EG 142 of 29 March 2012 by The Green Magazine

Issue 142 – Thursday 29 March 2012

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

Div 10 Cr Paul Tatton retiring

To the victors go an MP seat ... again

The jubilant newly re-elected Member for Noosa Glen Elmes at his postelection party for election workers with his wife Lesleigh, son Kristin, daughter Teigan and her partner Josh. Glen attracted a swing of around six per cent.

ong standing Sunshine Coast councillor has decided to call it a day after 28 years in local government – 14 years as a councillor officer and 14 years as a councillor. Paul did not nominate for re-election for the poll to be held on Saturday 28 April citing serious health issues and changes to personal circumstances. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in local government, I have met and worked with some very talented and wonderful people, and I have had the opportunity to be involved in some great projects. It has been a pleasure representing the Eumundi, Nambour, Yandina, Kenilworth and Mapleton communities,” Paul said. continued on page 4

Peter Wellington with wife Jenny (right) and Vicki O’Flynn after claiming victory for another term as the independent Member for Nicklin. Peter’s team indicated that it was the “sweetest of victories” that he and his grass roots approach had been able to withstand the “tsunami” effect of the “big party machine” to retain the seat of Nicklin with an expected swing away of 11 per cent.

Servo update – Eumundi servo’s Bob Loudon has advised that he has received some quotes for the preparation of reports and other work required in order to meet the conditions to re-open. He expected work to commence this week.

Property of the week Under instructions to sell in 30 days · Modern 4 year old single level home with 9 foot ceilings · 4 large bedrooms and 2 bathrooms · Large eat-in kitchen with stone worktops · Spacious tiles lounge · Separate rumpus room · Ducted air throughout, room for workshop/garage · Secluded and private, easy care established landscaping ASKING $475,000 • Phone for an inspection Memorial Dr Eumundi • Ph 5442 8333 Sales • Ph 5442 8011 Rentals • Email: nhrsales@bigpond.com • www.noosahinterlandrealty.com

Eumundi Combined Community Organisation (ECCO) proudly distributes 4000 copies free each fortnight to all withinThursday postcode 45622012 area and at outlets nearby. 29 March

Experience Eumundi market tent

General manager appointed At its board meeting in November last year, the directors decided it was time to advertise and then appoint a part-time General Manager to oversee and develop ECCO’s five business units. This decision was taken after careful consideration of a detailed options paper prepared by the former chairman on the necessity for “organisational change” in this expanding company. The appointment will ensure the efficient operation of the company’s business units – Car Park, Eumundi Green, Community Bus, Experience Eumundi and the Eumundi Family Medical Centre. The businesses are at a stage in their development where they require hands on management and day to day support to ensure that the community needs and service continue to be met. After an extensive recruitment process, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Joyce Turnbull as ECCO’s General Manager. Joyce commenced duties on Friday 16th March 2012 and she has a proud record in the local community and a strong background in corporate life and education. This appointment has precipitated several staff changes and triggers a vacancy for the editor position of our treasured flagship Eumundi Green – please see page 13. Our General Manager is to implement the required transition arrangements for the company and its operational business units as a priority. Welcome Joyce. Barrie Adams, Chairman, ECCO Ltd

The Experience Eumundi tent is now a fixture in Lonergan Lane for the next three months as a pilot in partnership with Discover Eumundi. Experience Eumundi t-shirts will be available for sale from next Saturday, as well as information for tourists about what to do when in Eumundi. If you would like to discuss how your business can be involved in the Experience Eumundi market tent and promoting Eumundi to our visitors please contact Maree Thomson on 0411 108 306.

Experience Eumundi website Website development has commenced with Piper DM currently in concept development phase. The project lead Dena Dillon has been invited to speak at the next Chamber of Commerce networking night on Thursday 26 April at Joe’s Waterhole at 6pm. Keep an eye out for an invitation. For further information contact Maree Thomson on 0411 108 306.

www.eumundicco.com.au

Continuing to provide the best in live entertainment // Wed 4 April Canned Heat (USA) // Fri 20 April Pete Cullen, Heatpacking Mamas and Asa Broomhall // Sat 21 April Kim Churchill, Microwave Jenny and Benjalu // Sat 12 May Elixir featuring Katie Noonan (body art weekend) Well done Sophie!

Congratulations Sophie Eaton on 30 years staff service. Has to be a record!

Memorial Dr Eumundi • Ph 5442 8144 • www.liveatjoes.com

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Thursday 29 March 2012

Editor's Desk

his is my swan song as your managing editor – please see page 13. It’s been nearly six years of editing and a year before that in planning for the Green. It’s time for a change personally and professionally but I’ll be around to lead the changeover to new editorial arrangements and to work ongoing with the new editor to ensure the sustainability of the community magazine. The genesis of Eumundi Green came from a public meeting of residents on 27 July 2004 at the School of Arts. Change was on the agenda then too. The Noosa by-pass to Eumundi was a reality and the main street had lost the constant rumbling of trucks taking building materials to Noosa. This seemed to facilitate a subtle return of the village to its people and gave inspiration to residents new and old to band together with renewed spirit. It was this spirit on show at the meeting in 2004 and the listing of a “community newspaper” as a priority for better community communication then that in time led to yours truly taking the plunge personally to begin Eumundi Green. At the launch on 4 July 2006 at a packed School of Arts I promised that John and I would personally underpin the venture and that I would be editor for one year. The confidence to “have a crack at it” was from the support shown by potential advertisers and the community. The one year commitment turned into more than three buoyed by the support from advertisers and readers. Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd acquired Eumundi Green in late 2010 making it truly a community magazine. Community support underpinned that successful transition and I ask for your assistance now in another transition. Thank you to everyone for being on the journey with the Green – I hope you agree it’s a great ride to be on. Joyce Turnbull editor@eumundigreen.com.au

Community Diary Kimberley Court Doonan

Fri 30 March Term 1 finishes at state schools

Sat 31 March Earth Hour event 6.30pm Amphitheatre Ph 5442 8456

Elizabeth Henley and John Gregory

n 2001 we moved to the Sunshine Coast from Sydney to get away from “the big smoke”. We searched the coastal towns from southern NSW to Noosa to find the ideal location for a simpler life, and once we saw the Sunshine Coast we were sold; then it was just a matter of finding the ideal home. It was going to be either “beach” or “bush”, and the “bush” won out, hands down. Doonan, our street, and our home offers so much of what we treasure – peace and quiet from the hustle and bustle of city life, wonderful bird life, wallabies and kangaroos wandering through our unfenced block, pitch black or starlit nights with no interference from the city lights. All that, and we are ten minutes to the beach and only 90 minutes from an international airport – what more could one want! Of course, we’re both active in our local communities and we love it!

Tues 3 April CWA meeting 10am CWA Hall Eumundi Ph 5441 3226 Wed 4 April Kids holiday craft classes start Ph 5442 7106 Fri 6 April–Mon 9 April Easter – Servo open Fri 10am-4pm Sat 10am-4pm Sat 10am-6pm Sun 10am-5pm Mon 10am-4pm Sat 7 April Annual children’s Easter treasure hunt 8am Original Eumundi Markets Fri, Sat and Sun 20, 21, 22 April The Picture Show Man with introduction 7.30pm 20 and 21 April and 2pm 22 April School of Arts Eumundi Bookings Indee Theatre 5472 8200 Wed 25 April 7.30am ANZAC Day commemorative walk and service Markets will be held

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 include:

Fran Maguire Sub-editor

Michael Arnett

Deadline for issue out Thurs 12 Apr for display and Green Leaf ads & copy is NOON Wed 4 Apr �� deadline one day earlier due to Easter Published by Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd ACN 133 941 278 ● www.eumundicco.com.au For advertising rates and requirements please go to www.eumundigreen.com.au or Ph 0413 199 766. A yearly subscription is $50 posted. Please phone us for local delivery points or to attend to any delivery requirements. Eumundi Green: taking the essence of Eumundi to the world.

Business Clinic

Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd

Susan Cochrane From the Treetops

Matt Popplewell

This magazine is printed on 100% recycled paper, except the cover and centre pages, which are printed on partly recycled plantation-sourced paper.

In the Spotlight

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 Wishing and hoping

News from Turkey

ontinuum Antiques, Vintage, Retro couple Debra and Doug Palmen have just left for their first buying trip for 2012 and will be away until 24 April. Their temporary shop managers, Des and Doreen Redfern, will again be taking the helm and the shop will be open during its normal hours. The furry shop managers

are taking a break for the duration, but will return to duty in April. This time Debra and Doug are visiting Singapore, Istanbul, a good deal of England, Paris and its surrounds, Brussels and Amsterdam. You can see what they are seeing and doing and buying at www.debrapalmen.blogspot.com.

Business Clinic Michelle Thurbon (left) with division 10 candidate for council elections Linda Morrell. Linda attended the street rally when the news of the overturning of the directive to cease selling fuel was celebrated. She was in town to check on progress towards re-opening.

Div 10 Cr Paul Tatton retiring continued from page 1

Earlier this week indications were that only two Nambour candidates Alex Blake and Tim Tim McMenamin had lodged nominations for division 10 before Tuesday’s cut-off date. Polling booths open from 8am to 6am on Saturday 28 April 2012. Pre-poll voting will open 9am Monday 16 April and close 6pm Friday 27 April. Applications

for postal ballot papers close at 6pm on Wednesday 25 April with a cut-off date for return set at 6pm Tuesday 8 May. Residents of the Eumundi district and local business operators are reminded of their invitation to attend the community meet the councillor and mayor candidates forum at Joe’s Waterhole on Monday 2 April starting at 5.30pm.

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Positive working capital is a must

ell times are tough. We all know that. But what is the key thing to survive in tough times? The basic rule is to focus on ensuring you always maintain a positive working capital in your business. Simply that means your cash plus your debtors must exceed your creditors. Of course strictly speaking stock needs to be considered as well but stock on a shelf is not cash and never will be so if adding that in be careful and always take a conservative position. I remember years ago learning that stock on a shelf is worthless irrespective of what you paid for it if you could not sell it. If you are in the food industry you see your stock become worthless before your eyes over a very short period. Businesses need to take heed of that fact and apply a similar philosophy. If you can’t sell stock for whatever reason, for example wrong colour, style, or type as against your normal selling time, then forget about the margin just sell it at cost. That way you will improve your working capital position and remove from your stock those obsolete and otherwise impossible to sell items. Your creditors are your cash lifeline so treat them with respect. Honour their trading terms. Be a regular on time payer not one who needs to be constantly reminded you are overdue again. Do that and on that odd occasion you are waiting for that large debtor to pay who is a little late just pick up the phone and call your creditor and say I am going to be a few days late. Confirm it in writing. You will be surprised of the support you will receive if you can develop that trusting relationship with your creditors. But make sure you meet the new deadline. On your debtors don’t put your head in the sand. Be constantly vigilant about your trading terms as well. Don’t be afraid to call your debtors and say when can I expect payment. Have your reminder letters prepared and send them out as soon as your trading terms have not been met. Don’t focus on your large debtors as your lifeline and ignore your smaller debtors. Yes the larger debtors are the ones that replenish your shelves and give you the bulk of your profit but its the smaller ones that will really give you that extra profit providing they pay on time. Don’t let them think I am just a small debtor. They won’t mind if I am late or worse still don’t pay at all. Good luck it’s tough but be vigilant, honour your own obligations and those with whom you do business will do the same to you. Michael Arnett 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 29 March 2012

Community News Desperately seeking … dolls!

his year sees a new workshop at the upcoming Eumundi’s Australian Body Art Carnivale (12 and 13 May) titled “All Dolled Up”, and organisers are seeking a crucial component … dolls! The All Dolled Up workshops will encourage kids to get hands-on and paint bodies, albeit tiny ones. Dolls will serve as the “models” to be painted, decorated and enhanced, and adults as well as kids will be welcome to take part. Workshop organisers Kait Manchip and Viv Eardley have been scouring opp shops and garage sales to collect a stockpile of dolls to decorate, but are in need of more.

“Donations of pre-loved fashion dolls would be fantastic – dolls like Barbie and Ken, and Bratzsized dolls are ideal,” says Kait. “Even broken dolls, dolls with bad hair cuts and spare limbs can be used.” “If there’s anyone out there having a clean-up and wondering what to do with dolls no longer used, we’d be thrilled to put them to good use. Donations of anything sea-themed or “bling” would be great too.” If you have dolls to donate, please contact Kait on 5442 7527, email her at alldolledup@ iprimus.com.au, or deliver them to Discover Eumundi.

A one horse, two dog town?

At Berkelouw Café for coffee, or at least to watch humans have coffee.

Earth Hour in Eumundi aturday 31 March is the annual Earth Hour day when across the world hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments unite in switching off the lights for 60 minutes. More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide have registered to collectively display their commitment to protecting planet earth and support for climate change action whether or not the change is due to humans or nature.

Eumundi Green Facebook fans lucky draw

Members of the public are invited to join volunteers for the upcoming body art weekend at the Amphitheatre at 6.30pm. Attendees should bring something to drink, a torch or a solar light and a fold up chair. Light food will be available for a nominal charge and there will be a little music. The evening has been sponsored by Jock and Di Howard of Solar Power Specialists in Memorial Dr.

Eerwah Vale’s Oliver and Daisy at NewsXpress for the excursion to get the daily newspapers.

A real taste sensation

Susan Johnson. Photo: Russel Shakespeare.

100% handmade with only the finest Belgian chocolate Lief local artisan chocolates, quality and style Available from Lief at Eumundi Square, Napier Rd Eumundi and Belmondos, Rene St Noosaville

Ph 5442 8509 • M 0428 869 776 • www.liefchocolates.com.au

ania Hubbard signing the prize, a copy of her cookbook gluten free grain free food we love that she donated after drawing the winner Annie Wilson at Nambour’s Husk and Honey café. Annie has decided to donate the book to the orientation draw for volunteers for the body art weekend at next Saturday’s Earth Hour event at the Amphitheatre. Thursday 29 March 2012

Easter trading hours:

Good Friday: 10am til 4pm • Fine dining: 6.30pm til late Saturday: 8am til 4pm • Fine dining: 6.30pm til late Easter Sunday: 10am til 3pm Easter Monday: Closed

13 Garnet St Cooroy  Ph 5472 0077

Please join us for wine and nibbles on Friday April 13 at 6.30pm (for 7.00pm start) to talk about Susan Johnson's Broken Book, a remarkable story of one woman's struggle to become the artist she passionately planned to be. It is one of the most powerful and moving Australian novels of recent times. Doonan's Loani Prior will be in store at 10am on Easter Saturday with her newly released third tea cosy book How Tea Cosies Changed the World. Keep up to date with our events at www.berkelouw.com.au/stores/eumundi

7 days a week 87 Memorial Dr Eumundi

Ph 5442 8366

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Community News New tipple from Eumundi winery

he once famous Eumundi Lager could rise again. Having secured both state and federal licences to brew Germanstyle, non-preservative beers such as the long-lamented Eumundi Lager, Gerry next needed to work through the local planning requirements. “I contacted council’s local business support program staff who helped me with getting the approval for the brewery. Council staff got it through quickly and efficiently. They did a fantastic job,” Gerry said. “This will see Eumundi Lager resurrected as one of the Coast’s favourite tipples for locals and tourists.” Gerry said that the beer would be made to German purity laws from malt from Darling Downs barley, not sugar cane as many breweries do. Gerry said Eumundi Winery would continue its grape and sugar cane alcohol production

“but we will eventually specialise in fermenting beer”. “The new brewery will be called Mundi Hill Brewery, memorialising the name of local Aboriginal warrior Huon Mundy,” Gerry said.

Verrierdale Community Group will hold its annual general meeting on Monday 2 April at 6.30pm at the Verrierdale Hall. All welcome.

Eumundi Lager in 2006.

Susan Cochrane

really be a major effort towards sustainable regional Queensland, or is that just puffing in the wind? I haven’t heard a word about my particular area of concern –arts, culture and heritage – but we all know sport reigns supreme in Australia. You might find it surprising that more people go to cultural events in some form or practice some kind of cultural activity than play sport. Cultural activities include us enjoying our visits to community, regional and state museums, art galleries, libraries, and going to concerts, theatre and movies. As well there are all the cultural activities, such as reading and writing, participating in some form of visual or performing arts, craftwork or invention, that we do ourselves (more or less expertly). Each of us has our own cultural identity, it is a fundamentally important part of our well-being at all stages of life. Yet our politicians don’t seem to be aware of this.

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

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Sunshine Coast Council’s Spot the Pothole campaign is still in effect, with residents urged to report road damage over the next few weeks, even if the rain stops. Damage reports can be made to Council’s customer contact centre

Sunshine Coast Council has a new enquiry line for any questions regarding planning and development applications and assessments. Council development services staff are available to answer any development-related questions on 5475 PLAN (5475 7526). Pomona’s Majestic Theatre has reopened with new equipment following water damage incurred during the recent floods. The next movie to be screened will be family-friendly action flick Spy Kids on Friday 30 March. Please arrive at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Entry $10pp for movie and snack, or $6pp movie only. The launch party of the 75th Maleny Show will be held on Thursday 19 April in the Pavilion at the Maleny Showgrounds, starting at 5.30pm. The event will recognise the contributions of this year’s sponsors. The Maleny Show will run from 1–2 June this year.

Police Beat Blair Doran

Election fatigue

hank heavens election day passed last Saturday. No more cheap and nasty brochures stuffed in the letterbox, candidate promo signs sprouting up on every street corner, pollies grab-bag of blather and up yours! advertisements on the TV. I’ve had this kind of election campaign, where personal vendettas and one-upmanship (or up-womanship) are rife. They are such an un-beautiful lot, our Qld pollies – quite a few could do with a makeover to look more attractive, and for heavens sake, a better photographer to take their election poster portraits. Not that they need any more celebrity status, but some of the photos of candidates were seriously awful! As for the appeal of their policies, I despair of ever having the fundamental platforms clearly explained by the leaders of each party without election rhetoric clouding every issue. Will there

on 5475 7272, or online at www. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

Easter fundraiser for Kenilworth service organisations – The butcher, the baker, the cheese and wine maker of the future getting ready for the annual Kenilworth Cheese, Wine & Food Fest fundraiser on Easter Saturday, 7 April. Visit www.kenilworthfoodfest. org.au.

From the Treetops

News in brief

e are continuing our investigation into a number of break-and-enters that have occurred around the Eumundi and Doonan areas over the past six weeks. The latest of these occurred at a residence on Bonavista Dr Doonan where the offenders gained entry by removing a closed window and climbing through. Jewellery, a laptop, iPod and other items were taken. We are very interested in hearing from anyone with information that may assist us in arresting the offenders. In the lead-up to Easter we will be stepping up our traffic enforcement, particularly targeting speeding and drink driving. The wet weather of late has contributed to a number of traffic accidents in our division and, sadly, the latest has resulted in the death of one of our residents. The collision between two vehicles occurred on Memorial Dr and the circumstances are

still being investigated by the Forensic Crash Unit. It is timely to remind motorists to drive to the conditions, especially on wet roads. We are adopting a no tolerance on speeding and drink driving over the next month in an attempt to make our roads safer during this busy time. We are also constantly receiving complaints about motorists parking in drop off and bus zones outside the Eumundi State School. The ignorance on the part of some motorists creates a potentially dangerous situation for our children. There have been regular incidents where school buses have been unable to stop in their designated area to pick up the children. We will be closely monitoring this over the last week of the term and the start of the new term until the situation improves, and we will be fining people for doing the wrong thing. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter.

EUMUNDI POLICE 5442 8222 Thursday 29 March 2012

Community News Katie Rose Hospice enters a new era Local author launches his book 14 April

Gary Cox new Nursing Director at Katie Rose Hospice Doonan is presented with a cheque to support hospice activities by Liz Meikle (right) and Dorothy Maloney, residents of Noosa Waters.

atie Rose Hospice at Doonan has entered a new era with the appointment of Gary Cox as the new nursing director. Gary is a worthy successor to Terry ClarkeBurrows, who was the founding nursing director of the hospice and retired late last year. Gary is a highly experienced

palliative care nurse, who trained in England and has spent a period of his nursing in hospices. Gary has commenced duties and along with a dedicated team of nurses and volunteers is already providing a friendly and comforting atmosphere for terminally ill guests.

The Noosa and hinterland story project

oosa Biosphere is seeking assistance and involvement in a region-wide online survey to better understand how communities feel about our area. The survey will be distributed via email, websites, postcards and the Noosa News, and they are seeking assistance in passing on the survey and encouraging participation. The results and analysis will be shared. The survey will be distributed via email, website, postcards and through media channels from this week. All participants will remain anonymous and they can also enter the prize draw. This is a collaborative, open and

transparent research project that will inform our community about our social dynamics, behaviours and attitudes. The anonymous online survey is jointly conducted by Noosa Biosphere Ltd, CSIRO and the University of the Sunshine Coast. The objective of the project is to survey residents and visitors of the Noosa biosphere reserve region (including neighbouring areas) to better understand their attachment to the region and sense of place, as well as uncovering resident’s level of association/engagement with the many different community groups in the region.

Daniel Rechnitzer launches his new book The All Knowing Diary which he says is a treasure map teaching people how to become “all knowing”. He is looking forward to sharing his journey with locals at a free workshop at South Pacific Resort. The details are at www.AllKnowingDiary.com.

Valdora tower decision

ommunity members have applauded local councillors’ decision to refuse a proposal to develop two communication towers for an AM broadcast facility on a rural property in Valdora. The proposed facility was to improver ABC news radio coverage for a service “black spot” north of

the Maroochy River. Council’s decision to not approve was based on “insufficient planning grounds to justify an approval of the radio tower with the proposal conflicting with the planning scheme at both strategic and code levels and the benefits of the service not outweighing the conflicts.”

HAIR SPECIAL: Half Head of Foils, Cut and Blowdry from $99 Call today for an appointment Shop 2/6 Etheridge St Eumundi, Ph 5442 7202 Next to the Medical Centre

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Your Say Re-vamp top of town works As someone who lives at the northern end of Memorial Dr, I would like to congratulate the council on their re-vamping and beautification of the junction of Memorial Dr and Caplick Way. Walking to the village or to the markets is now not fraught with the dangers that were there before. No longer do you have to stand on the edge of the road outside the former real estate office looking for a break in the traffic coming from three different directions at great speed. There was no kerbing or guttering on the north side of Caplick Way and it was a race to get to the safety of either side of the road. The area where you had to stand and wait to cross (north side) was once the driveway to a garage and sloped quite steeply and dangerously. On one occasion my daughter-in-law lost control on this slope and her double pram, with twin boys on board, ended up tipping over completely with lots of screams and tears. Fortunately there was no serious harm done but they did not try and negotiate that corner again unless the boys were out of the pram. To those who felt Council should have built a roundabout at that

spot I would just say I am also a driver and I feel that when driving through villages such as Eumundi and Yandina, we should defer to the pedestrian and not to someone driving with all the protection that a motor vehicle affords. I understand measurements were taken at the intersection prior to the work being done, and traffic was going through the intersection at around 60kph, far too fast for safety and making it extremely hard for pedestrians to cross the road. Slowing the traffic down to 20kph is essential, especially as the majority of cars proceeding south along Memorial Dr are doing 20-30kph over the regulated 50kph anyway. To have a safety island in the centre of the road makes a pedestrian feel much safer especially the older person and mothers with children. Finally, slowing down to 20kph has not made for a noisy intersection. I have sat at Food@ Eumundi on several occasions and it is less noisy than it used to be before the changes were made and there is no longer the squealing of tyres as motorists took the corners at speed. Tricia Chapman Eumundi

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COMING UP Sunday 1 Apr and Easter Sunday 8 Apr  90 boutiques Eumundi Square for shopping with a difference and Easter specials  Discover Eumundi 10am–2pm My Tree 2012 photography competition, display of 2010 entries and Vintage Buttons and Bags collectors corner  Tina Cooper Gallery central Memorial Dr now open 9am–2pm  Enjoy lunch at one of Eumundi’s celebrated eateries

Sunday in Eumundi part of

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Dingo problems I am trying to discover if any other people in the Eerwah Vale area are having a problem with dingoes as we are in Wilsons Lane. The dingoes are becoming more bold and venturing right up to house yards and neighbours have had pets attacked as well as losing livestock. I have contacted Peter Bell from the Council who is interested in meeting with other residents in the Mt Eerwah vicinity who have seen dogs and or who have lost animals recently. People may contact me on 5442 8255 or mobile 0420 939 723 or by email eileenwalder@yahoo.com. Eileen Walder Eerwah Vale Support for jobs and RV facility in Eumundi Council is by far the largest employer on the Sunshine Coast with such a diversity of professions and skills. Getting experience with a first job is the hardest thing for a graduate, so a graduate traineeship program would allow short term contracts being offered along with a mentoring program. It would also have the added advantage of getting fresh thinking and ideas into the ageing Council workforce. $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.

WORK WANTED Tutor maths etc 0418 544 228

WORK AVAILABLE Casual factory/kitchen hand. Early starts. Australian Nougat Company 5442 7617

AVAILABLE FOR RENT Granny flat/studio/storage 1br 2nd term Eumundi 0418 544 228

SERVICES & NOTICES Fitness & weight loss classes 0412 489 313 www.lucycloonanfitness.com ............................................................... Organic Gardening course permaculture zone planning, soil testing, building soil, composting and worm farming Wed 4 April seven lessons $180 Yandina Community Gardens. Enrolments and course overview info@permacultureproduce.com.au 0432 180 523 ............................................................... JP service at Discover Eumundi every Sat 9am-10.30am

SERVICES & NOTICES Sewing, mending & alterations Doonan Ph 0424 182 624 ............................................................... Designer dressmaking & alterations Karyn 0457 232 628 ............................................................... Yoga/Stillness 4 kids begins in Eumundi Term 2 Call Bridget 0402 142 030 ............................................................... Horse riding lessons Eumundi 5442 7124 ............................................................... Sue Trethowan-Jones now offering unique vintage decoupaged furniture, gifts, fashion & jewellery at her bursting at the seams studio 524 Eumundi Range Rd from1-5pm Fridays or 0417 772 188 for another time ............................................................... Old spa for body art décor 12-13 May Ph 0413 199 766 ............................................................... Start your own business from home. No set up costs. Healthy and simple 5442 7124 ............................................................... Mobile scaffolding v g condition 3m high, safety rail, new wheels, $1250. Technics electric organ, needs service FREE to good home. Indee Theatre 5472 8200

Another area Council can immediately act on is to make it easier for local businesses to get access to the $220 million it spends each year on goods and services. In talking to business they find the process of tendering complex and bureaucratic with many of the tenders too large for local small business. The process of tendering needs to be simplified, with tenders broken down so that local business can compete. A sizeable weighting should be given to locals. This should also be the case for consultancies which often go to large national and international companies. Tourism is worth $1.8 billion a year to the region however it is a very competitive market and we need to make sure we have the best facilities and services to continue to attract them. Studies show that the grey nomads spend on average about $90 each a day and I will look at how local facilities in Eumundi and Yandina can be provided to dump their waste from their RVs and pick up water. I will work with the local community to find locations where they can stay. Jen Mazoudier Div 9 Council candidate

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Youth News Goodstart buzzing

Bringing a world of music home to roost in Doonan

William models the protective clothing for bee keepers for his friends at Goodstart Childcare Centre in Napier Rd.

oonan home bee keepers Rick Rota and Astrid Paget visited the children in Nutrition Week to explain the pre supermarket or market process of bees making

honey. No bees were on site but a hive, honey comb, learning and fun were all present. Rick mentioned that their one hive produces 25kg honey every four months.

New children welcome

ellie and Gavin Hamburger are realising their dream to bring their rich, global experiences in music to the next generation of musicians. In issue 114 of Eumundi Green, they outlined their plans to build a home-based recording studio and renovate their Doonan home for their young family, son Marshall and twin daughters Dixie and Rose. Those plans are now coming to fruition. Kellie (a percussionist, vocalist and Tafelmusik teacher) and Gavin (a composer specialising in soundtracks, including for Bollywood movies, and performer in an impressively wide range of instruments from around the planet) are offering what they believe is a very different approach to learning music than traditional methods. Gavin, who teaches music in the education system, says that often children want to learn music but they are unsure which instruments they want to play. At Gavin Hamburger Productions Music School and Recording Studio, where Gavin is pictured with Marshall, children from younger than age five

upwards will be able to select from a multitude of instruments across the families of guitar, string, woodwind, brass, keyboards and percussion, and voice, and progress to Grade 8 if they wish to. Gavin says that their approach is unique in that it teaches music in a professional recording studio environment in which they try to give their students everything they need to enter the music industry, whether as performers, composers or on the technical side of music production. Gavin and Kellie will start their music programs in Term 2.

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April (3) and Max (2) enjoying the equipment and toys at Eumundi Playgroup (opposite Highly Strung on the old showground site). Playgroup which meets there every Monday 10am-noon except school holidays provides stimulation and friendship for children of all pre-school ages and their parents. The facility is fenced and there are “good things to play with” and a sandpit. New members are sought to make the most of the facility. For more information, contact Katherine 0418 725 571.

Take a bow, Eumundi

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WHILE WE LIVE WE GROW

Last Friday on parade was a proud day for our school, our students and staff and for me as Principal. Firstly there were merit awards aplenty, there was a regional swimming record recipient, this year's Thursday guitar group playing at their first public performance, our choir leading the singing, students dressed for their medieval celebration and awards for individual and class achievement in fundraising through our spellathon. The most exciting aspect of the spellathon was the number of children who learnt all their words through practice with their families and teachers. And then the news that $16,000 had been raised by the children through sponsorship for the spellathon − an extraordinary achievement that has allowed for an inter-active smart board to be purchased for use by each class. Take a bow, Eumundi.

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Markets Drum A fun morning at the markets

Birthday ice cream

Body artist Nina M (left), models Robyn, Peter and Anna and artist creator (Rene). Nina and Rene had painted up a promotional storm for the Australian Body Art Carnivale being held on 12 and 13 May.

Neil Oldham (left) busy serving fellow stallholders a celebratory ice cream at the Original Eumundi Markets annual stallholder party last Saturday to celebrate the 33rd birthday of the markets.

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couple of months ago the Original Eumundi Markets (OEM) board announced that it is introducing systems to formalise the selection of stallholders. The aim is to continue attracting artisans, makers and other stallholders to OEM that have the most creative, unusual and highest quality products. Over 100 stallholders attended meetings in January and February this year to discuss what it is that makes the Original Eumundi Markets unique, and what can be done to hang onto this specialness. Since then, with the help of stallholders, work has been proceeding on the drafting of a new stallholder application process with a view to implementing changes in 2012. Workshops with stallholders have looked at how OEM could define “originality” and “quality” and the importance of mandating

stallholder made products and services. The new processes in development will make OEM entry processes more transparent and will support the sustainability of the markets. The Original Eumundi Markets is now a unique iconic event that has played a strong part in the recent history of Eumundi and the surrounding district. The Eumundi markets were established in 1979 on community owned land with the aim of supporting local artist and makers with the motto “we make it, bake it, sew it, grow it”. This recent work of the board and staff confirms that communal spirit and dedicated stallholders are still well and truly the essence of the Original Eumundi Markets. The new magazine Original showcases the world-class products of the Original Eumundi Markets and aims to capture the essence and culture of the markets.

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Eumundi Markets circa 1981. Thursday 29 March 2012

Arts Scene Happy Birthday Mr President at the Indee Theatre

Bev Barton (left), Robyn Cook, Marilyn, Gerry Clatworthy and Marion Hopkins at the opening night of the Indee’s production Happy Birthday Mr President. Opening Night was a fundraiser for Katie Rose Cottage raising $1875.

Indee Theatre News John Burls

Claire Exley (left) Irene Blakley and Jennifer Milligan. Katie Rose Hospice relies heavily on volunteers not only to assist the nursing staff at the hospice but also to staff the charity’s three opportunity shops and drive the fund raising activities of the charity. Individuals interested in assisting with charity activities can contact the hospice office on 5479 0881.

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The return of the Picture Show Man

n the very early years of the last century Maroochydore was the base for one Jackie Moskin. Jackie was the picture show man for the Sunshine Coast and surrounds as far as Gympie. He had a Ford van to transport his projector and all the equipment needed to screen the latest silent movies. One of his regular ports of call was the Eumundi School of Arts Hall, which was always a major problem because at that time the hall was a two-storey building (see photo). This meant that Jackie had to jack up his rear-axle to attach a belt to drive the generator, so that he could operate his projector from the verandah. Excerpts from many of the films screened by Jackie will be included in the first half of The Picture Show Man weekend, being staged in April as an Indee Century Special to mark the hall’s centenary. Film historian, Kev Franzi, will host the first half of the program with an amazing coverage of films and projectors from the very early 1900s. Kev has laid out a fantastic program that will absorb and entertain. The second half of the show will be a screening of the iconic Australian film The Picture Show Man which traces the era up until about 1927 when the talkies arrived. The Picture Show Man is being screened through the

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courtesy of the estate of film producer, Joan Long. If you’ve never ventured inside our community hall, please make the effort and visit for this trip back to the School of Arts beginnings. Three performances only – Fri 20 April 7.30pm, Sat 21 April 7.30pm and Sun 22 April 2pm. Booking is essential. Tickets $20, concessions and Sunday $18. Phone the Indee Theatre on 5472 8200.

Kev Franzi with the same projector as used in The Picture Show Man.

Doonan’s Karen Beardsley addresses the crowd of well wishers on hand for the opening of the first exhibition of The Gallery at Gympie Terrace on St Patrick’s day.

Artist Caroline Magerl catching up with Mark Bradley who is the proud owner of one of Caroline’s “stunning” paintings.

Hospice benefits from art show Stewart and Karin Wood of Noosa Heads at the Tinbeerwah Art Group “Art Eggstravaganza” held recently at the Coory RSL Bowls Club. Stewart spoke to a packed audience about the work of the charity. The event raised much needed funds for the Katie Rose Cottage which provides hospice support care in the community.

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Eumundi Timber Challenge

he Eumundi Timber Challenge second year event last Sunday was a great success. Croquet and boules had to be cancelled due to soggy grounds but competitors were able to play tennis all day and children’s entertainment was non-stop. The Don Napier Trophy was won by Tewantin’s Mick Curong and Judy Griffith. Winner of the ladies’ singles was Sam Clark (nee Napier) who teamed up with her brother Michael to be runner’s up for the Don Napier Trophy. Chris Etheridge won the men’s singles. Argi Mathus won the best dress. Bob Gammage was on hand to paint the story and Jodie to paint the children. Joe’s Waterhole won the pubs’ Dick Caplick Trophy. Special guests of honour were Jan Napier, Bessie Etheridge and Louis Formosa, representing sponsor Eumundi and District Community Assn. Photos: Ursula Schwarz.

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Operating Wednesday Markets for Our Community

Congratulations to Eumundi Tennis Club on the second year of the Eumundi Timber Challenge. We are proud to have sponsored the Don Napier trophy.

Important April dates for your diary:

Monday 2 April – Meet the council candidates at Joe's Waterhole from 5.30pm Wednesday 25 April – Anzac Day commemoration walk and service 7.30am

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Buttons and Bags

n enthusiastic audience crowded near the collectors corner in Discover Eumundi for the launch of the display of handbags and jewellery made from vintage materials by Tracy Muche-Williams. Visitors to view the display are very welcome until the end of May.

Tracy Muche-Williams.

Kate Manchip and Thalia Edge.

Anne Grant (left), Rhoda Duus, Maria Savage and Sandra Keillor.

Winner of bag competition Anne Grant (right).

Runner up in bag competition Gwen Muche (right).

Editor for EUMUNDI GREEN

An opportunity exists for a part-time editor of Eumundi’s vibrant, high quality fortnightly community magazine. The magazine is issued 25 times per year and delivered fortnightly to 4000 households and businesses letterboxes and outlets mainly in the 4562 postcode area. You will report to the general manager of Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd, the owner of Eumundi Green, on behalf of the community.  You will share our community values and passion to deliver content engaging local and wider audiences via print and likely complemented by online and social media innovations.  You will have a minimum of three years experience in editorial and or journalism, multimedia, communications and be capable of leading and inspiring a small group of paid staff and contractors and an enthusiastic team of volunteers contributing over 100 hours per issue of editorial material, photography, advertising, collation and distribution assistance. Formal relevant qualifications will be highly valued.  You will be responsible for determining the editorial direction of Eumundi Green maintaining high levels of editorial independence and integrity and providing a strong community journalist advocacy role. You must be a self-starter with a strong work ethic and have an ability to plan and organise to meet deadlines and within budget.  Excellent writing skills, the ability to anticipate and work with the community vibe, and the ability to interact with and appreciate the diverse local community are all vital.  A valid driver’s licence and the ability to work at home and in the community flexibly including some weekends and evenings are essential.  You will likely have an outgoing personality and curiosity about people and places and to be able to demonstrate passion for the sustainability of small communities while understanding the big picture issues.  You will be responsible for building and negotiating advertising with existing and new advertisers. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Hours are flexible and will follow the fortnightly cycle to produce the publication, however it is envisaged that the editor role will comprise 30 hours per published issue. As this is a community magazine a volunteer component is sought in accordance with ECCO’s remuneration policy and therefore would suit people who live in the immediate community. Further information can be obtained at www.eumundigreen.com.au to download the position description or by contacting Joyce Turnbull on 0413 199 766. To apply please submit your CV and covering letter by email to editor@eumundigreen.com.au before COB Wednesday 4 April 2012.

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Celebrate Food Easter mezze dips Fran Maguire

Carrot and cumin dip

Ingredients 500g carrots, peeled and chopped 30ml olive oil 2 tsp ground cumin 2 garlic cloves, crushed Salt and freshly ground black pepper

f you are entertaining the family or a crowd at Easter, these mezze dips will add colour and flavour to your table. Add mezze regulars hummus, Turkish pide or flatbreads, and baba ganoush, from Issue 140. To turn a mezze platter into a meal, serve with spicy chicken skewers, or lamb kofta or sausages, or grilled haloumi cheese and salads. The dips can be made a day ahead and travel easily to a get-together. If you don’t have a food processor you can make the dips by putting the ingredients in a large bowl and mashing with a wooden spoon when the food processor is specified. This will make a chunkier dip. Mezze is a feature of cuisines from across the former Ottoman empire, coming from the Turkish meze meaning snack, taste, flavour. Turkish mezze may consist of soft white cheese, sliced melon, calamari, artichokes, dolma and kofta. In a Greek mezze you may typically find grilled octopus, salads, olives, taramosalata and cheeses.

Method Cook the carrots in a large saucepan of salted boiling water until tender and drain. Process the carrot, oil, cumin and garlic in a food processor until smooth. Season to taste.

Roast beetroot hummus Ingredients 500g beetroot, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks 1 x 420g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained 60ml olive oil 2 tblsp tahini 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tblsp ground cumin Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Crisp spicy flatbreads Ingredients Enough Lebanese flatbreads to serve party Olive oil 1-2 tblspn Za’atar spice mix* Method Preheat oven to 200C. Mix enough olive oil to brush and cover one side of flatbreads with spice mix to taste. Place flatbreads on a baking dish and brush olive oil and spice

mix on one side of each. Bake in oven for 5–10 minutes until just beginning to brown and crisp. *Za’atar is a Middle Eastern spice mix typically made from a combination of some or all of sumac, thyme, marjoram and ground sesame seeds, and can be bought ready mixed. It can be sprinkled on roasted vegetables or stirred through dips.

cumin, and process until the mixture forms a paste. Season to taste. If preferred, dried chick peas can be soaked and cooked as for hummus. For speed, canned beetroot chunks can be drained and processed with the canned chick peas.

Method Preheat oven to 220C. Wrap beetroot chunks in foil and roast until they can be pierced easily with a skewer, about 45 minutes, then cool and unwrap. Process beetroot and chick peas in a food processor until combined. Add the oil, tahini, garlic and

Parsley, feta and pine nut dip Ingredients Leaves from 2 bunches continental parsley 1 garlic clove, crushed 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, finely chopped 100g feta, chopped 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice Freshly ground black pepper Toasted pine nuts, extra, to serve

To toast pine nuts, heat a small frying pan on the hob, add pine nuts and gently shake over heat until browned, taking care not to burn. Chopped macadamia nuts can be substituted for pine nuts.

Method Place the parsley, garlic and pine nuts in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add the feta, oil and lemon juice and process until well combined. Season to taste.

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Celebrate Food Food@Eumundi to host fundraiser degustation dinner

cott and Jessica Hardy of Food@Eumundi have announced details of two special six-course degustation dinners to support their fellow chef and friend Matt Golinski on his long road to recovery from a tragic home fire on Boxing Day. The two Mates for Matty dinners will be held on Saturday 14 April and Saturday 28 April, with a 6pm

The Berkelouw Café chefs team

arrival for 6.30pm service. Numbers are limited to 30 guests on both nights and tickets are $85 pp including complimentary champagne on arrival with $15 from each ticket going straight to Matt’s Recovery Fund. Booking and pre-payment is essential. Phone Food @ Eumundi on 5442 7072, or email foodateumundi@bigpond.com.

Jess with Tempura Prawn stuffed Whiting fillets with nori, wakame, salad of Asian greens, ponzu and chilli jam.

Thai new year dinner at Sala Thai

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hristophe Honnereal has been a chef at Berkelouw’s Café for two years. His French training and culture have brought a very welcome touch of Paris to Eumundi. Christophe has been in Australia for many years and once operated his own French restaurant in Brisbane. Owner Dorothy Chote says it is a great benefit to have chefs with such different cuisine backgrounds, “They complement each other and it makes for varied, vibrant specials boards.

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A glimpse of traditional Thai new year celebrations, Songkran, awaits patrons at Sala Thai on Thursday 19 April. There will be a Thai banquet, a fashion parade, a dance show and water blessing. The cost is $30 per person BYO. Bookings at 5442 8806 or 0439 950 628 are essential. The celebration on 12 April is fully booked.

hef Jeremy Francis with third year apprentice chef Amy Higgins. Jeremy has lived on the Sunshine Coast for 10 years and has served as an apprentice and worked at The Spirit House. After working most recently with Chefs on the Run at the mines he is happy to be back on the Coast and is looking forward to expanding and flexing the menu to include more gluten free options and add grain-free choices.

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In the Spotlight Right at home amongst the wildlife of Eumundi Matt Popplewell

he lack of opportunities for women in England and a better climate in Australia peeled Chris Hartley from her home in Oxford, England across to Sydney in 1963. She has never looked back and now after much travel and many exciting adventures, she is very settled in her delightful rural home in the heart of Eumundi’s Tall Gums. It was a chance find in 1998 whilst on vacation in Noosa that the Hartleys stumbled across the four and a half acres of garden. It was love at first sight and they bought the property there and then. Following a closing year in Sydney, the Hartley’s retired to their new abode and set about transforming the property and garden. Chris has a great love for native gardening and the property is elegant proof of that. She quickly joined the Land for Wildlife scheme and set about revegetating a lot of their lawns with native plants. This continues today and is very much work in progress. Chris says she is indebted to the knowledge and advice of neighbours Mel and Helen Hepburn who have not only

helped with the garden but were a tower of strength with the loss of her husband three years ago. Chris’s love of wildlife has extended well beyond the gardens for her arrival in the area also drew her to assist at the RSPCA. For the last seven years Chris has assisted Gill and Col Brownhill at the Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre a few days

a week. Initially she assisted in bringing animals to the centre from the vet and now her roles extend to helping out with many aspects of the running of the centre. The recent surge in support for the centre has delighted Chris who is passionately committed “to seeing the centre established on a steady course for the future”. When not re-planting or nursing

birds back to health, Chris spends her time with family visiting from overseas and always enjoys a trip to the Eumundi markets. “I love going to the markets. I love the vibe there,” she said. She added, “I think the selection of eating places is wonderful in Eumundi”. For something completely different Chris joined the Probus Club of Tewantin-Noosa last year invited by her friend Elizabeth Henley. Probus gets its name from its purpose, a club for the interests of retired or semi-retired Professional and Business people. The Probus Club movement has been sponsored by Rotary International as a project to address the social needs of such people. There are over 4000 Probus Clubs worldwide. Chris says she recommends the Club experience as an informal social networking group for people with similar life experiences. Above the fireplace in Chris’s cosy home are carved the words “Clarior hinc honos” meaning “Hence the brighter honour”. For Eumundi, the arrival and community work of the Hartleys has been that in every way.

Leanne’s Green Thumb Strengthen your plants with silica

Silica is another word for silicon and in plants, it is present in amounts equivalent to or higher than elements like calcium, magnesium or phosphorus. Once silica is incorporated into a cell of a plant it is immobile and cannot be redistributed around the plant, therefore if all tissues are to benefit from its presence it needs to be in constant supply. Plants that are deprived of silica are structurally weaker and more prone to pests and diseases. BENEFITS: Easy convenient application, fast uptake, improves growth, flowering and fruit count. Improves foliage/bloom colour and presentation. Silica makes plants physically tougher – tough plants are more resistant to pests and fungal attacks. Regular use of silica reduces transplant and wilting loss and helps to reduce frost and heat damage. Furthermore, using silica regularly assists in the plants ability to take up nitrogen, potassium, zinc, magnesium and other elements. Silica should be used in addition to your usual fertilising programs. We are pleased to offer our customers “Plant of Health” liquid silica and potash which contains the highest amount of plant available silica mined in Australia coupled with the added benefits of potassium (potash) and see the results for yourself.

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Health and Lifestyle Get your photos in Eumundi Green Thanks to readers who submitted photos for Eumundi Green and Experience Eumundi. For “Funky Eumundi” we chose this photo by Wendy Birrell. Wendy says, “As manager of Discover Eumundi I often feel I have the ‘quirkiest corner in town’ – surrounded by a heritage collection that includes jars of donated and often headless snakes, drawers full of dead butterflies and insects and displays cases of taxidermied birds, possums and other marsupials including this photo of the Brush Tailed Phascogale.”

Health Matters Dr Carlos Sanchez returns to work today. If you are needing a routine appointment Monday to Friday please call the centre for an appointment a few days in advance to avoid not being able to be seen on your preferred day. Acutely unwell clients will always be seen. We would like to thank Dr John Campbell for the wonderful job he has done in Dr Sanchez’s absence. The Centre will be closed for the Easter break from the close of business on Thursday 5 April reopening Tuesday 10 April. If you require an afterhours consultation during this time please note that there will be a fee payable for all consultations during this period for all clients regardless of concession cards and pension cards. We are proposing to start a Facebook page soon to coincide with extra doctors coming on line. Please let us know if you would value this service. If there are clients of our Centre who would like to give us a hand with this project, please don’t be shy!

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In future issues the Green will publish a reader’s photo and Experience Eumundi will consider all those submitted for their marketing materials. You don’t have to be a photographer, and you don’t have to live here, you just need to want to share your favourite images of Eumundi and its community. Send high quality JPEG files (not reduced for email) to editor@ eumundigreen.com.au with a note of your permission for Experience Eumundi to use your photographs and a note of your name. For the next issue (143) please send photographs of “Signs of our town” by the deadline, noon Wednesday 4 April.

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Environment and Outdoors Maleny Botanic Garden

n open garden at the Maleny Botanic Garden (233 MalenyStanley River Road, Maleny) in support of Katie Rose Cottage, is being held on Sunday 22 April from 9am to 4:30pm. Entry is Adults $10, pensioners $8 and children are free. Attractions include 12 acres containing vibrant flowering gardens interspersed with stands of mature trees, numerous water features and open stretches of lawn, all connected by easily accessible paths. Colin Campbell from the Courier Mail’s What’s On will give a half hour talk at 11am and again at 1:30pm. There is ample parking available on the property, including bus and disabled parking.

Morning and afternoon teas and picnic lunches are available. Visitors can take the time to explore one man’s passion and relax and have a picnic in these beautifully landscaped gardens. The fund-raising and volunteer community support allows Katie Rose Cottage to provide professional end-of-life care for terminally ill guests in a caring home environment at Doonan. The Sunshine Coast Community Hospice also provides home support care and grief and loss counselling for their families and friends. For more information, please contact Debra Forbes on 0401 195 509 or debramforbes@gmail. com.

Sunshine Coast Council should ban CSG and coal mining

en Mazoudier, local government candidate for division 9, has called for a complete ban on coal seam gas (CSG) extraction and coal mining in the Sunshine Coast Council area. “Our agricultural lands and water resources need to be protected for our long term agricultural production and not allowed to be degraded for short term profits for mining companies,” said Jen Mazoudier. “I participated in the first protests against damming the Mary River at Traveston Crossing and know that people power can turn things around,” she said. “However, we are now unfortunately seeing a similar scenario emerging with the blind support for CSG and the ignoring of expert advice, “she said. “I don’t want that same scenario to manifest itself and divide communities while risking our food and water security,” said

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Ms Mazoudier. Jen Mazoudier believes that the Sunshine Coast Council should join with the Scenic Rim Council in seeking regulatory protection by the State Government to ensure that coal mining and coal seam gas extraction activities are not permitted on the Sunshine Coast. This protection would provide the community with certainty that its current lifestyle, environment and economy will not be jeopardised by incompatible mining and petroleum activities. “If elected I will move that the Sunshine Coast Council demand the State Government ban mining for coal and coal seam gas in the region. We are a tourist, agricultural and lifestyle area and it doesn’t fit with us,” she said. “My policies have been outlined on my website since day one. I would rather show what I stand for with actual policy, than spruik visionary statements,” declared Ms Mazoudier.

March weed day in Eumundi Conservation Park

Coco in front of a tree covered in ground cover. The weed day focussed on one of the trails just inside of the Verrierdale Forest Rd gate where there is a lot of new growth Brush Boxes which are being strangled by ground covers such as cotton seed that were introduced as cattle feed. The removal of the groundcover makes a dramatic difference. The April Weed Day will be held on Saturday 31 March (3pm-5pm) to avoid a clash with the Easter weekend.

Open Gardens at Easter

Frank & Judy Jasinski’s The Lost Garden at 822 Cedar Creek Rd Belli Park is open on Good Friday 6 April and Easter Saturday 7 April. The Lost Garden consists of 55 acres of land; 15 acres have been landscaped and are nestled in a secluded valley, surrounded by the Mapleton National Park. The forest has lent us a unique opportunity to enhance the native flora with the couple’s own gardening style. Refreshments are available making the most of the reputation established at last year’s opening.

Shambles at Montville will open Easter Saturday 7, Easter Sunday 8 and Easter Monday 9 April. Hosts at Shambles at 85 Western Rd, Montville are Kyleigh and Dr Michael Simpson who have developed the garden over 20 years. The garden has some significant collections such as heritage roses and camellias. “When we came to Montville to live we knew we would stay here forever. The story of the garden is one of decay and renewal written in a large range of ornamental shrubs, trees, perennials, bulbs and vines.” Thursday 29 March 2012

Nature Notes and Outdoors There is justice in Nature! Kon Hepers

e have previously told how a demented and narcissistic Pied Currawong has been waking us up for many months by banging against our windows at first light, returning within minutes of being shooed away. It also pecks at and twists the car side mirrors which we now have to cover with bags. And of course it leaves birdpoo all over the car, windowsills and pavement. Together with its mate, this bird also attacks most other birds on the property and has chased away some of the smaller honeyeaters. Now the pair have reaped their reward for their aggravating behaviour. Fledgling magpies and more so Black Cockatoos have a loud cry when begging to be fed by their parents but the cry we heard a few days ago was louder than any we had heard before. Evidently a Channel-billed Cuckoo had laid its egg in the Currawongs’ nest and the unwitting pair had brooded and raised the chick which, in the manner of cuckoos, had probably thrown the currawongs’ own eggs or chicks out of the nest. The incessant wailing call was from a fledgling Channel-billed Cuckoo driving its foster parents crazy with its strident calling for food. The young bird was bigger than the currawongs by about half as much again and we watched as the adults worked as a driven tag-team to bring a constant supply of food. These cuckoos and currawongs have pretty much the same diets: fruits, berries, insects, especially stick insects, as well as eggs and even chicks of other birds. Channel-billed Cuckoos (Scythrops novaehollandiae) are the largest parasitising cuckoo in the world and are obviously named for their large, curved bills up to 70mm long although Scythrops comes from Greek for angry face or eye and they do have big, red-

brown eyes. Their wingspan is up to 1m. These migratory birds arrive on the east and north coasts of Australia about October and make sure everybody knows it by their raucous trumpeting, when perched and in flight, night and day. In courtship the males bribe their prospective mates with offerings of food. To lay their eggs into other birds’ nests, the pair of cuckoos will either lure or scare the host birds away to give the female an opportunity. By late January to March the birds are heading north across the Torres Strait to New Guinea and Indonesia. Usually young cuckoos have no contact with their real parents and find their own migratory way. We read somewhere that Channel-bills are the only cuckoo species where the true parents come along when the hard work of rearing is done and pick up their offspring to teach them the cuckoo ways on the flight north. It seemed like a cute but unlikely story. However Mal and Helen Hepburn, keen observers of nature witnessed exactly that behaviour when a pair came during the night and “collected” their own fledged chick from a pair of Torresian Crows which had fostered it. Did we feel sorry for our pair of currawongs turning themselves inside-out to feed the ravenous fledgling? Not a bit. Even with birds….what goes ‘round, comes ‘round!

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Prevention is better than cure Craig Stanghon, Eumundi Range Rd Vet Practice

ven if not preventable, early detection of disease or poor health can make a big difference to the health and wellbeing of our pets. The common perception is that the role of vets is to treat sick and unwell animals. I feel that our role extends far beyond treatment of ills (that’s reactive healthcare). Proactive healthcare is a big part of what we do – trying to optimise wellbeing and prevent ill health. A regular check-up is one of the cornerstones of this proactive approach. Remember an annual examination for our pets is the rough equivalent of a visit to the doctor every 7 years for us humans! A regular vet visit will include a careful and thorough physical examination. It also gives our clients an opportunity to discuss issues or changes they may have noticed in their pets preceding

the visit. Sometimes a casual comment about a very subtle change can be a clue to a serious health issue. Early detection and intervention will almost always benefit your pet and, in many cases, benefit you financially in the long run. Seeing your pet more regularly also increases the chances of us picking up changes and trends through simple observation and record keeping. A regular check-up is also an important opportunity to build a strong relationship with your vet. A lot of my job satisfaction comes from the interaction I have with the owners of my patients. I thoroughly enjoy being part of the amazing relationships many of my clients have with their animals. Consider a yearly health check for those pets that do not receive annual vaccination, an essential part of owning a happy and healthy pet.

This week at the Wildlife Centre

Here, Gill is feeding a rehydrating medicine to one of the two sick joeys in her care. She has her hand placed to simulate the joey being in its mother’s pouch. This encourages the youngster to take the bottle.

kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning ‘large foot’). Kangaroos have chambered stomachs similar to those of cattle. They regurgitate the vegetation they have eaten, chew it as cud, and then swallow it again for final digestion. Different kangaroos have different diets, although all are herbivores. The eastern grey kangaroo is predominantly a grazer eating a variety of grasses whereas some other species such as the red kangaroo include significant amounts of shrubs in the diet. Nursing a roo back to health and releasing it to the wild is always a special moment for us at the centre.

You too can help our treasured wildlife by making a donation or paying a membership fee of $25 per year. Please contact our Centre. 1411 Eumundi-Noosa Rd Eumundi 4562 Ph: 5442 8057 E: contact@wildliferehab.com.au www.wildliferehab.com.au

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Lessons for Life Booin Gari line up continues to expand

ubbi Gubbi dancers will feature at the Indigenous culture and heritage celebration to be held at United Synergies, 14 Ernest Tewantin on Tuesday, 3 April from 10am. Booin Gari is a term from the Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) language and means Come This Way. The event is to build positive crosscultural relationships for all to share in Indigenous culture. Booin Gari provides an opportunity for Indigenous young people and their families to come together and celebrate their culture and share it with the broader Sunshine Coast community.

Visitors can enjoy cultural and art workshops, bush tucker tastings, traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander games, dance and didgeridoo workshops. Especially for the kids there will be a jumping castle, badge making, boomerang painting art workshops and a climbing wall. Support services will provide displays and be available to assist with community information. All activities and performances on the day, including a sausage sizzle and bush tucker will be free. For further information contact Tonya Stock on 0411 894 150.

Computer Coop

ere are a couple of handy Windows 7 tips you probably don’t know about, but might find useful. If you run multiple programs simultaneously, your desktop can get extremely cluttered. If you’re working on one program and want to minimise all the other windows, you can in a single step. Click and hold the title bar of the window you want to keep on the desktop; while still holding the title bar, shake it quickly back and forth until all of the other windows minimise to the taskbar. Then let go. To make them return, shake the title bar again. To select multiple files for copying, moving or deleting in Windows Explorer, you generally

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use the keyboard and the mouse, Ctrl-clicking every file you want to select. But there’s a way to select multiple files in Windows 7 using only your mouse, via check boxes. To do it:  In Windows Explorer, click Organise, and then select “Folder and search options.”  Click the View tab.  In Advanced Settings, check the box next to “Use check boxes to select items.” Click OK. From now on, when you hover your mouse over a file in Windows Explorer, a check box will appear next to it; click it to select the file. If you have a problem or a question phone or drop an email.

Nathan Woodcock Systems Engineer eumundigreen@n-techsolutions.com.au Ph 1300 995 502

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Successful blogging sessions

unshine Coast Council is presenting free Successful Blogging information sessions throughout April and May at libraries at Cooroy on Thursday 19 April 10 to 11.30am, Nambour Tuesday 1 May 10 to 11.30am and at Noosa on Wednesday 18 April from 10 to 11.30am. Session presenter, Annabel Candy created a Get in the Hot Spot travel blog in 2009 which now has more than 13,000 readers per month. Ms Candy will show participants why blogging is a powerful and cost effective marketing tool for writers and small business owners. She will share success stories on how

to get started and how to come up with great post ideas. The session will also cover the importance of creating compelling headlines, how to format your posts and how to find readers. Library and Gallery Services Manager Ross Duncan said that even if you are new to blogging or looking for a way to expand your business online this session is a must to attend. “This is a fantastic opportunity for business owners to advance their communication skills in the exciting area of social media,” he said. To book, visit council’s website or call your local library.

Did you know? International Women’s Day International Women’s Day passed earlier this month. Did you know it is an official holiday in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia.

My Tree photographic competition Our popular photographic competition is back bigger and better than it was in 2010! Great cash prizes and lots more interesting categories. Entry forms and details are available from Discover Eumundi or the website www.mytreesunshinecoast.com. Start photographing your favourite Sunshine Coast Trees and thinking about why they are special to you. The winning entries and their stories from 2010 can be viewed at Discover Eumundi to give you some ideas of what we are looking for.

Vintage handbags and jewellery Drop in and check out our show and share local collector’s display of “upcycled” vintage handbags and jewellery made from old buttons and buckles and bits and pieces, which will continue until the end of May.

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Sport News Three clubs at Eumundi

Swimmers from Good Shepherd Lutheran College and Cooroy Swimming Club joined Eumundi swimmers recently for a friendly competition and social night at Eumundi Aquatic Centre despite uncertain weather conditions.

Regional award for Tane on parade

Tane Carmont (left) with his certificate for setting a new regional schools breaststroke record for the 100m for his age group.

Easter Break Swimmers are asked to note that Eumundi Aquatic Centre is closed for the four days of the Easter break. Registrations available for school holiday swimming intensive lessons â&#x20AC;&#x201C; phone the pool 5442 7186.

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Locals Home and Abroad Eumundi Green around the world The delight of returning to roots Helen Mason

thought it might be beneficial to wellbeing to share a memorable trip back to part of my life before coming to reside in Eumundi 31 years ago. An invitation to a 1967 to 1970 reunion at my high school, Manly Girls High, reached me in a modern fashion. A schoolmate, Carol-Ann Harrison, found me through the website for Eumundi Markets, where I am a stallholder. I nervously accepted her invitation to return to my beginnings with our son Jackson and friend Elle. We spent the first night in Elle’s family’s 100 year old terraced house in Fairlight, Manly, before continuing to North Narrabeen to stay with Carol-Ann. I was overwhelmed driving through the

northern beaches with Jackson and Elle to arrive at her home, which sits like an eagle’s nest with panoramic views of the coast. I spent the 40th School Reunion with my “friends of the heart” – everyone looked the same to me! We cried for joy, laughed, shared memories and photos, dined on fine food and shared our “about me” stories into the early hours. I connected with friends who I’d only dreamed of, including Karen Ferrier (nee Barnwell) who is a friend of my Eumundi neighbor Patricia Chapman – what a small world! I returned home after a week via the 100 year old terraced home with a great personal sense of “being” and “belonging”.

Students of Manly Girls High School 1967-70 including Eumundi’s Helen Mason at their 40th school re-union recently. Editor: See if you can find Helen!

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