Rainbow Beach Community News July 2024 by Rainbow Beach Community News

JULY 2024 Volume 27 | Issue 7

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Take a rare opportunity to explore behind the scenes of the private studios of artists and artisans and discover a hidden side of the beautiful Gympie region. Meet the artists and share the secrets of their creative process. Gympie Region Studio Trails is an annual initiative of Gympie Regional Council that invites visual artists, artisans, heritage workers and designers to open their studio doors and share their passions.

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13 & 14 July TRAIL 2 Gympie and the West

Join us for Gympie Region Studio Trails 2024 and uncover one of Australia’s most vibrant and resilient creative communities.

20 & 21 July TRAIL 3 Gympie and the North

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Gympie Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

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AINBOW BEACH Community Centre will once again host the Festival of Small Halls Tour. Mark 19 July in your diaries, tell your friends, grab a ticket and get ready for an intimate evening that will truly warm your soul. Refreshments and soup to warm your hands will be available from 6pm. Doors open at 6.30pm with a 7pm (sharp) start. Touring the Queensland coast this winter is Australian folk artist Hailey Calvert and Canadian duo Quote The Raven. Quote The Raven, consisting of Jordan Coaker and Kirsten Rodden-Clarke, have been performing together for over a decade. The Canadian East Coast Music Award winning duo are currently working on their third studio album, building on the success of the acclaimed records “Can’t Hold the Light” and “Golden Hour”. As a three-time Musical NL (Newfoundland and Labrador) Group of the Year, Quote The Raven seamlessly merge Americana-

Folk Music with East Coast storytelling, sharing tales of a small-town touring band experiencing the world.

Above: Quote The Raven Below: Hailey Calvert

Hailey Calvert’s voice is never the one people expect to hear when she starts to sing, giving her the element of surprise early on in her performances. It’s that strong, breathtaking voice and achingly honest folk tunes that makes each audience member feel like they are the only people in the room to hear her stories. Those same song writing skills saw Hailey take out the Blues Category in the 2015 International Songwriting Competition with her song ‘I Won’t Forget About You’. Hailey says, “I’m so excited to get to perform for lovely audiences in little towns you usually might not get to stop in on tour. Every time I drive through a small town I see the most amazing potential venues and am thrilled to get to play in them this time!” We can’t wait to see you!

Tickets:

Adults $20, Teens $10, Under 12 free. Available from the Community Resource Centre or online at www. festivalofsmallhalls.com

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STEAMzone Twilight Markets for National Science Week 2024

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CONVENOR GYMPIE STEM HUB AND PRESIDENT COOLOOLA COASTCARE

TEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, sci-Arts and Maths

For the first time Rainbow Beach will host a very special event for National Science Week 2024. The FREE family friendly STEAMzone Twilight Science Market will include: • Scientist Encounters with REAL scientists - meet them and ask hard questions, hear about their amazing jobs and the research they are doing right here in Rainbow Beach

• Free Hands-on Activities for kids – Sensory science play

– Weird & Wonderful Water Bugs

– See the amazing marine turtle display with real shell, lifesize model & hatching turtle nest – Learn how to use the free iNaturalist App on your phone

• Things to Buy

– Fun insect and fungi jewellery – Framed nature photos

– Beautiful hand painted cards with local wildflowers When:

Where:

– Insect Zoo

Centre Block and Rainbow Beach Community Hall, 32 Rainbow Beach Rd

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Free entry

– Colouring competition

• Things to Make

– Lino block printing

– Screen Printing (BYO bag or shirt) – Make a clay and seedpod insect – Make a Beach Christmas Decoration

• Things to See and Learn

– Rad Reactions with Fantastic Fizz – Tinker Trays for Budding Engineers

PEEK BEHIND THE CANVAS:

3 August from 4pm to 7pm

Contact: Lindy Orwin 0478 039 322 www.steamzone.org.au/nationalscience-week Food available

This Inspiring Australia initiative is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.

Gympie Region Studio Trails

NCOVER THE CREATIVE talents of our artistic locals, with the launch of Gympie Region Studio Trails 2024 taking place across July. Now in its eighth year, Studio Trails showcases a considered collection of over 30 emerging and established artists from across the region. For each weekend in July, selected artists will open their studio doors and welcome you inside for a rare glimpse behind the scenes. View artists’ works, discover their creative process, join a workshop or demonstration, and uncover a new world of creative inspiration and possibility. Plan a road trip and explore a different trail each weekend in July, discovering the beautiful Gympie region through the eyes of one of Australia’s most resilient and vibrant creative communities. Gympie Regional Gallery will run a small bus to a curated selection of Studio Trails studios each Saturday in July. The bus will depart from the Gallery at 10am. Limited places. Bookings essential. For all the details of included artists, trails, maps, and more, visit: www. gympieregionstudiotrails.com.au It’s the Cooloola Coast’s turn over the first weekend of the event! Check out your talented neighbours on 6 and 7 July: Cooloola Coast Art Group – Artist Collective Tin Can Bay RSL Hall

Kate’s Art Studio

Kate’s Art Studio – Kate Websdale: Painter, Mixed Media, Printmaker 43 Sweetlip Circle, Tin Can Bay The Silky Project – Keith Gall: Australian Champion Chainsaw Sculptor TCBCAMS – Artisan Collective: Crafts, Woodworking, Metalworking, Furniture Restoration Tin Can Bay Community & Men’s Shed, Amity Place TCB Robyn Shaw – Painter 18 Tom Thumb Court, Cooloola Cove Please check the Studio Trails website for full details before planning your visit.

HQP Fraser Coast Plantation

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PLANTATIONS IS hosting a Community Day on Saturday 20 July so the local community can see what it takes to grow a sustainable forest. HQP’s pine plantations on the Fraser Coast, which extend from Maryborough to Kin Kin and Gympie to the coast, are among the biggest in the southern hemisphere and supply most of Queensland’s structural timber. Local houses are built from renewable timber that’s grown here and milled here on our doorstep. Houses really do grow on trees and right now HQP is growing the trees local kids, and their kids, will build their homes from. Growing for generations supports a thriving economy of large and small local businesses and their employees including sawmills, civil construction, hauliers, harvesters, scientists, foresters, fire fighters, nursery workers and labourers - even helicopter pilots and drone operators. This work is mostly done quietly and unseen, but on Saturday 20 July, with help from HQP’s industry and community partners, they’re putting it all on display from 9am to 2pm at the Toolara Forest Office on Tin Can Bay Road and they’re inviting the whole Gympie and Fraser Coast community. Visitors will see every aspect of the plantation lifecycle and some of the machines and technology used from seedling to sawmill on display from HQP and:

n Wood processors and major employers Hyne Timber and Laminex n Harvest and hauliers Sunchip, Ashers and GMT Logging n Roading construction contractors including McKenna’s n Silviculture operators who undertake planting and maintenance such as K&S Contracting, Crossing Works, Butchulla Indigenous Industries Group and Wide Bay Drones n Other suppliers including EXCI artificial intelligence fire detection n Local First Nations groups Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation and Butchulla Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, the traditional custodians n Community and environment partners including local rural fire brigades, Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee, Gympie Landcare, Glenwood Wildlife Awareness, and Cooloola Nature.

Visit HQP’s website www.hqplantations.com.au/ communityday for more information. When: Saturday 20 July, 9am-2pm Where: HQPlantations Toolara Office 2747 Tin Can Bay Road 30 mins from Rainbow Beach 15 mins from Tin Can Bay Right: ForestLearning’s Forest VR headsets will put adults and kids in the picture. Below: See all aspects of the plantation lifecycle from seedling to sawmill.

Find out fun facts like how long it takes to grow a pine tree and how many seedlings are grown each year at the Toolara nursery. People can also talk to HQP about harvest plans, environmental and cultural heritage management, and fire protection. They’ll even have fire tankers and light attack vehicles on display. There will also be goody bags, prizes, Rotary sausage sizzle, food trucks, and a coffee and juice cart. It’s going to be huge but it won’t be a Community Day without YOU!

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The case for upgrading Rainbow Beach Skatepark

Elisa Seul

ELISA: PEOPLE, PLACES, STORIES

NE PLACE THAT showcases our active, outdoorloving lifestyle is the skatepark in Lawrie Hanson Park. This concrete playground is where our kids—and let’s admit it, many of us adults too— develop their skills when the surf’s not ideal. But let’s cut to the chase: the skatepark’s condition leaves much to be desired. The rough concrete has become notorious for its kneescraping, elbow-grazing ways. Our local skaters deserve a smoother, safer ride. So, the big question is, how much longer do we have to wait for the overdue upgrade? Skateboarding is an excellent form of exercise. It improves balance, coordination, and cardiovascular health. It’s an all-body workout that’s as fun as it is challenging. The skatepark is also a social hub. We know the Gympie Regional Council has its hands full, but it’s time for our skatepark to get the attention it deserves. It’s not just about avoiding scrapes and bruises; it’s about creating a safe, supportive environment for our community to thrive.

WHAT CAN WE DO? Here’s how we can make a difference: - Voice Your Concerns: Attend council meetings, write letters, and speak up about the need for upgrades. The more voices, the harder we are to ignore. - Get Involved: Join local initiatives aimed at improving our recreational facilities. Show up, volunteer, and make your presence felt.

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- Stay Positive and Persistent: Change takes time, but with persistent effort, we can create the skatepark our community deserves. Let’s band together and make our voices heard. Rainbow Beach deserves a top-notch facility to practise this passion. Let’s give the kids a skatepark that’s not just functional, but fantastic. Roll on, Rainbow Beach! Dear Gympie Council, We are writing to you today to discuss the Rainbow Beach Skatepark. It seriously needs an upgrade because it has been vandalised, it has a dangerous and rough surface and there is no area for us to improve our skills. Firstly, the skatepark has been vandalised and needs to be removed. There are inappropriate drawings and swear words sprayed all over the place. Children see these unacceptable drawings and words and will repeat them because they think it is okay. You must remove the vandalism so the skatepark is an enjoyable and safe place! Secondly, it has a dangerous and rough surface. It has deep potholes and tiny, sharp rocks scattered everywhere. Children are grazing their knees and elbows and breaking bones. Obviously, you need to upgrade the skatepark so this stops happening. Finally, the skatepark is boring and there is no area for us to improve our skills. Why are all the other towns getting new and improved skateparks yet Rainbow’s hasn’t changed since it was built

over 50 years ago? There is only one ramp, three tiny hills and a short rail. Clearly, the Rainbow Beach Skatepark needs bigger and better equipment so we can develop our skills. The Rainbow Beach Skatepark definitely needs to be upgraded because it has been vandalised, has a dangerous surface and there is no area to improve our skills. Kind regards, Rainbow Beach State School Year 2 and 3 students.

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QSTARS info session for tenants

HE QUEENSLAND Statewide Tenant Advice and Referral Service (QSTARS) is a free statewide advice and referral service for tenants. Recent changes to tenancy law were passed by Queensland Parliament on 23 May 2024 and will impact your tenancy or rooming agreement under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (‘the Act’). Not all changes will commence at the same time. Some of the changes will commence on

Buy a cupcake - and wear your PJs! - in support of Pyjama Angels at this month’s Community Catch-up.

OCAL PYJAMA Angel Deb Taylor will be selling cupcakes at the Friday Community Catch-up on 26 July to raise funds for The Pyjama Foundation. With an emphasis on the love of learning, Pyjama Angels provide a one-on-one connection with each child in out-of-home care, offering help with homework, encouraging reading, and playing games while wearing their pyjamas for a bit of fun. Get into the spirit and wear your PJs to the Community Catch-up to show your support. The cupcakes will be baked by our very own Queen of Sweet Things – Martine Lokan from Village Cakes and Pies.

All proceeds go to The Pyjama Foundation and the cakes are guaranteed to be delicious! So don’t miss out! Pre-orders can be made by phoning Deb on 0431 200 541 or dropping into the community centre office at the hall during our office hours 8.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday. Why not grab a coffee from the Coffee Cart to go with the cake? There are always lots of other interesting local offerings on display. It’s a great way to meet new people and catch up with old friends. Community Catch-up is held at the hall on the 4th Friday of every month from 8am to 11am. Enquiries: Brooke on 0412 132 699.

Assent (6 June 2024), while other changes will start on Proclamation (date yet to be announced). To explain these changes and assist with any other tenancy issues, QSTARS Community Engagement Worker Taylah Hohenhaus will hold an information session in the hall in early August (date still to be confirmed at time of publication). For more information or to register your interest, contact Fiona in our office on 5486 3355.

Festival of Small Halls (FOSH)

ES, IT’S TRUE. FOSH will be in the hall in winter this year, instead of steamy December! What a great idea. This year, we have Quote the Raven from Canada and Hailey Calvert from Australia playing live and original music that will enthral the audience on Friday 19 July 2024.

CIRS will run the bar and serve hot soup to warm the cockles of your hearts. We’ll have tea, coffee and cake as well. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets are available online at festivalofsmallhalls.com or from our office in the community centre.

Tickets are $20 Adult, $10 Youth (13 - 18 years). Children under 13 are free but must be accompanied by an adult. This is our biggest music event of the year and we are hoping that the change of month will allow more people to attend. Show your support for these high calibre musicians visiting our town and help your community centre to cover costs. For more information visit the Festival of Small Halls website or ask in our office.

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Golden Evening from Heart of Gold

OCAL RESIDENTS enjoyed a night of live music and international short films when Heart of Gold Film Festival staged their Golden Evening in the hall on 15 June. Soul Tree Union got the show off to a lively start with their melodic original compositions and imaginative covers. Patrons were then treated to a smorgasbord of Australian and international short films, just a

sample of what they can expect from Heart of Gold’s 2024 Film Festival later in the year. The sound in the hall is so much better with the noise-reducing curtains and new speakers that were given a test drive by our volunteer AV guru Peter Hall. Thanks, Peter. The hall glittered at the recent Golden Evening from Heart of Gold.

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UR JUNE FREE film Tim Winton’s Blueback proved a hit with lots of good feedback from attendees. Our CoolaFlix free film night for July will feature the 2012 remake of The Lorax, a very timely cautionary tale based on the classic book by Dr Seuss. The host group will be the Cooloola chapter of the National Register of Big Trees project, auspiced by Cooloola Coastcare. There will be $5 hot dogs (both meat and vegetarian types, includes toppings onions, cheese, sauce, pickles, etc). Of course, there will be popcorn too! Beer and wine (red/ white/bubbly) will be available, as well as soft drinks, poppers and water. All proceeds go to the Big Trees project. Doors open at 5pm, film screens at

6pm. Entry is free and everyone is welcome. Thanks to the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) for the past 12 months of the CoolaFlix free film night program. They funded the projector, screen, film screening fees and the popcorn machine. Other equipment and the fabulous block-out hall curtains were funded by the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. We are very proud of the success of the CoolaFlix project in getting locals together, using the hall, offering affordable family-friendly events, and promoting local groups and their projects. We plan to launch CoolaFlix 2.0 soon, so stay tuned.

Healthy activities in the hall

ILATES WITH Sarah Booth every Monday 8.30am. Salty Dogs stretch sessions for old surfers with Sarah Booth every Monday 10am. Table Tennis every Wednesday

8am to 10am, just turn up, gold coin donation. Yoga with Glenda 5.15pm on Thursdays. For more information , call our office on 5486 3355.

Winter Markets

ON’T FORGET our monthly markets start and finish an hour later in winter months (June, July, August). The second Saturday of every month, we have more than 50 stalls inside and outside the hall. Lots of interesting local stalls, farm fresh produce, clothes, locally baked goods, great coffee, gourmet olives, local authors selling their books.

We also have live local music and raffles to support the hall. It’s the best place to be once a month, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine, talking to interesting people and grabbing a bargain. Email our market coordinators at rainbowbeachmarkets@gmail.com or call on 0494 117 922. See you there.

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The recent Year 2/3/4 Camp included an excursion to the Sand Blow and an interesting talk from National Parks.

T THE END OF WEEK 7 last term, Year 2/3/4 had an excursion which took them on a walk to Carlo Sandblow before heading to The Deck for lunch. At the Sandblow, we were met by one of our local National Park Rangers where the students learnt many fun facts about how the Sandblow was formed and some history of our local area. After lunch the students had some free time at the park before returning to school to set up camp. The evening was filled with Mr Bennett’s special spaghetti bolognaise for dinner, team building activities, stargazing, and was wrapped up with a movie. The children had an amazing time and showed much resilience considering for most this was their first school camp. Big thanks to The Deck for lunch and to National Parks for meeting us at

the Sandblow. The annual Rainbow Beach Fishing Classic also took to the town this term and in support of ‘Kids Day’ the entire school ventured down to Inskip Point for our Annual School Fishing Day. It was an absolutely stunning day at the beach and there were a few fish caught too. This activity is a great opportunity to celebrate the unique place we live in while teaching students about the importance of protecting our waterways into the future. We were able to inform students about size limits, bag limits and common species found within the Sandy Straits. A big thank you to all the parents who were available to assist on the day! As the term has drawn to an end, we are excited to have OSHC Vacation Care Program open to all school aged

Our recent Annual School Fishing Day coincided with Fishing Classic and was an absolutely brilliant day all round!

children during these school holidays. There are many fun activities planned including lawn bowls, icy pole, pancake and sushi making, wool craft activities, BYO wheels, and sausage sizzles along with sporting activities and nature adventures. Vacation Care will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8am – 4pm both weeks of the school holidays. Spaces are limited so if you would like to enrol your child, you can contact us directly on 0480 501 870 or email oshcrainbowbeach@ gmail.com. Alternatively, you can enrol online, the link is also on our P&C Facebook page. We have exciting fundraising events planned for later in the year, one of which is an 80’s themed Trivia Night! Leave the kids at home with Nan and

Pop – this one is just for the adults! There’ll be trivia, raffles and lots of chances to win! Get a group together and test your knowledge. Dust off the lycra leotard, there’s an 80’s theme and best dressed team wins! Buy a table (seats 6) or purchase a single double and we’ll pair you up if you like! Tickets are available at https://www.trybooking.com/CSVDY for $30pp or $150 for a table of 6. The price includes entry to the quiz, finger food platter and a free beer, wine or soft drink on arrival. The bar will also be open for a coldie or a snack. All money raised goes back to our little school for our kids! If you would like to keep up to date with P&C news, visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ PandCRainbowBeach.

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Quilters shop up a storm Art Group Celebrates! Robyn Shaw

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NOTHER BUSY MONTH for the Tin Can Bay Quilters Club. With a bus trip at the end of May for 23 ladies where we all spent far too much money (don’t tell anyone it’s our secret). I’m certain lots of new and wonderful projects will be completed in due course from our purchases. We went to Howard, Hervey Bay, and Maryborough all in one day on a big bus with room for ALL the bags. We have also had a beginner’s class which was a great success and spurred us all on to try something new. And if that wasn’t enough, we also had our long Tuesday where we can sew most of the day – well up to 2pm anyway, and have lunch together.

A picturesque spot to inspire Cooloola Coast Art Group members.

Some truly wonderful work has been shown at our Show and Tell session, sadly far too many to show here but here are a few.

If you would like to join us, please feel free to come along to the Cooloola Coast Community Hall on a Tuesday morning from 9am to 12 noon. Don’t forget to bring a mug.

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HE COOLOOLA COAST Art Group commemorates its tenth year and what better way to celebrate than with an Art Show and the Gympie Studio Trail! The show is on 5-7 July at the RSL Hall in Tin Can Bay, so be sure to visit or come to the opening on Friday evening from 6-8pm – bookings are needed for the opening. There are several local venues to visit for the Gympie Studio Trail which is held on the same weekend as the show – 6-7 July. Information can be found on the Gympie Regional Gallery website and runs at different areas on different weekends. “Gympie Region Studio Trails is an annual initiative of Gympie Regional Gallery that invites visual

artists, artisans, heritage workers and designers to open their studio doors and share their passions.” (GRG) Last month the art group was busy preparing and critiquing artwork for the show as well as holding weekly get-togethers of plein air, life drawing, and group activities at Tuncunba Hall. One of the activities was to use mark-making inspired by Vincent Van Gogh to create our own landscapes which proves helpful when drawing from nature en plein air. If you would like to join in these activities, you are very welcome so either email cooloolacoastartgroup@ gmail.com or phone Kerri on 0438 803 990. You can also check out the activities and photos on our Instagram page @cooloolacoastartgroup.

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Sharing the joy of Singing Jackie James

N APPRECIATIVE audience assembled at Residency by Dillons once more when the Coolabay Choir dropped in to entertain the residents in June. The choir performed some choral numbers with lovely harmonies and a couple of ‘golden oldies’. Residents were also able to join in a sing-along with some well-known hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, thanks to a

songbook provided by the choir. The voices rang out to everything from Elvis’ Love Me Tender to Paul McCartney’s Mull of Kintyre, and the smiles were beaming. The visit was much enjoyed by residents and choir members alike, and we hope to be invited back in September. Coolabay Choir is a non-auditioned community choir, open to all. We are keen to welcome new members – and no prior experience or ability to read music is required! The choir has

a broad repertoire, covering a range of songs and genres. Come along and discover the joy of singing! Coolabay Choir meets for an hour on Wednesdays at 3pm in the Cooloola Cove Veterans and Community Hall (behind Woolies). For more information, please contact Pam Graham on 0427 180 649 or Jackie James on 0438 768 855. Choir member Jackie James with the songbook provided for the sing-along.

Rainbow Beach DroughtRunners Report Tony Stewart

HIS LAST MONTH has been quiet, as we luckily have avoided any disasters once again, but as we head towards spring the country is really drying out. Let’s hope the authorities have their Fire Mitigation Plans to the fore. We didn’t do the June Rainbow Beach Markets, but have sold a few things privately, and topped up our finances with $80 in donations from the Tin Can Bay Bakery and about $500 from bottle and collections. Many thanks to Wayne Kerle for his work in picking up from our bins at 10 Tingira Close, Rainbow Beach and in Tin Can Bay. Thankyou to all the regulars who have again kept filling our bins on a weekly basis. Thank you to Mary Mcilroy who dropped in some wonderful items for children that will be going to Maryvale School near Warwick. The accompanying photo was sent to me by the Longreach School of Distance Education of a young chap playing with a toy made by Bill Neale Regan from Longreach with a mower made by Bill Neale of Tin Can Bay.

of Tin Can Bay for the DroughtRunners. We have been supporting them for eight years and have sent thousands of dollars their way as they have really had some tough times. Thank you all who have helped.

Rainbow Beach Book

The Making Of Rainbow Beach History book continues to sell well. The book had many wonderful contributors, but sadly we lost one of those this month with the passing of the much loved ex-Headmistress of the Rainbow Beach State School in Heather Robertson. Heather was rather reluctant to give me a story or two, but finally we were very fortunate to have her relive a few tales and some funny times of her era. This is why we need to do Part 2, or much history will be lost forever. Books are available at the Rainbow Beach Tourist Info Centre, the Rainbow Beach Post Office, The Shell Tourist centre, and other shops and resorts. In Tin Can Bay they are available at the newsagency, Post Office, and the Holiday Park. Or call me, Tony Stewart, on 0408 767 930.

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Walk for Health Maggie Travers WALK ORGANISER

ELCOME TO OUR newest member, Betsy, who is committed to becoming fitter by walking in both our ‘One Step at a Time Tin Can Bay’ and our ‘Cooloola Cove Wheelie Walkers’ Heart Foundation walking groups. Both groups Walk, Talk and Coffee two mornings each week, weather permitting, although we even walk in the rain occasionally. Congratulations to Linda Cox for achieving the second award and discount voucher for the online shop, for completing your 50th walk. Well done. Congratulations Linda Fewtrell and Sandy Stevenson and welcome to our Team of Walk Organisers for both groups. It’s great to ‘share the load’ with such bright, cheerful, energetic and caring people. Thanks Sandy and Linda. Our very sad news is that our long-term member, Albert McAlister passed away on 9 June. We celebrated his 80th birthday last September, springing a surprise “best birthday ever” party at the Country Club. ‘Prince’ Albert loved walking, then wheelie walking, talking and socialising with his ‘harem’. Albert, Val and their two dogs faithfully participated in our CCWWalkers’ Boardwalk and BYO Picnic Morning Tea at Norman Point on the last Friday of each month. Friday

Kevvie does Christmas in July Ross Carruthers

Kevvie has his tongs ready to serve up a feast at the upcoming Christmas in July dinner.

Tina, Verna, new member Betsy, and Gayle congratulate new Walk Organiser Linda Fewtrell.

28 June’s Tin Can Bay Boardwalk and Morning Tea was especially a Celebration of the Life of cheeky, cheery, kind, dapper Albert McAlister. RIP Albert, we miss you, your lovely smile and your stories. TCB early Heart Foundation Walking group departs from the Tin Can Bay Bakery at 7am, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the later group half an hour later at 7.30am during winter. CCWWalkers meet by 8.15am at the Cooloola Cove Shopping Centre Bus shelter on Nautilus Drive Mondays and Fridays. Walk Yourself Happy! Why don’t you join us? It’s free, fun and a great way to improve our physical, mental, social and emotional health. Queries? Contact Judy Beaton 5486 2181 or myself, Maggie Travers on 0400 756 615.

SPOT KEV Worthey walking through the Tin Can Bay RSL doors, apron on and a pair of tongs in his hand. “Hey Kevvie”, I sing out, “What’s the menu for the Christmas in July event again?” He looks at me like I’m half demented, “Roscoe, I told you yesterday - dinner roll, pork, beef and chicken on the spit, seasonal veggies, and sweets.” I grin at him. “Oh yeah, that’s right.” Kevin Worthey first enlisted in the Australian Army in 1972 and did his recruit and initial employment training at Kapooka. He was then posted to 1RAR in Townsville where he served as an infantry soldier until 1976, reaching the rank of Corporal. He reenlisted in the Army in 1981 and it was back to Kapooka when he trained under the watchful eye of Don Holland, now President of Tin Can Bay RSL Sub Branch. Kev ran into a number of his former army mates who were serving as instructors at Kapooka at the time and it wasn’t long before he was ‘upsquadded’ to the last week, declaring there wasn’t anything more

this bugger could be trained in! Kev was then posted to the Army Catering Corps at Puckapunyal where he learnt the catering trade, and then to Enoggera and Albury Wodonga where he served until he left the Australian Army in 1989 at the rank of Corporal. Kev ’s cooking skills soon became common knowledge around Albury Wodonga after he started his own mobile catering business running hangis and spits around the district. He then went to Cairns where he started work at Power Brewing and soon became Executive Chef at their well-known taverns where he worked for 3 years. During his time in Cairns he married his long suffering wife Lyn, now one of the tyros of the Cooloola Dragon Boat club. After then moving to various landscaping and concrete truck businesses Kev finally retired in Coolum and soon became Vice President of the Coolum RSL. He moved to Tin Can Bay permanently in 2021 and is now Vice President of the Tin Can Bay RSL. He thoroughly enjoys getting back into cooking and is heavily involved in manning the Sunday BBQs and providing chef expertise for our events such as ‘Howling at the Moon’ and ‘Christmas in July’. Well, we enjoy having you around and using your expertise Kevvie – thank you for your service!

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Patrolled Beach Swim in the flags in front of the Surf Lifesaving tower. Walk via the steps or walkway near the lookout and surf club, or drive onto Griffin Esplanade. 4WD beach access begins here. Coloured Sands Visit the patrolled beach, near the surf tower or the lookout to see the 70 plus colours in our cliffs. From town, walk south 1km along the beach - for best colours 4WD or tour a further 9km. Remember it is a gazetted road. Carlo Sand Blow Park at the top of Cooloola Drive, and walk 600m up from the car park or bushwalk about 2km from the National Parks Office for spectacular views of the Coloured Sands, Double Island Point, Tin Can Bay Inlet and hang gliders. Poona Lake Drive to Bymien Picnic Area (2WD) via 3km gravel on the Freshwater Road, (off Rainbow Beach Road). It’s a 40 minute walk to reach the cool waters of Lake Poona through beautiful rainforest and carrol (grey myrtle) scrub. Searys Creek Only 7km from town towards Gympie, with 2 waterholes, boardwalks, bridges and history – do read the sign and spot the creatures. Always cool on the hottest of days. Rainbow Beach Headland A look out, a viewing platform, 2 playgrounds, a skatepark, BBQs and picnic facilities. See the whales from here in season and watch the surfers out the front. Take a photo at the Cherry Venture propeller. Double Island Point Access via the 4WD only Great Beach Drive or Freshwater Track. See dolphins, whales (seasonal), manta rays, turtles and walk up to our historic lighthouse. It has the longest break in Australia -when the swell lines up. Mudlo Rocks Wander here at low tide, play in rock pools and watch 4WDs navigate any exposed rocks. ALWAYS check conditions and ask locals before you 4WD - it is not always safe, even close to low tide.

The sky doesn’t even need to be perfectly clear to still enjoy the iconic view across to Double Island Point. Submit your Cooloola Coast images to: info@rbcn.com.au

Middle Rock When tides and conditions allow, the walk to Middle Rock and back is a beautiful way to check out the Coloured Sands. From here, vehicle permits are required and dogs are prohibited. Inskip Point This peninsula is the gateway to Fraser Island, a favourite fishing spot and pet friendly camping grounds for generations. Only 15 minutes drive (2WD) from Rainbow Beach. Freshwater Picnic Area Walk to and swim in nearby Freshwater Lake, picnic or BBQ at the beautiful shady day-use area, found before Freshwater Road reaches Teewah Beach. 4WD only. Tin Can Bay Foreshore Walk 4km from Crab Creek to Norman Point, over picturesque bridges, signage of flora and fauna, through mangroves, playgrounds and outdoor gyms. It is mostly flat and very safe for children on wheels. Look out for 137 species of birds.

Tin Can Bay Wildflower Walk Known for spectacular wildflower species, access this trail from the corner of Emperor St and Oyster Parade. Best in late winter and early spring. Boat Ramps You can launch your boat at Norman Point and Crab Creek in Tin Can Bay or Carlo Point and Bullock Point near Rainbow Beach. All except Bullock Point offer toilet and scenic picnic facilities. Feed Wild Dolphins at Norman Point Arrive from 7am, after feeding (fees apply), the dolphins leave for another day. A picturesque peninsula with public pool, playground, sailing, boat ramp and pontoon and picnic facilities. Carlo Point For spectacular sunsets over the water, take a cheese platter or fish and chips and watch the day’s end. This favourite fishing spot is only 3 km from Rainbow Beach.

Rainbow Steps Reputably Rainbow Beach’s most ‘Instaworthy’ location - check out our colourful stairs and share a photo on our socials. Great Sandy Strait If you love the wonderful peace and relaxation of sailing or cruising, the sheltered waters around Tin Can Bay are for you. You may see dugong, turtles, dolphins in this section of the Great Sandy Marine Park. Fraser and Cooloola Great Walks A 90 km trail showcases natural and cultural features of the world’s largest sand island between Dilli Village and Happy Valley. Or trek 102 km from Noosa to Rainbow Beach through sandblows, past lakes and spectacular views. Fraser Island K’gari World heritage listed, K’gari has over 40 lakes, rainforests, sand dunes, wildlife, four wheel driving and fishing! Take a 1 or 2 day tour, hire a 4WD or take your own. Cross the barge at Inskip Point, permits are online or at the Parks Office.

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Winter Warmer Comp is here! Brooke Bignell

RAINBOW BEACH BOARDRIDERS CLUB

T’S TIME TO BRING out the wetsuits and longboards folks, our Winter Comp will be held on 7 July! Meet us under the surf club stairs from 7am to help set up and get names on the whiteboard, for an 8am sharp start. This is a casual comp with a $5 entry fee for members, with a cash prize from the entry pool. There’ll be snags on the BBQ and cold drinks in the esky for a gold coin donation. We welcome new members into our club all throughout the year with a $35 joining fee, it’s not too late to join the fun! We proudly announce our new President, Mick Findlater. He has

been a very active member of the Boardriders Club for many decades and has a deep love for his community, especially the surfing community where he has met a lot of lifelong friends. Thanks to our fundraising efforts at the Rainbow Beach Sports Club and the Rainbow Beach Hotel we have been able to purchase a new trailer! We thank our member Loz for all of the organisation this purchase has taken, plus her many hours of dedicated raffle ticket selling! Keep your eyes peeled in the next edition for some photos. We will host the ‘Local’s BBQ’ at the Rainbow Beach Hotel on Friday 12 July from 3.30pm so be sure to come down for a catch up over a beverage and a snag for a gold coin! You’ll also find us at the Rainbow Beach Hotel Saturday night raffles on 27 July, so come down for a relaxed evening and support your local pub and club. Until next time, stay warm! Club members Mason and Blake with Nigel from the Rainbow Beach Hotel. Catch us there on 12 & 27 July for some fundraising!

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Studio Trails comes to the Shed Carole Lehmann

HERE’S LOTS of things happening as we celebrate the first week of the Gympie Regional Studio Trails. Tin Can Bay Community & Men’s Shed will be one of many venues opening their doors to the public to come and see what our artists produce. Our facilities will be on show, our members demonstrating their skills and our boutique shop will be open for sales. Light refreshments available. We will be holding various workshops over this weekend. Book fast to get a spot! • Mosaics: Sat 9am-2pm, Sun 9am11am. Book with Toni 0432 166 569. • Silver Jewellery 9am-1pm both days. Book with Kaz (Birdsong Silver) 0413 065 433. (Limited to 5). • Macrame: Sat 9am-1pm. Book with Caz 0437 880 438. For more information on Studio Trails, including the Trail Bus, go to: gympie.qld.gov.au/studio-trails

The Executive Committee with Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig on his recent visit to The Shed. L-R: Chris Gardiner, Lou Gaetani, Bryan Phillips, Glen Hartwig, Raewyn Oliver.

For information on TCBCAMS find us on Facebook: Tin Can Bay Community & Men’s Shed, or phone: Raewyn Oliver (Secretary) on 0412 995 512. Gympie Mayor, Glen Hartwig, visited us recently to meet our Executive Committee Members and familiarise himself with the current facilities and practices of ‘The Shed’. He was very impressed with us, as we were with his advice as to streamlining future plans for expansion. We are looking forward to building on our positive and rewarding relationship with Council. So, don’t be left in the dark – come and check us out over the Studio Trails weekend as well as the other great artists on show.

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Milestones for parkrun T

HE WES MITCHELL Park parkrun is chalking up milestones fast. On 22 June 2024 on tutu day there was Jack breaking his own record of 17mins 06sec with a 16mins 54sec run, as well as Greg clicking over 2000 finishes for the event to date. Moving into this month there will be the 50th Wes Mitchell Park parkrun event on Saturday 7 July, so don a red shirt to honour the big 5-0 with the wonderful parkrun family with a walk, jog or run. But don’t stop there because on Saturday 28 July you need to get your party clothes on and grab some celebration streamers because Wes Mitchell Park parkrun will be marking their one year anniversary so let’s make it a big one!!

If you have ever done a parkrun, never done a parkrun or one of your mates have been raving about why you should do a parkrun then make the moments count by attending the July month milestone events. Welcome induction speeches from 6:45am for a 7am start. Parkrun is an international movement of a timed 5km course held on a Saturday morning. The Wes Mitchell Park parkrun is held along the sealed Tin Can Bay foreshore pathway with a return trip from Wes Mitchell Park to Crab Creek and back through the bushland reserves. If you are not able to participate in the event but still want to be part of the family, put your name down to volunteer on the morning as without

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volunteers, there is no parkrun. Register on the parkrun website to receive your participation barcode and follow the Wes Mitchell Park parkrun Facebook page for updates on all the events.

Left: Jack breaks the 17min mark and his own record! Above: Greg was the 2000th finisher for the event to date.

Rainbow hosts IRB championships

URF LIFE SAVING Queensland scored the most perfect weather and beach conditions for their 3rd round of the IRB championships here in Rainbow Beach in June (ok, maybe it was a little chilly!) Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) racing is an exciting sport that gives surf lifesavers the chance to put their rescue skills to the test.

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Time To Fire Up The Bay Councillor Catch Up

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Cr Jess Milne invites members of the community to catch up and chat all things Council on Friday 12 July.

Wide Bay Series:

Following on from the State Dragon Boat Championships in March, the Wide Bay Series kicked off with the Bundaberg Regatta in May followed recently by Hervey Bay Regatta in early June.

Although the Cooloola team brought home a host of medals from the State Championships and despite a vigorous training regime they have not yet managed to bring back any ‘bling’ from the first two regattas in the Wide Bay Series. They have been close to the frontrunners but have not had the luck to take away a major win.

We are all hoping their luck will take a turn for the better at our home regatta early in July.

Cooloola Dragon Boat Regatta:

Yes, it is that time of year again! The annual Cooloola Dragon Boat Club Regatta will take place over the weekend of 6-7 July. Teams are expected to come from many of the

Above: Wide Bay Series Dragon Boat teams.

coastal centres, from the Gold Coast to as far north as Mackay.

There will be two days of competition and hi-jinx as the teams take to the water for two days of racing as well as the traditional team fancy dress and, this year for the first time, a team air guitar competition. And, of course, Saturday’s racing will also feature Cooloola’s own Diamond Dash for Cash which is a must-see for spectators. As well as the spectacle of the Dragon Boats competing, there will also be lots of other things for spectators and visitors to do and see. There are many raffle prizes to be won and there will be plenty of tasty food and drinks to be had. As the regatta becomes bigger and better, it has attracted some wonderful local sponsors. These include Tin Can Bay Marina Villas, Elders Real Estate, Clare Real Estate, Nudicover (protect against midges and sun), Sails Restaurant, Tin Can Bay IGA, First National Real Estate, Mitre 10, Nestle,

Cooloola Coast Furniture and Bedding, Tin Can Bay Chandlery, Tin Can Bay Fruit and Veg, and DNJ Constructions.

It is good to see that these local concerns are ready to support the event. Cooloola Dragon Boat Club offers its heartiest thanks to all our sponsors and supporters! We also thank our own club members who have made many donations for the raffles and generously given their time to get things running smoothly!

So, please take the time to come down to the Tin Can Bay Yacht Club and enjoy a family day of fun in the sun, competition and lots of great music — you won’t regret it and may even go home with a fabulous raffle prize drawn Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of all events. We Have the Fire!!!

If you are unable to make the monthly catch up, please contact Cr Jess Milne to make an alternative arrangement.

• Tin Can Bay Library 9am to 10am • Rainbow Beach Community Centre 11am to 12pm Contact Cr Jess Milne Phone: 0436 282 707

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Tin Can Bay Fishing Club Report Barry Nalder

’DAY ALL. Finally some lovely weather and along with it some cracking days on the water enjoyed by the fishing fraternity in general. Our club held its monthly two-day fishing competition and although there weren’t too many entrants, there were some truly memorable catches. Long time club member Ron Cox submitted two superb Venus Tusk Fish with the best coming in at 71cm, a true ‘donkey’ if ever there was one. Final results of this two-day competition

were Ron Cox in first place with 617.8 points and the runner up was Clinton Croft with 462.7. The fish of the month was hotly contested with forty-four fish being submitted and this month the competition also was won by Ron Cox with that lovely 71cm Venus Tusk Fish. In second place was Chris Rippon with his 96cm Cobia and in third place Ron Cox with another 70cm Tusk Fish. Points are awarded on a species by species sliding scale not just the longest fish, with a 10% bonus if landed using a lure. Other catches

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Right: Ron Cox with his comp-winning Venus Tusk Fish.

for the month have come in from Marquis Chapman with a couple of nice Flathead and Chris Rippon with a respectable 56cm Snapper, well done guys. Crabs are still on the march and our weighmaster Selwyn Potter submitted his last capture of mud crabs for our viewing enjoyment. Well done all. Our presentation day was held at the club house on the first Saturday of June where we also held our Master Caster competition. We had nine entrants and a couple of young members having a go as well and young Howard Rippon picked up an outfit and showed a few of us just how to do it (embarrassing on my part). This day belonged to Jeff Prout with a stellar performance and showing he has many more talents other than being just a great barbecue chef,

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well done Jeff. This master caster event is a terrifically enjoyable way to hone our skills as far as accuracy and consistency in casting out a lure/ bait so as not to leave too many lures hanging on trees and as a sideline, it’s a ton of fun. We also held the next of our workshops focusing on improving ourselves and hence more successful days on the water by structuring our fishing trips looking at what, when, where and how to target specific species. Considering species targeted, time, tides, moon phases and tackle required.

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Fishing, Boating & the Outdoors This was very well presented by Ron Cox and the ensuing interaction with the members present was also very enlightening. These workshops are proving very popular, and I can assure you that some very valuable insights were shared by those present right around the room. The next workshop will include but not limited to crabbing techniques, in particular tying crabs. Socially some of the members visited the Cooroy Brewery for lunch and a ‘ginger ale’ and from all reports the outing was enjoyed by all. Upcoming events include a three-day trip to Baffle Creek which will be held later in June and will be reported on in the next club report. Hopefully there will be plenty of photos to share. The club two-day competitions will now be held on the last Saturday/ Sunday of each month with the aim of allowing for more participation. As well we are looking into the possibility of more species-specific events such as squid days etc, watch this space. Well that’s about all from me for this month, the weather’s too good, I’m putting the boat in. Tight lines.

Rainbow Beach Amateur Anglers Update Vern Ezzy

Round 1 of the Cedric Byrne Inter club comp is done and dusted ! One of several Flathead caught by Marquis Chapman throughout the month.

Chris Rippon’s 56cm Snapper.

Right: A lovely Flathead caught by Barry Nalder.

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A massive THANK YOU has to go to AFAQ Amateur Fishermen’s Association of Queensland Inc. not only for their unbelievable hospitality in hosting round 1 of the interclub on Bribie Island, but for also organising this now two round competition in conjunction with RBAA. It is great to see two like-minded clubs getting together to make fishing educational and fun for their members. A great turn out of approximately 28 RBAA members made the journey down to compete against AFAQ Bribie, Caboolture River Fishing and Boating Club Inc, and Yandina Fishing Club. To say we had a blast is an understatement. The challenge of fishing unfamiliar waters made it all the more interesting. Bream, Whiting, Flathead, Snapper, Pearl Perch, Trevally, Yellow Tail King, Gold Spot Wrasse and Mackerel hit the weigh station as RBAA fishers looked on in anticipation. Offshore, the Yandina Fishing club fared well with some good Kings amongst their bag of fish, RBAA members Brendan and Brock Heal

Club legend Ollie Pearce with his Flathead.

nailed some great Gold Spot Wrasse while the Bribie boys had a mixed bag of Blue Parrot, Tusk fish and Snapper. They were all out done though with some lovely big Pearlies and Snapper from the RBAA crews searching for new ground. Congratulations to H Wilesmith and John Hooker for bringing home the offshore target species trophies. Continued next page

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Rainbow Beach Amateur Anglers Update Inshore, Yandina’s Junior got stuck into some good Whiting and Bream. AFAQ members had some good Bream and Flathead also. John Hollingworth and Kim Wright had a lovely mixed bag of Bream and Whiting. The target species Whiting trophy was claimed by RBAA’s Daniel French. A battle ensued between Drew Gardiner and Catherine De La Cruz presenting 66cm specimens for the Flathead Trophy. Drew narrowly won by 30g! Special Mention goes to Richard and Lisa Lippross for winning every meat tray over the weekend. Cedric Byrne Inter club comp Round 1 Leaderboard: 1st - RBAA 103 Points 2nd - AFAQ Bribie 45 Points 3rd - Yandina 21 Points Congratulations to RBAA on the 1st round win & Well done to all that fished!

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What a great week of fishing and probably the best weather window we have seen for a couple of years. Well done to all those members

that fished during the week. RBAA members were prominent in the prize winners list with quality fish being presented, too many to list here. Winners of note were Best Dressed - Team Predator (Brock, Brendon, Darren, Vern, and Jeff) with runners up The Pirates (the Hamilton Family), and Vern Ezzy who was lucky enough to win the Wynnum Marine Boat Package. Thank you to the RBAA Crew, Brendon Heal, Dave Livick, John Telford, Don Reid, Michael Acton, Paul & Patty Glover, Lisa & Rich Lippross and Vern Ezzy who assisted with the weigh in during the week, and special mention to new Club Member Graham McCulloch who was the Pit Boss of the weigh ins for the week. RBAA also had the opportunity to sell raffle tickets at the Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic on the Monday night and a late call up on the Friday night due to a seller no show, thanks to Brock Heal, Jeff Twine, Vern Ezzy, and Stuart Peall for selling tickets. Congratulations to Ashleigh Jensen and the Team at the Rainbow Beach Sports Club for organising and hosting such a great event, be sure to note your calendar with the dates for next year’s event – 8-14 June 2025.

Above: Best Dressed winners Team Predator with their prize loot. Left: Graham and Don undertake the serious business of the weigh in.

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37th Annual Family Fishing Classic

AINBOW BEACH absolutely turned on the weather for the 37th Annual Family Fishing Classic. A week of family fun, good memories and great fishing was enjoyed by everyone and lots of prizes walked out of the gate each night.

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Tin Can Bay P-10 State School FANFARE OIn mid-May the Tin Can Bay P-10 State School Concert Band performed at the Education Queensland FANFARE competition in Gympie. They were one of only three bands performing in the highest division represented at the event, and they executed their performance admirably. Their hard work and consistency in the lead up to the performance set the group up to impress. Performing two pieces in front of a large audience, the Tin Can Bay students impressed the crowd with their precision and well-prepared repertoire. The Tin Can Bay P-10 State School Concert Band performing on stage at FANFARE.

For our beginner students, this was their first opportunity to perform with the band. Each and every student showed great courage and focus. The behaviour of the students was also commendable. Tin Can Bay students were professional whilst on stage, and courteous while in the audience. Well done to the instrumental music students. You are a credit to yourselves and your school.

Under 8s Day We recently hosted an enjoyable Under 8s Day, featuring a range of activities organised by our dedicated staff and community groups. Children participated in arts and Teacher, Kirsty Price enjoying an activity with Hayley and Chase at the Under 8s Day

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Creative Hand Sewing – Wednesday 3 July 1-2pm

Cooloola Card Makers: Wednesdays at 9.30am

Rainbow Beach Art Group – Friday 5 and 19 July 10am

Join us at Rainbow Beach Library to begin learning different types of stitches and use these as you create cool patches to sew onto your favourite t-shirt or jeans. You will be able to create and complete a project in the session. Suitable for ages 8-12 years. Bookings are essential.

We make all sorts of greeting cards, so join us for a fun morning. Make and take your card creations. Beginners and experienced card makers welcome. Join this friendly group at Tin Can Bay Library and let your creative juices flow.

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Join us at Rainbow Beach Library for a fantastic morning of fun and creativity. Each session covers something different, with the aim of exploring different styles of art. Enjoy a morning getting in touch with your inner artist. Tea and coffee provided. Rainbow Beach Boomerang Bags - Mondays at 1.30pm Boomerang Bag Sewing Group meet MOST Mondays from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. We are a small group sewing our hearts out to reduce the use of plastic bags, by providing reusable cloth bags made from recycled, donated fabric. For more information please phone Rainbow Beach Library. First Five Forever Storytime (0-5yrs) - Mondays 9:30-10am Join us each week for a fun session of stories, rhymes and songs. This is a program designed for 0-5 year olds and their families and carers. Visit www.slq.qld.gov.au/first5forever for more information. First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government.

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Stop by the children’s area at your local library branch for some free craft activities until Friday 5 July. Suitable for children aged 3-12 years and their carers.

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Tin Can Bay Art Group: Tuesdays from 10-12noon Calling all artists! Join us at Tin Can Bay Library to share work and ideas and connect with artists in our community. Bring your work-inprogress and join in a friendly chat. Exchange ideas. All artists, levels and mediums welcome. Tin Can Bay Family History Group - First Monday of Month 1pm-4pm Join other family historians to share hints and tips as well as work on your projects. Tin Can Bay Mah-jong - Every Tuesday from 1pm-4pm Join us at Tin Can Bay Library for a wonderful afternoon playing Mah-jong. Mah-jong is an ancient Chinese tile game of strategy, calculation, and skill with a measure of chance. This group is open to everyone, young and old, wanting to learn this ancient Chinese tile game. Aussie Feud – Thursday 11 July 3.30-4.30pm Team up with your friends and family and go head-to-head in a fun feud. Which team will claim victory in answering some of the Australian public’s most popular questions. Bookings are essential.

Make and Create – School Holidays Monday-Friday 11am–12noon Stop by the children’s area at your local library branch for some free craft activities between until Friday 5 July. Suitable for children aged 3-12 years and their carers. Messy Play – Thursday 4 July 9.30am-10.30am Make a mess at the library, playing with slime, paint and jelly. Suitable for ages 5-12years. Bookings are essential.

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Tin Can Bay P-10 State School crafts, face painting, storytelling sessions, and interactive games. Highlights included giant games by Get Set Academy, woodwork with Adapt, and STEM activities with Gympie Library. The SES displayed their boat and rescue equipment, while the CWA engaged everyone with their games. The language and cultural group ran a boomerang painting activity, and the fire service visited with their fire truck. We extend our gratitude to the community groups and high school volunteers for their efforts in making the event successful. Thanks also to the parents and local kindergartens who joined us, contributing to the day’s inclusive atmosphere. Special thanks to Woolworths for generously providing fresh fruit, ensuring everyone’s well-being during the morning. Your invaluable support made our Under 8s event truly memorable. Thank you!

Careers Expo In a bid to broaden the horizons of their young minds, the Year 5 students

experienced a day of discovery during their excursion to the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) Gympie Campus, for the yearly Careers Expo. Students participated in various interactive workshops, activities, and demonstrations planned throughout the day, with the aim of gaining a greater understanding of some of the career opportunities available to them. By far the most popular activity though, was the chance to meet and shake hands with, Gizmo the Robotic Dog. The students eagerly asked about university life and future careers. UniSC representatives emphasised the importance of lifelong learning and encouraged students to dream big. The Year 5’s thoroughly enjoyed the experience and came away a little more informed about career possibilities in their future. Right: The students enjoyed the chance to meet Gizmo at the Careers Expo.

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Rainbow Beach Portable Waste Dump Point

If you’re headed out camping, residents and visitors are reminded of the importance of using the portable waste dump point correctly. Disposing of sanitary items, disposable nappies, and toilet wipes will block the system. If you need to dispose of these items, bag them and take them home for disposal. With mandatory portable toilets required for camping at Pelican Bay and Dorrigo South camping areas, it’s more important than ever to ensure our dump points are functioning properly. Remember to only dump the ‘Three P’s – Pee, Poo, and Paper’.

Fees and Charges

On Wednesday 26 June, Council adopted the Fees and Charges schedule for the 2024-2025 financial year. These fees and charges are for services that Council provides that range from building and plumbing, environmental health, regulatory services, lands protection, waste management and planning application fees. These come into effect on 1 July 2024. For more information go to the Gympie Regional

Council is encouraging residents to ‘think ahead’ and take advantage of free resources and tools as part of a new community preparedness campaign launching this winter. The Think Ahead Gympie Region campaign highlights the importance of disaster preparedness for every household and encourages residents to take time outside of the traditional wet weather season to think about how prepared their family and household is for severe weather impacts. Taking the time to consider circumstances relevant to ourselves, our families, businesses, and households, means we can take the steps necessary to plan and prepare, reducing the potential risks associated with future flooding and severe weather events. Think Ahead Gympie Region encourages the community to forward plan and familiarise themselves with the available resources to be as prepared as possible and know where to find the information needed when it’s needed. Keep an eye out for ‘Think Ahead’ over coming months or visit Council’s website for more information.

Abandoned Vehicle Auction

Looking for a bargain? Gympie Regional Council is hosting an Abandoned Vehicle Auction on 31 July 2024 at Council’s Impound Yard, Laurenceson Road, Gympie. With over 35 vehicles up for grabs, you are bound to find a deal. There are cars with good bones, but not so good engines - perfect for weekend projects, scrap metal, or spare parts! Visit council’s website for more information and to view a list of all the vehicles that will be included in this year’s auction.

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Contact Gympie Regional Council

• using the online requests on the website www.gympie.qld.gov.au (in the Contact Us section on the top right hand corner of the homepage), • emailing council@gympie.qld.gov.au • phoning customer service on 1300 307 800 • using the Snap Send Solve app, or • sending a message via messenger on the Gympie Regional Council Facebook page.

– cooloola city farm PLANT OF THE MONTH –

Hymenosporum flavum

OMMONLY KNOWN as the native Frangipani, although not related to the exotic form, this tree bears highly fragrant flower clusters that start out cream and turn to yellow. It is a rainforest tree native to Queensland and New South Wales and its large, glossy leaves give it a tropical look. Growing to 8 metres in ideal conditions, it is capable of providing a nice canopy and the flowers are great for attracting the birds and native bees. Wanted Volunteers: If you love plants, would like to learn propagation techniques or have experience with plants we would welcome your help. Cooloola City Farm is Centrelink approved.

This business is

FOR SALE

ED LEASE

LONG REGISTER

TRADING HOURS 7 days a week Mon - Fri 7.30am to 5pm Saturdays 7.30am to 3pm Sundays 7.30am to 1pm

Same Old Familiar Shop Same Old Fair Prices Same Old Super Duper Friendly Service Air Con As Well

Right next door to the Shell Servo

Cooloola City Farm Nursery is located opposite the Community Centre at 17 Amity Place off Tin Can Bay Road. Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays 8am -3.00pm. Cash or EFTPOS acceptable Phone: 0422 215 953 Email: ccfni09@gmail.com

Chappy

CHAT

Some of our donated pantry items ready to be included in our fortnightly hampers

Ronnie Timperon

Rainbow Beach Learning Community

Our focus on the well-loved book ‘The Secret Garden’ has continued in June at the Learning Community, finishing up in the last week of term with the children watching the movie on the big screen at the Community Centre which was a great treat. Lunch followed, including items from the book such as currant buns, muffins, roasted potatoes, eggs, ham, honey, marmalade on toast on the menu. Families were thrilled to spend time with Mo Riggs, our art tutor for the past two years, during an outdoor art session at Inskip Point while she was back in town working on a commission. This led to sketching live models during later sessions which was a new experience for many.

Family Guide to the Cooloola Coast – can you help with sponsoring the printing?

After researching existing brochures available for families visiting the area, it became glaringly apparent that there was nothing that concentrated on all of the fabulous attractions the Cooloola Coast has to offer. Learning Community families went to work and researched all of the activities and places they love so much and so the Family Guide for the Cooloola Coast was born. The guide is ready for printing and we are looking for local businesses to provide sponsorship to help with the cost of this which has been quoted at $1300 for 1,000 copies or $1.30 per guide, consisting of 8 pages of information, maps and beautiful photos. The Family Guide will be a great resource for families visiting our unique area and could be placed in each room of accommodation venues, handed out at local caravan parks and available on the counters of local businesses. If you would like to help us with printing costs by donating, please contact Ronnie on 0413 135 867.

Name change for Community Pantry

The Rainbow Beach Community Pantry has had a name change to Beach & Bay Community Pantry to better reflect the areas where our clients live. The fortnightly hampers consist of fruit and veggies from Mitchell’s Fruit & Veg in Gympie on one fortnight and pantry items on the other fortnight plus donations from supermarkets, Ed’s Beach Bakery and frozen meals from Foodbank. They are distributed from the Rainbow Beach Community Centre and the Cooloola Cove Vet’s Hall on Thursdays between 12.30 & 1.15pm. The cost is still only $10 per hamper.

Clients tell us how much they appreciate the hampers which are a great help as the price of food continues to rise. Some recent comments have been: “Amazing hampers, so helpful and appreciated,” and ‘There is no denying this is a great opportunity for people who are doing it tough – thank you so much for everything you do.” You can keep up with the distribution days by liking the What’s Going On? Cooloola Cove, Tin Can Bay, Gympie; Word’s Out Rainbow Beach and Beach & Bay Community Pantry Facebook pages where you will find regular updates.

Breakfast Club at Tin Can Bay School

The Community Pantry is delighted to be able to announce that it is starting Breakfast Club at Tin Can Bay School on Thursdays in Term 3, which has not been happening since Chappy Karen finished up. We would love to have locals help us by volunteering from 7-9am on Thursdays in the tuckshop and helping to serve porridge, baked beans or spaghetti on toast, toast with spreads, fruit juice and warm milo to students. If you would like to donate any of these food items, please drop them off to Andrea at the school office between 9am & 3pm. Volunteers will need to apply for a Blue Card (Working with Children check) which can be obtained free of charge, and complete the school’s volunteer application form. Please contact Ronnie on 0413 135 867 or email: ronnie.timperon@gmail.com if you are interested in helping.

Above: Our amazing Community Pantry volunteers at Cooloola Cove.

Left: The Learning Community kids recently enjoyed sketching at Inskip Point.

Free Community Lunch

The Community Pantry would like to invite clients and local residents to the first free community lunch on Thursday 18 July from 11.30-1 at the Cooloola Cove Vet’s Hall. Enjoy a delicious 3-course lunch consisting of pumpkin soup, lasagna and salad and apple crumble and ice cream (vegan & gluten-free options are available upon request), soft drinks and tea or coffee. This is a great way to get out of the house and make new friends. Seats are limited so to book your place, please text 0413 135 867. If you have put your name down for a hamper, they will be available after lunch at 1.15pm. To order a hamper for yourself or someone who needs a helping hand, you can text to 0413 135 867 or hop onto the Beach & Bay Community Pantry Facebook page and send a message. Pindari Life Ltd, a local charity based in Gympie, provides the pantry with governance and support. SHINING A LIGHT ON THE COOLOOLA COAST

TRADES & SERVICES INDEX Covering Cooloola Cove, Rainbow Beach & Tin Can Bay Air conditioning

Electrician

Kennels and Catteries

Brad’s Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

5486 2781

Smiley Mick Electrical

0448 955 768

Bull Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

0421 245 260

Earth First Electrical

0448 195 070

Climate Control Air Conditioning

5486 4362

HM Coastal Electrical

0439 688 710

Cooloola Coast Air Conditioning

5486 4499 0418 724 814

Sub- Cooled Air Con/Refrigeration

0436 338 631

Building & Excavations Bob the Builder

0417 728 510

Hall Homes

0438 864 152

Killer Excavations

0417 192 651

Mini Backhoe Hire

0418 184 966

Cherry Picker

0418 820 892

Fencing Fencing

5488 0443

John Madill Toyota

5480 5555

Car Parts (Classic British Cars) The Frog Pond

0409 342 423

5482 6500

Functions & Hall Hire

Clarks’ Cleaning, Laundry and Maintenance

0456 783 023

Cooloola Coast Bedding & Furniture

Scott Sandilands

0418 793 256

Followmont

0427 585 663

Classique Blinds Screens & Awnings

5481 2846

Health Providers Rainbow Beach General Practice

5353 1000

Channon and Lawrence Dental

5482 7688

Rainbow Beach Chiropractic

0447 275 673

Rainbow Naturals

0473 408 359

In-Home Care

5301 9340

City Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2304 Coastguard Tin Cay Bay - VMR 417 . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4290 Community Centre Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3355 Cooloola Coast Medical Transport . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2488 Doctor TCB, Cooloola Coast & Rainbow Beach . . . 5486 4600 Rainbow Beach General Practice . . . . . . . . . . 5353 1000 ENERGEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 62 62 EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 130 372 FIRE & RESCUE - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3169 Tin Can Bay Fire Warden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 828 414 Rural Fires Goomboorian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0417 793 286

Legal Services/ Solicitor Cosgroves

0418 729 474

Slater + Gordon Lawyers

1800 555 777

Mechanical Rainbow Beach Rustproofing and Mechanical

5486 3228

Rainbow Beach Service Centre and Towing

5486 8555

Vinnies

5482 2737

Tin Can Bay Community Church Op Shop 5486 2055

Painting Revell’s Painting

0401 892 009

Pest Control Beach to Bay Pest Management

5486 8686

Termites@Cooloola

0409 86 86 86

Real Estate Cooloola Coast Realty

5486 3411

Creek to Coast Real Estate

0403 423 124

Rainbow Beach Realty

5486 3900

Raine & Horne Tin Can Bay

5486 2066

Safety Supplies 5488 0601

Rainbow Beach Safety Supplies

0492 045 405

Signs

Graphic Design

0439 089 238

Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Signs

5486 2887

Storage

Handyman Handiest Handyman

0407 828 881

Looney’s Labour

0412 641 743

4rent4sale Storage Sheds

5486 4577

Cooloola Tin Can Mini Storage

1300 727 025

Taxi

Hardware

Taxi Service

Mitre 10 Cooloola

5486 2000

Rainbow Beach Hardware, Fishing & Camping

5486 3444

ESSENTIAL SERVICES SES Flood/Storm Damage . . . . . . . . . . 132 500 SES - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3314 SES - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4604

0400 657 797

Glass and Aluminium

SAJE Graphics

Curtains and Blinds & Security

5488 0222

Gas Supplies

Lighthouse Glass and Aluminium

Courier

5371 5689

Garden Supplies

Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island Gas Supplies

Concreter

5486 3355

Furniture

Cooloola Cove Landscape & Garden Supplies

Cleaning

5483 5364

Op Shop

Flooring

Rainbow Beach Community Centre

Car Dealers

0434 532 148

Floorzone

Cabinet Makers Cooloola Coast Cabinets

Equipment Hire

Gympie Cooloola Pet Resort

0411 072 349

Training All States Training

07 4123 0415

EMERGENCY - AMBULANCE / POLICE / FIRE �� 000

Rural Fires Neerdie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0400 865 132 QPWS Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9900 QPWS Tewantin (7 days) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5449 7792 Gympie Regional Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 307 800 HOSPITAL Gympie Hospital & Community Health . . . . . . 5489 8690 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (JP) Call for an appointment: BRADY, Christine (Tin Can Bay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4327 BROWN, Stephen (Cooloola Cove) . . . . . . . . 0431 059 952 DEACON, Arthur (Cooloola Cove) . . . . . . . . . . 0419 624 208 FISHER, Peter (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . 0407 95 4678 HAMMOND, Judith (Cooloola Cove) . . . . . . . . 0418 774 808 Library - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4355 Library - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3705

Local Disaster Management CCCLDMSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4483, 0439 862 264 Cooloola Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 0436, 0459 26 374 Wallu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 685 338 Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0427 863 007 Pharmacy - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3070 Police - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8765 Police - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2426 Police - non urgent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 444 POISONS Information Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 26 School - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9333 School - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 1222 Tin Can Bay Community Church Op Shop . . . 5486 2055 Wildlife Rescue ANARRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5484 9111 Llew O’Brien (Federal Member) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4121 2936 Tony Perrett MLA (State Member) . . . . . . . . . . 5329 5100

TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY AIRCONDITIONING

AIRCONDITIONING

BULL

AIR CONDITIONING

& R E F R I G E R AT I O N

COMMERCIAL and DOMESTIC

• AIR CONDITONING REPAIRS • REFRIGERATION REPAIRS • AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATION • REFRIGERATION INSTALLATION Could you add the • 24/7 SERVICE mobile number under • FREE QUOTES the landline for Cooloola Coast Refrigeration and Cooloola Ph Greg: 0436 338Coast 631Air Conditioning please.

CAR PARTS

CARAVAN RV CAMPING AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION Tim: 0421 245 260 bullair@bigpond.com ARC

L094972

0436 338 631

E: subcooledliquid@gmail.com

It's a business card size in the trades 0418 724 814 section. Logo: Maybe a trowelling machine with operator. BUILDING & EXCAVATIONS A & M WILLMANN T/AS

ABN: 12541924379, ARCtick: L152481, Restr Elec Cont: 154267, *t's and c's apply

Est. 1985

CONCRETE

Bob the Builder Builder

Colour: Red background with bold black writing.

ABN 31 162 894 852 ARCtick: AU38354 QBCC: 1317172 Restr. Elect. Cont: 79750

• Air Conditioner Sales, Install, Servicing, Repairs • Air Conditioning Cleaning & Mould Removal

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Extensions Home Improvements Decks Patios General Household Maintenance

• Heat Pump HWS Servicing & Repairs

Scott Sandilands Scott Sandilands Q.B.C.C licence: 68065

For all your concreting needs with reliable prompt service, please call or email Scott.

Mobile: 0418 793 256 Email: scott.sandilands@gmail.com

COURIER

If you have the idea... • Commercial Refrigeration, we have the Air Conditioning, Pool Heat Pumps know how! & Ice Machines FOR COLOURS - light and dark blue

Phone: 5486 4362

or 0427 150 080

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BRAD'S REFRIGERATION & AIR-CONDITIONING Fully qualiﬁed air-conditioning and refrigeration technician

5486 2781

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED

CABINET MAKING

SERVICE is important to us, and we make your business Servicing the Cooloola and Gympie areasour priority. Ÿ servicing the WHOLE of the Gympie Region! Ÿ offering services to all parts of Queensland & New Air-conditioning installations services and repairs South Wales

Refrigeration installations services and repairs Obligation free quotes

bradsrefrigeration@outlook.com ABN: 89 531 660 913

Rest. Elec. Lic. 161 935

ArcTick: Au30331

Michelle Barry - phone 0427 585 663 www.followmont.com.au Check out the Cooloola Coast’s favourite newspaper on social media ...

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TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY ELECTRICAL

EQUIPMENT HIRE

GAS

LOCAL CHERRY PICKER FOR HIRE Ÿ Wall cleaning &

building maintenance Ÿ Window Cleaning Ÿ Roof & gu er cleaning and maintenance Ÿ Pruning tall trees Ÿ Pain ng Ÿ Pressure cleaning

PHONE DAVE: 0418 820 892 Rainbow Beach QLD ABN: 746 461 901 96

Machinery Hire M achinery ffor or H ire

GLASS

Earthmoving & Road Construction

Servicing Cooloola & Surrounds

Phone Heath Mick on 0439 688 710

Ÿ Plant Hire

Ÿ Graders

Ÿ Water trucks

heathmick@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/hmcoastalelectrical/ ABN - 58 551 708 565 Licence Number - 86230

HOMESSA APPROVED

Ÿ Loaders

Ÿ Excavators

Ÿ Rollers

Ÿ Bobcats

Ÿ Chippers

Call Simon on 0488 154 004 or 0428 218 112 FLOORING

HANDYMAN

Book in the Covering Gympie, Tin Can Bay, Rainbow Beach & Sandy Strait 35+ years experience

EQUIPMENT HIRE

L & T Fear MINI Backhoe Hire Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Pensioner discount available 9” backhoe bucket - perfect for digging trenches 4 way bucket Spreader bar available 1.3m wide - perfect for smaller areas Not a skid steer

Phone Lyle & Theresa on 0418 184 966

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TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY HANDYMAN

SIGNS

TYRE & MECHANICAL SERVICE

LEGAL SERVICES/ SOLICITOR

Cosgroves Solicitor in Attendance Wednesdays 10:00am – 1:00pm Conference Room, Rainbow Sands Resort

Paul Cosgrove B.COM., B.ECON., LL.B., B.C.L.

EMAIL cosgroves@cosgroves.com.au TELEPHONE/MOBILE (24 HRS) 0418 729 474 P.O. Box 1225 TOOWONG Q. 4066

PAINTING

Last time it ran was Dece

STORAGE

community pages

SHEDS FROM $65 / MONTH

High Tea a huge Success Wendy Ritchie

PET BOARDING

TAXI

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CWA ARE ENJOYING the lovely winter days, the cold mornings are worth the day to come. Our Annual High Tea fundraiser for Cancer Council was a great success. Thank you to all who attended, and you all enjoyed yourselves, sorry to those we had to disappoint as it was a very popular event. A huge thank you to all that donated prizes for our raffles, high tea cakes and slices, and Joan’s sausage rolls. And our op shop for the donation of teaspoons. We thank you all for making the day a success, our donation to the Biggest Morning Tea Cancer Council has been banked and QCWA received a thank you letter back. We said goodbye to our members Brenda and hubby who are hitting the road to become grey nomads. All the best to you both and we will miss you and your knitted items for the hospitals, but are still donating teddies to hospitals on your trip. The Branch presented Brenda with a gift. Good luck, stay safe. Diana’s embroidery classes were a great success, with Jill’s place mat winning 1st prize in our competition. In July we are making embroidered bookmarks with felt triangles at our Craft mornings taught by our member Diana. Come for a chat, coffee and morning tea and raffle and only $2. Craft is held 1st and 2nd Wednesday of the month 10am till 12, at 18 Whiting Street Tin Can Bay. Hoy is held 3rd Wednesday of each month, a great morning out, grocery items as prizes are popular and the toilet rolls always go first! Money Board, raffle, meat voucher, lucky door prizes. Hoy games and morning tea, entry is $7. Please bring your own mug. Held at Cooloola Bowls Club, Amity Place Tin Can Bay – 9.30 for 10am till 12 noon. All enquiries, phone – President Wendy Ritchie 0412 547 043 QCWA Tin Can Bay Branch 18 Whiting Street Tin Can Bay

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WHAT’S ON

If you have an event or date you would like to add please email info@rbcn.com.au

JULY 4

QRVPAS Free Info Session on retirement villages & manufactured home parks, 10-11.30am, RB Community Hall. Contact Ezekiel on 07 3214 6333 or email QRVPAS@ caxton.org.au

5-7 CC Art Group Art Show & Sale, TCB RSL Hall. Enquiries: President 0438 803 990, cooloolacoastartgroup@gmail.com. See page 11. 6-7 Cooloola Dragon Boat Regatta, TCB. Two days of fun and competition at Snapper Creek. Racing, raffles, food and coffee vans, great music all day. Bring family and friends for a great day out! 6-28 Gympie Region Studio Trails 2024. Explore behind the scenes of the private studios of the Gympie region’s artists and artisans: www.gympie.qld.gov.au/studio-trails. Details on page 4. 7

RB Boardriders Winter Comp, from 7am, meet under surf club stairs. $5 entry for members. Info: rainbowbeachboardriders@gmail.com or FB&IG Rainbow Beach Boardriders Club

CoolaFlix FREE movie: The Lorax, hosted by Cooloola Coastcare. From 5.30pm RB Community Hall. Hot dogs, drinks, popcorn for sale.

13-14 RB Amateur Anglers monthly club competition, local RB go-as-you-please event. Details: rbaafishing.com.au 18

FREE Community Lunch hosted by Beach & Bay Community Pantry, 11.30am-1.30pm CC Vet’s Hall, CCove. Seats limited - booking required: text 0413 135 867. More info page 33. Festival of Small Halls returns to Rainbow! Performances from folk artist Hailey Calvert and Canadian duo Quote The Raven. From 6.30pm, RB Community Hall. Purchase tickets from www.festivalofsmallhalls.com or from the RB Community Resource Centre. Details on page 3. Pyjama Day for The Pyjama Foundation wear your PJs and buy a cupcake at the Community Catch-up, 8-11am, RB Hall. Preorders & info: Deb 0431 200 541 or drop into the community centre office. TCB RSL Christmas in July dinner, $25pp, 6pm. Music by Neil. Bookings essential - places limited. Phone 5486 2110 or call into the RSL.

AUGUST

3 STEAMzone Twilight Markets for National Science Week 2024. 4pm-7pm RB Community Hall & Centre Block. FREE family friendly Twilight Science Market filled with activities, real scientists to chat to, and fun things to buy. Info: Lindy Orwin 0478 039 322. See page 4.

WEEKLY - many are term time only Weekdays

5.30am TCB Bootcamp, 7am & 5.30pm RB Gym classes, Ph: 0490 333 147 Monday 8.15am Heart Foundation Wheelie Walking Group Cooloola Cove, Judy 5486 2181. Meet at bus shelter outside shopping centre on Nautilus Dr. 9am Painting for beginners, Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Kerri 0438 803 990 Middle Eastern Movement class by Soul from the Belly, Emperor St Community Hall TCB. Early session 1-2pm, evening session 5.30-6.30pm. First class free. Book via Jess on 0411 218 254 2nd Monday 1.30 – 3.30pm Life Drawing with model, Tuncunba Hall, TCB, Robyn 0419 663 271 2nd Monday - Probus, 2pm at Sandcastle Motel TCB, new members welcome. Cherryl 0409 044 100 or Katrina cooloolaprobus@gmail.com

COOLOOLA COAST ARTGROUP

2024 ART SHOW & SALE JULY 5th, 6th & 7th TIN CAN BAY RSL HALL Opening Night Fri 5th 6pm to 8pm Bookings only Public Show Times Fri 5th 10am to 3pm Sat 6th 10am to 4pm Sun 7th 10am to 4pm Enquiries & Entry form: President 0438 803 990 cooloolacoastartgroup@gmail.com

From 9.30-11am First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 yrs) at RB Library. Bookings essential: 5486 3705 11am -12.30pm Book a librarian, RB Library Tuesday 2nd Tuesday - Veterans and Community Morning Tea, Tin Can Bay RSL, from 10am 2nd & 4th Nibbles & Giggles at Goomeri Library, social get together to chat over a cuppa, 10am ph: 4168 4340 8.30am Kindy Linq, RB School Library 9am – 12 Noon, MEN ONLY, TCB Community & Men’s Shed, Paul Boulton 0437 007 911 9am TCB Quilters, TCB Community Centre, President Robyn Salmon 0427 356 028 9am Drawing & Pastel group all levels, tutoring for beginners, Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Kerri 0438 803 990 10am Tin Can Bay Art Group, TCB Library 11am-12pm English Conversation Group, come along to make new friends and improve your English, Gympie Library, bookings not needed 12.30-3.30pm Join in at TCB Library for an afternoon playing Mahjong, an ancient Chinese tile game of skill with a measure of chance. Open to everyone 2-4pm Book a librarian, TCB Library Wednesday 7am Heart Foundation Walking Group meet at TCB Bakery, Maggie 0400 756 615 8.30-10.30am Table tennis - singles, 9am doubles, $2 all levels welcome, RB Community Hall, 5486 3355 8.30am Kindy Linq, RB School Library 9.30am Cooloola Card Makers, TCB Library 3-4pm Coolabay Choir, CC Vets’ Hall, Pam: 0427 180 649 3.30-4.45pm Robotics Thursday, Gympie Library, bookings not necessary (but space is limited) 4-6pm Exploring Drama With Sheryl adult drama classes. RB Hall. Gold coin donation. 0497 542 857 3rd Hoy hosted by QCWA, 9.30am for a 10am start, Cooloola Coast Bowls Club, Amity Place TCB. Wendy 0412 547 043 or Judy 0402 769 392

8am Social Tennis (1 May-30 Oct) 7am (1 Nov-30 April), $3 RB Sports Club, All welcome. Chris: 0417 605 484 or Pat: 0407 433 602 8.30am Playgroup, RB School Library

9am – 12 Noon, MEN ONLY morning, TCB Community & Men’s Shed, Paul Boulton 0437 007 911

9am - 12 noon TCB Craft Club, Community Complex Hall, Amity Place. Entry $3. Phone Lillian 0428 718 786. 9.30am First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 yrs), TCB Library

9.30am Bingo for Local Ambulance Committee, TCB Country Club 3.00pm Dragon Boating. Sandra: 0402 352 756 3.30pm Robotics for kids, Gympie Library 6pm Open Mic Night, The Snack Shack, 35 The Esplanade TCB Friday

Rainbow Beach Art Group, RB Library, 10am two Fridays per month. Phone 5486 3705 for more information

2nd Friday - Twilight Markets, Amity Place TCB 4pm-7pm. Community market with market fee proceeds going to community groups. Contact Jenny Jackson 0424 639 572. 1st Friday - Drop-in Sausage Sizzle, Tin Can Bay RSL, 11.30am to 1.30pm

3rd Friday - Writing Fridays at Gympie Library - join other writers in practicing and honing your literary skills, 10am-12pm, phone 5481 0859 for more information and to book 4th Friday Community catch up at RB Hall, 8am

8.15am Heart Foundation Wheelie Walking Group Cooloola Cove, Judy 5486 2181. Meet at bus shelter outside shopping centre on Nautilus Dr. 9am-12pm Chess/Rummykub at TCB Community & Men’s Shed, gold coin for morning tea, no need to book 2.30-4pm Book a librarian, TCB Library

3.30-4.30pm Tinker Table STEAM Makerspace, Gympie Library, bookings not necessary

7.30-10.30pm Live music at RB Sports Club. Grab a drink and a feed and enjoy some local talent www.rainbowsportsclub.com.au Saturday

7am Heart Foundation Walking Group meet at TCB Bakery, Maggie 0400 756 615 6.45am Wes Mitchell parkrun, TCB (opposite library). Register for free on parkrun website. 2nd Saturday RB Market. Book: 5486 3355 3rd Saturday Tin Can Bay Market. Book: 0418 711 897

2.30pm Little Athletics, TCB School oval, Jess: 0411 218 254

5pm Mass at St John Vianney Catholic Church, Bream St, TCB (week 1, 2, 5)

7.30-10.30pm Live music at RB Sports Club. Grab a drink and a feed and enjoy some local talent. www.rainbowsportsclub.com.au Sunday

7am Mass at St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Manooka Dr, RB (week 1, 2, 5) and TCB (week 3, 4)

7.30am Dragon Boating, Sandra: 0402 352 756 9.30am Service at Good Shepherd Church, 17 Carlo Road, RB, followed by morning tea all denominations most welcome

12-3pm Live music at RB Sports Club plus free kids’ bowls and obstacle course. www.rainbowsportsclub.com.au

Thursday 8am (1 May-30 Oct) 7am (1 Nov-30 April), $3 RB Sports Club, All welcome. Chris: 0417 605 484 or Pat: 0407 433 602

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SELLING RAINBOW FOR 14 YEARS

SHINING A LIGHT ON THE COOLOOLA COAST

�on�t Be Blue This Month! OPENING HOURS

Hello again from beau ful Rainbow Beach!

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It’s been another busy month at the store. We have had loads happening and are so excited to welcome all the visitors to town for the June/July school holidays.

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The Rainbow Beach Sports Club Fishing compe on was a huge highlight for the town over the month of June. We were very proud to make a dona on to the Zinc 96.1 Brekkie that was held for all par cipants.

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Bruce, Kristy, and �a� �ith our big brekkie dona on to the ﬁshing compe on.

Ge�ng in the �rigin spirit � and also celebra ng Bernie’s birthday!

Well, the second game is only around the corner at me of wri ng and once again it will be great to see the maroon and blue rivalry in store. We would like to share the very exci ng news that the O’Connell Retail Group (current owners of Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay IGA) are opening a brand-new store at Imbil (about 30 mins from Gympie). Construc on is underway and the store is expected to open in midSeptember. Keep an eye out for more informa on through our Facebook page in regard to the new store.

We donated brekkie items such as eggs, cheese, sauces, hash browns and margarine. This is a photo of Bruce collec ng the dona on from Kristy - Store Manager and Ma - Owner.

We celebrated the ﬁrst State of Origin game by wearing our favourite footy colours on the day. Queensland once again dominated the crowd, and it was a double celebra on with Bernie’s birthday as well.

In our catalogues for July, we have some great fresh specials on bulk meat, deli stock and fruit and vegetables lines. These specials will run for the whole month. Please see the photos below. We look forward to another great month of the best that winter has to oﬀer, sunny skies, clear nights and some great ﬁshing!

Matt, Bernie, Justin, Liam & our friendly staff at the IGA

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A big hello to all our valued customers - both local and visi ng, come and see your friendly staﬀ at your local IGA today

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