EG 132 of 27 October 2011

Issue 132 – Thursday 27 October 2011

For lovers of Eumundi everywhere Ph 0413 199 766 ● PO Box 463 Eumundi Qld 4562 ● editor@eumundigreen.com.au ● www.eumundigreen.com.au

Remembrance Day commemoration

Donata Page (left) with YandinaEumundi RSL Sub Branch president Helen Cook selling traditional RSL poppies at the markets.

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umundi’s Remembrance Day commemoration will be held this year at the WWII memorial at the amphitheatre on Friday 11 November commencing at 10.15am with the dedication of new benches for the memorial.

Veterans and members of the public are warmly invited to be present for the short service.

The extra benches are the final stage of the WWII memorial commenced in 2007 with seven trees for seven soldiers from Eumundi who died in the war.

The benches have been donated by individuals and organisations and the concreting has been funded by Eumundi Historical Assn (EHA) and supported by continued on page 11

Top of town site plans revived

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ocal developer Langley Shaw has held preliminary discussions with Sunshine Coast Council regarding redevelopment at properties along Memorial Dr and Caplick Way as a precursor to perhaps a formal lodgement of a redevelopment application.

The development project manager, Barry Ingleton, said the proposed retail centre redevelopment of the Top of Town site has been designed around the creation of jobs on site and for the remaining village, to provide space for profitable businesses that will attract longterm leaseholders and to increase local wealth by the spin off from the centre.

Barry said with community support they hoped to be able to fast-track the application. Past experience shows that such a project typically takes two or more years through Council.

Chamber of Commerce president Barrie Adams said there were three things to be addressed in any redevelopment: the impact on current businesses, proper and comprehensive consultation, and a design that matched the look and feel of Eumundi and the aspirations of the community.

Five business tenants of the site’s Top of Town buildings have been given notice and will have

left by 1 November.

A prominent tenant, Tina Cooper, is moving her gallery to the Memorial Dr shop next to Hodges Bakery that Hermitage has occupied for many years. Tina said the timing of the availability of the premises was fortunate and that she is happy to be able to stay in Eumundi.

“After all, I’ve been here more than 15 years,” she said. “Firstly at the markets and then at the Top of Town in the big shed we converted to a treasure trove of glass sculptures. There’ll be some challenges fitting into the boutique store right in the middle of the CBD so I’m having a moving sale.”

Tina said they will have space for Wolfgang to demonstrate lamp blown glass blowing.

“I hope to be able to provide a hub for at least 10 local artists with painting and jewellery as well as glass.”

She said they want to do their bit to ensure the creative reputation built up by talented artists continues to strengthen despite the current tough global economic circumstances.

Tina is making a call to art supporters and good-hearted Eumundi folk to give her a call on 5442 8110 if they can give a hand dismantling and relocating her remaining gallery contents.

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Editor's Desk My Street – Gold Creek Rd Orna Bennett

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he news that the long promised re-development of the Buttery Factory might formally commence soon has aroused much public interest particularly for business operators and in-town residents.

The recent or impending loss of five micro businesses from the site is of immediate impact so the details of proposed re-development plans and the timing will be of much interest.

Joyce Turnbull editor@eumundigreen.com.au

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tarting in North Arm and ending in Eerwah Vale is a stretch of road that motorbike riders, car enthusiasts and adventurous cyclists love. Sandwiched between Mount Eerwah and Mapleton Forest Reserve it bends, climbs and dips for a little over five kilometres.

In steeper sections, some large trucks or older cars struggle up the incline. Cyclists sweat as they attempt to turn the pedal on the way up and enjoy the thrill of freewheeling on the way down.

Homes sit back from the road, many past expansive paddocks or hidden by lush growth.

Horses, cattle, goats, sheep and even alpacas can be seen as you pass by.

This year, Pablo’s became our new “corner shop”, for fresh vegetables and organic products.

Community Diary Tues 1 Nov Melbourne Cup fund-raiser Riding for Disabled 11.30am Showgrounds Ph 0419 218 347

Jill and Rod Browne, happy parents of two brides in September and October. Jill and Rod are two of the volunteers who between them all clock up around 100 hours work per issue, making sure Eumundi Green reaches you, our readers. Rod is one of our regular “champions” who helps out with inserts. Read about some of Eumundi’s recent wedding celebrations on pages 12–13.

Tues 8 Nov CWA monthly meeting 10am CWA Hall Eumundi Ph 5441 3226 Fri 11 Nov Remembrance Day commemoration 10.15am WWII memorial Amphitheatre

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 contributors:

Fran Maguire Sub-editor

Raylee Giesberts From the Treetops

Les Godwin

Business Clinic

David – Savage From the Stalls

And suddenly, the road ends along a straight section to become Browns Creek Rd. But, the big question is: was there ever gold in the Creek? Who knows? Orna: www. ornaloglifebeginsinretirement.wordpress.com.

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Business News Unitywater meter reading scheduled for local area

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nitywater advises that meter reading is continuing on the Sunshine Coast, with readers visiting properties in North Arm, Eumundi and Peregian Springs over the next few weeks.

Customers should look out for a water meter reading notice in their letterbox and are reminded to keep their meters accessible.

Unitywater also encourages

its customers to read their own water meter every two weeks to assist with the early detection of problems such as concealed leaks.

A free Water Usage Record form can be downloaded from www. unitywater.com/reading-yourmeter. For any further information about meter reading, phone 1300 086 489.

Friendly faces at bakery

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Business Clinic Q: Can you give me any hints on managing my debtors in this period of tough trading conditions?

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Staff with a smile at Hodges Bakery, Emily (left), Emily, Amy and owner Laura. Regular customer Eumundi’s Ken Tongue says he took this photo as “they provide wonderful service and friendly care”.

Music falling out the window each Saturday

Ben and Jesse are a picture of concentration as they prepare to play for passers-by and patrons of Berkelouw Café perched in the open window of Berkelouw Books.

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his topic is fundamentally important to business survival so the answer to the reader’s question is in two parts, with the first part below and part two in the next issue.

The meaning of debtor: “One who owes something to another” – in a business sense it is usually money. The meaning of money: “It is the life blood of all business transactions”.

Let’s explore the subject realistically. You are in business to make money in order that you and your family can lead a desired lifestyle.

To make money you have to make profit. Profit is the difference between the cost of goods or services you are selling and the selling price. The selling price is what the market will withstand and what your customers are prepared to pay and you need to be paid.

There are many ways you can be paid: cash is king, credit cards are ok but it will cost you the merchant fee charged by the bank or the finance institution backing the card (Amex, Diners, Visa or MasterCard to name a few) and the fee will vary, lay by (not used a great deal these days), or debtor credit (you get paid some time after the sale depending on the terms you have agreed to).

Credit given has to be controlled and managed.

Before a business embarks on allowing credit, it needs to establish some rigid guidelines with its customers. Remember, you are protecting your profit here; if the debtor does not pay, the loss comes straight off the bottom line, your profit. Unpaid debts are therefore tantamount to profit not yet received.

The guidelines must include a statement as to when the goods transfer to the customer and must be spelled out in the conditions of sale – it is usually not until the payment for the goods has been received in full. You often see these terms on the reverse of invoices, but they are seldom read. These terms are mainly applicable to physical goods, which can be retrieved if not paid for.

The conditions of sale and terms of the credit arrangement are essential. Credit control starts here; prevention is better than cure.

Set credit limits. If this is not in place then it becomes a business risk. Minimise the risk.

The national average for the number of days outstanding is now at 55 days. Get used to it; it will be a long time until it settles back to 45 days. This presents a problem for all businesses that do not have adequate reserves.

Next issue I’ll discuss some strategies to use to speed up the process of payment.

Les Godwin FCPA Views expressed in the Business Clinic are general in nature and not to be relied on as legal, financial or professional advice.

Business Clinic is sponsored by: Commercial, business & residential Quality, straightforward, commercially relevant legal advice 777 Eumundi-Noosa Rd Ph 5471 1300 Thursday 27 October 2011

Business and Community News New service to help development

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ubmitting a development application to Council is set to become easier as Sunshine Coast Council launches its new PreDesign Meeting Service.

The new service is aimed at identifying and, where possible, resolving design and application issues before an application for Operational Works is submitted to Council. Designers now have the chance to sit down with Council’s technical assessment officers before submitting a development application so that design and application issues can be discussed at the outset.

Service Delivery Portfolio Councillor Paul Tatton said the service lets applicants change their designs early on, if necessary.

“Previously, design issues were only dealt with once an application had been submitted, meaning that any problems or concerns

could only be taken care of during the formal assessment process, after the applicant had already spent time and money getting the application to that point,” Cr Tatton said.

“This new service allows applicants to align their designs with Council requirements right from the start, allowing applications to move through the assessment process as swiftly as possible and potentially preventing applicants from having to go to the expense of redesigns.”

Council officers will not be doing the design as this will still be the responsibility of the certifying engineer or other qualified consultant. Instead, this service will allow designers to ensure that their design is in line with Council expectations, to avoid applications being held up for avoidable design reasons.

In Parliament by Member for Nicklin, Peter Wellington Clearing up an identification issue In Parliament I introduced my Identification Law Amendment Bill which, if adopted will require a person to remove face covering so that they can be identified.

I introduced this Bill because of public outcry when a New South Wales woman refused to remove her Burqa and prove her identity when required to by a Police Officer.

This identification issue goes beyond religious beliefs and comes down to respect for our laws. You cannot prove who you are if your face is covered, and my Bill includes all facial covering including helmets, burqas and other face covers, and is restricted to the face. In my first reading

speech I told Parliament that my Bill is needed to protect both our police officers and the public.

Honour our servicemen In Parliament we the Independents were able to convince the government that our Parliament should honour all fallen defence servicemen and women with a minute’s silence. Both Nambour and Palmwoods RSL Subbranches supported the proposal, and we were all very pleased when the government agreed to change the way Parliament operates. In the future, whenever an Australian defence person is killed in action, a minute’s silence will be held at the next sitting of Parliament as a sign of respect for our Australian heroes.

Dr Michael Chegwidden 1930 – 2011

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ichael was a man of the people and touched many lives throughout his long life. He went to school and matriculated in Wales at fourteen as World War II was ending. Unable to compete with returning soldiers for a place at university, Michael travelled to South Africa to live with his cousins and study medicine at Wits University. His initial sobering experiences as a doctor were working alongside very competent nurses treating gross injuries in the mines hospital at Pietermaritzberg.

Racial violence in South Africa was increasing, so Michael moved his first family to Broken Hill, Australia, where he captained the cricket team, drank at the many pubs and practised medicine at the hospital.

After a couple of years he went to Newcastle as a family GP where he became aware of problems facing alcoholics. To better address them, Dr Michael trained as a psychiatrist and opened McKinnon, an extremely effective Sydney-based unit for alcoholics.

McKinnon used AA principles, vitamin B injections and nurse practitioners, all radical ideas in 1975. In its first year, more than a thousand people were treated with more than a quarter sober a year later – a staggering result at the time – and many people remain sober today because of

its approach. Dr Michael went on to practise privately using “talking therapy” and claiming only the Medicare rebate to treat his patients. He had a wonderfully strong spirituality and gentleness that gave him a brilliant insight into people and a gaze that was always very direct but compassionate.

After starting his second family, Michael, Frances and Amara moved to Eumundi in 1999. Michael always loved and lived near markets – Balmain, Paddington – so Eumundi Markets became like a second home. Michael would dine there on Wednesdays and Saturdays, reading the paper over coffee and chatting with other locals.

He dispensed wisdom, humour and fiery opinions on the week in politics. He was loved by many and his physical presence will be greatly missed.

Music comes to top of town

Our Place, Our Future public workshop

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esidents and business operators are invited to a Your Say workshop on Wednesday 2 November at 5.30pm at the School of Arts. The workshop will be hosted by the Eumundi community planning working group of the Chamber of Commerce.

The group prepared the Our Place Our Future submission to Council to assist with the development of Council’s new planning scheme.

The topics listed for discussion at the workshop include an update on the town master-planning project, recommendations from a recent meeting of artisans, gallery owners and supporters on measures to maintain the art reputation of Eumundi, developing a response to empty premises in the CBD, consideration of at least two proposed commercial developments in Eumundi, and a grant application for the extension of Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre.

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Lachlan Cavendish enjoying his first guitar lesson with Matt Bouman in a music room newly created in part of the space previously occupied by Eumundi Photo Hut. Matt offers half hour lessons from 4.30pm for a community price of $10 to fulfil his passion for giving kids a start with playing an instrument – nice change from travelling with bands Matt says.

For more information call Matt on 0400 980 304.

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Community News The Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Inc. From the Treetops

Kerrie Bryant-Adams, secretary

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is to throw in another hour or two to the journey. Yes, I know, it’s through choice I hear you cry, but surely for all commuters of not only Eumundi but surrounding towns there is an urgent need for a decent upgrade of the service, in particular the often failing power lines.

Why isn’t Eumundi’s greatest attraction, the market days, served better by the trains so folk from the city don’t have to get a bus from Nambour to get to the market at the weekend? A more regular service isn’t crying out, it’s bellowing.

I counted 16 people on the 6.40am on Monday from Eumundi to Brisbane. A few more crammed into cars on the Bruce highway heading to Brisbane no doubt.

Perhaps that balance would swing dramatically if the latter knew they could take a train and be at work before they had to turn around and come back again.

ast week I was reading an article in the Courier Mail on the new uniform of Queensland rail staff being far too revealing if colourful underwear was also part of the attire that morning. As the inadequate train service so often leaves the rail staff caught with their pants down, it would hardly seem to matter how revealing their new uniforms are. In two months of using the Eumundi to Brisbane city service, my wife has phoned in to work six times to apologise for her late arrival. She is practically on speed dial to the naughty employees department.

If it’s not strikes, it’s usually power cuts resulting in lengthy delays in connecting to buses and trains. Of course for Eumundi folk, this often leaves few choices to get to work or home if the one train to the city in the early morning and the one back after work hours to Eumundi is affected. The last thing you want

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

Eumundi Food Fest

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he Eumundi Food Fest, an annual high spot in the local diary is just around the corner, on Sunday 20 November from 10am until 3pm.

Now in its ninth year, it offers something for everyone from families to singles and foodies of all ages. It gives those passionate about good food the chance to gather information and sample locally produced product in the relaxed atmosphere that is Eumundi on a Sunday.

Visitors to the free Food Fest will be able to enjoy a farmers’ market showcasing local food and produce, food-to-go stalls with small tasting plates, wine tasting and sales, stalls offering food related products from water filters to pizza ovens, and all day cooking presentations – students from local state and high schools and chefs from Eumundi will share their skills and knowledge.

The day wiill get a lively start with a marimba band with all day musical entertainment to follow.

The Noosa Classic Car Club will also be hosting a “show and shine” display, an impressive gathering of classic motor cars that always

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attracts a large following.

The Experience Eumundi information tent will be handing out “showbags” with discount vouchers and a map to take visitors through the town to discover other Eumundi delights such as the delicious Cocoa Chocolat chocolate factory, the various high quality art galleries, Berkelouw Books and the slightly quirky “Provincial Spirit Apron” exhibition at Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre and in various businesses throughout town.

For more information, email manager@discovereumundi.com. au, visit www.eumundi.info, or phone Nadine on 0412 438 275 or Wendy on 0438 118 452.

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his month’s meeting was held at the School of Arts building to facilitate a presentation on re-Think Waste in readiness for the new Waste Levy to be introduced into Queensland for the first time on 1 December 2011. Don Parry (right) was our guest speaker and he provided us with a background to the levy and how much it may potentially add to the cost of conducting business. He also provided some helpful hints as to ways to reduce, re-use and recycle our waste.

There was an update provided by the Food Fest organiser, Wendy Birrell on plans for this year’s event to be held on Sunday 20 November – so mark your diaries.

A report was tabled by Joyce Turnbull who was tasked by the Chamber to lead a meeting of interested local artisans and supporters to enhance the future of arts in Eumundi. A number of recommendations are to be followed and reported at the next meeting.

A change in format for future meetings was discussed and it was agreed that members should be surveyed in relation to a proposal of holding formal meetings with the Management Committee and other members who were leading projects, activities etc. as well as those members who would like to actively participate at a monthly face to face. It was considered that opportunities for networking, fellowship and the occasional presentation be provided each month in a social environment. Members will be surveyed as to their thoughts on this proposal for 2012.

In the meantime, the last formal meeting for the year of the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Inc. will be held on Monday 5 December (please note change of date) at the residence of Uschi and Werner Schwarz at 2-32 Eumundi Range Rd, Eumundi where they will showcase their new exciting home based business initiative. Cr Vivien Griffin will also be in attendance and will provide members with an overview of the new Light Rail Project proposed for the Sunshine Coast.

All members and potential members are welcome to participate.

Refreshments and nibblies will be provided by our host - BYO Alcohol please.

Advance Diary Note: Annual Chamber Christmas Function will be held on Friday 16 December as part of the first night of the Festive Night Markets which will be held in the Original Eumundi Markets precinct. Members and their families are welcome. A small donation of $10 per adult ticket is requested on the night.

RSVP is essential for catering purposes. Drinks and food will be provided. To RSVP, please ring Kerrie on 0402 215 560 or email to ecc@eumundi.info.

Any enquiries in relation to new membership please contact Felicity Newman on 5442 7879 or Kerrie Bryant-Adams on 0402 215 560. 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.

Next Meeting: Monday 5 December at the Schwarz residence, 2-32 Eumundi Range Rd, Eumundi at 6pm.

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the Food related products such as Rockcote pizza ovens will be a feature of this year’s Eumundi Food Fest.

President: Barrie Adams Ph 5442 7038 PO Box 145 Eumundi 4562 Email: ecc@eumundi.info www.eumundi.info Thursday 27 October 2011

Community News Focus group arts industry incubators Men and fish and chips by the river

Question Is Council doing anything special for our town's memorials leading up to Remembrance Day?

Response I am pleased to say Council and the Eumundi community have entered into an informal partnership to enhance and make safer the WWII memorial area in readiness for the Remembrance Day services.

Council will install a bollard fence to delineate the memorial area from the market area as well as remove the unsightly curved wooded crescent fencing at the back of the toilets. This will increase the area used by the markets as well as improve the safety.

The work to be performed in the memorial area will include the installation of extra seating for visitor reflection which will be installed on concrete pads for durability. The cost of these works will be met by individual donations and by Eumundi Historical Assn. The benches with their plaques are the second stage of the memorial project commenced by the visionary Eumundi Anzac Day committee in 2007. I believe the committee was keen to put right a gap as they saw it for a historic town to have no tribute to WWII service men who died. A decision was taken supported by council at the time to again have trees as the focus of the memorial and to have it close to Memorial Dr. These works in association with the Eumundi Anzac Day committee auspiced by Eumundi Historical Assn are an example of what can be achieved by partnerships between council and the community, working together for the betterment of the community.

Paul Tatton, Division 10 Sunshine Coast Regional Council Thursday 27 October 2011

Creative Communities Manager at Sunshine Coast Council Christine Ballinger (right) leading a focus group in the School of Arts on the feasibility and viability of arts industry incubators. Christine also met with art supporters representatives in Eumundi to give a hand in developing an action plan to boost the arts reputation of Eumundi.

Indee Theatre News John Burls Up Eumundi Road

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ou Can Still Afford To Laugh is this year’s slogan for Up Eumundi Road, which we think is pretty apt because we’ve pegged the price to the past two years. For two hours of rib-cracking laughter it’s still just an unbeatable $38, dinner and show ($36 for eight or more and the two non-dining Sunday matinees are $18).

Rob McFadyen, who has for many years lived in Europe, has made his annual spring pilgrimage to join the cast. Debbie Pitura, Joy Marshall, Luke Lanham, John Burls and Marion Johnson are back, joined by Carol Hoger and David Stygall.

It’s two hours packed with laughs, as seventy plus pieces, comprising original songs, sightgags and sketches, hit the stage.

Year in, year out it’s the Coast’s funniest show and its been delivering for 16 years.

There’s still time to make individual bookings or make up a party, just choose the performance you want and then

John Pennell and Charlie Vider at a recent Cooroy VIEW club outing.

VIEW stands for voice, interests & education of women but on many occasions husbands and grandchildren join in social and fund-raising activities for the Smith Family. For more information on VIEW Club contact Grace Taylor on 54711364 or Lal Vider 5449 1902 or reviere9@bigpond.com.

Photo club looks forward to Eumundi Food Fest

call 5472 8200 and your tables will be reserved.

If you’ve never been before take the plunge. Choose from Friday 25, Saturday 26 November and Thursday 1, Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December.

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Joy Marshall (left), David Stygall and Marion Johnson rehearse a sketch for Up Eumundi Road.

For theatre bookings, please phone 5472 8200

t their October meeting members shared tips for travel photography and images including this photo of the start of the Palio in Siena, Italy taken by Janie Ferguson. Janie took the photo using shutter priority with a speed of 1/1000s, F5.3 and ISO 800 at around 6.00pm.

The club’s next meeting will be on Tuesday 8 November, 7pm at Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre. Regular members please note this is the second Tuesday of the month due to Melbourne Cup being on the first. This month the club has an abstract theme of “packaging” as its photographic challenge.

Members will also be looking ahead to the Eumundi Food Fest on 20 November, with a look at photos from last year’s event and ideas for making the most of photographic opportunities this time around.

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Your Say To a certain driver near Eumundi I thought you might be interested to know the outcome of your actions at 7pm one Sunday recently.

Needless to say, while you thought what you were doing affected only you and your dog, the after-effects continue to reverberate in waves of sadness, grief and shock for many of us.

My learner-driver daughter saw you push your dog from your car, pulled over on the side of EumundiNoosa Road. You probably thought no one would notice. I only wish I had thought to notice more and take down your registration details.

But we all saw you pull out in front of us without indicating, and leave your bewildered, frightened dog.

It was at my 17-year-old daughter’s request that we turned around a moment later to see if we could help your dog, to keep him safe and let him know not all humans are as cold and heartless as you had just shown yourself to be.

My daughter and husband were right there when your dog ran in front of a car, driven by a young man. He became another unwilling victim of your dreadful act.

My animal loving daughter’s heart broke as she heard two bangs and a whimper – the sounds of your dog’s death.

Are you starting to see the ripple effect now?

Jane Fynes-Clinton via Courier Mail Accolade for Katie Rose hospice Doonan We are so fortunate to have the wonderful facility Katie Rose Cottage in our community. It is not until you have the need of such a facility that you can fully appreciate the value of such a service.

In September my husband’s health very quickly deteriorated and I was no longer able to care for him at home. Reluctantly I was able to transfer him to Katie Rose where he spent the last five days of his life. The care and support we both received in this lovely peaceful homely environment at Doonan certainly made the last few days of his life easier for me to cope with and more comfortable for him.

This service is free to guests and relies on the help of volunteers and funds raised any way they can. I urge everyone to get behind this wonderful facility and support

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Microwave small in working order Ph 0419 218 347

Sewing, mending & alterations Doonan Ph 0424 182 624 ..................................................................

Designer dressmaking & alterations Karyn 0457 232 628 ..................................................................

Family Day Care mum has vacancies.

Yvonne, 5447 9598, Belli Park ..................................................................

Massage/Reiki $50 for 1 hr $65 for 1.5 hr @ Tinbeerwah $65/$80 mobile.

Call 5449 1257 or 0433 449 614 or 0403 375 940

FOR SALE Telephones Uniden XS916 cordless 2 handset, needs new batteries. Philips VOIP (skype) 3211S/79 single handset.

Offers 0415 873397 ..................................................................

Mushroom compost delivered 10 bags $28, 20 bags $48, 40 bags $85, 0439 027 977 ..................................................................

Cream lounge 2x seater & 1x2.5 seater in excellent condition, $600, free delivery in Eumundi area. Contact Simon 0400 076 102

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SERVICES & NOTICES How to Write the Short Story workshop Tewantin, Sat & Sun 3 & 4 Dec Enquiries 5442 8299

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Thieves!

There are thieves among us!

Breaking in to properties stealing anything from fuel, wood and farm equipment (as if farmers don’t do it tough enough), whatever they can. Thursday night we had our property gate taken off its hinges and our diesel tank and valuable wood for our barn stolen. To make matters worse they left the gate off, luckily our three horses didn’t wander out on to the busy EerwahEumundi Rd. Please let us all be diligent watching our communities and report anything suspicious!

Since this happened a few days ago we have spoken to four other people who have had fuel, gas bottles etc stolen from their businesses or properties as of late. A nearby service station had on camera two guys stealing two gas bottles while fuelling up.

The owner had their car rego and faces on camera and the police said “there is nothing they can do, call your insurance”. My partner also spoke to the police yesterday who made it apparent that they spend so much time booking “poor $8 per line payable on lodgement either by phone credit card or to Eumundi Green BSB 633 108 Account 138 935 689.

See deadline details page 3.

EUMUNDI square For shopping with flair

them, to keep Katie Rose in our community.

Jan Kibble-Wright, Doonan

RENTALS Single working person wanted for private self-contained cabin on beautiful property, Doonan. $200pw all inc.

5471 0747 ..................................................................

Cottage, granny flat or similar in Eu, Doonan, V’dale area for mature, single employed female; non-smoker good refs 5472 4145 ..................................................................

Cooroy walk to town, 3 large b’room with built-ins, extra large ent area, pool, fully fenced 3 car undercover parking + 9x6 workshop, quiet no through road; $380pw avail 3 Dec. 0421 864 384

bastards” for speeding a little over the limit they have little time... I am so angry! We should all be angry!

Julie Walczak, 0408 078 003

Cooroy Business & Professional Women’s Breakfast The breakfast on Wednesday 9 November has special guest speaker, well known local Lorraine Marshall who for the past decade has managed her own highly successful organisation as sales, business and marketing consultant.

She is also a nationally accredited trainer specialising in retail, sales, leadership, corporate and marketing training. She is well respected for her brainchild “Project Noosa” which is gathering support as locals take on the notion of supporting each other and doing business with each other.

The breakfast is at 7.15am for 7.30am start at Maison De Provence, Cooroy. Cost is $15 RSVP by Monday 7 November essential. Ph Wanda Jardine on 5447 6145 or email: cooroy. drapery@bigpond.com.

Pav ilion Markets

Markets open 8am-1.30pm Wednesday and Saturday Great products and services, country market atmosphere, lots of fun and entertainment.

Everybody loves our welcoming dancing dog puppets. Now you can have some fun with our puppet parties for a wonderful birthday experience.

76 Memorial Dr Eumundi Enquiries Ph Lee 0407 127 157

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Thursday 3 November from 3.30pm to 4.30pm in the Prep Centre Napier Rd. This is the last session of the year for families of children enrolling or planning to enrol for Prep next year. The open day includes an information session, a tour of the school and an opportunity meet the teaching team. All parents and children welcome.

Prep Transition Days Eumundi State School sales team selling worm juice from their community stall at Eumundi markets.

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he Indee Theatre’s John Burls said he was “so darned proud of the cast of the Children’s Classic, Hans Christian Andersen, that I waxed lyrical to anyone who’d listen and that hadn’t seen the show”.

The members of The Indee Young Players achieved that magical theatrical pinnacle of working 100 per cent as a team so it was a big thrill when they opted to

put their hands up last week for the January pantomime, Cinderella.

This means they forsake a whole lot of their school holidays and weekends prior to the holidays so that is true commitment.

It will be a big cast, 20-plus, with about a third of them adults.

As with previous years a hefty donation will be made from ticket sales to the Coast’s two special schools.

Prep Transition Days for our new Preppies will be Thursday 17 November and Thursday 24 November both from 9.45am to 10.45am in the Prep Centre.

These sessions are for confirmed enrolments only. Places for these days will fill very quickly and interested parents who have not yet booked a place are encouraged to do so. Please ring to confirm your interest.

22 Caplick Way • Eumundi Q 4562 P (07) 5472 6333 • F (07) 5472 6300 E the.principal@eumundiss.eq.edu.au • W www.eumundiss.eq.edu.au

AUCTION SALE Sunday 6 November at 9am at 98 Tunba Court, Cooroy Mountain

Large list of farm machinery plus house items etc.

ITEMS INCLUDE: 85hp (4 x 4) Same Leopard 85 tractor (low hours) with 4 in 1 bucket, 6ft h/duty slasher, Silvan 600 litre spray tank with 16ft boom, Silvan 6 bag steel fertilizer spreader, 1987 Toyota Landcruiser diesel Ute, Quad cutter with 22hp Kohler motor, John Deere S5 petrol mulcher, studmasta cattle crush, Yamaha TTR250 trail bike, Suzuki DR 250 trail bike, 2 quality Western cutting saddles made by C.S. Kirkby, double horse float, 3 metre Savage alum boat, approx 10hp Mercury outboard boat, Barbeque King revolving oven approx 3ft x 2ft 6” x 6ft 6” high, small to medium anvil, Volmax aged wireless (needing attention), Hobart slicer, spa bath, hot water system, fire fighter, 50 litre 12 volt sprayer, John Deere ride-on mower (in need of some attention), garden edger, calf crate for Ute, alum windows, timber doors, 250cc Yamaha (4 x 4) Timber Wolf Quad, canoe, clothes dryer, 3 seater lounge, Vulcan Deluxe 204 slow combustion stove, beds, steel posts, h/duty single ripper, gun safe, chest of drawers, carryall, plus more.

DIRECTIONS: Take Cooroy-Tewantin Rd for approx 5km then take Dath Henderson Road to Cooroy Mountain Rd (from Eumundi use Sunrise Rd to Dath Henderson) and follow signs.

TERMS: Payment on day of sale. Cash or cheque only (I.D. required).

TOM GRADY REAL ESTATE GYMPIE PH: 5482 4777 – A/H: 5482 2882 – W: www.tomgrady.biz Thursday 27 October 2011

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Markets Drum From the stalls “Through the eyes of Savage” Why I love Eumundi Markets

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ver 10 years ago when I was in Noosa for the first time my better half dragged me to Eumundi Markets for a “day out”. I wasn’t keen but to keep the peace I put on a very enthusiastic face and we headed here one Wednesday .

I must say, I was overwhelmed.

We were living in Sydney at this stage and there’s nowhere in Sydney that comes close to the atmosphere, the range of products and diversity of people than at Eumundi. I thought, even then, what a great place.

Now, I’m a stall holder!

The great thing about selling your products at Eumundi is the people you meet. From your fellow stall holders at 5am in the morning when it’s dark and (sometimes) very cold, to the visitors who are here for that very same reason I was dragged here all those years ago.

What other place in Australia can you find such a diverse range of goods and the most enthusiastic people who market those goods all together in one place. A lot of the stall holders drive for many hours to be here before the sun comes up. Our stalls are our shop front, full of variety, colour and most importantly of all, the welcoming spirit which greets visitors from near and far.

Every week the scene changes.

We see the Sunny Coast locals who have their favourite stall, and we never fail to be delighted to meet our repeat holiday makers and the first-timers who are just like me all those years ago.

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he Original Eumundi Markets is a finalist in the Queensland Regional Achievement and Community Awards 2011 in the events and tourism category.

The judging criteria require applicants to compete on the basis of income and other positive outcomes for regional

communities and the benefits economically through direct spending by visitors, income generation and employment and have a positive impact socially and culturally.

The winner will be announced next month at a function in Surfers Paradise.

Get ready for Friday Night Markets

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or five Friday evenings around Christmas and New Year, locals and visitors will again have the chance to enjoy night markets in Eumundi. The markets have been moved to Friday nights to make the experience a “great way to wind down at the end

of the week”. The core of the market will be the very popular multi-cultural food, some craft and maybe some art – details to come, but in the meantime, put these dates in your diary: Friday 16, 23 and 30 December, and 6 and 13 January.

$930 given for gardens at Katie Rose

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Melbourne Cup luncheon in support of Riding for Disabled Tuesday 1 November at Sunny Brae, Eumundi Showgrounds BYO drinks at the members’ stand from 11.30am (verandah).

Luncheon will feature fabulous food of No Fixed Address (Max Porter).

Three courses including prawns, oysters, chicken, vegetarian.

Surprise entertainment, large screen TV, Eumundi Cup, raffles, sweeps, Calcutta and prizes for funky fashions.

Tickets at recession price of $49 each includes three course meal. BYO. Tickets must be pre-purchased by Friday 28 October, please contact Fran 0415 873 503 or John 5442 8456 – singles, doubles or tables.

Community bus may be booked – donation required.

Donations for raffles by mid October will be appreciated.

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Richard Marchant (left) with grateful volunteer representatives from Katie Rose Cottage hospice at the hand-over of donated garden equipment and cash for hand tools to several of the gardening volunteers at Katie Rose.

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ichard Marchant said he learned of the excellent service being provided by Katie Rose and knows first hand the difference such a service can make when death is near. Richard and Lindy operate Topliss Tarts at the Original Eumundi Markets.

Richard collected from his fellow stall holders $930. He said he had only one knock-back and plenty of generous donations. He said the money went a little further by large discounts received from Yandina Handware and the Stihl Shop Nambour.

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Remembrance Day Friday 11-11-11 Busy year for Yandina Eumundi RSL

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embers of the Sub-Branch are busy preparing for this year’s Remembrance Day commemoration. Selling poppies is underway in both Yandina and Eumundi and both towns will host traditional services.

These activities will be the last during what has been a particularly busy year. Earlier in the year saw the merger of Yandina and Eumundi SubBranches and a major facelift and rebadging of its hall at 24 North St Yandina. This was preceded by extensive refurbishment of the interior a few months earlier.

The hall was originally erected as a Drill Hall by the Commonwealth of Australia for “C‘’ Coy 9/49th battalion in 1939. It had no lining or ceiling, was constructed at a cost of £1178.15.0, and was positioned on the corner of Farrell St and North St. In 1948, the hall was purchased by the Yandina RSL Sub Branch for £650 (and £70 for the piano) and became the Yandina RSL Hall. In 1958 it was re-located to its current location at 24 North St because of the proposal to move

the main road.

The RSL Sub-Branch has a membership of 43 and has been active in the area for many years now, assisting veterans and their families and providing commemorative services. The Sub Branch looks to the future through engaging with young locals to help carry on the tradition of “looking after your mates”. Ex-servicemen and women of Australian or Allied services are very welcome at the Sub-Branch.

The Sub Branch has formed a Citizens’ Auxiliary to broaden its support base and welcomes all members of the Yandina/ Eumundi community to assist in the fundraising/ceremonial and social side of belonging to an RSL Sub Branch. The focus is on fellowship and camaraderie and welcomes further involvement from the wider community.

For further information, please contact Helen Cook on 5472 7177 or 0417 682 605.

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the ANZAC Day committee that EHA auspices. This work has been complemented by a small renovation project on the boundary between the amphitheatre park and the markets.

Anyone able to contribute an hour to the sellers’ Wednesday and Saturday roster leading in to Remembrance Day is invited to phone John Turnbull on 5442 8456.

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Look at my new bike!

Doonan's Rohan McDonald was born with tibial aplasia four and a half years ago. His legs were without tibial bones and were formed in a way that precluded the chance to walk. At 20 months his legs were amputated and soon after he was fitted with a pair of artificial legs. Since then every 8–9 weeks Rohan receives a new set of artificial legs. Later on when growing slows, the turnover period for artificial limbs will lengthen.

EDCA learned of the plight of the family and their attempts to give Rohan as much mobility and independence as possible. It seems that whilst hand bikes are stocked in Australia, there was currently no supplier of hand bikes for children. EDCA has imported the bike from Scotland and donated it to Rohan.

Mum Lyn said it meant the world to her as Rohan's mother to have the bike that EDCA had kindly provided. Rohan's dad Justin said, "It is great to have the hand bike as wheelchairs are bulky and heavy and in any case it's so much better for Rohan to be on a bike rather than a wheelchair so he can ride with his brother Neil and enjoy maximum independence."

Rohan trying out his new hand bike donated by EDCA under his mum Lyn's loving eyes and with brother Neil (red shirt) playing in the background.

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Love is in the Air - Spring Weddings

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ill and Rod Browne and family have had a busy and exciting month, their two daughters being married within three weeks of each other with contrasting “bush and beach” weddings.

Sarah and Morgan and their two daughters celebrated their marriage with family and friends beneath the pandanus trees in their Peregian garden on 18 September, with Morgan’s family having travelled from Melbourne and Tasmania to join in the celebrations.

Shelley and Matt Fribbens, who many readers will know at Highly Strung, gathered with family and friends at Lake Weyba Cottages for their wedding on 7 October, followed by a reception at Trio’s. Matt’s

family travelled from the UK to attend their special day.

Jill said both weddings had special “Eumundi elements”. Gavin and Julie, the previous owners of Highly Strung, decorated their Kingswood and Gavin drove Shelley and Matt in it to their reception. “With two family weddings in three weeks where else but the Original Eumundi Markets can a mother of the bride find two distinctive locally designed and made outfits?” Jill said. “Where can she find excellent body products to pamper herself with? You’ve guessed it – the OEM – how lucky are we?” Jill added that both wedding cakes were designed and made by Fiona at Fiona’s Fancies in town.

Bride and Groom Sarah and Morgan.

Bride and Groom Shelley and Matt.

Wes Watson and Annaya Williams celebrated their wedding on Friday 9 September at Annaya’s family home at 676 Bunya Rd with a garden ceremony and reception. Family and friends travelled from South Australia, NSW, North and Central Qld to attend. Not even the weather could spoil the day with the outdoor ceremony and photos timed between showers and the marquee providing the necessary cover and a “magical” reception area. An excellent band provided entertainment. Wes and Annaya spent their honeymoon in Paris and with Annaya’s relatives in Italy.

Brisbane based Kathryn Youl and Nicholas Kelly were married at the home of the best man’s parents in Eumundi on Saturday on 15 October. The 70 guests included a contingent from Kathryn’s home country England.

The reception was held at Azzurro where guests enjoyed “superb food and excellent service and support”.

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Thursday 27 October 2011

Love is in the Air - Spring Weddings

Anastasia Constantinidis and Al Galloway were married at the Amphitheatre Lake McDonald on Saturday 24 September. The reception was at a Joe’s Waterhole bistro that had been transformed into a charming setting for family and friends. Ana and Al paid a tribute to Brett and Kerry Lewis and all Joe’s staff and to Martin and Phanarat Cuthbertson for their beautiful decorations and the use of their “sexy“ Merc and to the team at Always Hair & Beauty Salon for performing “miracles” on the special day. Ana and Al expressed their thanks also to so many community people wishing them best wishes.

Sivani Mira and Kevin MacLean married in the grounds of a temple well known to them, the Anahata Yoga Temple Eumundi on 25 September.

An Indian banquet was prepared and served with the help of friends of the Temple for the 75 guests. All proceeds were directed to the Vrindavn School and Save the Cows Foundation (India), the Tibetan Children’s Village in Dharamsala, and the Shantimayi Foundation.

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Celebrate Food Mediterranean spring flavours Fran Maguire Rosemary potato skewers

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ow that our short winter is becoming but a memory, before the summer heat sets in make the most of spring and early summer’s bounty with this version of a classic French dish, Navarin d’agneau printanier, with tender lamb and young spring vegies.

Bring the scents of France and Italy to your kitchen with olive

oil and aromatic rosemary and thyme. An often underutilised veg that whispers “the Med” is fennel. Prepared with olive oil, olives and herbs, roasting softens its liquorice edge. Served this way it sits happily alongside roast lamb with the potato skewers, or sprinkled with crumbly feta makes a delicious vegie dish.

Navarin d’agneau printanier (Navarin of lamb) Ingredients 2 tblsp olive oil 1.5kg diced lamb (trimmed shoulder works well) 2 tblsp plain flour 2 tblsp tomato paste 3 garlic cloves, crushed 750ml chicken stock 250ml white wine 6 thyme sprigs 3 bay leaves 16 small chats, halved 2 bunches baby carrots 1 bunch scallions, trimmed 300g green beans, topped 230g frozen peas Salt and pepper Method Heat oil in a large flameproof casserole on medium high.

Brown lamb in batches and remove.

Add flour, tomato paste and garlic and stir for 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat; whisk in stock and wine.

Add thyme and bay leaves and bring to the boil.

Return lamb to the pan, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 70 minutes.

Add potatoes to the pan, cover and cook for 30 minutes. Uncover, then, stirring occasionally, cook for 10 minutes until sauce thickens.

Meanwhile cook carrots in boiling water for 3-4 minutes until tender.

Transfer to a dish; repeat with spring onions and beans. Add carrots, onions, beans and frozen peas to the pan and heat through, 2-3 minutes.

Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.

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Ingredients Enough small chats for number of people 50–75ml olive oil 3–5 sprigs rosemary 1 tsp sea salt Method Scrub chats and leave skin on.

Parboil chats until just soft.

Meanwhile, combine olive oil, rosemary and sea salt in a dish big enough to contain the chats.

When chats are ready, drain and put into dish with olive oil mixture; coat and leave until cool enough to handle.

Thread chats onto metal skewers or wooden ones that have been soaked in cold water.

Cook chat skewers on a hot barbecue plate, turning several

times, and basting with the olive oil mix, until browning and starting to crisp.

Rosemary leaf “crisps” are a delicious by-product of this dish – brush a couple of extra sprigs with olive oil and crisp up on the barbecue plate.

Roast fennel, olives and herbs Ingredients 3 large fennel bulbs, thinly sliced 15 Kalamata olives Dash of balsamic vinegar 1½ tblsp olive oil, extra for oiling 2 tsp finely chopped thyme 1 tsp finely chopped rosemary leaves Sea salt and black pepper to taste Feta – optional Method Preheat oven to 200C and lightly

oil a baking sheet.

Toss together all ingredients (except feta) in a large bowl.

Spread ingredients evenly on the baking sheet and roast for 15–20 minutes until the fennel begins to brown at the edges.

Alternatively, the fennel mixture can be cooked on a hot, oiled barbecue plate, turning frequently until it begins to brown.

If liked, sprinkle with crumbled feta to serve.

EUMUNDI VILLAGE PHARMACY

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Breath - Movement - Awareness

TUE & FRI 9.30–11am low–intermediate level TUE 5–6pm beginners/gentle stretch TUE & THU 6.30–8pm med–high level intermediate WED 6–7.30pm Restorative Yoga, last Wed of month $15 per class

Anahata Yoga Temple, 186 Memorial Dr Eumundi Look out for the BIG orange yoga flag

Ph 5442 8360, www.anahatayogatemple.com.au

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Call in to see our Blackmores NEW weight management range and follow a healthy, holistic approach to weight management Tania Watson B.Pharm., MPS, Shop 1, 2-6 Etheridge St Eumundi Ph 5442 8455 • F 5442 7077 OPEN 6 DAYS: Mon–Fri 8.30am–5.30pm Sat 8.30am–1.30pm Thursday 27 October 2011

Health and Lifestyle Campaign urges a positive approach Passion for Fashion this Saturday to drinking at 18 his Saturday the Original Sunshine Coast TAFE.

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rinking in pubs and clubs is a privilege, not a right, once you turn 18 – that’s the message being sent to Sunshine Coast teenagers as part of a an awareness program in local schools.

My Life, My Decision, My Responsibility, an initiative of CALM Mooloolaba (Collaborative Approach to Liquor Management), is supported by CALM Sunshine Coast in an effort to increase young people’s awareness of the realities they will face when they turn 18.

The program aims to alert young people to the expectations and responsibilities associated with the privilege of being able to legally drink and attend licensed premises and how to plan and successfully execute a safe, fun night out.

More that 600 students from both Independent and Government schools will join Queensland Police, Queensland Transport, Sunshine Coast Council and proprietors of pubs and clubs to launch the 2011 campaign with a difference – one that acknowledges the reality that young people will start to frequent licensed venues once they are legally entitled to.

Council’s Community Programs Manager, Mike Lollback, said young people have received loads of information about the dangers of excessive drinking on their health but there are no real programs that explain the realities of the 18-plus life they will move into.

“At 18, people can vote, get their driver’s licences, legally drink alcohol and go into licensed premises – it’s an exciting time,” he said.

“The program hopes to instil in these young people the need to make responsible decisions for the safety of themselves and their friends.

“No one is saying ‘don’t drink’, but if you are going out with friends to a licensed venue and you are going to drink, plan to get home safely. Make the plan before you go out and stick to it.”

My Life, My Decision, My Responsibility is designed to provide young people with factual information in relation to the expectations, responsibilities and realities associated with alcohol, licensed venues and personal behaviour.

Need a GP Saturdays?

We're excited to say that Eumundi has a doctor on duty weekdays 8.30am–5pm and NOW on Saturdays 8.30am–noon.

Our Centre also offers a women's clinic once a month.

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Eumundi Markets will again host Passion for Fashion to celebrate the unique designs of the many fashionistas within the market community. The event is renowned as a springboard for emerging designers.

Visitors will be able follow a special Passion for Fashion trail on the day – a trail through the market that highlights more than 60 stalls with a fashion focus. The Passion for Fashion trail will include men’s, women’s and children’s fashion, as well as handmade shoes, jewellery, hats and other accessories.

Another highlight of the morning will be parades of the new spring and summer collections from flagship fashion stalls from 10 am on the catwalk at the Main Stage.

The market designer collections will be followed by fashion parades featuring original designs made by the fashion design students of

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Eumundi master jeweller

Custom engagement & wedding rings Antique jewellery sales, repairs & restoration By appointment or online

Ph 0411 275 579 www.davidfrithjewellery.com

Ph 5442 6179 or 0407 597 748 www.madhf.com.au

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Professional, personal & friendly ceremonies Weddings, name givings & funerals

Ph 5442 8456 or M 0413 199 766

Solicitors Family law, criminal law, drink driving, wills and estates Ph 5449 7993 • M 0400 784 754 www.oceanlegal.com.au

Do you feel safe, valued and respected?

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If you’re after original fashion such as this item, then this Saturday 29 October there’s plenty of funky fashions for you at the Original Eumundi Markets.

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Cooroy Family Support Centre Inc.

3/2-6 Etheridge St Eumundi P: 5442 8882 • F: 5442 7054 E: eumundimedical@bigpond.com

For further information, visit www.eumundimarkets.com.au.

We provide a free confidential and professional counselling service for families affected by domestic violence – whether it is physical, emotional, financial, or social abuse. Counselling for other issues and referrals also offered.

Ph 5447 7747 • 8 Oak St Cooroy

Self Managed Superannuation Fund Specialist Accredited Advisor Free consultation Find out what a SMSF is Find out if a SMSF will suit you SMSF tax strategies Ph Steve 0448 857 532 or 5449 9004

stevegoggin@absaccounting.com.au

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In the Spotlight Michelle Pike – Best Eumundi business 2011

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uderim artist and book illustrator Michelle Pike won the major honour, the overall winner’s award at the recent Eumundi Business Awards hosted

by Eumundi Square. You’ll see she’s a very busy businesswoman but she made time to answer these questions for us: Your thoughts on your award?

It almost seems a crime to accept an award for doing something you love, but it is so gratefully received and yet another example of the wonderful support extended by the Eumundi community toward small business owners.

I have formed so many friendships within the Eumundi business community over the past four years and have an enormous network of people to thank for the success of my business, including but not limited to the EHA, Eumundi Square, The Gallery Eumundi, and of course all of my “neighbours”!

I am proud to be a part of the Eumundi business community and hope that we can continue to pull and work together for the future of this beautiful town.

What’s keeping you busy this year?

I have completed two books recently, each with its own special merit. Don’t Call Me A Koala Bear is a song book written by Don Spencer (ex Playschool presenter) that I’ve illustrated. This book will be in bookstores from 1 November

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and I’ll probably try to organise a signing somewhere in Eumundi.

The other book is the public school 2012 Sing Book – consisting of approximately 80 of my illustrations. Very exciting, as they chose me to completely “revamp” the look and feel of the 40 year old publication.

I am currently constructing my own book which will feature all the Michelle Pike Australiana characters getting up to all sorts of mischief and fun!

I am also collaborating with a very talented writer to produce a graphic novel aimed at young adult readers. The illustrations will be completely different to my current style and are even quite “dark” both in physical form and the storyline. Like a true Gemini, this darker style is very much my alter ego and something I have wanted to explore for a long time.

If this book is successful, I can see a whole “other world” opening up for me.

Of course, this work is completely different to the light-hearted and colourful Australiana works I am currently producing. For this reason, there will be a very exciting change on the horizon in terms of the business structure and how I market myself and my commercial items.

Why did you come to Eumundi to sell your art?

I came to Eumundi four years ago, initially to test public response

to my artwork. I have a true “Australiana” style and it was likely that my target market was therefore going to be the overseas tourist population. Being a major tourist attraction, the Eumundi Markets was the most ideal location to test the water. I was delighted to discover over time however, that my clientele in fact consisted of more than one demography – overseas tourists definitely, but also domestic tourists and adults and children alike.

I have since been able to structure my business within Eumundi in such a way as to separate my higher end product from my more commercial range of merchandise. My concept store is now located at Eumundi Square and continues to be a thriving business for tourists and locals alike. I continue to test new products from this store.

Thoughts on surviving the economic decline?

Any successful business owner knows that an awareness of your business community and an understanding of economic climate, at the very least enables a more educated decision when it comes to your own business operations. It is unfortunate that, together with others, the creative industry has taken a very big hit over the last couple of years in terms of customer spending habits.

Survival during these times often means adapting and this approach

can apply at both a business and a community level. The silver lining during such times, is that we are forced to think outside the box and this is usually when great ideas come to fruition!

What brought you to the Coast from WA? I went travelling overseas when I was 24 and fell in love with my English skydiving instructor – eight years later, the Pikes and ‘pikelets’ (my beautiful boys) decided that Australia was definitely the place to be. By this time, my closest family had all moved from WA to Qld with their work – so it seemed only sensible that we head for the same location... they might not necessarily agree! As much as I still love WA, the Sunshine Coast has its own special beauty, fantastic people and most of all is chock-a-block full of creative souls!

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Bits and Pieces Keep Smiling Look at this overworked two-letter word UP It’s easy to understand UP meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the councillors UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?

We call UP our friends.

And we use it to brighten UP a room and polish UP the silver; we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen.

We lock UP the house, and some guys fix UP the old car.

At other times the little word has real special meaning: People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used.

It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don’t give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.

Christmas present for visitors to Eumundi The site below in Caplick Park is where an old and dilapidated Sunshine Coast Information sign will be replaced with Council funding by an Experience Eumundi map of the town and a dedicated space for information on town events to be posted.

Improving the signage to entice visitors to stay longer in Eumundi is a key tactic in ECCO’s Experience Eumundi marketing and communication campaign.

Council are aiming to have the new signage in place before Christmas visitors arrive.

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Green Tip

Cr Paul Tatton (second left) with Discover Eumundi Heritage & Visitor Centre manager Wendy Birrell with Council’s Landscape and Urban Design department staff Rhys Pollett, Daniel McGough and Dallas Bickley.

Ah the sweet smell of spring!

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s the weather warms and the air becomes more humid, sometimes our septics can be a bit on the nose. If the microbial activity has been slowed down by any harsh cleaners, or deposits that have included antibiotics during the flu season, the critters that usually munch away are knocked out and our manures just putrefy.

More importantly, the worse it smells the more methane gas is released into the atmosphere.

So to keep those humid breezes sweet smelling, and to cut down the green house gases, there are a few things you can do.

Add some granulated yeast once a fortnight, or tip any old left-over yogurt down the toilet to increase the biota in the tank. Some people use sour milk and you can buy microbes specifically for the job (pardon the pun). Check out Nutri-Tech Solutions in Yandina for help to revitalise the breakdown in your tank in severe cases.

Protect the microscopic workforce in your septic by using only white vinegar to

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clean your bowl. Leaving vinegar overnight increases its effectiveness. Any stains can be removed with bi-carb soda and a drop of eucalyptus adds punch and a fresh smell.

If this doesn’t do the trick, you could have a plumbing problem. Trees love to send their roots out to capture nutrients and they may cause some disruption to flows in or out. Any lush vegetation will indicate the presence of rich plant food (humanures). When we do get a dry spell, check to see if there are any boggy areas that may indicate a broken pipe or junction.

Just in case that septic smell hovers, it is good to have some fragrant plants between the house and the septic.

Jasmine is an old favourite and the gardenias do well in this climate. Whether you have a septic or a composting system, these tips will apply.

Hoping you achieve the sweet smell of success!

Cleaning tip from Barbara Lord’s “Green Cleaner”

Experience Eumundi/USC Visitor Survey Marcaela, Jacinta and Michelle are students from University of the Sunshine Coast who have conducted a survey to discover the attitudes, knowledge and intentions of visitors to Eumundi and their awareness of what Eumundi has to offer. The results of the survey have been analysed and will be delivered at a presentation at the University on Monday 31 October.

The Experience Eumundi Committee has been invited and will look forward to sharing the results with you.

Thank you to all the businesses who assisted with collecting data for the survey organisers, it is really appreciated as the information will shape our marketing efforts during 2012. If you would like to attend the student presentation, please contact Maree Thomson on 0411 108 306.

Raechyl of Sippy Downs (left) completing a survey with Marcaela in Caplick Park on a recent market day.

Progressing Experience Eumundi campaign The next Experience Eumundi Committee meeting will be on Tuesday 8 November at Joe’s Waterhole.

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Environment and Outdoors

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We're sponsoring the plant decorations for a ball to be held on Saturday 5 November at Noosa Sheraton, hosted by the Noosa Summer Charity Ball committee.

The door takings from the ball will go directly to Katie Rose Cottage hospice and we are proud to be supporting Katie Rose's care of terminally ill guests. We think it is very special to have the Cottage in our area and we urge everyone to get to the ball – to have some fun and support a good cause.

Enquiries for tickets Bev 5452 6739 or 0400 606 300.

ecently Cooroy’s Lil and Paul and their children happily donated some time and money to enjoy a wonderful experience at the Elephant Stay. It is a non-profit organisation built to give retiring elephants a safe and caring environment in which to retire and also to safe guard the future of the Asian elephant through a wonderful breeding program. Up to 90 elephants were living at the Kraal but recent floods have devastated the area.

Elephants stranded in high areas of the Kraal in Thailand following flooding.

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QUniversity Noosa senior lecturer Dr Sue Davis has been nominated as Chair of the Noosa Biosphere Ltd governance board, succeeding inaugural Chair Michael Donovan.

At the most recent Noosa Biosphere governance board meeting the directors unanimously agreed that Sue was an outstanding candidate with extensive experience in the man and the biosphere objectives of conservation, sustainable

development and education.

Expressing excitement, Sue said the significant community leadership role involved close partnerships with industry, environment and community groups, Council, universities, UNESCO and others.

“We have a very special community as well as a special environment, and that includes both Noosa and the hinterland regions,” she said.

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Elephant Stay is desperately seeking public assistance to help with the financial costs of buying food and ferrying it safely to the elephants. This is such a massive natural disaster that is going to have such long lasting implications for the people and animals of Ayutthaya and in other parts of Thailand.

Donations can be made through the Elephant Stay website at http://www.elephantstay.com/ elephantstay-donate.html.

reshwater catchments across the Sunshine Coast have recorded the best results since measurements began with the first Healthy Waterways report card 10 years ago. The 2011 Healthy Waterways report card, launched today at Murrumba Downs Sewage Treatment Plant, shows the Sunshine Coast freshwater catchments have all improved since last year.

The 2011 Healthy Waterways report card, launched today at Murrumba Downs Sewage Treatment Plant, shows the Sunshine Coast freshwater catchments have all improved

since last year. The 2010 results are shown in brackets first, then the 2011: Noosa Catchment (B to A-), Maroochy Catchment (C to B-), Mooloolah Catchment (B- to B+), and Pumicestone Catchment (Cto C+).

The estuarine and bay systems also provided better than expected results considering the floods, with a significant improvement in the Pumicestone Passage after a disappointing grade in 2010: Noosa Estuary (B+ to B+), Maroochy Estuary (C to D+), Mooloolah Catch Estuary (B to B-), and Pumicestone Passage (D+ to C+).

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Nature Notes and Outdoors Death Valley Kon Hepers

“Who can resist a name like that?” our regular Nature Notes writer Kon Hepers asks. Here is Kon’s story about his experiences with nature at perhaps its harshest in the USA.

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barren, sandy track with the bleached bones of old prospectors, pioneers and their mules scattered all around ...

We’ve travelled all our Australian deserts and arid zones and always wanted to compare with the notorious Death Valley in the USA. The 13000km² Death Valley National Park straddles the California/Nevada border and easiest access is from Las Vegas, so after a long night in Sin City we drove the two hours or so through desert country past sinister US military installations to the Valley itself.

We knew that Death Valley was extremely hot and dry and had a reputation for ghost towns, lost mines and dozens of people perishing from thirst and heatstroke. Our approach was via the ghost town of Rhyolite, said to be abandoned because of the constant threat from rattlesnakes.

Parts of the hotel are still standing, framed by Joshua Trees (a species of yucca) which look like something out of Dr. Seuss.

The 240km long valley stretched into the distance; the expected and familiar stunted vegetation and glaring salt lakes but no dusty track with half-buried

Dingo conservationist paintings at Pavilion Market

bones and wagon bits. Instead, the perfectly straight black-top highway completely ruined our mental image. But the colours of the rugged hills and escarpments either side, ranging from bright yellow through green and brown to purple and black were spectacular – our photographs certainly don’t begin to capture them.

Standing beside Bad Water Basin salt lake, we looked up the cliff at a sign marking sea level. We were 86m below, the lowest point in the US, but just across the valley is the snow-capped Telescope Peak at about 4000 metres above.

(Australia’s lowest point is only 15m below sea level at Halligan Bay on Lake Eyre North.)

Death Valley is one of the driest and hottest places on earth with rainfall less than 50mm pa and reaching temperatures of over 56 degrees. Yet it has been occupied for thousands of years, most recently by tribes of the Shoshone nation, who camped and hunted in the few places where the Amargosa River, which flows under the Valley, comes to the surface and sustains plant life for the wild Bighorn Sheep, hares and other animals hunted.

One of Jennifer Parkhurst’s series of paintings and prints on display and for sale at the Health & Healing Centre (part of the Pavilion Market site). The paintings show a different picture of the Fraser Island dingoes, presenting charming, happy and tranquil depictions with the artist’s passion for the animals clearly evident in her art pieces.

Bamboo experimentation a Belli Park winner

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amboo, perhaps one of the world’s friendliest environmental resources, is now producing mulch.

Following an ABC gardening show report featuring the benefits of mulched bamboo, Durnford Dart at Bamboo Australia commenced experimenting with mulching using bamboo harvested on his farm at Belli Park.

With an estimated 6000 tonnes of bamboo on his farm and a sizeable mulching machine, Durnford and his staff harvested and mulched several clumps of bamboo.

The mulch was generously distributed throughout the bamboo groves and his wife’s rose garden.

Following a shower of rain, the bamboo grove produced an unexpected spurt of new shoots and there was a flush of new flowers in the recently planted rose garden.

Vegetables planted in a recently established plot are thriving in the bamboo mulch.

With these results, Durnford has now started thinning his bamboo groves and mulching into bulk bags for delivery to Sunshine Coast gardeners.

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Lessons for Life Creating front pages

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unshine Coast Libraries are continuing to assist budding authors to realise their dreams with free sessions about “creating front pages”.

Creating Front Pages is a workshop for authors who have written stories and need help with putting the front pages together.

Alex Mitchell, an independent book editor and consultant, and Kama Frankling, a prolific author, will provide an easy to follow guide for putting together those mysterious pages that appear before the first chapter of the

book.

Self publishers will learn about the guidelines for the compilation of front pages including, dedication, acknowledgements, title page, imprint page and the foreword.

The sessions at Cooroy Library on Tuesday 8 November and Noosa on 4 November will also cover how to gather testimonials and reviews to raise the profile of a book.

All the sessions are free.

Bookings can be made online or by contacting one of the libraries.

Want to learn about gems?

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n Saturday 19 November, Suncoast Gem & Fossicking Club will be hosting a day out for families from 8.30am at Buderim Mountain State School. For the youngsters there is Kids’ Corner where they can fossick for their own gems and stones; for those

who want to browse and buy, there are dealers, our club stall and tailgaters – all with a great variety of jewellery, rocks and stones, and to keep you fascinated or just interested there are some great demonstrations of the activities on offer at the gem club.

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his peer support group for pregnant women and new parents meets every Monday from 9–12 at the Yandina Permaculture House, North street, Yandina.

Everyone is welcome regardless

of their preferred birthing or parenting choices.

For future topics, check out w w w. b i r t h c o n n e c t i o n . c o m . au/babs. Entry is by gold coin donation.

Computer Coop Nathan Woodcock

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f you use email a lot you will have likely noticed that despite ever more laws and regulations, spam email has increased rather than decreased. In fact it’s estimated that over 80 per cent of email traffic on the Internet is unsolicited commercial email. I’m asked a lot for ways to stop spam and, to be honest, your options are fairly limited, as follows.

Firstly you can use an anti-virus or security product with anti-spam built in. This can help stop spam hitting your inbox, but you are still downloading it and it’s usually just filtered into a spam folder in your email program. For low levels of spam, this may be all you need.

To stop mail from actually arriving on your PC, you typically have a couple of options. One is using a program like Mailwasher,

which looks at your mailbox at your Internet provider and removes the spam before you download the entire message. The other is turning on spam filtering at your ISP or email host, so they remove it before you even see it. This is very effective but can result in you not seeing email falsely detected as spam.

Finally, using a webmail service like Gmail is also very effective as Google’s spam filtering is brilliant.

You can even use your own email address with Gmail and have all your mail forwarded to a gmail account purely to take advantage of its spam and virus filtering. Ask me how if you think this might be useful for you!

If you have a problem or a question phone or drop an email.

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Learning about the secrets of the deep sea

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he guest speaker for the general meeting of CooroyNoosa Family and Local History Research Group on Saturday 5 November will be Jan Brown.

Jan is an experienced deep sea diver and will talk on the unique underwater environment of the Indonesian Archipelago. The talk will be at 1.30pm at the research

room, 41 Miva Street, Cooroy and the meeting will follow. The research room is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9.30am to 1pm. These hours will be extended during the summer months. Newcomers are always welcome and help with research is available. To find out more, phone 5442 5570.

Tying the strings between nations During 2002–04, Australian Artist, Sue Lee, participated in exhibitions and art festivals throughout South Korea where she met Korean artist Sonia S. Hahn. They committed to undertake a joint project to build bridges between their cultures and The Provincial Spirit Apron Project was conceived. “Tying the strings between nations” is the motto says Sue Lee. Bright, colourful and meaningful, it is a spectacular art exhibition, with “aprons” made from materials as diverse as corrugated iron, plastic spoons and hand dyed felt. Designed and executed by various artists from the participating countries it toured from Australia to South Korea and Canada, it is now back in Australia.

The exhibition is at Discover Eumundi for the Eumundi Food Fest, Sunday 20 November 10am to 3pm.

“Aprons” will also be in Eumundi businesses forming an “apron” trail. It will continue in Discover Eumundi until the end of January.

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Sports and Outdoors Eumundi swimmer collects the medals

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yron Brown with the gold and bronze medals he won in the 50m freestyle and 25m breastroke at the recent Australian National Downsyndrome Swimming Championships and Novice Challenge held at Noosa Aquatic Centre.

Tyron’s hard training under the watchful eyes of Eumundi Aquatic Centre coaches Andrew Cowan and Richard McLean has paid off.

The best Novice swimmers can earn a spot in the Australian team to compete at next year’s International Downsyndrome Swimming Championships in Italy.

Rob Byrne with Tony Abbott

WHAT'S IN THE SPOTLIGHT Energy Conservation Communities Help reduce your electricity costs and receive up to $600 in rewards, by joining the Sunshine Coast Energy Conservation Communities program. The program is available to all eligible Sunshine Coast residents with an air-conditioner, swimming pool and/or hot water system. For more information visit energycc.com.au or call 1300 360 209.

Access and inclusion for all Council's Draft Access and Inclusion Plan aims to build a strong community by creating better access throughout the region. You are invited to review and comment on the plan which is available on council's website until 1 November.

Apply for a council traineeship Time is running out to apply for one of thirty three full time, twelve month traineeships working at Sunshine Coast Council in administration, horticulture, libraries, engineering or conservation. Visit the employment page of council’s website and apply online before 14 November.

Carbon tax workshops for business The proposed new carbon tax will affect Sunshine Coast businesses in various ways – so council has organised workshops, led by a carbon accounting specialist, to help business operators understand the impacts. The workshops will be held at Caloundra, Marooochydore and Noosa.

Register at www.business.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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ob who visited Eumundi as part of his “End Polio Now” awareness and fund-raising campaign as a Rotary volunteer has since ridden 3000km to the north and had a chance encounter with the Leader of the Opposition. Rob reckons he’s going to keep cycling until he raises the $100,000 that is the personal goal he set himself.

Rob discussed with Mr Abbott

the fact that the Australian Government had reduced its contribution to the World Health Organisation for the fight against polio from many millions per year to an average of $27,000 over the past five years. Mr Abbott commented that he was Health Minister for much of that time and his words were “Rob, we just thought that the polio problem had already been solved”.

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Don't call us ... we'll call you!

Need to talk to someone at council but haven't got time to wait in a call queue? Then jump onto council's website, leave your details for an Express Call Back and a friendly customer service officer will call you - saving you time and money!

Express Call Back is available from 8.15am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

Coolum to Nambour by bus You can now jump on a bus to travel direct between Coolum and Nambour. The new trial all-stop service goes via the Sunshine Coast Airport, Bli Bli and on to Nambour taking in the hospital and Nambour Rail Station to make train and bus connections. Visit council's website for details.

COUNCIL MEETINGS Performance and Service Committee Meeting 9am, 8 November, Tewantin.

Strategy and Planning Committee Meeting 9am, 9 November, Tewantin.

Ordinary Meeting 9.30am, 16 November, Tewantin.

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

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Locals Home and Abroad A new, young Russia Paul Lupi and Chris Sutton

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hen we started the tour we were a little apprehensive, having no idea of what we would find. We expected unsmiling, drab people, borscht and cabbage soup, guns and rockets in Red Square and security people watching our every move.

Silly us! What we found were warm and witty people who couldn’t do enough to make us welcome, fantastic food, active Orthodox Christian churches,

concerts in Red Square and no “reds under the beds”. We walked freely through Red Square and the Kremlin, past the seats of Russian power and into the museums and shopping centres. We shared afternoon tea in the home of a Russian family and were warmly welcomed. We felt very safe and our only problem was converting roubles into dollars and dollars into roubles.

Russia is a land of enormous contrasts, from the opulence of the Czars’ palaces to the tiny, wooden homes of the rural people, from the vitality and wealth of oil and commerce in Moscow to the beauty and culture of St Petersburg.

Our cruise from St Petersburg to Moscow along the Volga Canal was a fantastic experience. We learnt a little Russian language and how to drink Vodka the Russian way. We heard from our crew what it was really like to live during the Soviet era and what happened to Russians when the USSR collapsed in 1991.

Our questions were frank and they were answered openly and honestly by our guides and the people we met along the way. We soon realised that this is a new, young Russia, only 20 years old

and grappling with democracy and capitalism for the first time in the history of its people. They have a fresh new outlook on life and politics, and optimism edged with apprehension about their future. It’s certainly a place worth visiting now while it is growing and changing. Just watch out for the crazy Moscow traffic! Traffic jams, no parking and an absolute disregard for any kind of road rules makes for interesting driving.

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PASSION FOR FASHION @ Eumundi Markets This Saturday 29 October If you’re after fashion with funk and flair, then don’t miss Passion For Fashion at Eumundi Markets this Saturday 29 October.

Follow a Passion for Fashion trail through the market and visit more than 60 fashion-focussed stalls – including clothing for men, women and children, as well as handmade shoes, jewellery, hats and other accessories.

Visit the catwalk at Main Stage from 10am for parades of the new spring and summer collections from flagship fashion stalls.

The market designer collections will be followed by fashion parades featuring original designs made by the fashion design students of Sunshine Coast TAFE.

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