S har ing the communit y voi ce of Eumundi and it s hinte rland Issue 2, Thursday 27 August 2020
Eumundi mum swaps lattes for lentils
Israel and the UK when bomb threats were real, I never take our beautiful village for granted’ she says. ‘I’m grateful for clean air, stable government, easily accessible locally produced food and wonderful schools. I guess gratitude for the life my family have here is the main reasons I signed up to the 2020 Act for Peace Ration Challenge in support of people who are still looking for their own safe haven. So from 13-19 September, I’ll be eating the same rations as a Syrian refugee living in a camp in Jordan to raise as much money as possible so those refugees can receive emergency food, hygiene kits and life-saving support. ‘That means swapping my daily triple latte (and chats with Hughie, Gabby and Tom) for lentils, a small amount of rice, chickpeas, beans, sardines, flour and oil. Did I mention there is no wine or worse still no veggies!’ she says.
Leo Wiles and her week’s rations Leo is a well-known Eumundi mum and a talented photographer. Today we learn about how she plans to show her gratefulness for her life here in Eumundi. ‘Having worked in countries like Egypt, Cyprus,
If you would like to help Leo raise money for those who are not so fortunate and to help her reach her goal of $1,782 to feed a refugee family for a year, then please dig deep or grab those coins behind the couch cushions and sponsor her at www.actforpeace.rationchallenge.org.au/ leo-wiles.
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Wattle Day Wattle Day, Tuesday 1 September, signals the official start of spring. This is the time when many Acacia species (commonly called wattles), are in flower and 2020 has been a bumper year for local wattles on the Sunshine Coast. Maybe wear a sprig of the flowers and leaves next Tuesday?
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Dying with dignity – an important issue
L to R: Carole Raye, James Blevin, Ros Bates, John Gabrielson, Pauline Blunden, Les Godwin in the grounds of Katie Rose Cottage Hospice Shadow Minister for Health, Ros Bates, announced last week at the Hospice that, if elected, a Liberal National Party government would provide an additional funding of $600,000 a year for palliative care services at the Hospice. Ms Bates said she was delighted to announce this planned initiative which would make a significant difference to the accredited, not-for-profit, 24/7 palliative care service, provided by professional nurses and carers for the terminally ill.
Community gettogether to honour Seniors’ Week
Joyce Turnbull, Pam Parker, Alan Parker, Jan Lawless, Glenda Marks and Janet Millington at the CWA hall. Last Sunday locals and visitors gathered in and around the CWA hall to mark Seniors’ Week. Joint hosts were Eumundi CWA and Eumundi Rotary. As well as a customary sausage sizzle on offer, there were tempting slices and scones and a cup of tea and coffee - each for a gold coin donation. The CWA craft stall was popular with its modern approach to traditional craft gift items.
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Community Wild Dog Baiting Program Spring 2020
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Bald Knob, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Belli Park, Cambroon, Conondale, Coochin Creek, Crohamhurst, Curramore, Elaman Creek, Gheerulla, Glass House Mountains, Kenilworth, Kidaman Creek, Landsborough, Obi Obi, Peachester, Reesville, Witta and Wootha areas from 31 Aug-25 Sept, 2020. For more information please contact: Sunshine Coast Council T 07 5475 7272 F 07 5475 7277 E mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
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Sunshine Coast Council in partnership with Biosecurity Queensland is supporting a community-based coordinated Wild Dog Baiting Program. Failure to control wild dogs can result in livestock losses, attacks on domestic pets and the loss of native fauna. Landholders have a legislative responsibility to control declared pests on their land and participation in this program is an effective way to help meet this responsibility. The Wild Dog Baiting Program will be held throughout
Our markets Volunteer clowns supporting the community
Children and adults were entertained and impressed by a band of volunteer clowns, Coastal Caring Clowns Inc, at a recent Wednesday markets. The clowns jumped around, persuaded children to sing with them, made adults laugh out loud and told a little of their story. For 19 years Coastal Caring Clowns have trained volunteers in the art of hospital clowning focusing on clown ethics, hospital visit guidelines, aged-care visiting. The clowns regularly visit hospitals, nursing homes, respite care centres and have participated in a variety of community events from Caloundra to Noosa,
as well as the hinterland. Raising funds for their operations is also a voluntary effort. Their work can involve anything from singing a song, giving a hug, or performing some clownlike silliness to move someone into a moment of well-being and caring in a light-hearted and heart-felt way. Coastal Caring Clowns hold workshops to recruit new active clown members to assist with their objective of bringing caring, happiness and inspiration to the Sunshine Coast community. www.coastalcaringclowns.com email: clowns@coastalcaringclowns.com
Eumundi markets and the CWA hall in 1991
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From our schools Ready for action Eumundi State School has been energised this term through a focus on the arts. In a year of uncertainty and change, Eumundi students are using arts education as a vehicle to consolidate other learning areas and also to reconnect with each other in an environment of creativity, encouragement and fun. Not only are students experiencing new challenges, skills and techniques but they are also becoming critical thinkers and problem solvers. In week 10 of this term, the Eumundi State School is holding their ‘Arts in Action’ day where students will display their creativity and unique talents to a wider audience. It is a culmination of the many opportunities the students have experienced in the various areas of the arts at Eumundi including participating in the RAW Art workshops, competing in the talent quest, being a choir or instrumental band member and having dance, music and drama as part of their specialist lessons. The arts curriculum is an important part of a child’s education and is certainly valued at Eumundi State School.
Street library on Caplick Way, opposite Eumundi State School
Street library for your street? In street libraries, such as this cute example, books come and go, no-one or no machine needs to check them in or out. You can reach in and take what interests you. When finished, you can return the book or swap it elsewhere. You can contribute books. There’s often a tiny message on a street library with hints to help you share books no longer needed. Street libraries give books many lives and help bring communities together. Visit streetlibrary.org.au for more information 8
Carnarvon Gorge expedition Class 9 students from Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Doonan, have recently returned from an exciting adventure into the high country of Queensland to hike around the beautiful rim of the Carnarvon Gorge. The class had prepared well ahead for the hike by dehydrating food, wearing their boots in, and hiking many of the peaks on the Sunshine Coast including Mt Coolum, Mt Ninderry, Emu Mtn and Mt Tinbeerwah. A special Carnarvon experience included the stories from local, Milton, a Bidjara Garingbal man who also blessed the group with a beautiful Welcome to Country in his language and a totem of the land for us to carry with us on our journey. The land is “Emu Dreaming” and so the totem became fondly know by the class as “Emu Boy”.
Immunology top priority for local school graduate While nations around the world race to develop the first vaccine to combat COVID19, a local graduate from Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Lachlan Deimel, is busily making his mark in the world of science, more precisely immunology. Lachlan, who graduated in 2016 as College Dux reflected on his senior years at Good Shepherd and said: ‘It was in Senior Biology where I first acquired a curiosity towards the living world. In particular, I recall an assignment that discussed emerging strategies to reduce malaria rates. This made me acutely aware of the implications of infectious disease on human health and society. Ultimately, I decided to pursue immunology at university.’ Having been awarded a prestigious Tuckwell Scholarship to attend the Australian National University in Canberra, Lachlan completed a Bachelor of Philosophy (Science) and quickly became involved in vaccine immunology where he learned to appreciate its uniquely profound impacts on public health. Indeed, in 2020, of all years, the importance of vaccines on human wellbeing could not be more relevant. As a member of the Molecular Mucosal Vaccine Immunology Group at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Lachlan and his colleagues are developing a potential vaccination against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This group is also affiliated with the Australian COVID19 vaccination candidate led by the
University of Queensland. Recently awarded a prestigious scholarship to complete his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, Lachlan hopes to move to the United Kingdom in September. There he will commence his project which aims to establish a novel vaccination design platform against viral pathogens. So while for many 2020 will be a year they would prefer to forget, Lachlan is excited about the next chapter in his life: ‘I am incredibly excited about the prospects of this new platform and suspect that it will be particularly relevant in the current climate,’ he says. COMMUNITY QUICK NOTES Eumundi & District Community Association Inc AGM will be held at 7pm on Monday, 14 September 2020. In the old Scout Hall in Memorial Drive – All welcome.
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During the first fortnight in the month of August, Eumundi Police carried out two operations relating to road safety around our schools. The first was a drink-drive operation on Caplick Way over a six hour period where two drink drivers were caught by unmarked police vehicles and the second being a drug driving operation near North Arm School. On Bunya Rd over a period of four hours, police conducted over 400 random breath tests in which no drink drivers were caught but six drug drivers were arrested. During an unmarked vehicle traffic operation this month outside Eumundi State School, it was disappointing to see a number of drivers at school drop-off and pick-up continuing to put lives at risk through disobeying road rules. Drivers have been observed stopping vehicles in unsafe loading areas, as well as a number of drivers observed to perform illegal u-turns on
both Caplick Way and Napier Rd. Drivers are advised that no further warnings will be given and that infringement notices will be issued where offences are detected. We all share a duty to protect our children entering and exiting school grounds and I sincerely hope that we have the full support of the Eumundi district community behind us in making this a priority. Also this fortnight, two persons were arrested in Ward St for public nuisance and resisting police arrest offences. A 48 year-old male and a 40 yearold female who attended Eumundi from North Brisbane will attend court later this month. During the first half of the month of August police from Eumundi attended 17 emergency calls for assistance. Sergeant Ryan Hanlon, Officer in Charge – Eumundi Hanlon.RyanP@police.qld.gov.au
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Business news Learning about working in Eumundi Local Eumundi boy, Joe Dosen, a Year 9 student at Noosa District High, can be found working at Eumundi Automotive Service Centre each Friday afternoon. Joe’s long-time interest in all things mechanical is being put to practical use. After an initial clean-up of the workshop, it is time to get those student hands dirty. Owner and mentor Brady Jansen makes sure he gives Joe a wide variety of tasks covering car work, repacking wheel bearings, parts recognition and an understanding of how all of the parts work together. Joe is planning on making a future in the field of mechanics. He has discovered the importance of time management and teamwork. He says he sees that many of his school subjects are meaningful and have a purpose in the work environment. Understanding hard work— the
Mentor Brady Jansen (left) at work with Joe Dosen financial benefits it brings - has also been a valuable lesson for Joe. Brady was fortunate during the COVID19 period to be able to keep the workshop open - which enabled Joe to continue working, learning, and moving confidently towards his planned future. Pam Moffat, Eumundi Rotary
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Looking for the next adventure, he began travelling, first around Australia then overseas, visiting the UK and Europe, coming back to Australia overland, spending three years in India. As a mature-aged tertiary student, he went to college and graduated as a naturopath, with additional qualifications in herbal medicine, nutrition, massage and spinal alignment. Through 20 years in practice, he says he has gained a lot of insight into the complex pathologies that present before a clinician these days.
Welcome back Hugh Hugh Wallace was born in Cobram, Victoria on the Murray River. His family owned a farm on new irrigation land opened up in the Riverina. He was good at school but became restless and bored. Taking up boxing, he had 14 professional matches in his teens. Moving on to skydiving, he did 71 jumps over a couple of years.
Hugh has lived in Eumundi before, but recently decided to make Eumundi his home and set up his practice. Says Hugh, ‘I love everything about Eumundi and am very grateful to be here. I can easily walk into town, I can easily drive to so many diverse and special places. There is always something good happening to enjoy with friends.’
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loved their time travelling the world living in Brisbane, Melbourne (three times), London and Namibia (twice) but with the arrival of Inais and Isla they knew they needed a place that would provide the sort of childhood they wanted for them - beautiful environments, family and community. After moving to Gerardo’s home country, Namibia, it was a strong contender for a while as they settled in to life in the African country, but then it was time to return to Australia. They decided they wanted to be close to family in Noosa and the Montessori school in Forest Glen. Eumundi was perfectly positioned. Meghan says, ‘With Eumundi’s great balance of quiet village community and market town vibrancy, it was just right for us.’
The Reis family A family that is definitely one of us? Says Meghan Reis, ‘When you’ve moved continents five times and states twice in 15 years, where do you choose to settle? If you’re the Reis family, it’s Eumundi.’ Gerardo and Meghan are gypsies by nature and
The family has settled well, with the girls doing local activities from karate to swimming and both of them finding new friendships in their group fitness classes. They built their dream home and are here for the long haul so if you see them in town say hi!
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Hoofbeats Sanctuary at Doonan Hoofbeats Sanctuary is a safe space for children living with the consequences of trauma, neglect or abuse. The setting permits children to work with a youth mentor while helping to rehabilitate horses and ponies which themselves have been neglected, traumatised or abused. The founder of the sanctuary, Barb Blashki, says Hoofbeats, based in Fellowship Dr, Doonan is always looking for more people to join their growing team of 50 of the most lovely, supportive, welcoming volunteers who look after a variety of tasks. Tasks for new volunteers will suit a range of skills
and interests: • Horse care for the herd of therapy horses and ponies • Gardening and maintenance for the facility • Mentors to work 1:1 with a child • Fundraising team who organise quarterly Mega Sales • Support for all the other teams by taking care of administration. Hoofbeats is keen to identify a sponsorships manager to help find, and regularly contact, sponsors for each of the horses. Donations for the charity are tax deductible. The first step in the volunteer process is for people to complete an online application form, at www.hoofbeats. org.au/volunteer/.
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Cooroy RSL makes most of COVID19 shutdown Cooroy RSL has turned the negative of mandatory closure into a positive opportunity to carry out extensive renovations to its club. The club is looking fresh, bright and welcoming with new floor coverings, paint, foyer and reception desk, an expansion and renovation to a bathroom and the gaming room and renovations to the bar, tables and chairs. Cooroy RSL is following the COVID19 Industry Plan and is excited to welcome back members and guests to regular features plus planning new promotions and entertainment.
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What are you reading now? In this age of binge streaming, it’s worth remembering the pleasure of a much quieter pastime: settling down comfortably with a good book. Regularly we’ll introduce local readers, who’ll share what they’re reading...and why you might enjoy their choices too. What are you reading now? I’m reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - her first novel. This book’s been all over social media, and will be made into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon. I was intrigued to see what everyone was talking about, but first I had to find out what exactly the title meant. So, crawdads is a slang word for crayfish, and the gist of the title translates to mean - according to Tate, one of the main characters - ‘far in the bush where critters are wild, still behaving like critters’. In other words, being far from other people and deep in the marshes. What is the story about? For years, rumours of the ‘Marsh Girl’ have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. In late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. Due to an unstable family environment Kya was forced to raise herself in the early ‘50s before being accused of a murder in her teenage years. She has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home. Kya is viewed as an outcast in the town. She is clearly not one of them. Despite her loneliness, she had built a life for herself, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. These birds were her surrogate family, and the natural world accommodates her in a way that the townspeople never have. I really enjoyed the story of Kya’s survival and how she was nurtured by her environment after her family betrayed her. The book also offers an eye-opening perspective on the lives of those who are on the fringes of society. Will you read other books by Delia Owens? Yes, I think I will. She is the co-author of three internationally best-selling non-fiction books about her life as a wildlife scientist in Africa: Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of the Elephant, and 18
Secrets of the Savanna. She has won the John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing and has been published in Nature, The African Journal of Ecology, and International Wildlife, among many others. Do you always read the same sort of books? No, I like a varied genre of books. Anything really, except science fiction. Normally the book is a recommended read from friends and family and sometimes new titles from authors I have previously enjoyed. Where do you find your books? I either purchase, borrow or download using ebooks from the library. Search Eumundi Voice What are you reading now? on Facebook (a private group, just ask to join). www.facebook.com/groups/704095596807954/
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Three friends enjoying their game and commented that it is: ‘Always nice to be outside in the park with children in the playground, people walking dogs, lining up for coffee and seeing groups and friends connecting’.
Drought Mutt Movers Rotarians carry out a very varied number of community support roles. One of the more unusual ones is the rescue of stray and abandoned dogs from the drought areas. Eumundi Rotarian Bronwyn Innes, and another dog lover Rachel Davies, who both live in Doonan, have become known as the Moree Mutt Movers. They have rescued well over 200 dogs since November last year till early March this year when the rescue trips had to be cancelled due to COVID19. Hopefully being classed as essential workers will enable them to recommence their passion to save these dogs, who would have been put down by Councils in these drought areas.
new owners makes this a positive story. The dogs are currently being transported by private vehicles and the fuel cost per trip per vehicle, including the three road-toll fees through Brisbane and Toowoomba, adds up to approximately $98 per trip.
The dogs are transported to Sippy Creek Animal Rescue Society where they are adopted out - in every case so far.
If you would like to support the work being done to rescue these dogs, consider a donation to the Eumundi Rotary Mutt Movers Fuel Account BSB 633 000 Acc 152 362 844 to enable them to continue their work.
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Council news News from Div 9 Cr Maria Suarez On Sunday 2 August, I had the chance to spend the day in the field with our community and Council staff who are passionate about restoring the Doonan Creek Environmental Reserve at Verrierdale as part of the combined 2020 Doonan Open Data Expo and National Tree Day event. Although COVID19 provided a few organising challenges, 228 people (including many happy children) were still able to attend across the two days and planted 2000 trees and shrubs. Some returned for a second year and got to visit the trees they planted in 2019. Attendees were also able to learn how technology, science and culture are helping Council to restore this important reserve, and others like it across the region. Examples included how habitat stacks are used to mimic fallen trees and speed up the recovery of reserves or how virtual fences are installed at hotspots across the region to help kangaroos and other wildlife to cross the road safely. Well done to everyone for organising and participating in a wonderful event. It’s nice to play a small part in the big picture. I met with a number of residents at the Verrierdale Community Hall regarding issues with unsealed roads. A number of councillors are looking at budget constraints to the road sealing program but in the interim Council
will be trialling signage to alert drivers to drive slowly to minimise dust impacts. On another note, I’d like to thank Eumundi Voice for this column opportunity. It’s great to be able to reach the Division 9 community in Doonan, Weyba Downs and Verrierdale. If you have any questions or suggestions please contact me on 5475 9810, via email maria.suarez@ sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or follow me on my Facebook page. Div 9 Cr Maria Suarez
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Four beautiful Plover eggs waiting to be hatched, sitting in the middle of a back yard in Eumundi. Justine Hodges
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Dragons make the grade
It has taken just a little over one hundred years, but the township of Eumundi once again has a senior Rugby Union team taking part in an official Sunshine Coast competition. The last time was in 1919. At the start of 2020 the team had only about eight players turning up for weekly training. This number had grown to about 14 before the first match in March. Unfortunately, all competition was put on hold from mid-March till early August due to COVID19 restrictions.
Eumundi Dragons hit the defensive line
Now the team has over 20 committed players turning up to train twice a week at their Eumundi Showgrounds base and to play on Saturday afternoons at venues from Gympie in the north to Wynnum in the south. Over the past couple of weeks the everimproving team has played matches against Caboolture Snakes, University Barbarians and Maroochydore Swans. After each of these matches, the more experienced opposition was left in no doubt that the outfit from Eumundi are not easy to beat and look forward to the first win of the season in the not too distant future. Results so far have been 26-6, 38-12 and 29-12. These scores indicate the team is competitive and showing positive improvement. Doug Toms, President Eumundi Dragons Rugby Union Club
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Dan PURDIE MP Member for Ninderry
• Something needs to happen to stop drivers speeding up and down Memorial Drive. They are too fast for children and their carers’ safety. • Our Eumundi has many dog lovers. It would be great to have a fenced off-leash area for dogs. • Don’t you hate it when you’re in a queue for that first coffee of the day, you’re social distancing and hoping things could hurry along and then the person who has been queueing with you doesn’t have his credit card ready and then he fiddles and fiddles to find it - making the wait longer. • We are so lucky to still have a bookstore in our little town and the staff are so good. • Annual Seniors’ Week has just passed. For those of us who are either hurtling towards or are already a senior, aged 55 plus, there are actually a couple of today’s experiences that should give us satisfaction – living longer and some evidence that seniors can expect their learned intelligence to be more easily accessed and utilised. • Next week is National Stroke Week. Strokes are Australia’s second, single greatest killer, with over 60,000 strokes occurring each year. National Stroke Week gives the community a chance to get involved, raise money and support the national campaign. This year’s focus is on everyday Australians who can recognise the signs of stroke. They are F.A.S.T. heroes who can save lives, simply by knowing and recognising the F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) signs of stroke and calling an ambulance immediately. They know that stroke is always a medical emergency and time is critical. www.strokefoundation.org.au.
Young musicians set to rock Music has always been a huge part of my life. My dad was a professional musician, and my mum was a singer, so it’s not surprising I was playing the drums before I learnt to hold a pencil. I even cut my first album while I was still in primary school, when our band won the local Battle of the Bands competition. Much of my youth was spent playing gigs across the South-East, so when the opportunity came about to support the next generation of aspiring musicians through the School of Rock program, I was keen to help out. On Saturday night, this year’s Eumundi School of Rock performers will take to the stage at the Eumundi Showgrounds in what will be the culmination of a 10 week music scholarship program. COVID may have seen this year’s event take a different format, but it promises to be just as entertaining as ever, with the 28 young performers showcasing their collective talents in one night of musical entertainment. Along with a huge list of local sponsors and supporters, the Eumundi School of Rock also secured a $8,556 Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant earlier this month for music and IT equipment. Thanks to the generosity of the local community, it’s become one of Eumundi’s signature events, so make sure you get along and show your support for our up and coming rock stars. I look forward to seeing you there!
Contact Dan
(07) 5406 7900 11 Heathfield Rd, Coolum Beach QLD 4573 PO Box 989, Coolum QLD 4573 ninderry@parliament.qld.gov.au danpurdie.com.au DanPurdieMP danpurdie_mp @DanPurdieMP
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Landcare news
Noosa Landcare in action The name Landcare evolved in Victoria through an initiative of Joan Kirner (then Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands) and Heather Mitchell (then President of the Victorian Farmers Federation) in 1986. Noosa & District Landcare Group (NDLG) came into being in 1989. NDLG was a group of volunteers, mainly local landholders who were concerned about weeds, or their land, and the increasing size of exotic pine plantations being planted on quality agricultural land near Pomona. We had a small office in Pomona, and still do, opposite the pub, with a very small nursery attached and an outside dunny.
It has been an interesting journey! From humble beginnings, NDLG applied for grants through the Federal Government’s Natural Heritage Trust. This allowed the employment of project officers to run the projects that were successful in obtaining grants. One of the early ones was called Corridors of Green and was a collaboration of local groups to carry out riparian (creek bank) work such as off-stream watering points for stock, treating weeds and planting trees. One of the issues with this system was that employment was for a short period. NDLG decided to go down the Fee-for-Service path. Noosa Landcare now has 53 people on its payroll, three nurseries, a depot and venue for presentations, also 10 4WD vehicles, plant and equipment. We carry out work from Ipswich to Fraser Coast and work for private landholders, councils, Seqwater, Veolia and more. A recent agreement by Noosa Council, Department of Environment and Science and Noosa Parks Association will see 2,400 hectares of plantation land leased by HQ Plantations become National Park over 5 years. This means one of the reasons NDLG came into existence has been fulfilled. Phillip Moran, General Manager, Noosa & District Landcare www.noosalandcare.org
Ingredients: 1 cup nasturtium pods/ seeds 1/3 cup cider vinegar 1/3 cup water 1 Tabs sea salt
Poor Man’s Capers Many people gasp at the thought of eating flowers but nasturtiums are fast becoming known as the most beautiful and tasty of edible varieties. A prolific grower, its flowers, leaves, seed pods and seeds are all edible and it readily self-seed. The seeds can be pickled and are often referred to as Poor Man’s Capers. 24
1/2 tsp. sugar 2 sprigs fresh dill (optional) Glass jar with lid
Pick nasturtium seeds in spring and summer, wash to remove dirt. Place seeds in a jar. Put water, vinegar, salt, sugar in a small saucepan and bring to boil. Add sprigs of fresh dill to the jar, then pour pickling solution over the pods. Seal and place in a dark, cool spot. Leave for at least two weeks then store in fridge. From the Eumundi Harvest Swap Group . Find them on Facebook for more great gardening and produce tips.
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Eumundi District Community Assn Inc through its Eumundi Community Garden (ECG) subcommittee is back in full swing finalising the plans for the community gardens around the old Scout Hall, Memorial Dr. Volunteers have been there every second Sunday over the past few months ‘beavering’ away at sorting out the small garden shed, building storage bays and organising materials.
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There are small garden beds growing sweet pea, spinach, and sweet potato. Everything is growing well. The fruit trees are thriving and the car parking area will be finished shortly. There have been a number of new volunteers join in which is great. We are fortunate also to have the well-respected permaculture guru Janet Millington working with us. The next Sunday working bee is on 30 August from 9.30am. Members of ECG invite anyone who is interested to check out the garden and ECG’s work. To join ECG or for more information, go to www.facebook.com/ eumundicommunitygarden/ or call Anja on 0401 641 270. 10-week Introduction to Permaculture Course at the Eumundi Community Gardens in the Scout Hall, Memorial Dr. Classes will be held Sundays from 10am to 2pm from Sunday 13 September.
Agents of Discovery is back these school holidays for your kids to enjoy. Head to your app store to download the free game and try all the new missions at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve or Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden. Get ready to chase the kids as they rush to follow the trail and solve the clues. Check out the What’s on Guide on Council’s website to begin.
Development.i can show you what’s planned for the future of your area. It’s simple and easy to use – type in the suburb you’re interested in and all the proposed developments will appear on a map. Click on the proposals to find out the details and plans. Visit developmenti.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
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Community grants Does your community organisation need funding to help make something great happen? Make it a reality with support from Council’s Community Grants Program. Minor Grants of up to $2000 are available for community groups to deliver projects, events and activities. Start preparing your application today. Submissions are open from 21 September to 2 November. Visit www. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au to apply online.
One for the calendar
LUMINATE is an exciting new three day walk through ‘mini’ festival, planned for the October long-weekend. There'll be music happening in our local venues and some ‘illuminating’ (COVID safe) activities in the beautiful Bulcock Beach location. For now think colour, light installations and projections, markets, music and more. Stay tuned, extra details coming soon.
Sessions are $20 each week or $10 for EDCA members and there is an essential text Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison for $30. The course covers most of the topics of the full 72-hour course with an emphasis on designing the community garden and/or local home gardens and will have practical hands-on activities and visits to local permaculture gardens.
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Places are limited and all COVID19 safety precautions will be implemented. To join the group or further information please contact Janet on 0402 062 465.
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Health and well-being
Exercise Class. Photo courtesy of Brian Jeffery
Belonging to groups is good for your health More than ever it is important to look after our own health and the health of our community. Recently we attended a presentation by Prof Catherine Haslam of the University of Queensland’s School of Psychology who has published research on health predictors. What is significant about her research is the importance of belonging to groups. She explained that our family, sporting, work and community groups are more significant to our health than our individual relationships. Some groups will stay the same and others will change over time. It is important to replace those groups we may lose with others because they support our identity and sense of belonging. For example, we may lose a work group when we lose a job, an exercise group due to ill health or a mother’s group when our children grow up. It is important to be conscious about replacing those groups in our lives. They could be replaced by belonging to a service group like Rotary, a
community book club, a council yoga group or the local Chamber of Commerce. Some aspects of Prof Haslam’s research make recommendations for seniors, those who are retired, and the elderly: • for every group lost in retirement there is a 3 per cent reduction in life expectancy and 10 per cent decline in well-being if the group is not replaced by other groups • social group ties are more protective against mental decline than individual ties. The good news about Eumundi and its hinterland is that there are numerous groups available that support the health of our community. In future issues of Eumundi Voice we plan to make it easier to find groups that suit your interests, are close to you, and may help you strengthen your ties to social groups. What groups do you belong to? If you belong to a group which you would like to include in future issues of Eumundi Voice, please email with details on how people can contact you to Hello@ EumundiVoice.com.au Olivia Dolan and Jenny Brice, Eumundi Rotary
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History and health
One of the wards for medical cases at Base Hospital, Dijon, France (1919). Public domain image
Perfect conditions for a pandemic As the world took up arms for WW1, troops were jam-packed onto trains and crammed into ships that transported thousands from around the globe to the theatre of war. Nations mingled with nations in previously unseen numbers. Trench warfare saw men huddled side-byside, with no possibility of sanitary conditions. Trenches were often knee-deep in water mixed with flesh, excrement and rotting vegetation. Nerves were shredded by the stress of combat. Malnourished, fatigued and weakened by poison gases - soldiers had little or no resistance to viral infection. Soldiers were housed in overpopulated barracks and in field tents. Conditions in field hospitals were little better. These were overcrowded and bacterial infection was rampant. At that time there existed no concept of a virus, no thought of such superficialities as hand washing, vaccination was undreamed of, and antibiotics did not exist.
like illness in Aldershot in England, the home of the British army where troops were housed in both tents and tightly-packed barracks which included troops returning from the battlefront. An estimated 100,000 men were passing through Aldershot every day. Again in 1917, there were reports from Austria of a strange flu. However, war politics trumped a seemingly random medical anomaly and the outbreaks were never connected in the minds of anyone. In January 1918 a warning of a new and seemingly severe flu appeared in the medical academic Journal of the USA Public Health Service, issued by a Doctor Miner in Haskell Country, Kansas, USA. By April 1918, this flu had reached epidemic proportions and had reached the Western Front via French ports. The strongest evidence for the rapid spread of this influenza is that it travelled through American Army camps, reaching cities across the USA and then travelling with the movement of troops to Europe. The training camp at Funston, Haskell County, held an average of 56,222 troops at any one time, all of whom would progress through the camp and on to Europe via various routes. There are other theories about the origin of Spanish Flu, but most researchers believe that the index case was from Funston, Haskell County, Kansas. At a time when little or nothing was known about viruses, the world was defenceless. Jean Maricich, Peregian Springs
Conditions were perfect for the arrival of a pandemic. Late in 1916, there were reports from Etaples in France of a strange new flu-like illness, but there was not a significant number of cases and the war was so overwhelmingly awful that little attention was paid to these reports. In March 1917 there were further reports of severe flu-
Wearing surgical masks during the influenza epidemic, Brisbane 1919. Public Domain image. 27
Eumundi history
Left to right: Val Templeton, Eileen Walder, and David Walder at Eileen’s Bicentennial Day 1988 Citizenship Ceremony in Eumundi
Forty-one years living in Eumundi ‘Eumundi Puppies for sale FAT ask at Joe’s’. That sign changed our lives back in 1978. As tourists from Melbourne, seeking the Thunder Egg Farm on Bunya Rd, we followed the arrow into town. Town was deserted except for a couple of old trucks, a horse tied outside the stock produce store (now the servo) and a couple of guys having ‘smoko’ outside Bobby Mitchell’s garage (now Berkelouw Bookstore). A month later, we saw an ad in The Age, for a property in Eerwah Vale. We returned to Eumundi and arrived in March 1979 the weekend the market began. We were trusted by Joe Whiting to pour our own drinks at The Waterhole, leaving money in the glass, so he could stay out the back. Joe’s Waterhole was often closed during trading hours depending on Joe’s mood. It promised ‘free beer tomorrow’ and a glass hanging from the roof was ‘to catch the drips’ who asked. During a beer shortage in the 1980s Joe’s was the only pub with beer, but one market day— despite pleas, hammerings on the doors and verbal abuse from dehydrated desperates—he remained locked. We were warmly welcomed by Val Templeton, 28
a dynamo for local women, and her husband, another dynamo, Councillor Allan Templeton. Val promoted cultural and interest groups along with social gatherings. She proudly sat beside me when I became a citizen on Bicentennial Day. We were made to feel welcome by Joan and Ian Graham from the Imperial Hotel. Later, Jenny and Graham Buckley took over the Imperial, organising many events in the School of Arts hall. I recall poetry readings on the pub veranda. Other memories include the cricket games inevitably with a session at The Imperial. First Max, our one-handed (literally) policeman, then Mike Kighley, would call the pub on closing time. Anyone wanting a lift was to be outside. After a toot from him, the light went up and we emerged from behind the bar to finish our drinks. I loved Dick Caplick, and hearing his boy-hood stories and his dreams to make a garden of colourful, fragrant plants for local children. Despite blindness, he began planting what is Caplick Park. His dreams were torn up to create the current adventure playground. So many memories…now treasured memories of Eumundi. Thank goodness we followed that sign. Eileen Walder, Eumundi
Using STAR to answer interview questions It is important to be prepared when going for an interview. Do your homework and learn about the business and the job you are applying for. Consider the interview as something you are going to enjoy and learn from. A positive mindset often alleviates nerves.
Task: Describe your responsibility in the situation. • What responsibility did you take to solve the problem? • Did your manager assign this task to you? • Did others have tasks as well?
The STAR model believes past behaviour predicts future behaviour. For example, a job may require attention to detail, so in the interview, questions may be asked about how you managed detail in the past. How you acted in the past is likely to continue into your future jobs, so interviewers want to find out about your past experiences. It is a good technique for both the interviewer and interviewee. The STAR method helps candidates walk through their stories in a logical, clear manner.
Action: Explain the steps you took to address the situation. • What did you do first? • How did the person/situation respond? • What did you do next?
Situation: Set the scene for what was happening in your example story. • What happened? • How did this come about? • Who was involved? • What was the main issue?
Result: Share the outcomes of the actions you took. • What was the end result of the situation? You can practice by answering these questions using the STAR Model. Ask a friend to help you practice. Tell me about a time when you had conflict at work? Describe your greatest achievement and how you achieved it. Can you tell me about a stressful situation and how you handled it? Remembering STAR may help you become a star. Jenny Brice jennybrice.com.au
Photo competition Congratulations to the winner of our first Eumundi Voice fortnightly competition, Brett Grimley, who receives a voucher for Berkelouw Books sponsored by Templeton Ginger. Brett says, ‘I took this photo of my daughter at play. Morning sunlight was refracting through the edge of our bathroom mirror’. Thank you to all competitors including two budding teenage photographers. Your photos are stored and will be considered with new entries in next fortnight’s competition Sponsored by: 29
Eumundi Voice Our Rotary Club is aware we need additional volunteers to deliver Eumundi Voice to the following areas around: Rafter Estate – Whispering Gum Ave, Rafter Estate - Sterling Dr, Lenahans Ln, Beddington Rd, Youngs Dr, Marnie Cres, Coast View Pde, Botanica Ct and Redwood Dr. We earnestly ask for assistance up to two hours per fortnight walking, cycling or driving (team of two in a car works well) on a Thursday afternoon or Friday to deliver to one of these areas or part thereof. If you are able to assist, please contact Greg L’Estrange on 0408 017 525. Eumundi Rotary is also challenged by a local ruling during COVID19 to limit the eligible age
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group for volunteering at the markets car park either as a cashier or a parking attendant. As a consequence we are urgently looking for volunteers between the age of 16 and 70 to help earn income for local Rotary projects. Either positions are for two hours on rostered Saturdays. Barbara Harvison is the contact on 0414 474 240. I am available if needs be to back up my fellow Rotarians on these or other projects – please give me a call on 0428 914 665. Olivia Dolan, President Eumundi Rotary
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An Update From Kess and Graham Even though we’re living in ‘uncertain’ times the performance of the local property market has been anything but uncertain! Sales volumes are up against the corresponding period last year and at Prior Smith Property we sold 11 properties in June/July – and this was with Melbourne and Sydney buyers only being able to conduct ‘virtual’ inspections. There is a new trend emerging with buyers, who originally adopted a ‘sea-change’ now embracing a ‘tree-change’ – consistently these buyers are saying that the beachside suburbs are now too frenetic and the peace and privacy they once enjoyed has been eroded over the years. When combined with the anticipated influx of buyers (especially from VIC) when the border restrictions are eased, the hinterland property market is poised to experience significant growth over the next few years – and gone are the days when hinterland properties had to be ‘east of the Bruce Hwy’, now, in the minds of buyers the hinterland is stretching from Kin Kin out to Kenilworth. If you were wondering if now was a good time to sell, don’t think twice!!
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