Edition 1 August 2023

Calls grow to fix housing

By Sonia Isaacs

A SERIES of grassroots petitions have gained thousands of signatures including more than 5000 to state parliament urging laws that allow the use of tiny homes, buses and caravans as permanent residences to help stem the growing housing crisis. The petitions come in the wake of the Sunshine Coast Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2023, which was endorsed at Council’s Ordinary meeting on July 27, in front of a packed gallery of concerned community groups. Full story p4-5

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YOU have to love it when a plan comes together as beautifully as Celebrate Glasshouse Country’s long lunch on the weekend. Perfect weather, food, setting, hosts and importantly a genuine celebration of all the great agri-innovation going on in the hinterland.

The lunch, as part of The Curated Plate, used produce from a bunch of local producers and in the expert hands of chef Dan Penfold created a top shelf experience for attendees.

The aim of the irrepressible Martin Duncan - aka Sunshine Coast Foodie - is to create a regular farm trail experience to better promote the 400+ producers in the region, and if the weekend’s lunch is an entree to this, then bring on

Check out the pics on p15 as well as our regular Meet the Producer series, which this week features Katrina Atkinson and

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Daniel Tibbett from Mountaintop Mushrooms (p14).

One small drawback of the lunch was the decay of mobile access soon after everyone - about 120 people - had congregated together.

Attempts to pay for drinks on the caterer’s mobile payment systems proved frustratingly futile at times, especially when everyone was gathered in the same spot.

Of course if we’d just listened to Telstra’s key ‘upgrade’ outage takeaway message - ‘you can’t just rely on us’ - then we could have all carted in temporary mobile towers, connected to Starlink, dusted off the credit card imprinters and put a bank safe in the boot.

The upgrades were supposedly to improve capacity.

That’s why businesses suffered for weeks during outages in May and June.

Maybe ‘capacity’ only extends to

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119 people in one place at a time. Or maybe we were in one of those blackspot areas that apparently don’t exist in Glasshouse Country.

And just maybe, Telstra misspoke.

Instead of ‘you can’t just rely on us’ they might have meant ‘you just can’t rely on us’.

Either way, just minutes from Beerwah and so close to the coast, it’s a sad state of affairs.

I also need to draw a line in the sand under my last editorial that saw me fumbling a pretty straight forward question to a 10-year-old about the role of gynaecologists.

I couldn’t help but ask later in the week if the answer had been acceptable.

It wasn’t, but that’s okay because ... “we looked it up”. Cringing I asked what they’d found. “Nothing. But we saw the word ‘vagina’.” Case closed.

Mitch Gaynor

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Quarry set for blast of a time

By Mitch Gaynor

HANSON Glasshouse Quarry has formally applied to double its extraction capacity to 1.2 million tonnes per year.

surface level, with Hanson stating that suitable rock and aggregate exists to “at least a depth of 100m”.

Next step for park

By Kirra Livingstone

PLANS for the Sunshine Coast Ecological Park Master Plan have been endorsed by council on July 27, bringing the proposal closer to becoming a reality.

The park’s purpose is to rejuvenate a 65ha old pasture site connected to the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve and to provide nature-based recreation, education and research.

The proposal would also ensure that the park wouldn’t impose on the already existing protected flora and fauna, restoring the site’s inherent environmental, natural and cultural heritage.

Division 5 Cr Winston Johnston said there had been extensive community engagement carried out for the planning of the park, to ensure there was significant input from as many people as possible. “We received almost 700 survey and written submissions and close to 300

face-to-face interactions across these three stages, showing a strong community interest in this project,” he said.

“Input from the community has allowed us to test the Ecological Park’s vision and values, refine the park’s functions, strategies and elements and ultimately shaped the Master Plan.”

Walking trails, wetlands, a forest lookout tower, treetop boardwalks, events space and a community hub for research and operations are all elements in the park’s proposal.

Mayor Mark Jamieson said now the park had been endorsed, the council would work towards establishing the relevant planning and design to ensure a perfect delivery of what is a long-term vision. “We anticipate it will take decades to bring this vision to life and for these ecosystems to fully recover,” he said.

As reported by GC&M News, quarry manager Chris Wilson had recently reached out to neighbouring properties flagging the company’s intentions and offering to answer questions about the impact of increased production.

Last week the company formally lodged its development application with Sunshine Coast Council.

The quarry proposes to increase production from 600,000 tonnes of rock per year to 1.2m tonnes over two stages.

To achieve appropriate noise and dust restrictions, Hanson stated it would close its existing processing plant and relocate to a more central location within the quarry footprint.

It is proposing to extend blasting times by two hours, from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

The application requests approval to dig -48m below

“The committed and planned infrastructure spend for the Sunshine Coast will need substantial volumes of quarry materials and the Glasshouse Quarry is well placed to supply a significant portion of the total volume required,” the application states.

“It is therefore prudent and wise for the Glasshouse Quarry to take the necessary steps to prepare for the increased demand in both the short and long term.”

A ‘traffic and pavement impact assessment’ concluded the “proposed development was unlikely to increase the frequency or severity of crashes along the ...

to pay council 11 cents per tonne for haulage between 600,000 and 1.2m tonnes - a maximum of $66,000 per year, on top of the 47 cents per tonne it currently pays for haulage up to 600,000 tonnes, which amounts to a maximum of $282,000.

According to the application, additional quarry haulage traffic would amount to 33 heavy vehicle trips (total two-way) per hour during peak times; and an additional 156 heavy vehicle loads per full weekday.

Hanson said it would pay for upgrades along parts of its haulage route.

“Upgrades to certain intersections between the site and Steve Irwin Way ... would contribute to a safer environment for all road users,” it stated in the

“These upgrade works would be funded by Hanson and include Basic Left/Right Turn upgrades and Channelised Right Turn upgrades.”

To read the full application go to: developmenti. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/ Home/FilterDirect?filters=DA Number=MCU23/0070

home limitations and change local planning laws has seen a surge of interest with petitions lodged at both local and state level rapidly gaining traction.

These petitions come in the wake of the Sunshine Coast Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2023 endorsed at Council’s Ordinary meeting on July 27, which saw a packed gallery of community group representatives, residents and housing activists in attendance. Tiny community living campaigner Helen Andrew, supported by the Maleny Housing Working Group has launched a state wide petition that calls for immediate recognition that temporary dwellings are

becoming permanent homes for residents throughout Queensland due to the housing crisis.

The petition also calls for a change in planning laws across Queensland to allow rural landowners to host several tiny housing types on private land.

Helen Andrew acknowledged that while these were not the only solutions to what was a deeply complex, challenging and multifaceted issue around housing accessibility and affordability, these calls to support tiny community living sought to provide an urgent response to what many in the community were experiencing now.

Seeking to legitimise tiny homes on wheels, busses, and caravans as permanent housing options, and with nearly 5,000 signatures to date calling for action lodged in a current E-petition with State Parliament, local affordable housing advocates are pleased a groundswell of support has resulted in a Sunshine Coast Council Petition having 11 lead petitioners submit over 750 names calling for temporary dwelling law change to local Councillors at the July 27 meeting.

“We need housing action now, we want to see the ceasing of eviction of people on land where they are living in caravans, buses, and tiny houses etc, and recognise in the new town plan that these living situations that used to be considered temporary are now increasingly permanent with the housing crisis. We also want to see rural landowners allowed to host several small dwellings on their properties so they can help provide an immediate solution to the housing crisis,” Helen explained.

Helen said she was pleased Sunshine Coast Council had released their ‘Housing and Homelessness Action Plan’ which acknowledged the significant housing affordability challenges and increased levels of homelessness in the region, and outlined five key activities (delivery, facilitation, advocacy, capacity, and knowledge building) to improve the housing response at a local level.

Tiny community living campaigner Helen Andrew

... this is the most important issue facing our Sunshine Coast community right now ...

Helen Andrew

However, she questioned why no substantial community engagement had been undertaken during the preparation of the plan.

“I understand that Council heavily referred to their regional strategies and corporate plan which involved significant community engagement, but this is the most important issue facing our Sunshine Coast community right now, and so I feel the community should have had some ability during the process to make comment,” Helen said Helen said housing affordability and accessibility was an interlinked issue between state and local governments, and it was critical that the community advocated to both levels of government.

She said she was optimistic and excited that change was possible.

“I feel like we are making positive progress and this motivates us to continue to create conversations within our communities,” she said.

“It has been amazing to watch awareness and interest grow and to have people step up and show their support- we have had an

Vote for your favourite artwork

The finalists have been selected and voting is now open for the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2023, People’s Choice award.

The 40 finalist artworks are now vying for selection with all voters going in the draw to win a $100 gift voucher to the Caloundra Regional Gallery store.

enormous response already to our petitions.”

To find out more about the tiny community living campaign head to www.regensunshinecoast.au or reach out to the Maleny Housing Working Group at housing@malenync.org.au or support the petition at https://cutt.ly/SwaNWUnP

Finalist artworks can be viewed at gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or in person at the Sunshine Coast Art Prize Exhibition from August 18.

Caloundra Regional Gallery Curator and Manager Jo Duke says they received more than 490 submissions for the art prize.

“We have works from local artists, Möbius and Shauna Hill and national Archibald Prize

“Whether digital or physical art forms, the essence of the Art Prize remains – diverse portrayals that confront, celebrate, enlighten and engage,” Ms Duke says.

“With such a diverse collection of works, the Art Prize exhibition promises to be a glorious display of contemporary two-dimensional art and digital media.

“We’d always encourage people to see the works in person to truly appreciate their scale and detail.

“Exhibition visitors can expect to see a dynamic collection of drawings, paintings, prints and photographs.”

The Sunshine Coast Art Prize Exhibition opens August 18. Voting for the People’s Choice award closes September 28.

Cr David Law, council officer Wendy Gleeson, Coast2Bay CEO Andrew Elvin and Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson

‘I could not believe what I was seeing’

By Lauren Pitt

A CLOSE encounter with an “out of this world” object that landed in a Beerburrum front yard in the early hours of Monday morning left a local resident “shaking like a leaf” and at a loss to explain the phenomenon.

Long-term Glasshouse Country resident, Joy Paul, was looking out her bedroom window at about 2am on a clear and cloudless Monday morning (July 24) when she saw what she thought was an extremely bright star appear in the night sky.

Initially in admiration of the stellar show, Joy’s curiosity soon turned to gobsmacked awe as the ‘star’ grew inexplicably brighter and larger before, in what seemed an instant, morphed into a stunning cylindrical shaped object gravitating above a street light

only metres away from Joy’s house.

As it started to slowly descend the street light was extinguished, leaving what Joy described as the “most beautiful pink” glow surrounding the cylinder.

The object then came to a stop, appearing to levitate just above the grass verge.

“I can’t tell you how shocked I was,” Joy said.

“I’m a sceptic and people

will think I’m crazy, but what I saw was very real.”

Joy described the object as a cylindrical shape radiating in a surreal pink luminosity.

Joy said the “out of world” object, which was about 1.5 metres in height and 80cm wide, then appeared to tilt on its side about 45 degrees, the top of the cylinder opened with the ‘roof’ scraping on the ground.

“It was so pretty,” she

“It glowed with this beautiful pink hazy colour that I can’t say I’ve seen

She did not see anything exit the object and could not see inside, but in an instant the cylinder had closed and shot vertically into the sky at what Joy described as extremely fast.

The whole experience was no more than two minutes,

As the object departed the street light turned back on.

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Incredibly the experience wasn’t completely over with Joy saying she also saw a shiny metallic object in the sky near to where the brighter object had disappeared. This object was much bigger with multiple angles and shapes that Joy was at a loss to describe.

“I was shaking like a leaf,” she said of her X-Files experience.

“I couldn’t get over it, I didn’t sleep for the rest

of the night. I just made myself a cup of tea and stayed awake.”

“It was definitely something out of this world.”

Joy said she had lived at the same address for about 23 years and had never seen or experienced anything like the eerie experience of Monday morning.

“I definitely saw something,” she said. “It is the gospel truth.”

Joy added: “There were definitely no strings attached to it, there was no noise that I could make out and it wasn’t hanging from anything.” Asked how she had been handling the experience, Joy admitted it had been difficult and she had been up every morning since at the same time to see if the object reappeared.

“I didn’t believe in UFO’s before.

“I’ve never even thought

about them before.” “But now, well I’m very nervous, but in an excited way as well.”

“It makes me nervous talking about it.”

Joy’s experience comes in a big week for unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) as they are known, with US congressional hearings being told of cover-ups and the deliberate hiding of direct interstellar interactions. However no hard evidence appeared to have been delivered.

Walkley-award winning journalist, Ross Coulthart, told media last week: “The Pentagon has formally admitted that UFOs and UAPs are a real mystery,” the author of In Plain Sight and host of the Need to Know podcast said.

“It’s no longer something we can laugh at and ridicule and dismiss as a weather event or misidentification of a star.”

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Researchers reveal youth sleep issues

RESEARCHERS from Sunshine Coast University have unveiled the sleep health of young Australians and its correlation with their physical and mental well-being, with 60 percent reporting irregular sleep hours.

The study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, examined 1,234 young adults from Western Australia’s Raine Study, the first comprehensive investigation of sleep health in young Australians.

Results showed a significant number of young individuals experiencing suboptimal sleep, with 30 percent sleeping less than seven to nine hours a night and 18 percent taking over 30 minutes to fall asleep. Additionally, 60 percent lacked regular sleep hours.

The research also revealed that 25 percent were dissatisfied with their sleep, while 10 percent reported impaired daytime alertness.

UniSC clinical psychologist, Dr Alex Metse, highlighted the strong link between self-reported sleep satisfaction, daytime alertness, and mental and physical health in young adults.

The study underscores the importance of addressing sleep issues, considering their impact on mental and physical well-being, and promoting healthy sleep habits among the youth.

Joy Paul (above) after her troubling encounter; The street light that lost power (left); an artist’s impression of the object (below)

I was a sceptic. People might think I’m crazy but what I saw was very real Joy Paul

Antioxidant ‘bee glue’ discovery

By Julie Schomberg

UNIVERSITY of the Sunshine Coast researchers have made an exciting discovery in honeybee hives that could lead to a new homegrown health industry.

They have identified 16 types of high-grade propolis, or ‘bee glue’, teeming with antioxidants and other beneficial properties.

Propolis is a sticky mixture used by bees in hive construction, containing beeswax, bee saliva, and plant resin.

The Australian beekeeping industry typically discards propolis, but in other countries like Brazil, China, and New Zealand, it’s harvested for multi-million-dollar industries.

The research, funded by Hive and Wellness Australia and AgriFutures Australia, suggests a potential new revenue stream for beekeepers and more industry jobs.

Propolis has diverse applications, including cosmeceuticals and dietary supplements.

The findings open up possibilities for strengthening the beekeeping industry and reducing reliance on imported propolis.

Further research is underway to explore its potential uses.

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Cutting edge movement

A HIP and knee joint clinic opening in Maleny next month will give patients access to stateof-the-art robotic technology available for the very first time on the Sunshine Coast.

Dr Hamish Gray from Sunshine Coast Joint Surgery will be opening at Maleny Physiotherapy, 70 Maple St, in the coming weeks, giving locals a direct link to cutting edge robotic technology for hip and knee replacement surgery at Buderim Private Hospital.

The multimillion-dollar Mako orthopaedic robotic arm is designed to improve outcomes for patients requiring total or partial

General Manager, Shane Mitchell, said the arrival of the Mako robot at Buderim Private Hospital was part of the hospital’s long commitment to providing the Sunshine Coast community with access to innovative technology and quality care close to home.

“Providing high-quality care and positive outcomes to patients on the Sunshine Coast is at the heart of everything we do,” Mr Mitchell said.

“We are really excited about the arrival of the Mako robot and what that will mean for the hundreds of patients who come to us every year for joint replacement surgery and who trust us with their care.”

Dr Shane Blackmore, Dr Frank Connon and Dr Hamish Gray (pictured) will all offer access to Mako robotic services, with other orthopaedic surgeons currently undergoing training to offer the service in the future.

“We are thrilled that highly skilled and experienced surgeons are now able to offer this fantastic service to the people of the Sunshine Coast,” Mr Mitchell said.

“For patients, the robotic technology has also been attributed with quicker rehabilitation, shorter hospital stays, greater implant longevity and ultimately greater satisfaction,” he said.

The orthopaedic robot has recently undergone commissioning, with the first patients booked for surgery from August 2023. As part of UnitingCare, the Buderim Private Hospital is owned by the Uniting Church and is the only not-forprofit provider of private hospital services on the Sunshine Coast.

Dr Hamish Gray is now offering MAKO robotic orthopaedic joint replacement surgery on the Sunshine Coast with consultations available in Maleny for Hinterland residents in addition to his rooms in Birtinya. He explains that we are all individuals. The shape of your bones, your supporting muscles and tendons are unique.

How your arthritis, or other disease, affects your hip and knee joint is unique. Makoplasty joint replacement offers unparalleled precision. Patients who are suitable for this can expect:

A more natural feeling joint replacement

Greater preservation of healthy bone.

Less damage to muscles, tendons and nerves.

Less time in the hospital

Increased comfort during the recovery and rehabilitation

Long term joint reliability due to precision surgery for your anatomy

Dr Gray explains that prior to the surgery an individualised surgical plan is developed from a 3D model made from a CT scan.

This 3D image, also known as an avatar, is uploaded into the robotic arm.

In the operating room, Dr Gray follows the personalised surgical plan while preparing the bone for the implant.

The Mako robotic arm guides and provides him with the precision to measure the angles and distances the human eye and hand cannot attain. This helps to provide more accurate placement and alignment of joint replacement implant components. Make an appointment with Dr Hamish Gray, in Maleny or Birtinya, to talk about the potential benefits of MAKO robotic surgery for youas an individual.

Meet our lord of the rings

onto silicate grains by the process of Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD)- recognised internationally.

It took four years of research, for Fenton’s unique theory offering ‘an alternative explanation of the spokes observed in Saturn’s’ rings’ to find a publisher and has now opened up a world of possibilities for further research and interest in the global science community.

Fenton said he had always held a fascination with astrophysics from a young age.

“I remember being interested in astronomy and science from

my Grandma’s front yard. Interestingly when I was a kid, I always said I wanted to be an Astrophysicist when I grew up!” he laughingly explained.

Fenton said he initially got into physics research by chance around eight years ago when he wanted to discover more about gravity and possible explanations for the force. He had reached out to Russian scientist Vladimir Tchernyi who had introduced Fenton to his own studies of Saturn’s rings which sparked Fenton’s initial interest and lead him to read most of the research conducted in the last 40 years concerning the ‘spokes’ that appear in Saturn’s B-ring. Fenton said he spends an hour or two a night reading articles on the internet related to Astronomy and Astrophysics, and lately he has been particularly interested in the findings of the James Webb telescope. “My research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be an electromagnetic phenomenon. Just this last week scientists have confirmed that the James Webb telescope has detected carbon grains in the early universe which was totally unexpected but wonderfully backs my theory!” said Fenton.

Everything you thought you knew about Saturn’s B-ring is wrong. Pictured is Fenton Doolan.

Monica promises the unexpected

By Kirra Livingstone

JAZZ talent Monica Trapaga is warning to expect the unexpected when she performs in Maleny this week, in what will be her first performance in the hinterland town for 20 years.

The former long-term Play School host, from 1990-1998, and voice of the Bananas in Pyjamas theme song, spoke to GC&M News last week ahead of her Maleny Community Centre show on August 6 at 2pm, to kick off the Maleny Arts Council’s Winter Season.

“I’d hate to disappoint anyone so I don’t want to spoil any secrets, but I don’t think I’m very predictable in terms of what I do,” she said, when asked about her style of show.

“My performances tend to be based on what I’m experiencing at the time, I like to read a room and see what people are like and feeling.”

“It’s nice to be able to pull on all that and bring some of my favourite tunes, I do like to dig into the great American song book but I do pick a lot for rare tunes, but also then you got to throw in something that is familiar every now and then too.” world,” she said.

Tickets: malenyartscouncil.com

The Avenue Dental team - Lara James, Jake Templar and Shiloh Jones

Maleny Commerce

By Spencer Shaw Maleny Commerce President

, our July joint networking breakfast with the Montville Chamber of Commerce was a jam-packed event at Tranquil Park, with the spectacular views of the Glasshouse Mountains as a backdrop to this busy morning.

Glasshouse AGM announced

GLASSHOUSE Country Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual general meeting on Tuesday, August 15.

The event is set to once again showcase the best of Glasshouse Country’s fine food producers with a menu brimming with local fare.

The AGM will be held on August 15 at the Mooloolah Valley Country Club, with tickets now available for purchase online at

getasafeticket.com.au/peeqw.

The chamber held its latest Before Hours networking breakfast at the Beerwah Hotel on Tuesday July 25. Guest speaker, Wishlist Sunshine Coast CEO Lisa Rowe spoke about the incredible work her organisation does supporting the needs of hospital patients and their families in the region. wishlist.org.au

Thank you, Andrew Wallace our Federal member of parliament, for your Federal Government activity updates and introduction to our local Telstra team of May Boisen - Regional General Manager at Telstra and Matt Thornton Regional Engagement Manager Telstra SE QLD, who discussed and hopefully listened to our concerns with regards the recent Telstra service outages and steadily decreasing quality of service we have been receiving (not receiving) on the range over the last few years.

Matt from Telstra has offered to catch up with us again in 2 months, to assess how the system is functioning after the recent upgrades, so for all our Maleny business’s please let us know if your having ongoing issues, so we can communicate this to Telstra.

A big takeaway message

from this meeting was that we shouldn’t rely only on mobile phone networks for communications and internet access... Which is a bit tricky given that our culture and economy has been encouraged and guided to become increasingly reliant on these services.

I don’t think this issue is going away in any hurry, so stay tuned and we’ll be gathering and sharing more info on how to best negotiate this situation.

We also had Gretchen Kealty, President of Arts Connect discussing the upcoming Sculpture on the Edge 19th November to 4th December, an iconic Arts events that runs across the Blackall Range.

Thank you, Cr. Winston Johnston for bringing Debra Robinson – Group Executive Customer & Planning Services, Sunshine Coast Council to discuss SCC’s plans to address affordable Housing and Multiple Temporary Dwellings.

No, big solutions yet, but as this is a society wide problem something we need to all be aware of and working to address on so many levels.

Our next networking breakfast is on August 8th, keep up the good business Maleny.

Hazelden Realty’s Tamara Hazelden, Chamber president Jenny Broderick and BoQ’s Martin Kavanagh (above).Hazelden Realty’s Lauren, Celebrate Glasshouse Country’s Roger Reilly and Solution Driven’s Richard Barrett (left); and the Beerwah Hotel crew (bottom left).

Mountaintop blooms in its biological kingdom

By Sonia Isaacs

Producers Name : Daniel Tibbett and Katrina Atkinson

Business Name: Mountaintop

Mushrooms

Location: Montville

Number of years in operation: 5

Q: In a few words how would you best describe your business?

A boutique mushroom farm, specialising in gourmet, exotic and rare varieties. Our mission is to supply the best quality gourmet mushrooms possible. We supply restaurants and farmers markets across the Sunshine Coast

Q: How did it all begin?

With a passion and curiosity for local sustainable food systems. After travelling, we sold our van and threw everything we had into learning about growing gourmet mushrooms. We had very little capital, but a drive and determination that wouldn’t give up, and we have now grown the business into the largest and longest standing gourmet mushroom farm on the sunshine coast.

Q:What are your backgrounds/ interests?

Interesting food, grown by local producers. Farmers markets where you can talk to those producers and hear the story behind the food. Sustainability and resilience in global food system which can experience supply chain breakdowns easily.

Q: How many types of mushrooms do you offer?

We usually have around 10 different species growing at any time, they change seasonally throughout the year

Q: What is your favourite

your product?

Yandina farmers market, Witta Market, and the Maple Street Co-Op

Q: Anything else you’d like our readers to know?

Our farm is looking for a new home. We are looking for an agricultural shed, here in the hinterland, that we can rent off the landowner.

In a volatile real-estate market, where our farm moves next will greatly contribute to its future success and ability to continue providing fresh, gourmet mushrooms to the sunshine coast community.

If there is anyone with a shed that is interested in supporting a small scale, local family agribusiness, please get in touch with us, we would love to hear from you!

Photographer: Ketakii Jewson-Brown

Katrina and Daniel of Mountaintop Mushrooms

Pink Oyster Kit

Chestnut mushrooms

Mixed Box of mushrooms

By Mitch Gaynor

IT was a perfect day to Celebrate Glasshouse Country with a long lunch at Yanalla Farms on Saturday. Under warm winter skies about 120 people dined between rows of lychee trees, enjoying some of the finest produce available in

the region, as part of The Curated Plate Festival. A farm tour of Karen and Robert’s gorgeous Yanalla Farms, a lychee cocktail to meeting local farmers and learning more about the amazing innovation and work they put in to their agri-businesses made for a very relaxing day out.

A banquet between the lychee trees, delivered by chefs Dan Penfold, Zac & Kelly of Penfolds Catering was not only a visual feast, but delicious. Sunshine Coast Foodie, Martin Duncan, brought the day together brilliantly with effervescent hosting and a genuine passion for supporting local producers.

Local producers were the order of the day, including lunch hosts Robert and Karen from Yanalla Farms.

Laura, Keeta, Nils and Adi from Tourism Qld.

Penfolds Catering were just amazing. Mick, Beth and Tanya all enjoying their long lunch.

Dining between the lychee trees.

Scholarship for Beerwah dance prodigy

DANCE prodigy Taylah Gela won two dance scholarships at the recent Brisbane Performing Arts Challenge (BPAC), one of which is based in Melbourne for two years.

Taylah dances for Masterpiece Dance and the Beerwah Dance Company, and has been dancing since she was around four-years-old, and loves how supportive the art is.

“I love going to competitions and just being in that competitive atmosphere, where its really fun amongst everyone and then going on stage,” she said.

“It’s really fun to be on stage because in the happy dances its

fun to be different characters and styles, and even in the sad dances it can be really emotional and I really enjoy it.”

Gela won the one-week Immersion Course with the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Sydney, and the Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance two-year fulltime scholarship.

Jason Coleman launched his self titled two year scholarship in 2008, which is now the largest dance

facility in the world, and Jason is known for choreographing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Only four dancers won the scholarship during this year’s BPAC.

The 15-year-old hasn’t started either scholarships yet, but she reflected on when she won both, with the two-year scholarship only being awarded to four dancers at BPAC.

“I was really shocked, I was not

expecting to do that but everyone was really excited when it was announced on stage that I had one both,” she said.

Leading into the Jazz and Lyrical performances at BPAC, she also took part in an hour workshop which she said she learnt alot from.

“We learnt about technique and combos and just learning different advice and tips from him, and how to improve my dance,” she said.

“What stuck with me the most was to just be confident and if you want to get something you have to want to get it, if you really want something you have to put yourself through that.”

I love going to competitions and just being in that competitive atmosphere

Taylah Gela

Landsborough welcomes Lucas

Contributed by Kylie Merola

LANDSBOROUGH State School has welcomed an international student, Lucas, who will be studying at the school for two weeks. Lucas is visiting from Shenyang, China. Students are enjoying the cultural experience, learning about Shenyang and asking Lucas lots of questions about China. He even brought every student in the class a special present from China! Welcome Lucas, we are excited to have you join our school community and look forward to sharing cultures with you.

Seniors Out & About

Contributed by Jan Hunter

ON Monday 10th July, members of Glasshouse Country Senior Citizens Club celebrated the festive season early at Christmas in July at the Caloundra RSL Club. A two-course Christmas-themed main course and dessert was served, and Laura Doolan provided entertainment

with a variety of Christmas and well known songs. There was also a raffle supporting Dementia Carers Caloundra. A very fun day was enjoyed by all.

And on Tuesday 11th July at the monthly meeting of Glasshouse Country Senior Citizens Club a very informative presentation was given by Karen Clark, Auxiliary Lieutenant from the Salvation Army’s House 4 Hope in Caloundra, which was established more than four years ago.

They provide a range of Salvation Army services

counselling, providing food and many other items to those in need, eg the homeless and those sleeping rough. Our members donated a large amount of nonperishable foods, toiletries and knitted items, and there was a very generous cash collection from those members present.

Lucas with some of his Year 4 classroom friends.

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E A R E H I R I N G

RangeCare is a local, not-for-profit in-home community care provider that has been supporting people along the range and the Sunshine Coast since 1986

RangeCare has offices and social centres in Flaxton, Maleny, Nambour and Gympie

Finding a safe place for pets

By Kirra Livingstone

A NEW partnership between Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge (SCARS) and DV Safe Phones is aiming to raise the profile of both organisations while making it easier for phone owners to hand their old phones to people in need.

The collaboration, with support from philanthropist Neil Badcock, aims to support SCARS’ mission of providing refuge for animals while also ampliyfing the call to action of DV Safe Phones, an organisation providing mobile phones to victims of violence, ensuring their safety and connection to vital resources.

Safe Phones works with over 250 agencies, hospitals, police stations, and safe houses. Through this network, they

provide victims of violence with safe and reliable mobile phones, ensuring they can reach out for assistance and support during times of crisis. CEO Ashton Wood said the new partnership works by addressing the challenges faced by victims who are often displaced with their beloved pets. SCARS will now have a drop-off box at their HQ.

“In a lot of cases, victims of domestic violence have to surrender their pet, but at least they are provided comfort knowing that we are going to look after them, and find them a wonderful forever home,” Patron, Penny Brischke, said.

“Moving into the future, we would like to be able to develop a program where we can actually temporarily provide some safe accommodation for pets in crisis.”

For

www.rangecare.com.au/careers

Celebrating author Anna Funder

By Sonia Isaacs

LAST week’s Outspoken event at the Maleny Community Centre saw local audiences turn up in droves to see multi award-winning author Anna Funder in conversation with Steven Lang.

The evening commenced with author Angela O’Keeffe speaking about her new novel, The Sitter followed by Anna Funder discussing her compelling new book, Wifedom where she illuminates the untold and previously unrecognised story of writer Eileen O’Shaughnessy, the wife of George Orwell, in what was arguably one of the most important literary marriages of the twentieth century.

Although slightly travel weary having flown in from Europe a few days earlier, Steven was his usual erudite self, chatting with the two authors and gently probing into the authors intent behind their books through intelligent and insightful enquiry. One of the most enjoyable aspects of Outspoken Maleny is the opportunity to have a sense of unfettered access and insight into the inner workings of some of biggest and brightest lights of the literary world right here on the Hinterland.

Anna is the highlyacclaimed author of cult classics Stasiland and All That I Am, and her new book, is focused on the Orwells, and onto Mrs Orwell in particular.

Anna said the idea for the book started back in 2017 when she was experiencing her own challenges dealing with her own “motherlode of wifedom”. A serendipitous discovery of a collection of George Orwell’s work in a second-hand bookshop reignited her interest in the author, however upon further discovery she realised that despite the obvious talent, intelligence and mentorship of his wife Eileen O’Shaughnessy, her life and achievements were barely mentioned

‘I have,’ she writes, ‘always loved George Orwell, his self-deprecating humour, his laser vision about how power works, and who it works on.’

It was to Orwell she would turn when her own life began to overwhelm. But then she read about his wife, and her curiosity was piqued. Part biography, part story, part polemic, the book clearly presents a fascinating story played out against significant events of the Twentieth Century, and an ode to the unsung work of women everywhere.

The next scheduled Outspoken event will be acclaimed journalist and author David Marr discussing his latest book Killing for Country For more details on upcoming Outspoken events head to www. outspokenmaleny.

More than just a hearing clinic.

At ihear Beerwah, our mission is to provide the highest quality of hearing care to members of the local community. Our clinic combines clinical expertise with a focus on kindness and compassion in order to ensure that every patient receives the best possible service.

We believe that everyone deserves access to high-quality care and we strive to make sure that our clinics are equipped with the knowledge and resources necessary for providing optimal patient care.

Our commitment is further evidenced by our impressive 5/5 star rating and 57 reviews on google..

“The girls were very professional and caring. The advice they gave me greatly helped me to understand my hearing issues.

Thank you to Cassie and Trish.”

Julie May 2023

Lea Dodd from Rosetta Books and Author Anna Funder

CULTURE CLUB

Where might the budding musician start?

with local musician

Dr Michael Whiticker

As the coordinator of a number of regular shows and “booked” open mic events in the area (presently the Glasshouse Musos at Beerwah Hotel and Muzika at Maleny RSL), a colleague recently asked me if we had considered dedicating the first hour of our events to beginners. This got me wondering whether budding musicians are aware of the range of local events that are available for the novice musician. If someone is not very experienced and a little nervous, but still wants to play, then there are events that are set up for them.

I did a quick search online and found Jamnet which promotes open access or open mic events and their host Jon Brown is very supportive. That’s a place to start, and I found the Coast Acoustics Music Club which originated on the Gold Coast but now has regular sessions here on the “Sunny” Coast. At their get-togethers I understand people sit around a table and share charts and songs. Google goldcoastacoustics.com.au and then Upcoming Events and go on their email list.

For the beginner my feeling is they are best sharing with others at their level building their confidence and skills together. They can form duos and trios and share the different talents they “put on the table’. One may be a reasonable singer, another better on the guitar, another harmony vocal or

hand percussion. After a period of rehearsing, they’ll probably be ready to perform before an audience if that is one of their aims, and that will be the right time to look for an open mic event. Another successful approach is to join a group under the guidance of a teacher or leader.

There are many choirs, ukulele just this and they can be found online. Most of them give public performances as well. For the novice who is dedicated to solo performing and song writing they might join a group such as the Songwriters Roundtable

They are a particularly active both via Zoom and in person and can be contacted through songwritersroundtable.com.

The tried-and-true method for a beginner is to work with a mentor who will guide them toward their goal of improving as an artist and performing on stage. The mentor will assist them with their weaknesses but also help them find ways to show off their strengths as an artist. Every artist is good in some areas and weak in others. To be successful as a musician requires so many different talents. No one has all of them, so part of working with a teacher is to help them identify where they need to put in most work.

Do have a fantastic and musical month.

Happy snaps for calendar

HOLIDAYS on the Sunshine Coast looked a little different pre-1990!

Maybe it was the fashions, knitted bathers in the ‘50s and flares in the ‘70s; the freedom, kids staying out until dark and coming back when hungry, group rides to the beach in your mate’s Holden ute or riding on a surf mat that gave you the most painful of rashes.

All these great memories are going to come flooding back as the community is invited to dust off family snaps from these golden eras of Sunshine Coast holidays and get them ready for the annual Sunshine Coast Heritage Calendar competition.

The 2024 theme is is ‘Happy Snaps, holiday times on the Sunshine Coast’ so we’re calling for your camping, chilling at the beach, sailing and fishing trip photos from days gone by.

Sunshine Coast Coordinator of Heritage Services Peter Connell said the photos needed to be from 1990 or earlier to be considered for the Calendar. Entries close Monday, August 14, at 5pm. Visit heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Are you ready?

It's August - which means Sunshine Coast bushfire season is here. Council is getting ready - are you? Learn how bushfires' behave and what you can do to prepare. Get to know Council’s Disaster Hub website at disaster.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au - so when a disaster happens you know where to go and what to do.

It's time for a little sun, surf and soul

This year’s Caloundra Music Festival serves up six stages of live music over three days from 29 September at Kings Beach. Arrested Development (USA) join award-winning national artists including Kasey Chambers, Illy, Spiderbait, The Black Sorrows, The Temper Trap and Vera Blue. Head to caloundramusicfestival.com for tickets and more information.

How to stay safe from swooping birds

Some native birds, like magpies, can act defensively to protect their territory, their nests and their young. On the Sunshine Coast, this usually happens between July and November each year. Please be tolerant of these protected and iconic native birds if you walk or ride near nests. Search “defensive birds” on Council’s website for tips on how to protect yourself.

One for the calendar: Watch Council’s next Ordinary Meeting online or at Sunshine Coast City Hall Chambers – 24 August at 9am.

Major grants now open - don't miss out

Council is proud to support not-for-profit groups through its Community Grants Program. Community groups can seek Major Grant funding for projects or events that meet an identified need and provide local community benefit. The current round closes on 28 August. Visit Council's website to apply today.

Want to weed out the weeds?

Learn how to manage invasive species on your property, meet a conservation dog, find out the benefits of biodiversity and much more at Council’s Invasive Plants and Animals Workshop event at Obi Obi Hall on Saturday 2 September from 9am - 1pm. The event is free and registration is essential. Visit Council’s website to register.

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Arts Alive and well

THE much-anticipated Arts Alive Maleny is set to transform the streets into an enchanting artistic wonderland, captivating locals and visitors alike this Friday (August 4).

Organised by the passionate and creative minds of the community, this event promises to be a celebration of art, culture, and imagination.

Attendees will be able to experience the fantasy world created along Maple Street, with an illuminated walk accompanied with dragonflies, lady beetles and larger than life lantern flowers.

“A highlight of the event is the grand display of handcrafted lanterns illuminating the gardens,

coordinator Steve McLeish said.

“Teams of skilled artists have been working tirelessly to create these captivating lanterns, promising a delightful visual spectacle for visitors of all ages!”

Steve encourages attendees to dress as vibrant and as colourful as possible, to be part of the artistic canvas of Arts Alive Maleny.

A dynamic Arts Jam hosted by Joy Collective and James Frames will allow an interactive experience to inspire creativity and artistic expression.

Thrill seekers and performers can join in on daring performances to impressive juggling displays at the interactive circus

let loose in a dynamic and vibrant atmosphere, as well as street theatre and flash mobs, occurring at random times of the night to keep attendees on their toes.

Arts Alive Maleny is also proud to showcase the exceptional talents of young artists, providing a platform for emerging creatives to shine. The event is being held from 5pm-11pm along Maple Street. All funds raised from ticket sales will go directly back into supporting the arts community and the artists. This event is proudly supported by Apex, Maleny Lions Club, Maleny Chamber of Commerce, Cr Winston Johnston, Maleny Rotary, Amped, Ray White Maleny, Easton Lawyers,

Lit Live is an evening of imaginative stories and poetry produced and performed live by local authors at Maleny’s library and bookstores. Follow the entire Maleny Trail or drop in and out, and be transported to different times and places throughout the evening.

4pm – Maleny Library – readings by Peta Miller (historical fiction), R. Lennard (YA fantasy), Joanna Talberg (memoir), Karen Joy (new age)

5pm – PS Books – readings by Kevin Smith (poetry), Leigh Robshaw (memoir)

6pm – The Maleny Bookshop – readings by R. Lennard, Jodie Lang (fantasy), Mark McDonough (sci-fi), Cara Loconte (romance)

7pm – Rosetta Books – Brendan O’Shea – The Mindfulness Poet will cap the evening off with a half-hour performance full of enlightenment and laughter.

30 Maple St, Maleny 5435 2134 OPEN 7 DAYS

Image - James Adams

Big loss for small town

THE loss of our pharmacy in Montville is the last straw in a long saga of disappointments

We appreciate the plans to amalgamate with the Mapleton Pharmacy but …. This is a very predictable demise to what was a great service to residents of Montville and beyond.

The first disaster was the withdrawal by Ochre Health from servicing Montville. Many doctors who had worked there over many years chose to leave Ochre Health, setting up practise elsewhere.

The ‘Monash Model’, introduced many years ago disadvantaged Mapleton and Montville clinics assessing them the same as our large Regional town, Nambour. And a ruling that makes no sense at all has Maleny, bigger than both of them, as Rural, receiving more Government support for doctors fees. Many local doctors, Community organisations and patients had written submissions to Federal Gov. representatives over many years asking for a review. Our representative, Andrew Wallace’s response when his party was in power, was that it was a commercial decision made by Ochre Health … nothing to do with Govt. and nothing he could do.

It is good to see that Andrew Wallace, our LNP member is now leading a petition regarding the closure of our pharmacy but to me, this does seem somewhat disingenuous!

Is this just a political move to curry favour with his constituents demanding a response from the present Govt, that he was not prepared to champion when his party was in power?

I am encouraged that after so many years of ignoring this inequity by the Coalition Govt, the Albanese Govt has announced a review of

the Monash Model. Maybe we will be able to restore the excellent medical facilities we were used to, and our Montville Pharmacy can re-open

Pam Maegdefrau Montville

I’ll drink to this

ABOUT 3 weeks go my wife and

I were coming home from seeing our grandys in Townsville.

We came back on the inland road and our last stop was in Biloela.

We went out for tea at the Biloela pub and thought we would play some Keno, which we rarely do.

My wife went to the counter to order our meals and asked where we could do Keno.

The barmaid replied and told her there is no gambling at the pub anymore. They had decided to make it a more family friendly pub.

When my wife told me I said “What a ripper!”

Someone had the guts to stand up to the big gambling companies and say NO to any gambling.

It was so good listening to some live music and having conversation without the pinging coming from the gambling room.

This was on a Thursday evening and the pub was packed with people of all ages plus lots of

tradies in their high vis standing at the bar talking to each other and not on their phones. I say good on you Billo pub.

Alf Kwarcianyi Cedarton

Halls Creek debacle

REGARDING the proposed Halls Creek development I completely support the Sunshine Coast Council’s opposition to what will be a blight on our region for decades to come if approved.

The issues - which has been around for 15 years - poses questions including: Who is pushing for this and why?

The combination of a housing and cost of living crisis has turned a poorly conceived and unpopular development proposal into a guiltridden ‘oh, you don’t care’ issue by those advocating for it. The reality is that Halls Creek, if it was to proceed, would never be delivered in time to make a dent in the housing crisis.

I don’t know if you have ever seen an aerial view of places like Aura / Harmony - I call it “managed army base lifestyle-like living”. It offers people the chance to say they live on the Sunshine Coast but in my opinion it devalues the actual true meaning of it.

People are drawn here because it’s not suburbia - but that’s exactly what Aura has become. Small blocks, same-same housing and two cars out the front. It’s gross. We have to look at the bigger picture and not just take a view of “well it potentially satisfies an immediate need”, when it actually creates a longer term hidden loss - in that you can never get it back again once you have developed it.

You actually end up chipping away at the very environment that drew you up here in the first place. Then one day we wake up and realise that we have lost it over time because of the then expedient and problem solving decisions we made and felt was best.

It’s short-sighted and only thinking of now and not our children and their children and what we want to leave them for their futures.

We have the East Beerwah Development already approved which is actually very similar in size to the proposed Halls Creek development.

Let’s hope the federal and state governments have their heads on straight when ruling on Stockland’s Halls Creek.

MF Glass House Mountains Hens deserve good life

I SUPPORT the sentiments expressed by Jan Tendle in her letter to the GCM News on July 11.

All the Woodland housed chickens will have to experience

with Winston Johnston

New sketches revealed for Maleny

Thank you to those who turned up to the community forum on Thursday 20 July to see the latest designs for a new look streetscape for Maleny. The forum was well received and is now ready for further feedback to shape the next chapter of Maple Street. The concept design ensures the main street is a greener, safer place that brings our community together.

I encourage our residents, visitors, traders and community groups to take a look at the proposed plan and sketches before letting us know if these improvements can become a foundation for our community.

An online survey will be open until August 20, 2023. Please visit Sunshine Coast Council’s Have Your Say website to share your feedback.

New parking

I’m glad to see the completion of 50 new on-street, ninety degree, parking bays along Bicentenary Lane, Maleny. The project has been eagerly anticipated by residents and will go a long way in addressing parking and footpath needs. If you haven’t seen the upgrades, the new parking is on the south side of the street and extends the existing parking area. On the north-side of the street a new concrete pathway which is 1.8-metres wide has been completed which I think will be a welcome addition for residents. I hope our community enjoys the recent upgrades.

Spilling crocodile tears for landlords

A BIG boo hoo goes out to all the short-term rental landlords bleating about having to pay extra in rates for shielding their property from the long-term rental market.

The Sunshine Coast Council announced the measure in its budget weeks ago but now the ‘industry’ appears to have pulled out a calculator and figured out property holders will have to fork out an average $1300 a year, or 46 per cent, more this year. The

increased levy simply brings the region into line with other local jurisdictions and is a drop in the market’s oceanside capacity to turn a dollar - especially over Christmas.

‘At least pour it back into our industry’ they moan, which is a laugh given the entire modus operandi of the Air Bnb model is that it’s every man for themselves. Maybe they should form a union and march the streets - that will go

down well. There’s also the point that it’s only generating an extra $13m a year.

It should be more.

As for those complaining about rising interest rates for their second or third or fourth property - tough bikkies. That’s the market you bought in, so sell if you have to.

Own goal

How good is women’s football.

The World Cup has been great so

Like many I waited until the last minute to decide I wanted to go along to some games and of course couldn’t get a ticket despite handing over enough information

to FIFA to at least secure a mortgage.

It made it more disappointing to see about 5000 empty seats for the Matildas vs Nigeria game.

Division 5 - Sunshine Coast Council

Muzika, Maleny

Time: Thursday August 3, 6.30 to 9.15pm

Where: Maleny RSL, Lawyer St, Maleny

WHAT'S ON

A Morning with David Williamson

Beneath the Southern Cross

Where will I meet you?

Sign On night

Aug 3

Info: This month amongst others it will feature: the outstanding Brisbane-based blind, country rock singer guitarist Steve Sparrow and poet Rose Waters. Contact whitickerm@bigpond.com. https://www.facebook.com/MuzikaMaleny/

Heritage Talk

Time: Friday August 4, 10-11am

Where: Bankfoot House

Aug 4

Info: Learn the history of the much loved Mary Cairncross Reserve with Dr John Robertson and Mrs Sue Morgan. Morning tea provided. For bookings: www.heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Arts Alive Maleny

Time: Friday August 4, 6pm (main street closed from 5pm)

Where: Maple Street Maleny

Aug 4

Info: A vibrant and engaging immersive street festival showcasing the creative talent of our Hinterland Arts community with live music, installations, light shows, comedy, poetry, interactive arts exhibitions and much more! All funds raised go back into the local arts community. Tickets and more information www.artsalivemaleny.com.au

Big Book Club Gathering

Time: Saturday August 5, 2-4pm

Where: The Verandah Room, Maleny Community Centre, 23 Maple Street, Maleny

Cost: $20 including afternoon tea

Aug 5

Info: The ever-popular Maleny Big Book Club returns to the Maleny Community Centre. Delve into the fascinating world of historical fiction. Readers will be joined by special guest Kate Evans of ABC RN,

Beerburrum Country Markets

Time: Saturday August 5, 8am-12pm

Where: 7 Anzac Ave, Beerburrum

Time: Saturday August 5, 9.30am

Where: The Playhouse Maleny

Showgrounds

Aug 5

Info: Join David Williamson, Australia’s best known and most widely performed playwright, for a talk and Q&A, followed by a light lunch. Tickets $15, book at https://www.trybooking.com/events/ landing/1071383.

Monica Trapaga All Stars

Time: Sunday August 6, from 2pm

Where: Maleny Community Centre

Time: Sunday August 20, 2pm

Where: Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Maroochydore

Aug 20

Info: FROM ‘Georgie Girl’ to ‘You’re the Voice’, acclaimed Sunshine Coast ensemble, Oriana Choir, will present a celebration of Australian music from across the decades. Bookings oriana.org.au

Aug 6

Info: The Maleny Arts Council presents Monica Trapaga All Stars, up close and personal with the weaver of stories, swinger of songs. We’d love you to join us for this brilliant opening to our Winter Season!

Comedy for a cause

Time: open 6pm, show starts 7pm

Where:

16 Bunya Street

Info: Featuring comedians from Sydney & Melbourne International Comedy Festivals. This is an adults-only (18+) show. Food and Bar service available from 6pm. Child Minding ($30) available. Bookings essential www. MalenyPandC.com.au/comedy-for-a-cause

Label Reading Workshop

Time: Tuesday August 15, 10am–12pm

Where: Maleny Community Centre, Bicentenary Meeting Room

1 Bicentenary Lane, Maleny

Cost: Gold coin donation

Lane Buderim

Info: Come together to celebrate forest and human health, experience and learn ways of taking care of our health in nature which can benefit Earth’s health, and how healing country heals ourselves. Tickets https://cutt.ly/kwaD4af7

DIY Pure Plant Skin Care

Time: Sunday August 20, 3.30-4.30pm

Where: 30 Maple Drive, Maleny

Aug 15

Info: Join us for a label reading workshop to learn how you can use and understand food labels on packaged items to help you make better choices for your health. Morning tea provided. RSVP by the 11th of August to judystubbs1@gmail.com or call 0411 647 140

College Open Morning

Time: Wednesday August 16, 9-11am

Where: Suncoast Christian College, Cnr Schubert & Kiel Mtn Roads, Woombye

Aug 5

Info: Visit our local market for crafts, arts, local growers, products and cottage industries. For site bookings contact Patricia on 0430 433 734 or email beerburrumpresident@gmail.com

Down Under Craft Group

Time: 8am-12pm

Where: Landsborough Hall

Aug 5

Info: Come and see our extensive range of Beanies in all sizes, shapes and colours. Scarves, a range of colours and patterns. Mittens for the cold mornings and evenings. Open every Saturday morning.

Aug 16

Info: Your family will be warmly welcomed into the Suncoast community where we look forward to sharing our College with you. To book head to https://suncoastcc.qld.edu.au/open-morning/

Yandina Country Music

Time: Sunday August 20, 12noon

Where: 24 Steggalls Rd., Yandina

Aug 20

Info: Rosetta Books are hosting a workshop by Carolyn Stubbin, author of Do it yourself Pure Plant Skin Care. Ticket and book $65. Ticket only $15. Includes wine, cheese and product samples. Call 5435 2134 to book.

Kids Corner

Time: Thursday 24 August 10-11am

Where: Landsborough Museum

Aug 24

Info: Enjoy great activities at Landsborough Museum on the fourth Thursday of the month. Free. Registration not required.

Time: Friday August 25, 5pm

Where: Skippy Park complex, Old Landsborough Rd

Aug 25

Info: Glasshouse District Little Athletics are holding a come and try athletics to see if your child enjoys it before the new 2023/2024 season starts.

‘Seasons In Song’

Time: Saturday August 26, 2pm

Where: Maleny Primary School, 16 Bunya Street, Maleny

Aug 26

Info: The Caloundra Chorale, conducted by Kim Kirkman present a concert celebrating the heat of summer, the melancholy of autumn, the depth of winter and the joy of spring. Bookings 0490 329 912.

The

Families

of Fairview

Time: Saturday August 26, 1- 4 pm

Where: 15 Porters Lane, North Maleny

Aug 26

Info: Maleny’s Fairview (Pattemore House) welcomes you this Saturday to come and visit. Home-made afternoon teas are served on the graceful verandahs, overlooking the pretty restored gardens! Disabled access, plenty of parking. $5 entry - kids free.

Mozart and More

Time: Sunday September 3, 2pm

Where: Stella Maris Primary School Hall. 5 Stella Way, Maroochydore

Sep 3

Info: Comprising Mozart’s Mass in C Minor + Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture and 5 Mystical Songs by Vaughn Williams. Contact paylkoster@bigpond.com for information.

Garage Sale and Hall Open Day

Time: 8am-12pm

Where: Glass House Hall, Coonowrin Road, Glass House Mountains

Scone Time

Time: Thursday August 24, 10-11:30am

Aug 20

Info: Be entertained with popular country, including more diverse, crowd-pleasing favourites. Guest artist the Energetic Allan Reed! Raffle and door prizes, byo lunch, free tea and coffee. Entry $8. Enjoy a great afternoon!

Aug 24

Where: Beerwah Community Hall, 25 Peachester road , Beerwah Info: Open to all, Scone Time is designed to reignite life into the wonderful halls of the Sunshine Coast, the event is also a wonderful opportunity for seniors, along with their carers, companions and family to establish a regular monthly social event. Glasshouse Chamber of Commerce members & local business owners are invited to Volunteer or be a table host or be a sponsor.

Sep 9

Info: Glasshouse Hall are having a Garage Sale and Hall Open Day. Come along and book at table for $10 to sell your items, The Hall will also have a table of items to sell, as well as a coffee van and BBQ.To book a

What is forgiveness and why should I forgive?

AT A recent gathering, the conversation steered towards a friend’s challenging situation, where with great difficulty, they took steps in their life to forgive the other person and move on with their life. I then remember going home and thinking, what exactly is forgiveness? I remember feeling genuinely stumped. I knew how to forgive but I could not formulate into words what forgiveness was.

Forgiveness can be defined as: a conscious and deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment toward a person who has hurt you regardless of whether they deserve your forgiveness.

Being wronged is very painful and

Seniors hit the dance floor

Contributed by Jan Hunter

with Fr Gerard Lai Caloundra Catholic Parish

when we are hurt by those closest to us or when something unthinkable occurs. Forgiveness is not forgetting, forgiveness is not condoning or excusing, and forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to be best buddies after. Forgiveness is not a feeling, rather it is an active decision to let go of resentment and to relinquish the justice that you feel the other person owes you. Forgiveness is to recognise the pain, but to not let it define you.

The crosses of life can be very heavy and full of pain and suffering. Even the Gospels explain that Jesus, the Saviour of humanity had to suffer grievously. Jesus enters into our suffering with us and redeems it. After his resurrection, Jesus asked his disciple Thomas to touch his crucifixion wounds. The wounds were not completely removed, no, the scars were still present, however his wounds were healed. Likewise, it is not that we completely forget that people have wronged us, but after forgiveness we see the situation in a new light; the wounds might still be there, but released of our resentment, we can begin to heal.

Forgiveness doesn’t change the past, but it does enlarge the future. Go well and God bless.

GLASSHOUSE COUNTRY

BEERWAH: Sunday 9am

Mary MacKillop Centre, 160 Peachester Rd

GLASSHOUSE Country Senior Citizens Club had a great time hosting Caloundra Seniors for morning tea and lunch on 25th July. The splendid entertainment provided by Chas & Norm had us all singing along and up dancing to the well-known songs. A game of trivia followed by a barbecue superbly prepared by our members and of course, Bonnie our “Stalwart of the Kitchen”

Church Group Visits Historic House

Contributed by Charles Russell

The Over 50’s Seniors Group of the Landsborough Seventh-Day Adventist Church enjoyed a lovely day together at historic Bankfoot House, a heritage listed property in the Glass House Mountains. area and was built in 1878.

the group enjoyed a fellowship lunch together in the beautiful surroundings. It was interesting that some of the group remembered using similar items in their younger days that were on display in the house.

Further outings are planned for the group during the rest of the year. Contact 0407101485 for further information.

A Bible Teaching, Community Loving, Hope Filled Church on the Hinterland

Sundays @ 9am

12 Cedar Street, Maleny malenypc.org.au

Glasshouse Country

Uniting Church

29 Twin Peaks Drive, Beerwah

Come and worship with us

Beerwah – Sunday 8.30am

Peachester Community Church –last Sunday of the month 5.30pm

Minister: Rev Dr Elizabeth Nolan Ph. 0448 358 774 Email: churchgcuc@gmail.com

GLASSHOUSE COUNTRY CALVARY CONGREGATION

You are most WELCOME to join us

9.00am each Sunday

Reed Street, Glasshouse Mtns (next to RSL) Sunday School, Women’s Fellowship, Bible Study

Contact: 5439 9341 or 5496 9671 www.glasshousemountains.lutheran.org.au

MOOLOOLAH: Wednesday 9am and 1st Sunday of month 4pm ST THOMAS, 31 Bray Rd

Office: caloundra@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

Priest in charge: Fr Paul Fletcher 0493 362 676

Local contact: Tony Halstead 0455 554 930

CATHOLIC WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday 5pm: Peachester Rd, Beerwah

Sunday 7am: Caloundra St, Landsborough

Sunday 9am: 45 Cedar Street, Maleny Ph: 5430 9390 9am to 1pm Mon-Fri

www.caloundracatholicparish.net

BEERWAH CHURCH 27 Beerwah Parade

Sundays 9 30am & Kids Church

Arise Youth: Fri 7pm (grade: 7-12 | term time)

E: wecare@cotr.org.au W: churchontherise.org.au

MALENY CHURCH Maleny Sports Park, via Porter’s Lane

Sundays 9 30am & Kids Church

E: info@cotrmaleny.org W: cotrmaleny.org

Welcomes you each Saturday at 27 Maleny Street

9:30am - All Age Bible Study Hour

(Includes Children and Youth programs)

11:00am - Worship Service

First Saturday of the monthCommunity Lunch

Contact p: 0424 901 301

f: @LandsboroughChurch w: landsborough.org

Bonnie

Jobs for the yard in August

sunlight – so they don’t need as much leaf area.

• Established passionfruit vines should be fertilised in early spring, use up to 1 kg of blood and bone with 100g of sulphate of potash added, spread onto moist soil and mulch well.

• Make sure fruit fly traps are in place in August.

• This is a good time to clean out a water garden. Divide waterlilies every year if they are in a container, every 3 years if they are on the bottom of the pond. Re-pot into fresh, slightly clay soil with either pulverised

Vegetables

into an early spring. This means you will need to start some jobs a little early than normal … like pest control in the garden and lawn mowing.

But there are some August jobs that still need your attention … like these below.

• It’s a good time to fertilise and prune hibiscus so they develop a bushy habit and produce lots of flowers in summer.

• If you have a veggie garden, don’t forget to water it once or twice a week, the drier winter winds will drain the moisture from the soil.

• If you’re growing pineapples, give them a side dressing of complete fertiliser in late August. They like acid soils, so avoid using lime or dolomite.

• Spray the flowers of your mango tree with a copper based spray to fight anthracnose disease.

• Plant your new roses now. Bagged and bare-rooted roses are in plentiful supply.

• Fertilise your existing rose bushes by mulching around them with cow manure.

• Keep your strawberries fruiting with a fortnightly feed of fish and seaweed solutions.

• Divide your Michaelmas daisies and rudbeckias in August. Replant and fertilise with a seaweed and fish emulsion.

• Apply a light application of a

IN THE GARDEN

Plant carrot, lettuce, radish, beetroot, capsicum, celery, cucumber, eggplant, beans, pumpkin, silverbeet, spring onion, choko, squash, sweet potato, tomato, zucchini, calendula, bedding begonia, californian poppy, carnation, chrysanthemum, coleus, dahlia, gaillardia, gazania, gerbera, kangaroo paw, phlox, portulaca, snapdragon, zinnia, amaranthus, salvia and statice.

It’s tree trimming time

HAVE you noticed that the arc of the sun changes significantly in winter? It is often a lot lower, which means you might be getting a lot less sunshine on your veggie garden or solar panels, which decreases their productivity and efficiency. It might be a good idea to trim or remove some unwanted trees to allow more sun into your property, which brightens up the place and makes it warmer and cosier.

Winter is also a good time to prepare for the coming summer

storms by clearing overhanging or hazardous trees. It is important to keep your home safe during high winds and heavy rain by reducing the risk of falling trees that could bring down power lines and cause serious structural damage.

Tree work can be a dangerous activity involving chainsaws and other machinery, and often includes working at heights. Therefore, it is important to use a qualified and experienced business who will look after

their staff and your property. If a tree or branch is cut incorrectly, it could fall the wrong way and injure people or damage property. Workers must use personal protective equipment (PPE), including harnesses, eyewear, hard hats, gloves and correct footwear. Valid insurance is also essential for peace of mind.

Trees are a wonderful feature of many Hinterland properties but they also come with some risks, so now might be a good time to think about getting them checked.

Mango flowers

Water pond

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Eggplant

JOHN MCGRATH – EOFY MARKET WRAP & WHAT’S IN STORE FOR FY24

The market correction we experienced during FY23 was both short and sharp, with Australian home values returning to growth much earlier than expected despite continually increasing interest rates.

A shortage of stock for sale is driving the commencement of this new market cycle which is a trend being seen across the entire East Coast market, led by Sydney. Let’s take a look back at FY23 and what’s ahead for FY24.

The extraordinary pandemic market cycle

The COVID-19 market cycle over 20202022 led to a substantial lift in home values across the East Coast that has now been fully quantified by CoreLogic.

Queensland was the key beneficiary of this extraordinary time in Australian real estate, largely due to a huge number of people moving from the southern states for a new lifestyle prompted by their newfound ability to work-fromhome. Brisbane home values recorded the highest growth among the East

Coast capitals between the onset of the pandemic and the city’s market peak, with values up 41.8%. Regional Queensland values lifted 42.6%. Canberra and surrounds recorded the second-highest rate of growth at 38.3%, and Hobart wasn’t far behind at 37.6%.

Regional Tasmania had the highest growth of the East Coast regional markets with 51%.

As for the other markets, home values rose 24.5% in Sydney and 47.6% in regional NSW, and they ascended 10.7% in Melbourne and 34.4% in regional Victoria.

The impact of the first interest rate hiking cycle since 2010 Rising interest rates from May 2022 ended the pandemic boom and prompted a rapid market correction. Although the pace of interest rate rises was the fastest on record, Australian property demonstrated resilience in only falling by the usual 10%, or thereabouts, that we typically see in corrections.

Major market trends

The shortage of homes for sale amid strong buyer demand in early 2023 saw the capital city markets return to growth sooner than expected. Returning migrants are turbocharging demand, with many buying instead of renting because the rental market is so tight and weekly rents have risen exponentially. Very strong employment is also underpinning market strength. On the supply side, dwelling approvals trended lower in FY23 due to high construction costs and ongoing labour shortages. With fewer people building their dream homes, this created extra competition in the established houses market and pushed up prices. Low supply is currently an issue in every price bracket of the market. For now, the prestige sector is leading the capital city market recovery. Prestige buyers are typically less affected by rate rises, and returning foreign investors and expats are adding to demand, with the lower dollar providing additional Mortgage rates for owner-occupiers are still below the long-run average of 7%. It’s likely that the rate hiking cycle is almost over as inflation consistently trends down. This is providing impetus in many suburban markets where buyers are hoping to take advantage of new value following the correction. However, strong competition is creating a sense of fear of missing out (FOMO), particularly in the best locations, and prices are moving up fairly quickly in

The market rebound is evident in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane now, with Hobart and Canberra seemingly close to turning, based on CoreLogic price data. The regions are also turning after a lesser correction due to strong ongoing

As we discussed in the McGrath Report 2023, a ripple effect is now underway as some buyers look beyond the more expensive big coastal towns to nearby treechange areas for better value.

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CoreLogic data shows Queensland is leading the regional market bounce back, with house values up 1.7% and apartment values up 2.2% since the start of 2023. Based on the data, a pivot in the regional NSW, Victorian and Tasmanian regional markets is imminent. Migration will be a key factor driving growth in Australian property in FY24. International students are returning and importantly we’re opening the doors to more skilled migrants in order to close a very big gap in our labour market. Australia is expecting 1.5 million migrants to move here over the next five years. Migrants have always loved Sydney and Melbourne but are increasingly appreciating what Queensland offers them.

If you’re looking to sell in FY24, keep in mind that your agent’s experience in navigating changing market conditions will be crucial in getting the best sale price possible.

Regional sellers should bear in mind that the buyer pool for their homes has now expanded well beyond their own neighbourhoods as people are still leaving the cities for seachange and treechange areas.

Choose a local agent that has branding power and marketing reach back to the cities, through their office networks and company buyer databases, to capture that broader audience for your home.

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Our trivia night was a great success with a full house and fun for all!

As the sun was setting Friday the 7th of July, the gas heaters were lit and the smell of warm sliders and fresh fizz of prosecco permeated the air at The Local Beerwah as our annual Cassi Nuske Trivia Night kicked off.

With every seat filled and a hum of energy in the air, we welcomed our clients, colleagues and community to join us for six categories, sixty

questions and some questionable team names along with nibbles and drinks for an evening of trivial titillation and terrific fun.

Thanks to all for coming along and thanks to those who sponsored our wonderful prizes - Mason Finance Group, Deborah Taylor Celebrant, Realestate.com and Domain.

We look forward to seeing you again next year!

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COURSES & TUITION

TIBRO’S NETBALL CLUB INC

AGM will be held on Saturday 9

September 2023 at Glasshouse Mountains Sports Club at 3pm. Nomination forms for the 2024 committee are available at www. tibrosnetball.com or via email and are to be returned to the Secretary, by email: tibrosnetball1@gmail.com no later than 2 September 2023.

MALENY LOCAL AMBULANCE COMMITTEE

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of this committee will be held at the QAS Maleny Ambulance Station on Thursday 17th August 2023 at 6.00pm.

The purpose of the AGM is to present the committee’s annual reports, nancial statements and budget proposals. Local Ambulance Committees act as a voice for their community, providing valuable feedback on ambulance service delivery. The meeting is open to the public.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by Sunday 13 August 2023. RSVP: Email: kennipperess01@gmail.com

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SPORT RESULTS

Beerwah Bridge Club

Contributed by Martine Goedhart

TUESDAY - 25 July N/S

1. 61.90% Martine Goedhart - Dianne Cassells

2. 59.23% Kathy Seib - Jenny Donovan

3. 55.65% Tom Major - Jillian Major

4. 54.76% Neville Jordan - Barbara Freeman

5. 40.77% Libby Latimer - Jim Sloane

6. 40.18% David Hallam - David Hine

7. 37.50% Nell Howie - Bev Sockhill

E/W

1. 62.50% Kay Smith - Di Hume

2. 55.65% Karen Wilson - Trish Watts

3. 54.17% Graham Nicholson - Miriam Hargreave

4. 53.87% Faye Rogers - Joanne John

5. 43.75% Tracey Pain - Gabi Rosenberger

6. 43.15% Marianne Idle - Gwyneth Drane

7. 36.90% Jackie Collinson - Bill Chessellls

Range Croquet Club

Contributed by Ken Barker

CLEANING

Witta Tennis

Contributed by Pauline Fraley

THE Whistlers played at Ballinger against Meteors. Beautiful weather and we were enjoying being on the court, and playing great tennis. Very close games all the way with lots of running. It came to the last sets, and we managed to bring the win home. Score was 39-33 games, 4sets each. Team was Maree Hooley, Brenda Warner, Aki Lepper and Cindy Harris.

Katya’s Tennis Drills Thrills and Fitness is on Friday Nights at 5:45pm. Cost is $20. Come along and join in the fun. All levels are welcome. Enquiries: 0437 295 501. Social tennis: Monday ladies 8am and Saturday mixed 1pm. All are welcome. Court bookings 0437 295 501 or www.wittatennis.com.au.

WANTED TO

OUR 30th birthday was a huge success, celebrated in style by at least sixty visitors including federal member Andrew Wallace, and Andrew Powell, our state member. Andrew is pictured having a go at the “diabolicals”. Mayor Mark Jamieson and his wife Lorrell, as well as Winston Johnston from the Sunshine Coast Council attended and viewed the new sunshiny croquet balls which we obtained on a grant from the council. Matt and Denise Howard, David Lowden and Dean Power from the Show Society were there.

We had visitors from clubs far and wide. Laurel Bank in Toowoomba, Windsor in Brisbane, and several from the Gold Coast Tweed region were just some of the places where people travelled from.

CARS, BIKES, CARAVANS & BOATS

CASH FOR CARS

The caravan group from Caloundra donated a bottle of alcohol and chocolates as one of the prizes for the raffle. Pat Habner, president of CAQ drew the raffle. Nick Cram, Kath Smith and John Turner (Gold Coast and treasurer of the CAQ) were prizewinners, while Gwen Connelly of Bribie managed to land on the $5 bill in the centre of the lawn to claim that.

Ted Singleton, a founding member and patron, recounted some of the details of the formation of the club including and amusing story about the laying of the turf, expected to last a day, but completed in about an hour because of the number of people who turned up to assist.

Vince and Val Carbery longstanding members cut the cake. The food preparers in the kitchen: Helen Andrews, Donna Manning, Lynette Evans, Sally Adams did an amazing job. David Kerr and Carole Atkinson

Glasshouse Country Bowls Club

Contributed by David Hayes

set up the lawns. Thanks also to Dianne Horsman for keeping play around the diabolicals manufactured by her husband Keith in order. Fights could have developed there. Special thanks also to Wallace Roy and Sarah Widin who arrived early and worked solidly both with preparation and

Maleny Contract Bridge Club

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WEDNESDAY 26.07.23 9.30am Bowls. Ladies Triples Rd 2. Annette Capern, Margaret Smith and Di Hume def Sally Squires, Rae Farrell and Margaret Gibson 25-17. Marilyn Podmore, Barb Whitfield and Chris Freshwater def Steph Sleeman, Jill Kirchheiner and Sylvia Chamberlain 24-17. Social - Scroungers Viv James 93, Mick Clark 73, Joss Evans 43. Joy Reason, Mary McDermott (visitor) and Frank Buckley def Margaret Blair, Tom McDermott (visitor) and Grant Podmre 26-16. Jack Timm and Margaret Boulton def Allan Pashby and Steve Phillips 25-18. Carol Lewis and Steve Cassidy def Seija Munster and Rob Scullion 18-15. Ian Sleeman and Kerry Munster def Jonathan Orr and Dennis Hume 29-15.

Thursday 27.07.23 12.30pm Social Bowls Pairs/Triples. Winners of the day with a win and a score of 34 were Warren Blackbourne and Graham Nicholson. R/up with a score of 27 were Mack Townson and Rob Scullion..

Lucky draw went to Jack Timm, Steve Cassidy and Rodney Sharpe. $30 meat voucher was won by Russ Turner and the $20 cash to Sally Squires. Rd 1 of the men pennant was touch with 2 away loses. Hopefully we can bounce back this week at home against Coolum and Tewantin Noosa. 1pm start Saturday if you want to come along and support our men.

RESULTS for July

The Maleny Bridge Club meets on Monday afternoon, Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon. We also have a session on the first Saturday afternoon of the month. For more information visit our website: Malenybridgeclub@gmail.com

Results show the winners of these sessions for July.

Monday: Jean Coffey and Peter Thomson, Jeffrey Hodges and Les Bennett, Jim Brock and Herschel Baker, Clare Christiansen, and Pav Jarecki.

The RSL Teams event was won by Carol Kemp, Peter Perry, Les Bennett, and Jeffrey Hodges.

Tuesday: Pav Jarecki and Lyn Bourke, Jeni Riding and George Riding, Kaye Harper, and Barry Harper.

Wednesday: Andrew Smart and Kim Jervois, Helen Johnsen and Tom Johnsen, Clare McCabe and Don McCabe, Pat Darwell and Jim Laundy, Michel Hewitt, and Carol Hoger.

Thursday: Kaye Harper and Barry Harper, Denise Whittaker, and Jean-Louis Girard, Pav Jarecki and Clare Christiansen, Bill McRuvie and Jenny Wright, Jan Craig and Stuart Craig, Mary McIver, and Jean Coffey.

VINYL RECORDS & TOYS

Stars are shining on the track

STAR Squad’s Sophie Doyle and Violet Ward have been smashing goals in state track events in the last few months, winning several Queensland level medals.

The local track club, Star Squad, was only started 18 months ago by experienced coach Bruce Smith, but already two of his 11-year-old runners are running rings around their competitions.

“On June 17, Sophie and Violet teamed up with Scarlett Van Hurk (former Star Squad runner) to win the Queensland Athletics Cross Country State Relay Championship in Brisbane,” Bruce said.

“On July 17, Sophie and Violet teamed up with Clara Short, Gracie Sheridan and Scarlett Van Hurk to win the Queensland School Sport Cross Country Relay Championships in Hervey Bay.

“This was a huge achievement for the girls as no other running team won the state cross country relay championship double this year.”

Sophie has been training at the club for 18 months and is a middle

and long distance runner who Bruce said is super competitive, an outstanding all rounder and accomplished netballer.

Just five months ago, Violet also joined the club through her friendship with Sophie, and is also a middle and long distance runner who also does nippers.

Bruce only has 12 runners in his squad, and although the club is slowly growing, he said he is happy with the success they have had so far.

“Recently at the State Cross Country Championships a number of coaches with huge numbers of kids in their squads asked me how many kids I trained and were in disbelief when I told them how many,” he said.

“All 12 of my runners have won their school cross country’s, and seven of which won medals in the UniSC Athletics Club Winter Cross Country Series.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the whole squad and especially Sophie and Violet.”

All runners in the squad train

up to four times a week across the Glasshouse region, and have a few local sponsors and supporters who help keep the club running.

“A lot of our success comes from having unique places to train especially with great supporters, Ken and Sue Fullerton giving us their Macadamia farm to train at has been a valuable resource for

Bulldogs bruising the opposition

WITH three weeks until the finals, the A Grade Beerwah Bulldogs continue to dominate the competition with another compelling display on the weekend. The squad pummelled the Nambour Crushers 70-0 in their Saturday clash at Beerwah’s home ground, with coach Brett Hill crediting the team’s ruthless attacking flair.

“As I said earlier in the year, their defence has always been great this year making it hard for teams to score points against us, but now our attack has finally clicked,” he said.

“They have finally started being there for their players, allowing them to take any opportunity that arises to score, but not to be too fancy either.

“The boys have stopped trying to be perfect every game and not being so tough on themselves, which has actually made them play better.”

the squad,” he said.

“Ken understands the value of a great training environment as he is one of the early Pomona King of the Mountain winners and long time record holder.

“Also a special thanks to Nicole Doyle from Niche Law and Sara Sharma from Hinterland Learning for sponsoring the club.”

Horoscopes WEEK BEGINNING AUGUST 1

LEO

JULY 23 – AUGUST 23

Look who’s in full flamboyant sashay down this month’s catwalk, cameraready for a royal roller-coaster ride. Don’t get tripped up on the red carpet as retro Venus in your sign brings you face to face with any confidence issues standing in the way of authentic self-expression. Simply acknowledge, deal, proceed.

VIRGO

AUGUST 24 – SEPTEMBER 22

Mercury, in an extended visit to your efficient sign, loves organizing budgets, editing, getting paperwork in order, planning ahead and initiating new routines. So far, so fabulous. But it can also be nit-picky and critical, which won’t go down well with August’s divas, so best not offer critiques unless requested.

LIBRA

SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 23

August’s star map features Libra’s personal planet Venus at her most creative, and you expressing your naturally artistic personality to the max. Supporters could come out of the woodwork when full moon on 2 August stimulates collaborations, and a community project begun now could make a powerful impact.

SCORPIO

OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22

How to get your ideas across in a climate of inflated self-importance where everyone knows best and nobody’s listening? Set your own ego aside, let them think it was their idea. Buffer all suggestions in a praise sandwich, starting and ending with positives, because this week flattery will get you everywhere.

SAGITTARIUS

NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 21

With too few hours in the day for what you love, let alone activities that drain your spirits, this week’s celestial menu invites you to bow out of engagements that aren’t lighting your fire. Because August, with first five, then seven heavenly bodies dragging their feet, is going to need your fiery get-up-and-go.

CAPRICORN

DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 20

This month’s mantra for Capricorns?

Lighten up. Park your inner cynic in the time-out chair. Let an attitude of curiosity and readiness to experiment blow the dust off some old beliefs. Do something different: draw with your non-dominant hand, take a new route to work, taste a dish you’ve never tried.

AQUARIUS

JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 18

We are all here for a specific purpose, and this month’s celestial imperative invites you to step into your authority. Full moon in your communityminded sign on 2nd August offers an opening to exercise your personal talents and contributions in a way that benefits and creates value for the collective.

PISCES

FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 20

In our competitive marketplace, even genius products, services and concepts sometimes need to be squeaky wheels to attract the attention they merit. This month’s heavenly energetics nudge you onstage, while Saturn in your sign reminds you to take notes of what works best, and what not so much.

ARIES

MARCH 21 – APRIL 20

While some people will always find your style controversial, August’s stars remind you that self-respect is more valuable than the popular vote. Being the trail-blazing leader you are sometimes means standing alone for a moment, in which case know that your courage will always be an inspiration to others.

Beerwah has a few injuries including Kai Busiko and Rowan Jardine, but coach Hill said they are a lot better off than their opposition this season, as some Bulldogs are now coming back from injury.

Bulldogs lock James Hill and centre Jack Aitken both scored hattricks, with the team scoring 12 tries in total with 11 successful conversions.

TAURUS

APRIL 21 – MAY 20

Jupiter in your straight-shooting sign won’t mince words this week, so if you’re not happy with the amount of affection, attention or response you’re getting, then initiate The Talk. And if that’s not received easily, do keep your cool because nobody benefits from a temperamental toro seeing red.

GEMINI

MAY 21 – JUNE 21

August’s energy injection sets you off like a sparkler into demon socializing mode, but the glitz, glam and grandiose visions of Leo season also make it easy to get carried away. Overpromising and underdelivering could attract feisty reactions, so tune into Gemini’s savvy celestial mentor Mercury’s sensible advice.

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 22

This week encourages showcasing something you want others to notice, and gives permission for whatever shameless self-promotion you care to share. Full moon on 2 August falling in your partnership zone calls time to reflect on the give and take in relationships, and whether your needs are being met.

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“Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot.”

“What does a lemon say when it answers the phone?” “Yellow!”

“This graveyard looks overcrowded. People must be dying to get in.”

“What kind of car does an egg drive?” “A yolkswagen.”

“Dad, can you put the cat out?”

“I didn’t know it was on fire.”

“How do you make 7 even?”

“Take away the s.”

“How does a taco say grace?”

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“Why didn’t the skeleton climb the mountain?” “It didn’t have the guts.”

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