Rainbow Beach Community News February 2019

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February 2019 • Vol 22 • Issue 2

Make the most of the last month of summer Rainbow Beach Over 60s men, Ray Kahl and Doug Collins, wait for their dinner! With perfect views and cooling breezes at Phil Rogers Park, our foreshore is one of the best places for a catch up with friends.

The group organise excursions in our surrounds, including regular trips to Morning Melodies in Maryborough. There are more Over 60s and Probus members pictured on page 25.

In February’s edition, we have plenty of events and things to do, so you and your family can enjoy oodles of summer fun.

In this issue...

ine • Great Sandy Mar review r de un s Park zone r • Share the love fo ay D s e’ Valentin s • Local artist test ers at w l na io at intern

Editor’s Note

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ES, HOLIDAYS ARE OVER. I already miss the kids! You’d think after school away and an Army gap year that our number two child starting uni would be easy. Well it is for Kate, all in her stride. Just not for her mum.

At least you know I’m thinking of all of you parents waving goodbye on the first day of kindy or school, bravely staying away from the their first daily school bus trip and especially, for those of you who are dealing with their first ones leaving home. (Yes, I do mean you, Sarah and Cate!)

Oh, well...to business.

Once again we showcase some real talent locally and people working in extraordinary ways.

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The background paper is very long, I would leave be unless you need to clarify a question. The survey is important and we only have until February 25 to give our input. It is the type of document that will sway whether jobs, like commercial fishers, remain on our coast.

Owners: Heatley & Michelle Gilmore

Then there’s ample to distract this month with Valentine’s Day, Library Lover’s events, and for goodness sake, who else wants to organise a bus for the Cold Chisel Tribute or to the opera at the Brolga? Me please!

Phone: 07 5486 3561 Mobile: 0407 660 198 Fax: 07 5486 3050 Address: PO Box 204, Rainbow Beach QLD 4581 Email: info@rbcn.com.au

Down to our cherished little household of three again, back-to-school routine and early mornings before the bus. At least I’ll be awake for the gym!

Until next month, Michelle Gilmore

Please don’t be daunted by the eightpage survey for the Great Sandy Marine Park zone review.

It is extremely important to have your say, you don’t need to complete every section - just the ones that matter to you - they might be the locations you work or play in, or the issue you are interested in - like protecting grey nurse sharks at Wolf Rock, or jet skiing in the Sandy Straits.

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P.S. After six-plus years owning the Community News, Heatley and I have decided it is time to sell. We plan to advertise it widely, however would prefer a local as the new owner. A definite prerequisite is loving our coast.

If you are interested, please give us a call.

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Are local livelihoods and lifestyles on ay Have your s dy the line? t San in the Grea Plan k Marine Par

Double Island Point is the southernmost tip of the Great Sandy Marine Park and includes the Great Sandy Straits - make sure you say how to want to help conservation, keep jobs or play in our backyard Image taken whilst on board Rainbow Beach Helicopters

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F YOU LIKE TO play in the Sandy Straits or head down to our beautiful Double Island Point, then have your say, so you can continue to do so!

Boaties, fishers and users of the Great Sandy Marine Park are invited to take part in a review of the park’s zoning plan to help guide its future management.

Local MP, Tony Perrett, urges everyone to comment, “It is important that everyone make a submission, no matter how brief, as this type of plan will affect local businesses, tourism, fishing, boating and recreational activities in the region.

“The Minister has advised me that the management framework ‘aims to balance conservation with sustainable use within the Great Sandy Marine Park.’

“I hope that this is not code for closing down legitimate and sensible activities within the region.”

Noosa MP, Sandy Bolton reports on her website that the Great Sandy Straits Management Plan is one of the strategies that will be utilised by the ‘Teewah and Cooloola Working Group’.

At the group based in Noosa, stakeholders discuss impacts, visitation numbers and types, future projections, infrastructure, fees, permits and facilities.

Recommendations from the group will be funnelled to various departments and documents.

Although the working group has a representative from Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism, Gympie Council and our local MP, the group is top heavy with Noosa locals, bureaucrats and groups, and agendas are not always clear.

The Great Sandy Marine Park was established in 2006 and protects an area of approximately 6,000km2 along the Bundaberg–Fraser Coast, from Baffle Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south. It includes Hervey Bay, the Great Sandy Strait and offshore waters to 3 nautical miles.

Acting Environment Minister Craig Crawford said “The current zoning plan is now 13 years old and it’s time it had a comprehensive review.

“The park is important to tourism and for recreational and commercial fishing and it’s a much-loved natural asset for

locals, and a popular destination for Australian and international visitors.”

Leeanne Enoch MP Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts advised that, “Continual improvement of the marine park’s management is increasingly important in the face of a changing climate, increased usage and the community’s desire for better protection of the values that make the Great Sandy Marine Park such an amazing place.”

Responses to the survey and other submissions will be used to prepare a draft revised zoning plan which will be subject to further consultation in 2019.

The discussion paper and background information are available at www.qld.gov.au/marineparks.

Provide feedback via the online survey at www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au.

Submissions close February 25.

Items mentioned for discussion on our regions: • use of commercial bait nets and whether greater gear restrictions should be implemented • restricting diving access to the grey nurse shark area at Wolf Rock to marine park permit holders only • establishing a conservation park zone or buffer zone over The Pinnacles (north east of Wolf Rock) and/or Round Rock • expanding the conservation park zone at Double Island Point to surround the Wolf Rock marine national park and buffer zones • extending the existing go-slow area and/or establishing a marine national park zone between Moon Point and Black Creek on K’gari (Fraser Island) • establishing a marine national park over Turkey Island in its entirety, including any internal channels and inlets, and • expanding the Kauri Creek go-slow area.

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Pop The Cork ... Pop The Question!

Trish Torenbeek

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OR ALL YOU hopeless romantics out there, that very special day of the year is upon us again… February 14, Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, it also signifies the demise of the gentle St. Valentine himself, a good mate of Claudius 11 until they had a disagreement over religion (still recommended as a subject to avoid) and Valentine literally lost his head on February 14 269AD. But for those hearts he touched with the message of love, his name and memory still live on with great fondness, 1,750 years later.

The day of love has been celebrated in many ways, from a simple sweet note

placed strategically, to big, fat, fabulous weddings! Somewhere in the middle is what most of us would either love to give or love to receive, perhaps both – and it’s not always about having a gift to unwrap (plenty of that occurred only a few weeks ago I’m sure), so perhaps an unforgettable experience is the way to woo.

Who wouldn’t be swept off their feet by a surprise horse ride along our beautiful beach, or the chance to enjoy the delightful company of dolphins swimming right beside you, whilst taking in the sight of that incredible turquoise ocean, on a kayak?

Of course, a romantic dinner is a romantic winner, so a little taste of Italy would melt a heart, plus there are some

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great restaurants and clubs all across the Cooloola Coast, for the foodies to impress someone special.

If you prefer to relax at home, IGA always offers a great selection of goodies to indulge your taste buds too. Why not treat yourselves to a night away at the Getaway to make for a perfect evening in?

However, for those of us who have to set off for work, an opportunity to start the day in a very romantic way, is to witness a magnificent sunrise from Carlo Sandblow.

Truly one of the most stunning vistas in the world!

Prepare by acquiring a lovely bottle of bubbly from the Bottle-O, some warm croissants from Ed’s, grab a comfy blanket

and your treasured loved one and set off for a glorious morning together.

As the first rays appear over the horizon, pop the cork and perhaps…pop the question! After all, being a hopeLESS romantic could rapidly change to becoming a hopeFUL one. All it takes is a little planning which could lead to a beautiful memory and a very happy ending.

Above: What could be more romantic - a sunrise for two at Carlo Sandblow?

Inset: Enjoy a morning or night off cooking by visiting one of our restaurants on the Cooloola Coast. Richard from Tin Can Bay Marina Bar and Grill presents breakfast!

What do lifeguards do on their day off ?

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EET LIFEGUARDS and mates Eric Lawton (20), on university holidays and Nicholas White (18), on a gap year after finishing Year 12 in 2017. They were educated at Rainbow Beach State School and Gympie State High School, and for both, it was their rookie season of lifeguard work.

Nic said it was even better than he expected: “It was the best gig and an awesome crew to work with. I learnt a lot, met heaps of influential people, it couldn’t get much better.”

Eric agreed, “The season went really well. It has been busy and I’ve enjoyed helping people and passing on some knowledge, as well as learning from the other boys I work with.”

Nic said, “I can’t pick a best moment. It’s a really good feeling talking to the public and answering their questions and giving them the local knowledge I know, to help them out. Helping anyone in any way gave me crazy satisfaction.”

You can’t underestimate the value of that local knowledge. These boys have surfed, fished and dived our waters since they were tiny. But to work as a lifeguard - they really need a broad range of skills, from driving to using the jet ski, and first aid and rescue skills necessary in a more remote location.

When asked for a ‘worst moment’ Nic’s response was, “Honestly, I can’t fault the job!” But Eric admitted, “Probably driving the Freshwater track most days!”

Most of us can sympathise there, especially in the busy summer holidays.

However, being paid to spend days up at Double Island Point, a favourite location in the world for many of us, is worthy of our envy.

Both were rostered five week days and had weekends off, alternating every few days from Double Island Point to Rainbow Beach.

They thanked the crew, and locals and tourists, and hope to patrol next Christmas here.

Eric is back to the University of the

Two local lads, spent their summer on the beach like many other youngsters. Except with a catch - they were paid for it!

Sunshine Coast, where he has almost completed his ecology degree. “I’ll keep working holidays and picking up shifts wherever I can in Rainbow and possibly some other places.”

“I couldn’t imagine working a better job,” said Nic. He also hopes to keep working as a lifeguard this year in Rainbow Beach, if

the job allows it, “If not I’ll try apply for a few lifeguarding positions down the coast.”

So what do these two lifeguards do on their weekends, and after work? Working on the beach all day, wasn’t enough.

They were back surfing, every chance they had!

Local boys, Eric Lawton and Nicholas White, had a summer of fun, keeping our beaches safe

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ARTYFestival

– a gallery of local art and craft in May T

HE 2018 ARTYBall revealed that there is a swag of local artistic talent in our community, and the Community Centre is sponsoring an ARTYFestival as a broader opportunity for locals to display and promote their arts and craft.

Convenor of the event, local identity Leonie Guerin, said the proposal is to make the community hall a gallery from May 1 - 6, showcasing local art and craft through exhibits, demonstrations, classes and workshops, as a promotion of the talents of Rainbow Beach.

So, to all you authors, painters, printers, sculptors, fabric artists and more, the invitation is extended to be a part of this spectacular and show your wares.

Get in touch with Leonie on 0407 529 624 or at jayleonie@bigpond.com to register interest or just to discuss ideas.

It is intended that the kitchen will be an active part of the gallery, providing refreshment and hopefully cooking demos through the week.

Leonie’s message is, “Though it’s still in the planning stages, we want to give plenty of time to get in touch with your creative side and ....CRE -ART!!!, so, come on, get a wriggle on and produce stuff ‘cos we don’t want to hear that we ‘didn’t give you enough warning’!”

And remember, the 2019 ARTYBall is on in October.

After the success of the ARTYBall, convenor Leonie Guerin brings us the ARTYFestival - here is a depiction of her by Grant McFarlane, more of his work is featured on the next page

Resort or family homes for the Golf Course?

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OCIAL MEDIA was buzzing on the proposed development at Rainbow Shores, and news that Council has zoned the area for tourism, with up to six-storey buildings. Here’s some of the feedback we received.

Shame it just can’t be a golf course, there is a lot of nature happening in that small patch of land.

Kim Tibby-Orring’e

The council proposal would bring in, at peak times, some additional 700 people.

Imagine the traffic problems on Rainbow Beach Road and parking problems in the village. The developer’s proposal does not provide a new entrance into the new development. They are proposing to use the existing entrance with driveways (although only two or three) on Rainbow Beach Road down to Wyvern.

It is understood that the developer has

made an offer on the land, only if they get what they want. Personally, I’d like to see no further development on this land - either the state government develops the golf course further or turns it into parkland.

Alternatively, family homes (as Andrew has suggested), designed in line with the existing units/villas at Rainbow Shores, may be acceptable.

Annie Lent

How about they finish off the one that was started beside the laundromat.

Shane Manning Money hungry... That’s all it boils down to. Don’t stuff with something that is such a draw card for tourists. Nature.. Beauty.

Enough concrete in cities, we don’t need more out in such a naturally beautiful place.

There is accommodation in town that can’t be filled. The land can go to much better use.

Helen Lee

How does this affect the dual biosphere status. Cause once one is built, more will follow. We are the only place in the world that has two biosphere’s and as a town, we have to protect that.

Sheryl Doig

There are so many beautiful native orchids and fungi growing in at those trees and undergrowth. Not to mention the native ducks, plovers and curlews. They are running our places to go. It’s such a shame that it can’t be turned into parkland or something.

Kerry Leyland The golf course has been zoned for a tourist development since the 1990s. While I am not in favour of anything six stories, a high-quality, low-impact, low set, eco tourist development could be developed on this land.

Jeremy Read

The state government, who still owns the land, would need to do some work to bring in a developer with an appropriate track record, but with some thought and marketing a quality development could be done on the golf course.

A quality eco development would bring longer term and lasting benefits to the town and bring new clients to existing businesses in town.

What is needed is a developer with some vision and the state government to put in some work at attracting the right company.

If we need more residential blocks then there is land appropriately zoned to the north of Ibis Court, up to where the beach access road is. That land could be opened up and then developed in the same style as the rest of Rainbow Shores.

If the state government can not attract a developer to do a quality development then convert the land into a park.

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(Tribute to Jimmy Barnes & Cold Chisel, $35/person, Tickets on Sale at Reception)

A talented Michelle Gilmore

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The McFarlanes are a quiet pair, you’re more likely to see them on the beach than at the pub. They’ve lived on the Cooloola Coast for 23 years, most of that time in Rainbow Beach. Grant’s a builder, and Kathy has spent most of her time as a homemaker - and between the two of them is a trawler load of creative talent.

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CORNERED GRANT and Kathy McFarlane at the ArtyBall last year, in front of Kathy’s artwork.

Kathy smiled as she told me, “I was working on my sketch of Grant’s Lionfish for such a long time. Grant decided he’d enter and his sketch of Leonie was done in 20 minutes! He just puts it down and it’s perfect.”

Grant is well known for his wooden fish creations. They are produced from environmentally sourced, well-seasoned Australian timber.

He has created a goanna that is so lifelike, it is uncanny.

For over 30 years, Grant has worked with wood. The natural grain and aging of the wood becomes the feature, and he also incorporates recycled and found objects.

These modern products contrast with the aged timber - even stainless steel, copper tubes and pipes, and different types of acrylics, urethane and metallic paints may be utilised.

“He’s just finished a piece for Cafe Jilarty - there’s always go something on the go,” said Kathy.

In fact, Grant has enough commissions to keep him busy all year! Some custom designs have included heirlooms, old fishing reels and knives - generations of memories are incorporated into a contemporary piece.

But Kathy emphasises, “He likes to have the freedom to see what inspires in the timber he is working with.”

He is governed by the materials, it is the character of the timber and its natural beauty that make each piece unique.

The Lady in Skeleton Dress is his ultimate creation to date, at 1.9 metres - it stands taller than Grant (which is saying something), where the raw materials created the vision.

Grant and Kathy love to travel out west, he said, “l headed to Cape York in search of

some unique pieces of wood.

“With permission, l had access to a large cattle station and, from a previous excursion to this area, l headed back to where l had seen some extremely rare and beautiful wood pieces from a Normanby Skeleton Tree.”

Grant says the age of some of these pieces is estimated at over a century old, only growing in an approximately 20 kilometre radius of this area.

“The colours are extraordinary and fade from white to red and into a weathered grey. With around 50 pieces in total, l have left some of the natural grey and also handpolished selected parts of each individual piece.”

Kathy said the impact of the Lady in Skeleton Dress has been overwhelming, “Truly, people have come to see it in person, they are just amazed at it. She is such a statement piece, people have suggested that it should be in a hotel foyer.

The couple say big things are happening with the lady this year, with an entry into the Luxembourg Art Prize, a prestigious competition which discovers artists from all over the globe, and launches their international career (with a free trip thrown in for finalists).

Meanwhile, Kathy says, “Grant fits in some building work between his standup paddle boarding and artwork. That’s basically his life.”

Kathy is industrious with her crafts sewing, jewellery and more. “My latest thing is macrame - just as a hobby. I’m always doing something.”

They are also hoping for a longer trip this year, in Australia (and maybe the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) - where I’m sure Grant will source more inspiration!

Find out more about Saltwood Art: www.facebook.com/saltwoodart or call: 0408 864 818.

These beautiful images are recorded by Jess from Rainbow Beach Wedding Photo graphy, who told the Community News, “Grant is such an amazing artist!

I approached him to take photos of his work because it was a crime to not document his stunning art.”

Above: Grant said that the Lady in Skeleton Dress was a challenge - he is entering it into an international art competition Left: Silver Dory - growing to about 60cm these little fish are found in cool deep southern waters of Australia. This one is made from mixed hardwoods by Grant McFarlane @ saltwoodart Images by Rainbow Beach Wedding Photography

Grant and Kathy McFarlane with Kathy’s ARTYball sketch of Grant’s Lionfish

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Clean up Australia Day is Sunday March 3 H

OLD MARCH 3, you have a month to get your friends or family together and make Australia beautiful. There are no sites registered yet for Rainbow Beach - but there are normally groups who collect rubbish at Inskip Point and along the Freshwater Track.

Why not start your own, and let us know so we can help you get the word out?

Cooloola Cove The Cooloola Cove Residents and Friends next major project will be Clean Up Australia Day. A poor turnup last year at the Cooloola Cove site has prompted the group to ask for more help this year.

We have been doing this for 20-odd years but so many CC locals have dropped out due to disabilities, and few replaced them.

Now we have many new people to the area, we want to ask them to come and join in and keep our area clean.

This year we are starting earlier to beat the heat. HQ is Centenary of Federation Parkin Mauretania Ave CC anytime from

7.30am. All volunteers must sign in / sign off to be covered by PLI. Wear sensible clothing, hat, sunscreen, etc. Bottled water supplied, community BBQ included. Numbers needed for catering (by Council) ASAP. This is a global event created by an Aussie, we can’t be the country with the lowest turnout!

Contact Joan Creswell at ccrnf103@ bigpond.com or 5488 0436.

Tin Can Bay Join with the members of the Tin Can Bay Fishing Club and other volunteer groups in cleaning up Tin Can Bay and nearby areas.

Everyone welcome to assist.

This year the Tin Can Bay Fishing Club will again be cleaning the parkland area between the foreshore and The Esplanade from Norman Point to the playground, plus the parkland area between the foreshore and Toolara Rd from the playground to Crab Creek.

We will also clean the Tin Can Bay Road

Get ready for a BIG FROGGING FEBRUARY and help our frogs

from The Dolphin Centre to Rifle Range Road.

Registration will take place at 9am at the Tin Can Bay Fishing Club Marquee located adjacent to the children’s playground at Norman Point. Please advise the secretary at least ten days prior via email if you intend to participate, for catering purposes as a BBQ lunch is provided for all volunteers.

Members of the CCR&F helped clean up Cooloola Cove - you can too in 2019, there’s stations all over the coast

Clean-up bags and gloves provided to all volunteers, but you are requested to bring your own garden type gloves.

Contact the secretary on M: 0437 242-171 - all welcome.

Are you a fervent frogger?

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IND A FROG IN FEBRUARY with the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee.

Whether you use the data sheets from the MRCCC website or the FrogID app – all data collected throughout the Mary River catchment will go to the Queensland WildNet database for all future research and planning efforts.

The first 100 MRCCC data sheets submitted will be rewarded with a free copy of the Queensland Museum’s “Frogs of South-East Queensland”.

Download the Australian Museum’s FrogID app on your smartphone and join the ‘Find a Frog in February-MRCCC’ group – so you are ready to send in your recordings of frog calls.

If you’re the competitive type of FROGGER you can challenge your FROGGER friends – set up your own group

on FrogID and make it a Big Frogging February.

Explore the great resources on FrogID that will help you identify the frogs you encounter.

Teachers can get ready to involve your students in meaningful scientific data collection – there are some great teaching resources on the FrogID Website. Set up your own group on FrogID or use the MRCCC data sheets as a class exercise.

Check out www.mrccc.org.au/frog-in-february/ for all the information you need to get involved in research that helps planners and researchers understand and protect our frogs.

Follow MRCCC on Facebook for Frog of the Day videos so you can get your eye in – and your ears in too!

Find a Frog in February is supported by the Gympie, Noosa, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast councils.

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Sew much fun with Boomerang Bags W

ANT SOME GREAT informal but productive company?

Your local Boomerang Bags group is a not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to raise awareness of environmental practices to reduce plastic in our ecosystems.

“Let’s face it, the more people who refuse plastic bag usage, the less plastic goes into our natural environments,” volunteer Therese Young told the Community News.

“As we all know, this will make it safer for all our wildlife, plus will help to turn around current damage made to these habitats.

“We set out to make reusable bags from recycled donated fabric, have a social, whale of a time along the way and then distribute these bags within our community.”

Hopefully you have seen the bags at the Fruit and Veg shop, the chemist and at the markets!

“We do ask for a gold coin donation per bag as this helps cover the operational costs such as cotton, ink for the printing, help with costs of maintaining our volunteers’ machines, as well as keeping our donated machines in tip-top order,” explained Therese.

The group has recently secured a permanent room downstairs at the Sports and Recreation Club. They say it is FANTASTIC, and thank the club for their generosity.

Said Therese, “We would also like to acknowledge the Rainbow Sands Resort for allowing us to use their conference room for the last 12 months. Thank you, Sam, Maureen and Ruth, without your support Boomerang Bags Rainbow Beach would not have grown and thrived as it has.”

However, Therese says they always need more hands to sew and increase supply.

Come along and join in ‘The Sewing and Chit-Chat’ at the new Boomerang Bags Sweat Shop. You don’t need to be a sewer! There are many helpful jobs such as cutting out, ironing, labelling and screen printing. Please come along and check us out.

Maryann Vickers, Andrea Hayes and Barb Rees welcome you to Boomerang Bags

If you are a bit of a loner, and like it that way, but you are interested in the cause..... you can easily sew at home!

You can contact Barb: 0423 841 062, go to their f aceb o ok page @ boomerangbagsrainbowbeach or email: rainbowbeachbb@gmail.com

Remember when it comes to plastic bags:

REFUSE, REDUCE REUSE, RECYCLE!

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Creative Cuts Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes Tribute at the Country Club

Coolabay Choir returns in March Happy New Year everybody!

We will be singing our way into this year after a rest and a short holiday. Wednesday March 6 at 3-4pm is a good moment to start, so put the date and time in your diary, on your calendar and in your memory.

All current members welcome and any new members, please join us at the Veterans’ and Community Hall. Cooloola Cove, just past the shopping centre and on the corner of Nautilus Drive and Santa Maria Court.

Marnie at the Brolga Theatre England, 1959 - when a compulsive thief is caught red-handed and blackmailed into marriage, the strange new arrangement might hold the key to unlock her mysterious past.

Chisel Revived is Australia’s number one tribute to the legends that are Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes, and have performed hundreds of shows for the past 10 years to rave reviews and sold-out venues.

They faithfully reproduce a huge cross-section of these unforgettable and dearly loved classic songs, in a live show that is second to none.

Fronted by the searing vocals of Carter Roser, you will feel as if Cold Chisel has indeed been revived.

Carter’s backing band feature top-class musicians who diligently reproduce the unique sounds of Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes.

Chisel Revived perform all of the much-loved iconic

classics from Keh Shan, Choirgirl, Cheap Wine and My Baby all the way through to Bow River, When The War Is Over and Flame Trees.

In the second half, the band pulls out all of Jimmy Barnes’ solo hits from the driving power of Working Class Man, Ride The Night Away, and Die To Be With You Tonight, also a featurette of R&B and swing Ain’t No Mountain High Enough and Higher and Higher.

Chisel Revived reproduce all the hits in a spectacular show fronted by one of the most gifted rock vocalists!

Tickets are available from the front desk, only $35 per person. So rock the night away at the Tin Can Bay Country Club on March 16!

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Nico Muhly’s Marnie, based on the novel which inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s acclaimed thriller, has its U.S. premiere at the Met this season.

Isabel Leonard stars in the title role opposite Christopher Maltman as her husband Mark Rutland, Lestyn Davies as his brother Terry, Janis Kelly as Mrs Rutland and acclaimed mezzosoprano Denyce Graves as Marnie’s mother.

Costume design is by Madonna’s collaborator of twenty years, Arianne Phillips, who created every item seen in this stylish, vivid production.

Marnie is a co-commission and co-production with English National Opera.

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Dolphin Shopping Centre,

TIN CAN BAY

Music Plus in Cooloola Cove

Happy New Year to all our past, present and future performers as well as our wonderful audience, without whom we would have no reason to make music in public.

We are an acoustic group, who value quality over quantity, but always use our amplification to enhance performance wherever it is needed.

We are pleased to say that the lovely mandolin playing of Sue Flower will still be with us at our first night and several new performers have offered their talents for our enjoyment.

We know there is more talent in this area and we just hope they come along and hear

for themselves what they could be part of.

At 7pm the band will play, followed immediately with some talented performances, amusing anecdotes and maybe a sketch or two.

You will find us at the Veterans’ and Community Hall, Cooloola Cove on the corner of Nautilus Drive and Santa Maria Court.

Please make a note of the dates of our new Music Plus Nights: last Thursday in each month - March 28; April 25; May 30.

If you would like to participate or want further information please contact Pam Graham: 0427 180 649 or kcisf327@ gmail.com

What’s On at the Gallery

There are two very different exhibitions on view at the Gympie Regional Gallery.

“Prismatic Pachyderms” by artist Sarah Larsen explains what it is like to live with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She uses the elephant because they feel very stressed when separated from the herd and people with ASD feel this in social situations.

Sarah has put together an exhibition that is family friendly with creative activities and stories that draw on her personal experience with ASD and her childhood growing up in Africa.

The exhibition will continue to be on view until February 23.

‘A World View: The Tim Fairfax Gift’ is an exhibition that comes from the Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA).

Tim Fairfax AM has supported the

acquisition of more than 70 remarkable artworks to enter the QAGOMA collection and over ten of these will be on view until March 9.

Some of the artworks are themed around movement. Siva in Motion invites audiences to move with a ballet of traditional hand gestures and viewers are asked to question Michael Parakowhai’s shiny, larger-than-life security guard as something imposing or playful.

Other artworks in the collection invite a different view of the world, asking audiences to embrace insights into the lives of others and ask what is your world view.

Gympie Regional Gallery is situated at 39 Nash Street, just up the hill from the Coles complex.

Opening hours 10am – 4pm. Phone 07 5481 0733 for any further details.

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T OURISM AND B USINESS

Do you own a business in the Gympie region?

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There are about fifty grey nurse sharks daily on a Wolf Rock Dive

Wolf Rock Dive in a fever!

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OLF ROCK sets of the new year in style with epic sightings of large fevers of rarely seen cow nose rays and mating eagle rays caught on camera!

The site at Wolf Rock is going off this month with crystal blue water up to 30m visibility. The site is pumping with around 50 grey nurse sharks on the site daily and large groups of different rays hovering around in the blue.

Divers have witnessed not only grey nurse shark mating behaviour, but also a mating dance between two eagle rays.

Leopard sharks are in high numbers and despite the wind and large swell over the past few weeks the site has been glorious, well worth a visit.

Our locals open water course started off well with all theory, pool sessions and two dives on the boat completed.

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Our students dived at Round Rock off Double Island point and saw leopard sharks, reticulated rays and shovel-nose rays – not bad for their first ocean experience on scuba!

May the good conditions continue!

For more information and bookings please contact Wolf Rock Dive Centre: 07 5486 8004.

OUNCIL IS calling businesses in the Gympie region to have their say on the annual ‘Business Confidence in the Gympie region’ survey.

The survey, which has been released every year since 2010, asks business owners how they believe their business could be boosted in the Gympie region.

Gympie Regional Councillor, Economic Development portfolio, Glen Hartwig, said the survey is an important opportunity for businesses to share their thoughts.

“The Bruce Highway bypass brings many opportunities and Council would like input from those on the coal face so we can focus our activities on productive investments that assist the business community and the community at large,” Cr Hartwig said.

“It’s important that business owners do not withhold their input on all topics.

“Economic development is not just about jobs; it is also about how Council either assists or hinders those that want to be part of business growth in the Gympie region.

“Whether that is infrastructure, planning or cost, we need your input to guide our future direction.”

The findings of the survey will be used to help inform the region’s new Economic Development Strategy which is currently under development and due for release later this year.

The survey will be open online until February 16 online at www.gympie.qld. gov.au/haveyoursay.

For more information, contact Council’s Economic Development Team on 1300 307 800 or economicdevelopment@gympie. qld.gov.au.

T OURISM AND B USINESS

Town parking woes Denis Woodley wrote into us with this suggestion. What do you think?

Hi Michelle, not usually in town this time of year as I escape to down south.

But as I am I can’t help but notice there was again bugger all parking. Staff, grocery store owners, hairdressers, scooters - they all get parking early before the shops open, leaving the

customers they want and need to drive around in circles.

Perhaps a yearly diary for the local paper reminding them to park elsewhere or walk.

What if you introduced an exercise month where they parked out of town and walked, they and the shop would benefit?

Dolphin feeding to continue in Tin Can Bay T

HE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Science recently reviewed and updated the 2013 agreement and as a result, I am happy to announce two new dolphin calves, Luna and Joe, will now join Mystique, Patch, Ella, Harmony, Aussie and Squirt as part of the feeding program.

Trained volunteers and staff are required to follow strict conditions to keep the dolphins safe and healthy, to protect public safety and also record scientific data about the dolphins.

Volunteer Norma Sanderson reports that it was a bumper season at the Dolphin Centre with visitors from all corners of the globe. “The dolphins did not miss a day during the holiday season but some days we only had Mystique and Patch, then the females, Ella and Aussie, would arrive with their calves.

“Aussie with calf Luna has only visited a couple of times a week as her young offspring must be a handful to cope with.

Norma explains the water is warmer during the summer so the dolphins are showing their base colour of pink on the underbelly and rostrum.

“We are blessed with having the most concentrated numbers of the Australian Humpback dolphins in Australia within the Tin Can Bay Inlet and Southern Sandy Straits region. We are also very lucky to have Dean our Dolphin Research specialist documenting these dolphins with photos for future identification.

The Dolphin Centre volunteers also wish to educate people of the importance of recycling and not allow rubbish to enter waterways here or whereever their special paradise is around the world.

If you are interested in dolphins and wish to volunteer, please contact one of the coordinators at the Centre. After an interview and a three-month training program to assess your suitability, you can become a fully fledged Dolphin Volunteer.

$1500 member’s draw win R

AINBOW BEACH Surf Club Member, Paul Badcock from Rainbow Beach, remembers his number drawn years ago - because he wasn’t there!

The surf lifesaver volunteers sell the raffle each week with generous prizes from local eateries, alcohol and the mandatory - and popular - meat trays. Even the booby prize is something useful - a bulk number of toilet rolls from Cooloola Wholesaler!

After the raffles, one lucky financial member’s number is drawn. Before Christmas they upped the stakes, with multiple member’s draws in one night.

This time Paul was present, and ready to claim his prize. Operations Manager, Cory Burke handed over $1500!

Paul said he has been a member for 28 years. He and his wife Glenys were delighted!

Member’s draws are on every Friday night. Raffle sales start around 5.30 to 6pm, with draws starting from 7pm. It’s a great night to catch up with the everyone, there are always the regulars - tables full of locals enjoying their Friday night out.

There are many reasons for joining the Rainbow Beach Surf Life Saving Supporters’ Club. Membership allows you

Cory Burke presents local Paul Badcock with the $1500 membership draw winnings!

and your guest access to the club and its facilities.

By patronising the bar, restaurant, pokies and Keno you will be helping put lifesavers and vital lifesaving equipment on the beach.

It only costs a few dollars to join the club. Plus there is a new menu to try out, and Valentine’s Day to celebrate in February. See you Friday night!

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ve o L Your Library

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ACH FEBRUARY, it is time to celebrate with a Library Lovers Day. Library patrons come along to a to a special morning tea in your honour.

Tin Can Bay Library - Thursday 14 February 10-11am Rainbow Beach Library - Saturday 16 February 10-11am Kids are also included in the fun with a special Library Lovers Day Storytime.

Join us for a very special storytime and craft activity in the children’s area in honour of Library Lovers Day. Ideal for

Community Groups in the Library

Rainbow Beach Art Group

Cooloola Coast Art Drawing Every second Wednesday 9.30-11.30am Join us at the Tin Can Bay Library for Cooloola Coast Art Drawing. This art group is for anyone, from beginners to the experienced, interested in life drawing or sketching in any medium; pastels, charcoal, pen and ink. Come along and join in the fun.

second and fourth Thursday of each month at 10am 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 avenues of art. Come along and enjoy a morning getting in touch with your inner artist. Tea and coffee will be provided.

If you have any queries, please ring the Rainbow Beach Library 5486 3705.

Tin Can Bay Art Group Every Tuesday from January 8 from 10am-12noon Calling all artists! Join us at Tin Can Bay Library to share work and ideas, seek advice from other talented eyes, and connect with artists in our community.

Bring your work-in-progress or your finished piece and join in a friendly chat.

Exchange ideas. Participate in a miniworkshop or see an art demonstration.

All artists, levels, and mediums welcome.

Cooloola Card Makers Every second Wednesday from February 6 from 9-11am The Cooloola Card Markers is the group to join if you want a fun morning out in addition to making new friends along with your cards. Beginners and experienced are welcome. Join us at Tin Can Bay Library and let your creative juices flow.

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ages 4 and up.

Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay – Thursday 14 February 2019 9.30 – 10.30am And why not, there’s a lot to love! Our libraries host various community groups, including the First 5 Forever program for under 5s, workshops and there’s books, audio books, magazines, newspapers, puzzles and even electronic games for kids!

If you haven’t stepped into our libraries for a while - check out the list of events planned for February. Perhaps it’s time you did!

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Above: Thankfully for Aiden it is Library Lovers Day coming up, not Librarian Lovers Day! But we all send a big thank you to Jenny and all our coastal librarians, you do a great job!

Right: Romance, adventure. mystery it’s all waiting for you at one of my favourite places in town!

Events First 5 Forever Storytime First 5 Forever storytime is an interactive program for preschool children and babies in a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on fun for all preschool children, babies and their caregivers. Sessions are held weekly: RB Library: Mondays 10-11am TCB Library: Thursdays 9.30-10.30am Visit first5forever.org.au for more information.

From their art classes - Al Young’s whimsical work

Technology at your Library Be part of the technology revolution and join one of our Tech Savvy Seniors sessions. The Tech Savvy Seniors Queensland program has been funded by Telstra and the Queensland Government through State Library of Queensland and Department of Communities.

Ebay and Gumtree Basics Looking to simplify or add to your home?

Learn about buying and selling goods safely online through eBay and Gumtree.

Basic computer and internet skills required. Bookings essential.

TCB Library - Thursday February 21 2pm-4pm, phone 5486 4355

TV Streaming using your Smart Device Did you forget to record the last episode of your favorite TV Show? Can’t decide which show to watch because they are on at the same time. Come and learn about online streaming and how you can use the internet and apps to watch television on a laptop, mobile device or Smart television so that you can watch your favourite programs at a time that suits you. Basic computer and internet skills required.

Bookings essential.

RB Library - Thursday February 21 10am-12noon, phone 5486 3705

Business Networking at Gympie Regional Libraries Do you have an idea for a new business?

Perhaps you are already in business and would like some assistance? Gympie Regional Council’s Economic Development Unit regularly visits Libraries throughout the region to support the development and growth of business.

These Business Networking Sessions include information and discussion that is directed by you, and referral to other services that can assist you to succeed in your business or business idea. All are

welcome to attend, no bookings required.

For more information about this event please contact Gympie Regional Council’s Economic Development Unit on 1300 307 800 or email economicdevelopment@ gympie.qld.gov.au Wed 13 March – TCB Library 11am-12pm Wed 13 March – RB Library 2pm-3pm Bookings are essential for some events.

To reserve your place, visit Eventbrite or phone the library on 5481 0859.

Asbestos removal from Gympie Regional Library

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ORK BEGAN last month to remove asbestos tiles from the Gympie Library.

The Gympie Regional Library has been closed due to ongoing construction work and the suspected discovery of asbestos in the floor of the history room that was damaged in the recent hail storm. This issue was identified within the back areas of the library and not in the main public space area.

A specialised asbestos company has been engaged to remove the tiles which contain asbestos within the history room, and to clean and decontaminate the Gympie Library building.

The work will also include the removal of approximately 40,000 books, magazines and DVDs which will go into storage as the work is carried out.

Over 60 samples have been taken from the library and tested for asbestos, with the only positive results found within the tile fragments.

“It’s been really pleasing to see that the laboratory analysis has not detected any loose asbestos fibres in settled dust in any location at the library, however when dealing with something like this,

we need to ensure the safety of both our staff and our library community,” said Pauline Gordon, Director of Corporate and Community Services.

Although the majority of work will be to remove the remaining tiles from the history room where the construction work took place, part of the work will also see all carpet removed from the building.

“Once this is complete and the building has been cleared by the external asbestos company, work will commence to repair any damage and to replace the carpet, however at this stage we don’t have a confirmed date to reopen the library and will keep the community up to date with our progress.

“We would like to thank the community for their understanding and patience, we know closing the library has affected our clients at a particularly busy time.

Unfortunately, the timing also meant many businesses and trades were also closed over the Christmas period, meaning it will take a little longer to reopen the library,” Pauline explained.

The pop-up library will continue to operate from the Civic Centre during this time.

Rainbow Beach Ph: 5486 3705

Tin Can Bay Ph: 5486 4355

Monday and Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm Wednesday and Friday 2pm – 5pm Saturday 9am – 12 noon

Monday and Wednesday 9am – 12.30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 8.30am – 11.30am

Visit us at: www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GRLibraries

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PHOTOGRAPHING COOLOOLA:

Beach Drive To Double Island Point

By Julie Hartwig, Tin Can Bay Camera Club

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HIS ISSUE WE look at photographing the beach drive to Double Island Point. This drive provides numerous opportunities to stop along the way to photograph the coloured sands, waves, beach activities and beach scenes.

Here are some tips: l Apart from high tide when beach access is restricted in places, there isn’t really an ideal time to photograph the area; some times of day are just better than others. l Early morning (preferably in the hour around sunrise) is one of the best times to photograph the coloured sand cliffs as the early morning light makes the colours in the cliffs glow. It’s also a great time to photograph waves and the spray blowing off them, which is backlit by the rising sun. l After mid-afternoon is the least favourable time as the beach and cliffs are then in shadow – this will create difficult conditions for exposure with dark shadows and bright skies (sun setting behind the cliffs in the western sky). l Look for the details in the scenery – dead trees, texture and contours such as channels in the beach caused by water flowing down from the cliffs, and wet sand reflections. l One of the iconic views of the drive is shooting along the beach with wet sand in the foreground and vehicles travelling along the beach. l At Double Island Point, remember to look for wildlife such as birds and sea and beach critters. A telephoto lens comes in useful for this. l There is always something interesting happening around the lagoon on the

northern side of Double Island Point.

It’s a popular gathering place for 4WDs, people relaxing in the beach camps, fishing, surfing and paddle boarding.

Putting people in the environment or landscape always produces interesting photos. l A reminder that as you are in a public place, there are few limitations on photographing people.

However,

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common courtesy suggests that you seek permission first, and especially if you plan on photographing children and young people. l Finally, it’s a beach environment, exposed to salt water, sea spray and sand, and in extreme conditions, wind.

Look after your gear – even if it’s just a phone – and protect it from these elements.

Happy snapping!

More tips next month.

The Tin Can Bay Camera Club’s next meeting: 7pm, Wednesday February 20 at TCB Library.

For more information about club activities and to view members’ images, visit www. tincanbaycameraclub.wix.com/tcb-cameraclub.

Rainbow Beach Police Beat

by Senior Constable Michael Brantz

A criminal way of thinking

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AST MONTH I was talking to a local business owner about a string of thefts perpetrated on the guests of a Rainbow Beach caravan park over the preceding few days. Two women in their midtwenties (driving a rented Winnebago motorhome) were the prime suspects, due to some compelling evidence against them - however the business owner wasn’t totally convinced.

“I don’t think it’s them. I mean, why would you pay that much money to rent a nice motorhome and then steal stuff from the people you’re camped next to?

It doesn’t make any sense,” he reasoned.

“That’s because you’re thinking like a law-abiding citizen and not like a criminal,”

I explained to him.

Turns out these girls were definitely thinking like criminals, going on a crime spree which started in Brisbane with a fraudulently obtained driver’s licence, and ended with them being arrested on the side of the road on the Sunshine Coast after driving their motorhome down the wrong side of the highway in an effort to get away.

You see, early in the New Year, one of the girls found an old driver’s licence in a handbag she stole. Using this card, she managed to obtain a duplicate licence before applying for credit cards and a mobile phone account - all in the name of the poor, unsuspecting victim.

She then rented a motorhome using the fake licence and paid for it using the fake credit card. It probably cost a fair bit, but what did she care, she wasn’t going to pay off the credit card - was she?

A road trip to Rainbow Beach was next on the itinerary; checking in under the fake name and paying with the fake card.

The girls spent the next couple of days enjoying their stay in Rainbow Beach, while stealing anything that wasn’t nailed down – even a bikini off a clothes line.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, the girls were eventually apprehended on the Sunshine Coast and now face a string of property and fraud offences. One of the girls was still wearing the stolen bikini

when detectives came to the watchhouse to interview her – hard to talk your way out of that one…

The reason I tell this story - which is not embellished at all – is to highlight that criminals think differently.

Ownership means something to lawabiding people, but not to the common crook - they couldn’t care less.

If something of value is not secured they’re going to take it – the stress and heartache you go through when your phone or wallet is stolen means nothing to them.

So please secure your valuables – it only takes a minute, but that minute could save you weeks of pain.

Heart Foundation Walks into 2019 I

F YOU HAVE a New Years resolution of getting more exercise then join the One Step at a Time Heart Foundation Walking group on a Tuesday and Saturday morning.

Setting off from the Tin Can Bay Bakery at 6.30am (except the second Saturday of the month which is from Woolworths in Cooloola Cove), enjoy a walk around town while it’s still cool.

Heart Foundation Walking groups are Australia’s largest free walking network with over 25,000 members nationwide.

With the goal to encourage and support

walking and physical activity to build the heart health of Australia, the Heart Foundation works to create supportive environments for physical activity and raising the profile of walking as a fun, free and accessible physical activity.

If you would like to know more contact Maggie Travers on 0400 756 615 or jump on the Heart Foundations website https:// walking.heartfoundation.org.au Heart Foundation Walking – Cooloola Cove Image Jess Milne

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YAP benefits from Carnival Community Spirit C

Chris and Glenys from Colbridge Amusements present YAP President Jess Milne with $500

OOLOOLA COAST Youth Activity Project volunteers were thrilled to be given the opportunity to raise some funds through a nightly BBQ at the Tin Can Bay Summer Carnival.

“A few dollars each night added up over the two weeks and it was awesome to be part of the Showman community,” President Jess Milne exclaimed.

“We also ran our lucky numbers which helped fund our free tickets competitions and on New Years Eve I auctioned off the rights to cream pie me in the face which rose over $90 in donations.”

Tin Can Bay Quilters invite you

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ELL, WE ARE back quilting, not that much sewing got done, lots of talking and catching up and a great morning tea.

Last month we will be making a small bag called ‘Nellies Sewing Bag’, thanks to Irene.

We have quite a few projects in the pipeline that Irene has organised for us to do.

On February 20 we are going on a bus trip out to Bells Bridge and Hervey Bay to look at some fabric and maybe buy some!

Also Friendship Day is on May 14 at the Community Hall and it is creeping up on us fast, but it is a great day so please keep this day free and come along and see some fantastic quilts and meet some lovely people from all over the region.

Not only do we make quilts of all shapes and sizes. we do make smaller items such as bags, cup holders, table runners, placemats, etc. It does not have to be a quilt if you want to come and join us.

You do not need an expensive machine if you are learning, just a straight sewing machine is good enough. We have quite a few interesting projects in the year, as well as a bus trips, so if you are interested, please come along.

We are always looking for new members - we are a friendly group, and if you have never done patchwork or would like to learn to sew, join us, there is always someone to help you.

Meet 9am Tuesdays at the Community Complex, corner Tin Can Bay Rd and Bayside Drive, next door to the Cooloola Bowls Club.

Contact Jacquie Cross: 5486 4468.

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June Fraser shows off her quilt– join the Tin Can Bay Quilters on Tuesdays

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HANGES ARE afoot for the Tin Can Bay Community and Men’s Shed.

The shed will be open Monday to Friday 9am-noon (approximately) for anyone to come down and have a look. The shed is for the community of Cooloola Coast which covers Rainbow Beach, Cooloola Cove, Tin Can Bay and any area between Gympie and Maryborough.

Everyone is welcome to come down, have

a look around and maybe join up. The shed and its members look forward to shared activities in the near future as the shed approaches completion. It still has a way to go before people can start activities in the shed.

Meetings are on the first Saturday of the month at 10am. AGM will be on February 9. All committee positions will be vacated at this time. Voting and memberships forms can be obtained from Bryan Phillips.

I would like to thank everyone who has

helped in any way to get the shed to this point - to Coastcare for the shelving, Tech Cut Caloundra for work bench tops, for the dart boards and to all businesses and people who have donated to the building of the shed so far.

Well it’s time - we will start planning for the future in the next few months - e.g. what sort of activities we want to carry out in the shed and ways to secure the financial future of the shed. Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated by all members.

Hospital petition presented to Minister Dr Peter Martin Community Hospital Steering Committee

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HE PETITIONS FOR a new local public hospital have been collected and given to our local member of parliament, Tony Perrett, to present to the Queensland Minister of Health.

A very big thank you to all of you who signed the petition and supported our community.

The Cooloola Coast is a growing retirement community (with a tourism focus) of over 6,000 permanent residents and thousands of visitors and tourists in the holiday season.

Similar sized communities in rural areas such as ours have long had a community hospital with all the benefits of increased

community services, better transport of emergency patients to regional hospitals, increased health services by specialists and better after-hours management of medical emergencies.

Not only are we missing out on the services other small rural towns have been receiving for many years, but unlike many of them we have an actively growing population.

As well this, the population is made up of a very high proportion of elderly people and veterans with many chronic, debilitating diseases and the population is low socio-economic with a high proportion of residents on a low income or a pension.

We are a resilient resourceful people who have a well-deserved reputation for being generous and community minded

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No rain in sight Tony Stewart – 0408 767 930

Men Shed looks to the future Bryan Phillips 5486 2993 or 0420 299 651

Carnival organiser Chris Colley from Colbridge Amusements always likes to leave something behind in a community other than great memories.

After seeing the dedicated hard working YAP team in action he didn’t hesitate to make a very generous donation of $500.

“It was a pleasure to be able to support the work of the Cooloola Coast Youth Activity Project,” Chris said.

The monies will be used to fund future activities and major equipment purchases such as audio equipment for the Sound of Teen Spirit concerts.

over the last 50 years.

The need to drive to specialist and hospital appointments in Gympie, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane led to the formation of Cooloola Medical Transport run by volunteers to help transport patients to their distant medical appointments.

I believe this was the first such volunteer organisation in Queensland. Their valuable services have grown exponentially over the years as the population has grown and aged.

I am not happy with the way we are treated by the State Government and nor should you be.

It is time for them to step up to the plate and shoulder their responsibility to provide the infrastructure for better health services on the Cooloola Coast now and into the future.

ITH THE RAINBOW BEACH Droughtrunners now into their fourth year of helping the communities in South West Queensland by putting food on the table, providing pre-paid vouchers, purchasing hay and other fodder, paying rates and other bills, I can only report the situation is getting worse.

I have to thank so many people again for your continued support in supplying groceries,stock feed, clothing and donations of cash.

I have now been away for a few weeks, and have seen a lot of this huge country, speaking to many people about the situation that is unfolding in other states as well as Queensland.

In Central NSW I was caught in a massive dust storm and was nearly blown off the road before taking shelter. This brought back memories of the 1968 drought in Victoria when you couldn’t see the white road lines for dust!

I must let you know that some of the charity groups, including ours, have been criticised by certain town businesses and organisations from out West for taking food, etc., to farmers and not providing cash so it can be spent in towns.

Well I say bugger them and soon I may name them. Some of these organisations are more intent in raising money to send overseas! Just last month I sent 50x$100 pre-paid vouchers to Longreach.

The money the public donated where has it gone?? I know of farmers in a six-year drought that have not received a cent.

A Royal Commission into this fiasco would be a waste of money, but answers are needed into where all donations have gone.

Please keep supporting organisations like Drought Angels, Burrumbuttock Hayrunners, St Vinnies, Local CWAs and Rainbow Beach Droughtrunners, as at least you know where your dollars are going.

With NO rain systems in sight as I write we must continue to support our farmers and a big thank you to all that have given so far.

If anyone can donate, our Gympie BOQ branch, along with Drakes in Gympie and local IGAs will accept.

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Community Hall happenings A

PROJECT WHICH sanded back and resealed the floor of the Rainbow Beach Community Hall was completed over the festive break, and the rejuvenated facility is again ready for use.

This project received funding assistance from the Gympie Regional Council through its Community Assistance Grants Program. Contact the community centre on 5486 3355 for bookings and details.

Volunteers built shelves last holidays, to house those things necessary for effective operation of a community hall, such as cleaning chemicals, toilet paper, boxes of drinks, basic maintenance tools, spare parts for urinals and sinks, sound equipment and some library materials.

They will replace, in an orderly manner, a hodgepodge of cupboards, metal and timber, a random desk and vacant corners. Really just to tidy up and make things more readily visible and accessible.

See more of our news in the sporting section with table tennis on Wednesdays and the ARTYfestival article.

Wolf Sievers and Bob Gudge were preparing shelves last holidays

Cooloola City Farm

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UEENSLAND SUMMERS can be very hot and dry for extended periods, and though we may get good rain, the times in between can stress plants.

In this area with sandy soil, the problem is even more acute, as the soil does not retain the moisture. Natives, especially those that grow naturally in the area, are especially suited to the soil and climatic conditions, so will mostly cope with the heat. In really hot conditions though, even established trees may need some water.

Trees and shrubs provide screening, shade and shelter and give protection from hot winds thus reducing temperature in the surrounding area, but plants may still need help.

The surface of sandy soil is resistant to water and the addition of compost will help retain moisture.

Mulching is of great benefit. It is recommended to use a native-specific fertiliser before applying mulch lightly.

Re-mulch regularly.

Plant of the month is Dianella caerulea (Common flax lily), a strap-leaf plant with small, pretty, blue flowers spring to summer and purple/blue fruit.

(Source: www.rhs.org.au)

City Farm, opposite the Community Centre, on Tin Can Bay Rd, is open to the public for plant sales on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8am-3pm, 07 5486 2304 ccfni09@gmail.com, www.cooloolacityfarm.org Please note that City Farm is now open on Thursdays for a trial period.

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Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellbeing

This month ... suncoast PODIATRY Specialists in: Ÿ General and Diabetic Foot Care Ÿ Ingrown Toenail Treatment Ÿ Biomechanics/Orthotics

Dr Abhi tells us how technology makes for a better experience in the dental chair, Podiatrist Maria give words of advice for feet and diabetes, plus we update you on a free workshop and clinic in February and a great way to start your day with yoga!

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Enjoy our Salon Packages Thursday Only Senior Pensioner 20% OFF Wednesday Only Re-growth Tint 1/4 Head Foils Cut & Blow Dry From $135

Wednesday Only 1/2 Head Foils Cut & Blow Dry From $90 Beauty Brow Wax Shape Contour Lash Tint & Brow Tint $40 (T&C’s)

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Shop 6, 46 Cooloola Cove Shopping Centre Phone for Appointments 5486 2643

Enjoy yoga on the beach with Glenda and see sunrise on Tuesdays l Cooloola

Coast Wellness Yoga now have gift vouchers available for purchase, so you can share the love.

Glenda offers beach yoga Tuesdays 6-7am left of the tower at Rainbow Beach, and session for all ages and levels at Tuncunba Hall Tin Can Bay - call 0427 864 220. BYO water and towel!

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the third Tuesday of the month, there is a sexual health outreach - Safe your Sex is at the Cooloola Coast on Tuesday February 19. Come on in for a free STI test, free condoms, free pregnancy test, a chat and a nice cold ice block. Amanda provides a confidential,

free service - 9.30-11.30am at Tin Can Bay Library and 12.30-2.30pm at Rainbow Beach Community Hall. l Come

along to our free Type 2 Diabetes Workshop covering information on T2D, self-management practice, healthy lifestyle behaviours, and how to access further support in the local community. The workshop runs from 9am – 1pm Thursday February 21. Carers and family members are welcome to attend. Loads of information and a great way to get motivated to stay healthy. Bookings are essential phone 5479 9670.

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COUNSELLING No white on black - only have dark writing on aHAIR light AND BEAUTY Bayside Barbers Cooloola Counselling Services background. writing needs to be sharper and clearer Suzanne offers a professional, supportive Wondering if photo can be in a corner - Kelly likes the Hair cuts, beards, men’s facial grooming, concession discounts, no appt necessary, counselling service to those in need. Book background colour in the photo - could traditional barber shop experience with an appointment, 0406 304 296, email try for ad background?

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PHYSIOTHERAPIST Tin Can Bay Physiotherapy Pain relief, sports injuries, rehab, dry needling, DVA, work cover, 30yrs experience, no referral required. 76 Gympie Road, Rainbow Beach, Sue: 0429 636 395.

PILATES Cooloola Coast Pilates Pilates mat & equipment, personal & group training, functional movement training, rehabilitation to fitness, Rainbow Beach & Tin Can Bay, Sarah Booth 0432 690 194 visit www.cooloolacoastpilates.com

service oriented, a happy salon, try our Wednesday Special, Seniors Thursdays 20% off, Mon - Sat, Cooloola Cove Shopping Centre, call 5486 2643

Crooked teeth? See Dr Mark from Channon Lawrence for an invisible solution.

90 Channon Street, Gympie Phone 5482 7688

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Provides quality waxing, facials, pedicures, manicures, acrylic & shellac nails in a private & quiet area of town.

Call 0438 868 116 for an appointment.

We make it our business to make dentistry affordable whilst delivering quality care.

Call 5488 0271 to book an appointment.

Suncoast Podiatry Servicing Rainbow Beach and Cooloola Coast for over 10 years!

Specialists in General and Diabetic Foot Care, Ingrown Toenail Treatment, Biomechanics/ Orthotics and Home Visits. Call 5483 7881 for appointment.

MASSAGE Cooloola Cove Smiles Our experienced, gentle dentists are ready to offer solutions to all your dental concerns in our spacious practice in Tin Can Bay. Phone 5486 4800.

FITNESS

Silver Koru Massage & Holistic Healing on Rainbow Beach Relaxation, Remedial,

Deep Tissue, Psychic forecasts, Reiki/Chakra cleanse alignments, health rebates may apply, Shop 5, 6 Rainbow Beach Rd. Appointments: 0484 846 589.

MEDICAL CENTRE Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre & Gym Splash into fitness at the Aquatic Centre and Gym. We cater for all ages and fitness levels.

Call 5486 3191 for information.

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Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Medical Centre Cosmetic injectables

for frown line, crow’s feet, forehead. Open Wednesday, Rainbow Beach outpatient clinic.

General practitioner injector. Consultation and pricing complimentary. Phone 5313 3277.

YOGA Cooloola Coast Wellness Yoga Monday Tuncunba Hall 9.30am - 11am Tuesday Rainbow Beach Yoga 6am - 7am Wednesday Tuncunba Hall 9.30am - 11am Personal Classes available: 0427 864 220

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The digital age is here – and dentistry is part of that change!

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NTRA ORAL SCANNERS are replacing the need for “impressions” – (the mouth full of goo that tests your ability to breath through your ears).

The scanner works by taking hundreds to thousands of single images of the area being scanned and they all piece together to give a three-dimensional movable image which can be saved and viewed on a computer screen.

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Call 0484 846 589 today to book your appointment Shop 5, 6 Rainbow Beach Road (between Epic and 7th Wave)

Pilates Mat & Equipment Personal Training Group Training Functional Movement Training Rehabilitation to Fitness doTERRA Essential Oils Wellness Advocate

From here dentists and dental laboratories can design and create: • Full coverage dental crowns • Accurately shaped dental onlays (restorations made outside of the mouth) • Precise fitting implants

Please call Sarah Booth today to discuss your needs

• Comfortable fitting guards (snore appliances, anti grinding guards, etc.)

Ph: 0432 690 194

• Full mouth orthodontic plans (for children and adults)

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At Cooloola Cove Smiles, we believe this new technology is such a great advancement as it increases patient comfort, decreases crown production time and minimises the use of disposable products.

Dr Abhi Sharma, from Cooloola Cove Smiles at Tin Can Bay designing a crown on the three-dimensional scan

When these digital impressions are used alongside digital radiographs for orthodontic plans, we can then show the patient the changes they can expect to see to their tooth placement and profile.

These anticipated progress pics can help patients and the dentist decide on the best possible treatment required. Technology – ain’t it grand!

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IABETES IS SERIOUS, especially when your feet are involved. People with diabetes are more prone to various foot problems due to the development of painful nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy.

Maria Zauner from Suncoast Podiatry said, “The damage to your nerves can cause the loss of feeling in your feet, making it difficult to detect extreme temperatures and pain as easily, or readily, as someone who does not have diabetes.

“So you could sustain a serious wound and not even notice your foot is injured until an infection begins.”

She urges that you examine your feet daily.

“This is one of the easiest, least expensive and most effective measures for preventing foot complications,” said Maria.

“Noticeable changes, such as temperature, skin colour, pain, or swelling may be warning signs for poor circulation or loss of sensation that could potentially lead to something more serious.”

Annual examinations by your podiatrist are also vital for anyone with diabetes.

Maria explains, “A podiatrist provides a more thorough exam and detects signs of changes, such as broken skin or ulcers that can be detrimental. We also check for areas of high pressure or loss of blood circulation.”

Be sure to: • Avoid smoking, as it reduces blood flow to your feet • Buy comfortable shoes that are not too tight or too loose • Wear clean, dry socks and change them everyday • Wear shoes to protect your feet from harmful objects

Podiatrist Maria Zauner from Suncoast Podiatry visits to coast to help protect feet from harm of diabetes complications

Podiatrists, Maria, Erin or Amy visit the Professional Centre at the Dolphin Shopping Centre, Tin Can Bay on Wednesdays, Thursdays and every second Friday. Home visits are also available.

If you are among one of the millions of people in the Australia with diabetes, call Suncoast Podiatry today on 5483 7881, and see what you can do now, to keep your feet safe, strong, and healthy.

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Save the date for Cooloola Bioblitz

celebrating 20 years

Artist Zela Bissett and John Sinclair from Fraser Island Defenders Organisation recording their discoveries at Cooloola BioBlitz in 2018

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FTER THE EXCITING discovery of 37 new species of spider and a new moth at the 2018 Cooloola BioBlitz last year, Cooloola Coastcare and Fraser Island Defenders Organisation are planning another BioBlitz on the weekend of 17, 18 and 19 May 2019.

Several scientists and volunteers are already planning to be here from as far away as Melbourne.

However, the BioBlitz is also an event for local Cooloola Coast nature lovers as well.

You can come for the weekend or just a day on either Saturday or Sunday, if you want to participate in the field work learning about the biodiversity of the area with the guidance of expert mentors.

More Boronia moths discovered at Cooloola

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Experience the thrill of delving into the natural world as a Citizen Scientist, no previous experience necessary. You’ll be helping catalogue all the species of plants and animals in our region.

On Friday and Saturday evening there will be free presentations by the scientists about the natural history of Cooloola Coast, so feel free to come in the evenings.

For those into the arts, this year there will be art workshops inspired by nature as well. All the details can be found on the Coastcare BioBlitz website over the coming weeks. Mark your calendar now and don’t miss it! www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au/ projects/bioblitz

ANY MORE SPECIES of moths were discovered during a mini BioBlitz of Cooloola’s four Boronia species by Prof.

Doug Hilton last October.

Prof Doug Hilton AO is one of Australia’s leading medical researchers who has a private passion for studying insects, with a special interest in the tiny moths that pollinate Boronias in the Heliozelidae group.

His trip to Queensland was the result of learning about the new moth discovered, Boronia rosmarinifolia, during the August Cooloola BioBlitz.

Prof Hilton said that he expects that some of the specimens he has collected will be new to science, when he has had the opportunity to examine these in more detail back in his Melbourne laboratory.

He said that his Cooloola research is part of an on-going project to unravel many of the complex interactions between these tiny insects and the Boronias, that

include many threatened and endangered species, and he is committed to returning to Cooloola next May with a larger team to continue his project.

During his visit to Rainbow Beach, Professor Hilton presented a fascinating talk on his study of the pollination of Boronias that has taken him to every Australian state, with a focus on Western Australia which has the greatest diversity of species, and also a long history of studying the moths adapted to each species.

This public presentation formed part of the Gympie Regional STEM Hub’s Was Science $440 in the Pubs, Halls and Cafes program, sponsored by Inspiring Australia.

While he was in Rainbow Beach, Professor Hilton donated a valuable microscope to you mention this Cooloola Coastcare to facilitate when the work code:-Rainbow June of Citizen Scientists who want to assist his continuing project by undertaking field observations of the Boronias and any Offer available insect activity associated with them. th till 15 June 2018

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Professor Doug Hilton AO assessing what insects he has caught in his insect net during his visit to the Cooloola heathlands. Field Assistant, Marlene Walter (Germany) is similarly engaged.

In Brief Meet Your Local Emergency Services Workers Colleen Hair, Assistant Secretary, CCCLDMSG

Save the date! On February 23 from 11am onwards, at the Cooloola Cove Veteran and Community Hall, a free sausage sizzle will be held.

The day will be a community opportunity to meet YOUR local emergency services workers and chat to them about the important roles they have in your area.

Meet members of the State Emergency Service, Queensland Fire and Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service, Queensland Ambulance service, Queensland Police and the Tin Can Bay Coast Guard. Their staff and volunteers can tell you about emergency safety and local hazards to be aware of.

Keep an eye out for more information soon to be released locally about this day. We hope to see you there.

If you would like more information about this event or other community support information, please contact CCCLDMSG Chairman Terry Steele on 5486 4483 or visit our information stand at the Cooloola Cove monthly markets.

The Cooloola Coast Community Local Disaster Management Support Group meets quarterly at the Cooloola Cove Veteran and Community Hall.

Our next meeting is on March 5 at 9.30am and all are welcome to attend.

Tin Can Bay RSL in full swing Christine Carroll President 0413 182 601

Welcome back everyone, February sees us getting back into our Tin Can Bay RSL Sub Branch Inc. year.

The important thing of note is the AGM to be held on Sunday February 17, 8.30am for 9am at the sub-branch. Only financial members will be admitted and able to vote.

Our morning teas will be commencing again February 12 at 10am, with Lawrence entertaining us. All welcome, no cost.

The drop-in centre will be open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9.30 to 11.30am, manned by our volunteers/welfare officers. Come in and have a talk with us and enjoy a coffee.

Our BBQ and Raffles on Sundays are continuing as normal with entertainment supplied by local musicians. Everyone is welcome, with hamburgers available for $6 and steak burgers available for $8.

If you have never been to the RSL, come and see what we do, I am sure you will find us welcoming!

CCR&F news Joan Creswell, Secretary / Treasurer

Cooloola Cove Residents & Friends Inc. next meeting will be 10am February 18 at Veterans’ and Community Hall CC. Congratulations to the Christmas raffle winners. First prize of $200 cash plus cake and wine winner was J. Miller of TCB, apricot ticket D19, who kindly donated back the wine. Second prize of $50 cash was visitor J. Quinn from up north, green ticket F70. Thank you, to all those who supported us by purchasing tickets.

Contact me at ccrnf103@bigpond.com or 5488 0436.

RSL - new committee in Rainbow Beach On Wednesday January 16, the Rainbow Beach RSL Sub Branch held their AGM and Committee meeting. The new committee is as follows; President: Joe Casey; Deputy President: Goobs Walker; Treasurer: John Molkentien; Secretary: Ron Organ.

Sub Branch Delegates: Joe Casey, Barry Hogan, David Collins, Trevor Ansell.

Trustee: Pat Nayler OAM; Welfare Officers: Joe Casey, Bob Bliss.

Congratulations to the new committee members.

Mayor comments on closure of the Gympie Private Hospital I was very disappointed to hear of the closure of the Gympie Private Hospital, and what this means for our community. We are a growing region which requires and deserves an increase in our health services, not a reduction.

The fact that the decision hasn’t taken into consideration the needs of our residents is frustrating. I do acknowledge the business aspects of the decision but that brings into question the level of services the state is currently providing in Gympie.

Taking away any health services from our region is going to have a major impact for those who rely on the service. While I acknowledge the state-of-theart facilities on the coast, to expect residents to travel over an hour for basic procedures is unrealistic.

Due to illness or age we know that travelling can be hard, transport maybe an issue, time away from family or work, the cost – these issues haven’t been considered.

On top of the lack of service this decision brings, the loss of employment for our community is also going to have a major impact.

We (Council) will contact the owners to meet with them to assist in exploring other opportunities to maintain the delivery of health services in the Gympie region.

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. . . e m i t l o o h It ’s back to sc get creative with lunches S

UNSHINE COAST Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) paediatric dietitian Tanzia Butterfield has some expert advice on healthy lunch boxes, with top tips for food that are quick, easy to prepare and nutritious.

Ms Butterfield said good nutrition is vital for growing bodies, and preparing a healthy and fun school lunch can be easier than we think.

“Many of us are time poor and this may lead to parents resorting to highly processed food that can be high in added saturated fat, salt and sugar and low in vital nutrients,” Ms Butterfield said.

“With a bit of planning/pre week preparation and freezing ahead of time, it makes it easier to fill up your child’s lunch box with healthy food and avoid less healthy, highly processed food. This will also ensure children are getting the recommended two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables per day.”

The following lunch box ideas can get kids off to a healthy start to the school year: • Sandwiches on wholegrain bread/ wraps. Some options are boiled egg and low- fat mayonnaise; skinless chicken and avocado and spinach leaves; reduced fat grated cheese and carrot and tomato; black beans, salsa,

BJ and Kyani Parton know how to keep kids’ tummies happy - the sessions before school include breakfast (after some fun in the pool) and the avocado on toast, scrambled egg and fresh fruit all disappear! BJ is looking to extend times this year - so ask her about availability on 5486 3191, press 3 for pool.

avocado and low fat sour cream; tuna/ salmon and avocado; leftover sliced meat with salad filling.

• Deconstructed wraps. Older children can make their own, so that the wrap/ bread doesn’t go soggy.

• Skinless chicken and roasted vegetables pesto pasta (from leftovers).

• Mini pizza. Top a wholegrain pocket bread or sandwich thin with tomato paste/cream cheese, ham, pineapple, capsicum and onion. Sprinkle with reduced fat cheese and grill until golden – serve cold in lunch box.

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• Frittatas containing lots of veggies (can be made beforehand and frozen).

• Corn on the cob.

• Air popped popcorn (from seeds, NOT the packaged microwave popcorn bags).

• Piece of fruit/cut up fruit salad.

• Snack box. Combine a selection of meat, reduced fat cheese/cottage cheese/ hummus, boiled egg, vegetable sticks.

Ms Butterfield also recommends that parents take the following food safety precautions when preparing lunches: • Include a frozen water bottle or small freezer brick in your child’s lunch box.

• Pack lunches in a cooler bag or insulated lunch box.

• Ensure rockmelon is consumed within two hours of cutting and remains in a cool place due to food safety risk.

• Freeze yoghurt or milk to keep at a safe temperature.

• Clean lunch boxes daily.

• Make sure school bags containing lunch boxes are stored in the shade.

• Wash hands before preparing and eating food.

Ms Butterfield said eating habits were generally formed in early childhood, so it was important to give your child the best start by role modelling at home and school.

“By being good role models, parents can send a powerful message to their children in regard to healthy eating.”

Out and About

Rainbow Beach Over 60s and Probus Club welcome the new year

Above: Rhonda Davis from Over 60s (centre) welcomes Probus members Jo Side, John and Kaye Olson to the foreshore

Above: Over 60s members, Del Nayler and Margaret Cudahy, relax at Phil Rogers Park, Rainbow Beach

Right: Dorothy and Don Pascoe enjoy the beautiful evening out

Above: The picnic tables at Phil Rogers Park are a perfect spot to gather some friends and watch the sunset - you can join the Rainbow Beach Over 60s next 10am at the Surf Club on Tuesday, February 5

Right: Carmel Darcy cranks up the BBQ and greets Doug and Annette Collins

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walk 4WD back to nature swim, surf and on the water fish extreme adventure national parks family fun accommodation annual events plus

Cooloola Coast Visitor’s Guide Rainbow Beach and the Cooloola Coast is home of the Coloured Sands, the majestic Carlo Sandblow and gateway to World Heritage listed Fraser Island. You can feed wild dolphins, visit a historic lighthouse and kayak with the whales.

Rainbow Shores Clarkson Drive has a concrete path for most of the way taking you through wallum and paperbarks.

If riding, you can turn left to the industrial area (Karoonda Road) and the return to town via Carlo Road.

Double Island Point (DIP) has the longest break in Australia (when the swell lines up.

(4WD only) Surf Lessons and Board Hire Epic Ocean Adventures 0435 934 087 Rainbow Beach 0432 690 194

Coloured Sands Starting below the lookout, walk along the beach towards Double Island Point for a kilometre or so to these amazing Coloured sand cliffs, with the best colours around 9 to 10 kilometres along the beach (accessible with a 4wd or Surf and Sand Safari tour) 5486 3131.

Carlo Sand Blow A bush walk up to Carlo Sand Blow is a must for every visitor. Drive to the reservoir at the top of Cooloola Drive. The Blow is an easy 600m walk from the car park or take the longer walk from the National Parks Office. Spectacular views of the Coloured Sands, Double Island Point and Tin Can Bay Inlet are the bonus for your efforts. When the thermals are right, you will often see Hang Gliders taking off and landing at this beautiful piece of Nature’s Sculpture.

Fraser Island Great Walk A 90 km trail which showcases natural and cultural features of the world’s largest sand island as it meanders between Dilli Village and Happy Valley www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/ parks/great - walks-fraser-island/about. html Cooloola Great Walk A 102 km trail which passes through a rich diversity of vegetation types with spectacular views, connecting Rainbow Beach with Noosa North Shore. www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/ greatwalkscooloola/ index.html Rainforest Walk / Bymien Picnic Area A few kilometres from town, on the Gympie Road, take the Freshwater Road to the left. 3km on a good gravel surface will bring you to Bymien, which is the limit for conventional vehicles.

Lake Poona After morning tea or lunch in the picnic area you can venture on some wonderful walks to Lake Poona or through some spectacular Rainforest. Allow 40 minutes to reach Lake Poona.

Lake Freshwater Only accessible by 4WD, Tour or Walking. Walking tracks starts at the Bymien picnic area. The round trip from Rainbow Beach will take a full day and requires fitness.

Foreshore Tin Can Bay You can walk 4km from Crabs Creek to Norman Point, over picturesque bridges, signage of flora and fauna, through mangroves, playgrounds and outdoor gyms. It is mostly flat – very safe for children on wheels. Start at the playground opposite the library, cycle to Crabs Creek and stop for a coffee, then return to opposite the library. Enjoy the views out to the inlet while the kids enjoy the playground and skatepark.

Rainbow Beach 10,000 steps walk – from the headland behind the Surf Tower and Playground to Carlo Road. Paths are perfect for bicycles, scooters and skateboards.

Half-day 4WD Tours (5486 3131) or hire your own to Cooloola National Park, Coloured Sands, Double Island Point, Lighthouse, Rainforest and Lake Freshwater.

4x4 Hire Rainbow Beach 4x4 Hire 5486 8300 Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre 4WD Hire 5486 3288

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Surf

Stand up paddle tour The 2 hour tour on offer is a basic introduction to SUP to anybody who would like to see what its all about.With all of our equipment catered for the beginner, also the flat water of Pelican Bay/ Carlo Point this is a fantastic tour for scenery and also the whole family to enjoy, it’s just so easy to participate.

0408 738 192 Seary’s Creek 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.

Scuba Diving A popular spot for the scuba enthusiast is at Wolf Rock, off Double Island Point. World class diving on Fraser Island’s doorstep, phone Wolf Rock Dive Centre on 5486 8004.

Hang Gliding & Paragliding Carlo Sand Blow is one of the top spots for hand gliders in Queensland with the National Championships being held there each January. With a take off of 300ft and a soarable ridge of 12 kilometres long and about 500ft high, Carlo Sand Blow is definitely the place to go. Fliers should be of Hang2 standard, fly in north easterly winds and remember landing in the bathing reserve is prohibited.

Wind surf off the surfing beach or in Tin Can Bay Inlet, taking off from Carlo Point.

Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre and Tin Can Bay Pool offers squad, learn to swim, water aerobics and more.

Sailing And Cruising If you love the wonderful peace and relaxation of sailing or cruising, the sheltered waters of the Great Sandy Strait are for you. You may see dugong, turtles, dolphins and more.

Great Sandy Strait Cruises and Sunset Cruises 0428 838 836

Dolphin Ferry 35 minutes by ferry to view the dolphins at TIn Can Bay 7am daily 0428 838 836 Dolphin Viewing/Feeding at Tin Can Bay just a thirty minute drive to Tin Can Bay through Cooloola Cove and you can see the Dolphins at Barnacles Dolphin Centre, Norman Point at around 7 – 7.30am each day, feeding time is 8.00am. Charges apply. Come and have a look around this pretty little town while you are there. 5486 4899 Turtle Tours Paddle in double seated ocean kayaks along the edge of the mangroves at Pelican Bay on this two hour tour, you quietly encounter all types of sea life from turtles to rays to the odd dolphin. 0408 738 192 Sea Kayaking Dolphin View Sea Kayaking: A unique experience - see dolphins, whales (seasonal), manta rays, turtles and more 0408 738 192 Horseride with professional guides on our World Heritage Listed Beach.

04121RIDES Tin Can Bay Foreshore Bird Walk – 137 species with best viewing spots on the brochure.

Tin Can Bay Wildflower Walk spectacular wildflower species, all on the brochure.

Our safe beach is patrolled between September - March. ALWAYS SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS. Surfing The most popular area is near the Surf Tower. Note Surfing In Bathing Area Is Prohibited.

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Probably one of Rainbow’s greatest attractions would have to be the abundant opportunity for fishing. Fishing, in all its styles, is available right on our doorstep.

Beach fishing has unlimited scope with nearly 100kms of beach to choose from.

Varieties include Bream, Whiting, Tailor, Dart, Jew and Flathead.

Estuary fishing in Tin Can Bay Inlet, through the Inskip Point area and up the Great Sandy Strait is perfect for those with a boat or the wish to hire one. Access is from an efficient boat ramp at Carlo Point.

Another ramp is located at Bullock Point.

Charter Boats Excellent reef fishing is only a few miles offshore and charter trips can be arranged through Rainbow Beach Fishing Charters on 0439 775 070, Keely Rose Reef Fishing Charters on 0407 146 151 or Double Island Point Fishing Charters 0417 073 313.

The reefs off Rainbow yield Red Emperor, Sweet lip, Snapper, Pearl Perch, Parrot and Coral Trout.

extreme adventure Kitesurfing Lessons Learn to kitesurf with very experienced instructors from Rainbow Beach Surf Centre. 0408 738 192

Cooloola Sand, wind and water have sculpted a varied landscape at Cooloola, the largest remnant of coastal vegetation on the southern Queensland’s mainland.

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Fishing, Boating & the Great Outdoors

Tin Can Bay Fishing Club Report

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N SPITE OF the very warm waters in the bay, the Holiday Season has been generous to both locals and visitors with quality mangrove jack, flathead and bream in the creeks plus cod, flathead, bream and whiting taken in the open waterways.

Good catches of quality mud crabs have been seen over the past few weeks, thanks to the rain, with pots seen everywhere, but keep an eye on them. Unfortunately there are a few low lifes around.

The next Sunfish Kids Fishing Day is on Sunday March 31 One of the club’s objectives includes teaching our juniors how to fish, to have fun and to enjoy recreational fishing. We hold two Sunfish Kids Fishing Days each

year and accommodate up to 25 juniors between 7-15 years of age at each one.

Sponsored by Sunfish Queensland, they are run by qualified Sunfish Instructors from the club and with assistance by Club Blue Card-holder members.

These days are provided at no cost to the participants and they are taught how to tie knots, rig a rod, baiting and casting and then fishing the tidal area at Norman Point.

In addition, they are presented with a new rod and reel, a tackle box, and a Certificate of Attendance plus water, morning tea and a hearty BBQ lunch.

Registration is essential as places are limited and at least one responsible adult is required to accompany their child throughout the entire activity.

For full details and forms, email the secretary: tcbfishingclub@bigpond.com

Enjoy an action packed day’s fishing on the

Catches from

Keely Rose Fishing Charters

Right: Allan had a great day bagging out on some cracking Pearl Perch Below: Channel 9’s weather man Luke Bradnam took home a great feed of Pearl Perch and Tusk fish on the Keely Rose

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Fishing Club member, Derek Andrews brings home the bacon!

RAINBOW BEACH

DEEP SEA FISHING on the legendary

Keely Rose

Morning Tea, Lunch and all Bait & Tackle supplied for your day

Full day offshore fishing.

All quality bait & tackle supplied

Enjoy an ac on packed day’s fishing on the Keely Rose.

A fast and stable 32 � vessel with owner / skipper Ed Falconer, 25 years reef fishing this area and giving you the best odds of catching that big one!

For bookings and enquiries

Ed 0407 146 151 or Kim 0439 863 150

www.rainbowbeachdeepseafishing.com

facebook/keelyrosefishing

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Tell them what you want to see for the

Great Sandy Marine Park Zoning Plan Review P

LEASE HAVE YOUR SAY. Provide feedback via the online survey at www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au.

This is important for everyone who loves fishing in our Sandy Straits and offshore - recreational or commercial.

Submissions close February 25.

See page 3 for more information.

Tin Can Bay Coast Guard all go for 2019 John Macfarlane, Commander QF17

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IN CAN BAY Coast Guard are fully operational, it is business as usual for 2019. We wish everyone the best for the year ahead and thank sponsors and the community for your continued support.

We look forward to providing assistance and training to the boating community throughout the year.

In 2018 we provided assistance to over 100 vessels in distress and our boat crews clocked up over 2,500 hours of training.

Any member of the public interested in learning more about Coast Guard is welcome to drop in to our base at Norman Point between 8am and 5pm any weekend.

Winner of our Houseboat raffle – Ticket number 0655 S. Davis of Burpengary.

Remember safety at all times on the water.

Di Reid and Bruce Palmer on a Training Day

Prepare for high tides

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WNERS OF BOATS and properties with coastal or river frontages in South East Queensland should prepare for the first of the state’s summer king tides predicted in the coming weeks.

The first of the year’s highest tides are expected from the Gold Coast up to Noosa and Fraser Island from January 22.

More northern ports will experience their highest predicted tides of the year until February 20 depending on

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the location.

Maritime Safety Queensland is warning that people living close to the water may also be affected and should move tinnies, kayaks, garden furniture and other items away from the water’s edge.

Boaties should remember at this time of year tides are typically at their highest and lowest extremes.

For tide information, go to https://www. msq.qld.gov.au/Tides/King-tides

Out and About Right: Tin Can Bay Buffaloes, Rod Clarey and Stan Ward, raise some funds with raffles sales

at the Tin Can Bay Markets Right: Volunteer, Kerri Southern, takes my order at the Dragon Lair’s Cafe, which operates in the RSL Hall on market day

Left: Cooloola Dragon Boat members, Norma Sanderson, Annette Skaines and Jan Low cook up delicious breakfasts

Right: New resident, Tori Turner, entertained with her birds on leads, Georgie and Beau - plus her two dogs took in the market sights

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SPORT

How to train your dragon(s)?

Gwyneth Moore

Mar Sterling bats against the Gympie Colts

Cricket Corner James Worthington

M

OVING INTO THE final stages of the Gympie Reserve grade cricket competition, the Rainbow Beach Cricket club are still holding a spot on top of the ladder. With only a slight lead over Western Gympie a win was absolutely crucial in their last match versus Valleys.

However the side was not only playing for a victory but they were playing in memory of Lionel McBride, the former scorer of Rainbow Beach Cricket Club.

Both teams and the family of Lionel came together before the match to remember Lionel McBride. Then it was game time.

Rainbow Beach batted first and

outstanding efforts from Andrew Simpson (57) and Dean Long (50*) meant that Rainbow put on 150 runs for Valleys to attempt to chase.

However, outstanding bowling from Andrew Simpson who picked up 4 wickets and the ‘Man of the Match’ meant it was a stretch too far for Valleys. Rainbow Beach picked up a 60 run victory to remain the competition leaders.

For anyone wishing to come down and support our home game on Saturday February 16, it’s at Carlo Road Oval.

Also, for anyone wishing to get involved with the club, both on and off the pitch, contact mervoneill@hotmail.com.

There’s always a bit of shade to watch the home games at Rainbow Beach

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Cooloola Dragons ready for Sunday training session

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HE COOLOOLA DRAGON Boat Club Head Coach, Sandra Wooster, has returned after spending time with her family in Melbourne over the Christmas/ New Year season. Our assistant coach, Shane Berkhout, has been maintaining our fitness levels in her absence, but Sandy is back and now the real work begins!

State Titles will be held at Lake Kawana on March 23-24 and in preparation for this our training days will increase from two session to three sessions on the water per week.

Locals will be seeing quite a lot of the Dragons training on the water in the coming weeks. Dates for our inter club regattas will be soon available, so training will be ongoing.

We have enjoyed the company of a few new faces coming to try out our sport over the past few weeks. We hope they have had fun on the water and want join the club. The Cooloola Dragon Boat Club always welcome new members.

Training sessions are Tuesday and Thursday 3.30pm for warm up and 4pm on the water, Sunday 7.30pm for warm up and 8pm on the water.

For further information on the Cooloola Dragon Boat Club please contact Sandra Wooster 0402 352 756 or Sylvia Simpson Club President 0417 707 960.

Assistant Coach Shane Berkhout and Senior Coach Sandra Wooster about to train some dragons!

SPORT Little athletes are ready to race at the Suncoast Regional Championships this month Image Leah Geurts

Ready for Suncoast Regionals T

HE COOLOOLA Coast Little Athletics Centre is thrilled to have the 2019 Suncoast Regional Championships held in Gympie. This will allow our members to have the opportunity to attend the various events held over two days due to the short travel distance.

Held February 9-10, it will be a great experience for many who haven’t had the chance to attend such a big Little Athletics carnival. Athletes are able to nominate for up to five events in their age category.

Training resumed early in January to prepare for the competition and the hot days have been a challenge but the enthusiasm between the kids has been fantastic.

Fingers crossed for all those going and no matter what the result at the end of the day, the fantastic effort is all that matters.

Table tennis is back on S

OCIAL TABLE tennis is on Wednesday mornings, 9 to 11am and competition resumed on January 23 on Wednesday nights from 6pm.

Good fun, fellowship and ferocity!

Contact the community centre on 5486 3355 for details.

Denise and Sally had lots of fun last year with table tennis Wednesday competitions have just started back after the break

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A Little Humour TWO LINERS What is the best thing about Switzerland?

I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.

How did the telephone propose to its girlfriend?

He gave her a ring.

Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers?

He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.

What is the difference between a snowman and a snowwoman?

Snowballs

Why do we tell actors to “break a leg?”

Because every play has a cast.

What does a snail say when he finds himself on a turtle’s back?

Wheeee!!!

Helvetica and Times New Roman walk into a bar.

“Get out of here!” shouts the bartender.

“We don’t serve your type.”

Yesterday I saw a guy spill all his Scrabble letters on the road. I asked him, “What’s the word on the street?”

Once my dog ate all the Scrabble tiles.

For days he kept leaving little messages around the house.

A woman in labour suddenly shouted, “Shouldn’t! Wouldn’t! Couldn’t! Didn’t!

Can’t!”

“Don’t worry,” said the doc. “Those are just contractions.”

Did you hear about the actor who fell through the floorboards?

He was just going through a stage.

Why don’t scientists trust atoms?

Because they make up everything.

Why did the chicken go to the séance?

To get to the other side.

What sits at the bottom of the sea and twitches?

A nervous wreck.

Where are average things manufactured?

The satisfactory.

How do you drown a hipster?

Throw him in the mainstream.

What is the best season to jump on a trampoline?

Spring time.

A man walks into a zoo. The only animal in the entire zoo is a dog. It’s a shitzu.

What is the strongest creature in the world?

The snail. It carries its whole house on its back.

SCHOOL TIME Mother is waking her son: “Paulie, come, wake up, you have to go to school.”

“Aw mum, just a bit more sleep, please.”

“No, it’s really high time, now get up.”

“But I don’t want to. The children annoy me and the teachers are a complete pain!”

“Stop it, now. Get up and off to school with you!”

“Mum, give me two good reasons why I should go to the stupid school.”

“Paulie, first of all, you’re 45, and second, you’re the headmaster.”

WHITE HAIRS One day, a girl walked to her mother and look at her mother’s hair and sadly said: “Why is some of your hair white, Mum?” The mother replied, “Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.”

The girl thought about this revelation a while, and then said, “Mumma, how come all of Grandma’s hairs are white?”

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RELEASED A prisoner is finally released, after many years in jail. He stands at the pavement, yelling, “I’m free! I’m free!” A little kid walks up to him happily and joins, “I’m four! I’m four!”

ANOTHER BLONDE JOKE A seemingly intoxicated Irish woman enters a casino. The attractive young blonde is greeted by two male dealers, and bets $20,000 on a single roll of the dice.

She then says, “I hope you don’t mind, but I feel much luckier when I’m naked.”

With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and yelled, “C’mon baby, Mama needs some new clothes!!!”

As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up and down excitedly squealing, “YES, YES, I WON!” She hugged each of the dealers, picked up her clothes and winnings, then quickly departed. The dealers stared at each other dumbfounded. Finally one of them asked, “What did she roll?” The other dealer replied, “I don’t know, I thought you were watching?”

Moral of the story: Not all Irish are drunks. Not all blondes are dumb. But all men, are men.

WEDDING CEREMONY A young couple met with their pastor to set a date for their wedding. When he asked whether they preferred a contemporary or a traditional service, they opted for the contemporary.

On the big day, a major storm forced the groom to take an alternate route to the church. The streets were flooded, so he rolled up his pants legs to keep his trousers dry.

When he finally reached the church, his best man rushed him into the sanctuary and up to the altar, just as the ceremony was starting.

“Pull down your pants,” whispered the pastor.

“Uh, Reverend, I’ve changed my mind,” the groom responded. “I think I would prefer the traditional service.”

BIBLICAL INTERVENTION An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, “Stop! Acts 2:38!” (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven.)

The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done.

As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, “Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you.” “Scripture?” replied the burglar. “She said she had an ax and two 38’s!”

QUOTES “Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.” – Tim Vine “Do you know what I love most about baseball? The pine tar, the resin, the grass, the dirt. And that’s just in the hot dogs.” – David Letterman “I like an escalator because an escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. There would never be an ‘Escalator Temporarily Out of Order’ sign, only ‘Escalator Temporarily Stairs’.” – Mitch Hedberg “I went to a restaurant that serves breakfast at any time. So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.” – Steven Wright “I’d like to start with the chimney jokes – I’ve got a stack of them. The first one is on the house.” – Tim Vine “The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how much I play, I’ll never be as good as a wall. I played a wall once.

They’re relentless.” – Mitch Hedberg

TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY

Covering Cooloola Cove, Rainbow Beach & Tin Can Bay 4WD Hire Rainbow Beach 4X4 Hire

Electrician Rainbow Beach

5486 8300

Plumber

Mark Little

Cooloola Coast

0407 762 986

Laurie Donnelly Plumber

Accommodation

Smiley Mick Electrical

Cooloola Coast

0448 955 768

Pubs and Clubs

Rainbow Getaway

Fabrication

Holiday Apartments

Rainbow Beach

5486 3500

4D Engineering

Air conditioning

Fishing Charters

Climate Control Air Conditioning 5486 4362

Double Island Point

Cooloola Coast Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Tin Can Bay

5486 4499

Appliance Repairs 0400 410 045

Auto Electrics Cooloola Cove

0428 645 369 0499 144 678

Bait and Tackle 5486 3788

Rainbow Beach Tackle

& Camping

Rainbow Beach

5486 8100

Bakery Ed’s Beach Bakery

Rainbow Beach

5486 3080

Beauty Serenity Beauty

Rainbow Beach

0438 868 116

Cabinet Makers Cooloola Coast Cabinets

Tin Can Bay

5488 0443

Whatever Cabinetmakers

Cooloola Cove

5486 4004

Car Dealers John Madill Toyota

Gympie

5480 5555

Madills Mazda

Gympie

5480 5588

Caravan Parks Tin Can Bay Caravan Park

Tin Can Bay

5486 4411

Caravan Repairs and Hire Whatever

Cooloola Cove

5486 4004

Rainbow Beach

5486 3471

Caravan Antennas Saturn Antennas

Tin Can Bay Country Club

Tin Can Bay

5486 4231

Keely Rose Deep Sea

Rainbow Beach

0407 146 151

Rainbow Beach Realty

Rainbow Beach

5486 3900

Century 21

Gympie

5489 8000

Arcobaleno

Rainbow Beach

5486 8000

Food Sans Borders

Rainbow Beach

0490 232 392

Marina Bar and Grill

Tin Can Bay

5486 4400

Silky Oak Tea Gardens

Kia Ora

5486 5535

Rainbow Beach

5486 3152

Cooloola Cove

0408 645 369

IGA Supermarket

Rainbow Beach

5486 8700

IGA Supermarket

Tin Can Bay

5488 0084

Tin Can Bay

5486 2887

Rainbow Beach

0418 729 474

Tin Can Bay

5486 4577

Fishing Charters

Rainbow Beach

Floorzone

Gympie

0439 775 070

5482 6500

Food Wholesalers

Wholesalers

Rainbow Beach

5486 3607

Garden Supplies & Garden Supplies

Cooloola Cove

5488 0222

Gas Supplies Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island Gas Supplies

Rainbow Beach

0400 657 797

Glass and Aluminium Aluminium

Ocean Breeze Seafoods

Ennovy Designs

Shopping Centre

Signs

Tin Can Bay

5488 0601

Graphic Design Soda Graphics

Seafood

Tin Can Bay and Rainbow

Lighthouse Glass and

Restaurants and Cafés

Sewing

Cooloola Cove Landscape

Beach Signs

Solicitor Cosgroves

Cooloola Coast

0403 193 916

Storage

Handyman

4rent4sale Storage Sheds

Gavin Freeman Handyman Service 0438 773 119

Karoonda Road Self Storage Rainbow Beach

5486 3411

Hardware

Cooloola Tin Can Mini Storage

1300 727 025

Rainbow Beach Hardware

Rainbow Beach

5486 3444

Tourist Centre

Mitre 10 Cooloola

Cooloola Cove

5486 2000

Rainbow Beach Tourist Centre Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach

0421 600 148

Cooloola Lawn Care

0487 281 030

Mechanical

Celebrant

Rainbow Beach Rustproofing

Zaneta Fitzgerald

Rainbow Beach

0438 868 116

Nicole Goodwin

Rainbow Beach

0407 583 561

Rainbow Beach Service Centre

and Mechanical and Towing

Curtains and Blinds & Security Advantage Screens & Blinds Cooloola Cove

5481 2846

Pest Control

Cooloola Curtains & Blinds Cooloola Cove

0436 394 347

Beach to Bay

Pest Management

Cleanwave

Channon and Lawrence Dental Gympie

5482 7688

Cooloola Cove Smiles

Tin Can Bay

5486 4800

Plastering

Coloured Sands Clinic

Cooloola Cove

5488 0271

Ray’s Plastering

5486 3227

Tours and attractions

Kennels and Catteries

Cleanwave

SES Flood/Storm Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 500 SES - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3314 SES - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4604 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 - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5313 3277 Doctor - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3078 Doctor - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4600 ENERGEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 62 62 EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 130 372

5486 3249

5486 3411

Lawn Mowing

EMERGENCY - AMBULANCE / POLICE / FIRE . . . . . . . 000

Rainbow Beach

Cooloola Coast

0407 764 661

ESSENTIAL SERVICES

Rainbow Beach Surf Club

Cooloola Coast Realty

Tin Can Bay

Dentist

5486 9090

0417 073 313

Benny’s Carpet Cleaning

Crystal Shine Cleaning

Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach

Gympie Cooloola Pet Resort Gympie

Carpet Cleaning

Rainbow Beach Hotel

Fishing Charters

Rainbow Cooloola Rainbow Beach

0418 382 442

Real Estate

Flooring

Rainbow Beach Auto Electrics Cooloola Coast

Chilly Bin

0428 645 369

Rainbow Beach

Coastwide Appliance Service & Repairs

Eledric

Cooloola Cove

Cooloola Cove

Rainbow Beach

5483 5364

0474 127 057

5486 3228

Rainbow Beach

5486 8555

Cooloola Coast

5486 8686

Rainbow Beach

0421 600 148

Dolphin Ferry Cruises

RB/TCB

0428 838 836

Epic Ocean Adventures

Rainbow Beach

0408 738 192

Fraser Island 4x4 Tours

Rainbow Beach

0457 726 388

Rainbow Beach Horserides

Rainbow Beach

0412 174 337

Rainbow Beach Learn to Surf Rainbow Beach

0435 934 087

Surf and Sand Safaris

Rainbow Beach

5486 3131

Wolf Rock Dive

Rainbow Beach

5486 8004

Vet Gympie Veterinary Services Tin Can Bay

5486 4666

Reach all the locals on the Cooloola Coast advertise in the Trades and Services Pages.

Cooloola Cove

0407 372 826

FIRE & RESCUE - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3169 Tin Can Bay Fire Warden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 828 414 Rural Fires Goomboorian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0417 793 286 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 Library - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3705 Library - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4355 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

To find out more, phone: 5486 3561 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 Llew O’Brien (Federal Member) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4121 2936 Tony Perrett MLA (State Member) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5329 5100 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (Please phone to make appt ) CARKEET, Sally (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0417 751 327 DEACON, Arthur (Cooloola Cove) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 624 208 FISHER, Peter (Cooloola Cove) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0407 95 4678 GETT, Kelvin (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5486 3538 MISSEN, John Joseph (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8153 February 2019 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 35

TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY Airconditioning

Cabinet Making

Electrical

BULL

Fabrication

CAR CLEANING

CARAVAN RV CAMPING AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION Tim: 0421 245 260

bullair@bigpond.com ARC

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AIR CONDITIONING

Auto Electrics

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WHAT’S ON FEBRUARY

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

2

TCB Community and Men’s Shed meet 10am

18 Deadline day for the Community News (please note we’ll be strict on deadline with the shorter month - so please send in your articles and photos)

4

Bingo at RB Community Hall for CC Local Ambulance Committee, eyes down 9.30am

19 Safe your Sex free education service for youth: 9.30-11.30am TCB Library 12.30-2.30pm RB Hall

5

Over 60s meet at the Surf Club 10am

7

TCB Writers’ Group recommences 10am at the Marina Bistro. We will be concentrating on biographies and autobiographies. Bring your best ideas and we will discuss! All writers welcome. Call Raewyn 0412 995 512 for more information

20 TCB Camera Club meet 7pm at TCB Library

WEEKLY

8.30am Playgroup, RBSS

20 Ad bookings due for Community News

(many are term time only)

9am TCB Craft Club Carmel: 5488 0409

21 Probus members visit Maryborough for the Morning Melodies session of ‘The Lounge Suite’, at the Brolga Theatre: Jo Said 0428 762 572

See Fitness and Health pages for fitness classes, aqua aerobics, pilates, yoga

9.30am CCLAC Bingo, 9.30am, TCB Country Club

MONDAY

9.30am First 5 Forever Under 5’s, TCB Library

9

TCB Community and Men’s Shed AGM 10am

9-10 Cooloola Coast Little Athletics compete at the 2019 Suncoast Regional Championships, Gympie 11 Probus Ecumenical Service, Wesleyan Church, Southside, Gympie, 10am with lunch at the Phoenix Hotel

21 TV Streaming using your Smart Device, bookings essential 5486 3705, RB Library - 10am-noon 21 Free Type 2 Diabetes Workshop - T2D, self-management practice, healthy lifestyle behaviours, 9am–1pm, Gympie, bookings 5479 9670

6

Coolabay Choir returns 3-4pm CC Veterans’ and Community Hall

16 Chisel Revived at TCB Country Club 17 St Patrick’s Day 31 Sunfish Kids Fishing Day, TCB Fishing Club

9.30am Senior Citizens indoor bowls, TCB Community Complex David: 0466 848 032

4.30pm Karate and Jiu-Jitsu, RBSS: 0417 079 579 6pm Table Tennis, RB Community Hall, Bob: 0477 001 912 THURSDAY 7am Tennis, RB Sports Club Carmel: 0438 773 679

10am Art Workshop with Jenny, RB Library, every 2nd and 4th Thurs

10-11am First 5 Forever Under 5’s, RB Library

3.30pm Cooloola Dragon Boat training

4.30pm Karate and Jiu-Jitsu, RBSS: 0417 079 579

9am Sailability, TCB

FRIDAY

21 Ebay and Gumtree Basics, bookings essential 5486 4355, TCB Library 2pm-4pm

TUESDAY

9.30am Bridge, RB Hall Meeting Room

6.30am Heart Foundation Walking Group, TCB Bakery

14 Valentine’s Day

23 Ad copy due for Community News

14 Library Lovers Day Storytime, ages 4 and up, both libraries 9.30 – 10.30am

23 Meet YOUR local emergency services workers,11am onwards, CC

9am Arts and Crafts Group, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall

9.30am Senior Citizens indoor bowls, TCB Community Complex, David: 0466 848 032

14 Library Lovers Day, TCB Library 10-11am

14 Marnie co-production with English National Opera, Brolga Theatre, Maryborough, 1pm

25 Great Sandy Marine Park Zoning Plan Review survey closes www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au

WEDNESDAY

16 Library Lovers Day, RB Library 10-11am

MARCH

9am Mahjong and games, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall

12 Tin Can Bay RSL free morning teas are back, 10am, all welcome

16 Rainbow Beach Cricket Club home game, Carlo Road Oval 17 Tin Can Bay RSL AGM, 8.30am for 9am 18 CC Residents & Friends Inc. meet 10am Veterans’ and Community Hall CC

Veteran and Community Hall, free sausage sizzle

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Clean Up Australia Day

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Cooloola Coast Community Local Disaster Management Support Group, CC Veteran and Community Hall, 9.30am, all welcome

9am TCB Quilters, TCB Community Complex, Jacquie: 5486 4468 9.30am Little Guppies Playgroup 6.30am Heart Foundation Walking Group, Maggie 0400 756 615

9am Table Tennis, RB Community Hall, Bob: 0477 001 912 10am Mainly Music, TCB Community Complex

SATURDAY 6.30am 6.30am Heart Foundation Walking

Group, Maggie 0400 756 615 Markets on almost every Saturday, see the Visitor’s Guide!

SUNDAY 7am St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church service, Manooka Drv, RB 7.30am Cooloola Dragon Boat training 9.30am Church of the Good Shepherd Contemporary Family service and morning tea, all denominations welcome! 17 Carlo Rd, RB

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