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FORMER Glass House residents Ros and Kerry Smerdon knew they had to make plenty of sacrifices when they packed up their macadamia farm and moved to the other side of the world to help their sons Adam and Noah chase their motocross dreams. They admit it’s been a bumpy ride to get to this point but they’re now as optimistic as ever with youngest son Noah going toe-to-toe with some of the best young riders in the United States. Today, August 3, Noah will compete in the 125cc B/C and schoolboy sections at the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross otocross Championship (Loretta Lynn’s) at Loretta Lynn’s nn’s ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The race is the biggest gest of the year on the amateur motocross calendar, with riders having to first make it through gh area qualifiers and regionals to make it to the final 42. Ros said it had been en quite the journey up to this point. oint. “Both Kerry and I are very proud of Noah and all ll he has achieved to date,” she he said. “The last four yearss have not been easy with plenty of bumps in the road, but he has kept on Noah in action going.

“Noah won three Australian Junior Motocross Championships and it would be amazing to see him bring home Loretta Lynn’s championship, the most coveted amateur title in the USA.” The Smerdons have certainly had to deal with their fair share of injuries along the way, with Noah suffering a broken wrist in 2020 and a traumatic brain injury in 2019. His older brother Adam, who raced in America until the start of this year, also suffered a number of serious injuries su tthat eventually forced him to give up tthe sport competitively. Despite these experiences, Noah still wants to make a career in motocross wa and Ros said he had the family’s full support. sup “His dedication is second to none,” Ros said. R Noah will move up to 250cc after tthe Loretta Lynn championships. He will race at tthe Amateur National Day, with his 250cc at the Pro Motocross round at first race in 250c Raceway in Indiana. Ironman Racewa “His intention is to race the 250B class through to 2022, move to the A class for the Loretta Lynn’s in 20 following year and turn pro following Loretta Lynn’s in August 2023, when he will be 18 years old,” Ros said.

Sporting success isn’t anything new for the family. Noah’s aunt and biggest fan Ally is preparing to represent the Sunshine Coast and Burnett District Ladies Golf Club at the Meg Nunn Salver Queensland golf tournament in September. Ally’s dad Alan has also been recognised as a life member of the BeeGees and the Sunshine Coast Football Association. Although sport is at the centre of the Smerdon’s life, they certainly do miss home. “Our eldest son Will stayed in Australia when we moved and is working and going to university,” Ros said. “It has been hard to not be able to see Will as often as we would like and not to be part of his daily life. “It has been diﬀicult for all of us to leave family and friends and start again in a new country. We have started a business in the USA and that in itself has been a challenge,” Ros said. “We look forward to when we can see our family and friends again and look forward to coming back for a proper Christmas where it’s summer instead of winter and we can go to the beach and eat prawns and mangoes!”

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Why $6 million lights at the zoo? IN response to the recent GC&M News online news story about an extra $6 million allocated for traffic lights at the entrance to Australia Zoo, some locals questioned the decision. A TMR spokesperson told GC&M News that Transport and Main Roads (TMR) had requested funding for signals to improve safety at the Steve Irwin Way and Fraser Road intersection due to its high crash history. “Since 2017, TMR has undertaken investigations into crash history, traffic volumes and the road environment to confirm this intersection requires safety treatments and to determine an appropriate design,” the spokesperson said. The accident history at the intersection appears to be a significant factor in the decision. “There were six crashes at the intersection between 2013 and 2020,” the spokesperson said. “In addition to a fatality in 2017, there were also crashes that involved hospitalisation and medical treatment. “Steve Irwin Way is a busy road used by an average of 11,500 vehicles daily and there can be limited opportunities and insufficient gaps to make safe turns. “The Fraser Road intersection has a high turning volume and a higher concentration of tourist traffic. “Signals will reduce the crash risk by controlling turning movements and will also assist to manage traffic flow during peak periods.” TMR submitted a proposal for the new traffic lights to the jointly funded Australian Road Safety Program, resulting in the Steve Irwin Way safety improvement project funding jumping from $18 million to $24 million in total.

Council doubles down on noise in dog kennel proposal IN a battle between acoustic experts over the likely noise levels created by the controversial dog breeding and kennel proposal between Amigh Road and Steve Irwin Way in Landsborough, Sunshine Coast Council has again expressed its concerns about the development being able to meet acceptable community noise standards. In a letter responding to an independent noise analysis commissioned by the council, the original acoustics expert engaged by the planning consultants working on the Diamond Valley Kennels Pty Ltd application disagreed entirely with the independent expert’s conclusions that the application was unsuitable and not approvable. However, in an apparent acknowledgement of a possible issue with excessive noise, the developers appear to have reduced the scale of the dog kennel component. Updated design plans have been submitted indicating that the kennels would be reduced from the original 200 boarding dogs to 48. No reduction is indicated in the scale of the dog breeding component. As well, 2.5m acoustic barriers are proposed to be built around both facilities. However, council’s development planner Jeﬀ Dodd wasn’t swayed, stating that even with these changes “it has not been demonstrated that the development

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along to the classic children’s tune ‘Secret Agent Magpie’. The brainchild of former Glass House Mountains State School music teacher Ian Ross Williams, the song has now been revamped and the remixed version premiered on YouTube late last month. Ian said he now had his sights set on ‘Baby Shark’, YouTube’s current most popular children’s song with more than nine billion views. “I believe that musically and visually ‘Secret Agent Magpie’ (remix) is a better children’s song and a far superior production than ‘Baby Shark’,” he said. “I am under no illusions about actually making money out of this but I do want my songs to reach a wider global audience.” The original idea for ‘Secret Agent Magpie’ came to Ian in 1997, composing the tune within just two weeks of moving to the region. Ian and his children often made jokes about magpie secret agents spying on them in the caravan park where they were staying while waiting to be resettled. “Returning to the caravan park after a day’s househunting, we’d often catch a sight of a magpie or two walking about in the van park grounds but then they’d surreptitiously disappear behind a tree or somewhere,” he said. Ian taught in plenty of Sunshine Coast primary schools over the past 20 years, with the original ‘Secret Agent Magpie’ gaining traction not only in the classroom but on YouTube as well. Now retired from teaching, Ian decided to team up with local maestro and GC&M News columnist Dr Michael Whiticker and animation wizard Grant Harding

Former primary school teacher and ‘Secret Agent Magpie’ creator Ian Ross Williams to bring a visual artist’s fresh eyes to his most popular song. “I decided to use more commercial instrumentation, added an up-tempo shuffle-dance riff, new sound effects, including spy talk voice-overs, as well as tweaking a few lyrics,” he said. “Importantly, I was lucky enough to be able to employ the services of Grant Harding, from Channel 9, to do the animation.” However, one thing is for sure, if Ian wants his songs to reach the heights of ‘Baby Shark’, he’s certainly got a few views to go. You can play your part by checking out the remixed version at https://youtu.be/iE999P66NDA

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Infrastructure upgrades for Olympic Games By Jack Waters LOCALS can look forward to a decade of infrastructure upgrades on the Sunshine Coast spurred on by the recent news that Brisbane and South East Queensland will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The big announcement has drawn comments from our elected representatives and Sunshine Coast Council, who all agree our region will be in a prime position to host a range of events but only after some big infrastructure upgrades. Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace said upgrading roads and railways was a number one priority. “There is now added pressure to complete the three lanes of the Bruce Highway all the way from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast as well as a new Kawana Motorway, which will run from Bells Creek arterial road through to Kawana,” Mr Wallace said. “I’ll also be continuing to push for heavy rail to run from Beerwah right to the coast. “Ten years is not a long time for a project of this size so getting this under way is critical,” he said. State Member for Glass House Andrew Powell said the region needed better east-west public transport solutions.

“We need to ensure we have duplicated heavy rail all the way from Brisbane to Maroochydore and, ideally, Nambour,” Mr Powell said. “Steve Irwin Way and the Bruce Highway western alternative, through Beerburrum, Wamuran, Caboolture West and down to Brisbane, need to be upgraded and built. “And to leave a lasting legacy, the cycling Velothon Sunshine Coast routes, roads like Landsborough-Maleny, Maleny-Montville and Maleny-Kenilworth need to be widened and made far safer.” The games are expected to inject up to $8.1 billion into the SE Queensland economy and the Sunshine Coast region will reap some of those beneﬁts. Member for Caloundra Jason Hunt said the tourism and economic boost would be huge, and there would be added incentives for younger athletes to pursue their chosen sports. “The opportunity we have is an 11-year run up to maximise the tourism, sporting, cultural, educational and business opportunities for the Sunshine Coast,” Mr Hunt said. “The Olympic announcement will create excitement and anticipation towards 2032 and is the perfect time to inspire kids into sport and invest in more emerging athlete pathways.

Olympic annoucement celebrations at Kings Beach “That’s why we’ve just announced another 50,000 FairPlay vouchers to help families with the cost of sport to see more kids get active.” So, what events can we expect to see on the Sunshine Coast? Sunshine Coast Council has highlighted four venues in the region that oﬀer opportunities to host a range of events: - The Kawana precinct, including Sunshine Coast Stadium for football preliminaries and the Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports Centre for basketball preliminaries - Alexandra Headland as the staging area for road-based events including cycling, the marathon and walking races, as well as Paralympic cycling and marathons, and the kiteboarding (sailing) competition - Sunshine Coast Mountain Bike Centre at Parklands for the mountain bike competition - The new Maroochydore city centre to host the Sunshine Coast Olympic Village

Although there seems to be plenty of planning and preparation work ahead, it’s important to remember what we already have. Sunshine Coast Council deputy mayor Cr Rick Baberowski said that although the region wasn’t ready to host the games yet, it was in a very good place. “Our fundamentals are excellent,” Cr Baberowski said. “We have our values and partnerships in place, we have a great climate, distinctive geography and remarkable environment to oﬀer. And we have the required infrastructure planning in place as developed through the bid process. “Beyond these mostly pragmatic considerations, we can leverage oﬀ the remarkable spirit of our community of communities. “We’re a pretty savvy, optimistic bunch and I believe we will all do what we can to deliver an awesome experience before, during and even after the games,” Cr Baberowski said.

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OVER the past 12 months, our Glasshouse Country Chamber has been actively advocating and promoting the growth of agritourism in our region. Thanks to our dedicated committee members, we have been able to host a series of agritourism meetings and workshops with key stakeholders, including local farmers, tourism operators and businesses, to raise the profile of our stunning Glasshouse Country and its fine produce. Our focus includes establishing a Glasshouse Country farm and food trail, which we are hoping to run in the new year, and working to create a manual to assist keen growers to become farm gate ready. We are also working towards making a submission to the upcoming Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme about changes that will hopefully assist in making applications for our rural areas more user friendly, cost effective and advantageous for our region. Our most recent event took place at Bankfoot House where we had three guest speakers – Karen Martin from Yanalla Farms, Andrew Eaves-

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Joel Weyman and Kat Thompson from Maleny Hotel and Val France from Speak Up Now (centre) with the coasters The Speak Up Now group is a collaboration between the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, the Rotary Club of Maleny and Zonta Blackall Range. The group’s aim is to reduce the number of domestic and family violence incidents within the community by raising awareness of what individuals can do to help children, women and men to live a life free of violence and abuse. A group spokesperson said they were grateful to be working with the Maleny Hotel and hoped other businesses and groups in the community would also take steps to call out disrespect and abuse and point victims in the right direction to get help. www.facebook.com/SpeakUpNowEndFamily ViolenceMalenyandBlackallRange

THE development application to build a surﬁng wave pool and tourism facility at the Bruce Highway end of Johnston Road in Glass House Mountains last week took a step closer to becoming a reality. A public notice has been published in this edition of GC&M News to let everyone know the community submission phase has begun before Sunshine Coast Council assesses the application and gives it the thumbs up or thumbs down.

This stage of the application process gives locals the chance to share their comments, support or objections with the council. Submissions must be made in the proper form found on the council’s development web portal at https://cutt.ly/XQuXQKP Don’t delay as submissions must be lodged by August 25. To read about the development go to https://developmenti.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and search for MCU20/0381. See ad page 50.

Exciting new look for passionate local sales team IF you have driven down Simpson Street, Beerwah in the past few days you might have noticed the eye-catching new branding of Clarke & Co, real estate executives. Headed by the eﬀervescent local real estate dynamo Dan Clarke, this exciting new business takes over from the oﬀices that previously housed First National Real Estate Beerwah. Dan said the new look real estate business had joined forces with Eview group, Australia’s key network of independent real estate agents to boost operational support and capacity, and to bring a new tech savvy element to the business. Although the business had a bold new look, Dan was pleased that the sales and support team was still the same, and excited that the team could bring energy and passion into a new era of real estate service and accessibility. Dan said by collaborating with the Eview Group he was able to access excellent operational support and tech savvy solutions that allowed for a greater level of service. This gave the team the ability to focus on what

they were passionate about, which was engaging with and supporting the local community. “Our rebranding represents a modernisation of the old model of business and brings the whole team into a new era. We’ve got incredible support from the Eview network that includes increased IT, online and social media capability, as well as access to direct relationships with agents in the southern market,” Dan said. The striking new colour scheme for Clarke & Co, real estate executives was a careful decision orchestrated by Dan who wanted to make sure the new brand really stood out! “I’m a marketer at my core, so the idea with the bold new colouring was to really capture attention and to provide a point of diﬀerence,” Dan said. The agency will service the Glasshouse Country region from Beerburrum to Mooloolah, Peachester to Maleny. To ﬁnd out more call 5494 6444 or contact Dan on 0457 026 693. 68 Simpson Street, Beerwah. See ad page 19.

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MALENY Rural Fire Brigade (RFB) hopes to take delivery of a new trailer, pump and inflatable water reservoir as a result of a $5,000 donation from Maleny Singers. First officer Scott Perrie said community support made a huge difference to the brigade. “We don’t get lots of high-profile fires around Maleny but many people don’t realise that our firefighters travel far and wide to help out other brigades fight big fires,” Scott said. “Our trucks will only store 2,000 litres of water but the inflatable reservoir reservo will

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allow us to store 16,000 litres. The extra storage is crucial when you have a big ﬁre.” Maleny Singers president Ian McMaster said the group was really pleased with the outcome of the season’s charity performances. “We planned to support the RFB last year after those huge summer ﬁres. However, COVID shut down our 2020 season,” Ian said. “We are just so pleased we were able to make it work under the constraints this year.”

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DES Donnan’s remarkable restoration of his 1923 Fiat has become well known to vintage car enthusiasts on the Blackall Range. Now visitors to the upcoming Kevin Howell Open Day will have an opportunity to review progress on this extraordinary endeavour. The almost completed Fiat, rescued from a paddock as little more than a pile of rust, will be a feature of the Show ‘n Shine display of classic cars and motorcycles at the Pioneer Village, Bryce Lane, Maleny on Saturday, August 28. Vintage vehicles won’t be the only feature as the Maleny Historical Society, the Maleny Men’s Shed and the Blackall Range Horseless Carriage Club combine

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forces again to open the village’s three historic houses and contents, including the remarkable Glenferna doll collection. There will also be a market for handmade craft items, displays of bygone artefacts and machinery, demonstrations of blacksmithing, woodchopping and whip cracking, and much more. The day is dedicated to the late president of the Maleny Historical Society, Kevin Howell, who was also an active member of both the other organisations on the site. Entry will be by donation, with proceeds to local charities. Parking will be available on site.

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MAPLE Street Co-op and Maleny Forums hosted an informal evening recently to ﬁnd out what is happening around Maleny to reduce waste. Individuals, community organisations, schools and businesses shared how they already avoid waste, reduce, reuse, recycle and repair. The intention of the get-together was to take waste reduction to the next level with the help of a few key people. “Many people in the area are doing great things for recycling but as is normal, there is a lack of joined-up thinking,” Barry Smith from Maleny Forums said. He said the night was “about sharing what we are doing and then taking some action to do even better”. The meeting was attended by Cr Winston Johnston and Sunshine Coast waste team members Craig Wilson and Sandi Johnston who provided a short overview on what is being done in the region, with a large focus being on reducing the amount of garden waste and kitchen scraps going into the red (standard waste) bin. Three simple things they suggested that all residents could do to help make a diﬀerence were: 1. Rinse out containers before putting in yellow recycle bins – they’re still sorted by hand at the depot. 2. Think about downsizing your bin and using a green waste bin – nearly half

A PLAQUE to mark the official opening of the new Peachester Fire Station was unveiled on Saturday, July 24, by Fire and Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) commissioner Greg Leach and Peachester Rural Fire Brigade’s first officer Kevin Wrayford. A number of other dignitaries were in attendance, including QFES deputy commissioner Mike Wassing, assistant commissioners John Bolger and Gary McCormack, chief superintendent Tony Johnstone, area director Matthew Inwood and many other QFES personnel and brigade members. however, the overall number of invited guests was lower due to COVID restrictions. An open day is planned for the community to inspect the facilities and equipment on Saturday, August 7 from 10am-3pm. The well-appointed station, located

of waste bin contents are biodegradable food scraps and garden clippings. 3. Think about whether you need to buy an item – avoid creating waste. Passioned discussion highlighted what was already done locally, including the local Fix It Café in the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, the 10c container recycling on Wednesday mornings at the IGA carpark and the Witta Transfer Station shop that operated on Saturdays. The group brainstormed what could happen next, with key themes being the need for action over discussion, more community education, ﬁnding out facts so the group could track progress, advocacy to government and packaging producers, and community projects. The community project ideas were inspired by Yandina Community Garden, Transition Towns, War on Waste in Glasshouse, Responsible Cafes and the plastic recycling and biogas generation initiative nationally. The forum generated so much enthusiasm that a group of 16 people committed to putting projects into action. The Maple Street Co-op has oﬀered to be a clearing house for information on local recycling points. The group welcomes anyone to join them at the next working group meeting. If you are keen to roll up your sleeves and make things happen, contact Fi on 0416 057 702.

at 1136 Peachester Road, is near the Stanley River, which provides a constant firefighting water source even in drought. This is essential as Peachester has no town water supply. The station has been designed for the future with capacity for three medium attack fire trucks, an office, training room and rapid water refill capability making it a strategic asset for firefighting in the area. The brigade management committee thanked the community for its support over the six years it took to finalise the construction. Building costs were minimised with the support of local businesses. Community members are encouraged to bring the family to the open day. There will be a sausage sizzle and drinks available. Queensland Health COVID safe practices will apply.

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NOW in its 16th year, the annual Lions Club of Maleny Blackall Range Welcome to Maleny Dinner has a new home and format. This year the event will be Welcome to Maleny Meet and Greet, which will be held on Saturday afternoon, September 11, at the Maleny Sports Precinct. Each year the event caters for up to 200 guests with more than half being newcomers to the district. It is a great opportunity for newcomers to mingle with local people and businesses, and learn more about the community they have chosen to call home and meet new friends. The 18+ event will feature a delicious afternoon snack from The Orangery Maleny and Lions will run a bar service. It will include guest speakers from local community groups, talking about the things they do and the support they give to the community.

There will also be a raﬀle with ﬁrst prize a landscape photograph by photographer Ben Messina. There will also be lucky door prizes and a sponsor’s magazine to take home. Barung Landcare provides a native plant for guests to take home, plus there will be displays and information provided by local community groups. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased online at www.ticketebo.com.au/ malenyblackallrangelions Those who can’t buy tickets online can call Nicole on 0404 232 770. The Maleny Blackall Range Lions would like to thank Maleny Supa IGA, Queensland Country Bank and Brant & Bernhardt Property, and all other sponsors that make the event such a success. For further information call Nicole Hilton 0404 232 770 or John te Kloot on 0428 600 838.

THE Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has started sending out instructions on how to complete this year’s Census to more than 10 million Australian households. The Census is due to be held on Tuesday, August 10. About 85 per cent of all households in Australia will receive a letter explaining how to complete the Census online or how to order a paper form. Some households will receive a paper form and a reply-paid envelope for its return to the ABS. There are instructions on the paper form for those who prefer to complete it online. Andrew Henderson, the ABS Census executive director and national spokesperson, asked everyone to check their letterboxes. “We’re encouraging people to complete their Census as soon as they receive their instructions if they know where they will be on Tuesday, August 10,” Mr Henderson said. “This means you don’t have to wait and complete it on a single night. We know this ﬂexibility will make it more convenient for people to complete. “People will be able to complete the Census online, on their mobile device or on paper. We’re also making it as easy as possible for everyone to participate

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Goannas win inaugural Reconciliation Cup COVID vaccinations available locally THE Sunshine Coast Goannas celebrated a comfortable victory in the inaugural Reconciliation Cup, held on July 19, after downing the Select Sunshine Coast XI 4-0. The recognition and celebration of local Indigenous culture was at the heart of the afternoon, with the Goanna players performing a traditional dance before kick-oﬀ in front of a packed Ballinger Park. It was a big win for the Goannas, with the Select Sunshine Coast XI made up of the some of the best players in the region. Goannas founder and president Wayne Alberts said it was an evening the

players, coaching staﬀ and committee would remember for a long time. “The players are always proud to play and represent their own people,” Wayne said. “The mob is very important for our boys and to be able to play in the Reconciliation Cup means a lot to them. “I’d also like to say a big thank you to the Buderim Wanderers and the Goannas committee for all the work they put in.” Wayne said the Reconciliation Cup would now be an annual event. A didgeridoo and smoking ceremony was held in the dressing sheds after the game to celebrate the Goannas’ victory. Tanimara Hussey-Smith leading his team through their pre-game indigenous dance

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FROM Monday, August 9 the Landsborough Chemist and Mooloolah Pharmacy will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone aged over 18 years. Ruth Zerner from Mooloolah Valley Guardian Pharmacy said she was excited to now be offering residents the opportunity to be vaccinated locally against COVID-19. “We are happy to take bookings online via our Guardian pharmacy site, by phone or in person,” Ruth said. “If anyone in the community wants to know more about the vaccine or discuss their options, we are always happy to have a chat and assist.” Sean Fitzpatrick from Landsborough Chemist said the process to get vaccinated was easy and straightforward. You can book online via the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccination website, or directly via the pharmacies’ websites. “Alternatively, you can phone the pharmacies directly to make a booking or drop by to chat to staff if you wish to find out more and make a booking in person,” Mr Fitzpatrick said. “At Landsborough Chemist bookings are essential and we ask that people allow at least one day, 24 hours between making the booking and arriving for their first dose, to ensure we have

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Nettie and Ian Hamilton from the Sunshine Coast Choral Society THE Sunshine Coast Choral Society will perform Purcell’s magniﬁcent baroque opera ‘Dido and Aeneas’ later this month. GC&M News caught up with Maleny local Nettie Hamilton and husband Ian, who are both members of the choir, to ﬁnd out more about them and the choir.

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Q: Tell us about yourselves and how long you’ve been with this choir? We are retired now. We ﬁrst met in 1995 at the Findhorn Foundation, a spiritual and ecological community based in Scotland. We have lived in Maleny for the past three years, before that we spent seven years in Scotland and before that, we had nine years in Mapleton. Ian has had a long association with the Sunshine Coast Choral Society that started in 2003 and I did one season before we left for Scotland, before re-joining again last year. We have both travelled and performed internationally with our singing over the years. I’ve belonged to a 100-women choir in Scotland and enjoyed amazing experiences performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and Ian has previously belonged to the Edinburgh Choral Union and the South Wales Male Voice Choir. Q: Tell us about the choir and what you enjoy most about being a part of it? We have 60 members and it is a friendly group with a wonderful choice of music to perform. Our musical director and conductor Adrian King has been with us since 2007 and he is brilliant. He has a lovely ﬂow and while he is very committed to excellence, he brings a wonderful sense of humour to our rehearsals and has a lovely down-to-earth nature that contributes a nice feel to the choir. We meet once a week and our choristers range in age from people in their 30s to 70s.

Q: How does it feel to be performing an opera written in the late 1600s? Why is the music still so powerful today? It feels amazing! It’s a very emotive opera with stirring music and passionate arias – it’s never dull! It is a monumental baroque composition and one of England’s foremost operatic works. It is humbling to be part of a great choir performing this work over 300 years after it was ﬁrst performed. The music is extremely powerful and the opera recounts the life of Dido, Queen of Carthage, her love for Trojan hero Aeneas and her despair when he abandons her – so not that removed from modern love stories with intrigue, joy, manipulation and drama. Tragic love stories always touch people’s hearts and resonate deeply regardless of when they were written. Q: What do you think audiences will enjoy about the experience? It will be a delightful afternoon with our 60-piece choir backed by the Sunshine Coast Chamber Strings, both conducted by Adrian King. I think the audience will be pleasantly surprised by the exuberance of the music and the real sense of being part of something so ﬁne and uplifting. The Sunshine Coast Choral Society and the Sunshine Coast Chamber Strings will perform Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’ at 2pm on Sunday, August 29 at the Gregson & Weight memorial chapel, 159 Wises Road, Buderim. Afternoon tea will be provided. Tickets cost $30 and $25 concession. For bookings call Yvonne on 0431 550 713. www.suncoastchoral.org.au

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Horizon Festival set to ignite multi-arts celebration By Sonia Isaacs Clark THE fabulous Horizon Festival, the Sunshine Coast’s annual contemporary multi-arts celebration, is back for 2021. With an immersive and inspiring festival program showcasing the cultural vibrancy of our region, this exciting arts extravaganza runs over 10 days and nights from Friday, August 27 to Sunday, September 5. Featuring a wealth of artistically diverse and transformative experiences at various locations across the Sunshine Coast, the festival program is packed with a mix of free and ticketed events that aim to engage the community, offer a platform for our arts sector and showcase exciting cultural experiences and performances that highlight the talent of home-grown and global artists. The 10-day program is a true celebration of creativity with music, theatre, dance, spoken word and ideas, visual arts, film and creative workshops, as well as a Horizon Kids program and Wonderland Spiegeltent, which will be located at Cotton Tree Park hosting world class cabaret, circus and comedy. The great news is that several of the most acclaimed 2021 festival events are being held right here in the hinterland, providing a wonderful opportunity for local community participation, business and tourism. Songs of Gaia will be performed in the grounds of Bankfoot House on Saturday, August 28 at 5.30pm. It will feature the world premiere performance of Ensemble Beyond Borders, a group of musicians exploring new ways of creating music that reflects the rich cultural diversity of Australia. Set against the stunning backdrop of Mount Tibrogargan, this unique and poignant cross-cultural

music performance will be performed at sunset to provide a stunning outdoor concert that celebrates both the rich cultural diversity of our people and the majesty of Gaia (Mother Earth). Ensemble Beyond Borders features renowned musicians Linsey Pollak, Airileke Ingram, Bukhchuluun Ganburged, Lizzie O’Keefe, Lyndon Davis, Nadia Sunde, Tenzin Choegyal and Tunji Beier. The twilight performance will incorporate the musical cultures of Australia’s Frist Nations peoples, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Tibet, South India and Macedonia. This not-to-be-missed experience will be followed by conversations with the artists, shining a light on the complexity of intercultural performance, hosted by Horizon Festival artistic director Lynne Bradley and curator of First Nations programming, Lydia Fairhill. Tickets are available online via the festival site for $35$25 concession, plus a booking fee. Other events on the hinterland include Country is Calling curated by Jason Murphy. This free visual art exhibition will be held on Sunday, August 29 at the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Gallery from 10am3pm.The exhibition celebrates the work and stories of the Jinibara people, traditional custodians of the mountains, valleys and hinterlands of the Sunshine Coast, and explores the intricate connection between people and place. Mimburi Ninyangurra, presented by Mimburi Dreaming, is a series of sculptural installations that will be displayed on the lawns of Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve from Sunday, August 29 to Sunday, September 5. On Thursday, September 2 from 5.30pm the Maleny Community Centre will host Here, Today: First Nations

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SHARE your favourite photos of summers past by entering the Sunshine Coast Council’s 2022 Heritage Calendar photo competition. The competition is open from July 26 to August 16. Entry is free and winning photos will be included in the calendar. The 2022 calendar theme – the great outdoors … celebrating fun days of sun and adventure – will showcase a mix of images from camping out in the hinterland, to hiking, spending lazy days at the beach, a drive in the country or perhaps ﬂying high above our beautiful region. Community portfolio councillor Rick

Baberowski said the annual heritage calendar provided a perfect opportunity to showcase those curious aspects of our region’s history, often hidden in personal photo collections. The winning photos will feature in the calendar along with photographer credits. Winning contributors will receive a canvas print of their winning entry, ﬁve copies of the 2022 calendar to share with family and friends, and an invitation to the calendar launch celebration. Entries close at 5pm on Monday, August 16. Visit https://heritage.sunshinecoast. qld.gov.au for details and conditions.

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Vale Bryan Harris, the ‘Mayor of Mooloolah’ By his mate, Alan Below MOOLOOLAH recently lost one of its most colourful characters – 61-year-old Bryan Harris, aﬀectionately known as the Mayor of Mooloolah – following a stoic battle with cancer. Bryan was fortunate to live his entire life in Diamond Valley, attending Mooloolah Primary School, which entailed a 5km walk, accompanied by his brother Peter, at a time when most of the road was rough gravel and unsealed. By today’s standards, a young Bryan would be considered a bush kid. The family home was at the end of the road (now called Harris Road), nestled in a towering gum tree forest that gave way to subtropical rainforest. Bryan and his mates would take long bush walks up the creek, often toting a .22 riﬂe, exploring the forest and

learning the intricacies of nature as they went. Sometimes, parents Bill and Joan would accompany them. Both parents had been bush kids and had a wealth of knowledge to pass on to their oﬀspring. Bryan was intelligent, loquacious and gregarious. This meant that if you bumped into him in the street, you had better be ready for a long discussion or debate about something, be it politics, the state of the nation, the evils of red meat, Panama disease, or even aliens and crop circles! The fact that he took time to converse with anyone endeared him to many and Bryan was well known by hundreds. It has been stated by lots of people that “Bryan was the ﬁrst local to talk to us when we were new to town”.

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Bryan in the heart of Diamond Valley in April He gave freely of his time to assist those in need and was a jack-of-alltrades. Any community with a Bryan Harris is a lucky community! Bryan’s gift was that his empathy for others spanned the generations and he brought out the best in people. Whether you were young or old, hippie or establishment, a newbie or a longtime resident; Bryan had time for you. If you asked him for help in any way and it was in his power to do so, he would turn up and help get the job done.

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Great day out MEMBERS of the Glasshouse Country Senior Citizens Club recently went on a magical mystery tour with Mystic Mountains Tours – destination unknown. The members joined the luxury coach at various towns before heading off on a mystery tour, initially going north on a scenic route and finally alighting at the Ginger Factory Yandina for morning tea and to explore the offerings available there. Publicity officer Janette Barnes said the group also did their bit for the economy and tourist industry. “Trundling back on the coach, we continued a delightful drive through the hinterland, eventually arriving at Kenilworth for lunch at the Kenilworth Hotel,” Janette said. The Kenilworth Dairies provided a great opportunity for an ice cream or yoghurt for dessert. The seniors also enjoyed fun quizzes during the outing and winning prizes. The return trip was picturesque, travelling through the Conondale, Witta and Maleny areas on the way home. “Many thanks to our chauffeur Andrew and Mystic Mountains Tours for a very enjoyable and much needed day out,” Janette said.

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Probus has another great month THE Glass House Mountains Probus Club was saddened this month by the death of long-term member Ella Daniells, who joined the group in 2004. Ella was encouraged to join by her neighbours and in no time became a great contributor and a friend to all. On a happy note, both the club’s recent activities – lunch at the Banana Benders and an outing to Fort Lytton to learn some of Queensland’s early history – were great successes. The group had a perfect winter day for the trip to Brisbane with a great guide for the enthusiastic group to make it a memorable visit. The comfortable bus journey also included a stop at Wynnum’s beachside for a great ﬁsh lunch. The club meets on the second Wednesday of each month and there is space for new members. Any active retirees who would like to share the fun, frivolity and friendship of the Glass House Mountains Probus Club can contact Norma on 5439 0446.

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Contributed by Janet Kitchin THE ladies celebrated Christmas in July at their meeting at the Glasshouse Country RSL with a fun day, Christmas games and a lovely festive lunch provided by the RSL, who went all out for the occasion. Our next outing will be on Wednesday, August 4 when we will meet at Mary Cairncross Reserve at 10am for morning tea at the Mountain View Café followed by a walk in the reserve for those wanting to join in.

Our club raises funds for The Smith Family and the Learning for Life Program. Any ladies who are interested in coming along to one of our events, or would like to join our club, should contact Jill on 0417 793 708 or Janet on 0448 845 303. You can also visit our website on www.view.org.au or Facebook – www.facebook.com/glasshousecountryviewclub

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IF you are a Peachester local, you may have noticed something special happening at the playgroup shed. It has recently undergone quite a transformation thanks to some amazing locals and everyone is invited to see it up close. Peachester Playgroup will hold an open day on Tuesday, August 10 from 9-11am, with lucky door prizes, a scavenger hunt and some fun activities for all ages. Come and ﬁnd out what the playgroup is all about, plant a seedling and meet some awesome people.

ROBOCOAST came to Beerwah State School recently with several other schools from the coast attending. Robocoast is a hub of schools from the Sunshine Coast and the University of the Sunshine Coast promoting robotics and coding through immersion and training days, support and competitions such as RoboRAVE. Students from the Beerwah State School robotics club had an exciting day of coding to control their robots to navigate a circuit and also to track and

Everyone is welcome, with families from Bellthorpe to Beerwah part of the playgroup. Peachester Playgroup thanked the amazing locals who helped with the shed transformation – Member for Glass House Andrew Powell for providing new shade sails, Byron at Pronto Plumbing and Justin at Scorpion Sheds for donating new guttering and installing it, and Nev from Nev’s Property Maintenance for oﬀering a great rate to pressure clean ed until it sparkled. the shed

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Australia’s King of Rockabilly! Free plants - swap ‘til you drop A gathering for reflection GLASS House Mountains Neighbourhood Centre will have guest speaker Ian B Macleod sharing insights into his remarkable life as an entertainer and novelist at the next community morning tea on Tuesday, August 10. Dubbed Australia’s King of Rockabilly, Ian has been entertaining audiences for decades. Starting his career with a regular spot on Johnny O’Keefe’s TV show in the 1960s, Ian has gone on to enjoy a busy and varied life as a musician and entertainer. With regular performances with his backing band, the Rockabilly Cowboys, he also extends his creative talent to writing. An accomplished novelist, Ian is the current president of the Beerwah Writers Group. Whether it is belting out ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, talking of his life experiences or discussing his latest science fiction novel, Ian promises to be an entertaining speaker. All welcome from 10am-12noon and a gold donation is appreciated. Light refreshments will be served. Bookings 5438 7000 or admin@ghmnc.com

IF you are a garden lover who enjoys an opportunity to share both your love of gardening and your plants with fellow enthusiasts, then you won’t want to miss the Glasshouse Mountains Advancement Network (GMAN) free community plant swap meet at the Glass House Neighbourhood Centre carpark at 8.30am on Saturday, August 7. As well as plants you can also bring along seeds, seedlings or excess produce from your garden. Please note that plant containers need to be clean, plants labelled and, if possible, growing care details provided. Vanda from the Koala Action will attend with information about their koala rescue program. No bookings are required. If you have a folding table to put your plants on that would help. GMAN is a volunteer community group dedicated to enhancing the local environment and public facilities.

COMMUNITY members are invited to attend a reflective morning gathering at the Heart Spaced Grief Garden in Maleny on Saturday, August 8, as part of National Dying to Know Day. Hosted by local group Tying Up Loose Ends (TULE), attendees are invited to meet and sign in at the back gardens of the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre at 10am. There will be a Welcome to Country with stories from Aunty Bev Hand, music from Threshold Choir, Ninindi and Ian Draaisma, poetry by Tony Green accompanied by Persian instrumentalist Ben Kashi, and a special reflection ceremony that will conclude at midday. All are welcome to come and share a special and poignant time with others in the Heart Space section of the garden to reflect on the loss of loved ones and to honour the time had with them. More details at www.facebook.com/tulesunshinecoast

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YOU What’s with Council’s decision to reject the application for a Coles at Beerwah

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SUNSHINE Coast Council’s decision to reject the three speculative development applications for a new Coles supermarket, McDonald’s and a petrol station on industrial lands in Beerwah has made strategic planning a hot topic among locals … even if they don’t know much about strategic planning. Briefly, the background is that Coles gambled that it could sweep aside the future planning designs for Beerwah, developed over the past few decades, by putting forward a scheme to promote a homemaker centre on lands that everyone knew were strategically earmarked for future light industrial small businesses. Coles announced it would start with a petrol station, a McDonald’s, a smaller showroom and a Coles supermarket, with no firm commitment to building the rest of it at any time in the future. In reality (and unsurprisingly), Coles was most interested in getting a Coles approved but knew that an application at that site for a supermarket alone would never get development consent. The council made it clear that the proposal was fraught with problems and highlighted its concerns on several occasions. In the end, council planning assessors couldn’t ignore the weight of the conflicts and inconsistencies the proposal had with the sound development principles found in the planning scheme and recommended the three applications be refused. All elected councillors agreed and voted unanimously to support the planning staff ’s recommendation. The reporting of this decision has created an outpouring of comment and questioning from locals. Between the hundreds of views, claims, assertions, allegations and conspiracy theories, a number of currents of opinion can be gleaned. Let’s take a look at the main ones.

We want Coles

Most people think having a Coles in the hinterland is a good thing. Good for convenience, good for competition, good for jobs and good for increasing choice. Some don’t, saying the existing eight supermarket stores is enough for now.

The council’s case wasn’t that Coles isn’t a good idea for the area, just that the chosen location wasn’t right for the long-term future of Beerwah as a commercial centre. The argument isn’t so clear on a McDonald’s. Most who support a fast-food takeaway option say they would rather see something else (such as a KFC) over more of what we already have. No-one mentioned the virtues of another petrol station.

Why doesn’t the council do what we want?

A lot of commentary focused on the perception that the council had made a decision without asking locals what they want. “These Muppets are all clearly out of touch with what the community want!!” is just one example. The council had economic experts look at the evidence presented by Coles. They disagreed with the Coles consultant and found that, at the moment, the economics don’t stack up to support a full-line supermarket without causing a harmful impact on the existing supermarket stores. On the matter of asking locals what they want, the council actually did as part of the development process. Council reported that during the public submission phase, 50 people made voiced opinions through the oﬀicial channel, with 41 opposing the developments and only nine in support. As well, the current planning scheme was drafted and advertised in 2014, and concerned locals had their chance to raise objections and call for changes at that time. The planning scheme is about to be rewritten again. Very soon you will again be able to have your say on the future of Beerwah. If you want that particular area to become a separate commercial zone away from the heart of Beerwah, then this will be the perfect time to put your hand up, get involved and have your say.

What about the jobs?

A consistent comment was that the proposal would bring jobs to the area. This is true. Coles estimated that there would be about 180 jobs created,

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Woolworths carpark a nightmare A large number of comments related to the diﬀiculties of parking at the Beerwah Village and Marketplace shopping centre. Many people commented in favour of Coles because they thought that it would reduce the parking pressure around Woolworths. This is a valid comment about that carpark. It is tight and you need to keep your wits about you. The council has approved an expansion to the Beerwah shopping centre that will see an extra 118 car parks built. This should go some way to helping.

There’s nowhere else for Coles to go

This is an argument Coles put forward to justify it building on the industrial land. It said that there was nowhere available that was large enough to locate the homemaker centre. This may be true as there isn’t a 13ha site anywhere in the right zoning areas where a homemaker centre could be built. However, with a 3,700m2 Coles supermarket that isn’t strictly the case. There are commercial properties in the centre of Beerwah that Coles could purchase and redevelop just like Aldi did. The same could be said for the centre of Landsborough. A 3,000m2 plus of new ﬂoorspace has been approved in the Beerwah Village and Marketplace centre. Also, the whole shopping centre was on the market a few years ago. Maybe Coles could make an oﬀer to purchase that site and build a homemaker centre there. There is a 3ha (that’s 30,000m2) block of land available in Glass House Mountains

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town centre that was approved in 2012 to build a large shopping centre. So, if Coles want to build a Coles, it can and the council isn’t stopping it – it just needs to do it in the right place.

Comment from Joan Tucker, long-term local businesswoman The unanimous decision of the councillors to support the planning officers’ recommendation that Coles development applications be refused is good news for Beerwah and the hinterland townships. Small businesses in the Glasshouse Country region can now make plans going forward, without the uncertainty that has prevailed since the announcement of this proposal in late 2019. Back in time, the establishment of Woolworths saw businesses relocate to the centre and others close, but the timing was right for such development, which paved the way for retail growth in all the hinterland townships. There is ample space for a Coles supermarket within the existing town zoning, where businesses complement each other. With the upcoming opening of the Bells Creek connection to Roys Road there will be potential for more day-trippers to visit the hinterland to experience what this region has to offer, from museums to dog parks and everything in between. From Beerburrum to Mooloolah this region is spoiled for choice with dine-in and takeaway outlets, all popular with tourists. The approval of extra retail space adjoining Beerwah Marketplace and the approval of some small in-fill residential developments within the region, will ensure the viability of our townships going forward – steady and sustained growth within the town centres. Comment from Coles “We believe Coles’ investment in a new development, which includes a supermarket, homemaker centre, petrol station and fast food restaurant, would deliver significant benefits to the local community by creating jobs and a new exciting shopping experience for residents. We are now reviewing our options following council’s decision.”

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Comment from Rick Baberowski, Division 1 councillor

I READ and listened closely to many arguments on these three concurrent applications over some time now and, ultimately, I had to conclude that they would have done more harm than good to our community. Let’s look at the overall aim of these applications: to establish a major shopping complex well outside of the existing centre of Beerwah. This new centre would have had poor access to the CBD at an already busy intersection, poor public transport and pedestrian access, and would have required giving up land that is zoned for industrial uses, losing the broad range of future jobs that go with those kinds of businesses. Even worse in my view, the application to vary the planning scheme would have further fragmented the existing centre in Beerwah. Just over a decade ago our town went through a major crisis when the rail overpass cut the town centre in two and I was elected during the diﬀicult times that followed. I just didn’t see the sense in repeating that history by introducing yet another separate centre. I know that the community is divided on this and the main two reasons I’ve heard for people wanting the development are jobs and convenience. I know that some residents were excited about the prospect of the jobs that would come with the developments and I fully understand the importance of that. That’s why I closely read the oﬀicers’ report, the independent economic assessment and listened to both existing

Another glam Glassies! business owners and residents. In my view, the evidence clearly indicated that this proposal would mostly just move jobs from one location in Beerwah to another. I don’t think that’s necessary or fair on the existing businesses that have been making a go of it during tough times. I acknowledge that Beerwah is ready for a new popular fast food restaurant. However, there is plenty of land suitable for fast food outlets in the existing planning scheme. They may just need to consider locating near existing local businesses rather than setting up in a new location that would draw people away. As for much larger homemaker centres, the council report noted that the Caloundra South town centre (Aura) has 60,000m2 of capacity already permitted and will be highly accessible to Glasshouse Country townships once the Bells Creek arterial road is completed, which is due next year. It’s also anticipated that the planned Beerwah East development area will provide even more opportunities for all sorts of big brand oﬀerings with even shorter travel times. So, in the near future, our distinctive townships will get all the additional convenience of these new major centres along with growing potential patronage coming from well-connected neighbouring populations; all while not needing to radically change or lose our country town look, form and function. And having listened to our communities for many years, attractive, sustainable country towns and not over urbanising is what our communities want!

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LIVING with Dr Michael Whiticker

OSTINATO may be a word little known to you but as a music listener you hear ostinati all the time. It could be in the form of a phrase or motif (eg, a guitar riﬀ or a bass line) played repeatedly, or a chord progression heard over and over. An ostinato is a musical pattern repeated throughout a composition. You’ll hear it today in jazz, blues, rock, in fact in nearly all music. The interest is created in the music by the response to that ostinato in the other musical parts. There you’ll ﬁnd lyrics sung and solos taken and whole arrangements built around an ostinato. Its use goes right back to music’s beginning, as the repetition and variation of an idea is the basis of almost all music making as we know it. In the medieval, renaissance, baroque and early classical musical periods the ostinato was in full bloom. You might have heard it in the form of a passacaglia, a canon or a round from that time. For example, the famous pieces ‘Pachelbel’s Canon’ and ‘Sumer is icumen in’, are built on an ostinato. Baroque composers such as Bach extended its use, creating lengthy compositions based around a theme or fugue – a sequence of notes that is repeated, imitated and developed. With the classical and romantic music periods beginning in the late 1700s, its use faded somewhat but repetition of some form has always been present in music.

The ostinato came back into favour in the 1960s with a style of music called minimalism. With composers Philip Glass and Steve Reich at its forefront, minimalism took an ostinato, often in the form of a very simple chord progression, and developed it excessively. Over time the music could become quite hypnotic or trancelike. Check it out if you don’t know it. The conductor, director and viol player Jordi Savall released two albums 20 years ago that take us back to probably the most fertile period of music making for the ostinato – 1500-1700. You can hear these albums on Spotify and probably other streaming services. The first of them was ‘La Folia’ and, based on its success, Savall released ‘Ostinato’. It is an anthology of the most representative works of the art of improvisation from that period based on simple ostinato. It is incredibly refreshing to hear this music played so virtuosically and on instruments of that period. Right from the opening track, which begins with a frame drum of some sort playing a rhythmic ostinato, I think of Arabic music and remind myself of the influence of that music as it moved into Europe through Portugal and Spain. But it is the viol (the early version of the violin) along with the harpsichord and basso continuo and the occasional percussion that gives us the flavour of this album. It really is uplifting music. If you don’t know it I thoroughly recommend you have a listen. It is sure to add a bounce to your day.

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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Chev Wilson performing at Buskers on the Lake Australia’s original, award-winning and familyfriendly buskers festival is back at Lake Kawana from Friday-Sunday, October 29-31. Buskers on the Lake is set to wow the crowds with more than 300 talented buskers and performers featured in an action-packed weekend of mystique, magic and marvel around the Lake Kawana precinct. Hop online to check out the various programs including Battle of the Buskers, the jam-packed Loveland Festival over Saturday and Sunday, and Deja Voodoo Halloween Show. For more details go to www.malenymusicfestival.com www.caloundramusicfestival.com www.buskersbythelake.com.au

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Sat presents Rob Longstaff and friends 21 featuring Zumpa Time: 6-9pm Where: Beerwah Hotel Info: /groups/musosclub Rob Longstaff and wonderful Italian folk band Zumpa

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Time: 3–4pm 22 Where: Montville Village Hall Info: www.monikakoerner.com/ ensemble-trivium Tickets: www.trybooking.com/ BPZSF Brisbane’s Ensemble Trivium presents an exhilarating afternoon of virtuosic and lyrical music for flute and percussion. Enjoy music by legendary composer Lou Harrison, J S Bach, New Zealand composer Gareth Farr, Chick Corea and percussion wizards Casey Cangelosi and Payton MacDonald. Prepare yourself for a whirlwind of fast fingers and flying mallets! Stay for complimentary afternoon tea and homemade cake, and a chat afterwards.

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Sun presents a tribute to Led Zeppelin featuring 29 The Levee Time: 2-5pm Where: Beerwah Hotel Info: /groups/musosclub Enjoy a meal, listen to some great live music and kick back to enjoy an afternoon of Led Zeppelin-themed Choir performancs Dido and Aeneas

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FOR many school leavers it is often necessary to travel, or move, to major centres to access further education after leaving year 12. In recognition of this need, and to support students furthering their qualiﬁcations after completing year 12 through university, trades or TAFE, I have developed a bursary for year 12 school leavers – the Joyce Newton OAM Memorial Bursary – in honour of my good friend and community advocate, Joyce Newton. Joyce sadly passed away in 2018 from motor neurone disease. This bursary is designed to provide ﬁnancial assistance to help school leavers with the costs associated with moving to their place of learning and the purchase of books, IT, trade tools and/or other necessary requirements. The bursary is a $1,000 gift voucher to their choice of Concept IT or Mitre 10. The winning applicant and their immediate family will also be invited to dinner at Queensland Parliament House with me and Joyce’s daughter Jennifer Tunley. To apply, send your answers to the following questions to glass.house@ parliament.qld.gov.au before August 27: • Your name, address, best contact phone number, school you attend • Achievements at school (academic, community, sporting and other)

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• The study you wish to undertake in 2022 and where this study is based • Why you want to undertake this study • How a bursary will assist you to undertake this study • What did Joyce Newton do/contribute to her community Applicants must be a resident of the Glass House electorate but can be attending a school outside the electorate. Five applications will be shortlisted and these applicants must be available for a panel interview at my electorate oﬀice (in Maleny) or via Zoom.

Matthew Flinders commemoration

I recently met with Senator James McGrath, Cr Rick Baberowski and local legends Roger Reilly, Ron Gillinder and Judy Tomlinson to continue to progress plans for a more appropriate local commemoration for Matthew Flinders and Bungaree at or near Beerburrum. We want to see new, better recognition built potentially at the existing site at the Beerburrum trailhead or at the Glass House Mountains Visitor Information Centre. Do you have any suggestions? Let me know!

CONTINUING the Landsborough streetscape project and upgrading Turner Park at Beerwah are now secured thanks to funding through the Queensland Government’s $100 million South East Queensland Community Stimulus Program. Both projects are part of a $9.03 million funding injection to kickstart 16 projects worth more than $22 million across the Sunshine Coast to improve parks, streetscapes and sporting facilities, provide new playgrounds and generate local jobs sooner than planned. Beerwah’s Turner Park upgrades include improved pathways and landscaping as well as recreational infrastructure and space. In Landsborough, improvements are planned for the park side of Cribb Street. These works will continue to deliver a streetscape designed with community feedback, featuring seating, shelters and arbours, as well as lighting and landscaping, all to create a stronger destination with improved amenity and more street activation.

Heritage Calendar – share your photos! The council’s 2022 Heritage Calendar photo competition theme is ‘The Great

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I enthusiastically join the rest of council in celebrating the International Olympic Committee’s announcement that Brisbane has secured the rights to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It will be exciting to see the Sunshine Coast play an integral role in Brisbane 2032, particularly as home to four key venues and several sporting events, including football, basketball, marathon, mountain biking, cycling and kiteboarding. I am beyond proud to be part of the region that will host these future games. I look forward to seeing our community come together and support both the organising of the games and the athletes, many of whom are still just dreaming of becoming a future Olympian!

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VACCINATION is our best defence and our only way out of this COVID-19 pandemic on the Sunshine Coast. The more people who get vaccinated, the sooner we will get back to normal life. There have been some wild stories flying around about COVID-19 vaccinations in recent months. If you want the truth about the safety and effectiveness of taking COVID-19 vaccines, whether the process has been rushed and much more, visit www.health.gov.au and search for ‘is it true?’. I have already had my first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and I am already booked in and ready to go for my second. I know that there are small risks involved in taking any medication. However, there are also significant risks to health involved in contracting COVID-19 when unvaccinated. Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have undergone rigorous safety and efficacy testing, and both have been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for adults over 18 following their usual thorough assessment process. So, I chose to get vaccinated for my own health, for my family’s wellbeing and to help protect our community.

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I would encourage you to do the same by going to the health.gov.au website and registering now. I know that many in our community have been frustrated at the speed of the vaccine rollout. However, it is important for hinterland residents to know that after some initial supply problems, today the rollout is speeding up fast. As of July 26, the most recent available data as I write, 11,211,447 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Australia. More than three-quarters of our over 70s are protected, and more than 60 per cent of over 50s have received a ﬁrst dose. In total, well over one-third of the eligible population are now protected and the most recent million doses took just six days to administer. To go even faster, we need more hinterland residents to get registered. So please, if you haven’t already, visit www.health.gov.au today, register to receive a vaccine and help the Sunshine Coast hinterland onto the path out of this COVID pandemic.

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Calling hairdressers, barbers, beauty and massage therapists HAVE you ever wondered how you can help clients who disclose they are victims of domestic violence? Or how you could identify and help a client who is later abused by their partner or family? Help is at hand. Sunshine Coast Council has funded the Speak Up Now - Stop Domestic and Family Violence group in Maleny and the Blackall Range to train hairdressers, barbers and beauty and massage therapists to assist these clients. The training consists of several short online modules that can ﬁt around other commitments and take less than 50 minutes to complete. The training has been written by Hairdressers with Hearts, an organisation based on Bribie Island that has gained international recognition for its training. Participants who complete the training will receive Hairdressers with Hearts accreditation and resources for their salon/business and referral information for clients. Hairdressers, barbers and beauty and massage therapists are uniquely placed as they spend one-on-one time with clients and are often the only place where domestic violence victims can be on their own, without a controlling partner.

They are ideally placed to identify signs of abuse and point clients in the right direction to get help. Given the signiﬁcant number of women in Australia who report domestic abuse at some stage during their lives, and that nearly all of them visit hairdressers and beauty and massage therapists, all these professionals are seeing domestic violence victims on a regular basis, whether they realise it or not. Men can also be victims of domestic and family violence, so the training includes a module speciﬁcally for barbers. Locals working in these industries are encouraged to sign up for this free training and clients can contact speakupnowstopdomesticviolence@ gmail.com The Speak Up Now group is a collaboration between the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, the Rotary Club of Maleny and Zonta Blackall Range. The aim is to reduce the number of domestic and family violence incidents within the community by raising awareness of what individuals can do to help children, women and men to live a life free of violence and abuse. www.facebook.com/SpeakUpNowEnd FamilyViolenceMalenyandBlackallRange

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NOTICEBOARD 4 August - Wednesday

Compassionate Conversations – Dying to Know Day

Time: 10.30am-12.30pm Where: Maleny Community Centre Info: /tulesunshinecoast The Groundswell Project is an Australian not-for-proﬁt that has worked with individuals, communities and organisations for more than a decade to improve how people die, care and grieve. The Dying to Know Day campaign encourages people to come together during August to do just that. Come along to this compassionate conversation morning hosted by local group TULE (Tying Up Loose Ends) for a cuppa and a chat.

8 August - Sunday

Native Plants Sunshine Coast

Time: 10am Where: Ben Bennett Botanical Park, Caloundra Info: www.npq.org.au or email lpw3@bigpond.com This quarterly gathering is open to members and non-members interested in native plants and the environment. Bring your own morning tea and seating, enjoy a chat and then a talk on Ben Bennett Botanical Park, followed by a walk through the park. Meet at the Queen Street entrance. Limited

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Sunday Services St Mary’s - Montville 7:15 am St Luke’s - Kenilworth 9:15 am St George’s - Maleny 9:15 am Office (07) 5499 9130 / 0457 519 899 Parish Priest: Rev Deb Bird E: angmaleny@westnet.com.au www.malenyanglicanparish.com.au

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

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CATHOLIC WEEKEND MASSES

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10 August - Tuesday

Community morning tea

Time: 10am-12noon Where: Glasshouse Mountains Neighbourhood Centre Cost: Gold coin donation appreciated Info: Bookings essential. RSVP on 5438 7000 or email admin@ghmnc.com Like the idea of being entertained by Ian B Macleod then come along, meet others and form new friendships in your local community at this informative and entertaining monthly community connect event.

17 August - Tuesday

Share your Glass House history stories

Time: 1.30-4.30pm Where: Glasshouse Mountains Neighbourhood Centre Info: /GlasshousehistorygroupInc The Glasshouse History Group is keen engage with the wider Glass House community to help record local history by creating opportunities for all local people to share their memories, documents and old photos of the

district. All are welcome to drop by and meet other local history buﬀs.

22 August - Sunday

Beerwah and District RSL Sub Branch

The regular monthly meeting time of the sub branch will change from August and will now be at 9am for a 9.30am start on the fourth Sunday of every month at the RSL oﬀice at Beerwah Sportsground. The next meeting will be on Sunday, August 22.

Lutheran Church On Sunday August 8, the Lutheran congregation will resume services in their Calvary Lutheran church, in Reed Street, Glass House Mountains. Services will resume at the previous time of 9am. They have been unable to use their premises due to the state government’s COVID restrictions on numbers allowed in the space provided. They have been very thankful that the Glasshouse Community Hall has been available to conduct services for the past twelve months. They have appreciated the cooperation from the hall committee and the other groups using the facility. They will no longer be using the Hall at 11.30am each Sunday after August 1.

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

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LUTHERAN CHURCH Calvary Lutheran Congregation Sunday Services 9.00am Reed Street, Glasshouse Mts. Contact 5439 9341 or 5496 9671 The Anglican Parish of CALOUNDRA & GLASSHOUSE COUNTRY

BEERWAH: Sunday 9am, Mary MacKillop Centre, 160 Peachester Rd MOOLOOLAH: Wednesday 9am ST THOMAS, 31 Bray Rd �� (07) 5491 1866 Local contact: The Rev’d Tony Halstead, 0455 554 930 BEERWAH CHURCH Sundays 9.30am Kids Church | Youth 27 Beerwah Parade MALENY CHURCH Sundays 9.30am + Kids Church 926 Maleny-Montville Rd, �� Maleny

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WITH spring just around the corner, the Maleny Catholic Ladies Group is busy organising a spring fashion parade and delicious morning tea fundraiser to be held on Friday, September 3 at 9.30am. Fashions on the day will be from Flaunt Maleny and shoes by Imelda’s on Maple. The ladies would love you to join them for this important fundraiser event to support Queensland farmers. Entry is $25 and includes ﬁve raﬀle tickets and a chance to win the lucky door prize.

Proceeds from the morning will go to Downs and West Community Support (www. downsandwestcommunitysupport. org), a mission coordinated by Sister Christine Henry. The event will be held at the Pat Daley Centre, Maleny Catholic Church, 45 Cedar Street. COVID safe restrictions apply, so numbers are limited and bookings are essential. Phone Pam on 5494 2487.

Remembering our veterans THE Glasshouse Country RSL Sub Branch will hold commemorations for Vietnam Veterans Day on Wednesday, August 18, starting at 11am at the sub branch hall, 1 Reed St, Glass House Mountains. All veterans and their families are invited and the community is encouraged to join the veterans on this day of remembrance. The commemorations will be followed by a light luncheon and drinks. For additional information contact secretary@glasshouse.rslqld.net.au or phone 5438 7777.

Beerwah Writers on display THE Beerwah Writers Group (BWG) will have a month-long display by current authors in the Beerwah Library foyer during August. BWG is a friendly, non-judgmental group of writers at all levels of skill and experience, writing in all genres. Meetings are currently held in the meeting room at the Hub, opposite the Beerwah skate park, on the second and fourth Friday of each month at 10am. Members discuss writing and publishing, and engage in writing exercises, reviewing and critiquing. The group is about to publish its latest anthology of short stories and poetry. Pre-order your copy at www. beerwahwriters.com/meet-the-authors

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No excuse to trash your green waste now WE all know how magical compost is as a soil additive and that we all should be composting our own green waste and putting it back in our gardens. I’ve got two household organic compost bins that all the food scraps and vege garden oﬀcuts go into. I’ve just built two large bulky green waster bays for composting all the general garden waste as well as manures, cardboard and newspaper. Sometimes we just don’t seem to have the space or the time to do it right and it’s easier to just put those grass clippings or leaves into the rubbish wheelie bin. However, pretty soon Sunshine Coast Council is going to make it easier – and cheaper – to do the right thing with your garden green waste. The council has always had green waste wheelie bins that you can order and pay a yearly fee to get collected. It never really cost that much but you have to apply to have the bin at your house. After a bit of community consultation that indicated about three-quarters of people surveyed were in favour, the council decided to change the system so that instead of the opt-in green waste bin every residence will get one. It’s an opt-out system if you really don’t need it. Currently, the opt-in green waste service costs just over $62 a year. The new opt-out service will be just over $34 a year – so cheaper and it will save you money if you have been taking green waste to the tip (currently costing $17.50 for a trailer or ute load). The service won’t start until July 2022 and will be a fortnightly roadside collection on the opposite week to your recycling bin.

The benefits of this new green waste bin service include: • It is an easy and convenient way to dispose of your lawn clippings, weeds and other garden waste. • The expanded service will reduce the amount of organic waste that goes into your general waste bins. • If you currently take garden waste to the resource recovery facilities, you may no longer need to make those trips, saving you money and time. The collected green waste gets shredded and composted at transfer stations and goes back into the community as garden mulch. This is part of the council’s waste minimisation strategy, which aims to divert 55 per cent of household waste from landfill by 2025. After this, the council wants to transition to a food organics and garden organics (FOGO) bin service. FOGO is a successful organic waste collection service in many parts of Australia. More than 100 local governments already use FOGO. It allows you to put almost all kitchen and household organics into the green waste bin … not just garden waste. It handles all food scraps including raw or cooked bones, egg shells, citrus, dairy products, rice, pasta, coffee grounds, tea bags, unfinished meals, out-ofdate food removed from packaging, plus tissues, paper, pizza boxes, compostable packaging, pet waste and more. The secret is the special composting process that is used to deal with all this organic waste.

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The Annual General Meeting of the Maleny Community Centre Inc. (MCC) will be held on Friday 27th August 2021 at 9.30 am in the Main Hall of the Maleny Community Centre Complex. Nominations are called for from members of the MCC for positions on the Committee. Nomination forms are available from the Secretary secretary@malenycc.org or from the MCC Office, 1 Bicentenary Lane between the hours of 9.30 am to 1.30 pm Monday to Friday. All nominations must be lodged with the Secretary by 5 pm on 12th August 2019. Members are asked to renew their membership and new members are encouraged to join at least 2 weeks before the AGM. All enquiries may be directed to Ann Koenig (Secretary) on 0407 138 182.

Proposed Development Make a submission from 4 August 2021 to 25 August 2021 Development Permit for a Material Change of Use to establish a Tourist Attraction �� a Lot (2 Lots into 2 Lots and Access Easement) Where: Johnston Road, Glasshouse Mountains On: Lot 935 CG4415 & Lot 952 on CG6086 Approval sought: Material Change of �� Application ref: MCU20/0381 & RAL20/0155 You may obtain a copy of the application and make a submission to: Sunshine Coast Regional Council LOCKED BAG 72, SUNSHINE COAST MAIL CENTRE Q 4560 mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Ph: (07) 5475 7526 www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au �� accordance with the Planning Act 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE CONT. MALENY LOCAL AMBULANCE COMMITTEE The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of this committee will be held at the QAS Maleny Ambulance Station on Thursday 26 August, 2021 at 6.00pm. The purpose of the AGM is to present the committee’s annual reports, ﬁnancial statements and budget proposals. Local Ambulance Committees act as a voice for their community, providing valuable feedback on ambulance service delivery. The meeting is open to the public. If you are interested in attending please RSVP by Sunday 22 August 2021 to allow for COVID-19 Social Distancing arrangements to be in place for attendees. RSVP: Email: kennipperess01@gmail.

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FINGERS crossed the club tournament will be on Sunday, August 8 with courts open at 8am for warm up, instructions at 8.45am and first serves at 9am. Good luck to all competitors. Wednesday July 21: Witta Wagtails were victorious against the Maroochydore TT’s. Much laughter as the ball had a mind of its own on a very challenging windy day. Well done, Cheryl Cavanagh, Sonia Douglas, Cynthia Garvie and Jan Maguire. Friday July 23: The Whistlers had the bye. Sunday 25 July: Gympie travelled down to play the Wikings on a wild and windy afternoon. While it was a great day of tennis with lots of tie-breaks and close sets, Gympie got the win 10 sets to 2. Thanks to Yanni for standing in. Wikings team was, Glenno Smith, Yanni Stefanidakis, Mal Wright, Andrew Moser, Stacey English and Pauline Fraley. Unfortunately, the windy conditions didn’t help the Wompoos cause this weekend. Thanks to the Nambour team who played exceptionally well and gave us some great tennis on the day. They were far too good winning 11 sets to 1, 77 games to 29. Haydyn Craven was called back to New Zealand, he wasn’t too keen to be caught this side of the ditch without the rest of the family, we wish he and his family well. Thanks to Craig Instone from Nambas club who stepped in admirably for him at the last minute. John Poole and Annie Quarmby played well to win a good mixed doubles match, however there were also a few tiebreak sets that could have gone either way. The Wompoos next vets match is against the Witta Wikings at Witta on August 15, here’s hoping for less wind towards the end of August. Wednesday July 28: Maroochydore Missiles were firing on all cylinders leaving the Witta Wagtails in their wake. No significant scores to write home about, let’s just say we will recharge the batteries for next week. Thanks to Cheryl Cavanagh, Sonia Douglas, Cynthia Garvie and Jan Maguire for managing to take a few games from the Missiles. Friday July 30: Whistlers played at Maroochydore against Meteors. It was a beautiful day and everyone enjoyed playing in the sun and no wind. The tennis was very good also, with lots of rallies and everyone fought hard for every point. We didn’t win many games, but it was great match. Score was 23 - 43 games, 1 - 7 sets. The team was Brenda Warner, Maree Hooley, Aki Lepper and Annie Quarmby. Katya’s Tennis Drills Thrills and Fitness is on Monday nights at 6pm, cost is $20, come along and join in the fun. All levels welcome and enquiries to 0437 295 501. Social tennis is on Monday at 8am and Saturday at 1pm, all welcome, for court bookings phone 0437 295 501 or www.wittatennis.com.au.

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UNFORTUNATELY, due to the SE Queensland lockdown most of our games had been cancelled on Saturday, although some teams did get to play a few games that had already commenced. We are launching our EOI for Coaches for our 2022 season, If you’re interested in joining the Beegees as a coach or know anyone that would make a great coach let us know by emailing secretary.bgufc@gmail.com. We are looking for a Club Technical Director / Club Coaching Coordinator, a Premier Men / Premier Men Reserves Head Coach and Assistant Coach, and a Premier Women / Premier Women Reserves Head Coach and Assistant Coach. Friday night match results: Premier women lost 0 - 2 to Sunshine Coast Fire FC. Premier Reserve women lost 0 - 1 to Woombye FC. 3rd Div women won 6 - 0 against Maroochydore FC, goals by S Duggan (2), B Brown, T Bray, M Russell and A Moline Ruiz. 4th Div men lost 2 - 3 to Caloundra FC, goals by S Waldock and S Richardson. Over 35 men lost 0 - 3 to Woombye FC.

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On Monday, July 25 we had our monthly pairs with two Contributed by Miles Allen teams each from Kilcoy and Mapleton and three from The cold weather on Wednesday nights hasn’t deterred Woodford. There were some surprising results with most people from turning up for twilight bowls. With only two of the usual winners losing both weeks of the competition left, the Oblimeys are games. at the top of the ladder closely followed by five Congratulations to Brian and other teams. Sally Squires who deservedly took The winning teams during the last two home the gold medal with two solid weeks have been the Mavericks, JAM, RPT, the Bob Bethke wins. Bob Bethke from Mapleton Musketeers, the Three Flamingos, the Golfers, from and his off-sider Mark Paine took Mapleton the Mighty 10s and of course the Oblimeys. and Jim King home the silver medal. The winner We play Scroungers on Friday afternoon, a from Maleny of the last two weeks has been popular game where the goal is to get your admiring bowls, pure and unadulterated. bowls as close as possible to the white jack. Bob’s bowls Unfortunately, you won’t see Points are accumulated over 18 ends and the bowls at the Olympics and there is winners are awarded prizes and sometimes no logical reason why not. If it was chocolates. Winners over the last two weeks played in Japan, you would expect have been Judith Lees, Brett Gillis, Dave Coultis, to see some of Maleny’s finest in Steve Lawrence, Tom Ward, Brian Squires, Liz action. Williams, Relma Godfrey and Don Ginns. 51

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Saturday, July 24 was a stableford with a good field of 32 players. Winner was Di Flint on 36 pts followed by Marilyn Walsh 35 pts. NTP’s 2 - Jo Malone, 5 - Marie Goyder, 16 - Karen Kemp and 2nd shot 18 - Karen Gannon. BRD went to 30 pts. Thursday, July 29 was the last of the championships for 2021, with the foursomes’ championship played over 27 holes with a good field of 58 ladies. Last nine-hole nett winners with 32 nett was Teresa Keast and Leah Doyle, runners up were Jenny Rutley and Beth Butler on 37 nett. 18-hole nett winners were Sharon Phillips and Monica Dangerfield on 73 nett, from runners up Christine Black and Cheryl Peut on 74 nett. 29-hole nett champions Patrice Armitage and Marie Goyder on 108 nett from Lyn Steele and Gail Gundry 113. Finally, 27-hole gross champions were Andrea Campbell and Jo Malone on 128 from runners up Sonia Kenway and Karen Kemp on 140. NTP’s: 2 - Robyn

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TUESDAY, July 20: A mixed stableford competition was held with ﬁrst place to Don Lemon 41 points on a countback from Jamie Seymour 41 points, runner-up Graham Thompson 40 points and third Chris Small 39 points. NTP: 5 Jon Fairman and 12 - Scott Bryan. Wednesday, July 21: The ladies VS par competition was held with ﬁrst place to Christine Lemon with +1, runner-up Margaret Trigger with 0 and third Pauline Fraley with -4 on countbacks from Narelle Thamm, Susanne Hardy, Heather Shortus, Sharrol Perdriau and Janice Emmett, all with -4. NTP: 8 and 12 - Karen Heading. Saturday, July 24: The men’s A, B

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Ryan and Audrey Girard, 5 - Jenny Rutley and Beth Butler, 16 - Lea Garner and Michelle Wormwell. 2nd shot 18 Mavis Brimelow and Lesley Eggleston. BRD went to 120 nett. Congratulations to all the winners and to all who participated. and C grade monthly nett competition was held with A grade A-1 going to Tom Hallam with 69 nett, A-3 to Craig Monaghan with 71 nett and A-4 to Doug Evans with 76 nett. B grade winners were B-1 Toby Poole with 67 on countbacks from B-2 Paul Viertel and B-4 Matthew Wolski, both 67 nett. The C grade monthly medal ﬁrst place went to Tye Lincoln with 63 nett, runner-up Ralph Ding 68 nett and third Malcolm Lower 69 nett. NTP: 5 - Rupert Hohls, 8David Killeen and 12 - Gary Wright. Book through the clubhouse on 5499 9960 or the website www.malenygolfclub.com for a round. Happy golﬁng.

Contributed by Ken Barker CLUB championships have been decided and bragging rights for 2021 go to Janelle Wilson in fourth division with Lynette Evans runner-up and Kath Smith third ahead of Miggy Mackey. Second division was taken by Sarah Widin with Nick Cram runner-up and the open was won by Donna Manning with Nick the bridesmaid again. Well done to all players for the friendly, entertaining and competitive nature in which the games were conducted. A case in point was the ﬁnal game of the second division when Nick played Val Carbery on Tuesday, July 27. As this was a dead rubber, they could have elected not to play but they did “for the fun of it”. It was a great game. Val made a six break to begin but Nick fought back. A turning point came when Nick made a two ball four break from hoop 2 – no easy task – to draw level. The ﬁnal result, 19-16 to Nick, was in doubt even after the bell. On Thursday, July 22 Vince Carbery lost to Val 5-10, and Sarah played well against Ken Barker to win 16-14. The two Helens – Uhlmann and Andrews – lost a tight game to Bev Sockhill and Lynette 4-5. Wallace Roy scored 8 hoops against Kath’s 14. On Friday, July 23 the postponed Lochwood game against Nambour was played. Nick, Sarah and Ken played for Maleny against Bill Habner and Theo Kleiberg from Nambour. Sarah lost to Bill 12-21; Ken beat Theo 20-10; while Sarah and Nick lost 11-19 in the doubles. Nambour won the rubber 2-1. A windy Sunday, July 25 saw Stuart Craig and Kath draw an entertaining game with Val 7 all. Wallace showed good form and made a sartorial statement in his victory over Janelle

sport 17-9. Wallace’s outfit can be seen in the attached photograph where he also shows off the shade sail kindly made by Maleny Motor Trimmers and purchased with funds from the community benefits club of the IGA. On lawn two, Vince and Sarah locked horns in the first game of the battle for second division honours in the club. Sarah won the encounter, 25-11, missing a peg-out by less than a centimetre. Play days are Thursdays and Sundays at 2pm for 2.30pm. Contact Sarah Widin for other days. Coaching is available on Saturdays at 8am. For details contact president Sarah Widin on 0417 640 704, vice president Vince Carbery on 5494 2193 or secretary Priscilla Vickers on 5494 3555. www.rangecroquetatmaleny.org.au

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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

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 23

ARIES MARCH 21 – APRIL 20

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 23

ARIES MARCH 21 – APRIL 20

SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22

TAURUS APRIL 21 – MAY 20

SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22

TAURUS APRIL 21 – MAY 20

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 21

GEMINI MAY 21 – JUNE 21

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 21

GEMINI MAY 21 – JUNE 21

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 20

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 20

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

News is you’re popular Leo and there’s no harm in saying so. It can only add to the confidence you already have. Your charm can disarm almost anyone, so if you’re keen to push your luck this week gives you the chance of winning almost anyone over. And with much of the cosmos on side, extravagance is likely.

This week gives Virgos plenty to think about but there could be areas where the planets encourage an overhaul. For instance, a quick look at recent spending probably reveals a history of debt. There may also be some dubious financial deals on offer, and you – more than most – know that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

A lagging cosmos has doused your enthusiasm for some time now and you’ve felt held back. So consider it perfect timing when this week offers to unleash restrained ambitions and talents. Financially, your bank balance should start to be replenished. Watch, too, for an opportunity to make the most of work contacts.

Given your amazing capacity to learn quickly, this week should suit you well. The planets promote an atmosphere of open chat and communication, enabling you to share your thoughts and opinions. At the same time, you’re encouraged to discard worn out attitudes and embrace all that’s new. Don’t shy away from the unexpected.

You’re the envy of many this week as most things seem to fall into place – mostly because you’re sensible enough to avoid the war zone that seems to be besieging most of the zodiac. Keep clear of the frontline but be prepared to take in casualties. They’ll return the favour when you need it most.

One of life’s certainties is that not all minds agree. What’s more, not everyone has a squeaky-clean conscience. This week could see devious activity behind the scenes when someone tries to force you to their point of view. Stand your ground Capricorn. You must show that you can stand alone.

If searching for something nice to say, you’re probably lost for conversation right now. Blame it on a mischievous cosmos, tetchy hormones or any other meddling factors you can think of. Aquarians are on a short fuse right now and you’re as philosophical as a drawn dagger. Give others fair warning.

This week finds you focusing on health. With the Sun travelling through your fitness sector, it’s time to stop burning the candle at both ends. Address any health issues that you have ignored for too long and concentrate on improving diet and exercise regimens. Treat your body like a temple Pisces – not a trash can.

Short-term projects catch your interest. You’re focused but with only limited patience, which could lead to some frustrating moments. Don’t be in such a rush Aries. Give dreams enough busy hours to become a reality. In matters of the heart, singles could literally bump into someone from the past. Couples reignite the spark.

Someone’s being impatient this week because they want everything done in double time, so woe betide you if you have a few slow days or you disagree with them. It could easily become a week of silly spats and squabbles – mostly about nothing. Very inconsiderate of others when they know how much you have on your plate already.

As ever, you’re sharp as a tack Gemini, so here’s another week when little sneaks past you. However, this kind of awareness can be a bane as well as a blessing. When constantly on full alert, you rarely get a chance to relax. Try to occasionally slow the pace and take time out for some plain old fun. You might even enjoy it.

Loved ones or family seem to have unruly spending habits at the moment. Patiently explain to them the income-versusexpenditure formula. Unless you want to be paying off someone else’s bills for the next few months confiscate all lines of credit. There may be tantrums but they will be grateful soon enough.

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Laid-back planets have forced a slower approach in recent times but this snail-like pace is beginning to test even the most patient Leos. You’ve been encouraged to hold steady for a while now, so who can blame you for revving up the gears and speeding ahead? It’s been way too long since you’ve felt the wind in your hair.

The ever-so-practical Virgo is usually resistant to change. Happily, this week if anyone’s venturing out in search of excitement it’s you. Trouble is, few seem daring enough to share your dreams. Perhaps they’ve been witness to your less adventurous side in the past. Get passionate and show others how bold you really can be.

Never doubt your own worth Libra. Always know that confidence is a state of mind. If you can appear positive then others will think the same way about you. Try to think outside of your insecurities and ignore those voices that want to put you down. If all else fails, fake it until you make it. You’ll be amazed at the outcome.

While the week may start on a sour note, this means that life can only grow sweeter. Sure, some plans could be cancelled or delayed. And, okay, you might be feeling a tad tetchy but each new day carries fresh hope and optimism. New sources of income materialise, perhaps via a loan or promotion.

With fiery Mars in your sector of ambition, work may bring unexpected surprises. Perhaps you’re forced to step up the ladder of command, which could elevate you beyond your comfort zone. Or you could find yourself at odds with a boss or colleague. Not to worry – sometimes a little extra pressure can be a good thing.

The planets put forward strong arguments for adventure this week. The result is a more rebellious Capricorn than we’ve seen for a while. There’s also enough planetary excitement to ensure a romantic detour too. Perhaps you’ll be mixing a little business with lots of pleasure. Singles stand a good chance of meeting someone significant.

This week presents Aquarians with a challenge but the issues surrounding it may be a tad cloudy so you don’t see the whole picture. Don’t fret. This delay will actually work in your favour. In slowing down the decision making, impetuous mistakes will be avoided. In the same way, find out the facts before you act.

Pisceans love to be loved. Not just in the tango-for-two sense but in an all-encompassing way. Your idea of bliss is a group hug that encircles this precious planet of ours. This week, you do get to bond with others, though on a more modest scale. Take some time for rest too. Some of the cosmos is lazing back – and so should you.

This is a week to read all the fine print and carefully file important documents so they aren’t lost. Back up all crucial paperwork. Daily routines may cause you to become stressed or agitated, resulting in sleepless nights. Tempers could flare. Avoid letting any aggression to turn into overkill. It’s better to tame the beast within.

Mars stirs up unexpected friction in your closest relationships. Coupled Taureans find themselves making both love and war as your usual rock-solid partner or friend could suddenly get under your skin. Singles, though, will enjoy having friends around – even those who make demands. If extra cash comes your way, enjoy.

Work has seemed more like a war zone recently and you’re tired of petty politics. What’s more, you’re angry. This week encourages restraint. That’s not to say that you should let others take you for granted – just don’t let them hijack your hard work by losing your temper. Stay calm and you’ll be the one reaping the rewards.

A joint venture with a financially savvy partner could prove rewarding, although a clear understanding of each other’s role is a must. Avoid get-rich-quick schemes and fast talkers The road to riches is not built overnight Cancer. Take your time, work steadily and you’ll soon be sauntering down that richly-paved yellow brick road.

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JUST FOR LAUGHS The throne king He took it home and sat on it during the day and stowed it in the grass attic at night. This was ﬁne for a few months until a cyclone came and blew the grass hut down. Sadly, opportunistic tribespeople came and stole all the precious stones and ran away. The moral of this story: People in grass houses shouldn’t stow thrones. Contributed by Stan Mortimer Glass House

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A TRIBAL chief was upset one day because all the other chiefs of the nation had thrones to sit on and he didn’t. So, he went to an auction to buy a throne and found the perfect one. When he went to pay for it the auctioneer said: “No chief, you don’t want this one because if you leave it someone will steal all the valuable jewels oﬀ it.” The chief said: “No worries. I will build a grass attic above my grass hut and stow the throne when I am not using it.”

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