Eumundi Voice - Issue 77, 14 September 2023

Laneway Flowers and Coffee

Laneway Flowers and Coffee recently opened a café at The Pavilion Markets in Eumundi. Owners Deb and Duncan own stores in Noosaville and Noosa and previously lived in Eumundi. They are looking forward to providing locals with fresh flowers, Padre coffee, cakes, pastries and gifts. Their team consists of fully-trained baristas who move between the stores.

Plenty of seating is available and they are currently open 7am-2pm on Wednesday and Saturday. Opening hours will include Fridays from 22 September before gradually increasing to 7 days a week. Pop in to enjoy a lovely quiet spot to sit and chat with friends and buy a bunch of flowers. I did!

Clytie Glass

BASK Eumundi moves to new home

Famous for its long lazy lunches, award-winning BASK Eumundi is moving after two years of calling Eumundi home. Located in the Old Bakery Building on Memorial Dr, owners Jack Madden and Jess Coolican recently announced they will move to a new location which will be announced soon.

Awarded a Chef’s Hat for Culinary Excellence in the Australian Good Food Guide 2023 they have outgrown their current location. Even though they have loved their Eumundi home they are also extremely excited about their next chapter. Well-known local hairdresser and neighbouring business owner, Ashlee Collins is taking up the challenge of opening a café by day and wine/cocktail tapas bar by night. Aptly named Bella-101 after Ashlee's eldest daughter, she is hoping to have her new venture up and running by mid-October.

Bella-101 will initially serve Padre coffee, café style breakfasts, snacks, salads and sushi. They will then open on weekends with wine, cocktails and tapas-style meals. The vision is to create a space where people can come and relax in a beautiful, chilled environment that provides affordable and tasty food. Watch this space!

Café Doonan expands

Café Doonan owners Sabine Franz and Greg Josephson recently took over the business formerly known as the Hideaway Bakery in the Eumundi Village Centre with the grand opening of Café Eumundi scheduled for early October. There will be a range of treats baked in-house and coffee.

Day out in Woodford

Woodford is well known for its annual Woodford Folk Festival but if you are looking for a family day out with a difference the town has a lot to offer.

The Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society operates train rides on its narrow-gauge rail line on the first and third Sundays of the month from 10am-3.30pm. The society was established in 1971 when a group of railway enthusiasts met, keen to preserve a representative collection of locomotives and rolling stock used on Qld sugar mill tramways. For over 30 years the society has worked vigorously to acquire an irreplaceable collection of gauge steam, diesel and petrol locomotives and rolling stock, including a variety of line cars.

If you choose to go exploring Woodford on the third Sunday of the month, in addition to the train rides on the Durundur Railway, there is an opportunity to visit the Woodford Museum and Art Gallery and Woodford Country Markets in the morning. Coffee shops and cafes are open and there are picnic and barbecue facilities available.

The drive from Eumundi to Woodford is approximately 70 minutes via the M1 highway south, turning off at Steve Irwin Way towards Beerwah. Woodford is located on the D’Aguilar Highway. For more information visit: angrms. org.au.

Local agency recognised for excellence at Rural awards

What a night! Please join us in congratulating Vicki, Zoe, Sophie and Sacha for achieving the following awards at our annual Ray White Rural Awards:

 Vicki Pain - Rural Network Community Contribution

 Zoe Jukes - Rural Administrator of the Year & 10 Year Tenure

 Sophie Maibach - Rural Property Manager of the Year

 Sacha Laing - Sales Assistant of the Year Finalist

These awards are so well deserved with all the hard work and dedication they put into the business each and every day. We are beyond proud of them and these achievements!

When it comes to us defining how we plan to support and add value to everyone in our Ray White family, we like the phrase of us seeking to be a springboard. The harder you jump on a springboard the higher you will go. The same goes with us. What we seek to provide is more than just support. It ’s more than a brand. It's a two -way relationship, whereby if you push harder you can go higher. We respond to ambition, you will be recognised for your efforts in the largest Real Estate network in Australia.

We welcome anyone that seeks to build a great career in real estate and who wants to use our springboard to reach their potential.

Interested in a real estate career with us? We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your interest further.

Eumundi Voice thanks advertisers

Eumundi Voice (EV) recently celebrated its third birthday – proving that our community magazine is popular with readers and a great way for local businesses to successfully advertise. In this issue we feature some of our amazing advertisers whose community spirit has been with us since Issue 1. Many who help produce and distribute EV are volunteers but it’s our advertisers who provide the funds for the editing, high-quality graphics and printing. Surplus funds are distributed to local charities and initiatives with more than $38,500 donated in the last three years.

Our advertisers’ ongoing support means that locals can find a local business, employ locals and keep our local economy thriving. Support your local businesses!

Eumundi Dental

Eumundi Dental Clinic has a great team of highly experienced dentists who love to look after you. Dr Sarah Rose has been growing the practice for ten years and is a well-known local. The clinic brings the highest standard of dental care to our town. Visit: eumundidental.com.au.

Ochre Medical Centre

Ochre Medical Centre is Eumundi’s key medical practice. In every EV issue Ochre features a local doctor spotlight so we get to know a little more about each member of the practice, their speciality, training and interests. Visit: ochrehealth.com.au/medical-centre-eumundi.

The

Imperial Hotel Eumundi

The Imperial Hotel Eumundi is a continuous supporter of and advertiser in EV. The hotel brings great food and top-line local and international music to town. The boutique gin distillery and brewery are added reasons to visit this character hotel. Stay on site at HOLA and enjoy our town close-up. Visit: imperialhoteleumundi.com.au.

Cooroy RSL

Cooroy RSL is a great supporter of EV as a voice for the community. The club is a popular stop for lunch and dinner and offers live music on Friday nights. Regular raffles, meal of the month and special events means there is always something on at the RSL. Visit: cooroyrsl.com.au.

Plumbing

NMD Plumbing is a locally-owned business operated by Neil McDonald. Specialising in plumbing and drainage, Neil is your licensed trade contractor for new installations, maintenance and renovations. Phone: 0422 394 659.

Steve

Excavations

Neil McDonald

Steve Butler of Verrierdale is your local excavating contractor and has all the machinery and equipment to build drainage systems, yards, roads and retaining walls. He has small and large excavators, augers, tippers, water cart trucks, rollers and laser levels. Visit: steve-butlerexcavations.business.site or phone: 0411 210 302.

Butler

Choose your next adventure today

Bored of the same old walking track day in, day out? Or just need some inspiration to get outside, get active and enjoy all that our beautiful Sunshine Coast has to offer? Clearly you haven’t checked out Adventure Sunshine Coast lately. For more than 250 walking, running, paddling, cycling, mountain-biking and horse-riding trails region-wide, choose your next adventure at adventure.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

Help be reunited with your lost pet Animal registration renewals are on the way. Registering your dog or cat helps Council reunite them with you if they get lost and ensures petrelated services are provided where they are needed most. Registration renewals are due by 30 September. Visit Council’s website for details.

Apply now: Uni and TAFE graduates!

Sunshine Coast University and TAFE graduates get a head start on your career this summer and earn a wage. Apply now for Council's My Summer Workplace internship program. Applications close 24 September. Visit Council's website for details.

Museum Mystery Madness time

September is Museum Mystery Madness month at Sunshine Coast Museums. Visit participating museums to enter the Mystery Quiz for your chance to win one of four gift vouchers for back to school or work. For details, visit heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for details.

Watch Council's next Ordinary Meeting online or at Sunshine Coast City Hall Chambers: 9am 21 September

View Coast's most impressive properties

Sunshine Coast Open House is the region’s largest public architecture and design festival, offering rare, behind-the-scenes tours, talks and special experiences. Celebrating Sunshine Coast design, 25 of the region’s inspiring buildings will be featured on 21 and 22 October. Visit sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au for details.

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Local update

The Doonan Creek Environment Reserve is receiving an upgraded pathway which will make it easier for people to access the site, especially during the ever-popular tree planting events. Work will hopefully be completed by October, weather permitting.

Blue Heart Sunshine Coast on show

In early August I, along with 80 guests from across the Asia Pacific, attended the Asia Pacific

Blue Carbon Workshop organised by The Nature Conservancy. Blue carbon ‘farming’ provides an economic opportunity for council and Blue Heart private landholders in the future.

Council is working to understand the barriers, challenges and opportunities that go along with blue carbon farming so we can share our learnings with private landholders in the Blue Heart area. By doing this we hope to upscale the project, protect more of the floodplain and most importantly provide a pathway for an alternative source of income for landholders.

I regularly share my community chat days, local events, new development applications and other messages on my Facebook page at: facebook.com/MariaSuarezDivision9.

Div 9 Cr Maria Suarez, 07 5475 9810

Local Doctor Spotlight: Welcoming new patients

Dr Carl Faldt

MBBS

Dr Faldt completed his medical training and internship in Sweden and started his GP training before moving to Australia in 2013. For the next two and a half years, he held postgraduate house officer positions throughout Toowoomba, Noosa and Nambour Hospitals. He enjoys all aspects of GP practice and when he isn’t working a surf never goes amiss if he isn’t already away camping.

Mon to Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm

Dr Paul Baker

BMBS, PhD, BSc (Hons), DipAppSci

Dr Baker completed his medical degree in 2012 at Flinders University in South Australia, before completing his intern year and the early phases of his emergency medicine training at Flinders Medical Centre in southern Adelaide. He moved to the Sunshine Coast with his family in 2017 to continue his training in emergency medicine at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Eumundi tennis courts

Works at Eumundi Tennis Club are now complete with four courts replaced, new fencing, electrical works for future lighting upgrades, a new internal concrete pathway, shelter and a picnic table.

Housing support

Residents interested in assisting and supporting those in need of housing could consider providing an opportunity for accommodation on their own property, such as by adding a secondary dwelling.

A secondary dwelling is a permanent structure with a building approval that can be occupied by another household – and they don’t have to be related to the main dwelling’s occupants. Alternatively it could be a temporary home, for example a tiny house on wheels, a caravan or a bus.

Under council’s local law a temporary home can be in place for up to 18 months. Further information is available on council’s website by searching ‘building and development fact sheets’.

If you have any questions contact me at email: david.law@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and follow my Facebook page for regular updates: @ DavidLawDivision10.

Introducing Dr Gillian Cairney

Dr Gillian Cairney completed her medical degree in Scotland in 2012. Following this, Gillian travelled to Australia, where she devoted over two years to working primarily in the emergency department at Gympie Hospital, Queensland. She found the diverse range of medical conditions intriguing and considered herself fortunate to have gained such invaluable experience both professionally and personally during her time in Australia.

Commencing her GP training in Scotland in 2015, Dr Cairney relished the opportunity to work across various medical specialties throughout her training. She successfully completed her GP training in West Lothian, Scotland, in March 2020. Following this, she embarked on a one-year tenure as a GP locum at Kenilworth Medical Practice in Cumbernauld. Subsequently, she took on a salaried position at the same practice for the following two years.

Dr Cairney and her family have now made the decision to relocate permanently to Australia. She will commence her new role at Ochre Medical Centre Eumundi on 25th of September.

Div 10 Cr David Law, 0437 825 569

Rotarians for Mental Health

There is much in the news about mental health in our community and five Rotary Clubs – Noosa Heads, Noosa, Noosa Daybreak, Cooroy and Eumundi – decided to band together to see what they could do to change the situation of a lack of help for those who suffer from PTSD.

At a recent Eumundi Rotary Club meeting, Tex Pipke explained the focus and commitment of the clubs who are working under the banner of Rotarians for Mental Health (R4MH) as a facilitator to link those in need with those who can help.

Initially the committee zeroed in on PTSD. Visits to University of Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute and with Dr Ben Isbel helped them understand brain retraining and the role physical and mental activity plays in sustaining a healthy brain.

Their first public event was A Day in The Park on the Noosa River in 2022 which invited those touched by PTSD to visit with service providers including the organisation PTSD Dogs. First responder groups including the Qld Police Service, Qld Ambulance Service, State Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service and firefighters were represented and the theme 'Don’t Bottle It Up' was born.

The next event was a one-day conference attended by 85 people which shared current research and understanding about PTSD. A video was shown covering the key points including research into understanding PTSD, personal stories of its impact and strategies to support those in need. The committee recognised

the interconnection of PTSD and suicide, and domestic and family violence. Visit: vimeo. com/829747341.

Using the strength of the Rotary name the committee has more events planned. Aurora Hammond will bring her wealth of experience from the Quest for Life Foundation and speak on 17 October at RSL Tewantin. An update on brain research in early 2024 is also proposed.

Ruth Hickey

Father’s Day breakfast

Spending time with Dad is always special but sharing a good Aussie brekky at school is even more special. Over 100 dads and kids were at school early on Thursday 31 August for a freshlycooked bacon and egg sandwich, coffee or tea prepared by members of the Eumundi Rotary Club. School Chaplin Chappy Sam said it was a wonderful way to bring families into the school and share Father's Day this year. Mmmm, that bacon smelt good!

Delivery heroes

Every fortnight dozens of volunteers collect a pile of some of the up to 5,000 copies of Eumundi Voice and deliver them to homes and businesses in Eumundi, Doonan, Verrierdale, Yandina, Cooroy, Noosa Information Centre and out as far as Kenilworth, Kin Kin and Pomona.

Some work as a team with the family and two dogs to help, others get their walking exercise with some hilly areas and others cheat just a little bit with an electric bike! To join our 'delivery heroes' contact Les Godwin on 0411 877 346 or email: les@davidsondem.com.au.

RECIPES

A simple dip that smacks of posh!

From the ‘I Spy’ Amateur Kitchen Files

This is a very simple dip that is easy to prepare and delicious to eat. I first sampled this at a garden party in Butterworth, Malaysia in the 70s and have made it ever since. Don’t be put off by the caviar. If you don’t think you would like it, don't worry as the dip combines three flavours so not one stands out.

• Hard boil five eggs – you can do more or less depending on the size of dip you want.

• Shell and put eggs back into the saucepan, cut into quarters making them easier to mash.

• Add 125gm of softened butter and mash with a potato masher while still warm, but not too finely.

• Line a dessert dish with cling wrap with enough to fold back over the top of the dish. This makes it easier to pull the egg and butter mix out of the dish when hardened in the fridge.

• Spoon the mixture into the lined dish and fold the extra length back over the dish to seal.

• Place in the fridge until hardened – you can prepare this mix well before your guests arrive, even the day before.

• When it is time to serve the dip, turn the dish upside down and gently pull the cling wrap so the mixture comes out onto a flat serving plate flat side down.

• Spread sour cream over the mixture about 5mm thick and smooth with the back of a spoon.

• Spoon one small jar of black caviar – Coles and Woolworths sell it – onto the sour cream and spread carefully with the back of a spoon.

• Place crackers around the dip together with a small knife to the spread dip.

Bites and stings

It is the time of year when the weather warms, our gardens turn green and start to bloom and we spend more time outdoors. Along with this shift to the outdoors comes a greater opportunity to receive an unwanted sting from an annoyed insect. Whether it is a sting from a bee, wasp, ant or unidentified bug the results are the same – pain and irritation.

So what happens when an insect stings? Stings from some insects are administered from ovipositors – organs used for laying eggs – that may also inject various noxious substances. Other insects use a modified ovipositor such as the barbed stingers of bees and wasps. Ants use their jaws or mandibles to grab hold of your skin and hang on, then swing their abdomen forward and use their stinger to pierce the skin.

Once the sting is received your body elicits an immune response which can range from mild to serious with symptoms including swelling, redness, heat, burning pain and sometimes intense itching. In severe cases an anaphylactic response can cause gross oral swelling and difficulty breathing – which is potentially fatal.

In mild reactions the treatment is usually entirely supportive and aimed at alleviating the symptoms. St John’s first aid recommends the application of a cold pack to the bitten or stung area for 15 mins with reapplication if pain continues.

A pharmacological option is to use products such as Stingose which contain aluminium sulphate and work to inactivate the venom found in a range of stings and bites. It interacts with proteins and long-chain polysaccharide components of venom and inactivates it. I keep mine in the fridge for the extra cooling effect.

Other insects such as mosquitoes and sandflies use a mechanism that is different to that of stinging insects. These insects bite to feed on their victim's blood. Most insect bites will only elicit a minor allergic reaction which includes local redness, swelling and itching caused by a reaction to the insects' saliva.

Mosquito bites can cause serious illnesses if the insect carries certain viruses or parasites so it is important to use preventative measures when visiting areas in which these are prevalent.

Treatment options include anaesthetic creams such as Itch-Eze Plus, mild-corticosteroid preparations and antihistamines to relieve itching, redness and swelling.

Tania Watson

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Talk Like a Pirate Day

Talk Like a Pirate Day was created by two friends in the USA in 1995 as a joke but is now celebrated internationally on 19 September. According to Wikipedia the idea came about when John Baur and Mark Summers were playing racquetball and one of them, in pain, said "Aaarrr!"

In Australia Talk Like a Pirate Day is a national fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Support. Each year hundreds of schools, childcare centres, workplaces and community groups band together and host their own event in support of Talk Like a Pirate Day. You can dress up or host pirate-themed morning teas or get-togethers. Events don’t need to take place on 19 September. Anytime during the month is suitable as part of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Visit: fundraise.ccs.org.au/event/talk-like-apirate-day.

Pirates are not all fictional like Jack Sparrow. They still roam the seas and come from all over the world, scouring the waters of the Indian

Ocean, the Red Sea, the coasts of Africa and SE Asia. Somalia is considered the most notorious producer of today’s pirates. The International Maritime Bureau’s Maritime Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur monitors piracy robbery and armed incidents around the world. For a map of hijacks and boardings by pirates in 2022 visit: icc-ccs.org/index.php/piracy-reportingcentre/live-piracy-map/piracy-map-2022.

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