Eumundi Green issue 189 - 20 Feb 2014

Issue 189 – Thursday 20 February 2014

The community voice

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Community Diary Friday 21 February Starry Nights free outdoor movie 6.30pm Eumundi Amphitheatre Memorial Dr www.starrynights.com.au

Really, you’d be hard pressed to find a dull moment in Eumundi.

There is always an amazing event happening, local inspiring course on offer, or people rallying to support a good cause or community group. The next fortnight is no exception.

It’s also never a dull moment at the Eumundi Green editor’s desk. This issue’s native animal special guest stars were a mother and baby possum getting stuck in the chimney – twice – and a baby python falling through the chimney flue then hiding in the book shelves. The last couple of nights, another curious baby possum has taken to throwing itself onto the office window screen. Cute but very distracting – especially when it and the screen fell off and into the darkness.

Sacha Hamilton-MacLaren editor@eumundigreen.com.au

Turn to page 23 for Eumundi Green's list of community events for the year.

The calendar features the Green's deadline and publication dates as well as public and school holidays.

Cut it out and put it on the fridge!

Saturday 22 February Pride Festival 9am-3pm Original Eumundi Market www.sunshinecoastpride.com.au Saturday 22 February Verrierdale Rural Fire Brigade training 2pm, Fire Brigade depot Verrierdale Rd 5471 1645

 Fiona’s Fancies has closed because of Fiona’s back pain  We like seeing horses on Memorial Drive  Things have slowed down this February  Parking is painful at school drop off on market days  An art gallery is opening in March behind the post office  Every Thursday night there’s life drawing classes in the CWA  So many mangoes!  There should be a Katie Rose Hospice op-shop in Eumundi Word on the street got you thinking? Send a letter to the editor and share your thoughts with your community. editor@eumundigreen.com.au

Sunday 23 February Eumundi Live 1pm Eumundi Amphitheatre, Memorial Dr www.eumundilive.com.au Monday 24 February The AGM of the Verrierdale Community Group 7.30pm, Verrierdale Hall, Verrierdale Wednesday 26 February Eumundi Historical Assoc. meeting 6pm School of Arts Memorial Dr 5442 8762 Friday 28 February Eumundi Chamber of Commerce 7.15am Breakfast meeting The Nest, Old Bakery Memorial Dr 5442 7038

Long lunch for local hospice Tickets are now on sale for the Summer All Over Long Lunch in Eumundi on Sunday 23 March.

Booking and payment essential and all money raised goes to Katie Rose Hospice in Doonan. katieroselunchticketsales@gmail.com or 0416 215 877.

Sunday 2 March Clean up Australia Day 5449 9650 Tuesday 4 March Eumundi Rural Fire Brigade training 7pm Fire Station, Napier Rd 0408 992 139

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

Richard McLean Business Spotlight

Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher Music

Liesl Doery Food

Bronwyn Jones Books

Claudette Betteridge Life on a better ridge

Wendy Birrell Heritage

Kon Hepers Nature Notes

Kait Manchip Fields of Teal

Proofreaders: Alice Jones, Bronwen Pearson, Fran Maguire, Hamish Cameron. Graphic Designer: Rhana Harrison.

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Business News So long for now

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Over the past four years Fiona of Fiona’s Fancies, has loved making cakes for people’s special events, but closed from last Saturday.

Fiona wants to thank everyone for their support, especially Anne Shepherd who’s been like a second mum, Max (pictured) who has been a big help and many other wonderful friends and mentors. Fiona doesn’t want to stop but needs to take time out for back surgery. “I plan to re-open again in about a year and a half,” she said.

Eumundi Aquatic Centre Richard McLean Q: What and where is your business?

We are a Sunshine Coast Council facility located at the southern end of Memorial Dr near the tennis courts.

My business has leased the premises. We were the number one swimming club in the Wide Bay region in 2013.

Fiona’s Fancies is having a closing party on Monday 24 Feb, in the at Eumundi Village courtyard at 5.30pm. BYO drinks.

Q: How long have you been in business in Eumundi?

New café full of sunshine

The facility opened on Australia Day 2006. Our latest business adventure is our new Gymnasium.

Q: What made you choose Eumundi to base your business?

In 2006 I was offered the position as Director of Swimming at Brisbane Boys Grammar School in Brisbane and had to choose if it was a location where my wife Caroline and I wanted our kids to grow up … Eumundi was an easy choice then and now! I have worked across QLD as a physical education teacher and have resided in small towns including; Thursday Island, Atherton and Bribie Island. The opportunity to create the footprint of swim culture in Eumundi was exciting professionally and personally.

A new swim venue at a wonderful location was a great lure.

Q: What is the best thing about working here?

Eumundi has a heartbeat like no other. A relaxed yet inspiring feeling which allows me to be both proactive and positive.

Q: What is the worst thing you’ve found about working here?

As a business owner it is sometimes difficult to get product or supplies in town. Also very disappointing, most of the folk who were so positive in enticing us to be part of the town don’t actually frequent.

Q: What would you like to see change in our business district?

Growth! If we are to develop as a town then we need to support existing businesses and support the development of new enterprises.

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Business News Budgeting basics David Wright It’s common knowledge that most startup businesses fail within the first few years of operating simply because “Cash Flow is King”! Every business must have money flowing in and out to make the wheels turn.

Those looking to start their own business can get so excited by their brilliant idea they don’t analyse the detailed numbers of the venture.

What is your bottom line?

Your bottom line is a very unpopular document called a budget. It is that magic point at which a business stops paying bills and actually starts making a profit. If you have covered your bills on your first day of trading, you are on a winner. If it’s Friday afternoon before you scrape across the line, then you need to rethink your business before you throw away your hard earned money and become yet another sad and sorry statistic.

As the person responsible for your businesses success it is your responsibility to know your bottom line, then to continually

monitor it and work to improve upon it. You will definitely get good input from an accountant but as with everything in business, the buck stops with you. You need to list all possible expected income and err on the low side for safety. You need to list all possible expenses and err on the high side for safety.

Your accountant will be able to give you a list of the type of costs to allow for and have access to industry standards so you can gauge costs. Know what your overheads will be before you start and then keep them as low as possible. If you put all your expected income and expenses for the first year on a spreadsheet and the ‘ins’ minus the ‘outs’ looks very promising then you have made it to first base.

To get to third base you need to look at your personal budget.

How little can you live on while you are starting out? Having a new business will be like having a new baby. It demands all your money, energy and time. Plan a cash flow type budget that projects your safe lowest bank balances for the next year and allows you to see how much you will need to draw from your business each week in order to keep the home budget safe.

You must include your wages in your business budget and don’t forget to include personal income tax. If you need to draw $1,000 a week out of your business to cover your living expenses you will need to pay yourself something like $1250 a week and then put the tax money away in a separate account.

Now you need to consider the timing of those ins and outs. It’s

Lastly, remember you are going to have to consider GST before

It is not uncommon for a small business to show a pretty healthy surplus when you compare sales income with the cost of goods sold, but when you then include wages and running costs, the bottom line is less exciting.

February Chamber breakfast meeting Guest speakers: John Burns, CEO Ochre Health – new Medical Centre Eumundi Chris Sutton – A Case Study: Berry NSW: a model for Eumundi?

Peter Homan & Georgia Everett – Environmental Waste Solution for Eumundi Introducing new member Penny McIntyre, Potter.

Where and when: The Nest in the Old Bakery, Friday 28 February 7.15am sharp - 8.30am.

Cost: Light breakfast $10 members, $15 non-members.

New members and visitors welcome.

Highlights from January meeting • Update from the receivers of the Butter Factory site re revised development plan and marketing • Introduction of new members Marc Newman and Jutta Guenther • Q&A with Councillors Greg Rogerson and Steve Robinson – Scout Hall soon to be subject of EOI for leasing, challenges with upgrading the Terraces opposite PO used for 150 market stalls, Noosa on Weyba development, removal of decaying bus shelter in front of Eumundi school, traffic issues Eumundi school, and business opportunities Eumundi Live monthly concerts.

• Update Business Mentoring Program for members

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no good when you have bills to pay but the money isn’t coming in for another two months! It’s only when you look at income, expenses, and timing that you get to second base.

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

you make your final decision.

When you are in business you are going to be an unpaid tax collector. If you leave GST out of your calculations and the numbers look good, be absolutely sure you review them with GST included before you determine your final ‘Bottom Line’ figure. GST is a major factor in your cash flow planning as well. You regularly have to pay the 10 per cent GST from sales to the ATO. It’s not all bad though; you get the 10 per cent GST you paid on all your purchases back. If you make a loss the ATO will actually pay you - but don’t get too excited as the more GST you are paying, the more profit you are making!

If you do your homework before you start, know your bottom line and monitor it constantly, you have a much better chance of being one of the success stories in business.

David Wright will be speaking on the topic of cashflow budgeting at Cooroy Library on Thursday 27 Feb, 7.30pm. Free but bookings required 0408 989 494. www.simplybudgets.com.au

Sunday afternoon LIVE AT THE BOHO MO SWAGGER – TRIO 2pm March - 2pm

The Bohemian Bungalow is so excited to welcome back the fabulous Mo Swagger.

Come and while away Sunday afternoon and let them charm you with their uplifting mix of R&B soul and pop, a flavor of (Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Allen Stone, and Adele to mention a few).

Jess, Dwight and Dyon are a Sunny Coast delight!!

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Community News The circus visits Eumundi

Councillor Robinson update Australia Day The Eumundi Australia Day Awards were held in the main pool area at the Eumundi Aquatic Centre for the first time this year. This proved to be a wonderful setting for the ceremony. Councillor Rogerson and I were honoured to present several awards to very deserving winners at this terrific community celebration. Congratulations must go to Joyce Turnbull and to the Eumundi and District Historical Assoc. Committee for organising such an outstanding event.

Ashton Circus made their annual stop in Eumundi to perform for local families last weekend. Although the circus is much smaller and without the animals of former eras, the family of eclectic performers put on a great show which included juggling, trapeze, balancing, knife throwing and clowning around.

Chamber of Commerce Councillor Rogerson and I were pleased to be invited to attend a Eumundi Chamber of Commerce meeting at Berkelouw’s Café.

Key issues included the progress of a proposed new shopping centre at the old butter factory, the proposed Noosa on Weyba development and the plans to address safety issues on The Terraces at Eumundi Markets.

As usual, there were plenty of direct questions and some robust discussion on many issues affecting the business

community. We look forward to working with the community to achieve a range of good outcomes on these matters.

Meet and greet at Eumundi Markets Councillor Rogerson and I will be continuing our regular “meet and greet” events in 2014. These sessions ensure people in the Eumundi area have immediate access to their local councillor and the opportunity to discuss what’s important to the community. These “meet and greets” are held at Lonergan Lane – the next one is on 26 February, 10am-12noon.

Councillor in Division 9 Cr Stephen Robinson

Tennis talk at club Eumundi Mieke Fortune (Vice President) Our inaugural ‘Hit and Giggle’ social tennis monthly BBQ fundraiser on Fri 31 January was a terrific success, with a great turn out. It was wonderful to see so many children and new families at the club.

A big thank you to Richie’s Eumundi Bakery and Eumundi

Meats for kindly donating goods for the BBQ. Also a big thank you to everyone involved with the BBQ, the burgers were to die for and the Corona’s certainly went down well.

Feel free to bring your friends for at our next event 5.30pm Friday 28 February. Social tennis has

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been great with strong numbers showing up on Sunday afternoons at 3.30pm, Tuesday mornings at 8.30am and Wednesday nights at 7pm. Please join our Eumundi Tennis facebook Group for regular updates. We welcome a couple of new Special Olympic athletes to our Thursday group also, Brodie and Tessa have been made

welcome by all and are already hitting a good ball.

Congratulations to Dan Cummings on being selected for the State team to play in the National Games in October this year where they will be playing for spots in the Australian National Team for the World Games.

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Community News Fields of Teal raises funds and awareness Kait Manchip there were raffles every hour, a silent auction, delicious decorated cupcakes for sale, manicures in teal (for both sexes!) face painting and craft for the kids and a surprise... a flash mob dance by 21 ladies.

Local artist Bob Gammage cleverly captured the event in his painting, which was magic to watch while he worked. This painting will also be auctioned for the cause.

February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and people all over Australia are holding Afternoon Teals to raise awareness and funding for the cause. North Arm local Kirsten Williams decided to create Fields of Teal at Joe's Waterhole last Sunday. Kirsten's mum, Wendy Cooley worked in the bottle shop at Joe's for 20 years, and last year lost her battle with this cancer. On the day, we had great music from bands The Vibe and Missing Link,

The day raised $4,397 for Ovarian Cancer Australia, and Kirsten wants to thank everyone involved, especially all the local businesses who generously donated prizes.

We couldn't have done it without your help.

If you would like to host an Afternoon Teal, or want further information from Kirsten, find Fields of Teal on Facebook.

Kirsten continues to promote awareness about this low survival rate cancer, she will continue speaking to groups of women throughout February.

On Wednesday 26 February, Teal Ribbon Day, you can hear her personal story and learn the facts at Cooroy Library at 10am, or Noosa Library at 1pm.

Knowing the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer can save a woman's life.

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Circuit classes Tuesday 8.30am Thurs 7.00am Personal Training sessions also available

We focus to provide all patients with the highest quality, unique and comprehensive dental treatment, offering each patient up to the minute care, in a state of the art environment that not only focuses on treatment, but patient education.

More classes starting soon Call 5442 7186 for more details.

Adult Fitness Swim Squads Mon & Wed at 6.00pm with Richard.

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Community News Your say Internode the answer I just finished reading [in Eumundi Green issue 188] about the ADSL problems that many readers are having. I had the same run-around with Telstra so tried Internode.on.net. It turned out that not only do they have a D Slam in the Eumundi Exchange they may also have extra ports available. I live in town but all that was required was that I had a phone connection from the Eumundi Exchange. I receive ADSL2 at around 15,000 kbps which is very fast, and have now been with them for over three years. If customers wish to go to www.internode.on.net home page they can enter their phone number or address to see if it's available to them. Good luck to them all. Cheers, Brian.

Impressed with Eumundi I was recently visiting the Sunshine Coast from Sydney, catching up with friends in Eumundi and Doonan. I have to write to tell you how genuinely impressed I am with The Eumundi Green. I read a few back issues (kept by both houses I visited) and gleaned a real sense of your special community with so many uplifting local stories

and profiles on people, events and businesses. Your magazine gave me a real feel for the creativity in Eumundi and the neighbouring suburbs – and the strong sense of community. I wish our papers in the big smoke were as informative and refreshing as the Eumundi Green. Keep up the good work!

Sincerely, Barbara Morris Resident Parking Bays in Eumundi How pleasing it was to read Cr Robinson's comments concerning regulated parking in your last issue. This hot topic has been the point of discussion by every resident at some stage and we now have the opportunity to contribute to a solution.

It’s more important than ever to consider the challenges as a town and passionate community with your input. Let’s bring it on with your ideas! Here’s one to get us started …

For many locals and parents of children at ESS, Wednesday and Saturdays become a serious challenge. A doctor or dental appointment, medicine from our pharmacy, a trip to the Post Office or even the bread and milk become a chore too difficult to consider.

I wonder if it is again time to discuss with the community the idea of closing Main St after the stall holders have set up on Saturdays and Wednesdays? What a lovely atmosphere it would give to the town, no more stress crossing the street, maybe some market gazebos and chairs in the middle of the street for people to eat or drink, or rest their weary feet, some music playing or jugglers? One of the main objections came from the petrol station that it would impede the sale of petrol, now that is not allowed to sell petrol on market days, also now we have adequate opportunity to ease traffic flow around the town as well with the bypass firmly in place.

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An online petition with numerous comments by residents indicates the desire for designated parking bays. Those allocated spaces would be restricted by permit for 4562 residents and others meeting Council criteria.

It really is a win win situation.

We regain the opportunity to patronise our town on market days and more visitors will patronise the designated parking venues the community provides.

The opportunity to sign this petition and regain your right to these essential services is now. To support this initiative simply type “residents only parking Eumundi change” into a google search.

It will bring up the link to the petition via Facebook.

Kind regards, Paul Curtis.

I would like to thank the beautiful romantics of Eumundi and surrounding areas for once again supporting my business. I love that in our gorgeous small town there are so many generous and kind people xx I wish you all the best Valentines Day ever...

Hope you all were spoilt!

Nat Westrup, Belli Park

News in brief The Eumundi Fun Ukelele club is starting new beginner classes at the Imperial Hotel, Green Room from Tuesday 25 February for 6 weeks. No prior music skills needed. Ukelele Lady Cherry Bright 0410 573 629.

A support group for families whose partners work away has started meeting every Tuesday at Cooroy park from 10am-2pm.

The meetings are all about connecting with other families to help support each other. The meetings are not just for families with kids but open to anyone of any age whose partner works away. Play area for the kids also and bring a plate to share. Lisa 5442 5683 or Facebook Happy Families Support Group.

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What you’re saying on Facebook …

Closing the main street on market days

Most in our community are proud of the vibe and energy the markets create. Few could say it was not a positive factor considered in moving here. Many however have given up on or relinquished their right to patronise local business or services. The best our community car parking operation will offer us is a three month permit to park between 5.30am and 9am.

After 9am, it’s pay your $5 or move on. This does not work for anyone other than early risers visiting the market. It is also a problem logistically for the elderly or disabled.

SERVICES & NOTICES Alterations and dressmaking Karyn 0457 232 628 Work offered - handyman/ gardener. Mon 9am - 1pm & by arrangement. Eumundi central.

0450 393 160 The Verrierdale Community Group AGM will be held at 7.30pm on 24 February in the Verrierdale Hall. All welcome.

The Sunshine Hospice is looking for volunteers who would like to donate their time and enthusiasm to the Charity’s fund raising and events team.

We meet once a month to organise and create fundraising events to support the running of Katie Rose Hospice in Doonan.

5479 0881 during business hours or admin@sunshinehospice.org.au

Local Eumundi World Cinema organisers Matthew Brindley, Trisha Brindley (third from left) and Marie Thomson (far right) launched the monthly movie night at the Eumundi School of Arts Hall last Wednesday night. There was a fantastic turnout for this month’s Italian film, fabulous food from local chef Max Porter, Italian inspired props and costumes – and of course a screening of The Bicycle Thief! Next world cinema night is Wednesday 12 March. www.facebook.com/Eumundiworldcinema

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Positions vacant Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd. (ECCO) is a dynamic and successful not-for-profit company whose objects include the support of projects that benefit the town of Eumundi and its surrounding areas including market car parking, promoting and encouraging tourism and business, and communal activities.

General Manager The Board of ECCO Ltd is seeking to contract a new General Manager to manage its diverse range of community business units and projects on its behalf and to lead the support services for the board’s activities.

You as the successful applicant will have: • management qualifications and broad leadership and management experiences • strong computing skills in relevant office packages and contemporary communications • a strong appreciation of the social, economic and cultural make-up of the Eumundi and district community • outstanding communication skills and networks • high level self-starter capability.

Your contract is envisaged to be an average of 18hpw to be carried out at various local sites and with some work at home requirements to accomplish your challenging and interesting responsibilities. The rate of remuneration will be commensurate with your knowledge, experience and skills.

Financial Administration/ Bookkeeping Service The Board of ECCO Ltd is calling for expressions of interest from existing service providers.

To provide the following functions: Financial administration of a not-for-profit community organisation with diverse business units and community projects. Requirements include Accounts Payable and Receivable; bank reconciliations; account reconciliations; general ledger journals; GST; BAS reporting; asset register; cost centre reporting; budget workups and reviews.

ECCO envisages the work to be an average of 20 hours per month at an agreed rate.

For further information, please contact gm@eumundicco.com.au or phone 0413 199 766.

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Schools and Community Kids Get kids active

Funding boost for State Schools A new effort to boost literacy and numeracy for children, the State Govt is spending most of its $131 million in federal education funding on students from Prep to Year 2. Under the plan, Queensland's primary schools will share in $99 million while high schools will receive their cut of $30 million. Primary schools on average will receive $200-$400 per student, up to $508 per student for those in Prep to Year 2, while special schools will receive about $2 million. Eumundi State School Principal Mick Connors said the money would be put to very good use.

Funding amount for local State Schools

Member for Noosa, Glen Elmes, is calling on locals to make 2014 the year their children Get Started in sport and recreation. The program - which is part of the 'Get in the Game' initiative - was created to encourage more young people to get into sport or recreation and to ease the financial burden on families. “Get Started provides vouchers valued up to $150 to help kids whose families can least afford for them to join a sport or recreation club,” Mr Elmes explained.

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$173,211

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“I want to see families take full advantage of this support and get their kids actively participating in a sport or a recreational activity,” he said.

The first two rounds of the Get Started program had seen almost 19,000 vouchers redeemed at sport or recreation clubs. Local sport and recreation clubs should also encourage members and families to take advantage of the program. For more on how to apply for a Get Started voucher, www.nprsr.qld.gov.au

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Music, Theatre and Books I feel the earth move… under my feet Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher

Indee Theatre John Burls There’ll be many folk who’ve never heard radio ads for Buckley’s Canadiol Mixture, Bonnington’s Irish Moss nor Kinkara Tea, but they were part of everyday life back in the ‘40s and ‘50s.

That was also the era of variety shows, quiz shows, comedies and dramas, which went to air live and had families gathered around their radio sets every night to listen to their favourite programs.

Re-creating this time and space has been successfully achieved by The Independent Theatre in the past, in its Lux Radio Theatre series, with Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, The Third Man and now comes All About Eve. This amazing film was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won six. It also still holds the record for being the only movie to have four female actors all nominated for Oscars. Among the original movie cast was; George Sanders, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Marilyn Monroe and Thelma Ritter. But of course the big star was Bette Davis who later reprised her role in the Lux Radio Theatre presentation and The Indee will use the original radio script for this production.

“I feel the sky come tumblin’ down...” So sang Carol King from her seminal Tapestry album. And, while basking in these moments of earthy metaphorical lyricism I am also drawn to the Bard’s observation that: “The Earth has music for those who listen”. And it got me thinking about the earthy delights that living in this beautiful part of the world brings. Especially, in matters of music.

A big common denominator for all we good burghers of Eumundi is the very love of music. It seems we just can’t get enough of it and a day barely goes by without someone hitting the high notes in a postcode 4562 venue.

Places like Joe’s Waterhole, the Green Room, Alfrescos Garden Cafe, Bohemian Bungalow, Original Eumundi Markets plus Eumundi Live are all elevating and celebrating music in its many genres. Not to mention Full Moon Dances at Verrierdale Hall and stripped back gigs at House With No Walls down the Noosa Eumundi Road. And, as said Billy Joel… "I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.”

Music makes your soul soar and forms a soundtrack to life’s wonder. We sing when we’re happy, sing when we’re sad, when we’re proud… hell, we sing when we just want to get loud! It’s amazing what the combination of just 12 little notes and some heartfelt poetry can do.

Where were you when you heard: Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose / Nothing ain't nothing, but it's free or, It's better to burn out / than to fade away. How do you feel when something juicy comes along like: Hey, hey mama said the way you move / gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove… Do you join in the chorus when Goyte cries, Now you're just somebody that I used to know?

As Plato said, "… music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."

Yep, we sure do wrap ourselves around music – it’s the drumbeat to our lives, the soundtrack to our culture. And the hills around Eumundi are alive with the sound of music.

One little footnote… musicians love to play, but they also like to eat. So when it comes to enjoying live music, please don’t treat it just like air… you know, you don’t really notice it’s missing until you haven’t got any. Musos deserve a fair reward for that spark of creativity, the burning stagecraft and that moment of rapture where we all share in an unseen communion of celebration, as that beat goes on. Let’s not short-change them.

Because… as proclaimed Lennon and McCartney… in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

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All About Eve will feature, Carol Hoger, Eddie Ellis, Janine Bryce, Carol Burls, Richard Luscombe, Rita Walker and John Burls. The cast will appear in eveningwear - as of the days of live radio - and sound effects will be done onstage. The auditorium will be set out to capture the essence of the old Macquarie Radio Auditorium where so many Lux episodes started their lives. On each table will be a faux mantle radio with lit dial to simulate the days when families gathered around their radios at home.

Lux Radio Theatre will be

performed at 7.30pm, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 April and 2pm Sunday 6 April.

Tickets $20, concessions $18, Sunday $18. 5472 8200

To book for shows individually or for groups please contact 5472 8200 or go to www.eumundilivetheatre.com

Flanagan book review Bronwyn Jones I chose The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan for our Berkelouw’s book club meeting after seeing it discussed on the ABC TV Tuesday Book club programme. For once, all the panellists were in accord – and they rarely agree on anything- that this book was not just very good but, dare they say it, a masterpiece. I had thought that the novel would be primarily about Flanagan’s father’s war experience as a POW of the Japanese and a slave labourer on the Thai Burma railway construction. However, it is far more wide-ranging and tackles enormous and complex issues: the nature of good and evil; love and the various ways it is manifested; weakness and strength of character; meaning in life. Flanagan himself describes it as “a book about love, written in the shadow of my father dying.”

A testament to the extraordinary writing skills of Richard Flanagan: The film The Railway Man, in cinemas recently, is also about POWs on the Thai Burma railway. But compared to this novel, that film, a visual medium, achieves a far less intense vision of place and character.

Flanagan took the title, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, from a 17th century collection of haiku poetry by one of Japan’s most famous poets, Matsuo Basho. While the principal character is Dorrigo Evans, a doctor and surgeon, the novel is written through the voices of a very wide range of characters, including Japanese.

This is an extraordinary work and well worth reading (and Berkelouw’s has some on sale). But, even if you don’t read it, do Google the ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler and listen to the fascinating interview with Richard Flanagan speaking about the writing of the book.

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Food My Grandma’s Apple Pie Liesl Doery There is something precious about appreciating generations.

The ebb and flow of the change of life. Learning to have respect for a life lived, full of experience, that in turn, brings knowledge; but also to look at the youth and their excitement about life and its possibilities. Looking at each new day as an opportunity for growth and change. The balance of life; to bring these two, sometimes opposing forces together; to appreciate, respect and nurture the differences and what those differences can add to our lives, no matter what age we are. I am blessed to have a grandma who is alive and in her nineties. She is very traditional but she tries to adjust and accept life’s ever changing nature and different cultures around her.

She is a writer, she is a gardener, she is a cook, she is an explorer...

I aim to emulate her.

Come into the garden child and let me show you what I see There’s a time when we must grow strong, but gentle like a tree The seeds we plant we nourish, with food ,water and air Tending to them every day, with gentle loving care We must learn the time to plant, to give each seed a chance To grow and grow and flourish, in its little life’s dance And over the months we will see, the changes that occur, As each little seedling has its time, to feel the sun and stir.

And slowly little buds will form, followed closely by the flowers And then the fruit for you and me, to eat for hours and hours.

Come into the garden child, let’s learn life’s lessons together I will always be here for you, no matter what the weather.

Grandma’s apple pie with a twist Ingredients SPELT PASTRY • 1 cup Spelt flour • 60g Nuttlex • 2 tblsp Coconut sugar • Water, enough to bind (just under ¼ cup) • Rub nuttlex into flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, add sugar and then just enough water to form a firm dough. Knead until well combined then form a ball, cover in plastic and put into fridge to chill.

Preheat oven to 170c.

• 1 Apple, thinly sliced • 1 Pear, thinly sliced • Ginger infused Coconut sugar (or plain coconut sugar) • Raspberries

Method Remove dough from fridge and roll out into large circular shape, you want it to be fairly thin as spelt pastry can be quite “heavy”.

Place onto greased or lined baking tray.

Layer apple and pear around in the centre of pastry, leaving about 2cm from the edge of the pastry free.

If you have a sweet tooth sprinkle liberally with sugar, if you are trying to “be good” give a light dusting of sugar for good measure (or leave out altogether).

Press in a few fresh (or frozen raspberries).

Fold up the sides in a rough random way and place into oven. (you can also at this stage add a layer of frangipane under the apple and pear, but have

left it out of this recipe to keep it wholesome and simple) Bake until pastry is lightly browned and crisp. Remove from oven, dust with icing sugar (or leave plain).

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Health and Lifestyle Let’s talk about mental health Wendy Turner RN, RMN We find it so easy to talk about keeping physically healthy, physical illnesses and keeping fit. The stigma associated with mental health and mental illness makes it very difficult for us as a community to talk about.

Over the next couple of months we will look at the real facts about Mental Health; explore some of the common mental illnesses that people experience and where to go for help and treatment.

Facts and ďŹ gures

disorders involve a biochemical imbalance and can be triggered by such things as stressful life events, drug abuse, hormonal changes or physical illness.

What are the chances of recovering from mental illness?

Most people with mental illness recover well and are able to lead fulfilling lives in the community – when they receive appropriate ongoing treatment and support.

Around 20 per cent of adults are affected by some form of mental disorder every year. Anxiety disorders affect around 14 per cent of the adult population every year.

Depression affects around six per cent of the adult population.

However, only about half of those affected actually receive treatment. The majority of people who develop anxiety disorders and depression improve over time with appropriate treatment and support.

Most people with a mental illness do not have family members with the illness. The causes are not fully understood.

It is likely that such mental

Nearly half (45 per cent) of the population will experience a mental disorder at some stage in their lives. Almost one in five Australians (20 per cent) will

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experience a mental illness in a 12-month period.

During a one-year period, anxiety disorders will affect 14 per cent of the population and depression will affect six per cent.

Depression is one of the most common conditions in young people and increases during adolescence.

At least one third of young people have had an episode of mental illness by the time they are 25 years old.

People living with a mental illness are more likely to be victims of violence, especially self-harm. Mental illnesses are not purely ‘psychological’ and can have many physical features. Anyone can develop a mental illness and no one is immune to mental health problems. Women were more likely than men to use services for mental health problems.

Approximately two-thirds of people with a mental illness do not receive treatment

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Health and Lifestyle EUMUNDI VILLAGE PHARMACY

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Acute inflammation is your body’s natural immune response to tissue damage. When you cut yourself, the cut swells, goes red and becomes inflamed. This is a sign that your immune system is trying to repair the tissue so this inflammation is a good thing.

Chronic inflammation is your body’s confused immune response to environmental, physical, and mental invaders, which come in the form of things like poor diet, toxicity and stress. Basically your body is attacking itself. Chronic inflammation is not good for our health but there are things we can do to help reduce it: • Eat natural healthy foods including plenty of fruit and vegetables, fish and grass- fed meats and cut out junk foods and drinks • Improve gut health by taking probiotics or eating probiotic foods such as sauerkraut and good quality yoghurts • Relaxation and rest and keep stress levels down • Exercise and movement • Reduce toxins in the home which can come in the form of chemicals like cleaning products, body products, mould, etc • Consume fish oil, wild- caught oily fish, turmeric (which you can now get in capsules), berries, olives and olive oil, (raw not cooked) kiwis, pineapples and green papaya.

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Environment and Outdoors Life on a better ridge - Our monster Monstera deliciosa crop Claudette Betteridge

Monstera deliciosa, monsterio, monsterio delicio, fruit salad plant or mexican breadfruit, are a few of the many names this big, glossy-leafed tropical plant has been given. Regardless of what it is called, it is a much-loved companion on our property.

Native to Central America, it grows easily in our hinterland climate and we have dedicated

large areas of our property to its cultivation. Although here on the ridge we have this plant sprawling along the ground in large garden beds, it is actually a climbing epiphyte and in a rainforest habitat will grow up to 20 metres high. Adapting to life high in the canopy, the monsterio is the only plant to possess naturally occurring holes in its leaves. This

adaptation allows light and breeze to filter through, an important feature when you are an epiphyte and rely on the air and sun for your nutrients. It is for this feature that the plant is sometimes referred to as “windowleaf”. It is also one of the many qualities that have made the shiny deep green foliage a firm favourite for indoor decoration and as a symbol of all things “tropical”. It’s not all decorating with lush leaves here on the ridge, though. The fruit it bares is a divine addition to our cornucopia. It has a mix of flavours (hence one of its common names – the fruit salad fruit).

When you concentrate you can taste pineapple, jackfruit, a little kiwi perhaps, but it’s essentially pretty hard to discriminate one flavour from another. I think the best I have come up with is that it actually tastes a lot like Juicy Fruit chewing gum.

The other additional benefit (if you happen to be looking for it) is that when consumed in slightly more than moderate quantities it has very fast acting laxative properties. Perhaps it is for this reason that it ripens slowly (from the top down). As the outer scales of the fruit naturally fall off, a small amount of flesh, shaped like individual hexagonal pellets, can be easily pried off and consumed.

Given the size of our property and number of plants we have here, we routinely have a glut of monsterios. Unlike the eat-asmuch-as-you-can-or-they’ll-gobad feasts of other fruits we have from time to time, we are much more restrained with this species.

If we have more than we can share around we remove and freeze the pellets for bite-sized treats or tasty “de-toxes” throughout the year.

Belli’s swap meet and healing day Karyn Maher Around 50 people braved the heat to enjoy great food and good company at Belbunya’s organic Swap-Meet Cafe and healing day in Belli Park recently.

There was acoustic music from Jude Lane, fresh produce that people brought in to sell for a little pocket money, or swap with other growers.

Permaculture seed savers brought along heirloom seeds to share, and neighbouring Hinterland Fejoa farm brought a selection

of organic jams and chutneys.

This community initiative to support local food networks will be repeated on the fourth Thursday of every month, 9am12:30noon. Everyone is welcome, whether your interest is buying and supporting local produce, meeting other locals, having a delicious raw or gluten free cake or giving or receiving healings. www.bellbunya.org.au/eventscalendar

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Nature Notes Cuckoo Wasps Kon Hepers wasps. Their main hosts are those annoying Mud-dauber Wasps which make mud “nests”, usually on the walls of buildings. There are dozens of them at our place and are very difficult to remove.

The clever Cuckoo Wasps have two different ways of operating, depending on species. The first way is to act like a thief (cleptoparasite). They lay their eggs into a Mud-dauber’s clay nest, along-side that wasp’s own eggs and their food supply, usually paralysed spiders and caterpillars. The Cuckoo Wasp’s egg hatches first allowing the larva to eat the available food. As a result the Mud-dauber’s larvae starve to death after hatching.

A Nature Notes reader recently sent in a photo of a brilliantly coloured insect. It was clearly a bee or a wasp (order hymenoptera, meaning membrane-wing) and by the colour identified as a Cuckoo Wasp. There are over 70 species of Cuckoo Wasp, most of them not so beautifully coloured but in the end it came down to one of two species, most

probably Stilbum cyanurum. To be really certain we would need to know the size of Hamish’s find plus a microscope and a live specimen. The S. cyanurum grow to about 12mm.

Whatever species, Cuckoo Wasps are so named because they behave like the bird cuckoos do: they parasitise the nests of other

The second method is more direct: the Cuckoo Wasp’s eggs also hatch first but then the larvae wait until the host wasp’s eggs have also hatched and eaten their food store.

They are then killed and eaten by the Cuckoo Wasp’s larvae which morph into adult wasps.

(An organism that kills and eats its host is called parasitoid.) As adults the cuckoo Wasps will feed exclusively on nectar.

There is uncertainty whether Cuckoo Wasps actually sting. If they do it isn’t painful and only a mild venom is injected. The long “spike” protruding from the abdomen of the wasp in Hamish’s photo is not a stinger – it is the wasp’s ovipositor which she uses for laying and placing her eggs. They have been observed wetting down mud nests to soften them, making it easier to deposit the eggs.

Of course other wasps attack Cuckoo Wasps to kill or drive them away from their nests.

The Cuckoo Wasps have two means of defence: firstly, their outer skeleton is hard and acts like armour. Secondly, their abdomen, in three segments, is hollow underneath allowing them to roll up into a defensive position.

The brilliant iridescent green, blue and violet colouring gives this wasp a number of common names including Emerald Wasp and Jewel Wasp we think it is one of the most striking of our insects.

Thank you Hamish for contributing your find.

Clean Up Australia Day Annie Wilson We've had a Eumundi 'clean up' for the past three years, and have seen a steady increase in volunteers. Despite the terrible weather at last year's event, we had the largest volunteer contingent so far.

Our eager band collected lots of rubbish, including a mattress and a shopping trolley!

Clean Up Australia Day 2014 Lend a hand on Sunday 2nd March and help clean up Australia!

If you can spare some time on Sunday 2 March between 8am and 11am, come along and join us. You don't have to commit to the whole time - any time you can spare would be appreciated. We'll be kicking off with registration and breakfast from 8am to around 9am, and hitting the streets after that. All ages are welcome, last year our group ranged in age from four to 74.

Volunteers needed to help Clean Up Noosa Biosphere Reserve and be a part of Clean Up Australia Day here in Noosa. You can help by registering at one of these sites from 8am to 11am on Sunday 2 March.

Please call in and register at one of the supervised sites at:

Don't forget your hat and sunscreen.

Cooran Doonan

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Apollonian Hotel Car Park opposite the Butter Factory Rec Club grounds Corner of Lenehans Lane and Hesper Drive Napier Rd opposite toilets Community Hall Reception at Outrigger on Little Hastings St Woods Bay at the Spit and Weyba Esp, near footbridge at the ‘J’ and AW Dan Park on Cooyar Street

Noosa National Park Info Centre Noosaville Thomas St. Boat ramp Noosa North Shore First Cutting (allow for tides) Peregian Beach Surf Club Pomona Memorial Hall Sunrise Beach Shopping Centre Sunshine Beach Surf Club Teewah Village Tewantin Doonella St Boat Ramp and Wooroi day use area in Tewantin Forest Kayak Noosa Gympie Tce, Noosaville (Kayaks available – contact Kayak Noosa to register)

Your help will be much appreciated and you can join us for a free burger and cold drink at Noosaville Lions Park afterwards. Volunteers should wear enclosed shoes, hat, gloves and sunscreen and bring a bottle of water.

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Gardening The grafted grevillea: a native plant for all seasons Matt Popplewell

Companion planting Annie Wilson The idea that some plants provide a beneficial effect on others growing nearby is an ancient one. Although in ancient times the practice was entangled with astrology, evidence shows that companion planting can provide various benefits.

Companions can repel or attract, fertilise or add minerals and most are staples commonly found in kitchen gardens.

Alliums (onions, garlic) repel slugs, aphids and other pests and are useful when planted with fruit trees, as well as tomatoes, potatoes and capsicums

It would appear that another wet season will be late in arriving.

Let’s hope that it doesn’t arrive with the same volume and devastating effect as the last two years. Our gardens are set and looking good, having survived the long dry season and could now be facing arguably their greatest seasonal challenge again; the impending wet season. So how can we plan for this? How can we avoid losing plants that thrive in the dry and drown in the wet? Well, of course we can’t alter the nature of the beast, but we can perhaps stiffen its resolve.

Grafting grevilleas is hardly a new concept. They have been grafted for many years in order to bring plants from other niches which struggle to grow in eastern Australian soil with their own root system. It provides those with heavier soils the chance to successfully grow this genus of plant. A fine example of such proven resilience in the face of immense adversity is Grevillea ‘Silky Oak’. The robust root system of ‘Silky Oak’ makes the plants far more tolerant of the vagaries of the Australian weather (prolonged wet and prolonged dry periods) which have been prevalent for the past few years.

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The native Grevillea is generally grown successfully all over Australia, but Grevillea ‘Silky Oak’ also has the advantage of being a fantastically adaptable member of the Grevillea family.

Its natural home is found within the rainforest of the sub-tropics and often around water. Its adaption to the cooler conditions of Australia’s southern states has extended its list of qualities. Unusually for a tree that started in the wet climate of the rainforest tree, it has considerable drought tolerance properties and a surprising tolerance to cold.

So why is grafting the answer when blending the proven properties of two plants as in this case? Grafting is an excellent option because it allows the plants to establish comfortably on a rootstock that is compatible with the local climate and soil.

There is a wide variety of colours and foliage forms in the Grevillea genus. These Australian natives can be combined to produce a beautiful array of colour and result in stunning gardens and landscape projects. Among its many advantages is that several groups of Grevilleas form excellent ground covers and hence make superb weed suppressants. As they don’t require frequent feeding, they definitely belong among the low maintenance group of gems we can rely on.

The impact these natives have is not only visual but practical too.

Grevillea flowers attract many species of birds to the garden.

They are an excellent producer of nectar for bees and food for possums.

Beans - fix nitrogen and provide good fertiliser for beets, corn and brassicas Beets - add minerals to the soil that are ideal for lettuce, brassicas and onions Borage, basil - attract bees and repel other pests, helpful for almost any plant but great for strawberries and cucurbits

for tomatoes, squash and asparagus

Marigolds - produce pesticides that repel nematodes and beetles and are useful for most plants, but especially

Geraniums, sage - trap pests by attracting them away from other plantings, like tomatoes, grapes and eggplants

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Heritage Main Street, bullock teams and Memorial Drive Wendy Birrell

Eumundi is fortunate to have such a wide main street in Memorial Dr, but it wasn’t just luck. In the early 1900’s when the town was developing most of the shops were on the western side of the street and the other side had railway related buildings and the railway line which originally went through Caplick Park as we know it today.

Timber getting – the cutting down of the large very old trees prolific in the area - was an important industry and there were many bullock teams which

hauled the logs into town to be transported to saw mills in the area and further afield by train.

It is hard to imagine the state the roads were in years ago. In wet weather they were almost impassable. Hauling timber by bullock team from Doonan to Eumundi, a matter of five miles, would take almost a full day when the roads were bad.

These bullock teams with up to 16 bullocks pulling the load plus the length of the timber needed a wide area to manoeuvre and

turn in. Main St as Memorial Dr was then known as, became part of the Bruce Highway so it was just as well it was wide!

Bullock teams were mostly used in the Eumundi district in preference to horses, although there were a few horse teams.

The advantage of bullocks was that they were slower and steadier in thick scrub and hilly country.

Bullocks can work continuously with just the feed they can obtain from grass whereas horses had

to be hand-fed with grain and chaff to be able to work hard thus adding considerably to the cost.

Main St was renamed Memorial Drive in 1977 (due to a community based suggestion) to honour the 20 Eumundi men who enlisted in Eumundi and did not return from WW1 and the 20 trees that were planted along and near Memorial Drive in their memory.

The bullock teams are long gone but the lovely wide, tree lined street remains, adding its great character and charm.

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‘Mamma Mia’ (PG) – Starry Nights movies - Amphitheatre Sunshine Coast Pride Festival – Amphitheatre and Markets Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (PG) – Starry Nights movies - Amphitheatre Summer All Over Katie Rose Long Lunch - Markets site Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Lux Radio Theatre – Indee Theatre, School of Arts Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Easter Saturday treasure hunt - Markets ‘Hop’ (G) Easter Saturday – Starry Nights movies - Amphitheatre Anzac Day walk and service - Amphitheatre Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Australian Body Art Carnivale - Amphitheatre Mother’s Day Super Concert – Indee Theatre, School of Arts Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Vicar of Dibley – Indee Theatre, School of Arts Queensland Week at Markets - Amphitheatre Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Comedy and Consomme – Indee Theatre, School of Arts A Fair Day Out - a celebration of families – Markets Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Eumundi Chamber – Experience Eumundi Gongs Arts in Action festival - Eumundi State School Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre All Well and Good Day – Markets Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Woofstock – Markets site Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Children’s Classic Theatre – Indee Theatre, School of Arts Eumundi Agricultural Show – Showgrounds Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Passion for Fashion – Markets Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Remembrance Day service – McIntyre Memorial Tree opp PO Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre Laugh out Loud – Indee Theatre, School of Arts Eumundi World Cinema session – School of Arts Summer Nights - markets, movies, music Lighting of community Christmas Tree - Markets Eumundi Community Christmas Carols - Amphitheatre Eumundi Live Concert - Amphitheatre

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144 Solar Road, Eumundi New acreage Listing

251 Duke Road, Doonan SOLD, awaiting settlement

1 Solitaire Street, Doonan 57 Memorial Drive, Eumundi Under Contract prior to auction New listing in town

34 Glenrowan Close, Hot new auction property

121 Boyle Road, Belli Park New - Self sustainable living

What’s your home really worth in today’s current market?

In February 2014 the reserve bank left interest rates on hold, however the Noosa hinterland real-estate market is healthy, particularly in our neck of the woods! At the end of January, Hinternoosa sold a combined 30 properties (Doonan, Tinbeerwah Eumundi Cooroy & Pomona - Dec/Jan) & first home buyers are actively seeking out Land Sales. We are selling on average 1 vacant block of land every week.

2014 has started well and the average sale price has dropped slightly due to more vacant land sales coming through. In the top end we have been successful in writing some sales that set a new benchmark for premium properties around Cooroy Mountain, Sunrise Road, Doonan & on Eumundi Range. Currently 90% of our sales are private treaty (sales with a list price) and 10% by Auction. We anticipate a busy, thriving year ahead for the Noosa hinterland property market.

For a chat over current market conditions or to discuss selling your home, contact local area specialist

Kess Prior 0404 344 399 kess@hinternoosa.com.au

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