S har ing the communit y voi ce of Eumundi and it s hinte rland Issue 4, Thursday 24 September 2020
New life – new language
To participate fully in all aspects of life in their new country, 15 adult learners from diverse backgrounds share the same goal: to be able to speak English. This group are currently undertaking this challenge with the help of TAFE Queensland East Coast English Language teacher Margaret Miles and her volunteer assistant of 7 years, Ruth Crooke funded federally. For two days a week, students come from their homes in Doonan, Tewantin, Cooroy, Black Mountain, Sunshine Beach and Noosa to meet in the Noosa Board Room at Noosa Civic, where they participate in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).
The students come from 10 different countries: Vietnam, Japan, Brazil, France, Cuba, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They have different educational backgrounds, and are new arrivals of 8 weeks, and longer-term residents of 4 years. All are determined to make their new life in Australia a success. The challenge is great for both students and teachers, and was made even greater by COVID19 when this complex classroom moved to online learning. Both teachers and students agree that one of the major benefits of the classroom is the social Continued on page 3
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My experience with Eumundi Voice has allowed me to investigate the planning of a news magazine, the writing, interviewing, and networking. I have had the privilege of fabulous mentors in all of these areas. This issue’s editor models such an inspiring role within the community, and was very gracious to accept my offer as a work experience student. With an insight into the small town of Eumundi, I was fascinated to learn about a community that is different to my own. The opportunities to conduct research, observe a meeting of writers, proof-read articles, and write my own stories for Eumundi Voice have led to an overall valuable experience. I am so glad to have gained a memorable week of work experience during these unpredictable times. Thank you very much to Eumundi Rotary for hosting me. Eline van Bruggen, year 11 work experience student from Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosa.
Continued from page 1 aspect enabling lasting friendships to develop, and offers support and encouragement as they settle into their new lives on the Sunshine Coast. Three of the group have been accepted into an 8-week Migrant Work Ready Program, offered by the Maroochydore Neighbourhood Centre, in conjunction with Sunshine Coast Council who last week won the Multicultural Australia category in the 2020 National Awards for Local Government for achievement in this program. For further information on AMEP contact Margaret Miles 0439 735 223 3
Out and about
Noosa Botanical Gardens As a volunteer and guide at the Noosa Botanical Gardens, Sue Harrington reports that one of the main sources of fundraising each year, in support of their volunteer work, is the sale of plants from their propagation shade house.
only six customers are allowed in the propagation shade house at any one time, so they have been unable to hold their usual, very well-attended plant sales. Their plant stocks are bursting at the seams. Row upon row of lush and lovely sub-tropical species, including many rare and collectables, urgently require new homes. Consequently, the Friends of Noosa Botanical Gardens are holding a plant sale at the gardens this Saturday 26 September 8.00am to 1.00pm and are taking online bookings to allow for the required social distancing. Book online at www. noosabotanicgardensfriends.com. The Friends have made substantial improvements to the gardens over the years and receive many compliments.
However, due to current COVID19 conditions, The Marque of this year’s event is ‘Classic Holden’. The event is being held at the Noosa District Sports Complex, Softball Arena at 31 Butler St Tewantin. Entry is via Shields St, off Butler St, Tewantin with plenty of free, on-site parking and a bus stop nearby. This is a safe, fun, family event with on-site food, ice cream and coffee carts. Noosa Beach Classic Car Club began in 1988, and held its first event when a group of enthusiasts assembled 17 cars for the first Classic Car Show in response to the Hastings Street traders’ request to join in their Street Party to promote the Hastings St area. Growth has continued, and it’s expected up to 300 cars will assemble at this year’s show.
Noosa Classic Car Show This year’s Noosa Beach Classic Car Show on Sunday 4 October will have an amazing display of vintage, classic, sports and sedans from around the world, including European, American, British, Asian and especially Australian. One of the highlights will be the famous Norm Beechey Monaro GTS350 in which ‘Stormin’ Norman’ won the 1970 Australian Touring Car Championship. 4
This is a COVID19-Safe event, with up to 200 visitors on-site at any one time. Visitors will be allocated a maximum two-hour time slot in the park, and must bring their own pen to enter their details at the gate for COVID19 contact tracing. Entry tickets will be available at the gate from 9am for $12 adult. Children under 14 are free. The ticket price includes a program. Everyone who attends the show is invited to complete a People’s Choice entry form to choose their favourite car and motorcycle. The one with the highest number of votes receives a People’s Choice Trophy.
Our arts Noosa Open Studios Noosa Open Studios annual art event with 98 artists’ studios and galleries is open to the public from Friday 9 October to Sunday 18 October. It provides locals and visitors to the Sunshine Coast with the same unique opportunity to visit artists in their private studios. Visitors can learn about the artists’ creative processes, see their work and perhaps even make an art investment to call their own! This year The Open Studios trail is preceded on Saturday 3 October by an invitation to a public art installation called ‘Deck Chairs on the Green’ at Noosa Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre. The 25 deckchairs making up the installation all have unique canvas slings painted by top Noosa shire artists. At the event all the deck chairs will be auctioned with proceeds supporting the staging of this year’s Art Trail. The preview will run from 12.00pm - 2.30pm and the auction will start at 2.30pm. Bring your own picnic and enjoy some music by Lee Hardisty.
Preview of creations from shared Doonan studio of Kevin Hart and Bronwyn Innes (above)
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From our schools
Preserved feathertail glider
Mr Gemmell with a live feathertail glider
Eumundi State School Feathertail glider Year 2 students discovered a little critter called the feathertail glider, and they were excited to share their findings in the following stories. There once was a little feathertail glider on the ground at Eumundi School. They are the world’s smallest gliding mammal. They are very fluffy, cute and small. We (Peppa) found a baby feathertail glider on the ground, a boy in 2G with his mum went to a place where it would be safe and cared for. All of 2G hopes that they will see the poor guy again. We all send good luck and good times. We hope that when he gets to go back into wild he will find a perfect place to live. We hope that now people will respect our wild. Eumundi School has respect for our wildlife for probably over 18 years and we will just keep on respecting. Our wildlife is important just like us. Peppa, Koa, Sophie 2G – 2 Sept One afternoon 2G was at science and we were focussing on feathertailed gliders which are Australia’s smallest pollinating mammal. Our science teacher’s name is Mr Gemmell and we found the little feathertailed glider still alive and breathing. We were all so excited when we saw it. The reason we were talking about that is because last year we or Mr Gemmell found one shaped in half and that’s what got us into the habit of them and yesterday another class found one dead but this time not in half. But bigger than the alive one. So we think it was its mother and in science we were taught that 8
we remembered that the mother had just died recently, yesterday, so we were pretty sure that the one dead was the baby’s mother that had died so we let the baby have a bit of milk until it was all gone. It liked that. We put it in the fairy door which is a little carved part in the tree. Then we came back to check on it. And then it squeezed out and we called Mr Gemmell and he tried to open the door but we said stop!!! It almost got squished. So we gently took it out in our hands and had a go of holding it. Then we took it to the wildlife centre and they treated it with some stuff to make it better, then they let it go happily back into the wild. Jack & Henry 2G – 2 Sept
Eumundi Showcase These three photos from Eumundi Showcase include Got Talent finalists, judges and videographers. Be sure to link to Eumundi State School website www.eumundiss.eq.edu.au to view the very special virtual art trails of each of the class’s artwork done in third term despite COVID19 restrictions on audiences. Congratulations to the teachers who overcame many challenges to develop the trail for each class so that families and friends did not miss out on viewing the creativity of the 2020 Showcase.
Lots of fun for Year 6 Eumundi State School campers at CYC Burleigh included stretching on the sand, dragon boating, stand up paddling and surf games.
North Arm State School It was a sea of red, green and yellow last week as North Arm State School students donned their house colours and bellowed their best war cries for the annual sports carnival. From high jump, long jump, shot-put and sprints to ball games, sack races and the foxtail throw, everyone joined in over two days of healthy competition. The competing sporting houses Ninderry, Eerwah and Dunethin, all jostled for lead position as students cheered on their teammates and showed great sportsmanship. The day culminated with the celebration of Age Champions, who were awarded their medals by North Arm Principal Kelly Edgar. Beau M and Halle B were awarded 10-yearold champions, Jullian H and Charlotte D were awarded 11-year-old champions and Charlie K and Madleine B were awarded 12-year-old champions. Sporting house Dunethin was victorious overall and was awarded the Interhouse Carnival Winners Shield, while Eerwah won the Interhouse Junior Ball Game Shield and Ninderry won the Interhouse Track and Field Shield. Physical Education teacher John McKie said he was thrilled with the performance of all students. “I was just very impressed with the blend of competitiveness, fun and the levels of sportsmanship displayed by all students over the two days,� he said.
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Secret picnic spot
When work started in 2016 Hidden at the Sunken Garden in Pacey Street is a pleasant picnic spot, a great place to relax amongst tall trees and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. A picnic table looks over the garden. The area is ‘sunken’ as years ago, as Eumundi was developing, large quantities of stone for roadmaking were extracted, leaving a low area partly surrounded by a tall rock face. The Eumundi Bushcare Group began clearing and restoring the Sunken Garden in 2016, and over the past four years, the area has been slowly transformed into a more native landscape. The Bushcare Group worked hard to remove weeds and revitalise the bushland that surrounding bushland. Thirty volunteers, with assistance from Bushland Conservation Management, strategically removed large, exotic trees and Ochna infestations, and planted 350 native shrubs, trees, ground covers and vines.
The Scar Tree is a significant feature within the area, as its unusual trunks forms an impressive structure. These trees are believed to have had bark removed by indigenous Australians for the creation of bark canoes, shelters, and weapons such as shields, tools, traps, containers or other artefacts. The development of this garden was through the hard work of locals, but it remains a secret to many locals and visitors due to Pacey St being anything but a thoroughfare street. A landmark building, Eumundi School of Arts, (on the corner of Pacey St and the main street) will help lead first-time visitors to a spot worthy of exploration and perfect for a family picnic. Eline van Bruggen, work experience student
The sunken garden today, 2020
A strong sense of community engagement has been maintained through continued watering and maintenance of this revegetation project, allowing children to have fun watering the gardens and creating a secret hideaway for Eumundi residents. The environment of the Sunken Garden has its own history to tell. Quarried artefacts, including a piece of pottery from a jug and a section of a Hecla type china kettle, were identified to have originated from around the early 1900s. Indigenous working tools and materials reveal the antiquity of the area. 10
Photos courtesy of Annie Owens, 2020
Community news
Re-elected President Adrian Combes (left), secretary/ treasurer Lainie Adams, and vice-president Louis Formosa.
Eumundi & District Community Assn (EDCA) - AGM Elected to other positions for the year ahead were Eumundi Combined Community Organisation representatives Louise Formosa and Paul Curtis, markets manager Jenny Formosa, garden club president Janet Millington, secretary Kate Gyngell and treasurer Louise Formosa.
• Contribution to the project for the memorial seat in honour of Bob Loudon • $2000 to Wildlife Care and Rehabilitation Centre during the bush fires at North Shore • $5000 towards the mentorship of budding musicians at the Eumundi School of Rock • Hosting a free event in Eumundi to celebrate Australia and providing Christmas hampers for needy school families • Sponsorship to Eumundi & District Swimming Club of $2000 each year for three year duration • $5000 to install power to a shed for the garden club • Hosting the meet-the-local Sunshine Coast Council candidates’ night at Joe’s Waterhole.
EDCA is one of three community organisations with authority to conduct a market in Eumundi. In the last financial year, funds from this income were directed to a remarkable number of community projects including:
A warm welcome was extended to Luna Hogan by the members at the AGM. Luna and her husband Glen are newly arrived in Eumundi from Sydney fulfilling their sea change retirement plans.
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“More than 100 entries were received across the nine award categories for this year’s National Awards for Local Government, so to take out the Multicultural Australia category is a huge achievement and I want to congratulate Sunshine Coast Council and everyone involved,” Mr O’Brien said.
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Sunshine Coast Council presentation of national award for a program which helps migrants new to the region find work Sunshine Coast Council has taken out the Multicultural Australia category in the 2020 National Awards for Local Government. Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien, joined by Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson, made the announcement in front of staff and participants of the Migrant Work Ready Program for which Council has been honoured.
“Recent migrants to the Sunshine Coast can face challenges in finding employment. Council’s Migrant Work Ready Program helps them understand Australia’s work culture, overcome the challenges of not having locally-recognised qualifications and provides networking opportunities.” Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson said Council reflected the views and sentiments of the region and its communities and that is why supporting a program like the Migrant Work Ready Program is so important.
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Local Eumundi Rotarian Les Godwin recently assisted a senior citizen move from her ‘old’ home to her new home at NoosaCare Carramar. Eumundi Rotary has a trailer and Rotarians are available to assist seniors with similar needs. Please be in touch with Rotary via president Olivia Dolan president.eumundi@rotary9600. org.
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Council news News from Div 9 Cr Maria Suarez Speeding on Wust Rd Doonan I recently attended a meeting with Eumundi Rotary and Eumundi Police staff where issues were raised about speeding and hooning on Wust Rd, Doonan. Wust Rd is a District Collector Road designed to accommodate up to 5,000 vehicles a day and is currently averaging 3,385 vehicles a day. Traffic data collected last year showed consistent speeding was occurring, however the speed limit was reviewed and considered appropriate for the road. A reduction in speed limit unfortunately doesn’t equal a change in driver behaviour, such as speeding. The speeding trends were provided to Queensland Police at the September 2019 meeting to assist with their targeted enforcement activities. As Sgt Ryan Hanlon from Eumundi Police Station mentioned at the meeting: making complaints about speeding or hooning via www.police.qld. gov.au/reporting will assist in police targeting identified trouble spots. Old Eumundi car wrecker site Following a question on the future of the old Eumundi car wrecker site on Eumundi Noosa Rd, I can advise the site will be rehabilitated with native vegetation to connect to the surrounding environment and the adjacent conservation park.
Council grants Congratulations to the Eumundi Pony Club and the Valdora Community Hall who will also receive $2500 and $3000 from the Community Partnership Funding Program this year. Upcoming consultation Have your say on events and activities for the 2021 Healthy Sunshine Coast program by completing the survey at www.surveymonkey. com/r/HealthySC. More community consultation activities are earmarked for later this year and I will advise which projects are open and when. A good practice is to keep an eye out on the Have Your Say section of Council’s website. If you have any questions or suggestions please be in touch. Div 9 Cr Maria Suarez 5475 9810, maria.suarez@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.
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Two of us Interview with locals Doug and Debra Palmen
Where are you from and where did you meet? Doug was born in Queensland but Debra is a southerner. We met at work, in the Counter Terrorism Division of ASIO where, you could say, we bonded over bad guys. It was a tough and demanding environment, but the work was fascinating. We now live in Eerwah Vale, preceded by Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and England. Tell us a little about your life before Eumundi Prior to moving to Eumundi we spent three years on posting, Debra was the Vice Consul and then Consul for Australia in England. Debra went to work every day, while Doug swanned about the UK and France, sourcing antiques. Before our time in England, Doug ran the Counter-Intelligence Division in ASIO for some years, while Debra was the liaison officer for two Ministers for Immigration. Up until COVID19, we have been travelling to Europe and beyond each year to find interesting antique and vintage pieces. When did you move here and why? We bought a property just outside Eumundi about 20 years ago. We were looking for five to ten acres within two hours of a capital city, anywhere between Noosa and Kiama. As soon as we saw our property,although it was 54 acres, we knew instantly we had found the right spot for us. What made you choose this area? We drew up a list of the necessary things we wanted in a town. Top of the list was “a well-
stocked deli that sells prosciutto”. That deli in Eumundi is now long gone, but we’re still here. Eumundi is well-placed for the beach and forays deeper into the hinterland, and it is both greener and hillier than much of the surrounding area. Why do you like living in this area? What do you like doing? We like the relaxed lifestyle while still being near busier areas like Noosa and Mooloolaba, and within easy striking distance of Brisbane. We like how the area’s facilities have steadily improved without the country feel being lost. When you own acreage there’s always plenty to do but it’s great being close enough to the beach for an impromptu early morning walk -good for our souls -and there’s no shortage of good coffee shops in which to catch up with friends. Is there a special place that you like visiting? Noosa Main Beach is a regular walk for us, and out to Hells Gates if we’re feeling energetic. But we especially like our own place and anywhere we think about spending time needs to pass ‘The Verandah Test’… is it worth leaving our verandah for? Is there anything you would like to see in Eumundi that isn’t already there? Three things would be good: a well-stocked deli that sells prosciutto would be welcome, a compulsory gym and a medium-sized first-rate supermarket together with the return of our own newsagent, butcher and hardware stores. These three would help reinvigorate the town. 15
Viva la Vintage market coming soon Lovers of vintage treasures and bespoke crafts are in for a fine time at the Viva la Vintage market, kicking off at The Imperial Hotel, Eumundi on Sunday 4 October from 9am until 2pm. Viva La Vintage Coordinator Lisa Williment is curating the stalls for the market. “You’ll be hard pressed to not find something you absolutely love, with a wealth of fabulous old wares and unique collectables to discover, along with retro fashion gems, bespoke crafts, plants and fresh flowers”, Lisa says. The market will take place on the first Sunday of every month in the venue space known as The Brewery. “It’s a fabulous character-filled space overlooking the stainless-steel tanks of the working Eumundi Brewery,” Lisa says. “Our stallholders are thrilled to know the space is weather-proof and air conditioned for the summer months ahead,” she says. We’ll have live music as well as a Fizz Bar from 10am for those who fancy a glass of bubbles to celebrate their market finds,” she commented. Viva La Vintage is free entry for visitors and family friendly. Further information: Lisa on 0403 265 196 or vivalavintagemarket@gmail.com.
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From five coffee drinkers gathered in Caplick Park on a beautiful spring morning • Best wishes to our school children. Hope you enjoy a great two-week break. Please watch out for children, especially when they return to school. Please support the actions of the lollipop crossing people as they keep our children safe. • Noticed an increase in residents interested in acquiring chickens for the back yard. • The gardens at the Eumundi Showgrounds are worthy of a visit as they are a credit to the gardener and the Association. • Pam from Humdrum is pleased to announce she hopes to move into the adjacent new
• Big thumbs down to irresponsible dog walkers whose dogs’ droppings are not disposed of properly especially in the markets car parks. Look at the photos below taken by a community car park volunteer before the car parks opened last Saturday. Hardly a pleasant ‘Welcome to Eumundi’? Council has been alerted and they advise that they have inspectors who have authority to fine dog walkers not doing the right thing.
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Photo competition The winning photo of the fortnightly photo competition is 14-year-old Sydnee RobinsKreutz. Congratulations Sydnee on your interesting photo of the sun and trees at Moy Pocket. Please email the original photo you have taken to hello@EumundiVoice.com.au and the winning photo will be chosen from entries held and published each fortnight. The winner will receive a book voucher sponsored by Templeton Ginger and Berkelouw Books. Sponsored by:
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A passion for reading
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook “a superb job of putting our future in the hands of a fictitious few” Here is a blueprint for the world to come: ”Schools were training grounds for jobs that needed filling. Rooftops didn’t have paths, flowers, gardens of vegetables. They had water collection tanks, solar grids, cell towers and barbed wire to guard it all. No one was ever outside unless going from one building to another. A few blocks from their building was one tree, gated so no one could touch it. Somehow it still bloomed every spring, and people came from all over to see its tissuetender pink flowers. And when the petals later dropped, people crowded around the gate to try to catch those that drifted in the wind…..It was one of ten trees left in the city”.
as it starts out as a foray into a ‘brave new world’ and leaves with despair at a world on the brink of oblivion. An idealistic social experiment that fails when the participants, after years of subsistence living, weaken resolve and the puppeteer’s controlling the ‘game’ call it to an end. The New Wilderness is not, in the genuine sense of the word, a wilderness, having been cultivated and inhabited, but then there’s now little left of true wilderness on the planet and I’m probably being pedantic. As for the concept of the work, I will say it’s a lovely, escapist notion of ‘commune’ that may well have existed in the dreams of the hippy generation of the 70’s. Albeit, far removed from reality. The true benefactors of ‘the experiment’ were the children taken into it young or born on the ground. The star of the work, young Agnes, for instance “turns eight and doesn’t know it” as “they no longer marked days” but noticed the years passing by the blooming of the violets in the fields. Can you imagine life bereft of the anxiety of time? Or a habitat with no need of home and contents insurance?
This is the future George Orwell overlooked
Their few possessions: “…precious knives, the Book Bag, the Cast Iron”, and the Manual of existence, all carried with care and reverence, but they treat the passing of life itself as the natural order of living in the wild.
NetGalley has this novel closeted away under the sub-genre of Women’s Fiction . It is not. It is eminently readable for a man and I should know. I am one. It is long listed for the 2020 Man Booker prize and that makes it fair game for all.
Cook has done a superb job of putting our future in the hands of a fictitious few, bravely seeking an existence outside of concrete and cell-phone reception; of a group struggling to restart society before it falls into a dystopian mire.
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Sport Dragons reserve grade home game On Saturday 5 September a large crowd of rugby supporters gathered at the Eumundi Showgrounds to see the Eumundi Dragons Reserve Grade Rugby Union team take on the might of the top of the table Caloundra Lighthouses outfit. The weather was very warm, the pitch was firm and the game was played at a furious pace. At the end of the match the Caloundra team ran out comfortable winners 60-0 but none of the 100 strong crowd gathered on the hill and sidelines was disappointed with the effort put in by the boys from Eumundi. In true Dragon’s spirit they competed for the full 80 minutes of playing time.
Eumundi coach, Dan Cooper, continues to be impressed by the positive attitude of the players on his squad and their willingness to learn and develop as rugby players, “The team is really starting to bond well with a full squad of 23 players turning up for matches each week to enjoy all that the game ‘played on heaven’ has to offer.”
Swimming season achievements Eumundi District Swimming Club has capped off a very successful 2019/2020 season, culminating with winning the Wide Bay Division 1 trophy based on points earned by the Club at Wide Bay swimming meets. A number of younger swimmers have also achieved Swimming Australia’s Junior Excellence Standards during the season. Congratulations to Jack McGregor, Sarah McGregor, Lachlan Noakes and Jake Walker. Mitchell Warren is one of the national age swimmers who will be representing the Club at the Queensland State Championships and then at Australian Age National Championships in April 2021. 21
Karla the Coolest Koala in Noosa
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Australia Day Awards This year we’ve heard many incredible stories of ingenuity, selflessness and giving, which is why the 2021 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards will be so special. Nominations are open, so if you know someone who is making a difference, give them the recognition they deserve by nominating them via Council’s website before November 16.
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Next Council Ordinary Meeting, October 15.
Exhibition opens The 2020 Sunshine Coast Art Prize exhibition opens October 16. On display are 40 exceptional finalist artworks, by established and emerging artists. Wander through the gallery and vote for your favourite work. Visit gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au 07 5475 7272 mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
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Last December, Karla the Coolest Koala in Noosa was launched at Sofitel Noosa. The book has clearly filled a gap in children’s books set in the Noosa area which can be enjoyed by all ages. Author Elizabeth Reynolds (Fizzi) assisted by her friend, Linda Wills (Lili), a superb water colourist, penned in verse, a book dedicated to the Noosa koalas which give locals and tourists alike such joy but whose very existence is under threat. Since its launch, well over 1000 copies have been sold and well over $1000 returned to the Koala Crusaders and wildlife bush fire appeals. Stock details are www.karlathekoala.com.au Fizzi’s next book, Karla to the Rescue is due in about eight weeks where Karla and Chloe the Kangaroo head out to lend a paw at the bushfires.
September is Koala Month
Queensland’s koala population declined at least 49.8% over the three most recent koala generations, due to bushfires, ongoing road toll, dog attacks, loss of habitat, starvation and disease (WWF report March 2020). Between August and December, Queensland bushfires destroyed at least 672 koalas. Climate change has supercharged droughts and heat waves. Feed trees die off and waterways dry out increasing koala deaths. Chlamydia, another major challenge, requires the rescue, treatment with antibiotics and hopefully, release into their habitat. Koalas were already heading towards extinction in eastern Australia before the fires. In December 2019, Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch invited discussion on a draft South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy. Thousands responded, including the local Queensland Koala Crusaders. Last month, Minister Enoch launched the amended Strategy, promising five times more protection of existing habitat, and prohibiting the clearing of another 330,000 hectares of habitat. Over 577,000 hectares in southeast Queensland are now identified as koala priority area with 716,266 hectares mapped as koala habitat. Of the 600-700 gum tree varieties, koalas choose about 20, eating around 500 grams a day, spending some 3 hours, often at night to break down leaf to a pulp. Special bacteria in their gut help them digest the otherwise toxic eucalyptus leaf. Koalas may also munch paperbarks and non-eucalypts like flowering bottle brush and wattle. Koalas once obtained their needed water from gum leaves, however habitat loss, drought and lower water content in the ground sees koalas drinking from pools, dams, creeks, gutters, etc. We see well-meaning people giving koalas water from a bottle. However, they risk forcing
water into the lungs and causing pneumonia. Put water in a shallow container. Koalas can move quickly over short distances on the ground to change trees, search for a mate or a new territory. They quickly scoot up the nearest tree if threatened. However, they cannot comprehend fast cars so may not move quickly across the road. At night they often freeze in headlights. They will run from a dog, causing the dog to chase. Even small dogs are dangerous. Poisonous canine teeth can easily pierce their internal organs. Keep dogs leashed in koala areas. A male’s territory may be small or cover kilometres. They must travel between food trees throughout their habitat. Koalas form social groups, a dominant male, one or more females, joeys and sub adults. Every year the young males must leave, seeking their own territory. A koala on the ground or in the same tree for a few days probably has an injury or disease. It needs help immediately. DO NOT pick up or pat. A koala is a wild animal with strong legs, long claws and sharp teeth. It will scratch and bite when scared. Keep people away. Call for help (1300-Animal) and wait with it. More information: www.koalacrusaders.org.au or 0449 255 898. Eileen Walder, Queensland Koala Crusaders 0420 939 723 23
Health and well-being Helping others navigate the way forward
Research indicates that for every death through suicide, 135 people are impacted and ten or more are significantly impacted. That’s where ‘StandBy – Support After Suicide’ come in – providing direct support to people impacted by suicide. StandBy Support After Suicide provides suicide postvention support services 24/7 to any people impacted or bereaved by suicide. Many supported people say that they feel some level of social isolation after experiencing the suicide of someone close to them. Connection with people is important, and part of what StandBy Support After Suicide does is assist people to stay connected with formal, and informal, support networks. Janet Adena is the StandBy Coordinator for Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast. “Our on-call support team is available throughout the region and provides face-toface outreach support to individuals, groups and communities impacted by suicide,” Janet says. “Our team provides a safe space for each individual story to be heard. They also can help with connection to local support networks and assist with further resources as needed. We stay connected to those we support for two years, Research shows us that if people get timely support, they are able to cope better,” Janet explained. With more than 18 years’ experience and continual development, StandBy is funded by the Australian Government to provide their established, evidence-based model. In addition to personal support, the StandBy model also includes community education, professional development and training across Australia to community members, workers and professionals to strengthen the capacity of local communities to support those impacted. 24
Sian Houghton, StandBy Lived Experience Advisory Group member All StandBy’s activities and initiatives are informed by people with lived experience of suicide bereavement, with a national Lived Experience Advisory Group, as well as lived experience representation on advisory groups aligned with each StandBy site in Australia. Siân Houghton shared how she came to be involved with the StandBy Lived Experience Advisory Group. “I joined the group to add my voice: for those bereaved by suicide. After losing my son, I know the feeling of complete loss, and want to do what I can for anyone else who tragically finds themselves in the same place”, Siân says. “I want to make sure that every possible help and kindness is offered to anyone who needs it, and I truly know how important ‘like for like’ contact is to support those who are heartbroken and trying to stay upright. When someone says they can’t imagine how you feel you truly don’t want them to, but I found that just having the understanding of someone who has been in your shoes is incredibly important.” “When you lose someone to suicide, it is a grief that cannot be explained. I have learnt that together we are very strong and can make a difference to the lives of those bereaved and let them know they are not alone. Be gentle with yourself, take baby steps, and reach out when you are ready - because help is here for you,” Siân says. To find out more about StandBy–Support After Suicide visit www.standbysupport.com.au or www.facebook.com/ standbysupportaftersuicide.
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From the earth
Harvest Swap Eumundi group Join this rapidly growing Facebook group where you can ask questions, share knowledge, and swap and share all things related to gardening and growing food. All are welcome to attend the monthly Swap meets in the courtyard below Deadly Espresso CafĂŠ in Eumundi: last Thursday in the month, setup 10am with swap starting at 10.15am. Things to swap include plants and produce, empty bottles and jars, gardening and cookery books, empty pots, old gardening tools, etc. Wendy Birrell, volunteer organiser Harvest Swap Eumundi
Plant profile - Yakon or Peruvian ground apple Native to the Andes, Columbia, Peru and Ecuador, Yakon can grow to about 1.5 metres with small heads of yellow sunflowers in late summer. In autumn the plant dies down and you can begin harvesting the tubers that look a bit like sweet potato. Expect to harvest between 1 to 10 kilos per plant. The tuber has a thin, brown skin which, when peeled away, reveals a crisp golden flesh. It tastes a bit like a crunchy, sweet pear. Although sweet, its starch is stored in the form of inulin. Inulin is not absorbed through the human gut so it does not affect blood glucose levels - making it great for diabetics. It can be used in sweet and savoury dishes and may be eaten peeled and cooked or raw. Juiced then boiled and reduced to a syrup, it makes a sugar-free sweetener. The plant has secondary rhizomes, red in colour, that can be stored and planted in Spring the following year as these produce the edible tubers. Wendy Birrell 26
Cooroy Community Permaculture Garden Last Sunday’s Harvest Swap and plant sale was part of a fundraising campaign with many activities to build a much needed shelter at the garden. The building will be used to hold educational workshops, present guest speakers and demonstrations, run club days and other social events. Assistance from individuals and community groups are sought towards this goal. Contact Sandra Guy, Project Director CCPG Shelter Project, for further details on 0410 521 301
The Spanish Flu Part 3
Border restrictions at the bridge at Goondiwindi. State Library of Qld. What does the word ‘pandemic’ mean? A pandemic is an outbreak of an illness that spreads over multiple countries and continents, usually fairly rapidly. It occurs when a new virus enters the human population and if no pre-existing immunity is present, there is the potential to spread rapidly. What about ‘quarantine’? A Persian scholar of medicine, Ibn Sina (980-1037) suspected that some diseases were spread by micro-organisms. To prevent human-to-human transmission he came up with the idea of isolating people for 40 days. Traders from Venice heard of his success and took this knowledge back to Italy where they called it quarentena which is 40 in Italian, and hence the term quarantine. Quarantine was one of the strategies adopted during the 1919 Spanish Flu. What were the signs and symptoms of the flu? Firstly, it was unusual in that it hit fit, young adults hardest. Flu normally attacks the most vulnerable - the youngest, the oldest and those with co-morbidities. Later research would show that Spanish Flu accelerated the reactions of the immune system to an over-response and so young adults who had the healthiest immune systems would be those most likely to have a severe, immune-system response. Spanish Flu also became known as ‘black flu’ as it caused the human body to fill up with its own bodily fluids, as internal structures were attacked
and broke down. There was bleeding into the tissues from all mucous membranes. The lungs would fill up, making them unable to exchange oxygen. Two very dark spots would appear first on the cheekbones, and then the face would discolour and turn blue. Next the extremities would blacken and this would spread further up the limbs. This was followed by nose and mouth bleeds, hair and tooth loss, dizziness, insomnia and delirium. Many suffered loss of hearing and/or loss of sense of smell or blurred vision. Once these symptoms began to manifest, the unaffected would recognise that the sufferer had Spanish Flu and would often refuse to give any help - for fear of contracting the disease. The official death toll was 50 million in about 9 months, although reports vary between 17 million and 100 million. Because of inaccurate statistics caused by such varied factors as the Russian Revolution, the war, propaganda, poor communication and a questionable official line, there is not a definitive figure on the number of deaths. The flu took more lives than WW1, and an estimated 1 in 3 people were infected, of whom an estimated 1 in 5 died. The virus has been identified as H1N1 influenza A virus - the same virus which caused the outbreak of Swine Flu in August 2009 and lasted about 19 months until a vaccine was found. Jean Maricich, Peregian Springs 27
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So what’s a Rotarian?
If you have not been one and do not have any close friends who are often proud about their club, you may not really know what Rotarians do, how they do it and how they have done it for so long. Since the Rotary Club of Chicago was formed in the early 1900s Rotary has constantly evolved to meet the needs of the community it serves. Founded originally because business owners worked in their offices all day and never really got to know the business owner in the next office or shop. The idea was to meet each other and explore ways in which to enable their communities to live better. This dream has grown to hundreds of clubs establishing throughout the world from rich western nations to poor nations just finding their feet. Rotary’s worldwide exchange of friendships has resulted in Rotarians from everywhere knowing Rotarians from everywhere. Each club has a commitment to service and these commitments are categorized into five service areas: vocational, community, youth, international and club. A member can choose to follow his or her own passion and do good works strengthened by their particular passion. So, if you are interested in being a part of a worldwide movement for the betterment of mankind through peaceful exchange, you may be a good prospect for becoming a Rotarian. Call me please if you would like to know more.
HAT DAY EVENT
SUNDAY 11TH OCTOBER October is Mental Health Month, and Eumundi Rotary invites you to help Australian Rotary Health to “Lift the Lid on Mental Illness” by attending a fundraiser fun walk on Sunday 11th October. Meet at the bottom markets car park at 10am. The walk will be led by experienced walkers, is suitable for all ages and abilities. A $10 donation for each family will be invited to support research to help one in five Australians who are affected by depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. This community Hat Day event will conclude with a BBQ for $5 a family at the Sunken Garden, Pacey Street at the completion of the walk, 11.30am approx. For more information: www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au or phone President Olivia on 0428 914 665 There is a small prize for the most imaginative children’s hat. We hope to see you there with your favourite or most outrageous hat!
Yours in Rotary, Tex PIpke, Eumundi Rotary Club 0412 768 645 29
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