ninderry walking trails, giving hikers a spectacular destination at the end of their journey to stop and admire stunning views to the Blackall Range, north to Lake Weyba and across Mount Coolum to Mooloolaba.

Yandina Railway Street Amenities The planned upgrade to the Yandina Toilet Block, on Railway Street has been scrapped due to extensive cracking that has been found in the existing foundations.

Instead Yandina will be getting a brand new toilet block!

Velothon road cycling Velothon Sunshine Coast is coming to Australia for the first time from 13 – 16 July. Velothon is a four day road cycling experience for professional and amateur riders and will span our entire region. So residents right across the Coast are invited to a series of Community Information Sessions, where information about Velothon Sunshine Coast and any potential impacts associated with the staging of the event will be presented.

There’ll be a session specifically for residents in Nambour, Eumundi and Yandina on Tuesday May 2 from 6 – 7pm at the Nambour Scout Hall, Exhibition St, Nambour Showgrounds. elothonaus@ironman.com.

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C WA C E N T S A L E Numbers were down at this year’s Eumundi Country Women’s Association (CWA) Cent Sale. The CWA women, who meet at the CWA Hall on Memorial Dr every Tuesday from 10am, were raising funds for Qld farm relief.

The hand knitted slippers were donated by 97 year-old C. Beausang of Tewantin.

From left: Glenda Marks, Patricia Meek, Alice Whitby, Janet Millington, Gail Gray, State President Joy Coulson, Robin Bryan, Dell Ford, Barbara Robinson and Jo Zamperi.

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Community G E N N Y S AV E S . . . M A R K E T D AY With Eumundi facing a third day without power, Eumundi Square market manager Jenny Formosa, together with Vice President of Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Cindy Suters, spoke to Tim McGee from the Economic Development Branch of Council on Friday to organise priority status for an Energex generator.

Before the township’s busy Saturday trade, the generator was hooked up to power the township’s transformer.

Louise Formosa from Eumundi Community Combined Organisation and Eumundi

Square Markets said, “If you had power on Saturday it was through this back up - they refuelled as necessary until full power was restored to the region Saturday night.”

Not only did this mean many other local businesses without personal generators could open for their usual, busy Saturday trade, but township residents could get their lives back to normal, and the Green could finish production without relocating to make print deadline.

LONG LUNCH BENEFITS HOSPICE President of Eumundi Rotary Greg Molyneux recently presented donations raised from the Rotary Long Lunch to

representatives from three local hospices: $1900 to Hummingbird House, $1900 to Cittamani and $15,200 to Katie Rose Cottage.

Who would have guessed? … having a few drinks after a sailing race marked the beginning of...

The Great Little Bag – Shop 105 at Eumundi Square!

Chris Copper and Jan Renner discovered a shared love of embroidery, textiles, sewing and all things creative…leading them to make a few handmade items which evolved into a thriving local business.

Chris has a psychology background, yet loves her creative side and will happily demonstrate a range of ‘Little Critter’ bags on Fridays at the Square. The stunning range of unique handmade bags truly epitomise the ‘Designer’ and ‘Local’ label as made by these two creative ladies.

From left: Rotarian Joyce Turnbull, Carol Raye from Katie Rose Cottage, Meg McNaught from Cittamani and Tamara Smith from Hummingbird House with President Greg Molyneux.

COMMUNITY NEWS This year’s Booin Gari festival will take place on Tuesday 11 April, Noosaville Lions Park Gympie Terrace, Noosaville. Booin Gari which means “Come this way” in Gubbi Gubbi language, is an opportunity to build positive relationships and celebrate local Indigenous culture. All welcome. Free event The Eumundi Historial Association is holding their next meeting, Wed 19 April at Wandin’in Art Space behind Discover Eumundi instead of the School of Arts as there is a clash with the World Cinema.

Due to Cyclone Debbie, SevGen cancelled the March

Environmentally conscious, they make their bags from quality faux suede upholstery products.

We will be soon saying arrivederci to Chris as she leaves on a trip to Florence to learn more about printing … so she is busy learning Italian while making more Great Little Bags!

Friday afternoon/ evening market. The market will go ahead in April though and Aunty Dale will be doing a bushtucker cooking workshop. $50. Queries to robyn4matkets@sevgen.com. au or 0431 454 333.

The $2,000 major prize in Eumundi Rotary’s recent raffle, held in conjunction with the Long Lunch, was won

by Graphic Designer Heidi Jenkins from Verrierdale.

The prize was sponsored by Outback Queensland Tourism.

Minor prizes were won by Sue Williams, Di Blount, John Henderson and M Harper.

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Community M A G I C A L L A N T E R N PA R A D E F O R E A R T H H O U R Sacha HMcL, Eumundi What's in the Spotlight Have your say on parking Council is actively listening to community concerns about current parking management issues. Have your say on the draft Parking Management Plan and draft Local Area Parking Plan before May 5. Head to council's website for details.

Plenty of ways to celebrate our birthday Community days, street fairs, an outdoor movie night, art and heritage exhibitions, a commemorative cook book and concerts are just some 50th Anniversary celebration events.

Apply for the second round of 50th Anniversary Grants before May 19 to get involved. For more information on any SC50 activity visit www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/fty.

Our hinterland community celebrated Earth Hour on Saturday 25 March with a magical lantern parade, North Arm State School’s Marimba drum band, lantern making workshops, street food and an outdoor movie in the park.

A rainy day didn’t deter a crowd of around 1000 people from turning out to show their support for this climate change event – now in its tenth year.

A parade of sparkling lights weaved its way through the main street in Eumundi, before entering the magical ‘forest’ in Dick Caplick Park and coming to a finish on the green in front of a free family movie screening by Eumundi’s Starry Nights.

Families from North Arm State School, Noosa Pengari Steiner School Doonan and Eumundi State School, joined in the light Cont’d on pg 9

Enjoy our free Heart Week Expo Learn how to improve your health and wellbeing this heart week at our free Sunshine Coast Heart Week Expo, 9am – 12noon, Saturday, April 29 in Village Park, Sunshine Coast health precinct, Birtinya. Enjoy a cooking demonstration by 4 Ingredients' Kim McCosker, Heart Foundation walking, yoga, heart health talks and more! Visit council’s website for details.

Keep the kids busy this school holidays Take a closer look at the fascinating world of fungi, mushrooms and plants this Easter at ‘Art with Fungi & Flora.’

This holiday program offers an inspiring range of local artists and fungi fanatics, who explore the brilliant biodiversity of the Sunshine Coast. Visit council's website for details.

Apply for Minor grants now Does your not-for-prot community group need help funding a project, event or activity? Apply now for council’s Minor Community Grants Program for grants of up to $2000. For more information contact a Grants Ofcer on 5420 8616, email grants@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or visit council’s website. Applications close 5pm Monday, May 8.

Take advantage of free public Wi-Fi You can connect to free high speed Wi-Fi across the Sunshine Coast. Log on at 21 locations right across the region using any WiFi enabled device. You can nd the full list of locations on council’s website.

The Discovery Centre is waiting for you Visit the new Mary Cairncross Rainforest Discovery Centre.

Take a stroll on the elevated boardwalk, enjoy the views and lunch at the café. Enrich your mind at the education centre.

Get up close to the Cairncross creepy crawlies plus more.

Visit council’s website for details.

EUMUNDI VILLAGE PHARMACY

You are unique, your medication should be too

Council meetings Ordinary Meeting 9am 20 April, Nambour

A simple DNA test can help your doctor to tailor your medications to suit your genetic profile

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Community show with lanterns made at school or in workshops earlier on in the day. The larger lanterns were borrowed from Woodford Folk Festival were held by lovely locals. They created a wonderful sense of magic and spectacle.

Local Eerwah Vale dad and lantern barer Edgie said, “It’s like having a little piece of Woodford

magic in Eumundi.”

This year’s Eumundi Earth Hour lantern parade was a way for this environmentally conscious region to make a stand together and encourage a change in the way we use and rely on electricity.

Eumundi mum Hayley was swelling with pride on the night and shared, “What an amazing

place we live – what a special community – we’re so lucky to live here.”

Local shops who stayed open to cater to the crowd said they were slammed with business and overwhelmed by the size of the crowd. Most market food stalls had sold out of their offerings by 7.30pm.

Photos: Sacha HMcL

Health Matters

Flu season is approachingbe prepared!

Ochre Health Eumundi will be operating it’s Flu clinic from week beginning 20th March 2017. We offer both Government funded and private flu vaccinations, with Government supplies being available from around the beginning of April. The clinic provides advice on flu and other immunisation requirements.

Please make an appointment to see one of our General Practitioners on 5442 8882.

Dr David Heppell

Dr Patti Slegers

Dr Karen Macmillan

Dr Hoda Morris

Dr Michael Harrison

Dr Melissa Lee

Straighten your kids teeth the natural way!

Myobrace targets the underlying causes of crooked teeth as soon as the problems are evident.

Free assessment available.

Dr Stefanie Oedekoven

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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Twilight sedation – get your dentistry done while you sleep.

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Books M Y P R AY E R T O Y O U Sometimes lying in bed if you hold your breath and listen you can hear.

Lying in bed you see through the window an impatient moon rushing past unruly clouds like a man might push through a street of people.

If you listen in to the other world you might hear the winged rhythm of a night bird, the piggy grunts of a koala, or the cry of a wild dog somewhere out there.

Sometimes single-minded transports hurrying their determined way from Samarkand to the big city, or a freight train slugging up the range.

Sometimes it’s a sighing wind searching for entry.

But my favourite sound when the sou’ easter is in tune is the sea.

It comes across the forest, floats over the hills, not angry, but in a relaxed way close by like someone you love and who loves you breathing quietly.

John Strano

L O C A L T H R I L L E R M AY D E R A I L Y O U Sacha HMcL, Eumundi There’s something quite disconcerting about reading a crime fiction novel set in your home patch. In Train Rider, Queensland writer Tony Cavanaugh moves his heroes, victims and predators through the murky shadows of the Eumundi hinterland and Noosa.

This is the third of Cavanaugh’s crime novels featuring ex-cop Darian Richards, who in his attempt to retire to the peace and quiet of fishing the Noosaville River has been followed by the serial killer he couldn’t catch in Melbourne, the foe who ultimately made him walk away from Victoria’s Homicide Squad.

Attempting to restart his life, Darian takes a leap of love and professes his feelings for ex-escort Rose at a Canned Heat concert at Joe’s Waterhole. But in doing so he puts Rose in harm’s way – again! Last time they were going out he used her as bait to catch another killer.

Setting a thriller in real places - on the streets we walk, the cafes and pubs we frequent - blurs the edges between reality and fiction. Cavanaugh’s story shows the possibility of a seedy undercurrent brushing past us as we buy our bread and sip our lattes.

In the preface of the book, we are told

Train Rider is a work of fiction and any resemblance to actual persons is entirely coincidental... but that didn’t stop me looking at some of our local characters a little differently for the week while I was reading the book.

With so many repetitious crime thrillers on the bookshop shelves (where you can deduce whodunit within the first chapter), it was great to be handed this clever novel by my neighbour Libby, who told me she’d been up all night finishing it.

The page turner was passed to Libby by her daughter’s teacher Gee - who’d also professed it was disturbing, yet thrilling to read a book partly set in Eumundi.

I think, regardless of literary credibility, the sign of a good book is one that’s read ravenously and passed on readily.

Can’t wait to pass on Train Rider to another local prepared to shake up their perception of where they live...

APRIL MOVIE NIGHT Moonrise Kingdom: 2012 American film.

Director: Wes Anderson.

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Starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton.

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Kids WHILE WE LIVE WE GROW

KIDS NEWS to book. Entry by donation. starrynights.com.au.

Create a crazy mask at Cooroy library, Wed 5 April & Noosaville library, Thu 6 April, 10 -11.30am.

All ages. No need to book. Free.

RDA Sunshine Coast, North Arm is running their popular horse riding day camps for able bodied children over the Easter holidays: 6, 7, 11, 12 April, 9am - 2pm. $80 for current members. If not a 2017 member add $30 to your first camp booking. Limited to 10 per day. sunshinecoastrda.com/index. php/other-activities/camps

Cooroy Library’s Rooftop Cinema, presented by Starry Nights Outdoor Movies, will be screening Hunt for the Wilderpeople (PG) on Fri 7 April, from 6.30pm. No need

The libraries are also running Game-athon board games sessions for kids of all ages.

10 -12pm, Cooroy: Wed 12 April & Noosaville: Thur 13 April. Free with no bookings required.

Build your own robot at the children’s Robotics & Circuits Workshop, Noosaville library Tue 11 April, 3.30-4.30pm.

Ages eight plus. Free but bookings required. libraries. noosa.qld.gov.au/schoolholiday-activities Original Eumundi Markets (OEM) will be holding their free, annual Easter Treasure Hunt, Easter Sat 15 April.

Open to first 300 children to register at market office (the pink building in market centre) from 8am. eumundimarkets.com.au

Bush Critters are holding craft workshops at OEM. Create critters using clay and natural materials. Free for the first 50 children on Sat 15 April and $5 thereafter on Sat 1, 8 and 15 April, 7am & 2pm.

Also at OEM, make your own candles, Sat 1 & 15 April, 7am to 2pm. People of all ages can make their own candle by selecting colours and scent. $10 or $15 for large.

Join Micro Gardener Anne Gibson for potting and planting workshop, Yandina Community Gardens, Wed 12, 9-10am. $5 for kids aged two - 12.

To book email Michelle: ycgevent@gmail.com with names/ages of children & name of accompanying adult.

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Addis Burdett, Grade Two (2016) ESS Ignite English

Harper Cameron, Grade Two (2016) ESS Ignite English “Meow!” Coco said and purred as I entered the room. This little, black kitten of mine is a fluffy rag doll and she is my best buddy. She has a patch of white fur on her chest that I love to pat. I have to admit, I love cats.

But it’s hard to keep one like Coco, she’s just a little different to your ordinary, everyday cat.

Coco is a Ninja cat!

Clip Clop Clip Clop! The horse’s hooves cantered cautiously over the soft sand of the arena. Today is Sunday, my favourite day of the week, the day I do horse riding. I love horses!

“Hey Addis, come over here!” calls Corrine. It was time to tack up Windy, the horse I ride every week.

First you need to brush down the horse, next you place the saddle cloth up near the neck of the horse, then you put the saddle on the saddle cloth and place the reins over the horse’s head. Now

the horse is ready to ride.

I can’t wait to ride, I’m so excited but Corrine calls to me “Hang on, wait, we have to do ground work first!” I head to the round yard and start warming Windy up by trotting and walking around the circle. Now I’m ready to canter. I steer Windy carefully around poles winding in and out cantering as I go.

Horses are my favourite animals because you can do lots of things with them, not only that, they are so cute!

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I was creeping through the house wondering where she was...

Coco was hiding under a chair waiting and then she jumped out and bounced off the wall like an assassin in the night. I screamed!

She started to attack me. She attacked my leg and scratched me! I yelled out to Mum for help and Coco ran away.

Mum came and saw scratches all over me and asked if I’d been teasing Coco? “I didn’t do anything at all!” I explained truthfully.

I found Coco hiding under my bed and she had turned it into a secret hideout. “Coco, how could you?” I said. “I thought

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you were a soft, little kitten!

When Mum and I bought you I thought we could play together, but that doesn’t mean roughly.”

She jumped out and looked at me with a sad and sorry, little face. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

I ran outside faster than Speedy Gonzales. I told Mum that Coco was a spy. Coco followed me outside and bounced up onto my shoulder. It was like she was trying to say sorry. “I forgive you Cokes, but no more rough stuff… let’s play!”

We ran around the garden playing tiggy together. We had so much fun. I absolutely love my cute – assassin kitty!

Sport NETBALL TRADITION EMBRACED Sacha HMcL, Eumundi Last Saturday 26 March, all 44 teams competing this year in the Noosa District Netball Association marched behind banners made by the children that sported their team colours and themes. Eumundi State School’s four teams from year 3 to year 6 were amongst the 400 plus young competitors.

Noosa Netball has been running for 40 years and includes teams as far flung as Cooran, right through to

Peregian Springs and Coolum.

Of the increase in young teams competing, Noosa Netball President Beverly Bullivant shared, “It has certainly increased in popularity Cont’d pg 18

SWIMMERS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON S TAT E C H A M P I O N S H I P S Good Shepherd Lutheran College (GSLC) is sending a record team of 19 students to the Queensland School Sport (QSS) State Swimming Championships in Brisbane this month. The QSS State Swimming Championships is a culmination of the top swimmers from ages 10 to 19 years from both state and

independent schools from across Qld. 20 GSLC students qualified for the state championships, with 19 students attending and participating in a total of 103 events entries over three days.

This is the highest number of students and event entries from one school in the whole of the Sunshine Coast Region.

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Doug Toms, coach

The 2017 junior Rugby Union season is well underway for the Eumundi Dragons Junior Rugby Union club who played at Noosa Dolphins Sunshine Beach grounds recently.

With U7, U8, U10 and U13 age divisions our small but mighty club is preparing for what is expected to be an exciting and enjoyable season for the entire team of players, coaches, managers and supporters.

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There was a steady stream of visitors to the Sunshine Coast Heritage Showcase held in the Eumundi School of Arts hall on Sunday 19 March. Now in its second year in Eumundi, the Showcase saw over 15 museums and heritage groups from across the Coast and Noosa create stall displays to show and share the history they care take.

Besides having a stall display where volunteers from Discover Eumundi shared the history of Eumundi and the surrounding district and encouraged people to visit the centre to see the Lost Arts exhibition, volunteer Fran Maguire took a group of interested people on a heritage town walk of Eumundi to discover some of the interesting stories and previous uses of the many old Memorial Dr buildings.

The highlight of the day besides the fabulous classic Holden cars, great food and wonderful live entertainment - would have to have been the two fashion parades through the eras from the 1890’s to 1970’s.

These were a real hall stopper – with the hall going quiet and moving forward to enjoy the well modelled clothes and take lots of photos.

A favourite with heritage group volunteers was an informal lounge style meeting on the stage with two conservators who assessed items brought in and how best to look after them.

The groups see this as a great opportunity to network and discuss projects and ideas with the other keepers of Sunshine Coast history.

Young emerging artisan Mon Ellis was kept busy all day discussing and demonstrating her modern long stitch pictures, while local artist Anne Harris held workshops on how to

make string from native grasses and other plants. A display of handmade items and Council’s portable museum boxes had displays of old treasures from Discover Eumundi which increased the often recurring theme of lost arts.

This great heritage event will be followed by a Discovery Weekend on Sat 6 and Sun 7 May which will see local museums and heritage places open their doors over this special weekend to celebrate the history of the Coast.

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Living H O W T O TA C K L E Y O U T H U N E M P L O Y M E N T Jenny Brice, Eumundi Have you heard of “dollar ready”? I recently had a conversation with a business person who said that his organisation was not employing people who were not “dollar ready”. They would employ skilled people from overseas rather than employ juniors or graduates, because they did not provide the dollars on day one - in other words - dollar ready. This attitude is not shared by all businesses but it is an approach that makes you sit up and take notice – especially if you are a teenager, or you’re a young adult fresh to the job market. Complacency is not an option considering current trends.

• Youth unemployment is 13.3% and one in five are underemployed.

• Competition for jobs is intense.

• Graduate employment is the lowest it’s been since the 1992-93 recession.

• Apprenticeship numbers have declined since 2010.

But the good news is there are a lot of things that young people can do (and are doing) to help reverse these trends. The future is about transferable skills not necessarily about professions.

• When evaluating courses consider what skills can be transferred between industries.

• Just because you may complete an Electrical Engineering degree, or become a builder, you may be employed for your mathematical or analytical skills in another emerging profession.

• Be knowledgeable about what skills only humans can do.

• If a robot will be able to do your job, reconsider the value of that profession.

• Would you be a radiographer, a pharmacist, or a fork lift driver with the technology that is becoming available?

• The answer may be yes, no or maybe. The key is you have investigated the question.

• Don’t underestimate the power of people skills; like empathy, listening and persuasion. If you need to improve your ability in these areas, switch off the computer and practice.

• Gain experience while studying. This can start at any reasonable age and can come in different forms.

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• Young students can help older people with computer skills. This demonstrates a willingness to work, initiative, provides some pocket money and can be mutually beneficial.

• University students who gain experience while studying are considered valuable by future employers. If unable to get relevant industry experience, remember some experience is better than no work experience.

• Engage in cross generational mentoring programs at schools, universities and businesses that provide them.

• Learn skills about being selfemployed.

Learning is endless.

• Know that the future is about lifelong learning. It does not stop at the school gate. With all the fabulous technology, available learning can be creative and inexpensive.

• Don’t limit your thinking or experience to Australia, think international as a possibility.

• Develop networks and learn and share from others in many mediums. For example, 70% of all CV’s are not seen by a human, they are evaluated by an algorithm. What do you need to learn about this?

The future of work is changing rapidly. The most effective way to meet the challenges and opportunities in the new work era is for all of us to keep informed about relevant future trends, explore possibilities and learn from each other. Our youth are an important part of our future and our culture. It can no longer be acceptable that some businesses only consider financial benefits without social consequences. It is not only about being “dollar ready.”

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Many beauty, hair and oral hygiene products aren’t able to be put in our yellow bins and end up in landfill you’ve heard the story from there!

Here is a little game for you: How many words can you make using the letters in “Plastic”?

Can you surpass my score of 20 in the poem below?

PL ASTIC It was made to last But that’s in the past Now it’s a cast of thousands It fills our tips It’s on our lips, in our pails, carries our talc It’s in caps, taps, clips and sails You can plait it, pat it And find it in a scat It ends up in silt and ails our oceans So put your thinking cap on Let’s make a pact and collect it in a sac And let it please do another lap

Conservation based at Mission Beach, Nth Qld. This organisation is a small group of north Q’lders who are passionate about the endangered Southern Cassowary, increasingly under pressure from development, loss of critical habitat, death from cars and dogs, and competition from feral pigs.

The Cassowary is known as “the gardener of the rainforest”.

These large birds are the only animals capable of distributing seeds from 70 species of trees whose fruit is too large for other forest dwelling animals to eat. Therefore the cassowaries are very important to tropical rainforest health. www. cassowaryconservation.asn.au Please participate by saving your used beauty, hair and oral packaging and/or nominating to be a drop off point, please email Iris, juneirism@gmail.com.

Or call in at Eumundi Sunken Garden Bushcare group, fourth Sun each month.

More info on what can be recycled: terraycle.com.au Next Bushcare meeting 23 April 8.30am. Morning tea provided.

Be part of a plastic recycling program in Eumundi and help support Cassowary Conservation in North Qld at the same time!

Most people have watched cows, whether on television or in person, lying down, day-dreaming and munching over and over again. They look pretty cute as they chew sideways and then stop, do a silent burp and then start chewing again. This is the process ruminant animals, such as cows, do to fully digest their food. They eat food, regurgitate it, chew it again and then swallow.

Goats, sheep, cattle, deer, and several other species are called true ruminant animals (cudchewing) and they all have four stomachs including the rumen.

Alpacas and llamas are not true ruminants as they only have three stomachs.

A ruminants’ digestion process is heavily reliant on having the right type and quantity of bacteria in the gut so their food can basically ferment.

Without this gut flora ruminant animals can easily get bloat (air gets trapped in the rumen and can cause death), scouring (diarrhoea) and struggle to get the nutrients they require from their feed. When we hand raise baby animals on our farm we supplement their milk with probiotics as they are not getting the natural bacteria from their mother’s milk. Even as adults our animals may need probiotics; particularly if they

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Other factors that can get the rumen out of whack include a sudden change in diet (for example fresh grass to lucerne or vice versa), the calcium and magnesium ratios in their diet isn’t balanced (Ca:Mg) or protein levels in the diet are too high (lucerne is a high protein food source and they can easily bloat on this feed if they overeat).

This is just a very quick look at the digestion of a ruminant animal as it is much more complex than just fermentation.

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When the lights all went out in Eumundi on Earth hour night, we saw something glowing in the rainforest at the bottom of our property. Turned out to be phosphorescent mushrooms! We checked to see if they were still there during the cyclone blackout but they’d disappeared.

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N atu re N otes E U M U N D I PA R A D I S E Kon Hepers , Eumundi It was the long driveway that first attracted us to our property: eight acres of native bush surrounding about two acres of cleared land. Although the property looked like ideal habitat for wildlife there was little sign of it at first - except for a few small birds up in the tree tops. Then, as we established a lawn and began maintaining the surrounding bush, the local wildlife slowly became much less timid. Now when we sit on our veranda overlooking the ‘back yard’ (and sometimes get a little noisy when entertaining), a small mob of grazing kangaroos is unperturbed.

About ten years ago we raised and released a couple of male Swamp Wallabies on the property. They of course are not around anymore but their offspring of several generations visit almost every evening. We watched one young female, “Bobbles”, carrying a joey in her pouch getting bigger every day until one evening she presented the joey to us. Every now and again an echidna trundles across the yard and at night a koala sometimes roars and grunts. He is very difficult to find, even with a good torch.

bloodwoods, tallowwoods, rosegums and others shading over ferns, flat-peas, geebungs and other understorey.

To be able to enjoy the bush and get some exercise, we established perimeter and bisecting tracks which are driveable. Of course that makes bird-watching much more pleasant and one day we counted 22 species. Next day the Noosa Bird Observers came and counted 44 resident species.

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Taken in Noosaville. Magnificent tree with such vibrant colour looks like bubblegum.

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Join Sandie Johnston (Council’s Waste 2 Resource Education Coordinator) at Yandina Community Gardens for a Composting, Worm farming & Everything in Between workshop, Sat 8 April, 41 Farrell St, 9.30 – 11.30am. Organics make up more than 50% of waste on the Coast, this workshop 17

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Meet local Noosa Hinterland farmers, sample produce and find out what ‘Paddock to Plate’ is all about at Country Noosa’s Producer Showcase, Sat 22 April, The J, 6pm. Supported by Noosa Council, producers include: Melsted Park, Eumundi Beef, Banyan View Farm,

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Piggy In The Middle, Broadmeadows Farm, Cooloola Berries, Benny’s Holistic Organics and more.

Also the documentary Polyfaces: A World of Many Choices will screen $30 - $35 through thej.com.au or for information, office@countrynoosa.com.

The next Cooroy- Eumundi Garden Club will meet Mon 10 April, 9.30 am, in the garden of Tony and Margaret Porritt, Whispering Gum Ave, Eumundi. Contact Secretary Carol 0419 756819.

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particularly with the introduction of the new super league competition and our own Sunshine Coast Lightning team.”

At this stage the Dragons are still looking for players to ensure that these teams have a secure playing roster. Any potential new players (born 2004 to 2012) are advised to attend a Thursday night training sessions (4.305.30pm) at the Eumundi Showgrounds. There they can meet club officials, have a run with players and receive all the information needed to register for this season. All new recruits are most welcome. No previous experience in the game of Rugby is required.

The Saturday netball season runs for 13 weeks until the end of August - with a further three weeks of finals. Noosa also has 24 ladies teams playing in the indoor competition that runs throughout the year: Season One runs through until June and season 2 runs from July to early December. noosa.qld.netball.com.au

For the first time in a couple of years the club has seen the signing up of a number of girls wishing to experience the game ‘played in heaven!’

Closer to Easter, the club has plans to nominate an U12 or U14 Girls’ 7’s team to participate in an all-girl’s competition in junior Rugby on the Sunshine Coast. The Australian Women’s’ 7’s win at the 2016 Rio Olympics appears to be still having benefits for the growth of girls’ Rugby here on the Coast!

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103 Napier Road, Eumundi 4562

Hinterland Waste Water Services

email: aroorawater@bigpond.com

Ph 0428 723 082

“For all your tank and swimming pool requirements”

Ph 5442 8158 - M 0402 809 831

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We Manage Rental Properties!

Yes the whispers are true, in celebration of our 25th Anniversary Hinternoosa now offer Property Management services complete with the latest software and technology to compliment the personal service that is required for industry excellence.

If you would be interested in discussing the management of your rental property with Hinternoosa or you require advice on a matter to do with renting, please don’t hesitate to call.

Our Property Management team focus on a high level of standards for both Owners and Tenants and offer the service to go with it!

Please feel free to contact Jaimi with your enquiry.

jaimi farrow 0498 198 381

rentals@hinternoosa.com.au

07 5447 7000 I 30 maple street, cooroy www.hinternoosa.com.au