EG 124 of 7 July 2011 by The Green Magazine

Issue 124 – Thursday 7 July 2011

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Car parking - your Eumundi Green volunteers get response together

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hank you to the readers who responded to our car parking survey on Council’s proposal to designate Eumundi as a threehour area parking limit except for Cook St. The 42 responses received, a small percentage of total distribution, appeared to reflect the views of local residents who might be most affected by the changes. The votes for yes or no were almost evenly balanced; just over half voted against the proposal, the remainder for it, and a range of comments and suggestions came from all respondents. More than a quarter of the respondents welcomed the proposal, the extra hour being considered “a bonus” that will make Eumundi more accessible to visitors, giving greater time to wander, visit the markets and use local businesses without the aggravation of shorter times and parking fines. Adverse effects on locals, especially market traders and those who work in town, were of concern to approximately a fifth of those who commented, and that the need to move cars within a three-hour slot would be annoying to locals and visitors having lunch or browsing shops. continued on page 6

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umundi Green said thank you to its volunteers last week over a Christmas in July dinner at the Imperial, following Light up Eumundi at the Imperial Hotel on Friday. These are just some of the community heroes who together contribute over 100 hours of editorial, production, collation and delivery work for each issue of Eumundi Green.

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Editor's Desk My Street – Hermann-Ehlers St, Reutlingen Tim Terton

s Sue Langdon leaves our community to take up a health services management role on Elcho Island, NT, the editorial team at Eumundi Green extends a big thank you to Sue for her enthusiasm and considered wisdom on the management board. While our travelling managing editor is no doubt enjoying summer strawberries and cream in England, winter here brings our luscious local crop. Make the most of them in the season just as they are, your favourite way, or have a go at the delicious recipes on page 14 with some original twists on this lovely fruit. Fran Maguire, acting editor

erman-Ehlers Strasse is only a temporary location for us (the Terton family), it’s actually our grandma Hillary’s street in Reutlingen, Germany. But this is where we are staying for our holiday, so for two weeks it’s my street too. Like I said, it’s my grandma’s place and it’s a highrise building just out of the city centre, in the midst of beautiful trees and lawns with summer flowers. We are on the 13th floor and there is a wonderful view of the mountain range, the Swabian Alb, surrounded by different shadows of green coming from the dense forests. The European air is very fresh and very different to Australia. I can also see the city

centre and football stadium as well as parklands and forest from here. Walking down the street there is a small supermarket and a delicious bakery as well as a few other shops. So far all the neighbours and people I have met in the street are very friendly and helpful (it helps that I can still speak German). There is an outdoor aquatic centre (only open in summer) with a wave pool close by, but we haven’t had time yet to go for a swim. It is a great place to be, both close to the city and to the beautiful nature, with birds chirping and the smell of the Linden trees and of course my Grandma’s delicious food.

Community Diary Fri 15 July Cr Paul Tatton’s mobile office The Fig Tree Drop in between 9am–1pm

Sun 17 July Comedy & Consomme (non-dining) 2pm Indee Theatre Ph 5472 8200

Fri 15 Sat 16 July Comedy and Consomme (dining) 6.30pm Indee Theatre Ph 5472 8200

Mon 18 July Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting 5.30 venue tbc All welcome Ph 5442 7038

ECCO thanks the volunteers who contributed over 100 hours production, collation and delivery work for the last issue of Eumundi Green.

This fortnight’s volunteer writers:

Tim Terton My Street

Blair Doran Police Beat

John Burls

Indee Theatre News

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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. 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 authorizing or approving the publication or any material indemnify the publisher and its agents against all liability, claims or proceedings whatsoever.

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Business News Chocolatiers in the making

Louisa Raven (left) of Cocoa Chocolat is sharing her secrets of chocolate tempering, decoration and wrapping in fun chocolate classes for grownups. Zita (second left) and Peter Hargreaves, Sue Langdon and Diane Howard had a most enjoyable time at the first class last week, taking home a selection of their very own hand-made and decorated fine chocolates. Details of upcoming classes can be obtained at Cocoa Chocolat in Etheridge St, with special rates being offered for seniors.

Dhom and Spencer back in the kitchen

Breakfast with a difference for Cooroy business and professional women

ennis Dunstan is the guest speaker at the Cooroy business and professional women’s next breakfast, Wednesday 13 July. As both co-manager of Fleetwood Mac and personal manager to Mick Fleetwood, when “The Mac” wasn’t touring he worked with band members Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsey

Buckingham on projects and tours. Having worked with an enviable list of who’s who in the music industry, Dennis teamed with business partner Paul Darrouzet to set up Front Row Management to manage and promote exceptional Australian talent. Information or RSVP by 11 July to Margaret 5447 6145.

The Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Inc. Kerrie Bryant-Adams, secretary

pencer Willmott (left) and Chittraporn (Dhom) Chotipimai have returned to Cooroy to open Dhom’s Kitchen restaurant. Previously the owner operators of Pinto Thai they moved into catering, including operating a food stall at Eumundi, and developed a product range of Asian curry sauces, pastes, marinades, stocks and dressings which until recently they sold at the Noosa Farmers’ Market. They have been involved with Thai cuisine for over fifteen years. Having worked in Thailand on international aid projects a passion

for Thai food captured their imagination and overtook their academic pursuits. At the local level one of their goals is to promote the cultivation of produce for Thai and other South East Asian cooking. They have their own market garden for many of their herbs and vegetables and have established excellent working relationships with local suppliers through the local farmer’s markets. Their Asian product range is manufactured onsite and is available for sale from their shop front.

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ur host last month was Joe’s Waterhole and our thanks to Brett Lewis for allowing us to use his premises for our June meeting. Working parties and members provided updates on activity/ project areas for the 2012 Australian Body Art Carnivale, 2011 Food Fest and other specific projects that are dependent on grant funding. A number of applications by willing volunteers have already been lodged to support the Chamber’s lead projects. Members were reminded that subscriptions had been issued for renewal of membership and that the closing date for the $10 discount was 30 June. Membership fees after that date will be $110. Members were also reminded about the Light Up July activity and that solar lighting would be provided to Chamber members to decorate shop fronts. Felicity Newman from All Things Christmas is co-ordinating this effort, distributing lighting to Chamber members. Lights will remain for the month of July and then stored for December festive celebrations. A working party has been formed for the Food Fest to be held on Sunday 20 November. For further information or details of the Food Fest, please contact the Treasurer, Wendy Birrell. Sue Langdon was thanked for all efforts as not only a member of the Chamber and willing volunteer on all ECC projects and activities, as well as the car park roster and her role as a Director of ECCO and leading the marketing team. Sue heads off to the NT to take up a major assignment in early July. Any enquiries in relation to new membership please contact Felicity Newman on 5442 7879. For all other matters associated with the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Inc. please email to the Secretary at ecc@eumundi.info or go online to www.eumundi.info. Website Banner Advertising now available for the next financial year, to get involved please contact the Secretary on 5442 7037. Next Meeting: Monday 18 July 2011 at 5.30pm. Venue details to be confirmed by email. Members and potential members are welcome to attend.

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Community News Glen Elmes demands action on Eumundi-Noosa Rd

section of Eumundi-Noosa Road, rated by the RACQ as the 20th worst road in Queensland, has been the subject of a four-year campaign by Member for Noosa Glen Elmes to have it rehabilitated to meet acceptable road safety standards. “This section of Eumundi-Noosa Road between Duke Road and Emu Mountain Road was in need of repair when I first was elected in 2006, and that was well before the floods and before the cyclone which this Labor Government now blames for its lack of action,” Mr Elmes said. “This 21km section of the road

has five intersections, two of which are of great importance. “The first is the Doonan Service Station/Fellowship Drive intersection used every day by clients of the House With No Steps as well as small businesses, residents and horse riders; and the second is the Grays Road intersection, the entrance point for 240 students and their parents to the Noosa-Pengari Steiner School. “There are no exit lanes; there is not even a shoulder on the road.” Mr Elmes reiterated the need for an upgrade for the safety of motorists and schoolchildren who use the road.

New boy in Eerwah Vale

Sarah and Andrew Hillhouse of Eerwah Vale are “so happy with our little man”, George, born at Selangor, Nambour on 13 June.

Heritage walk trials self-guided leaflets

Glen Elmes at Doonan Servo talking to the media about a “21km unsafe section” of the Eumundi-Noosa Rd.

Police Beat Blair Doran, Eumundi Police Station

female person from Caloundra was arrested this week in relation to a number of recent break-and-enters in the Maroochy River area. She will front court next month. We have also received a number of complaints recently about persons trespassing onto properties. It is suspected that these persons are opportunists and take advantage of poor security to steal things of value. It is timely to remind residents to lock up securely if away from their house or vehicle, even if it is only

for a short time, as these criminals are always on the lookout. We are still investigating a break-and-enter at Bonavista Dr, Doonan where the offender removed a flyscreen and gained entry through an unlocked window. Cash was stolen by the offender. If anyone has any information that may be of assistance in solving any of these matters or they witness some suspicious behaviour, they are encouraged to contact us at Eumundi Police Station on 5442 8222.

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Fran Maguire (left) was the guide for a Eumundi town heritage walk as part of Noosa Longweekend, hosted by Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre. John Walker of Bairnsdale, Victoria took part in the walk as did Heather Brittain (right) of Tewantin. Discover Eumundi volunteer Kerstin Grigull assisted with afternoon tea. The new self-guided walk leaflets are available at Discover Eumundi and manager Wendy Birrell will welcome feedback on it.

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Community News Car parking - your response continued from page 1

Question We know that Council recently endorsed a 10-year $25M capital works program to guide the additional sealing and replacement of gravel on existing gravel roads and that only $2M will be devoted to converting gravel roads into sealed roads over the next financial year. Can you tell us please if there are any roads up for converting to sealed roads in the 4562 area? Also is there any chance of increasing the $2M budget for converting to sealed roads in the year ahead – it seems like a token amount given the kilometres of unsealed roads with high levels of daily traffic.

Response Over the next two years, there is a further $400,000 in the capital works program for continuation of the sealing of Doonan Bridge East road which is currently occurring, and an additional $860,000 in the 16/17 financial year for the next stage of sealing for this road. We certainly have a large number of unsealed roads in the shire, and have developed a points based methodology for assessing need and priority. This takes into account vehicle numbers and other factors such as whether it is a tourist route or a school bus route. We are also currently undertaking an asset management plan for our existing sealed roads, whose maintenance requirements represent a major drain on ratepayer dollars. It is imperative that we invest the necessary dollars into maintaining this asset, as allowing it to fail will result in much higher re-establishment costs. Once this is finalised, we will be able to reassess the amount allocated for sealing of dirt roads. I would certainly encourage residents who believe there is a need for a local dirt road to be sealed to advise my office, and provide as much information as possible regarding users and local circumstances. This assists make the case for future funding, recognising always that there is a long queue!

One respondent suggested the issuing of permits to affected residents and workers, or designated off-street parking for town workers and stall holders. A lack of parking near Eumundi State School was highlighted by local teachers, especially on Wednesdays “when staff have absolutely nowhere to park”, and from a local concerned that on market days there is no space for staff or parents to drop off children: “On a Wednesday all parks near the school, including Cook St, are taken by stall holders”. Several respondents showed concern that current short stay car parks may be changed to three hours, including those outside the post office, the 15 minute spaces outside the childcare centre and the 30 minute parks on Napier Rd on market days. Several locals said they find the short stays invaluable for running into the markets for

food shopping and quick calls into main street businesses such as the newsagent, and that before the 30 minute section on Napier Rd was introduced it was impossible to find a park to do shopping: “What about the people who just want the paper, milk or a coffee?” One respondent could not see how a loss of the short stay parks could be considered a local-friendly option on market days. A lack of disabled parking places was highlighted. Some respondents suggested a trial of the three-hour limit before a final decision is made and that a more detailed look at car parking in Eumundi be undertaken because of the huge difference between market and non-market days. Further consultations will be important to take into account a broader community response on the importance of traffic flow and residents’ convenience.

A “new” welcome to town

bservant locals have noticed a “new” sign welcoming visitors to Eumundi though many will recall a similar sign previously in the same place. Eumundi & District Community Association (EDCA) erected the sign last week in the same position as a welcome sign that over time had rotted and fallen down. Members felt that Eumundi should

have a sign at at least one of its entrances and commissioned the job to a local sign maker. EDCA runs the Wednesday terraces markets, the proceeds from rents being used to fund community projects. It meets on the second Monday of each month, 7pm at Joe’s Waterhole. New members to assist with important community projects are welcome.

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The Experience Eumundi marketing committee has been successful in attracting $14,000 in funding from the Sunshine Coast Council to implement the Experience Eumundi website and other Phase 1 marketing initiatives. In addition, following a visit from Tourism Noosa CEO Steve Cooper to the June meeting, the Experience Eumundi marketing committee successfully negotiated: • $5,000 for a destination marketing activity • two days per week Eumundi resource to assist with implementation of the plan and act as a ”destination manager” Steve also offered to assist with: • distribution of an Experience Eumundi e-newsletter • promotions and public relations support and office space at the Tourism Noosa office to assist with our program. This offer will strongly enhance our ability to move forward with building Eumundi as a desirable tourist destination and put us on the map in terms of what we offer our market. We are grateful for the support from Tourism Noosa and look forward to working with them to achieve our economic goals for Eumundi. The dedicated Experience Eumundi marketing group members continue to work on their individual projects to progress the marketing plan. Maree Thomson will take up the role of chair of the marketing committee in place of Sue Langdon who is heading up north for a new role in health services. Farewell and many thanks to Sue for her passion and energy in developing the Experience Eumundi brand and marketing plan and leading the marketing committee in their activities over the last twelve months. Specific current activities in progress include: • a marketing DVD funded by Louis Formosa and prepared by Adrian Combes for use in TV advertising and promotions by local businesses and events. • Steve Beardsley is working on the Experience Eumundi social media project - look for us soon on Facebook and other social media sites. We look forward to keeping you up to date on further progress in the near future. For information/feedback contact: Zoe White 0404 770 132 zoe_white@bigpond.com Thursday 7 July 2011

Community News News in brief

JKA Australian Shotokan Karatedo Association of Pomona is holding a Crazy Book Sale on 9 July 2011 to raise funds to help send five students to Thailand for the 12th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-Do Championship in August. Second hand books will be for sale from as low as 50c and at the very most $5. There is a large number of books and there is sure to be a great find for everyone in the selection available. Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra upgrade between Sankeys and Traveston Roads is expected to begin as soon as this week. The contract involves realigning part of Traveston Road and building an interchange as well as the construction of a new Mary Valley connection road and the erection of bridges over Skyring Creek. Demand for recycling information has led to Sunshine Coast Council producing an education pack to include a recycling calendar, waste information brochure and new recycling sticker. It is hoped the initiative will help to increase the quality and quantity of waste being recycled. Information packs will be delivered to your door. AGL Action Rescue Helicopter has received an increase in support in the 2011/12

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Sunshine Coast Council budget. The emergency chopper service undertakes more than 1000 missions every year at a cost in excess of $7.5 million and has saved uncountable lives through the efforts of its flying and medical crews. Council has committed to ensure it receives ongoing support at Sunshine Coast Airport and will contribute to this essential service with a $58,508 subsidy, reducing lease charges at the airport, along with a total exemption from other airport charges. The Queensland Regional Achievement and Community Awards 2011 is inviting nominations of worthy regional achievers. The program encourages, acknowledges and rewards valuable contribution and outstanding achievements in regional and rural areas. The focus of the awards will be small to medium size businesses, organisations involved in promoting the community through events and tourism, individuals providing leadership and initiative, and community groups enhancing the social, economic, commercial and environmental prosperity of their region. For more information on how you can nominate or for nomination forms contact the local awards office on 1300 735 445 or visit the website at www.awardsaustralia. com. Nominations close Friday 19 August 2011. Bonus scheme incentives for working veterans are available from 1 July for veterans, war widows and widowers over the relevant pension age who remain in the work force. From 1 July, changes to the Work Bonus Scheme will mean that the first $250 per fortnight of income earned by eligible

service pensioners, income support supplement recipients and age pensioners paid by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, will be excluded from the income test. Any unused amounts of the $250 exemption will accrue in a Work Bonus Bank, up to a maximum of $6,500, which can then be used to offset future employment income. To be eligible, an income support pensioner must be of relevant pension age or over and be receiving employment income. Work can be casual or permanent, part time or fulltime or any variation. For more information on the Work Bonus Scheme or the Work Bonus Bank visit the factsheets page on the DVA website www.dva.gov.au or call 1800 026 185. Saluting Their Service grants will commemorate our wartime history and honour those who have served, and continue to serve, Australia in wars, conflicts and peace operations. Saluting Their Service provides funds to help communities build and maintain memorials, capture the wartime history of their towns, and preserve memorabilia for future generations. Local community and ex-service organisations interested in applying for funding in 2011 should visit www.dva.gov. au/grants or contact their nearest DVA office on 1800 555 254. Member for Nicklin Peter Wellington will be at the Cooroy RSL boardroom on Thursday 14 July. Appointments can be organised by calling his Nambour office on 5441 6933.

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Eumundi Fringe Street Circus is performing a special show at the Eumundi Amphitheatre, adjacent to the markets, on Wednesday 13 July, 11.30am. Be enthralled and amused by these internationally acclaimed performers. Produced by Cirque Espace the collaboration of performers is proudly supported by the Original Eumundi Markets. Entry to the show is adults $10, kids $5 or $25 for a family, turn up and pay on the day. Love and other landscapes, an exhibition that examines the metaphysical qualities of love and landscape, love of place and how love really is a place, is running 8 July – 6 August at the Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy. Exhibiting artists are Loma Martin, Mandy McGuire, Trish Robson and Wendy McGrath. Meet the artists Saturday 16 July 10am-12 noon, free event. For information contact the Butter Factory 5454 9050.

Councillor Paul Tatton’s mobile office will be at The Fig Tree, Eumundi on Friday 15 July, 9am– 1pm. Phone 0407 161 793.

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Belli Hall Old-Time Dance will be held on Saturday 6 August, 7.30pm. Take the family and dance away the cold along with the regular live band, Sunshine Swing. A hearty supper and door prizes for the entry fee of $12 per adult, $5 for high-school students and children free. Belli Hall is at 1170 Kenilworth Road. For information ring Margaret on 5447 0175 or visit the website www.bellihall.com.

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Your Say Community bus – no worries Two Thursdays ago I was one of six ladies and one man who caught the Eumundi ECCO community bus to Noosa Civic. What a pleasant way to do some shopping, have a browse and a cup of coffee. I felt the two hours there was good timing for what I wanted to do. Bob Mitchell, our driver, was very prompt on departures and I felt very relaxed and comfortable with him at the wheel. He took alternative routes each way which made the drive more interesting and there were no parking worries as you are let off and picked up at the front door, all for the cost of a gold coin donation. I would recommend this excellent service, and others the community bus offers, be supported more. Ann Kennedy, Eumundi Thanks, Eumundi and the Green My husband Noel and I moved to Eumundi almost two years ago, I had always dreamed of living in this very special town. We certainly haven’t been disappointed and have been discovering the benefits of living in a small community with such wonderful caring people. Everyone in this town is having a tough time at the moment with the current financial climate and while it breaks my heart to see

businesses struggling, it also brings out the wonderful caring nature of people and it is good to see people doing their best to help each other out and support local businesses. Before moving here we visited the town regularly and often read the Eumundi Green over a coffee in one of the local cafes. Since moving here I have been advertising my own services as a personal trainer in the Eumundi Green and it has been a great way of getting my information out in the community. I have also been volunteering for the Eumundi Green every fortnight, helping to insert flyers into the magazine before it gets delivered to the wider community. I started by going along one Wednesday to help with the inserts for my own flyer and enjoyed it so much that I have been going ever since. It has been a great way to meet other volunteers in the community and I enjoy listening to all the banter. Noel and I also helped out at the Body Art Carnivale weekend and were amazed at what a fun time we had. The community bus has been a fantastic idea and we have been using it most weekends to come into town for dinner. So thank you Eumundi and thank you Eumundi Green for being everything we hoped for and more!. Lucy Cloonan, Eumundi

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From the Treetops Sue Langdon

oodbye, goodbye to Eumundi, you will not be forgotten. Ian and I arrived in Eumundi in October 2007, almost 4 years ago. We have lots of good, sad, disappointing and funny stories to remember and tell. Eumundi is an experience that is recommended to renew your faith in community spirit. The Oxford Dictionary gives the meaning of community spirit as a feeling of involvement and concern for one’s local community. To me it includes a good feeling about being part of a group of people who love Eumundi and want to contribute to making it a great place to live. Examples of my good feelings are:  Being a Director on ECCO where six people represent three significant groups in the community, and discuss how to spend the parking money to help the Eumundi community  Seeing the new Community Bus with people in it.  Attending the annual general meeting of EHA and see money provided to help community groups  Going to a volunteer gathering and seeing over a 100 people there all wanting to help.  Asking struggling businesses for a contribution for a community event and finding there has been

so much more given than was expected  Knowing the hours spent by a volunteer writing grants for promotional material for Eumundi, that becomes a favourite brochure and needs to be reprinted several times  Attending the ANZAC Day event, seeing wreaths locally made, local people marching down the street, and knowing the volunteer hours that have gone into the event just so Eumundi can remember together  Seeing our grandchild perform at the Indee Theatre, earnestly playing the part, dancing and cartwheeling across the stage, we felt so proud  Reading Eumundi Green, feeling so proud of the community newspaper and being able to contribute by being on the board and passing on stories  Pushing a trolley down to the markets as a “Market Stall Holder”, and realising what goes into this very important part of Eumundi: setting up in all sorts of weather in difficult economic times – fair days and not-so-good days then packing and pushing a trolley back up the hill. These are the things that make me feel so good to have been part of the Eumundi Spirit.

Love or detest something? This is your chance to shout it from the treetops. Send up to 300 words to editor@eumundigreen.com.au

Community bus timetable

WEDNESDAY Market shuttle start 5am, stop approx 8am Market shuttle restart 1pm, stop approx 3.30pm THURSDAY Noosa Civic run depart Eumundi 9.30am (opp Discover Eumundi), depart Civic 12noon Town runs from 4pm, last bus leaves town 11.30pm FRIDAY Cooroy shops depart Eumundi 1.30pm (opp Discover Eumundi), depart Cooroy IGA bus stop 3pm Town runs from 4pm, last bus leaves town 11.30pm SATURDAY Market shuttle start 5am, stop approx 8am Market shuttle restart 1pm, stop approx 3.30pm Town runs from 4pm, last bus leaves town 11.30pm – later if big event on Nathan Mulheron (left) of Caboolture who is visiting relatives and Anthony Napier of Eumundi took the regular Thursday morning community bus run to Noosa Civic last week and said it was a great thing to do in the school holidays.

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Schools News Giant Zumba raises funds for cancer research WHAT'S IN THE SPOTLIGHT Queensland Garden Expo Don't miss the Queensland Garden Expo - 8, 9 and 10 July - at the Nambour showgrounds. With more than 360 exhibitors, plants for sale, displays, free lectures and demos, you won’t be disappointed. Look out for council’s living backyard display where you’ll ﬁnd info on bush tucker, native bees and frog friendly gardens. Find out more at www.qldgardenexpo.com.au

Major grants open now! Council’s grants program helps fund a huge range of community projects from events to historical research, community gardens, club house upgrades and more! If you have a community project planned to start from January 2012, visit www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/grants to ﬁnd out if your project is eligible or dial 5441 8616 to discuss your idea.

Dig in on National Tree Day

umundi State School students, teachers and parents “painted” the school oval pink last Friday, as they moved to Latin music for Eumundi’s biggest ever Zumba to support prep teachers Deb Mergard and Margaret Carty raise funds for the Queensland Institute of Medical Research for cancer research. They were

inspired by 13-year-old Bridie Dunham of Eumundi who is a leukaemia patient at Brisbane. As Team Eumundi, Ms Mergard and Ms Carty will take part in a 200km Ride to Conquer Cancer in August. You can support their fundraising by clicking on Team Eumundi at www.conquercancer. org.au.

Whether you’re a green thumb, want to do your bit for the environment or are just looking for an excuse to spend a morning outdoors, come along on Sunday 31 July to plant a tree on National Tree Day. Council supported tree planting events will be held at Marcus Beach and Little Mountain. Visit council's online events calendar for details.

Grants for projects on rural land Calling all rural landholders—do you need help with a conservation project on your property? Council is offering Landholder Environment Grants to help with projects like weed control, fencing of waterways or installing off-stream stock watering points. Expressions of interest are open from 1–19 August. Find out more online or call 5475 7272.

Look out for your waste info pack By now, all Sunshine Coast residents should have received a waste information pack in their letterbox. The pack includes an information brochure, a new sticker for your wheelie bin and a handy recycling calendar reminding you when to put your bin out. If you haven’t received yours, contact council to arrange a replacement.

Council annouces budget Council has announced a budget which delivers for the whole region. $189 million will be spent to provide better roads and bridges, improved town centres and first-class community facilities. Responsible financial management has kept the rate rise below inflation at 3.5%. Key levies are unchanged and pensioner remissions and early payment discounts will continue.

COUNCIL MEETINGS Performance and Service Committee Meeting 9am, 26 July, Caloundra. Strategy and Planning Committee Meeting 9am, 27 July, Caloundra. Ordinary Meeting 9.30am, 3 August, Caloundra.

T 1300 00 72 72 or 07 5475 7272 E mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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Markets Drum Markets going greener

he Original Eumundi Markets is one of 15 tourism operators working with Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC) to further improve their environmental practices. BESC secured funding from Tourism Queensland as part of its tourism capacity initiative

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to offer the Sustainable Regions program to enable operators to identify and implement measures to reduce their environmental footprint. Other local operators included in the initiative are Eumarella Shores Lake Retreat and Yandina Station.

Mobile money at markets

This mobile ATM can be found on Lonergans Lane during the markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Eumundi was a popular holiday choice on Saturday, the car parks full by 10am and the community bus providing shuttle runs from free parking at the edge of town. Children’s workshops were a hit with families at the markets. Namaia (left), Brooke, Paekoraha, Aria and Jaila, visitors from North Lakes, had great fun modelling with clay. Kids’ workshops with ceramic artist Merrie Tomkins continue on Saturday 9 July.

s u c ir C t e e r t S e g in r F i d n u m The Eu is coming to town Death defying aerial acts − Body twisting contortionists − Jugglers & Acrobats Side-splitting comedy − Hula Hoopers − Crowd interaction Eumundi Fringe Street Circus

Internationally renowned and locally based Circus and Street Performers come together to take you on a wild journey of Street Circus entertainment

Wednesday 13 July – Show at 11.30am

At the Eumundi Amphitheatre – adjacent to Eumundi Markets Cost: $10 adults, $5 kids or $25 per family. No pre-sale – simply pay on the day, cash only A Cirque Espace production proudly supported by The Original Eumundi Markets

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Arts Scene Indee Theatre News John Burls

Studio Bound at The Gallery

t’s is just a week away from Comedy & Consomme at The Indee. A three course winter dinner and three comedies of the very funny variety start on Friday 15 July for just two weekends. As always, fabulous value, fabulous winter food and fabulous laughs. Tickets for dinner and show just $37, bookings of eight or more $35. Comedy & Consomme is now in its 16th year and a strong acting line-up will deliver the laughs. The season will follow the usual format of combining a winter dinner with three one-act comedies. Start with a choice of soups, then comedy one, next a choice of mains followed by

comedy two, topped off with dessert and coffee before ending with comedy three. By this time you should have enjoyed a good dinner and laughed yourself fairly silly. The three laugh pieces are Inside Penny’s Head, The Grandpa Affair and The Naked Flame. Casts include Eddie Ellis, Sandy Luscombe, Lindley Moon, Gail Evans, Debbie Pitura, Anita Tilley, Marcia Essers, Rita Walker, Carol Burls, Josh Watson, Courtney Rodgers and Georgia Lee Leslie. The Indee is air-conditioned, has a licensed bar with moderately priced drinks and the welcome mat is out. Don’t miss this year’s Comedy & Consomme – you’ll love it. Call 5476 8200.

he latest exhibition of Sunshine Coast and nationally renowned artist James Ainslie opens at The Gallery Eumundi on Saturday 9 July. Studio Bound is the result of the artist’s recollections of past journeys after he abandoned trips to Windorah, Coopers Creek

and Stradbroke Island during our recent harsh weather. During this period James created the winning painting for the National 2011 Woollam Waltzing Matilda Outback Art Prize, entitled Clouds of Promise 2 and which can be seen in the exhibition which runs 6-31 July.

Clouds of promise 2, James Ainslie, winning painting for the National 2011 Woollam Waltzing Matilda Outback Art Prize.

Regular Comedy & Consomme performers Debbie Pitura and Eddie Ellis in a previous production.

For theatre bookings, please phone 5472 8200

Gleeks go for glory

chool students are invited to create a glee club routine for a chance to perform live at the Caloundra Music Festival 7-9 October and win $10,000 for their school’s performing arts department. Participating schools will rehearse and video record a song and dance performance of a popular musical number. Competition entries will be uploaded to YouTube where the public and a selection committee will vote for the most entertaining Thursday 7 July 2011

acts to perform live. A glee club is a musical ensemble which traditionally specialises in the singing of short songs – glees – by trios or quartets. The top 21 glee club entries will be invited to the Sunshine Coast to perform live at the Caloundra Music Festival and six finalists will be chosen to compete for the prize. Entries close on 31 August 2011. To enter the competition and for more information visit www.caloundramusicfestival.com.

After the burnoff, James Ainslie.

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Light up Eumundi

he Christmas in July season opened with Light up Eumundi on Friday night on the deck of the Imperial Hotel. Chamber of Commerce president Barrie Adams remembered community hero Chris Walters who had long supported local events. Chris’s daughter, Georgia, gave a touching tribute to her dad, thanking the community for making the last two years since Chris died easier for her and her mum Sue to deal with, and keeping his spirit alive at events like Friday night. “Mum and I would like to continue on his tradition, maybe not singing or playing the guitar but raising money and giving back to families on the Coast in need.” Eumundi Green vollies followed on with a get-together over dinner. Regular Nature Notes contributor Helen Hepburn said she and fellow writer Kon Hepers love to send in their articles. “We think it’s very important to share our information with others in the district. We are passionate about the environment, especially the creatures that also share our world.” Helen congratulated Eumundi Green as it approaches its fifth anniversary later this year. “It’s an amazing milestone,” she said. “It comes out like clockwork every two weeks and plays an important role in keeping all residents and businesses up-to-date with the activities in our area.” Managing editor Joyce Turnbull sent a message to the volunteers from Austria, “John and I are very sorry to be missing the night but very happy that it’s business as usual with important traditions, the annual acknowledgement and sharing of the wonderful achievement that the Green is and its powerful contribution to well being and development. “We’re nothing without the volunteer spirit.”

John and Ann Kennedy disembarking the community bus that was wellpatronised on Friday night. Ian Benjamin and Sue Langdon used the opportunity to say farewell to friends before they leave for Elcho Island, NT.

Cr Paul Tatton, Chamber secretary Kerrie Bryant-Adams, Member for Noosa Glen Elmes and Lesleigh Elmes.

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Eumundi Green International

his issue of Eumundi Green is truly international, being brought to you by an editorial team split between Australia and Europe. Acting editor Fran Maguire has been working in the Green’s Eumundi office, linked by the internet with designer Kate Terton who is continuing her layout magic while on a family holiday in Austria and Germany. Being kept in the loop is managing editor Joyce Turnbull who, as we have reported, is with John, visiting daughter Belinda and sonin-law James Fowler and first grandchild Sebastian. As you can see, nothing gets in the way of bringing you Eumundi Green each fortnight.

Fran Maguire (second right) busy in Eumundi in her acting editor role at Light up Eumundi with Tricia and David Chapman and Rod Browne (right).

Sebastian Fowler in London, working out that it is the same grandmother Joyce he talks to on skype.

Kate Terton online to Eumundi Green from the family’s holiday stay in Wenns, Austria.

World Body Art

oyce and John Turnbull took a short trip to Pörtschach, Austria last weekend for the World Body Painting Festival. The weather performed badly just before the grand parade of models on the first night. Joyce said, “Nikon rain ponchos were quickly issued to photographers and the wet weather approach was to wrap up the models in sheets of something that looked like foil

and hide them in tents until the last minute before they had to walk up exposed stairs. The only attention to the open cat walk was to sweep the water off just as the presentation was to begin.” The spectators huddled out of the rain in food and drink tents, emerging for the two hour parade of more than 60 models. More body art pictures from Austria will be in the next Eumundi Green.

Local flavours reflected in the body art in Austria. Thursday 7 July 2011

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Celebrate Food Strawberries Sue Campin

t is strawberry time and Eumundi is famous for its strawberries. They are definitely the best! Governments have recently invested millions on the Sunshine Coast to assist the strawberry growing industry with the aim of increasing sales of Australian-bred strawberry varieties by 10-15 per cent by 2015. One cup of strawberries contains about 45 calories and is packed with vitamin C and flavonoids. Stephanie Alexander advises picking strawberries with

their stems and calyces or crowns intact. Avoid strawberries with white or green coloration around the top of the berry. Here is her recipe for hot buttered strawberry shortcake, from her 1996 The Cook’s Companion, Penguin Australia. Local chefs love to use Eumundi strawberries and Jessica Hardy at Food@Eumundi is no exception. For something light and full of strawberry aroma and flavour try her panna cotta or strawberry soup recipe.

Vanilla panna cotta and Eumundi strawberries Ingredients 250ml cream 250ml milk Seeds from 1 vanilla bean (split in half lengthwise & seeds scraped out) Zest of a lemon 125g caster suger Gelatine sheets 3 each (these can be bought from speciality food shop) 500ml semi whipped cream Method Have ready the glasses or dishes

you want to serve the panna cotta in. Soak the gelatine sheets in a bowl of cold water until soft. Bring to the boil the 250ml cream, milk, vanilla bean seeds, zest and sugar. Take off the heat. Strain the water off the gelatine and stir into the warm liquid. Once the liquid has cooled a little, whisk in the semi whipped cream. Pour into dishes and refrigerate until set (overnight is best). Cut up Eumundi strawberries and serve with the panna cotta.

Strawberry and mint soup with vanilla yogurt and fresh strawberries Ingredients 250 g strawberries 750ml water small caster sugar Mint leaves Vanilla yogurt Method Place strawberries, water, cinnamon stick and caster sugar in a pot. Cover with cling film

and put over a low heat to allow the sugar to dissolve and the strawberries to infuse the sugar water. This generally takes about 10minutes. Take off the heat and allow to cool, still covered. Strain through a fine sieve. Carefully pour into a bowl, garnish with cut strawberries, lots of fresh mint leaves and a generous spoon of yoghurt.

Strawberry shortcake Ingredients 250g self-raising flour pinch of salt 60g sugar 80g softened unsalted butter 2 egg yolks 50ml milk 250g strawberries sliced a little extra sugar extra softened butter icing sugar Method Preheat oven to 180C. Mix flour, salt and sugar and rub in butter until it looks like breadcrumbs.

Mix egg yolks lightly. Make a well in dry ingredients and add liquid. Work together quickly to make a soft dough. Turn onto a baking tray and form into a round 4 cm thick x 15 cm diameter. Bake for 15 minutes until golden. Allow to cool a little and then split the cake into two layers. While still warm spread the base with additional butter and pile the strawberries mixed in sugar on-top. Place the top of the cake over and dust with icing sugar and cut into wedges. Serve with thick cream.

f you enjoyed the feature on Isabell Shipard and “survival foods” in the last Eumundi Green, you can find out more about her self-sufficiency courses in September and October at www.herbs-to-use.com.

What are you eating?

ith the use of food additives in Australian foods significantly increasing over the past decade, Queensland consumers are being encouraged to know what is in the food there are eating and feeding to their families. In a first for Queensland, community talks based on the Australian best seller Additive Alert: Your Guide to Safer Shopping by Julie Eady, are now

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being offered to schools, childcare centres, community groups and workplaces. According to Additive Alert, everyday products contain hidden food additives with Australians unwittingly consuming over 5kg of food additives each year. To book an Additive Alert presentation contact Louise on 0408 723 559 or visit www.AdditiveAlert.com.au for more information. Thursday 7 July 2011

Health and Lifestyle Look after your eyes in JulEYE

he Eye Foundation, a not-forprofit organisation, is again encouraging all Australians to get their eyes tested in July as part of its annual “JulEYE” campaign. “Blindness and vision loss is a major – and often overlooked – health problem in Australia. More than 200,000 Australians are currently suffering from vision loss related to eye disease, and every year a further 10,000 Australians will go blind,” said The Eye Foundation CEO Jacinta Spurrett. “We need people to understand the devastating effects of eye

disease: not only can it strike people at any time in their lives, once it’s lost it can never be restored.” To find out more, go to www. eyefoundation.org.au.

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Health Matters Women’s Health Clinic

he Eumundi Family Health Centre is running monthly Women’s Health Clinics on the first Friday of each month. This clinics are lead by a Registered Nurse who is also a Pap Smear Provider. We can provide a women’s health check, education and advice on contraception as well as address any other concerns you may have regarding your health. It is recommended that all women over the age of 18 whom have had sex attend for a Pap Smear every two years to screen for cervical cancer. This is also recommended even if you are no longer sexually active. If you are 70 years or over and have had

two normal Pap smears in the last five years, you do not have to keep having Pap smears, unless you wish to do so. The next clinic will be held on Friday 5 August. Please phone the Centre on 5442 8882 to make an appointment. We will hold more clinics if there is a need in the community to do so. Yours in Health.

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In the Spotlight A fond adieu Fran Maguire

ue Langdon, born in Canada, and Ian Benjamin, a Queenslander by birth, came to the region in 2007 to be closer to family, to relocate their business and to be part of and contribute to a community. Having looked at businesses from Hervey Bay to Caloundra, looking to set up in a small town and not be in a shopping centre, Eumundi ticked the boxes for them. Sue says she very much wanted to be part of a small community and felt this move was an opportunity to do so. They set up home in town and Ian’s parents, Valerie and Keith Benjamin joined them later, Valerie sadly passing away last year. “We felt very welcome right away, and got very involved in the ‘Top of Town’,” Sue says. “We brought Santa Claus to Eumundi with All Things Christmas, Ian taking photos outside the shop.” Their shop was Eumundi Photo Hut, a business they relocated from Broome, WA, but they found a very different trading experience in Eumundi. Ian says the first six months of their operation proved difficult due to massive changes in

the photo printing industry and the economy. “In Broome we produced 2-3,000 prints a day, compared to an average of 250 a day here,” Ian says. “Since 2007 we’ve seen key changes, with the use of cheap prints as loss leaders by large retailers and online ordering, and online purchases of camera and photographic products have eroded the retail market. “There’s also been a change in technology, the strength of the [Australian] dollar has affected tourism and of course the GFC.” Sue adds that there has also been a big change in how people share photos. Their business may have been down but Sue and Ian were certainly not out and diversified their retail offerings with the Eumundi Lolly Hut and liqueurs as a satellite outlet of Castle Glen Australia. The latter led to a licensed market stall and some of us will remember Ian pushing their trolley holding more than 80 bottles quickly down the hill to Parkside Market and slowly back up again on Wednesdays and Saturdays. After six days in the shop Sue and Ian were up early

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on Sunday mornings to take their “bottle shop” to Noosa Farmers’ Market. Early last year Sue and Ian thought they’d found the answer to their trading woes when they changed their name and business offerings with Eumundi Business and Photo Shop. They supplied signage and banners and grew the copy and printing business. “Between May and September last year we thought we were on a winner with printing,” Ian says, “but it dropped from there.” Their business problems aside, Sue says she enjoyed getting involved in the community. “Being secretary of the Chamber and an ECCO director helped me to understand the dynamics of Eumundi. It’s easy to become isolated in a shop, but after a year being involved I discovered how the town worked,” she says. In taking up a health services management role on Elcho Island, NT, Sue will be returning to a sector that she and Ian both worked in for many years. Ian held several positions in Queensland Health, in nursing, as a midwife, mental health nurse and as a union

organiser during the expansion of Nambour Hospital in 1988 and the resultant industrial action. They also are returning to a community environment they know well, having worked in the Torres Strait and the northern peninsula, Ian as an HR manager and Sue as a director of corporate services. Those of us who have been on the journey with Sue and Ian in Eumundi cannot but be full of admiration for their tenacity through difficult trading times, their constant welcome and helpfulness in their business and their great contributions to the community. As they leave for the next part of their journey, let us bid them a fond adieu rather than farewell.

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Supporting youth achievement EDCA secretary-treasurer Lainie Adams recently presented Eumundi State School Year 6 student Portia Kross with funding that recognised her sporting achievements and to assist her in representing Queensland at the Sports Aerobics FISAF National Championships in Geelong this month. Portia gained her place at the Nationals following her Cadet Novice team being placed 3rd in Queensland and as an individual competitor being placed 5th in the state, achievements resulting from her 16 hours per week dedication to sports aerobics training. Portia says her favourite school subjects are extension maths and art with PE coming a close third, and she recently represented Eumundi State School at the District Cross Country and District Athletics carnivals. "I really love Sports Aerobics. It's just all about fun and fitness. I just want to be the best athlete I can be. Thank you so much for supporting my trip to Nationals, I am really looking forward to the competition,” she said. We wish Portia and her team mates well in the National Championships.

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Bits and Pieces

Did you know THIS? Who started Christmas in July? No-one is sure how Christmas in July started in Australia though it is generally believed that the tradition began with a group of Irish tourists in the Blue Mountains in July 1980. They were delighted and amazed (“snow in Australia?”) when snow fell and the story is they persuaded a local hotel owner to hold a Yulefest party – and so Christmas in July was born. The group enjoyed it so much they returned the next year and Yulefest is held in the Blue Mountains June to August each year.

Keep Smiling

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Green Tip Preparing for the dry Janet Millington

ust when we think it will never stop raining, it will; and when the “tap” turns off, it may be off for several months. So it is really important to check your water tank so you go into the dry with it clean and full. Rational householders have not ventured onto wet and slippery roofs for months now and it is probably time you or a qualified person checked out just what is up there. Time to clear gutters and replace any rusty bits or old gutter guard. We may go 4 months or more without a decent drop of rain and then our concern will be dry vegetation and fire. Do a water audit and if you can, ensure you have enough water stored to last the dry and to fight a fire. Best to have the tank higher than the house because in a fire the electricity may go out and Thursday 7 July 2011

you can gravity feed to buckets. Otherwise invest in a small firefighter pump that can douse a fire really quickly. Communities all over Australia are investing in local firefighting equipment that is shared amongst neighbours, but any response has to have adequate water. So check now that the storage you have is enough, that it is working to its highest capacity, and that in an emergency you can use it as a first response to a grass or bush fire.

Until we meet again…a million thanks Sue Langdon is leaving Eumundi and we are all much the poorer for it. She was a foundation director of ECCO, representing the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce where she was secretary, and has been in the heat of the kitchen since day one and before. The before of course was the battle to win the tender from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council to operate the two Council-owned car parks in Napier Road and the creation of a commercial vehicle with which Council was willing to engage. The since has been active involvement in the decisions to acquire and operate the Community Bus and more recently the acquisition and operation of the Eumundi Family Medical Centre. These are landmark dividends for the community of Eumundi and District. As director with the marketing portfolio, Sue will be best remembered for the visionary work forged with dtb Advertising to create a discussion paper for the community to debate on how best to project Eumundi as a seven day a week destination. That initial work has morphed into the Experience Eumundi marketing campaign which has now advanced into a considered action plan with which many members of the business community are actively engaged. She has been a passionate, persistent and successful champion for that cause. Not content with that level of voluntary community commitment, Sue has also chaired the “Green Board”, an advisory panel supporting the managing editor in publishing Eumundi Green from Issues 87 to 123 and nurturing ECCO’s interest following its purchase in December 2009. Sue also has been ECCO’s representative on the Body Art Carnivale committee. Sue has always presented herself with charm, wit and grace, bringing her unique and calming perspective to the sometimes robust debate of board meetings but never shying away from prosecuting her case. She is greatly respected by her peers. Small village communities succeed because those who can, do and those that can’t, preach. We have been blessed to have Sue who is one who just does without fuss or fanfare. We on the ECCO board are very grateful for her stalwart contribution and her gracious presence and we will be the poorer for her leaving the Board and Eumundi. Partners:

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ith a heightened interest in sustainable gardening techniques including water conservation and reducing our carbon footprint, a visit to the 27th annual Queensland Garden Expo’s Giant Organic Kitchen Garden is a must for all garden lovers. Learn from experts such as Costa Georgiadis how you can make a difference to the environment starting in your own backyard, see the gardening systems of the future, discover new products, hear from leading garden experts or take a tasty guided tour though the special children’s edible garden. A highlight in this year’s Giant Kitchen Garden is the Aquaponics section, said to be the new way to “go green”. Yandina Community Garden utilises this Practical Aquaponics system and volunteers are lovingly nurturing the plants to be

relocated to the Kitchen Garden’s giant raised beds. Giant Garden program coordinator Barb Wickes says visitors can expect to see lush, bountiful herbs and vegetables on display, cultivated using the aquaponics system. The expo offers enjoyable nonstop lectures, workshops and demos with gardening experts including Costa Georgiadis, Leonie Shanahan, 2009 Living Smart Award winner Rosina Buckman, local permaculture experts, and Murray Hallam from Practical Aquaponics. Gardening enthusiasts seeking information on all things organic, green and sustainable can choose from a range of talks and topics available at all of the seven live stages featured at this year’s expo. The expo is running 8–10 July at Nambour Showground. For more information, go to www. qldgardenexpo.com.au.

Noosa Permaculture to show Gasland

he Permaculture Noosa meeting on Thursday 21 July will be showing the movie Gasland that follows Josh Fox “on a crosscountry odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination in an attempt to expose the mystery of coal seam gasification, which uses the questionable drilling technology of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’.” Special guest speakers Scott

and Narelle Collins will talk on coal seam gasification in Queensland. From Tara, they are heavily involved in the fight to stop coal seam gas companies from moving onto land without the owners’ permission to install gas wells. The meeting, at Cooroy Memorial Hall, Maple St, is free to everyone. The doors will open at 6.30pm, with the movie to follow at 7pm.

National Tree Day

ational Tree Day is Australia’s biggest community tree planting and nature care event. This year footy stars, environmentalists, media personalities and country music greats are teaming up with local communities to get their

hands dirty in support of Toyota’s involvement in Planet Ark’s National Tree Day on Sunday 31 July and Schools Tree Day on Friday July 29. To find out more about National Tree Day logon to www. treeday.planetark.org. Thursday 7 July 2011

Nature Notes Currawongs Kon Hepers

Give orchids a go Neil Walker

e used to wake up to the chortling of magpies and a laughing chorus of kookaburras. Now it is from someone banging on the windows right on dawn. It’s that …. currawong again, the most aggravating bird on our property (when the wood ducks aren’t around). It does the rounds of all our windows, banging loud and hard with its strong beak and leaving a mess on the window sill. We have to put shopping bags over the side-mirrors on the car otherwise they are readjusted and there’s mess on the car itself. When chased away the bird flies to the nearest perch just out of flung boot range and glares at us with its yellow eyes. This bird is one of a pair of Pied Currawongs (Strepera graculina) resident on the property. Every year in late winter they build a fairly crude nest out of a few sticks meshed together and on at least four occasions the nest was blown down in strong wind. The birds did not seem to make any effort to replace the nest that season. In other years they managed to raise a pair of young and during that process we aren’t the only victims, with the pair carrying out a vendetta against all other birds on the property. Worse than that – they actually raid the nests of smaller birds and carry off the nestlings to feed their own. There are three species of currawong. The Black Currawong is found only in Tasmania and Bass Strait islands. Grey Currawongs also occur in Tasmania and all along the southern mainland coast. The Pied (black and white) Currawong’s range is the entire Thursday 7 July 2011

eastern part of mainland Australia from Victoria right up to the Cape and they are common on the Sunshine Coast. The diet consists of just about anything they can catch, pick or scavenge, including birds, lizards, worms, insects, seeds and any fruit that is in season. Just today a Fan-tailed Cuckoo stunned itself by flying into a window and “our” pair killed it even while we raced to the rescue. The three-lobed red fruits on our False Rosewood (Synoum glandulosum) were their favorites until our olives, paw paw, mulberries and various citrus came on stream. In fact they taunt us by eating parts of several paw paw at a time and wasting the rest, instead of eating one completely. Also, they always know which ones are ripe before we do. They often regurgitate what looks like a fur-ball full of undigested seeds, usually into the bird-bath. In flight the birds have a fairly slow wing-beat and they always flick up their tails when landing on a perch. The name “currawong” is supposed to derive from the birds’ call. They don’t sound like that at our place but our pair (in flight) clearly call what sounds like “yalla-yalla” (which happens to be “hurry up” in Arabic), with loud gurgling sounds and whistles when up in the trees. We have noticed that currawongs seem to have distinct dialects: the ones in the inner suburbs of Sydney make some very different sounds to ours and the ones in the Blue Mountains have more chiming calls, hence the other common name Bell Magpie.

rchids are a large, exciting family of about 20,000 species and thousands upon thousands of horticultural varieties. They vary greatly in size of plants, colour of flowers, and growing habits. In nature, orchids grow from the equator to the arctic, in the ground (terrestrial), and on top of trees, rocks or even telephone poles (epiphytic). Most of the orchids grown originally came from tropical and subtropical areas where they had good air circulation, brisk nights and excellent drainage. In fact, those that come from high altitudes prefer cool nights and are not happy with high temperatures during the day. Some are very fragrant: vanilla extract is made from the seed pod of the vanilla orchid. As a hobby plant, the orchid is the child of the 19th century. At that time a tax on glass and windows was abolished in England, which, combined with better transportation of live plants, encouraged wealthy hobbyists to give house plants a try. The plant’s reputation for being both expensive and difficult to grow came from this period in history, as many of the plants did not take sea

travel too well. Those that survived an ocean voyage were taken home by people determined to give them the best of everything. Usually, this meant 100 per cent relative humidity, temperatures of more than 30C, and not a single breath of fresh air. Even the toughest orchids could not survive that kind of treatment for more than a year. We know now that with minimum care, an orchid plant can grow on for generations. If you would like to know more about how, join a meeting of the Noosa and District Orchid and Foliage Society, held at Tinbeerwah Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 1pm. All welcome. For more information call Lesley Beare 5449 9629 or Sally Ross 5442 7725.

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Lessons for Life Calling new authors

ublished Authors in the Community Evening (PACE) is an innovative opportunity for published authors to promote their work to a community, organised and presented by Friends of Maroochydore Library (FOML) on 22 September. Authors will showcase their published work to the community by participating, as part of a selection of three published authors, in an informal, friendly forum to promote the diversity of literary achievements. A panel of FOML members will ask authors questions about the

nature of their published works and the journey on which their writing has led them. An audience of interested community may also participate by asking questions at the end of the session and by having the opportunity to buy books or chat with authors over a light supper. To take advantage of this chance to promote published literary work and share literary experiences with others and for further details, please contact Pauleen, (FOML PACE Forum coordinator,) 5443 6173 or email billeen@hotmail.com

Love your local cultural heritage

Computer Coop Nathan Woodcock

s I write this Microsoft has released Office 365, offering collaboration and productivity tools delivered through “the cloud.” The cloud basically means accessed via the internet, with no need for any local software or applications or special hardware to access or deliver the service. Aimed at everyone from small business to enterprise, it enables people to work together easily with access to email, web conferencing, documents, calendars and more from any computer connected to the internet. Previously to access these kinds of features you would need a special kind of server in your office and a very fast internet connection, and someone to regularly manage and maintain it. By moving this to the cloud and charging monthly per user, businesses can reap the benefits without the up front and maintenance costs. Sold in several tiers priced from $6 per user per month, the base product provides access to email, calendars and

contacts from any web browser, Outlook, smartphone or tablet and allows sharing of this data amongst other users of the service. Moving your mail to the cloud means that no matter what device you connect from, you see all of your data, and anything delivered or sent is reflected on all other devices you connect. The next product up also provides access to Office Online, web based versions of the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel etc) so you can work on your data from any web browser without needing Office installed on the PC. It also gives access to Sharepoint, a central place to store documents and information, as well as Lync Online, a cloud based communications tool for messaging, video conferencing and more. It’s early days yet but the product has the potential to change the way many of us do business. Do you have any tools or programs you can’t live without? Drop me a line and let me know.

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ouncil’s Cultural Heritage team is inviting Coast residents to have a say on cultural heritage. Responses to the survey will contribute to the development of a three year cultural heritage marketing and communication plan for the region, to raise community awareness about cultural heritage venues and events, and encourage people to take part in cultural heritage activities. The online survey can be accessed via the Community Engagement section on Council’s website www.sunshinecoast.qld.

gov.au , marked “Heritage”. Hard copy versions of the survey are available at all Council galleries and libraries, or you could take part in a community forum, scheduled at Noosa Regional Gallery 10amnoon Tuesday 12 July or Nambour (venue to be confirmed) 4-6pm Tuesday 26 July. Booking is essential for these forums by calling The Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy, 5454 9050. The survey closes on 15 July and Council will complete the Cultural Heritage Marketing and Communication Plan in September 2011.

Seniors Week Stories The Story Project is about honouring the lives of members of our community by listening to their stories. Seniors from a number of Eumundi and District community organisations will be invited to participate with a view to creating a diverse collection of stories. The people from the Story Project will be collecting Eumundi stories for Discover Eumundi during Seniors Week 20 to 28 August. It will involve 40 minute audio recorded conversations between pairs of people who are important to each other such as a grandson asking his grandmother about an important event in her life, an immigrant telling his friend about coming to Australia, or a couple reminiscing on their 50th wedding anniversary. If you are a senior or know of a senior with an interesting story please contact us.

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Lessons for Life

Locals Home and Abroad

Show successes for local Dexter Stud

Eumundi Green around the world

azel Innes of Newinn Dexter Stud has been enjoying great success in recent shows with her broad ribbon winning cattle. Hazel has been breeding and showing quality dexters in Eumundi for 12 years. She has enjoyed recent successes at the Gympie, Maryborough, Bundaberg and Sunshine Coast shows, where young bull Newinn Bentley has been Reserve Junior Champion, Newinn Mishka Ebony has been Junior Champion and Newinn Sahara has been Senior Champion and Grand Champion.

our managing editor Joyce and husband John called to see Rafter Country residents John and Jenny at their English home in Dartmouth, Devon. John and Jenny Mills had taken

back a Eumundi Green to give their English friends a taste of Eumundi. The two Johns’ friendship got a start through meeting at the Cooroy Rotary Club.

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This team has also done well in the exhibitors group and sires progeny, winning Sires Progeny over all the other breeds at the show (interbreeds) at Maryborough and Sunshine Coast.

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Tamil Tigress at Reality Writes

errible things happen in a civil war. Yet in a world of political propaganda and an overload of often ill- informed communications, can we ever really understand what drives ordinary people to take up arms against other human beings? Niromi de Soyza is not an ordinary person. A survivor of the perils of war, illness and starvation, Niromi will be the keynote speaker at the launch of the 2011 Reality Writes festival. Her memoir Tamil Tigress will be launched at the event which is proudly sponsored by the Eumundi and District Historical Association (EHA). In 1987, 17-year-old Niromi shocked her middle-class Sri Lankan family by joining the Tamil Tigers. Equipped with a rifle and cyanide capsule, she was one of the rebels’ first female soldiers. Since 1948 when Sri Lanka became independent, successive governments adopted policies that gave preference to the majority Sinhalese at the expense of the minority Sri Lankan Tamils. Thursday 7 July 2011

By the 80s, many militant groups had formed and in July 1983 the world became aware of the violence that is now known as Black July. Several reports by the United Nations claim the violence “amounted to acts of genocide”. How was it that this welleducated, mixed-race, middleclass girl from a respectable family came to be fighting with the Tamil Tigers? Reality Writes director Annette Hughes said, “All will be revealed at this year’s festival when Niromi tells her compelling story. “Tamil Tigress is about teenage idealism, staying true to one’s beliefs, realising the futility of violence and dealing with the heartache of leaving one’s homeland to resettle in a foreign country. In Niromi’s case, that is Australia and we are delighted that she is available to speak at the festival.” The Reality Writes festival runs 22 – 24 July at the Cooroy Library. Full program and booking information is at www. realityliteraryfestival.org.

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Sat 9 July 8.30am – 4.00pm $100 Open to all community members This reader in disguise was very remiss on a visit to Jordan, missing the ideal opportunity to read Eumundi Green while bobbing on the Dead Sea. Next time you travel, near or far, remember to take a copy of Eumundi Green for a photo and a few words for our Around the World feature.