Thanks to outgoing president RangeCare expands their caring

Because the Annual General Meeting takes longer than an ordinary Meeting there was no Guest Speaker, but the tradition of the Lucky Door Prize continued as normal.

This month it was won by Jan Whipp, congratulations Jan. This prize is co-sponsored by Matilda Fruit Barn and our Club.

This is an opportunity to say thank you to Matilda for their continued support.

As always, if there is any reader out there who has come lately to the area, there is no better way to find new friends than looking to Probus.

This Club is for active retirees looking for Fun, Friendship and Fellowship. Meetings are held in the Glasshouse R.S.L. on the second Wednesday of every month

If you would like more information contact Dagmar on 0402 076 410 or Norma 5439 0446

by the Maleny Library Staff

Getting creative and finding community in libraries one of the only places left where you can go without any expectation or need to spend money. I love that everyone from babies to the elderly and every age in between can be found there. Libraries are life!”

This is what Ketakii Jewson Brown (pictured), local Hinterland photographer and library member of 14 years, recently told library staff.

Ketakii, and fellow library member and seamstress Shaye Hardisty, recently hosted the popular Sunshine Coat Project workshops across seven library locations. Funded by a Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation grant, Ketakii and Shaye coordinated community members to sew patches which were made into coats.

Ketakii said connecting with the collaborating artists and hearing stories that community members have of their town has

By Kirra Livingstone

RANGECARE has received a $35,000 Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant to buy a new twelve seater bus to transport clients safely to and from appointments. The business, who applied for the grant 4 months ago, already have one transport bus, but Chief Operating Officer Gary Holland said they are grateful to be able to purchase another.

“Having the capacity to transport larger groups of people, allows for RangeCare to offer more services to the wider community,” he said.

“Our team is incredibly dedicated to supporting our local community, so we are always especially grateful to be recognised and encouraged to continue developing the services we provide.”

Businesses and community groups are only able to for Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants every three years, which makes this acceptance even more special for RangeCare.

“Funding from grants such as this one, as well as fundraising and donations, are vital to RangeCare,” Mr Holland said.

“Without these sources of funding, we would not be able to offer the range of support programs and high level of service we provide to our clients and vulnerable members.” been the most heartwarming gift. For over 18 months of the project, Ketakii and Shaye worked out of 2nd Space, a Sunshine Coast Council funded creative hub, while being supported by the Nambour creative community.

“This project allows us as artists to highlight the layers of belonging and care that the community offers, regardless of who you are or where you are from,” Ketakii said.

The finished products will be displayed from 4-29 April 2023 at the Old Ambo Station, Nambour. For more information about creative community events in Libraries, speak to staff at your local library or visit our website library. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au