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“Wonderful! It seemed that this expressive adjective was upon everybody’s lips during the two Maleny show days.” So starts a 3000-word review of the fourth Maleny Show which was held in July 1926.

I’ve been neck deep in historical news clippings and stories about the Maleny Show Society and learning a lot in a short space of time.

Firstly, journalists back then knew how to write long (we’ve stamped that out these days by deploying bigger pictures!); and secondly, the history of the Maleny Show Society has an incredibly rich and worthy history as it defied drought, rain, the Depression, war and much, much more rain.

In today’s special edition, the Maleny Show Society and Glasshouse Country & Maleny News bring together an eight-page commemorative pull-out to

Mitch Gaynor celebrate 100 years since the formation of the society in 1922.

A big thanks to Desley Malone and Lois White for their expert guidance on the edition and Joy Hodgens for her research in “Pioneers of the Show Ring”.

Always the journalist I pressed Desley and Lois to tell me the standout people and characters to help capture the story of the society. But they insisted it was not about any one person.

Rather, the society was about the collective of thousands of volunteers who had given their time and made the show an enduring success. So to all those volunteers past, present and future, our hats go off to you.

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Disaster Network helps push education rollout

After floods come a helping hand

By Mitch Gaynor THE Sunshine Coast Council (SCC) will roll out an educational campaign on disaster preparedness following meetings with the Glasshouse Country Disaster Management Network (GCDMN).

The GCDMN recently presented the council with a series of recommendations including how to improve communication during natural disasters. The recommendations came after recent floods and storms exposed disaster response limitations when towns across Glasshouse Country including Peachester, Beerwah, Beerburrum, Landsborough and Glass House Mountains became isolated within hours of torrential rain on Friday, February 25.

Communications were at times impossible after phone services were cut, while stranded travellers had no place of refuge due to no official evacuation centres.

The GCDMN sought feedback on people’s experiences and made recommendations around communication improvements, places of refuge and evacuation centres, and learnings for increased preparedness for

Image by Rebecca Skelton next season. “Out of all of that we were able to gather that feedback and have a meeting directly with council,” GCDMN’s Jenny Broderick said at a meeting outlining those recommendations.

A council representative said the SCC had since had “conversations around putting together a schedule of educational paraphernalia throughout the year… to add further awareness out there and make sure our community’s well prepared”. The GCDMN said it was also recommending the delivery of magnets with key contact details to help people in the event of a natural disaster.

It has also provided the SCC with details on the most active Facebook pages during the recent floods, with the aim of improving the flow of communication.

A back-to-basics approach was recommended by Division 1 Councillor Rick Baberowski who urged people to prepare by having battery radios.

“It’s worth reminding people your mobile network might go down so it’s not a bad idea to have a battery or

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wind-up radio so you can keep up with what’s going on,” he told the meeting.

The Network also asked that the council review the designated places of refuge and evacuation centres, given that there were none available across Glasshouse Country.

This created scenarios that meant some halls were being opened to help people during the day, but then have to be closed in the evenings despite no change in people’s circumstances.

“We’ve offered to support that through getting contacts and a list of centre locations which council is actively reviewing,” Jenny said.

“We’ve also recommended having local representatives established in each of those townships.”

Another recommendation was providing training for local representatives in the event of a disaster that required an evacuation hub.

It was also revealed during the meeting that local rural fire brigades were meeting with plans to recommend the installation of satellite phone.

How did your neighbourhood hold up during the floods? How is it looking for the recovery of this event with clean ups and support for one another?

While this flood has caused widespread damage to our properties, the generosity shown, neighbour to neighbour and among our communities, is the silver lining worth paying attention to.

Glasshouse Country Community Development Worker, Natasha Odgers said: “When roads are cut, power is out and supplies are diminishing, it is the kindness between people who live in the same street or neighbourhood that is often the lifeline.”

Natasha is offering free support to people who would like to explore how to strengthen connections and disaster preparedness in their neighbourhoods.

Community Development workers of the Glasshouse Country Community Development program live in our local area and are part of the Caloundra Community Centre. To talk about opportunities for your neighbourhood, please contact Natasha on 0418 720 515 or email natasha@calcomm.org.au.

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Rallying the Troops

By Sonia Isaacs Clark

It’s time for your right to hear and be heard

IN AN outstanding show of community-led action, members of the Southeast Queensland veteran community have rallied behind one of their own and activated a repair taskforce to re-establish road access along Beausangs Lane, Conondale.

On Sunday March 20, around 60 people including veterans, members of the Queensland Remote Area Tracking Group (QRAT) and concerned community members brought their boots, shovels, and machinery to a well organised working bee in an incredible display of solidarity and ‘people power’.

Currently three property owners access their homes through an unconstructed track on the unformed section of road along Beausangs Lane, including SAS veteran Rich Hungerford, his young family, and elderly mother-in-law. While residents had been concerned about the deterioration of this dirt stretch for years, the recent catastrophic rain event significantly impacted the state of the track, rendering vehicle access impossible. Forced to manpack supplies between vehicle access points on either side of the impacted dirt stretch, desperate for a solution, and greatly concerned about lack of emergency access, especially for his mother-in-law, Marg Allen, stranded on the property, Rich put out a call for assistance over social media. Rich said he was humbled by the generosity of goodwill and mateship from those who responded to the repair activation event which resulted in vehicle access along the stretch for the first time since February 27.

“We needed help to fix this situation, so we rallied the troops and did it ourselves. It was a very humbling

WITH the upcoming federal election closing in fast, The Glasshouse Country RSL Sub Branch is inviting the public to an evening with a candidate.

Rather that have multiple candidates present themselves on the one night with limited time to explain their ideas for the future, the RSL intends to give each candidate an opportunity to do this individually.

With this time you will get to know them and their party in depth, allowing you to cast an informed vote.

Independent candidates are encouraged to make contact so they can be included.

The night will include an introduction to the candidate; a presentation from the candidate including their party’s plans and ideals. The candidate will be asked ten questions that have been drawn from the public. Full bar service and nibbles will be available for purchase.

To help with the night, organisers are encouraging people to write in with a question relating to federal issues, with ten questions chosen that can be presented to each candidate on the night.

If you would like to attend on any night please log on to the Facebook page at Glasshouse Country Sub Branch Inc, or email borthways567@gmail.com for a list of candidates and the nights they will attend.

You are welcome to register your interest on the above contacts, or walk in on the night. Limited spaces available, so preference is given to those who have registered.

Community members assisting repair of Beausangs Lane experience to feel the true essence of real community spirit and mates helping mates as the day unpacked,” said Rich.

Evoking the informal Australian military creed that ‘no man (no one) gets left behind’ or in this case, ‘no nan’ in reference to Rich’s mother-in-law Marg, the veteran-led repair action appealed to a spirit of respect, dignity, and fairness. Rich said the day was all about community coming together and more poignantly Australians helping Australians.

“It was just incredible to see so many people turning up on the day responding to the opportunity to help someone else,” he said.

“This is what it is to be Australian, and I’d love to see more of this spirit in our communities!”

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Promise of $1.6bn for Beerwah to Maroochydore rail line Beerwah duo on board for comp

By Mitch Gaynor THE Federal Government has committed $1.6 billion to build heavy rail on the Sunshine Coast, connecting the existing line at Beerwah to a new station in the Maroochydore CBD along the CAMCOS corridor.

New stations will be built at Kawana, Caloundra and Maroochydore, with the new rail line expected to improve connectivity to Brisbane, open employment opportunities and labour mobility for a generation of skilled workers and local employers.

Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher said this was a significant investment in the future of the Sunshine Coast.

“This $1.6 billion investment shows that the Morrison Government is serious about delivering for the Sunshine Coast by funding the infrastructure it needs to host a successful 2032 Olympics and support the projected population growth across the region over the coming decades,” he said.

Federal Government funding for the project is to be provided on a 50:50 basis with the Queensland Government. Mr Fletcher said the federal government would work with the state government on investment planning.

Federal Member for Fisher and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Andrew Wallace MP, said: “Our Government has already delivered funding for the duplication of the North Coast rail line, upgrades to the Bruce Highway, Steve Irwin Way and the Mooloolah River Interchange to the tune of nearly $3.7 billion.

TWO Beerwah children have shown initiative beyond their years after creating a local skating competition that has gained strong support from local businesses and politicians.

Grace and Izaac Kwarcianyi said they loved skateboarding and rollerblading, but were frustrated at the lack of organised competition.

Rather than complain about it the brother and sister team have created the Beerwah Skate Comp, which will be held at the local skate park on Sunday April 3.

There are prizes to be won and professional demonstrations will be held along with workshops and coaching throughout the day. Registrations open now. https://www.liveheats.com/beerwahskatecomp

“This additional $1.6 billion delivers on our number one priority of bringing heavy rail to the Coast, connecting the Hinterland and our coastal communities.”

Federal Member for Fairfax and Special Envoy for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Ted O’Brien MP said: “This is about more than connectivity. It will also alleviate population growth pressures in our region by shifting housing density around new stations, it will get people out of cars and onto trains, and it will help activate Australia’s newest greenfield CBD.” “This is the most transformative project the Sunshine Coast will see in generations.”

Social housing gets a start WORK has commenced on dozens of new social housing homes in Beerwah. Member for Caloundra Jason Hunt and Communities and Housing Minister Leeanne Enoch recently visited the site that will soon see 33 townhouses built to provide homes for Queenslanders including seniors, people with disability, singles, and couples.

This project was being built through a partnership between the Palaszczuk Government and Coast2Bay Housing Group. The announcement came after it was revealed the Caloundra electorate, which includes Landsborough and Beerwah, received just 36 new social housing bedrooms, over the past four years.

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Pressure on state to back down over forest logging

Married at first bite...?

By Mitch Gaynor

FANCY tying the knot at a wedding attended by some of the world’s most dangerous creatures?

Australia Zoo has unveiled plans to create a restaurant and function centre within its recently approved nature-based tourism development, with options including using it as a wedding venue.

The original development, which includes 68 cabins, 40 bush camp sites, a reception and amenities, was approved by Sunshine Coast Council in February.

It has been in the planning stages for years however construction on stage one of the project, believed to be the reception site, has recently commenced.

But the Beerwah tourism drawcard has now lodged documents to the council for a material change of use to the original plans. “The proposal will allow, for example, a wedding and reception to occur in the reception building with some guests staying on site and others staying off site,” the application states.

The application states it would not have any adverse impact on locals, being 250m from the nearest residential building.

THE State Government is under pressure to back down on plans to log Ferny Forest with over 2800 people signing a Queensland Parliamentary petition and dozens staging a regular Friday afternoon protest at the site of the proposed harvesting.

The State Government is proposing to log about 50 per cent of high value hardwood trees from the 129-hectare site at Landsborough, ahead of the forest’s transfer to National Park status.

Opponents to the logging say they are increasingly frustrated with a lack of communication from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, with no meaningful dialogue despite straightforward questions. Asked by GC&M News if and when a decision would be made on logging , a DAF spokesman said: “No decision has been made. All appropriate considerations will be taken into account.”

It is understood that DAF must facilitate a

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meaningful engagement process in order to maintain certification to harvest wood products.

About 200 people attended a protest in early March, and over 20,000 people have signed a change.org petition against the logging. A ‘Friday’s at Ferny Forest’ is now underway with dozens continuing to pressure the government to back down on its harvest plans.

A parliamentary petition, which has over 2800 signatures, demands the House do “all within its power to block the imminent logging from going ahead or at least provide us with a report weighing up the economic value of the harvested logs against the area’s ecological, cultural, and recreational value (in dollar terms) that will endure for generations to come”.

The forest, which is deemed core koala habitat, has significant conservation values and includes 52 other threatened species, the petition states.

The area is a significant cultural site for the Kabi Kabi people and an important link from Ewen Maddock Dam to Mooloolah River National Park.

Peachester school cleans up

The students from Peachester State School participated in Clean up Australia on Monday the 7th of February. Each class was allocated an area around the school to clean up and then the rubbish collected was brought back to parade to be examined and sorted.

The children at Peachester school are very good at recycling and ensuring there is no rubbish in the playground. So, it was interesting to see that much of the rubbish collected was from debris blown in during recent storms. After the ‘Clean Up’ walk Peachester school is once again looking tidy and rubbish free.

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Gold Award for Narrows Escape Retreat

By Sonia Isaacs Clark

MONTVILLE’S Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat has claimed gold at the Australian Tourism Awards, cementing its place as a must-stay Queensland destination.

The retreat was among 15 Queensland winners at the Australian Tourism Awards held on the Sunshine Coast this month.

Queensland Tourism Industry Council Chief Executive and Chair of the Australian Tourism Awards Daniel Gschwind said that the Awards offered a platform to showcase the world-class experiences and destinations that Australia has to offer.

By Sonia Isaacs Clark

Overall, Queensland tourism celebrated a remarkable night by accepting 15 accolades at this year’s national Awards with six Gold, five Silver, and four Bronze being awarded to exceptional Sunshine State operators.

Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat won gold for Hosted Accommodation.

Beerwah State School – Bullying No Way day ON Friday March 18, Beerwah State School celebrated the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (also known as Bullying. No Way! day). This year’s theme was ‘kindness culture, it starts with you’. At BSS we teach and practice this everyday through ‘bucket filling’, which

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teaches children how our actions can have a positive impact on others by ‘filling their buckets’. We also used the ‘Kind is Cool, Be Cool’ campaign of the Sunshine Coast council. Well done to our student leaders who organised the activities via video while being on camp!

FLAXTON resident James (Jim) Coles has been honoured for his tireless contribution to the local community by being named Senior Citizen of the Year at the 2022 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards ceremony held on Tuesday, March 22.

Organised by Sunshine Coast Council, recipients were nominated by the community, and selected by a panel of local leaders. The awards saw seven Sunshine Coast residents, and two organisations recognised for their outstanding contributions to the Sunshine Coast region.

Sunshine Coast Senior Citizen of the year Jim Coles has been heavily involved for nearly three decades in RangeCare, the Hinterland not-for-profit organisation that provides in-home, respite and social support services for local residents.

He is RangeCare’s longest serving volunteer with 27 years of voluntary service and has served as a member of Blackall RangeCare Group’s voluntary Management Committee for 14 years.

During his time on the management committee, for the last three years Jim served in the role of vice president.

Some of his achievements have included being instrumental in raising funds for renovations to the RangeCare site in

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Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson, on behalf of Sunshine Coast Council and the Sunshine Coast community, congratulated each Sunshine Coast Australia Day Award nominees at the ceremony, and acknowledged the exceptional efforts of the recipients. He noted that each of the nominees had made a significant difference to the Sunshine Coast in the past 12 months, and their efforts helped build community vitality and resilience.

“There are so many outstanding stories of community spirit, inspiration and comradery, which gives us all hope for 2022 and beyond,” Mayor Jamieson said.

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Building the village at The Local

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By Mitch Gaynor HAVING experienced the despair of isolation and disengagement from re-entering civilian society after a career in the Air Force, Peter Kennedy set about doing everything he could to make a difference.

Not only for himself and his family, but to those who found themselves in the same situation – and there were many thousands of people.

That was no easy road. But that journey has ultimately led him and two fellow Defence veterans, Stephanie and Michael, to Beerwah where they have just opened The Local Café and Bar. On the outside it’s a straightforward café in the Beerwah Marketplace, which at night becomes a live music venue and place to relax with friends and a drink.

But inside is a business built on a philosophy of connectivity. From sourcing supplies and produce from local businesses to creating a culture and ‘tribe’ for individuals in the community.

“We saw (the old café) for sale and thought why not have a go,” he said.

“But what was really important from the outset was engaging with the community.”

“The idea behind The Local was to bring similar values to what we had at the Defence Force.”

That was about creating a culture and tribe – a village feel for a small town – that veterans enjoyed while in ADF but sorely missed when they left.

The Sunshine Coast has about 50,000 veterans living in the area and Peter said it was a difficult time for some to live a civilian life.

“We wanted to provide a safe place to veterans, where if they wanted to come in and have a chat there would be a likeminded person to chat to,” he said.

“We’ve lost that ability a bit in society to listen to people, and we want to bring that back.”

Peter said the three owners openly talk to staff about issues and have a good understanding of mental health.

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“My story is not one of woe, it’s a story of success and recovery and it’s important to break down the stigma,” he said.

“It’s not all doom and gloom. You have good and bad days and recognizing you know what to do.”

The café itself has positioned itself as a catch-all for Beerwah locals.

“It’s not just a café and a bar, it’s about family,” Peter said.

The café sources produce locally and has lent a hand to the unemployed.

“From a jobs perspective we’ve given a heap of those young kids a job,” he said.

“We’ve got a couple of young ones who couldn’t get a job for 18 months because society hasn’t seen them as the best.”

As with The Local’s philosophy, it’s not about the past, it’s about looking forward.

MARCH UPDATE with Spencer Shaw Chamber President

The AGM for Maleny Commerce was held on the 8th of March, with a great turnout of local business and organisations represented. Your team for 2022 is Anne Brown, committee member; Karen Shaw, committee member; Nicole Hilton, secretary and admin; Paulette Steele, treasurer; Scott Kroeger, vice-president; and Spencer Shaw, president. After two years of COVID restrictions which have reduced our ability to meet, we are keen to reinvigorate our networking and collaboration activities within our business and wider community, and we certainly got off to a great start at our AGM. We’ve had two difficult years as a community with the arrival of COVID-19, which has reminded of us that although we are a small town, we are very much linked to the rest of the globe - socially, economically, environmentally and with our health. Queensland has been relatively lucky until recently with regards the presence of COVID in our community but has ridden the ups

and downs of border restrictions, lock downs and mandates. But as of December 19, when the Queensland border opened, COVID is now widespread. Besides the obvious health impacts, economic impacts are many and include business owners and staff isolating for the period of seven days while infected, taking time away from paid work to care for those infected or close contacts, loss of income to casual staff due to difficulties in confirming infection, loss of income to businesses due to mandates. There has been a general widespread loss of confidence in the community with COVID, the recent floods and the war in Ukraine and fuel price rises.

If you’d like to be active in representing your and other businesses as we bounce back from this difficult period, Maleny Commerce would like to hear from you. There’s never been a better time to shop locally, support local businesses and support our community.

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Artist Profile - Jessica Ainsworth EMBRACING the creative medium of painting later in life, Maleny based artist Jessica Ainsworth has spent the last few years on a joyful exploration of artistic expression. Her prolific output of work combines colour, humour and the absurd with thoughtful introspection and often a delightful dash of whimsy.

Jessica explained that it was COVID-19 that set her upon her painterly path back in 2019. No longer able to practice as a Ka Huna bodyworker, Jessica decided to retire at the age of 69 and shortly after joined a locally run art class. In was here that she discovered the world of acrylic delight, eventually settling into her own practice and exploration.

“It is this process of exploration that I find the most fascinating, not only learning new techniques, but the journey of self-exploration and the thought processes one can go through along the way,” said Jessica.

Describing herself as a figurative expressionist, Jessica explained that she approached her work in one of two vastly diverse ways. She said one approach involved a considerable amount of thought and inquiry, while the other way worked at a purely intuitive level where she would encourage of the layers of paint to “speak to her”, often with surprising results.

“I love working with my heart, hands and mind, and I think and sincerely hope that my works capture the energy of a subject,” explained Jessica.

“I endeavour to do this through the use of colour, texture, and often figurative movement.”

Breakfast with friends TWO volunteers from the Maleny Visitor Information Centre (MVIC) attended the Maleny Commerce AGM at The Orangery where a delightful breakfast, chatting, sharing stories and connecting were enjoyed by all.

An excellent component of the meeting was the opportunity for all businesses attending to explain their purpose and function. MVIC spoke about our need to establish partnerships with businesses in our community.

Jessica was one of the featured artists that opened her creative space to the public on March 26-27 as part of the Open Studios Sunshine Coast Hinterland Trails weekend. Jessica will be donating any sales over the Open Studio weekend to the Emergency Action Alliance to support the Ukraine crisis. emergencyaction.org.au/ukraineemergencyappeal To see more of her work, you can visit her Instagram page instagram.com/jessicaainsworth76/ For more about the Hinterland Art Trails and Open Studios Sunshine Coast head to openstudiossunshinecoast.com.au

Pictured are Judy Holder and Chris Skrzeczynski from the Maleny Visitor Information Centre with Cr Winston Johnson Division 5 Sunshine Coast Council and Editor of Glasshouse Country and Maleny News Mitch Gaynor.

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Forest track upgrade now completed IN NEWS from the Mary Cairncross Rainforest Discovery Centre, the upgrade of the forest track has recently been completed despite some delay in the project due to the inclement weather.

Visitors can again marvel at the giants of the forest, the diversity of species and the minutiae of the detail up close and personal from the safety of the upgraded track.

At the most recent Friends of Mary Cairncross Association Inc (FMCA) general meeting, John Parsons from Fraser Coast Micro-Bat Group spoke of how important micro-bats are to the environment and how to encourage them to share your back yard.

Did you know that they are among the world’s best biological control of insect

pests? And with mosquitoes being a favourite in their diet they can devour thousands in one night; a good reason to have them around.

The Friends of Mary Cairncross Association Inc. (FMCA) has a mystery to solve. We have a “mystery member” - is it you? Did you sign up and pay your $10 subscription in January and haven’t heard anything from us since? Then it could be you. Please send us an email at the address below and reveal yourself.

We are waiting to welcome a new member or welcome back an old friend.

Other interested people can join the Association when visiting the Discovery Centre, just ask at the desk or email the secretary at fmcasec@gmail.com

World Day of Prayer Contributed by Eunice Prickett DESPITE all setbacks causing its postponement, the Glasshouse Country World Day of Prayer service went ahead on Friday, March 18, at the Mary MacKillop Centre, Beerwah.

60 people attended the service which had been compiled by committees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Guest speaker Lyn Mill kept all enthralled with her address centred around the theme ‘I have a plan for you’ and I’m sure many left the service wondering what that plan would be for them.

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The Catholic ladies assembled a wonderful display of items of interest from the three countries.

Following the service, a number of people met at Vianta, where Steve had set aside an area for people to enjoy coffee and fellowship.

The special event enables people from seven participating churches to join together in Christian love at least one day each year.

Next year’s World Day of Prayer service will be hosted by the Uniting Church, Beerwah. Thank you to all who attended.

The Friends of Mary Cairncross Association aims to protect and enhance the natural environment of the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve.

To find out how to become involved check out www.friends-of-mary-cairncross.com.au or call 5435 0348.

by the Maleny Library Staff

Maleny Library showcases photography from local Platypus Whisperer

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end of March, so be sure to visit or see his work online via Facebook.com/ platypuswhisperer1 Also, on display are artworks by ceramicist Leisa Gunton. Leisa describes herself as a rainforest artist who lives and loves the 325-millionyear-old valley of Booloumba where she resides. The essence of Leisa’s ceramics are captured by embedding sand, rock, clay, ash and native foliage into her pottery.

The library is a great place to connect and to search for ideas. The friendly staff are only too happy to get you started. Drop in and visit, borrow an item and be inspired by the wonderful displays of our local talent.

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Meeting with CEO, Sunshine Coast Council Members of the Maleny Forums Coordinating Team met with Emma Thomas CEO Sunshine Coast Council, with other Council officers and local Councillor Winston Johnston. Ms Thomas was given an overview of Maleny Forums’ work and listened keenly to key issues raised by the Maleny community, which included:  Pathways Report which provides recommendations by a local Working Group for safer options for residents and visitors to get to and around Maleny without a car. MF asked that the Pathways Report’s recommendations be considered.  Maleny Library extension. MF asked that the Maleny Library extension be addressed as a matter of urgency. While SCC allocated funds to extend the Maleny Library in 2019 and undertook extensive community consultation (including a 2016 Survey with 526 respondents voting on options), the Maleny Library extension did not proceed. MF raised community concerns about the considerable costs already expended without the project being completed.  Housing Shortage. MF raised the extreme shortage of housing in Maleny. Of particular note is the lack of affordable rental properties for low-income families and workers.  Maleny Streetscape. SCC has allocated funding for improved Maleny Streetscaping.

Community consultation was due to start in 2021 and has not. MF requested that community consultation commence as soon as possible to assist with much needed streetscape improvements.  Public Toilets. MF raised the need for additional public toilets in Maleny’s main street.

NBN Working Group. With Labor's commitment to provide NBN fibre-to-the-node access to those in Maleny who are affected by the poor NBN rollout, we sought LNP's policy response. The Member for Fisher is yet to respond.

We are also encouraging residents to participate in Sunshine City Council’s surveys about planning directions for our area including ‘hot 100% AD I S PROU planning topics’. https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/ DLY

Neil Andison is known locally as the platypus whisperer and is a fascinating customer to chat to at his local library in Maleny.

Neil began his photographic journey as a child with a box Brownie camera.

He enjoyed taking photos in South-East Asia in the 1970s when he was deployed with the Royal Australian Navy, until tragically his equipment was stolen.

Shifting his focus almost a decade ago, Neil photographed his first local platypus and developed a passion he now shares with the local community.

As well as an avid book borrower and loyal member of the Maleny Library, Neil has recently been the feature artist on our commission free community art wall.

Neil said the library helped him to make connections with other community members after he retired and his photos have been the inspiration for other local woodworkers and tourists alike.

Pop into Maleny Library for a cuppa and meet the artist on Tuesday March 29 at 3pm. Neil’s work will be on display at the Maleny Library till the

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Maleny Forums collaborates with the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, Hinterland Business Centre, and Maleny Community Centre.

The ongoing support of local Councilor Winston Johnson is also valued.

Interested in any of the topics? Like to receive notices of upcoming forums and new working groups? Please email malenyforums@gmail.com or use the QR code.

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Church young people support families A GROUP of young adults and other members of the Landsborough Seventh-day Adventist Church have been travelling to Gympie and Lismore to help with the clean-up following the recent devastating floods.

Church members donated cash and a variety of goods including food, clothing, cleaning products, portable stoves, lighting and camping equipment to support the work being done with

individuals, families and businesses.

The extent of the damage in Lismore was particularly overwhelming and the team decided to adopt several families in real need and concentrate their efforts on these people.

“It has been a rewarding experience to help people who have experienced so much loss,” says Casey-Lee Burke from the Landsborough Church young adult group.

Probus News

Contributed by Norma McCormack GREETINGS! It is so good to have sunshine, even if showers do pass at times. Probus has been busy with an Annual Meeting last week. The new team is in action with all positions, committee and ancillary, filled except one. The club is always ready to accept new members. 2022 has started well with the induction of two new folk in March, and in April, another couple plan to join us. This is a combined club, so if you are someone who has retired, single or a couple looking to make new friends, why not come and join us? Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month, at 10.00am in the clubhouse of the Glasshouse Mountains RSL, 1 Reed Street, Glasshouse Mountains. Other Wednesdays are reserved for club outings, coffee and get together or eating out.

For more information, phone Norma on 5439 0446 or Dagmar on 0406 076 410.

Glass Housing 55

Glass Housing 55 is an initiative in our local area focusing on the housing of homeless women aged over 55. The group aims to explore and develop strategies to seek long-term, affordable, local housing solutions across Glasshouse Country.

The next meeting will be held at 10am on Monday April 4 at The Hub, Beerwah Sportsground. All are welcome to attend.

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For more information, email info.Glasshousing55@gmail.com or search Glass Housing 55 on Facebook.

Fashion in the fields

AN autumn fashion parade and delicious morning tea presented by the Maleny Catholic Ladies Group to support Queensland farmers is set to be held in May. Fashions and accessories have been supplied by Flaunt Maleny with proceeds going to The Downs and West Community Support mission (DWCS) co-ordinated by Sister Christine Henry.

The event will be held on Thursday May 19 at 9.30am in the Pat Daley Centre, Maleny Catholic Church at 45 Cedar Street.

Entry is $25 and includes five free raffle tickets plus a chance to win the lucky door prize. Relevant COVID regulations apply.

Bookings are essential as numbers are limited. Contact Chris on 0490 065 607 or Rose on 0400 550 007 for more information.

Twinnies Working Bee

TWINNIES Pelican and Seabird Rescue are calling on volunteers to come along to their working bee at 9am on Saturday, April 16. Volunteers are asked to register their name and gift preference, and requested to bring a wheelbarrow, shovel or rake.

A sausage sizzle will be provided and all volunteers will receive a thank you gift.

Contact Helen on 0421 476 561 or pop into the sanctuary along Steve Irwin Way, Landsborough for more information.

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IT’S Easter School Holiday time and to celebrate, Glasshouse Country & Maleny News have three great competitions running here and over on our Facebook page. Up for grabs are family passes to some of our amazing local attractions – perfect for keeping the kiddies entertained these holidays.

For your chance to win one of these family passes, answer the question on that post, or send an entry through to us at reception@gcnews.com.au Please include in the email; your name, the name of the competition you are entering (eg. Maleny Dairies comp), contact phone number and answer to the question. Good luck!

Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World Maleny Dairies 2 family passes worth $89 each

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Parrots in Paradise

Maleny Botanic Gardens is a unique, privately owned garden, consisting of 24 acres of gardens, set on a 110 acre property. Overlooking a backdrop of the iconic Glass House Mountains and surrounded by magnificent rainforest, it has layered and terraced gardens interspersed with a multitude of stunning waterfalls and lakes. Over six kilometres of walking paths meander around thousands of different plants, ranging from roses, azaleas, annuals, and orchids placed throughout the gardens, to some of the rarest cycads in the world.

Maleny Botanic Gardens’ ‘Bird World’, opened in November 2013 and attracts visitors of all ages. The four walk-through aviaries are home to over 600 native and exotic birds from around the world. Visitors can be part of an interactive guided tour, where they will get up close and personal with the birds. Tours are conducted several times daily. Other points of interest are over 18 gazebos with beautiful views for a perfect picnic supplied from the onsite Cafe, a Fairy Tale Garden, a giant chair, old fishing trawler, as well as Devonshire teas to enjoy overlooking the gardens. Why not hire one of the golf buggies to get around the gardens in style?

Q. When did Bird World open at Maleny Botanic Gardens?

Maleny Dairy Tours are conducted on their farm and you are invited to visit their patch of paradise on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, to see where the dairy magic happens. Their Guernsey girls thrive on the green pastures and clean, clear air. The Farm and Factory Tours are suitable for people of all ages and showcase the process of their dairy production.

From the cow to the processing plant and finally the output of their delicious range of milks, yoghurts, custards and cream, which you are welcome to taste test on your tour.

Parrots in Paradise is nestled near the base of Mt Tibrogargan in the Glasshouse Mountains.

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Come and explore the alleys of aviaries of blue and gold Macaws, green winged Macaws, Eclectus parrots, yellow crowned Amazons, Congo African Greys, Indian Ringnecks, Major Mitchell cockatoos and Bourke parrots to name a few.

Interact with the beautiful parrots of all sizes in the delightful free flight aviary, where many of the parrots will choose to fly onto your shoulder in anticipation of a feed.

Delight in the special cinema style auditorium showcasing the many talented and skilled Alexandrines performing tricks.

Enjoy a Devonshire tea with home made scones and maybe a feathered visitor will stop by to entertain you.

Q. Name one of the breeds of parrot at Parrots in Paradise.

During the tour you can cuddle up to some farmyard friends, bottle-feed calves and take a selfie with the friendly tour cow. Guests are welcome to spend some time at the Milkbar, or just enjoy the beautiful location with a BYO picnic or use the on-site BBQs. The Milkbar is open Monday to Saturday selling all their beautiful products plus cold drinks, coffees, sandwiches, local pies and many snack options.

Q. What breed of cow do they have at Maleny Dairies?

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By Sharon Millow My day has started badly! This is real end of the world stuff! I just can’t go on!

My life as ended!

“What is it?” you may well ask? Is it terrorists, war, has a new strain of Covid been pumped into our atmosphere and we are all going to die a horrible painful death?

No, it’s worse than that. My mobile phone is dead! What am I going to do? My life is in that phone. I simply can’t go on!

I vaguely remember those days of long ago when such a thing was unheard of.

A phone was something that sat on a bench and the numbers went round in a circle. They only made a voice call.

Anything else was written down. To find out information one went to the library, which involved a bike ride of half an hour and lots of leg work.

When over the other side of the world, we’d have to write a letter or an aerogram, taking sometimes weeks to get to its destination. On very rare occasions I’d buy a £10 phone card and call on a public phone box which had buttons instead of screens, which wouldn’t last terribly long.

For many, many more years we were back to the simple home phone. My first job was at the telephone services of the New Zealand Post Office, where I would take phone calls about home phones where they may ask for an extra telephone connection and I would work out how much they would pay a using a pen and paper because the calculator was often wrong and my maths never failed.

A map was a big piece of paper or a big book, the worst of which was the Refidex.

My poor phone has been to visit a nice Asian man who told me my phone has crashed. How does that work? My phone doesn’t have wheels or a motor! $50 later and it has been reset and with a loud “Scooby Doo be do”, I know that it is alive!

I am saved. All is right with the world.

Would you like to share your creative works? Email editorial@gcnews.com.au

COMMUNITY PLANT SWAP’N’SELL

Len Newey, 2022 I was a bit confused and lost for words, Whilst at the Servo here today No change left from a hundred Daylight robbery is underway It’s un-Australian to say the least, For all us battlers, now it seems The price of fuel is worth a mint, It has shattered all my dreams The Holden’s going into moth balls, I’ll dust off the push bike from the shed.

GMAN is a volunteer community group advocating ecologically sound and sustainable development in our region.

Come along and meet fellow gardening enthusiasts; thin out your excess plants and replace them with new varieties at little or no cost.

Please bring healthy, weed-free plants, clearly labelled in clean containers.

If possible, include specific care and growing details.

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Seeds, seedlings and tube stock will also be welcomed.

Some native tube-stock from our plant nursery will be available at minimal cost.

Our friends from Koala Action Inc will also be in attendance with koala-themed gifts and bric-a-brac. Sales of these items raise much-needed funds for sick and injured koalas in care.

Come along and support these two local groups, meet new friends and improve your garden! Remember to bring some gold coins and small notes for donations and CASH ONLY SALES.

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It will mean I will be late for work, Suffer a stroke or wind up dead Also, the cost of living is on the rise, Fuel prices are the blame they say The average Aussie will have nothing left, From his fortnight pay It looks like sausages again tonight, My sorrows I must drown Things are crook in Tallarook, With only one beer to wash it down!

Maleny Artist Ilana Cown Exhibition at Vianta Arts ORIGINALLY from Israel, Ilana grew up in the Belgian Congo and Brazil. In 1972 she came to Australia and enrolled in a B.A. followed by a Dip. Ed. in Modern Languages at Monash University. After many years teaching and working as a translator she came to live on the Sunshine Coast and now devotes a lot of her time to making art, which, no doubt is influenced by her heritage and her surroundings.

In 1970 she attended batik workshops and fell in love with the whole Indonesian wax-resist process. From then on she was hooked, and began working as a textile artist on the side for several years selling her works in Melbourne and Maleny.

Only recently Ilana painted in oils and now in acrylics.

“I enjoy the versatility and immediacy acrylics offer though it takes me a long time and many passes to produce something to my liking. My work would probably be best described as intuitive art,” she said.

Ilana’s art will be on display from the April 3 - May 29 at Vianta Arts, 70 Simpson Street, Beerwah.

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The Glasshouse Mountains Advancement Network (GMAN) is hosting a plant swap’n’sell at the Uniting Park, 1/11 Bruce Parade, Glasshouse Mountains (in front of the Neighbourhood Centre) from 8.00am on Saturday 9th April.

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The Willow Horse

By Marlene Jennings WHEN long-term Maleny resident Joyce Lee - who writes under the name of Joy Richards - penned her second novel, she knew she wanted to explore certain themes.

Joyce has always had a passion for history, especially for 16th century England, which inspired her to write her first novel The Healer’s Daughter which is book one in The Barnsbridge Series; The Willow Horse is book two in the series.

Both books are stand-alone novels but linked by unity of time and place; a

tumultuous, dangerous period in history when England changed forever.

Set amidst the turmoil and rebellion of Tudor England and embracing universal themes of love, fear and guilt, The Willow Horse is a tale of obsession, a tragic family secret and the haunting power of the past over the present.

The Willow Horse is published by Boolarong Press and is available at Rosetta Books, Maple Street, Maleny.

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Give a little bit … of your love

with Dr Michael Whiticker

OUR heart goes out to the thousands of people who got badly hit by the extraordinary weather event of the last weeks. Everyone was affected. If not you then someone you know was taken down by it. Although there is little that can be said, the only thing we know about life is that it is a roller coaster ride, so it’s not all down. Beset with a warming planet, bushfires, pandemics, wars and floods that simplistic view is understandably, being tested.

The many people who are feeling pretty destitute at the moment aren’t going to have a lot of time for it; but here’s something that is intended in the most heartfelt way, so please accept it like that: Sometimes all you have left is the love you can give.

If you can lift yourself enough to send out a little love it’s going to come back. You came into this life with nothing. You’ll go out with nothing. While you’re here why not share those things you came in with.

Smile at people, hold someone’s hand if it might help them, sing songs together around a campfire. Share a meal, a cup of coffee or just have a chat with someone.

Of course, if you have material goods to share, give them as well. If someone is desperate there are things that they need, but is there anything as good as the happiness that comes from love being directed to and from you?

The Hussy Hicks is a dynamic music duo living in Lismore, who have lost pretty well everything in

this flood. Check their recent story out online. It is devastating, but they still want to get out and perform.

They want to share their love of music to audiences. It keeps them afloat in amongst such devastation. How powerful is their story for all of us?

I’m a musician and in this country, there are only a few of us who are materially well off. Nearly all, including myself, aren’t facing what the Hussy Hicks are, but probably like them, I’m a renter, though I wasn’t always, so I know what it feels like to own property. Things didn’t work out for me with the global financial crisis getting in the way, but that happened 13 odd years ago and personally I’ve never regretted what happened. Music gives me more than any property ever could. It’s not about a gift that I might have been given. There is nothing in this little story about being born with a “God-given talent”. There are very few musicians who don’t put in many thousands of hours to reach what is considered a good standard.

If there is a talent, perhaps it is the ability to hang in there, to just keep doing it. Not to compete and compare yourself with others, no, that’s a waste of time, but just to stay in the game - fall over, get up and keep trying … and isn’t that the truth!

The richest life imaginable will come in such abundance if you keep doing what you love and sharing all that it gives you with those around you.

Michael has a recording studio in Peachester. If you would like to find out more contact him on 0419 026 895 or E: mwhitick@bigpond.net.au

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THE Glasshouse Musos is excited to announce that on Thursday April 7 at 6.30pm we are starting up a music event at Maleny RSL in Lawyer Street, Maleny.

It will run each month on the first Thursday of the month and will be called Muzika Maleny. We will run until about 9.30pm each night and ask you to contribute $10 at the door towards our running costs. We will have different musicians, different food and a bar each night for you to enjoy.

As in the past we intend our event will represent the local community and have speakers and poets, as well as musicians, creatively involved.

Our musicians for opening night are all exceptionally good; it includes Kelly Cork, the Karen Law Family band, Tom Richter and Ian Belcher, Peter G and Paula B with the Swing Brothers, Noel Gardner and Alex Bridge with Jem Dunlop, new comers Kat and Greg with their beautiful harmonies and others.

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Congratulations to our 2022 school leaders

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The Beerwah State School community welcomed the 2022 student leaders with a full school parade and guest speakers from the Beerwah State High School student leadership team

BeerwahState School PEACHESTER State School officially welcomed its 2022 school leaders in a special parade recently, with students, teachers, parents and special guests gathering for the occasion.

The morning saw the new leaders presented with their badges by principal Kim Fillery and MP Andrew Powell.

L-R front row: Mary Dhot, Zinnia Rzoska, Sam Chidgey, Jade Fullerton, Indigo Hetherington, Zali Fullerton. L-R back row: Head of Primary Mrs Gail Mitchell, Jakob Gregory, Tiaan Visser, Lianna Rossborough, Connor Gassner, Micah Matthews-Frederick, Lachlan Brewster, Principal Mr Mike Curtis.

Peachester State School L-R front row: Zander Wessels, Joshua Ford, Euan Caldwell, William Dellaway, Emma Small, Nicholas James, Uyapo Kombanie, Shiloh Crouch. L-R back row: Head of Middle School, Mrs Jacqualina Vreeling, Jasper Menkins, Elizabeth Walters, Ethan Blong, Isabella Morgan, Jesse Drews, Aimee Cullen, Chloe Turnbull, Principal Mr Mike Curtis.

School Captains – Ashton Shaw and Darby Small Coochin House Captains – Cashius Hammill and Sienna Walter Stanley House Captains – Anna Hain and Ruby RobertsPotter Library Captains – Sophie Holznagel and Violet Walters Enviro Captains – Harriet Moloney and Oscar Jones (inset) Look out in the April 12 edition for more school leaders

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Green Umbrella is a local service supporting self-managed and planmanaged NDIS participants that aims to promote health and wellbeing by getting out into nature. The supports can be tailored to meet each individual’s needs and goals. Green Umbrella can help with core supports, capacity building, and with 20 years experience in mental health, youth work and alcohol and drug recovery specialise in peer support dual diagnosis and mental health/addiction. All staff are qualified and trained with policies in place to comply with NDIS guidelines.

Local Service supporting NDIS participants Our Aim: To help promote health & Wellbeing by getting out into nature Offering core supports & capacity building and: Peer Support Dual Diagnosis | MH/Addiction

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Hinterland Learning is a local boutique service that aims to supplement learning with fun and up-to-date pedagogical practices. It is run by Sarah Sharma, an experienced and highly qualified Senior teacher with over two decades of experience in the classroom. Sarah has a double degree: Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and Bachelor of Arts (Literature and History). Sarah has a passion for ensuring that learning is engaging and caters to the individual. She is a Mum of three primary aged children so understands the parent viewpoint firsthand.

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Barkin Purrfection

Looking for a calm, quiet salon for your feline or canine best friend?

Barkin Purrfection in Beerwah offers a calm, friendly, no rush environment which still aims to get the job done in a safe and manageable time frame.

They also work on a one-on-one system, meaning there are no other clients in for the duration of your pet’s groom.

Based in Turner Park Village, there are plenty of local coffee shops and places to grab a bite to eat while you wait.

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Hinterland Body & Soul

As many would be aware Hinterland Body and Soul has been on limited hours recently. The good news is we are back to our normal hours as of Tuesday, March 22nd.

We’d like to thank all our valued clients and friends for their support and patience during this time. To say thank you we are offering a special on our popular Microdermabrasion Combination treatment leading up to Easter. Normally $149, now only $110.

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ELECTED Global challenges remind us that we are the lucky country

The last few months have shown us how critical a role the Australian Defence Force (“the ADF”) family plays in protecting Australia’s interests, and in defending peace and global order.

Last year we witnessed the ADF successfully evacuate thousands of civilians from Afghanistan after the return of the brutal Taliban regime.

More recently, we have seen the ADF providing weapons and humanitarian aid to those suffering unlawful Russian aggression in Ukraine.

We have also seen Australian courage and mateship exemplified by the more than 7000 ADF personnel who have responded to the Southeast Queensland and New South Wales flood emergency.

In light of these challenges and the example of our servicemen and women, we are reminded how lucky we are to live in this nation.

with Andrew Wallace Federal Member for Fisher

One of my favourite duties as your Federal Member is to present the Australian flag to schools and community groups. This week, I joined the students of The River School in Maleny and Mooloolah State School, and the residents of Palm Lake Resort in Caloundra to do just that.

I have found these presentations more poignant than ever in such troubling times.

As we prepare for ANZAC Day this year, amidst the hustle and bustle of the 9-5, the school-run and all that 2022 will throw at us, it is critical that we pause to remember that the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy were purchased by men and women united by the same flag that flies over Parliament House.

To that end, I encourage you to get out to your local ANZAC Day service in honour of those who have paid and continue to pay the ultimate price so that we don’t have to.

Find out where your local ANZAC Day Service on my website at www. andrewwallacemp.com.au

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MARCH has been a wonderful month for our electorate with so many exciting projects kicking off. One project that I know will make a difference in our community was the Coast To Bay housing complex.

On Wednesday 23 March, I was so pleased to join representatives from Coast to Bay and Minister Leeanne Enoch MP yesterday breaking ground for the new community housing project in Beerwah. Up to 40 people will be able to be housed in these comfortable and brand-new units.

The project will also include accommodation for our fastest growing demographic of concern, women over 55.

Housing is not just a key priority for this government, with the biggest budget commitment in the history of Queensland, but it has a real human and community value. Once a person secures four walls and a roof for themselves and their children, only

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then can they move on with the other priorities in life.

In sporting news, as a cricket aficionado, I was ecstatic to able to attend the Sunshine Coast Punjabi Welfare Association for their massive cricket tournament in Nirimba. There were 12 teams from the Sunny Coast and North Brisbane battling it out on the day with 7 overs a side in a hotly contested competition.

It is community groups like the Punjabi Welfare Association that are the backbone of our community, providing so much liveliness and I was so pleased to have been able to attend- even if my cricket playing wasn’t up to scratch.

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HEALTH Maleny Library now open for longer RESIDENTS now have even more time to access their local library with Maleny Library extending weekday opening hours to 8:30am to 5pm. To view all the new opening hours, visit the library website.

Flood Relief Funding opportunities

If you’ve been affected by the recent floods and severe weather, there are a variety of funding opportunities to assist with flood and disaster relief. Visit my Facebook page for a list of available funding grants you can apply for. Or you can visit council’s webpage for a list of any disaster recovery activities, financial support, resources to help you and where to donate. Thank you to everyone in our community who is playing their part in keeping our neighbours safe and connected in tough times. Reseal works There are several reseal projects scheduled to take place in Maleny including Lawrence Place, Tulip and

with Winston Johnston Division 5 Sunshine Coast Council Miva streets. These works are starting at the end of March and are expected to be completed in April, pending weather and site conditions. Council teams will keep traffic flowing as freely as possible with signs in place, informing drivers and residents of the works. Residents on these streets have been notified of the reseal works and I would like to thank you for your patience while we deliver the much-needed upgrades.

ANZAC day

I am encouraging our community to take part in remembering those who have served and sacrificed for our nation this ANZAC Day, Monday April 25. Mark ANZAC Day with a moment of private reflection at 6am or attend one of the services in Maleny, Woombye and Montville.

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Zonta supports Ukraine HAVING evolved since its inception in New York over a century ago by a group of professional women encouraging ‘the education of girls’, Zonta has grown to 1,133 clubs across 63 countries. Zonta Club of Blackall Range continues to advance their mission and is currently supporting three Zonta clubs in Ukraine, with club president Ann Koenig sharing that Zontians worldwide are currently financially supporting the clubs, which are located close to the western border where refuges are fleeing.

Ukrainian Zontians are hosting refugees, coordinating first aid, and helping with transport.

In presenting a proposal for the club to donate funds with other Zonta clubs in the region for the needs of the women of Ukraine, Ann said the Ukrainian Zontians had sent the following message to Zonta International: “We are calm and resolute; we keep in touch with family and friends. The main thing is that we maintain our strength of spirit - then we will not be defeated.

Today, Ukraine needs us, and we are called on to give a part of ourselves if we are to live in a democratic country governed by the rule of law.”

It comes as Maleny’s Zonta club continues to grow, with its newest member, Lynne Somerville, recently

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Zonta club members Margaret Henderson, Lynne Somerville and Ann Koenig inducted sharing she is thrilled to find a club to give service to her community and support women.

“For many years I have been a retailer in antiques and old wares, and a yoga teacher for 15 years and I was delighted to find an organisation like Zonta in Maleny whose aim is to give service to women both locally and internationally.

It fits the bill for me,” said Lynne.

Ann said the club was always looking for new members with business and professional women in the Blackall Range area encouraged to contact the club at info@zontablackallrange.org.au.

More information can be found on the club’s Facebook page at www.facebook. com/ZontaClubOfTheBlackallRange

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YOU Advance Australia where?

What has happened to Advance Australia Fair? We look around our country to see massive uncertainty with those who are supposed to be leading us, coming up with ad hoc arrangements. Our Federal Coalition Government being a classic example.

Recently they have been at great pains to assure us they are a safe pair of hands to manage our national security. The only thing the Liberal Nationals have real enthusiasm for is making life hell for refugees who have come by boat. That does not make me feel any safer. Now we are hearing ominous rumblings about new legislation needed for the sake of our “national security”. That makes me feel quite unsafe. These out of the blue proposals have only one purpose and that is to make it look as if they are doing something … anything!

Even coping with the basic requirements of our defence forces seems to be beyond this government’s abilities. Billions wasted in the submarine fiasco, apart from the Prime Minister making a fool of himself; our air force is saddled with planes whose technology is such, they spend more time in maintenance than in the air and “macho tanks” with no foreseeable use. No wonder we hang onto America’s coattails.

The words of our national anthem urge us to rejoice, but we need a more competent federal government than we have at the moment to do any rejoicing.

Advance Australia Fair? I think we flunk the test.

Pam Lever, Maleny

Keep an open mind

I suggest the questions asked in letters (GC&M News March 15) may be addressed to the wrong people. The rules promulgated by the state government in respect of Covid are administrative in nature. Their raison d’être can be explained by the government, although it’s clear that they are based, rightly or wrongly, on biological science. The Chief Medical Officer of Health would have important input in the construction of such rules.

Speaking of biological science, there is growing evidence that people who’ve received booster shots are far less likely to be hospitalised or die than unvaccinated

people or even those who are double vaccinated. Moreover, it seems likely that another booster will be required. The good news is that research is continuing into more efficacious vaccines, such that a prolonged time period between shots could become a norm.

Anyone buying into conspiracy theories is in a quandary because they can’t or won’t ask questions of government or its agencies. However, perhaps a good start would be to write to the Minister of Health.

In the end, I’m just an everyday member of the community and I do not pretend to know how the Covid rules came about in detail. However, I do try to keep an open, although sceptical mind.

Peter Slade, Beerwah

Their idea is going to waste

I have just been granted an exemption from having the proposed garden organics bin. I have made the following points to council and I think it all needs some more discussion. While it sounds like a good idea, I would like to make the following argument.

Whenever I have had mulch delivered from the council depots (at my cost), I have an infestation of nut grass, and possibly other weeds. It seems that the process of turning the clippings into mulch does not kill the nut grass, and I am sick and tired of having to eliminate it, which costs me time and money. Also, diseased foliage does not belong in the “garden” bin, as every garden show/guru will tell you. They all say it should be put in the normal bin. This also applies to poisonous plants.

Even if I was to have a bin, I could not put the above weeds, etc in that bin. And I refuse to dump it all in the bushland down the back.

Another point, as far as Food Organics Gardens Organics (FOGO) is concerned, can you imagine the smell that will emanate while waiting for collection?

Especially in the suburbs.

As I said, these issues should be discussed before implementation, as I consider them to be important.

Pamela Owens, Landsborough

Waste management

A sincere thank you for your comments; it’s always going to be a tough call to increase household costs even when it

is to better manage our collective waste.

It’s fair to say that it has fallen to our generation to divert green waste organics from the general waste bin (and hence landfill). This is a critical step towards zero net emissions and aiming at no waste to landfill by 2041 by reducing, reusing and recycling. That is the core purpose of introducing the new bin across the region and at that level, it will make a difference.

Overall feedback that I’ve received is that most will judge the approximately $35 for a pick up from your door service as being pretty good value and most accept that it’s necessary to serve the greater good. Having said that, exemptions are available if you effectively manage your green waste such as using a professional gardener or you compost your garden organics on-site. Apply using the garden organics exemption request online form available at www.sunshinecoast.qld. gov.au/Living-and-Community/Wasteand-Recycling/Bin-Collection-Services/ Garden-Waste-Bin-Collection/Exemption (you will be asked to provide evidence) or call Council on 5475 7272 for assistance.

Rick Baberowski, Division 1 Councillor, Sunshine Coast Council

Name this mess

Well done Jeromy and May, contradictory is a mild way of putting it, I have had a tussle with the Sunshine Coast Council since the 14th of January this year.

Prior to this, I discovered that we had another MountainView Place. One (mine) has been established since 1994 in Glasshouse, the other is still being established in Beerwah.

This bought confusion to the delivery system not being able to find the Beerwah address so they came to Glasshouse. This was actually causing some distress to me as I was busy, and the interruptions were becoming a real pest.

In the council’s own Naming of Roads and Street Numbering Guidelines it states on page 7, Naming Convention for Public, Private Roads and Easements, a. Uniqueness. (a) Not to be duplicated within the same or adjoining Postcode area.

My biggest concern is the emergency services as some of the residents in my street are of the older generation, myself

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included. Not a lot of people realize there are two MountainView Places.

As for the name spelling (as it was told to me they are spelt differently), so far we have Mountain View Place, our street sign, Mountainview Place, that’s where our Rates are sent to and MountainView Place, is where we bought our home 14 years ago, so you work it out.

After numerous calls and emails to the council and the odd one to our esteemed Councillors, nothing has been done to rectify this situation.

Let me be quite clear, this is no fault of the Beerwah residents, absolutely no fault of the Glasshouse residents nor the delivery drivers.

The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of our council, who, it seems can’t even abide their own guidelines. So do you really think they are going to take any notice of us with their planning scheme, I doubt it very much.

Vikki Bartel

Is this what we are doing now?

If you look at social media, you’ll find dozens of cries for help from desperate people looking for a home. Some of them have $600 a week to spend - homelessness is not about income anymore.

We live in the most affluent society ever, and yet we can’t house everyone. Is this the society you want to live in? Is this what we are doing now?

There are no easy answers, but there is one easy thing you can do. Get political. Put a representative into parliament that works for people rather than corporate interests.

The Greens need just a 1.5% swing and with the balance of power could build and purchase a million homes - 300,000 of them can be bought for $300,000 with a $30,000 deposit. Imagine a world where government money goes to people who need it rather than the billionaires. It’s possible.

Andrew McLean Maleny Greens Spokesperson

CORRECTION

In the March 15 edition article ‘Ferny Forest campaigners demand stop to chop’ the Sunshine Coast Environment Council was wrongly referenced as the Sunshine Coast Economic Council.

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MALENY SHOW SOCIETY

100 years 1922-2022

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIdENT AGRIcuLTuRAL Shows have been a vitally important part of many Australian communities for more than 100 years. In England they are called County Fairs. Although quite different to our Agricultural Shows, they provide similar opportunities for farmers, exhibitors, and the public.

Maleny Agricultural Industrial Pastoral and Recreational Society was formed in 1922 and the first show was in 1923. That show was very different to our event that today everyone calls ‘The Maleny Show’. The showground was small, and events were mainly focused on horse events, dairy cattle, home grown agricultural produce, home cooking, preserves etc. Entertainment was also different - there was no outside entertainment provided, it was all locally sourced. Horse and buggy proficiency, woodchopping displays, yarn and storytelling, whip cracking, food and beverage including alcohol, and a dance with music provided by local musicians. Life around Maleny was a solitary existence, with limited opportunity to socialise other than with neighbours and fellow church parishioners. Consequently, the annual show was an important and exciting event. For men it was an opportunity to demonstrate their skills and the quality of their animals, for women it was a rare opportunity to wear homemade finery and show off their cooking skills, for children it was an exciting opportunity to meet children they would not meet at church or at their small district school.

Today’s Maleny Show has become one of the largest and most successful country agricultural shows in Queensland. The standard of exhibits, animals, entertainment, and community involvement is exceptional. This reflects the importance of our show for members, exhibitors, trade displays, local community organisations and the broader community.

Buildings and facilities have evolved significantly. The showground is now home to around 16 community sport and recreation groups and accommodates a much-visited camping facility. The showgrounds today are almost two and a half times the size of that established in 1922. Significantly, many of our facilities have been constructed by volunteer members and friends of the society.

To all current and past show members, you can be justifiably proud of a century of dedication, planning, and hard work.

Maleny Show Society President, Winston Johnston

TOP LEFT TO RIGHT: Jim Grigor Charles Porter Jack Fritz seated L to R | The first Maleny Show held in April 1923 | View

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A CENTuRY O The formation of the Maleny Show Society in 1922 was a watershed

1922 Maleny Show Society forMed A public meeting was held in the Maleny School of Arts on the 27th instant to form a Show and Recreational Society.

Mr A.M. Hunt, Chairman of the Provisional Committee, gave a resume of what had transpired up to the present, and as the Show and Recreation ground was now secured and vested in the shire council the work of the provisional was now ended. Mr Tytherleigh Chairman of the Landsborough Shire, was voted to the chair for this meeting. He considered the people of Maleny and district were fortunate in securing such a suitable piece of land for show and recreation purposes. A hearty vote of thanks was then accorded to all those who had assisted in any way in helping to secure

the site, those specially mentioned being Messrs, Tytherleigh, Fleming, R. Bryce., C. Leeding, J. Nicol Robinson and J. Grigor. nambour chronicle & north coast advertiser Maleny Show and recreation ground Notification is contained in the government gazette of the 6th of October of a proclamation that the land described below is taken by the council of the shire of Landsborough for recreation and showground purposes.

1923 firSt Show It was pitiable to see the conditions, mud and slush everywhere, the attend-

ants, the cattle owners, the workers, all out in the weather determined, though the cattle exhibits were much more numerous than spectators, to carry on and see it thought. It seems really hard that on the occasion of the first show with which it was intended to make the best display possible and which promised so well, has been so marred. nambour chronicle & north coast advertiser 1926 Maleny Show General Review Wonderful! It seemed that this excessive adjective was upon everybody’s lips during the two Maleny show days, and whether the fourth annual show is inspected from the viewpoint of the

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low price of butter and other commodities of the district with no immediate recovery in view. The surrounding districts were also suffering heavily from the depression, so little or no support could be expected from them.

The spending power of the public was greatly reduced, and there were other public institutions, such as the Hospital and Ambulance that required all the assistance the people could afford. nambour chronicle & north coast advertiser 1936 105 pound Profit from Maleny Show Society’s Annual Meeting new President Mr w. collard Mr A.J. Bryce presided at the annual meeting of the Maleny Show Society held on Saturday last and at which there

was a large and representative attendance. The financial statement presented showed a net profit from the Show activities of 105 pounds. nambour chronicle & north coast advertiser 1937 renowned dairying centre’S annual Show Work of an important nature is proceeding at present by the committee of the Maleny Show Society to ensure that the Society’s annual exhibition in 1937 fully attains the distinction which the district has already earned as a particularly successful dairying centre. nambour chronicle & north coast advertiser 1937 12th Annual Report of the Maleny

| Old Pavilion c1930’s | A family enjoys the 1954 show | Ben Rickaby, 1923 | Laura and Evan Evans.

MALENY SHOW NAMBOUR, JUNE 13

The Maleny Show Society is apparently well on towards its aim of making its annual show the premier country dairy cattle contest of Queensland. The society has only been in existence for about four years, yet for the show to be held on July 23 and 24, there are 310 entries in the cattle classes, of which 130 are from Illawarra, and 75 from Jersey breeders.

Other breeds are also represented. This high standard of exhibition in regard to cattle is evidently regarded as attractive to large gatherings and is reflected in the remaining sections.

Show Society: “In the year under review one is struck with the success achieved against such adverse circumstances.”

1938 further MonieS at fiXed dePoSit Maleny Show Society’S annual Meeting Mr W.A. Collard re-elected President The entries in this year’s show were well maintained and while the entries were not up to those of last year, the quality was very good.

The pig section was well represented. In the building the household needlework and fine arts sections were well up to the standard.

Unfortunately the flower section was not up to the standard owing to the adverse weather conditions.

nambour chronicle & north coast advertiser 1940-1948 No shows are held due to war.

1949 Maleny reViVeS annual Show Dairy Cattle Main Attraction Maleny Show, which was revived against last week after being in recess since 1939, was a triumph for an enthusiastic committee and community over difficulties.

It is not easy to organise a show with continuity lacking as background but the public were well satisfied and the treasurer not disappointed.

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100 years 1922-2022

PEOPLE POWER

The enduring success of the Maleny Show Society has been thanks to the thousands of volunteers who have given their time and energy to help showcase and celebrate our unique region.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Shirley Boon & George Evans, 1951 | Show Ball 1952 | 2020 cancelled show | Past president Evan Evans, Alan Lawley, Illawarra Judge Clarrie Marquardt 1992

Highlights

1927

Show is abandoned due to World War II.

1988

The show grows in stature and is described in one article

1949

The Show renamed as Caloundra City Show due

as competing for the premier country dairy cattle show of

First show since war began.

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Drought forces the cancellation of the show.

Due to council amalgamation the name is

The show is abandoned due to the low price of butter and

1951

reverted back to the Maleny Agricultural Show.

1923

the Great Depression.

Show extended to three days along with rodeo and

2020

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1934

campdraft.

Show is cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

and heralds the start of a long tradition of wet

No show due to lack of enthusiasm

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shows as it pours with rain over both days.

1940-48

Cancelled due to drought.

Show returns after pandemic.

1922 The Maleny Show Society (initially called The Agricultural Industrial Pastoral and Recreational Society) is formed.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Ruth Webster Show Princess 1971 | Cheryl, Lois & Melissa 1987 | Matthew Howard, David Lowden and Ivan Hankinson in 2010 | Alan Owens, Jock Johnston, Jaimee Sweeting.

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By Sonia Isaacs Clark AUSTRALIAN agricultural shows have been showcasing the achievements of farming communities across the country. An integral part of rural community life, over the years agricultural shows would often see a dedicated local commitment that would often span generations of families in involvement.

GC&M News caught up with former Maleny Show Society Treasurer, Bob Hawkins, and his granddaughter Felicity Heading (nee Grigor) who is this year’s Maleny Show personality program coordinator to find out a little more about what the Maleny Agricultural Show has meant to them and their family. Bob (pictured with Felicity), who has spent all his life in Maleny, reckons he has been involved with the Maleny Show Society for around 40 years, volunteering 16 years as treasurer. An honorary life member, Bob remembers that back when he was young, volunteering was just a normal part of community life.

“I first got involved because that’s just what country people did back then. We didn’t have the same population we have now, and everybody in the community just rolled up their sleeves and got involved,” explained Bob. Bob has many fond memories reminiscing about his time with the Show Society, and said he felt the annual event really helped put Maleny on the map. He said it was considered one of the best agricultural shows around, and he took a lot of pride being involved, making a lot of life-long, good friends along the way. He said it was great to see many younger people

still coming along to the shows, and hoped they enjoyed the connection to Maleny’s agricultural traditions.

“I’d love to see more of the younger ones get involved now and help keep it going. We might not be around, but I’d love to see the Maleny Show continue for another 100 years!”

When asked what the Maleny Show means to her, Felicity said she felt the show was a wonderful way to showcase the rich and diverse agricultural produce of the region, and promote local producers at a grassroots level.

“I also feel a big focus now is the educational opportunities the Maleny Show offers terms of raising awareness of traditional practices, farming and agricultural techniques.

We have so many people now moving to the area that have limited understanding about the processes involved with livestock and horticultural production, so this is a fantastic way for people to connect with local producers, get inspired and hopefully consider purchasing local,” said Felicity.

Felicity has donned numerous Show Society caps over the years including Junior Vice President, Sponsorship Coordinator, and Rural Ambassador. She said the centenary milestone of the forming of the ‘Show and Recreation Society Committee’ in July 1922 was a significant and special achievement.

“Not every town has a show and to have such a successful long running show is a significant achievement we should all be proud of. I hope this wonderful tradition continues,” said Felicity.

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LEFT TO RIGHT: The extended Hankinson family | Kayrene Corkin and family helpers in main ring | Laurie Wild and John.

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LIFELONG cONNEcTION TO THE SHOW SOcIETy

By Kayrene Corkin LIFE member of the Maleny Show Society, Margaret Wild, will turn 100 years in October 2022. Margaret and her family have been connected with the Maleny Show since 1949 when her husband Laurie (pictured below with John) competed with two horses “Darlene” and “Jewel”. They were jumping horses but also were great sporting horses. Margaret volunteered countless hours helping out with cooking, catering and judging cakes, jams etc. She was still volunteering into her 90s and sponsors the Laurie Wild Memorial Junior Six Bar event along with family in honour of Laurie who passed away in 1995. He was a great support to young riders and volunteered on the grounds and in the horse ring up until his death.

It was only natural that the Wild children would also become part of the Maleny Show family following the examples of their parents. For some years a rodeo was run in conjunction with the Show and Laurie supplied many of the cattle. It took the family to do the mustering while Laurie was transporting cattle into the showgrounds and then to have them returned home again after the event.

I have been ring steward for around 30 years, and it is a blessing to have the support of my husband Bob and sons Scott and Greg, their families, and the large extended Wild families.

Most years there are around 20 family members from four generations who are part of the Maleny Show. This generational volunteering in the horse ring can be seen in other families like the Hankinson and Ferriday, and also a lot of the ring stewards continue to volunteer year after year.

It is wonderful to see the younger generations being involved and out there enjoying themselves and giving to the community, even though they just see themselves as going to the Maleny Show.

School students | Bill and Ivan Hankinson 2021 | Show Girls at the 2011 show .

LEFT TO RIGHT: 1926 Lorna of Arley | Arley Dahlia 35 - 1961 | Alan and Ed Lawley

LORNA: A cHAMPION OF cHAMPIONS

By Ed LAWLEy

THERE ARE champions. And then there’s Lorna of Arley.

The story starts when Ernest Edward Downes Lawley married Minnie Almira Catherine Clark in 1917. They moved to the 84 acres of scrub land at Reesville which they called “Arley” (named after the village which the Lawley’s originally came from in Shropshire, England). They cleared the scrub, built their home, dairy and farm buildings, and planted pasture and turned it into prime dairy farm land.

Their children were Evelyn, Alan and Val. Evelyn was born at home before Maleny had a hospital.

In 1922, Ernie had high hopes for his favourite cow which he had bred (Lorna of Arley) so he decided to walk her all the way to Landsborough railway siding, loaded with a couple of weeks provisions for them both. They had two train changes to Brisbane RNA Exhibition grounds, and Lorna won the prestigious prize of Champion Butterfat Cow of Queensland 1922, with such incredible production figures - she produced 59 litres of milk and 3.5kg of butter in 48 hours - considering the ordeal she had gone through to get there. The milking record stood unbroken for over 40 years. That was his first “Lorna” and her bloodline is still being shown at agricultural shows around Australia today.

Amongst a collection of champion ribbons and trophy’s he gathered over a forty year period is a Blue ribbon reading “Maleny 1922 Show”, preserved and on display at Maleny Show 2022 along with other 1922 RNA memorabilia.

Ernie and Alex Bryce along with another unknown put in 10 pound each to kickstart the Maleny Agricultural show in 1922. His son, Alan, and then grandson Edward followed in his footsteps to carry on the family tradition with pride.

DAIRY CAPITAL It was the backbone of the show for decades for a good reason: We were the best in the land.

ABOvE: Alan Heading, Sid Cooke, Ray Cox

BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT: Beacom’s Ayrshire Cow | John Hodgens and the champion butterfat cow at a show in the 1960s | Mathie show cattle Maleny 1952 | Greg & Ed Lawley 1986.

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As recalled by Peg Burnett

100 years 1922-2022

IN 1922 a meeting was called to discuss the advisability of forming a Show Society, a society called the Agricultural Industrial Pastoral and Recreational Society (rather a grand name – commonly called the A.O.P&R. Society). Mr Charlie Bryce was elected president and Mr Gilbert Sutton Secretary.

The early shows were chiefly Horse and Cattle shows with exhibits in the Pavilion. We all competed in the Best Boy of Best Girl rider under 6 years up to about 14 years.

I was talking to Isobel (Bryce) about the wonderful Welsh ponies her family had.

They won everything in their class.

Competition was very keen in the pavilion where district exhibits were staged in each corner. Wootha, Witta, North Maleny and Reesville were the main contenders and women spent many hours with their preserves, jams and cakes as well as knitting and sewing.

Feelings ran very high over which pickles or preservatives were best and some cross words followed.

Probably the best part of the show for us kids was the side shows. The same ones came each year: Madame Cora, the fortune teller; Jimmy Shardon’s boxing troupe offering to

fight local lads, 5 pounds if he could last so many rounds; the Fat Lady, putting on shows for the men only, a kind of stripper who would get down to the black tights and for another two bob would take the black tights off only to reveal the pink ones underneath.

The “less conservative” would take great delight in seeing the “more conservative” taken down.

We had merry-go rounds and chair-o-planes but none of the rides which are so popular today.

With the side shows about every three years would come the gypsies.

They would go up and down the streets in the afternoon and want to “bless the money”. They went into the shops where most people had open tills on the counter. They wanted two shillings to bless the place and would quietly slip an extra two bob out of the till.

Then about midnight there would be a great commotion from the fowl yards and the next morning the chooks would be gone.

Towards the end of the 20s it was decided we needed a grandstand, so the “civic fathers” contributed 40 pounds

each and they became life members.

I heard one chap say “the grandstand was use to neither man nor beast”, so it was pulled down the liquor Booth built instead. No doubt that had much more use.

Poor Jo McCarthy always celebrated the show and one year lost his tooth in the creek behind the booth. About five years later he drowned in the creek after falling over going up the hill and rolling into the water.

Of course the show was a big event fashion-wise. The ladies all needed new outfits for the show and very grand they were too. It was the year that Hinkler flew to Australia.

The governor was coming to open the show.

So the president’s wife went off to Brisbane to buy her outfit. She bought this cute little toque type hat with ear flaps – a Hinkler hat.

Meanwhile Bess Beard who bought for the local drapery went buying too – and came back with 12 Hinkler Hats, so there were 13 of the same hats at the show.

What we wear at the show today is not so important but the Akubra hat, checked shirt and elastic side boots have become almost a uniform.

SHOW TIME

From knitting to boxing, Maleny’s sideshow has had something for everybody

TOP LEFT TO RIGHT: 1936 grand parade | FJ Fleiter Whole of farm display | Laurie Wild organizing a Junior Jump Class Maleny Show 1971 | Noel Howes, Laurie Wild on Jewel (centre) in Flag races | Early days wood chops | A Miss Showgirl entrant | An early side show with chair ride | A reunion of Maleny showgirls across the years | Celebrity Milking with Bill Hankinson 2002.

BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT: The cake competition | A sky divers view of the showgrounds | Floral arrangement comp | Woodchopping in 2009 | Dog jumps on a clear day | Sally and Ross Hopper.

100 years 1922-2022

LEFT TO RIGHT: Betty and George Diefenbach | Bill Hankinson, Frank Rough, Ken McPhee, Allan Heading | Ivan Hankinson, Enid Cox | Evan Evans | Early Maleny show c1925.

MALENY SHOW SOCIETY

YEAR

PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

TREASURER

YEAR

PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

TREASURER

1922

Alex M. Hunt

G. Sutton

C.H. Denning

1964-66

A. Bergann

K.C. & P.E. Neale

D.J. Hankinson

1923-24

Alex M. Hunt

C.H. Denning

G. Sutton

1967

E.J. Cranney

C.H. Mitchell

P. Lyons

1925-28

A.J. Bryce

R. Mackie

G. Sutton

1968

E.J. Cranney

C.H. Mitchell

K. Boden

1929

A.J. Bryce

R. Mackie

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1969

E.J. Cranney

Mrs D. Ekert

K. Boden

1930

A.J. Bryce

R. Mackie

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1970

E.J. Cranney

Mrs A. R. Dutton

J. Unsworth

1931-33

A.J. Bryce

R. Mackie

R.J. Lindsay

1971-74

A. Bergann

Mrs D. Ekert

Mrs B. Walker

1934

A.J. Bryce / P. Daley

R. Mackie

R.J. Lindsay

1975

W. E. Johnston

Mrs D. Ekert

Mrs B. Walker

1935

P. Daley

R. Mackie

R.J. Lindsay

1976

W. E. Johnston / E.G. Evans

Mrs D. Ekert

Mrs B. Walker

1936

A.J. Bryce

R. Mackie

R.J. Lindsay

1977

E. G. Evans

Mrs D. Ekert

Mrs B. Walker

1937

W.A. Collard

R. Mackie

R.J. Lindsay

1978-80

A. Bergann

Mrs D. Ekert

Mrs B. Walker

1938

W.A. Collard

R. Mackie

R.J. Lindsay / W. Read

1981-84

W.E. Johnston

Mrs D. Ekert

Mrs B. Walker

1939

W.A. Collard

R. Mackie / V. Guthrie

W. Read

1985

P. Parnell

Mrs M. Deans

Mrs B. Walker

1940-43

W.A. Collard

A.G. Cash

W. Read

1986

P. Parnell

Mrs M. Deans

Mrs J. King

1944

W.A. Collard

A.G. Cash

Unknown/war years

1987-92

W.E. Johnston

Mrs M. Deans

Mrs J. King

1945-48

W.A. Collard

A.G. Cash

W.T. Sigley

1993-94

I.F. Hankinson

Mrs J. Hall

Mrs J. King

1949

W.T. Sigley

E.J. Cranney

R. Mackie

1995

I.F. Hankinson

V. Carbery

Mrs J. King

1950

W.T. Sigley / W.J. Burnett

Bentley & Shrapnel

R. Mackie

1996-97

I.F. Hankinson

Miss S. Skinner

R. Hawkins

1951

W.J. Burnett

Bentley & Shrapnel

F. Larkin Esq.

1998-02

I.F. Hankinson

Mrs J. Brooks

R. Hawkins

1952-53

W.J. Burnett

Bentley & Shrapnel

R.F. Outridge

2002-04

I.F. Hankinson

Mrs J. Brooks

C. Brooker

1954-57

W.J. Burnett

Bentley & Shrapnel

H.J. Hughes

2005

I.F. Hankinson

Mrs L. Burgess

C. Brooker

1958

A.S. Finter

Bentley & Shrapnel

H.J. Hughes

2006-09

I.F. Hankinson

Mrs L. Burgess

R. Hawkins

1959

W.J. Burnett / E.G. Evans

Bentley & Shrapnel

A. Bergann

2010-14

I.F. Hankinson

Mrs L. White

R. Hawkins

1960

E.G. Evans

Bentley & Shrapnel

A. Bergann

2015-20

I.F. Hankinson

Mrs L. White

Mrs K Lusk

1961

E.G. Evans

Bentley & Shrapnel

R. Collard

2020-21

W.E. Johnston

Mrs L. White

Mrs K Lusk

1962-63

A. Bergann

Bentley & Shrapnel

D.J. Hankinson HONORARy LIFE MEMBERS

Sir W. Burnett (Dec)

Mrs E. Cox (Dec)

Mrs K. Hankinson

Mrs S. Larney

Mr I. Aldred

Mrs M. Skerman

Mrs D. Ekert (Dec)

Mr I. Hankinson

Mrs H. Penney

Mr L. Larney (Dec)

Mr W. Hankinson

Mr F. Skerman

Mr W. Johnston

Mr R. Hawkins

Mrs M. Wild

Mrs F. Woods

Mr T. Carbery

Mr G. Diefenbach

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Horoscopes

WEEK BEGINNING APRIL 3

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ARIES MARCH 21 – APRIL 20

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 23

ARIES MARCH 21 – APRIL 20

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 23

TAURUS APRIL 21 – MAY 20

SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22

TAURUS APRIL 21 – MAY 20

SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22

GEMINI MAY 21 – JUNE 21

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 21

GEMINI MAY 21 – JUNE 21

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 21

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 20

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 20

Expect changes, Cancer. This applies to personal and professional matters. The cosmos continues to encourage career development and you’re astute enough to realise that you’re being put in a position of power. Love could just as easily flourish alongside work activities, either with a present partner or someone new.

When you put your mind to something, you’re thorough. This week you tackle tasks you’ve been putting off for ages - from re-establishing contact with old friends, to finally updating files and devices.

At work, it’s the usual conflict: freedom versus a steady pay packet. Not to worry. By week’s end, life starts to settle.

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

LEO JULY 23 – AUGUST 23

AQUARIUS JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 18

LEO JULY 23 – AUGUST 23

AQUARIUS JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 18

VIRGO AUGUST 24 – SEPTEMBER 22

PISCES FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 20

VIRGO AUGUST 24 – SEPTEMBER 22

PISCES FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 20

Why is it that you always seem to want the reverse of what’s offered, Aries?

When thrown into the limelight, you want quiet. When left alone, you want to be included. Either way, you take to authority like a wild ram - so heaven help those who push their case beyond reason. This week, there’s too much to be done in too little time.

It’s a meditative week when you should listen to both your heart and your mind. While not everyone will be willing, or able, to lend a helping hand there should still be a respectable number of people you can count on. Don’t get too caught up on who can’t be there for you - just be grateful for those who can.

Rest is pretty much out of the question this week. Demanding work schedules put a stop to fun, but the financial rewards should more than make up for it. At best, you’ll squeeze in a short-lived flirtation.

That should let off some steam. If selfdiscipline is one of your life lessons, you’re a strong candidate for the repeat class right now.

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

Some Leos may have been party to unnecessary conflict lately. Don’t get duped into becoming the reluctant ally. While others might have ideas on how you should spend your valuable time, just go your own sweet way. Especially if you’re caught in someone else’s emotional tug of war. And if it all turns too nasty, make a run for it.

A certain someone needs careful handling this week. They’re mean and moody. No matter how blustery they are, avoid being dragged into their stormy tempest. Give this person a wide berth, or one of you will end up harbouring grudges.

Thankfully, week’s end brings some welcome fun.

Some times are better than others, and this week brings emotional warfare. You find yourself in disagreement with others or, perhaps just sweating the small stuff. If so, consider whether this situation is worth your energy. Conflict often results in no winners or losers; only exhausted people and wasted time. Choose to walk away.

The trouble with seeing the larger picture is that you often skip the finer details. Thinking big is great, but some ideas need blood, sweat and tears to get off the ground. Bear this in mind should one or two recent projects not prove viable. Still, a celebration looks likely. And should romance call, allocate extra time for play.

There’s a confident energy to the week, and very little will escape your attention. If teamwork’s required, there’s no better time for presenting joint ideas. Even so, timing is important. Don’t force issues until all signals say go - some things are worth the wait. Late week brings another kind of joy. The romantic kind.

Yours is the most sensitive sign of the zodiac. Cancerians absorb energies that less intuitive signs miss, though this can make you vulnerable to stress. Not this week. For now, the cosmos keeps you constantly on the move, and trailblazing along that road to success. Even so, you’re also granted a chance to play.

Your head spins with the number of activities this week, as this is a fast-paced time. Team efforts also get a boost, even if the collective decision-making process may be a tad stressful. Tempers could flare, but don’t forget that strident talk can sometimes be productive - as long as everyone gets a chance with the microphone.

Your ambitions continue to take top priority, with sorting out your finances coming a close second. Any get-rich-quick schemes are sure to leave you disappointed, so be realistic where cashflow is concerned.

If you need to take out a loan, don’t go ahead until you’ve read all the small print. It’s a week for caution.

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This week you’re hurtling along many different paths, at top speed. While you may feel that the odds are stacked against you - or that others are conspiring against you - you’d do well to see this as a test of character. You may not be able to control what happens to you; but how you respond is entirely in your hands.

Don’t let the weight of decisionmaking overwhelm you. It’s the very thing that builds your character and allows you to overcome the difficulties in life. Simply consider all the options and then let your intuition dictate the answer. Remember, this is a week to consider all potential choices. By next week, you can act on them.

Aquarians work hard, but maybe it’s time to pass the baton to someone else for a while. This is a week for catching up on things that aren’t all that important and for paying attention to more pleasurable desires.

Basically, this week the Sun suggests a touch of hedonism, if that’s what it takes to balance you out.

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When on a roll, very little can break the Aries momentum and if ingenuity is needed this week, you’re well equipped for the tasks at hand. But don’t trust others so readily.

Sometimes your genius is left unappreciated, while more dishonest individuals walk away with all the ideas, and the profits. Stay cautious.

Most Virgos want to do something different this week and won’t be afraid to make a stand to prove a point. Surprises at work could be anything from a brilliant opportunity to a major setback. Indeed, you may be faced with quite a dilemma. The question is, are you prepared to make personal sacrifices required for professional progress?

Playing the perpetual peacemaker can sometimes leave you wondering about the myth of give-and-take. This week, your more unrelenting edge works to your benefit.

Some may still choose to openly disagree with your values and ideals, while others simply refuse to accept your ideas. Ignore their jibes and go about your own business.

It’s not a week for jumping to conclusions, or making important judgments. Still, there’s plenty to get on with, and you might even come up with a couple of great ideas. As for putting plans into motion - well, that’s another story.

Right now, you’re more inclined to quietly laze the days away. So unlike you.

Sagittarians love to learn. Many are blessed with high intelligence, but you’re also smart enough to know that you don’t know everything. Unfortunately, someone may try to provoke you this week - so if they want an argument, you’ll happily oblige. But they’ll soon be sorry as you gain the upper hand.

You have an expert eye for quality and opportunity, although this week others may question your direction.

Don’t be dissuaded by their lack of vision.

Perceptive Capricorns can spot a winner that many would underestimate. So turn a silent ear to others’ uninspired warnings and listen to your own instincts.

Find yourself an extra pair of hands, quick smart. You’re probably needed in more than one place right now. Sure, it’s great to feel wanted. But maybe you’re being stretched in too many directions. The week reminds you why very few of us make it to sainthood.

Finances suggest an exciting detour, as does a very close friend.

Many Pisceans feel daunted by the unfamiliar. That’s okay - you just need to know what you’re dealing with. Nobody knows it all, but we all know something.

Sometimes you underestimate your experience, until you meet people totally new to the game. Only then do you realise what a wealth of knowledge you really are.

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Mend it Café Sessions

Where: Beerwah CWA Hall Simpson Sat Street 2 Time: 9am-12noon Info: / QCWABeerwah Bring your clothes back to life with free basic repairs while you enjoy a cuppa and a chat

Crystal Waters Market

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Where: 65 Kilcoy Lane, Conondale Time: 8am-2pm 2 Cost: Free Info: / Crystal Waters Market Farmer’s Market in Eco Village with live music, food, shopping, and playground.

You’ll find delicious local produce, arts and crafts, handmade clothing and lots of other treasures.

Sat

Movie Night on The Green

Where: Club Glass House, Gardner Sat Street, Glass House Mountains 2 Time: from 4.30pm Cost: Family pack $20; 18+ $8.00; 4-17yr $5.00 Info: www.clubglasshouse.com.au /clubglasshouse Enjoy some barefoot bowls with family and friends before grabbing a spot on Movie snack packs and grazing trays the green to enjoy a movie under the available for pre purchase. Raffle, stars. ‘Over The Hedge’ showing at sausage sizzle and drinks available.

6.30pm and ‘CrackerJack’ at 8.00pm.

Maleny Long Lunch

Time: 12noon-6.30pm

Sun Cost: General admission $50; reserve

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Holy Communion St Luke’s Kenilworth Sat 4.30pm St Mary’s Montville Sun 8am St George’s Maleny Sun 9:30am Contemplative Taize St George’s Maleny Sun 6pm (1st/mth) Meditation, Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals Parish Priest: The Rev’d Deborah Bird Ph: (07) 5499 9130 E: maleny@anglicanchurchsq.org.au W: MalenyAnglican.com.au 30

Where: Maleny RSL

Thurs Time: 6.30-9pm

and VIP seating available Info: www.malenylonglunch.com The perfect end to a weekend in the Hinterland, mouth-watering food, delicious wine, icy cold beer and world class entertainment collide for the second Maleny Long Lunch, featuring the talented Rai Thistlethwayte of award winning Aussie band Thirsty Merc, supported by rising Sunny Coast start Taylor Moss.

Glasshouse Country Baptist Church 9am Sunday, 58 Roberts Rd Beerwah All welcome! Enquiries: 5494 6354 Midweek craft, kids and youth programs – see gcbcq.org

Cost: $10 entry Info: / MuzikaMaleny The Glasshouse Musos are excited to announce the new music event, Muzika Maleny, featuring local speakers, poets and musicians. Come along to enjoy different musicians, food and bar for you to enjoy.

Spectacular Orchid Show in Caloundra

Where: The Caloundra Uniting Fri-Sat Church Hall, Cnr Queen and Ulm 8-9 Streets, Caloundra When: Friday 9am-4pm; Saturday 9am-2pm Cost: $3 Adults, $2 groups, children free Come and experience the most beautiful orchids grown on the Sunshine Coast!

The members of the club organising the event, the Sunshine Coast Orchid Society Caloundra Inc have worked tirelessly to ensure their most precious blooms will be ready in April. There will be raffles, sales of orchids, foliage and flowering plants and orchid growing equipment; lunch, morning and afternoon teas will be available as well.

Experts will be on hand to answer your questions regarding growing orchids.

GMAN plant Swap’n’sell

Where: Uniting Park, Bruce Parade Glasshouse Township 9 Time: 8am-12noon Cost: Free Info: /GMANQLD GMAN (Glasshouse Mountains Advancement Network Inc) is hosting a Community Plant Swap’n’Sell.

Bring along your excess plants, seeds or cuttings to exchange with fellow gardening enthusiasts, and meet likeminded people.

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Welcomes you each Saturday at 27 Maleny Street 9:30am - All Age Bible Study Hour (Includes Children and Youth programs)

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Tackle mould immediately MOULD. it’s popping up everywhere at the moment and it’s all thanks to the recent big wet. High temperatures plus near constant rain, add in there the torrential downpour with little chance for our properties to air-dry out results in near perfect conditions for the unsightly fungus to grow.

As the damage bill from recent floods across south-east Queensland and across the border to New South

Wales continues to rise, so too does the amount of insurance claims. It’s important to consider, if you’re lodging a claim with your insurer for damage resulting from mould, to check exactly what your insurance covers – is the mould a direct result of a storm event, or is a maintenance issue?

The visible signs of mould are obvious – and unsightly – but it can also have damaging long-term effects on a

person’s health. So there’s no time to waste to ensure it is safely removed.

Owner/operator of Hale Carpet Cleaning, Brad Hale, says that maintaining a hygienically clean home environment is critical, particularly after recent weather events and urges people to “get on top of mould!”

“After such extreme wet weather events recently, the next concern will be the amount of mould growth that will

be triggered by the wet and heat,” said Brad.

“I would suggest regular cleaning to get on top of any mould issues that may arise before it gets imbedded into surfaces, this includes carpets, lounge suites, upholstery and even tile grout.

“Having a hygienically clean household should be everyone’s goal over the next few months,” Brad encouraged.

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JOHN MCGRATH – WHAT THE BRISBANE OLYMPICS WILL DO FOR HOME VALUES The 2032 Brisbane Olympics might still be 11 years away, but the impact on the property market will be seen much sooner. It will start in about 2025 when a vast range of infrastructure projects will be underway to get the city ready for the big event. A unique aspect to these Olympics is that they won’t be held in one city alone. Rather, Olympic events will be held in three Games zones – Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, as well as regional areas including Toowoomba, Townsville and Cairns. This is fantastic because it means the economic benefits will be spread across many communities (and many local property markets!).

It means scores of suburbs are going to benefit from new infrastructure, new

jobs, better public transport services, new sporting facilities and local road and streetscape upgrades. It’s hard to quantify the direct effect of an Olympics on home values. Sydney had a major property boom after its Olympics but a lot of other factors contributed to that, including a strong economy, a decade of falling interest rates, the new 50% capital gains tax discount and the first ever First Home Owners’ Grant.

However, I can see a number of ways in which this next Olympics will benefit property.

A significant long term economic boost The Queensland Government is aiming to create a 20-year economic boost from the Olympics. Research commissioned

by the Queensland Government predicts the games will deliver $8.1 billion in economic benefits. When an economy does well, there are flow-on effects to property. The simple equation is, higher incomes equal people upgrading homes.

A multitude of infrastructure projects Pretty much all new infrastructure benefits the property market.

Australians love living close to amenities, including sporting facilities like playing courts, public pools and parks as well as world-class stadiums where they can attend NRL and AFL matches and international events.

More efficient public transport CoreLogic says the biggest impact of this Olympics will be improved transport efficiency. This is especially relevant given Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast are three very interconnected economic hubs, with thousands of workers commuting between them every day.

A road trip south from Brisbane to the Gold Coast takes 56 minutes; and a trip the other way up north to the Sunshine Coast takes 82 minutes. Anything that reduces that travel time equates to boosted economic activity and an improved lifestyle for commuters.

Major new housing precincts Another huge benefit to this unique

McGrath CEO & Founder John McGrath tri-zone plan is the need for two major athletes’ villages in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, as well as several satellite villages in other areas. All of them will be converted into new residential and retail precincts post-games.

The Brisbane Olympic Village will be built on 40 hectares of prime waterfront government-owned land in Hamilton. It will comprise 16 medium-rise apartment blocks and retail spaces.

Tens of thousands of new jobs KPMG modelling predicts this Olympics will directly create 91,600 new full time jobs to be filled by workers from all over Australia. Initially, that will mean a spike in rental demand, which will be great for landlords.

Many interstate workers moving to Queensland for long term jobs are likely to eventually buy a property to live in, which will mean boosted demand in the sales market.

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SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY: • Request your emailed copy from fomcaloundra @mcgrath.com.au or call in to collect from the McGrath Coast & Hinterland office located in Caloundra & Beerwah • Include your child’s first name & age. On the back of the page please provide the parent/ guardian’s name & contact number • Submit your entry by emailing it to fomcaloundra@ mcgrath.com.au OR hand in at McGrath Coast & Hinterland office located in Caloundra & Beerwah

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New look Glasshouse Plantation

By Jennifer Kent

IF you’ve been wondering what’s happening up at Glasshouse Plantation, there are some big changes underway which owner Lisa Palu says has been six years in the making.

Having purchased the property over five years ago Lisa and her husband Paul, who are both agriculturalists, have always planned on developing their property for agritourism; shortly after purchasing the property in 2016 the couple opened their doors for visitors to come and experience their working orchard.

Lisa shared that the house has needed a little bit of love over the years - it is over 100 years old after all with renovations having started with restumping the house, their plans are to transform the old house into a café and roastery door; and it’s a new look the owners are thrilled to be sharing.

Lisa and Paul purchased the house in 2016

“Inside the house will be the commercial kitchen and café, which will have seating for 52,” said Lisa. “We’re extending this onto a new covered deck which will seat an additional 36 and is what we’re working on now.

“It will capture the beautiful views across the plantation and the stunning Glass House Mountains.”

Lisa explained that renovations and development to reach their ultimate experience will come to fruition in several stages, with the opening of the café and deck later this year being stage one.

Previous visitors will remember the farm shop, which is being converted into a roastery door.

“Visitors can learn the process of growing and producing coffee including the different styles, including cold brew, cold drip and espresso, as well as different methods for roasting and the process of experimentation,” said Lisa.

“We’ve always wanted to do this, to offer this experience to our visitors and we’re excited to offer a true coffee experience from paddock to cup and everything in between.”

Glasshouse Plantation is currently closed and due to reopen in September this year.

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• Plant sweet peas (it’s not too late), snow peas, sugar snap peas, climbing peas and bush peas. Plant as either seed or seedlings into soil that has had some dolomite added. Maybe try asparagus peas.

• Start to reduce the frequency you mow the lawn and start raising the blade height to allow the grass to keep a reasonable amount of leaf during the cooler months.

• Fertilise your roses, especially if you haven’t done it for a few years.

• It’s time to dig up, divide and replant your hippeastrum and lilium bulbs.

• Bougainvillea cuttings can be taken now and struck in a good propagation mix.

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• Clean up the last of the summer vegetable crops. Use all the pruning, weeds and the remains of summer vegetables that have finished to start a compost heap.

• Most vegetables can go in now especially the brassica family (Asian greens, broccoli, kale and collards, mustard, cabbage).

• Derris Dust cabbage plants and other brassica to deter cabbage moth and butterflies.

• If you didn’t do it after the big rain, you should fertilise the lawn with a complete fertiliser right away.

• Plant evergreen fruit trees, defer planting deciduous fruit trees until July-August.

• Plant new pawpaw trees, apply some boron to existing plants at a rate of 20 grams per tree and spray them with a copper spray if black spot is seen.

IN THE • Carefully cut off side shoots of bromeliads to create new plants. Plant these in the garden or in pots using a well-drained potting mix.

• Things are starting to slow down a little as the day length shortens, so that means cutting back on the feeding of house plants.

• As the sun gets lower, move indoor plants further away from windows and glass doors to prevent them from burning.

• It’s a good time to re-pot potted plants and hanging baskets. Add an organic slow-release fertiliser to the potting mix.

• Fertilise low chill stone fruit with 20 grams of Organic Xtra per sq metre to the drip line of trees. Water needs to taper off now as trees begin to defoliate.

• Spray deciduous fruit trees with Bordeaux mixture and white oil as leaves fall to prevent fungal disease at flowering.

• Garlic can be planted until the end of April - planting after this date reduces the size of the bulbs.

• Pick persimmons when they have reached and held their brightest orange colour but are still firm; soften completely indoors before eating.

• Try not to be tempted by displays in supermarkets of tulips and hyacinths, as they are very unlikely to do well.

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Peachester State School Cross Country This year’s Cross Country was held on March 15. The slight misty rain was not enough to dampen the spirits of the students, everyone cheering each other on for victory, supporting each lap of the course that was run.

The total points tally saw Coochin take the trophy back from Stanley house, who won in 2021.

Congratulations to our age champions: Charlotte, Jack, Ruby, Micah, Shaylee and Darby.

Maleny Golf Club

Contributed by Jenny Oxenham On Sunday March 13, the Maleny Golf Club held a mixed stroke gross for nett golf competition for the juniors of our Club and visitors. First place went to Ionna Muir with a score of 72, runner-up went to Jaxon Smith with 75, third place went to Cooper Fi with a score of 77.

There was a Mixed Irish 4BBB Stableford competition played on Wednesday March 16, with first place going to Lee, Warren and McDonald, Colin and Fairley with a score of 86, runners-up were Smith, Ron and Dickson, Ian and Newsham with a score of 82. 8 and third place going to Nieper, Roly and Nieper, Kerry and Lawrence with a score of 80 on a countback from Waldron, Rod and Seymour Jamie also with a score of 80 On Saturday March 19 a mixed single stableford competition was played with first place going to Heath Gray with a score of 39 on a count-back from Kevin Mattushek, also with 39 points, runner-up went to Eric Hecht with 38 points and third place went to Joel Mohamed with a score of 37 on count-backs of 37 points going to Stephen Burke and Ralph Ding, both also with 37 points.

Now with the weather is improving a lot, please take this opportunity of sunshine and either phone 5499 9960 or go to our website www.malenygolfclub. com and book yourself in for a round or two of golf on our beautiful golf course.

Tuesday 22nd March, 2022: There was a Mixed Single Stableford Competition played with first place going to Simon Lower with 40 points on a count-back from Dan Casey, also with 40 points, runner-up went to Grant Flynn, with 39 points also on a count-back from Merv Schulz, also with 39 points and third place went to Ian Dickson with 38 points on a count-back from Neil Stenhouse with 38 points.

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Stableford with first place going to Pauline Fraley with 41 points, runner-up went to Janice Emmett with 40 points and third place going to Kerry Nieper with 36 points. Nearest to the Pins went to Karen Heading on the twelfth hole and Toni Bishop on the seventeenth hole.

Saturday 26th March, 2022: Maleny Golf Club held the A & B Grade Men’s Monthly Medal Nett Competition with first place going to Gary Wilson with 62 nett, runner-up was James Barnes with 64 nett and third place going to Adam Denmeade with 65 nett. Gross Winner went to Christopher Crabtree with 69 nett on a count-back. Nearest to the Pins went to Tom Bertwistle on the first hole, Ryan Northover on the fifth hole, Garth Bailo on the twelfth hole and Rob Chessell on the seventeenth hole.

C Grade Men’s Monthly Medal results were as follows: First place went to Ian Lee with 70 nett, runner-up went to Neil Stenhouse with 71 nett and third place went to Tom Bertwistle with 73 nett.

Saturday 26th March, 2022: This was a new Challenge Match, daring competition golfers to take their game to new heights, which is open to members and visitors alike, hitting off the Championship Tees. As this competition will be continuing, should you wish to play, please let the Golf Shop know by phoning on 5499 9960.

This was played in conjunction with the Monthly Medal competition with first place going to Gary Wilson with 62 nett, runner-up went to James Barnes with 64 nett and third place going to Adam Denmeade with 65 nett.

Well, it looks like a little more rain this week but maybe just showers, so if you still wish to play a round or two of golf, please phone the Clubhouse on 5499 9960 or go to our website on www.malenygolfclub.com and book yourselves in for a game.

The Range Croquet Club

Contributed by Ken Barker ON SUNDAY March 13, Kath Smith and Stuart Craig (8) beat Helen Andrews and Wallace Roy (4). Helen Uhlmann and Lynette Evans recorded an eight all draw. Meanwhile, a very exciting game of doubles eventuated in which “the girls” (Val Carbery and Sarah Widin), played the “old boys” (Vince Carbery and Ken Barker). Fluctuating fortunes and good play all round required Ken to peg his ball out to squeak ahead on the bell. With a chance to even it up or win Sarah couldn’t make the roquet leaving the result at 20–19 to Vince and Ken. Great game!

On Thursday afternoon, March 17, we had both lawns in play. Sarah took on Ken beating him 18-11. Sally Adams and Val battled Kath and Lynette losing 10-6 to them. Wallace resoundingly beat Helen U 10-3 in what turned out to be a great warm up to the Bray Pennants game on the 19th.

On Friday March 18, we were again joined by our friends from the Caloundra group and a great morning of Golf Croquet was enjoyed on half lawns.

As always, this was a fun and friendly event, enjoyed by everyone.

Saturday March 19 saw the first Bray Pennants match played away at Caloundra. Wallace convincingly beat Carole Atkinson 10-4 and Lynette was also victorious against Kerry Helmrich 12-8. In the doubles game Lynette and Helen U took on Ricki Barrett and Sam Oaten. This was hotly contested with Lynette and Helen ahead for most of the match until Sam made a five-hoop break in the last 20 minutes on the match, a great effort for him in his first

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On Sunday March 20 several of our usual players were unavailable. Donna Manning defeated Val 15-12 while Helen A and Nick Cram were too good for Kath and Vince, winning 11-3.

Our club hosted the division 1 Ricochet regional championships on Wednesday, March 23, won by Mike Bertram (Caloundra) with Bill Habner (Nambour) placing second.

Play days are Thursday and Sunday 2.30pm. Please arrive at 2pm for games to be arranged by 2.30pm. Contact Sarah for other days. Coaching is available on Saturday mornings at 8am.

For details contact club president Sarah Widin on 0417 640 704 (president) or visit www.rangecroquetatmaleny.org.au

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Contributed by Pauline Fraley TENNIS UNDER LIGHTS Friday April 1 starts at 7pm. Cost is $5 members and $8 non-members. BYO drinks and nibbles. For more information contact Pauline 0428 253 070 Whistlers played at Mooloolaba against the Legends. There was a bit of a shower at the beginning, but then we were able to play which was great for us. We had great tennis, as expected, with close games which could have gone either way; we bought a very close win home. Score was 37-32 games, 5-3 sets. Team was Paula Cudmore, Brenda Warner, Aki Lepper and Donna Kuskopf.

The Witta Wanderers team of Obi Wynn and Matthew Debbins played the Palmwood Aces’ Sydney Tomlinson and Tom Parry. Round one: Obi vs Sydney 6–3. Round 2: Matthew vs Tom 6-0. Round three: Matthew and Obi vs Sydney and Tom 6-3. Round four: Obi vs Tom 6-5. Round five: Matthew vs Sydney 6-2. This was the fourth round of the

tournament but the first they were able to play, the rest were rained off!

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Senior’s Parachute Club Yesterday my daughter emailed me again, asking why I didn’t do something useful with my time.

“Like sitting around the pool, drinking wine isn’t a good thing?” I asked.

Talking about my “doing something useful” seems to be her favourite topic of conversation.

She is “only thinking of me,” she said and suggested I go down to the Senior’s Centre and hang out with the fellas.

So, I did and when I got home, decided to play a prank on her. I sent her an email saying that I had joined the Senior’s Parachute Club.

She replied, “Are you nuts? You’re 83-years-old and now you’re going to start jumping out of airplanes?”

I told her that I even had a Membership Card and emailed a copy to her.

Immediately, she telephoned me and yelled, “Good grief, Dad, where are your glasses?

“This is a membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club.”

“Oh man, am I in trouble,” I said, “I signed up for five jumps a week!”

The line went dead.

Life as a Senior Citizen isn’t getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun.

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• Family Dentistry • General Dentistry • Cosmetic Enhancements • Zoom© Teeth Whitening • Veneers • Crown and Bridge • White Fillings

• Children’s Care • Dental Implants • Anti-wrinkle Treatments and Dermal Fillers • Adult Orthodontics Clear Aligners • Dentures and Veterans Affairs

Bulk Billing Medicare Child • Dental Benefit Scheme for Eligible 2-17 yrs

Payment plans available - no interest ever Ph: 5494 0199 72 Simpson Street, Beerwah

www.dentalexcel.com.au

Open Monday to Saturday Early and Late Appointments

Beerwah Denture Clinic 74 Simpson Street, Beerwah

ARE YOUR DENTURES CAUSING TROUBLE? RING Tiah FOR AN OBLIGATION FREE CONSULTATION

Call 5439 0388

FOR ALL OF YOUR DENTURE NEEDS POOR DENTURES MAY CAUSE: • • • •

Lost smile Pain and discomfort Poor chewing efficiency Lost confidence

GOOD DENTURES RESULT IN:

• • • •

Improved Improved Improved Improved

confidence smile comfort appearance

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WIN

30 PACK

UP TO $500 IN FLIGHT CENTRE GIFT CARDS EVERY MINUTE EXCLUSIVE TO

HAHN SUPER DRY 24 X 330ML BOTTLES

4 PACK

19

.99

$

EACH

TRULY HARD SELTZER 4 X 330ML CANS

51.99

$ HAHN SUPER DRY 3.5 30 X 375ML CANS

EACH

PURCHASE A SPECIALLY MARKED 24 OR 30 PACK OF HAHN SUPER DRY AND ENTER ONLINE AT BOTTLEMART.COM.AU

48.99

$

XXXX GOLD 30 X 375ML CANS

EACH

49.99

$

42

$

.99 EACH

COOPERS PALE ALE 24 X 375ML BOTTLES

EACH

1 LITRE

EACH

52.99

$

GORDON’S GIN, BACARDI CARTA BLANCA, BUNDABERG UP RUM, CAPTAIN MORGAN SPICED GOLD, SMIRNOFF RED VODKA OR JOHNNIE WALKER RED LABEL SCOTCH WHISKY 700ML

10 PACK

EACH

EQUATES TO $37.09 PER 700ML

JIM BEAM WHITE LABEL BOURBON 1 LITRE

52.99

$

EACH

WIN

A YETI ROADIE COOLER

SPEND $25 OR MORE ON ANY JIM BEAM PRODUCT AND ENTER ONLINE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN.

TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY. SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.

SUNTORY - 196 DOUBLE LEMON 10 X 330ML CANS

SAVE $5

9.99

$

BYRON BAY PREMIUM LAGER 24 X 355ML BOTTLES

EACH

39.99

EACH

AMONGST THE CLOUDS WINES 750ML

SAVE $7

CATALOGUE OUT NOW

SAVE $8

12.99

$

EACH

HOT PRICE

BONUS

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$

WYNNS BBQ APRON WHEN YOU SPEND $40 OR MORE ON WYNNS 750ML WINES. While stocks last.

WYNNS COONAWARRA WINES (EXCLUDES BLACK LABEL) 750ML

BEERWAH CELLARS - BEERWAH SHOP 11, BEERWAH MARKETPLACE PEACHESTER RD TEL 5494 0477 BEERWAH DRIVE THRU - BEERWAH MAWHINNEY STREET TEL 5494 0555

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49.99

$

$

TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY. SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.

BOTTLEMART.COM.AU

GREAT NORTHERN ORIGINAL 24 X 330ML BOTTLES OR 375ML CANS

EACH

NEW

NEW

30 PACK

47.99

$

.99 EACH

PEPPERJACK WINES (EXCL. GRADED & SPARKLING) 750ML

GLASS HOUSE CELLARS - GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAIN SHOP 5, 9 BRUCE PARADE TEL 5493 0188 MOOLOOLAH CELLARS - MOOLOOLAH SHOP 3, 2 JONES STREET TEL 5494 7320

19.99

$

SAVE $8

EACH

GRANT BURGE PINOT NOIR CHARDONNAY NV, YVES PREMIUM CUVÉE ROBERT OATLEY SIGNATURE SERIES CHARDONNAY OR GRENACHE 750ML

24.99

$

EACH

JANSZ PREMIUM CUVÉE NV 750ML

PALMWOODS CELLARS - PALMWOODS SHOP 5, 18-20 MARGARET STREET TEL 5445 9266 PALMWOODS DRIVE THRU - PALMWOODS 28 MAIN STREET TEL 5445 9003

All specials available from Wednesday 30th March until Tuesday 12th April 2022. Images are for illustrative purposes only.

Specials available only in the state of Queensland. Prices may vary in country and far North Queensland.

Different pack sizes and variants may not be available in all stores. Bottlemart supports the responsible service of alcohol.

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