HERE WE ARE starting 2023. Can you believe it?
And it looks like the year will be off to a cracking start - with fireworks scheduled for both Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay on New Year’s Eve. See opposite for details.
The Rainbow Beach NYE event plans were still being finalised at time of printing so keep an eye out on Facebook for any extra info that may come through.
What a year 2022 was for us all. Both good and bad - but mostly good I think! So many great events were held in our town, and 2023’s calendar is already filling up with even bigger and better things coming. Stay tuned!
Hope everyone had a safe, happy, and relaxing Christmas break and that some all-important downtime was able to be had. Christmas hadn’t quite happened yet at time of writing this so I hope Santa is good to me.
What I am most looking forward to is watching my daughter enjoy the day. She is still so filled with the magic of Christmas and I wish it could last forever. Her wish list is very small - she mainly just wants fidget toys. I’m fairly sure Santa can manage that.
My wish list is small too - just time with family and friends and a day filled with fun and laughter. Oh, and some new plants would be nice too!
Hope you enjoy your January is relaxed and enjoyable. And that the summer storms give Rainbow a wide berth!
Stay safe and be kind to each other.
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It’s back again for a second year running and the Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism Association are pumped to be hosting this year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks event.
Di and Kristy from RBCT “appreciate the Gympie Regional Council grant their association was able to access to bring this New Year’s entertainment to both the local community and tourists this holiday period.”
Both are excited to see the joy this show will bring to everyone spending their last day of 2022 in Rainbow Beach!
If you are keen to watch the 9pm show that will be held in front of the Surf Club make sure you get yourself a good vantage point but be mindful of the exclusion zone down at the beach for your safety.
The Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism have sponsorship from the Sleepy Lagoon Hotel and Billy Mitchell from Century 21 Platinum Agents so residents and visitors can get in the celebration spirit with a New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
Get up close to the 8:30pm show at Tom Steele Park near the water tower by getting in early to claim a spot around the oval. There will be a BBQ from 6pm or you can enjoy a meal at the Sleepy Lagoon Hotel or any one of the local eateries, otherwise pack your choice while you wait for the countdown.
The oval is not lit so use glow sticks, lights, or just a simple torch for some pre-show fun while you catch with friends. Parking is available around perimeter as the oval is an exclusion zone and it is a glass free event.
To keep your fur babies safe during the firework shows:
• Make sure that yards are secure
• Give them a safe space during the event by being indoors with curtains drawn and television or radio on
• Make sure they have their ID tag on and are microchipped just in case they do run off
THE WIDE BAY Burnett region is one of the most diverse regions in Queensland, boasting outstanding natural assets and resources, agricultural land, and unique townships - like ours!
The region’s agriculture, renewable energy, manufacturing, and tourism industries are key contributors to Queensland’s economy.
Like many regions across Queensland, Wide Bay Burnett is experiencing a period of significant growth and change that will bring opportunities for its people and businesses. The current Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan (2011) is being reviewed to ensure it best reflects the Queensland Government’s strategic direction for managing population growth and regional development.
Prepared in partnership with local governments, local industries and the broader community, the Draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan 2022 highlights the opportunities for the region over the next 25 years. The mapping for the draft regional plan can also be viewed in an interactive tool.
The Draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan 2022:
• establishes a shared vision for Wide Bay Burnett’s future and provides the steps to achieve this
• identifies and plans for the continued development of a diverse economic profile
• responds to region-specific challenges and opportunities
• informs major strategic planning and infrastructure decisions for local governments and state agency’s forward planning
• provides support for key planning directions through committed actions.
The Draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan 2022 has a strong focus on attracting and retaining people in the region, promoting workforce opportunities, enhancing the region’s existing economic strengths while growing emerging industries, and reinforcing the region’s positive reputation for liveability and community.
It does this by providing a strengthened economic strategy for the region and identifying integrated land use and infrastructure planning responses, including actions to be delivered over the short, medium, and long term.
Community members are now invited to have their say on the Draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan 2022 until 24 February 2023.
The Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning are seeking feedback on all aspects of the plan including the proposed vision for the region, strategic priorities, responses and mapping.
You can have your say by answering the weekly quick polls or by making a written submission, which should:
• be made to the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics Infrastructure,
• include the name, residential or business address of each person making the submission,
• be made in writing and, unless the submission is made electronically, be signed by each person who has made the submission, be made during the consultation period from Tuesday 8 November 2022 to Friday 24 February 2023.
Submission should be sent to PO Box 15009, City East QLD 4002 or via email to wbbregionalplan@ dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
If you require further information on the draft plan or to register for quick polls, then go to https:// planning.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/planningframework/plan-making/regional-planning/ wide-bay-burnett-regional-plan (check out this article on the Rainbow Beach Community News website for a clickable link) and then follow the links.
Wide Bay Burnett Region At A Glance: 310,728 residents, 119,745 dwellings 113,314 jobs [as at 31 October 2022]
The region includes the local government areas of:
Bundaberg Regional Council
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
Fraser Coast Regional Council Gympie Regional Council
North Burnett Regional Council
South Burnett Regional Council
Josiah was diagnosed with Down syndrome before birth and was born 2 months premature. He is mostly non-verbal, has hypotonia (low muscle tone) and was unable to take steps unassisted.
Thanks to supporters like you, Josiah was granted a Crocodile Walker which enabled him to be able to walk with assistance. The walker also helps Josiah with mobility and gives him more independence as he grows. Now, thanks to the daily use of his walker and in conjunction with his therapy, Josiah can take 5 steps unassisted and continues to gain strength in his core and body!
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MONTH I wrote about the beginning of the journey to the realisation of a much anticipated Rainbow Beach Community project; that of the installation of a mural artwork on the township’s water tower which is situated at the carpark adjacent to the pathway leading to the majestic Carlo Sand Blow.
With the trial artwork now complete, the next stage is all about finding the perfect place to display the trial artwork within the township precinct in order to maintain the interest and enthusiasm of the community, as well as offering visitors to our area an insight into the passion and appreciation we have for our wonderful and unique flora and fauna.
While a number of options have been discussed, the final decision will need to have taken into consideration some important requirements. The size of the trial artwork (5.2 x 3.6m) means that a large frame will be required to support the four sections, and the display area will need to be large enough and solid enough to support the display.
Whether erected on public infrastructure, or onto a privately
owned building, permission will need to be sought and granted prior to the installation.
I spoke with local artist and architect, Scott Taylor, about some of the challenges that both the trial artwork, and the water tower projects present, and while admitting that there would be many challenges along the way, he was extremely optimistic that there was a collective determination and desire within the local community to ensure the success of these projects.
Scott believes that we have all the ingredients for success: the talented local artists, the inspiring subject matter, and the belief within the community that both the trial artwork, and the completed water tower project will add to our area’s many impressive attractions for both locals and visitors to enjoy.
Next month I will be bringing you updates on progress, and also input from some of the other local artists who are involved in this exciting journey, including Butchulla woman, Karen Hall, representing our local indigenous peoples.
Follow the journey of the water tower mural in our upcoming monthly updates.
Last year we printed an article on kind-hearted Rainbow Beach State School student Keira Powers and how she organised a collection of toys to donate to the Gympie Toy Run for kids in need.
Well she’s done it again, with her generous friend Oscar Brown-Gram.
The pair arranged another toy drive - and thanks to donations of students and locals ended up with another great bundle of gifts to make other kids’ Christmas dreams come true.
The toys were added to others collected throughout the Gympie region and distributed by the Military Brotherhood MMC Cooloola-Sunshine Coast sub branch in December.
Keira’s proud mum Marissa says:
“The toy drive was a huge success with kids at the school and from the wider community donating toys.
We would like to give special thanks to Rainbow Beach State School for being the collection point.
Keira and Oscar plan to continue the yearly tradition with the support from the community.”
Many thanks to Woodfordia’s volunteer MC coordinator Julien Hawthorne for doing the announcements and introductions.
MORE THAN 140 people of all ages attended this year’s Festival of Small Halls in the community hall in December.
Organiser Brooke Bignell did a great job again in securing this fabulous music event for our small town. Our local talent - guitarist and singer Tina Goodwin - opened the evening and received a very warm welcome.
Northern NSW singer-songwriter Sam Buckingham amazed with her creative looping and beautiful vocals. Then Canadian indie folk band Inn Echo had people up dancing to the thumping beats of their Celtic folk fusion.
CIRS volunteers Scott, Elisa, and Janine ran the bar while the multitalented ladies from Boomerang Bags cooked up a feast outside. Martine Lokan was also there with some delicious chocolate mousse and scrumptious cakes.
We raffled fantastic prizes donated by local businesses and individuals, organised by the wonderful Ze and drawn by the band members.
We may not have fully covered costs but we brought a little culture and happiness outside the usual Rainbow Beach entertainments, so we think that’s a sound investment. Thank you, Brooke.
WE HAVE AMAZING kids with huge hearts in this town!Keira Powers and Oscar BrownGram with the pile of donated toys at Rainbow Beach school Keira with members of the Military Motorcycle Club, including Stephen O’Shea to her left and Club President Moose to her right
FOR MANY LOCAL residents of Gympie’s coastal communities, the name ‘Terry Steele’ is synonymous with all things disaster-related. That association is due – in no small part – to Terry’s long involvement volunteering with disaster management agencies over the years.
With a background in the military, Terry was always going to be a ‘good fit’ when our small community needed someone to provide localised information during disaster events.
Initially, that need was met by Terry’s service in the SES, and later through his establishment of the Disaster Management Support Group, set up to assist with information disbursement.
Before the advent of social media (remember the good ol’ days?),Terry was the conduit of information between the coastal communities and the Gympie Local Disaster Coordination Centre – he was essentially the human equivalent of Facebook back in the day!
Fast forward a few years and we now find ourselves on the cusp of some new directions for disaster management in Queensland, thanks to reviews of our recent disaster events, response agencies, and council’s own strategic planning.
At a meeting on 14 December 2022, it was identified that disaster management functions are to be performed by agencies familiar to all Queenslanders, including the likes of Local Councils, QPS, QFES, SES, QAS and Coastguard / VMR. With some re-structures on the horizon – it was recognised that it is an exciting time to be a volunteer in the SES in particular!
Remember that during times of disaster, each of these agencies will be providing updates from their local communities to the Local Disaster Coordinator in Gympie.
In the light of these re-structures, plans have been made to align our local response arrangements with these lead agencies, with particular emphasis to promote intergenerational volunteering with the SES.
Fortunately, Terry has agreed to help with that process, meaning we all benefit from his extensive experience and local knowledge into the future –it just means you might see Terry (and long-time colleague Kevin Somerville) wearing orange in the near future!
Council would like to formally thank both Terry and Kevin for their work in this group over the
years, and look forward to you both passing down your wisdom to the next generation of responders.
Members of the public are reminded that disaster information (including weather warnings) are available on council’s disaster dashboard: disaster.gympie.qld.gov.au
You also now have the option to get these weather warnings sent direct to you, by ‘opting in’ to receive these warnings typically via email. Let’s face it – being better informed is better prepared! For those inclined towards social media, council also provides updates via their Facebook page.
Should assistance be required during a disaster, the following numbers should be kept as a reference:
000 – in times of life threatening emergency (police, fire, ambulance)
131 444 – routine police requests
132 500 – SES requests relating to flood or storm damage / including sandbags
1300 307 800 – council assistance
National Parks are what they are, BECAUSE they exclude commercial and urban development.
Corporate business and State Govt. want to end this exclusion, and exploit Parks to sell high priced accommodation products.
Allowing this is reckless. It would degrade Parks’ capacity to protect nature and serve public needs.
Only 5% of Qld. is National Park. Nature needs them, we need them, without commercial development.
The Queensland Government is acting to create commercial development leases inside Cooloola National Park and inside other National Parks across the State.
These private leases are to develop and operate private luxury accommodation.
The sites are located on fragile and significant sites within Cooloola including Double Island Point, Poona Lake, and Upper Noosa River.
10 large, 38sq. mtr. luxury cabins plus extra facilities would be built at DI Point and also at Poona Lake - a pavilion-style resort.
Calling it ‘Eco-tourism’ is a trick.
The Government refuses to consult properly on this major change to our National Parks.
It deals only with select insider groups, excluding all others. It refuses to answer crucial public interest questions.
The secrecy employed in this process would continue for any future expansion.
C
IRS HAS A couple of programs this year on cost of living issues - household energy literacy and tenancy rights.
Energy workshop topics will include shopping around for a better energy deal, energy efficiency tips, government concessions, and retailer hardship programs.
IRS VOLUNTEERS have taken a well-earned break over the Christmas - New Year period with our office re-opening on Monday 9 January.
Our Big Weekend of Fun in December went off in spectacular style, starting with our biggest monthly markets yet. With over fifty stalls, there was something to interest everyone.
We thanked our stallholders with a free sausage sizzle and drink from the CIRS Barbie Boys to say thank you for supporting Rainbow Beach markets.
Markets are held the second Saturday of every month on the centre block in Rainbow Beach Road (the big green space beside the hall). Summer markets starting time is 7am and goes to 12 noon.
Thanks to our market volunteers Tyla, Penny, Ze, Rita, Ange, Chris and Maree, and Val who sells the books.
If you would like more information or to book a stall, please call 0457 908 905.
The Barbie Boys also cooked up a storm for Santa Comes to Rainbow and sold more delicious snags from Rainbow Beach Butcher than ever before.
They have done an awesome job all year, cooking at our markets and other events, but on that big weekend they surpassed themselves. Thanks, fellas.
And big thanks to Therese Young for slicing so many kilos of onions! If anyone wants to be part of the Barbie Boys team, just drop into our office, email rainbowbeachcommunitycentre@gmail. com or call us on 5486 3355.
A tenancy workshop will be presented by QSTARS in February - date to be confirmed. There have been a few changes to the QLD Residential Tenancy Act so update your knowledge of tenancy rights and responsibilities.
If you are interested in these sessions, please leave your name at the CIRS office or email cirssecretary@gmail.com. If we are successful in our Volunteer Grants application, we will also be running some free courses for volunteers in April. More information in February.
We have applied for funding for a laser projector, film screening rights for ten films, and a popcorn machine, so that we can run monthly film nights.
If we are successful, we will invite ten community organisations to nominate for the month they want to run a film night in the hall and use this opportunity to promote their group and fundraise.
If we get the grant, the film night program will start in June-July, so watch this space. We are also applying for a large projector screen through another grant.
If you would like to be involved in the coordination of these film nights, please contact Fiona 0423 344 316. Many thanks to Peter Hall for his research and advice on projectors, screens, and lighting and sound aspects.
BIG WEEKEND OF FUN raised around $5,000 for our community hall and we couldn’t have done it without the generosity of our local business community.
The raffles alone raised over $1,000 and we want to thank the prize donors:
Rainbow Beach Surf Club, Wolf Rock Dive, Rainbow Beach Learn to Surf, Rainbow Beach Horse Rides, Rainbow Beach Hardware, Rainbow Beach Pharmacy, Rainbow Beach Sports Club, Spar supermarket, Rainbow Beach IGA, Rainbow Beach Barber Shop, Rainbow Beach Fishing and Camping, Soulfood, the P&C, Vinnies, Rainbow Beach Naturals, Inspire Home Body & Health, Lexi Illustrator, and Gympie Bunnings.
Thanks also to our individual donors - Granny Val and Judy, Maree and Phil Heron, Aida Ghion and Jessica Haring.
The raffle prizes were such high quality and so highly sought after that we ran out of tickets.
Winners of the Festival of Small Halls Raffles were Maree Heron (IGA hamper) and Sofia Seul (gingerbread house). Winners of the Santa Comes
To Rainbow raffles were Rita Marigliani ($750 prize), Russell ($650), Brett ($300), and Marie from the Surf Club ($300).
Thanks also to Rainbow Beach Helicopters for delivering Santa on the day, and photographer Chris McIlroy for the kids’ photos with Santa.
The event was expertly organised by event planner Elisa Seul from Elisa: people, places, events and sponsored by Gympie Regional Council’s Community Events grant.
W
E HAVE A LOT planned for 2023 so if you are interested in getting involved in the Rainbow Beach community, you can always find something interesting and worthwhile to do at the community centre.
We always need office volunteers, no matter how many hours you can give. Office duties include scanning and photocopying, taking phone enquiries about hall hire and market stalls, taking bookings, selling books, general administration tasks.
Training is provided and don’t worry, you won’t
be left on your own until you are confident.
Best wishes and a BIG THANK YOU to Jeff Pamenter. We’ve been lucky enough to have Jeff taking good care of the centre cleaning for the last six months, but sadly he’s leaving at the end of the month.
If you are interested in doing any aspect of cleaning for us - doing the glass doors, tidying the kitchen, restocking the paper towels, cleaning toilets, leaf blowing, vacuuming the office or mopping the timber floor, please contact us.
We welcome Jobseekers looking for worthwhile
volunteer roles to do their required hours per fortnight. We have regular volunteer roles such as market set-up and pack-up, general hall maintenance, event volunteers, raffle ticket sellers, photographers for social media and newspaper articles, and cleaners.
We are very flexible so whatever time you have to offer, we can find a role to suit your needs. Please call our office on 5486 3355 or email rainbowbeachcommunitycentre@gmail.com for more information.
McPhail COOLOOLA COAST
PATRONS ENJOYED another lively dance in December with The Silver Comets live band. Max and Thelma are fantastic musicians who encourage grey nomads from all over Queensland to hop in their motorhomes and visit our friendly town and literally dance the nights away.
Travellers come from Eidelsvold, Maleny, Landsborough, Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Monto, Gayndah, and at long last locals from the Cooloola Coast and Gympie are venturing out and joining in the fun of social dancing.
The patrons numbered 40, it was
fantastic. The best dressed male and female (couple) were Syd and Kaye Copas from Gympie.
Supper was enjoyable on the verandah. The Christmas theme was colourful and appreciated by patrons.
Thank you so much for all my elves that helped decorate the hall and tables and a big thank you to Bill who helped Julie create all the sandwiches. A big thankyou to the patrons who shared a plate of goodies for supper.
The hall was lovely and clean and uncluttered. Thank you to the RSL for allowing the Cooloola Coast Dances to hold the monthly dances.
Thank you everyone for your support over the past 14 months. I look forward to seeing you all again when the dances resume in April 2023.
Chris Doyle will be the musician, playing on the 3rd saturday of each month from April to December 2023. Times are 7.30 to 11.30pm. There will also be a special dance where The Silver Comets will be playing again.
Place the dates in your diary in 2023 and keep an eye on this paper for reminders. You are so welcome. I enjoy putting on the dances so you all can enjoy one night a month social dancing. The happy atmosphere is so energising and seeing and hearing the smiles and laughter in your voices is my reward for holding the dances for you.
Hope you have all had a safe and enjoyable festive season.
See you next year! Hope to see more locals come along to enjoy the social dances. Respectfully a huge thank you for your patronage.
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WELCOME TO OUR newest members of Heart Foundation Walking, Hilda and Malinda. Great to have Hilda in the ‘Cooloola Cove Wheelie Walkers’ and handing out our Secret Santa gifts to the fifteen people present.
We were missing six members that morning. How our fifteen-monthyoung group has grown, meeting at 7.30am Mondays and Fridays at the Nautilus Drive bus shelter outside the Cooloola Cove Shopping Centre. Our ‘One Step at a Time Tin Can Bay’ walking group gathered to
celebrate the festive season on the weekend before Christmas Day. This more than five-year-old group also has expanded in size, becoming a more closely-knit extended “family”, despite our two separate start times of 6am and 6.30am on Wednesdays and Saturdays outside the Tin Can Bay Bakery.
Congratulations to Barbara K and Gwenda on achieving your first 25 recorded walks. Big congratulations to Denise McKean for being awarded your 200 walks pin badge, and huge thanks for your dedication, support, and commitment to your role of volunteer Walk Organiser. Much appreciated.
Kara Tebbit, Heart Foundation Walk Coordinator for the Gympie Regional Council, met the Cooloola Coast Walk Organisers, recently. An opportunity to give feedback to Council, and to receive praise for our walking groups and achievements. I am excited to report that I completed my 500th officially recorded walk that morning. Another badge to pin to my red cap.
Walk Yourself Happy! Why don’t you join us? It’s free, fun and a great way to improve our physical, mental, social and emotional health.
Queries? Contact Judy Kiddle on 5486 2181 or myself on 0400 756 615.
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Teena Guy, Barbara Hehir, and Jo Page won lucky door prizes, Annabell Andrews won a jelly roll, and Jo Page was lucky again by winning the large Christmas
raffle. Congratulations to all those members.
The Tin Can Bay Quilters meet on Tuesdays between 9am and 12 noon, in the Community Hall Complex, Amity Place, Tin Can Bay. We will be returning for the New Year on Tuesday 10 January. All visitors are most welcome.
SKITS, VERSE, and carols were all part of the programme at the Christmas luncheon and break-up for the year as the Cooloola Coast Probus Club celebrated in the Tin Can Bay RSL Sub-Branch rooms. Their volunteers were wonderful and greatly appreciated by the over twenty members and partners in attendance.
Cherryl Mossman was the chief organizer, but Judy Kiddle had Kaye, Jo, Val, Barbara, and Marie assisting her with various entertaining items. With good food, lots of laughter and clapping, everyone was obviously having a good time.
Activities officers Arthur Leggo and Jo Said distributed Secret Santa gifts
to all, and some attendees were lucky to win raffle prizes.
In February we will join with other clubs from our area for the annual Probus Ecumenical Service and Blessing of the Collars in Gympie, then we will lunch in town and hold our monthly meeting there. Nominations are to be called for our AGM which will be held in our normal meeting location in Tin Can Bay in March.
Meetings are held on each second Monday of the month at 2.00pm at the Sandcastle Motel in Tin Can Bay and include a Guest Speaker and a break for afternoon tea and a chat.
For more details, contact President Cherryl on 0409 044 100 or Secretary Katrina at cooloolaprobus@gmail. com
had been receiving helicopter drops of food and essentials. You don’t see that in the national papers.
OVER THE LAST month we have continued to send help to flood victims in Mullumbimby and Gympie. We have sent $2000 to each organisation. To do this we raised $5000 picking and selling avocados, as well as raising a lot of funds through bottle and can donations.
On 9 December 2022 Mullumbimby Relief Centre workers put on a BBQ and a special activity day for 24 families who had been isolated since February due to flooding and landslides, and
We must thank Followmont Transport for taking six large boxes of toys and presents donated to the DroughtRunners from Tin Can Bay QCWA, Bev Yeoman and Bill Neil as that was a free delivery – thank you.
A BIG thank you to the Rainbow Beach Sports Club that have donated to us the profits from the Friday night raffles to help the flood victims.
To Wayne Kerle many thanks again for picking up our bottle and can collections, and to Bay Auto who
allow Wayne to sort there, and to all that donate to our bins at 10 Tingira Close thank you.
The Connor family – many thanks for your wonderful donation, Gavin Freeman and Lexie Hanson thank you for the visa cards, Tin Can Bay Bakery and all other collection tin holders many thanks.
Finally to all that bought our avocados – Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay IGA, Rainbow Beach Fruit & Veg, Cooloola Berries, Gingers, Graeme Engemann, Ruth Modin and The Decks, Little Parliament, Goomboorian
Travel Stop, Salt & Pepper, John O’Sullivan (Corbetts), Rainbow Beach Pies & Cakes, Tin Can Bay Fruit & Veg, Drakes, Rainbow Beach Shell Café, Tin Can Bay Holiday Park. We hope you enjoyed them - thank you all.
Thank you all that have helped in 2022, hope you have had a safe and happy Christmas and wishing you hopefully a prosperous 2023.
Did anyone notice that some naughty elves messed up last month’s report and accidentally published December 2021’s update? So very sorry about that, Tony! We just wanted to check if anyone was paying attention…
AT THE COFFEE and Craft morning held on 7 December representatives, Joleen and Elizabeth, from the Council on the Ageing Queensland (COTA) presented an information session about their roles as Community Connectors in Regional Queensland.
COTA promotes older peoples’ rights
and advocates to the Government for changes to policies, services, and structures which are designed to support and enable people to live in safety and receive the best possible care when needed.
The COTA representatives collected information from the ladies present regarding some of the many issues that affect the older residents in our Cooloola Coast Communities. The
website is www.cotaqld.org.au or email info@cotaqld.org.au - your input and opinions matter!
At the QCWA State Conference held at the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba at the beginning of November, Gabriella – one of our Country Kitchens Facilitators - received The Country Kitchens Rising Star Award. Country Kitchens is a collaboration with the Department of Health and Wellbeing Queensland and the QCWA. Following their training, Branch Facilitators with the support of the CK Team, which is made up of Dieticians and Nutritionists, promote ways on how to adopt healthier lifestyle choices.
The QCWA’s Country Kitchens program is improving food and nutrition literacy, and importantly, influencing behaviour change at a grass roots level within communities.
At the end of November, a Country Kitchens Interactive Showcase with 20 children was held with the Rainbow Beach Learning Community where Gabriella, assisted by Mollie and Judith, shared an information session about our Native Foods.
THE TIN CAN BAY Community & Men’s Shed was broken into over the last weekend of November, with thieves stealing various consumable items, cash, finished goods, and tools.
Most recognisable of these is our Stanley Yellow ‘n’ Black battery tool suite comprising two drills, an impact driver, saw, jig-saw, reciprocating saw, and charger.
The theft of these items has had a devastating effect on members physically and emotionally.
If you have seen or heard anything about this despicable act, please report what you know to either the Police or to us on 0491 175 038. Remember, TCBCAMS is a COMMUNITY resource available for all to be enjoyed and benefited by.
We re-open on Monday 9 January, welcoming new and returning faces. Our longawaited new shed goes up on 20 January.
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The children and the adults were able to see, smell and taste some of our unique foods. They all sang a song, played games, and were encouraged to share their experiences. It was wonderful to see how the children were intrigued and interested in the presentation which was titled ‘Grub and Grubs’.
At the end of the presentation each child received a goodie bag and a piece of the Carrot and Pineapple Slice with the recipe and other items and a chance to taste crickets!
Fun was had by members and partners at our Branch Christmas party which was held at Quay Carlo on 24 November and combining a ferry ride with lunch made the day even more special.
Craft and coffee will resume on 1 and 8 February 2023
1st and 2nd Wednesday of the month, 10.00am to Noon at 18 Whiting Street, Tin Can Bay.
HOY WILL RESUME ON 18 JAN 2023
Clubhouse, Cooloola Waters Retirement Village. 34 Toolara Road, Tin Can Bay.
Third Wednesday of the month 9.30am for a 10.00am start.
All Enquiries Wendy - 0412 547 043 or Judy - 0402 769 392.
THE COOLOOLA DRAGON Boat Club wishes every member of our community a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!! We hope that 2023 is kind to you all!!
The great news is that two of our club members — Sandra Binnie (Wally) and Lyn Worthey have been selected to be part of the Central Queensland Regional Team that will compete in the National Titles in April to be held at Wodonga, Victoria. The selection process involved a rigorous range of land-based and water-based tests. Congratulations to “Binnie” and Lyn. We wish them every success when they finally compete. We will keep you posted on their training progress and their achievements at the Nationals.
Cooloola Dragon Boat Club and Hervey Bay Dragon Boat Club joined forces as the “Wide Bay Warriors” to compete at the recent Manly Regatta. The regatta was held on 27th November at Lake Kawana. This is a regatta which gives the teams a thorough and exhausting workout. The first race is a 2km race which was then followed by ten 500-metre races. Bearing in mind that each crew has to paddle 500 metres to get to the start line, each race means that the crews have to paddle a full kilometre for each race.
remainder of the event and head for home. And by all accounts, the trip home along the Bruce Highway was not at all pleasant with heavy rain reducing the normal highway speeds to a crawl. Nonetheless, all the teams who competed had a wonderful time and the weekend was a great success.
The final regatta for the 2022 season, “Christmas on the Creek”, was hosted by the Dragons Abreast Gold Coast Club on the beautiful Currumbin Creek. This is generally regarded as a “fun weekend” with most of the teams wearing seasonal fancy dress and putting decorations on their tents and marquees. Prizes were awarded for the best costumes and marquee decoration. Congratulations to all who took part in this wonderful, friendly competition.
December is also the time when the Cooloola Dragon Boat Club have their final paddle of the year and hold their Christmas break-up party. At this final event on 18th December, the club’s coach makes awards to club members whose performance throughout the year has been exceptional.
As usual, we’ll be sausage sizzling at the Amity Place Twilight Markets on Friday 13 January and holding our next Shed Shop Sale Day on Saturday 18 February.
All enquiries please to The Shed on 0491 175 038.
The Warriors were very competitive in all their races and made it to the Grand Final. Unfortunately, Mother Nature stepped in and a wild storm was closing in on the lake which would arrive during the final races. The paddlers decided to call off the
CDBC members have a short break over the Christmas/New Year period to relax and recuperate and get ready for the coming year. Training recommences of 5th January and the first regatta of the year is on the 22nd January at Lake Kawana. This is the Dragon Boat Queensland regatta and many city and regional teams are expected to attend.
Did you know there’s a day to celebrate just about everything!
Here’s a few for January:
fruitcakes.
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F THE HOLIDAYS have been a stressful time and you feel like throwing something then this day is for you!
It is thought that this holiday was first created and celebrated in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in 1995 and all you need is some fruitcake.
How to Celebrate?
• Collect all the fruitcake you can. Find an empty space and start tossing your
• Feeling competitive? Compete for the highest or farthest throw.
• Fruitcakes are sometimes known as the gift that gives on giving, referring to a practice of re-gifting fruitcakes during the holiday season. So, maybe instead of tossing fruitcakes and wasting food, why not share them with family, friends, and colleagues?
THE DAY IS an ‘un-event’, which means that it should not be seen as an event and that one should do nothing to promote it as such.
Started by newspaper columnist Harold Pullman Coffin in 1973, the unofficial holiday aims to provide people “with a day
where they can just sit without celebrating, observing, or honouring anything.”
How to Celebrate?
• Observe Nothing Day by celebrating nothing.
• Learn facts about absolutely nothing.
Need something to do these school holidays? Why not go on a find-athon on the beach and check off things from this list.
1. Five different types of shells
2. A feather
3. Animal tracks in the sand
4. A few items of trash – might as well clean the beach while you’re hunting! (NOTE: this is the only item on the list you should actually remove from the beach. Leave everything else where you find it)
5. A crab
6. Four different coloured beach sand
on the beach to decorate it!
• Fly A Kite - Buy or build the ultimate wind catcher and make it dance in the breeze.
• Games - Grab some gear and have a game of volleyball, cricket, football or frisbee. Didn’t bring anything? Get creative with coloured rocks/shells and a sanddrawn board for tic tac toe, rock/ shell toss to the target to score points. or play musical towels.
• Sand Writing- Make a message or drawing in the sand with your hands, feet, or stick.
• Mermaid Tail - Bury your legs and make a mermaid tail in the sand!
• Water Tag- Get your mates together for splash-tag in the shallows.
• Wave Riding - Surf, boogie board, or just body surf the waves for hours. Stay sun-safe though!
There are heaps of other things you can do at the beach such as:
• Sandcastle Building - all you need is sand and water to make the perfect sculpting blend plus a few moulding and sculpting items, along with anything you can find
• Beach Bath - For a safer splash space for younger beachgoers make a beach bath by digging a shallow hole in the sand, line it with a tarp then fill with seawater. Make sure you take your tarp when you leave!
O YOU LOVE your dictionary or like long, complicated, fancy words? Then get excited – and eager, thrilled, delighted and enthusiastic for Word Nerd Day! While the origins of this event are unknown, it is assumed that those who created it wanted word and language fanatics to celebrate their expansive vocabulary. It’s also a good day for people to pick up their dictionaries and thesauruses (or online versions) to learn more about the origin, meaning, and usages of words in their language.
Did you know that according to the Oxford Dictionary, ‘bookkeeper’ is the only word in the English language (without any hyphens) with three consecutive repeated letters?
How to Celebrate?
• Use words no less than 7 letters long in all your conversations.
• Do crosswords and play word puzzles all day long.
• Spend the day learning about new words and finding occasions to use them.
CLOTHES HAVE (thankfully) been around for thousands of years, and for much of human history clothing has simply been used to cover the body – it wasn’t until a few centuries ago that fashion began.
As colourful dyes were applied and patterns woven into fabrics, the ability to match – or clash –became an element of personal taste and popular trends. At some stage the idea came to think outside the box and dress in a way that completely clashes!
Held on the fourth Thursday of January, Clashing Clothes Day is here to celebrate the freedom
to wear absolutely whatever you want!
• Dress in Clashing ClothesSimply grab those loud pink and green polka dots and pair them with that red and blue paisley print for an audacious and gregarious look. The more clashing, the better, so don’t be afraid to pair the look with a floral scarf and colourful socks.
• Hold a Clashing Clothes Day Contest - host a competition to see who can come up with the most ridiculous clashing clothes in the group.
SCIENCE COULDN’T get much sweeter with this super easy cold snack to keep cool this summer. You can make it with a few common items!
Ice
2 tablespoons of salt
1 cup of flavoured milk (or half whole milk and cream with vanilla or other flavouring)
Large sealable plastic bag
Small sealable plastic bag (or two)
Tea towel
1. Pour a cup of flavoured milk (or half milk and cream mixture) into the smaller bag, remove air and seal tightly. You may need to double bag to prevent the salt slurry getting in.
2. Half fill the larger bag with ice and add 2 tablespoons of salt.
3. Put the milk bag in the salt bag and seal.
4. Carefully move the milk around the ice to get the freeze action happening. Use the tea towel if the ice bag gets too cold.
5. Check after 5-10 mins and if the milk blend is not set then keep going.
Adding salt to ice lowers the freezing point of the ice by a few degrees (freezing point depression). When salt is added to the ice in the outer bag the ice (which is at 0°C) is suddenly above its freezing point and starts to melt.
Melting requires energy which in this case is taken from the milk mixture in the inner bag causing the milk to freeze!
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 in Tin Can Bay, visit a historic lighthouse via the Great Beach Drive or world-class scuba diving.
If you make the most of the outdoorsthen you’ll love our backyard playground. You can choose from extreme adventures and ultimate indulgences - a rejuvenating massage, secluded picnics beside a freshwater lake or delicious seafood and views in our eateries and clubs.
Our coast has abundant fishingwhether off a beach, on an estuary or from a deep sea charter, right on our doorstep!
Birdwatchers, nature-lovers, bushwalkers, 4x4 enthusiasts and surfers call our corner of the world: ‘paradise’.
Our Great Sandy National Park hosts Queensland’s three most popular beachside campgrounds, and our friendly townships offer caravan parks, apartments
and holiday homes.
So stay with us, watch the sunset from Carlo Sandblow or stroll along Tin Can Bay Esplanade...
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Swim in the flags in front of the Surf Lifesaving tower. Walk via the steps or walkway near the lookout and surf club, or drive onto Griffin Esplanade. 4WD beach access begins here.
Visit the patrolled beach, near the surf tower or the lookout to see the 70 plus colours in our cliffs. From town, walk south 1km along the beach - for best colours 4WD or tour a further 9km. Remember it is a gazetted road.
Park at the top of Cooloola Drive, and walk 600m up from the car park or bushwalk about 2km from the National Parks Office for spectacular views of the Coloured Sands, Double Island Point, Tin Can Bay Inlet and hang gliders.
Poona Lake Drive to Bymien Picnic Area (2WD) via 3km gravel on the Freshwater Road, (off Rainbow Beach Road). It’s a 40 minute walk to reach the cool waters of Lake Poona through beautiful rainforest and carrol (grey myrtle) scrub.
Only 7km from town towards Gympie, with 2 waterholes, boardwalks, bridges and history – do read the sign and spot the creatures. Always cool on the hottest of days.
A look out, a viewing platform, 2 playgrounds, a skatepark, BBQs and picnic facilities. See the whales from here in season and watch the surfers out the front. Take a photo at the Cherry Venture propeller.
Access via the 4WD only Great Beach Drive or Freshwater Track. See dolphins, whales (seasonal), manta rays, turtles and walk up to our historic lighthouse. It has the longest break in Australia -when the swell lines up.
Wander here at low tide, play in rock pools and watch 4WDs navigate any exposed rocks. ALWAYS check conditions and ask locals before you 4WD - it is not always safe, even close to low tide.
When tides and conditions allow, the walk to Middle Rock and back is a beautiful way to check out the Coloured Sands. From here, vehicle permits are required and dogs are prohibited.
This peninsula is the gateway to Fraser Island, a favourite fishing spot and pet friendly camping grounds for generations. Only 15 minutes drive (2WD) from Rainbow Beach.
Walk to and swim in nearby Freshwater Lake, picnic or BBQ at the beautiful shady day-use area, found before Freshwater Road reaches Teewah Beach. 4WD only.
Walk 4km from Crab Creek to Norman Point, over picturesque bridges, signage of flora and fauna, through mangroves, playgrounds and outdoor gyms. It is mostly flat and very safe for children on wheels. Look out for 137 species of birds.
Known for spectacular wildflower species, access this trail from the corner of Emperor St and Oyster Parade. Best in late winter and early spring.
You can launch your boat at Norman Point and Crab Creek in Tin Can Bay or Carlo Point and Bullock Point near Rainbow Beach. All except Bullock Point offer toilet and scenic picnic facilities.
Arrive from 7am, after feeding (fees apply), the dolphins leave for another day. A picturesque peninsula with public pool, playground, sailing, boat ramp and pontoon and picnic facilities.
For spectacular sunsets over the water, take a cheese platter or fish and chips and watch the day’s end. This favourite fishing spot is only 3 km from Rainbow Beach.
Reputably Rainbow Beach’s most
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‘Instaworthy’ location - check out our colourful stairs and share a photo on our socials.
If you love the wonderful peace and relaxation of sailing or cruising, the sheltered waters around Tin Can Bay are for you. You may see dugong, turtles, dolphins and more in this section of the Great Sandy Marine Park.
A 90 km trail showcases natural
and cultural features of the world’s largest sand island between Dilli Village and Happy Valley. Or trek 102 km from Noosa to Rainbow Beach through sandblows, past lakes and spectacular views.
World heritage listed, K’gari has over 40 lakes, rainforests, sand dunes, wildlife, four wheel driving and fishing! Take a 1 or 2 day tour, hire a 4WD or take your own. Cross the barge at Inskip Point, permits are online or at the Parks Office.
PEOPLE AT BOTH ends of Cooloola National Park have worked hard over the past year to inform the public of the State Government plan to degrade Cooloola National Park with commercial land leases for the development of private luxury accommodation.
Public action is needed because the Government is acting to impose this huge change without public notification and consent. This stealth applies to the development itself, and also the legislation change that allows it to occur across all of our precious National Parks, not just Cooloola.
Information on the development issues and a convenient, effective objection form are available at www. protectparks.net
The actual development impacts are significant. A pristine site on the Double Island Point headland, and one in Blackbutt forest nearby Poona Lake, are both planned for construction of 10x38m² luxury cabins.
At a high price each one would overnight just two people between legs of a ‘luxury walking tour’. The indulgence of displacing so much precious, intact habitat for single overnight stays is truly breathtaking.
Three sites south of Poona Lake along the Great Walk, including beside globally significant wetlands adjacent to the Upper Noosa River, would each receive 6x24m² ‘Glamping’ units.
Impacts include tree and canopy loss, increased sunlight onto forest floors, site desiccation, soil disturbance and erosion, weed and pathogen invasion, public cost of service road construction and maintenance, potential for public access restrictions, and a categorical loss of park character by intrusion of buildings onto undeveloped landscape.
However the underlying change to Park legislation poses even greater potential for ongoing damage. Traditionally our National Parks have been managed under the Cardinal principle: ‘to provide, to the greatest possible extent, for the permanent preservation of the area’s natural condition and the protection of the area’s cultural resources and values’.
This Principle has protected our National Parks to be what we now know them as, and to be what we most love them for.
If allowed, commercial development leases and construction would
directly contest and destroy this gold standard of park purpose and function. The current plans explicitly show this contest in action and clearly demonstrate that commercial objectives win out over nature’s needs.
The developer sits directly at the plan-making table whilst nature sits outside. Its advocates are not allowed in the room.
This enables terrible site decisions that add glamour and value to the commercial product in disregard of natural site values. Nature becomes development wallpaper instead of being the primary purpose of the Park.
With public scrutiny and accountability disallowed, what would stop this commercial pressure from turning 10 cabins at Double Island Point and Poona Lake into 20, or 30, or 40? These would fit with more trees torn down.
Or maybe ‘evolve’ the ‘walking product’ to an accommodation product by allowing multi-day bookings? How might that drive demand for more units? The initial 10 are effectively a pavilion style resort. Additions would just add to that, not be a major change.
The changed legislation leaves these decisions to the Chief Executive who has no compulsion to care what you or I might think about any of this.
The community-driven information and objection effort seeks to right these wrongs. This is vital as the enabling State legislation covers all National Parks, not just Cooloola.
Current State policy very clearly proposes to convert public conservation and open space assets into infrastructure for private corporate tourism development. The public should be consulted on that massive change to public equity and expectation, but that’s not happening.
To fabricate a social license for this huge change to Cooloola National Park, the State and its collaborators are asserting that the proposal delivers important cultural and land management outcomes to the Kabi Kabi First Nations’ people. This claim is so tragically false that it borders upon being offensive. Indeed the proponents are playing a race card to give cover to this odious plan.
Their latest spiel says the Cardinal Principle is important but it collides with Kabi cultural needs and must be overridden.
In contradiction to this, and in harmony with the Cardinal Principle, authentic Kabi Lawman Wit-boooka says, “Cooloola and other National Parks are the only places left to walk on that are still like the land our ancestors walked on. This original land gave our old people the knowledge and the stories of our culture. Breaking down these last places for development and private ownership would continue the cultural destruction. This offends Kabi Law.”
The Cooloola development offers Kabi some economic return, but only as a subordinate to the developer. Local people standing up for Cooloola stand with Wit-boooka and his concern for Kabi culture and law. He and his family stand with us. We ask you to join us by submitting an objection.
Article submitted by Greg Wood, Convenor, Protect Our Parks - www.protectparks.net
All opinions expressed are of the writer and not necessarily RBCN.
WELL
DONE to the 2022 Committee, your efforts are appreciated. A well attended AGM welcomed in the 2023 Committee.
2022 was a year of outstanding results, bring on 2023 we can handle it. A couple of showers and a sniffly nose didn’t deter us. Keep up the efforts and support your club on playdays and championships.
LADIES
Pairs
Triples Winners L Stockham, R Giles, A Hudson Runners Up S Kay, K Lowrey, S Frogley
Fours Winners T Andersen, A Hudson, J Hammond, C Mills Runners Up L Stockham, K Cude, R Giles, D Warren Consistency Winner A Hudson Runner Up L Stockham
MEN
B Singles Winner I Beard Runner Up R Paxton
Pairs Winners B Andersen, C Andersen Runners Up B Mitchell, T Broom
Triples Winners K Dunn, D Kerr, R Fox Runners Up I Beard, D Collins, R Cude
Fours Winners B Andersen, C Andersen, B Mitchell, R Lowrey Runners Up T Broom, R Paxton, S Garbutt, I Beard
Mixed Winners B Andersen, T Andersen Runners Up I Beard, R Giles
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS are in full swing and Tin Can
Bay Golf Club is looking better by the day. A lot of hard work has been put into improvements by the green’s staff and volunteers.
Any person with a Golf Australia Handicap is welcome to play in our competitions. Competition bookings can be made at the Pro Shop on 0409 727 577 or by calling into the shop in person.
New residents to the area are welcome to become members of our Club. This can be done at the front counter of the Country Club. The staff will be happy to help with the appropriate paperwork.
The Golf Club runs a Vet’s Competition on Tuesdays, Ladies Day on Wednesdays, and Thursdays and Fridays are nine-hole competitions open to Men, Ladies and Juniors.
The weekend 18-hole competitions are also open to all Golf Australia handicapped players.
Social groups can book times by calling the Pro Shop. We have motorised buggies for hire for players who do not wish to walk. Come and check out our friendly club.
Until next month, keep swinging those clubs.
THE PENULTIMATE sailing race for Tin Can Bay Yacht Club was held on 3 December in blustery, squally south east winds 10-20 knots with wind over tide which lent to a wet and wild ride. Seven sailors toughed it out for 3 races with places changing in each race.
The last race of the year was 18 December followed by the Christmas party. Racing starts again on 15 January. There will be sail training events during the school holidays for adults and children, dates depending on weather. For more information, contact Russell 0405 063 894 or Kay 0447 631 479.
Wednesday afternoon social sails continue and all are welcome to come and try sailing. Meet at the Yacht Club around 1pm.
Salty Dog Talk: ever wondered where some sayings come from?
POSH: A popular theory is that the word ‘posh’ comes from the fact that the letters POSH were printed on 1st class passenger tickets traveling to India from the UK in the days of British rule. Wealthy passengers booked a cabin on the port side outward bound and the starboard side coming home. Port out, Starboard home.
Happy New Year to everyone and here’s to a great year of sailing.
THE COOLOOLA DRAGON Boat
Club wishes every member of our community a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! We hope that 2023 is kind to you all!
The great news is that after a rigorous selection process involving a range of tests on land and water, two of our club members – Sandra Binnie (Wally) and Lyn Worthey – have been selected to be part of the Central Queensland Regional Team that will compete in the National Titles in April to be held at Wodonga, Victoria.
Congratulations to ‘Binnie’ and Lyn. We wish them every success when they finally compete. We will keep you posted on their training progress and their achievements at the Nationals.
Cooloola Dragon Boat Club and Hervey Bay Dragon Boat Club joined forces as the ‘Wide Bay Warriors’ to compete at the recent Manly Regatta
held on Lake Kawana in November.
This is a regatta which gives the teams a thorough and exhausting workout.
The first race is a 2km race which was then followed by ten 500m races. Bearing in mind that each crew has to paddle 500m to get to the start line, this means that the crews have to paddle a full kilometre for each race.
The Warriors were very competitive in all their races and made it to the Grand Final. Unfortunately, Mother Nature stepped in and a wild storm was closing in on the lake which would arrive during the final races.
The paddlers decided to call off the remainder of the event and head for home. And by all accounts, the trip home along the Bruce Highway was not at all pleasant with heavy rain reducing the normal highway speeds to a crawl.
Nonetheless, all the teams who competed had a wonderful time and the weekend was a great success.
The final regatta for the 2022 season, ‘Christmas on the Creek”, was hosted by the Dragons Abreast Gold Coast Club on beautiful
Currumbin Creek.
This is generally regarded as a ‘fun weekend’ with most of the teams wearing seasonal fancy dress and putting decorations on their tents and marquees. Prizes were awarded for the best costumes and marquee decoration.
Congratulations to all who took part in this wonderful, friendly competition.
December is also the time when the Cooloola Dragon Boat Club have their final paddle of the year and hold their Christmas break-up party. At this final event held in mid-December, the club’s coach makes awards to club members whose performance throughout the year has been exceptional.
CDBC members have a short break over the Christmas/New Year period to relax and recuperate and get ready for the coming year. Training recommences on 5 January and the first regatta of the year is on 22 January at Lake Kawana. This is the Dragon Boat Queensland regatta and many city and regional teams are expected to attend.
THE TIME this article goes to press 2022 will be drawing to an end and we will be nearly at the beginning of the new year - 2023. I hope that you all had a chance to wet a line over the Christmas period and also got to spend some time with family and friends enjoying their company.
In my last article I mentioned that the Club was to hold its annual Christmas party and end of year awards presentation and I mentioned a few awards that were presented knowing that by the time the December article came out the awards would be
public knowledge.
One award that I kept quiet about was the Neil Finney Memorial Award given to a club member/s who just get on with it and do what’s needed.
I had great pleasure in putting forward Elaine Kleinhanss and Jeff Prout for this award due to their contribution to the running of this club.
The Mayor of the Gympie Regional Council Glen Hartwig presented the award to Elaine and Jeff.
On the fishing front the mangrove Jack seem to on the chew, and there are still some good flathead and whiting being caught.
Above: Mayor of Gympie Regional Council presenting the Neil Finney Memorial Award to Jeff Prout and Elaine Klienhanss.
Right: Rochelle Roberts with another snapper from Point Plomer NSW.
Don’t forget to get out there and wet a line if that’s your thing, go for a boat ride or stick your head under water and have a look around, but above all spend some time with family and make some time for yourself during what’s left of the Christmas/New Year break.
QUEENSLANDERS WHO need a
helping hand this holiday period can access a range of services and supports to ease the financial burden.
For Queenslanders experiencing housing stress over this period, Housing Service Centres will be reopen on 3 January. If you are in need of support outside of their opening period can call the Homeless Hotline
Above: Cash prize! Bernie O’Connell presents winner Beth Symons with her $2500 prize.
on 1800 474 753 or 13QGOV (13 74 68).
Bond loans and rental grants are also available to eligible people who move into private rental accommodation.
Support is available from St Vincent de Paul Society, The Salvation Army, and Lifeline during the postChristmas and New Year break.
“While Christmas can be a time of celebration and joy for many of us, we know the holiday season can leave some people feeling lonely or socially isolated, and I’d encourage them to reach out for help,” Ms Enoch said.
Minister Enoch also warned people not to use predatory payday lenders, and to instead reach out to legitimate services if they need financial help.
For eligible people earning a net income less than $45,000, the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) provides loans of up to $2,000 to Queenslanders for the purchase of essential goods and services, such as whitegoods, medical and dental services, car registration and other household items.
More information about the scheme is available by phoning 13 64 57.
Other key services available over the holiday period include:
• Homeless Hotline: 1800 474 753
• Housing assistance and support: www.qld.gov.au/housing or contact Housing Service Centres on 137468 or visit: www.qld.gov. au/housing-service-centres
• Lifeline: phone or text 13 11 14
• St Vincent de Paul Society: phone 1800 846 643
• The Salvation Army: phone 13 72 58
• Emergency Relief Program: https://qld.gov.au/community/ cost-of-living-support/ emergency-relief-program
Domestic and family violence help:
• DV Connect Womensline: 1800 811 811
• DV Connect Mensline: 1800 600 636
Queenslanders can also:
• apply for a bond loan or a rental grant at https://blarga.hpw.qld. gov.au
• use the Tenant Assist app (for public housing tenants to check rental balances and update contact details
• use the Housing Assist Qld app (apply for or check your bond loan calculator, or find out about housing)
• contact emergency maintenance for public housing tenants: phone 1800 808 107 or self-service online at www.qld. gov.au/tenantselfservice
Sign up to our Recruitment Pool today to be considered for a number of roles within Council throughout a 6-month period.
If you have experience as a parks worker, labourer, or operator, we would love to hear from you.
To find out more and to sign up to our recruitment pool, visit https://gympie.applynow. net.au/jobs/GRC951
A few tips for summer food safety from the Food Safety Information Council. The holiday season is a time of gathering with others and sharing food so be food safe and stay well.
1. Prevent cross contamination in the kitchen by ensuring your kitchen tools, utensils, and chopping boards are clean before use and also allocate colours for different food.
2. Plan ahead and buy only what you need to prevent food wastage and also to avoid overstocking fridges and freezers affecting cooling ability.
3. Invest in a meat thermometer and know the safe cooking temps for different cuts of meat.
4. Put your drinks on ice in an esky or container so the fridge door isn’t always being opened.
5. Know your high risk foods and keep them cool. Only put out small portions and top up. Discard after 4 hours.
6. Always wash your hands and don’t prepare food if you are ill.
For further food safety tips for the holiday season, visit Food Safety Information Council (Australia) on Facebook.
There may have been heaps of rain this year but that doesn’t give the green light to waste water!
Water treatment plants are running around the clock to keep up with demand and this isn’t a good thing as it puts strain on our infrastructure. A few simple ways to conserve water are:
• Toilet: Flush the toilet mindfully, only use half flush unless necessary and make sure you have a dual flush toilet installed. Use tank water in the toilet if possible by getting a plumber to make the connection. Also check for leaks as a leaking toilet can waste more than 60,000L a year!
• Shower: Use a water-efficient shower head and aim for a 4 minute maximum shower. Collect water in a bucket while you wait for it to heat up and use it on the garden.
• Basins: Put in the plug to wash your hands and turn tap off while brushing teeth or shaving.
Laundry: Use full loads, make warm water with less hot than more cold, sort clothes and only wash those that need it and divert greywater for immediate use on the garden (just not vegetables.)
• Garden: Avoid watering in the middle of the day, Identify soil type and include waterefficient plants, don’t overwater, mulch generously and compost food scraps to enrich soil which helps absorption and retention of water.
• Pool: Use a pool cover, check for leaks, maintain the water level and use shade to assist with evaporation loss.
• Outdoors: Install a rainwater tank, use a broom to sweep instead of hosing and use a trigger hose when washing the car and wash it on your lawn.
• Check for an undetected leak by making sure all taps and water-using devices are turned off, take a water meter reading, make sure no one uses any water for at least an hour then recheck the meter. If the reading has changed you may have a leak.
We’re on YouTube! Our Council Meetings are live streamed.
Search YouTube for the ‘Gympie Regional Council - Official’ page and click subscribe. Click the notification bell on our page to get notified when a Council meeting is live.
While you’re there, check out some of our other videos.
There are several ways to contact Gympie Regional Council including:
• using the online requests portal on the website www.gympie.qld.gov.au (in the Contact Us section on the top right hand corner of the homepage),
• emailing council@gympie.qld.gov.au
• phoning customer service on 1300 307 800
• using the Snap Send Solve app, or
• sending a message via messenger on the Gympie Regional Council Facebook page.
WE ARE RIGHT in the middle of turtle nesting season (November to March) so please keep an eye out for these precious visitors.
Cooloola Coastcare monitors local marine turtle activity in a project called TurtleCare. Volunteers monitor turtles nesting on the beaches north and south of Rainbow Beach and assist with rescuing stranded and injured turtles.
While you are walking on the beach in the early morning, you can look
for turtle tracks or hatchlings and then report them to TurtleCare. Even sightings of dead turtles or egg shells are useful data for their research.
Green and Loggerhead turtles nest along the Cooloola Coast from Inskip Point to Double Island Point and along the 50km Teewah Beach.
The turtles will face many challenges this season:
• loss of seagrass (diet for the Green turtle)
• beach erosion
• increased 4WD traffic
• dune damage (their nesting site)
If you are lucky enough to come across the tracks please call the TurtleCare team and they ensure the nest is protected.
To report turtle track sightings call or text TurtleCare on 0493 511 207.
To report a sick, injured, or dead turtle call the Strandings Hotline 1300 103 373. Operates 24/7 - all year.
Do not touch or try to move the turtle. A pink “X” on the shell means it was reported already.
Find the TurtleCare group on Facebook: TurtleCare Rainbow and Teewah Beaches or go to www. cooloolacoastcare.org.au for more information on TurtleCare and also details of the other wonderful work by Cooloola Coastcare.
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All Branches - Until 20 January 2023
Join Summer Reading Club from December to January at your library these school holidays.
Log the time you spend reading and go into the draw to win some awesome prizes. Every type of reading counts; online and offline! And every type of book counts too!
Are you game enough to go on a reading adventure with the Summer Reading Club and Gympie Regional Libraries and break the boredom?
Gympie Library – Monday - Friday 2-3pm
Rainbow Beach Library – Wednesdays 3-4pm
Tin Can Bay Library – Monday - Friday 11am-12noon
Stop by the children’s area at your local library branch for some free craft activities during the school holidays. Suitable for children aged 3-12 and their carers.
Rainbow Beach Library – 3 – 20 January
Oh no! Wally is lost in the library! Join us as we try to find where Wally has hidden himself. Could he be in the Kids area or is he under the desk? Come along to the Rainbow Beach Library between Tuesday 3 January and Friday 20 January to find out.
Gympie Library – Thursday 5 January 10-11am
Join us to make your own custom comic book themed chalkboard to hang in your room. Suitable for ages 8-12. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
Gympie Library – Monday 9 January 1-2pm
In this fun session, you will have the chance to create your own hand puppet. Suitable for ages 5-8. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
Gympie Library – Thursday 12 January 10am and 11.30am
Get up close and personal with a host of amazing Australian animals including snakes, crocodiles, frogs, possums, owls, lizards and more! Suitable for ages 3 and up. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
Rainbow Beach Library – Thursday 12 January 9.30-12.30am
From Chess to Jenga there is something for everyone so grab your friends and come along to Rainbow Beach Library to join in the fun.
Tin Can Bay Library – Thursday 12 January 3-4pm
Bring out your creative side using the technique of decoupage to decorate an item. Suitable for ages 8-12. Bookings Essential: 5486 4355.
Gympie Library – Friday 13 January 10-11am
Learn how you can create your very own journal or notebook to fill with ideas, secrets, and stories. Suitable for ages 8-12. Booking Essential: 5481 0859.
Gympie Library – Monday 16 January 1-2pm
Do you have a favourite book character? Come along to this fun session as we create masks of our favourite characters. Suitable for ages 5-8. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
Rainbow Beach
Ph: 5486 3705
Monday & Thursday
9.30am – 12.30pm
Wednesday & Friday 2pm – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 12 noon
Tin Can Bay
Ph: 5486 4355
Monday & Wednesday
9am – 12.30pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 8.30am – 11.30am
Gympie Library – Thursday 19 January 10-11am
Join us for an amazing morning as we take a look at the Vicious Vikings. Learn some cool facts about life with the Vikings, compete for the crown in the Viking Trivia Tournament, and create a Viking themed craft. Suitable for children aged 8-12. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
Gympie Library - Friday 20 January 1-2pm
Did you join in the Summer Reading Club (see above)? If so, join us for the Breakup Party at the Gympie Library for games and activities. We unveil the Summer Reading Competition winner. Bookings essential: 5481 0859.
First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 years)
Rainbow Beach Library - Mondays 10.30-11am
Tin Can Bay Library – Thursdays 9.30-10am
Join us each week for a fun session of stories, rhymes, and songs. This is a program designed for 0-5 year olds and their families and carers.
Gympie Library – Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm
Come down and get hands-on in one of our fun, relaxed sessions. No bookings required but space is limited. Suitable for ages 5 -12 years.
Tinker Table
Gympie Library – Fridays 3.30-4.30pm
All activities are based on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths). No bookings required but space is limited. Suitable for ages 5 -12 years.
Gympie Library – Thursdays from 5 - 7pm
Join us for an evening of gaming, creation and exploration. Share your ideas, discover opportunities to collaborate and be inspired by others! Bring your creative projects and work alongside other makers during this weekly meet-up at the Gympie Library Makerspace. Learn how to use the 3D printers, sewing machines or Cricut to create your own masterpiece. Have a go at virtual reality or the green screen. New and experienced makers are welcome. Suitable for ages 14-17.
Gympie Library – Friday 6 January 10-12noon
Would you like to learn how you can create your own block print which can be used to design and decorate your own bag. Suitable for ages 12-14 years. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
Gympie Library – Wednesday 11 January 10-11am
Come along to this fun session as we use the Cricut machine to help design our own t-shirts. Participants should bring along a plain cotton t-shirt to transfer their design on to. Suitable for ages 12-14. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
Join us for this fun session as we show you how you can make your own lip balm to give to family and friends or just keep for yourself. Suitable for ages 12 - 14. Bookings Essential: 5481 0859.
OUR SCHOOL CHOIR has been very busy this term. They have performed at Remembrance Day service, an awards night for Bunnings Gympie, and at the Cooloola Retirment Resort.
They have had to learn a large variety of songs for each performance. Many of our songs had solos. The soloists ranged from 7 years old to age 11 and all sang beautifully.
After our performance at Bunnings we were treated to a cookie and drink. Then staff member Elaine presented each student with a bag of goodies.
The students most recently performed for the residents at the Cooloola Retirement Resort in Tin Can Bay. The audience were amazed at how beautifully the children sang, complimenting them on their performance.
The residents joined in singing Christmas Carols with the choir and then provided a delicious morning tea and also gave the students a special treat to take home. The students enjoyed talking to the residents and seeing who could twirl their hips with the Hula Hoop the longest.
June showed us how it was done. Of the students, Billie is the one to beat.
We wish to take this opportunity to thank the parents and staff who travelled with us on our excursions and provided transport enabling us to perform. Also a big thank you to Bunnings Gympie and the Cooloola Retirement Resort for providing special treats for our students and a donation to choir.
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Children from the Learning Community celebrated the end of an amazing year in December with ‘The Amazing Race – Rainbow Beach style’ which involved completing a list of tasks in the main street. This included gathering information, collecting items from local businesses and picking up ‘3 for the sea’ – an initiative that Chloe from the Gympie Council shared with us during recycling talks she presented this term.
This of course involves picking up three pieces of rubbish so that it doesn’t end up in the ocean – something that we should all remember to do! Participants in the Amazing Race had a set time limit to complete their tasks but even though the day was a scorcher, the teams ran from clue to clue.
The winning team consisted of team leader Maia, Abby, Mia, and Charlie who finished the race in good time, but most importantly got all the answers correct. Thank you to all of the business owners who kindly allowed the children to ask questions or provided items for collection.
We finished the year with a thank you lunch with gifts for the community volunteers and tutors who shared their expertise throughout the year in the areas of art, sewing, cooking, computers, photography, tie-dying, fitness, and circus skills.
Kerry, who is the facilitator for the Learning Community on Tuesdays, and I were each presented with a voucher from Rainbow Beach Helicopters which we are very excited about – we just have to convince our husbands to come with us!
The Learning Community hosted the children’s corner at the Santa Comes to Rainbow event held on Sunday 11 December, with activities including play dough, craft, colouring, sand and water play, and giant games. A special thank you to Tyla
who organised and set up the children’s corner for the steady stream of children who visited the tent during the afternoon.
The Learning Community will be continuing on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Community Centre with many of our families deciding to continue to home school their children in 2023.
There are vacancies, so if any families would like their child or children to be involved on either or both days, please contact me at ronnie.timperon@gmail.com or on 0413 135 867.
We have great activities lined up for this year and the fee of $10 per child per day with a cap of $20 per family covers costs such as craft supplies, hall hire, and other expenses.
It was wonderful to be able to hand out 48 Christmas hampers on our last hamper day which included items such as Plumrose tinned ham, chocolates, non-alcoholic wine, and other treats courtesy of Foodbank, Woolworths Cooloola, the Rainbow Beach IGA, and generous locals.
The pantry will be closed over Christmas and the New Year with hampers available again on Thursday 19 January. We will be trialling having the hampers available on a fortnightly basis, so the second hamper day will be Thursday 2 February.
A huge thanks to Suellen, Shaz, Belinda, Kerry, Jodie, and Di who have done an incredible job coordinating, picking up food from Woolies, and packing and distributing the hampers each week.
If you would like to order a hamper, please contact the Rainbow Beach Community Pantry Facebook page or text 0413 135 867.
Our wonderful Community Pantry volunteers
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Brad’s Refrigeration & Air Conditioning 5486 2781
Bull Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 0421 245 260
Climate Control Air Conditioning 5486 4362
Cooloola Coast Air Conditioning 5486 4499 0418 724 814
Sub- Cooled Air Con/Refrigeration 0436 338 631
Rainbow Beach Auto Electrics 0499 144 678
Bob the Builder 0417 728 510
Hall Homes 0438 864 152
KJ Homes 0427 136 571
Killer Excavations 0417 192 651
Cooloola Coast Cabinets 5488 0443
John Madill Toyota 5480 5555
The Frog Pond 0409 342 423
Clarks’ Cleaning, Laundry and Maintenance 0456 783 023
MGB Concrete 0407 228 044
Scott Sandilands 0418 793 256
Courier
Followmont 0427 585 663
Classique Blinds Screens & Awnings 5481 2846
Rainbow Beach General Practice 5353 1000
Channon and Lawrence Dental 5482 7688
Rainbow Beach Chiropractic 0447 275 673
Rainbow Naturals 0473 408 359
In-Home Care 5301 9340
Cove, Rainbow Beach & Tin Can Bay
Smiley Mick Electrical 0448 955 768
Earth First Electrical 0448 195 070
HM Coastal Electrical 0439 688 710
Mini Backhoe Hire 0418 184 966
Cherry Picker 0418 820 892
Floorzone 5482 6500
Rainbow Beach Community Centre 5486 3355
Cooloola Coast Bedding & Furniture 5371 5689
Cooloola Cove Landscape & Garden Supplies 5488 0222
Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island Gas Supplies 0400 657 797
Lighthouse Glass and Aluminium 5488 0601
SAJE Graphics 0439 089 238
Handiest Handyman 0407 828 881 Looney’s Labour 0412 641 743
Mitre 10 Cooloola 5486 2000
Rainbow Beach Hardware, Fishing & Camping 5486 3444
Gympie Cooloola Pet Resort 5483 5364
Cosgroves
0418 729 474
Slater + Gordon Lawyers 1800 555 777
Rainbow Beach Rustproofing and Mechanical 5486 3228
Rainbow Beach Service Centre and Towing 5486 8555
Vinnies
5482 2737
Tin Can Bay Community Church Op Shop 5486 2055
Beach to Bay Pest Management 5486 8686 Termites@Cooloola 0409 86 86 86
Garry Thompson 0402 240 448
Jeff Hogues Plumbing 0458 259 418
Britney Bell Raine & Horne 0447 124 300
Cooloola Coast Realty 5486 3411
Michelle Agnew C21 0428 585 175
Paul Downman C21 0407 181 404
Rainbow Beach Realty 5486 3900
Rainbow Beach Safety Supplies 0492 045 405
Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Signs 5486 2887
4rent4sale Storage Sheds 5486 4577
Cooloola Tin Can Mini Storage 1300 727 025
Surface Protection
Ceramix 0448 973 475
Taxi
Taxi Service 0411 072 379
All States Training 07 4123 0415
Rural
SES
SES - Tin Can Bay
City Farm 5486 2304
Coastguard Tin Cay Bay - VMR 417 5486 4290
Community Centre Rainbow Beach 5486 3355
Cooloola Coast Medical Transport 5486 2488
Doctor TCB, Cooloola Coast & Rainbow Beach 5486 4600 Rainbow Beach General Practice 5353 1000
ENERGEX 13 62 62
EPA 1300 130 372
FIRE & RESCUE - Rainbow Beach 5486 3169
Tin Can Bay Fire Warden 0409 828 414
Rural Fires Goomboorian 0417 793 286
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (JP) Call for an appointment:
BRADY, Christine (Tin Can Bay) 5486 4327
BROWN, Stephen (Cooloola Cove) 0431 059 952 DEACON, Arthur (Cooloola Cove) 0419 624 208 FISHER, Peter (Rainbow Beach) 0407 95 4678 HAMMOND, Judith (Cooloola Cove) 0418 774 808
Library - Tin Can Bay 5486 4355 Library - Rainbow Beach 5486 3705
Local Disaster Management
CCCLDMSG 5486 4483, 0439 862 264
Cooloola Cove 5488 0436, 0459 26 374
Wallu 0419 685 338
Rainbow Beach 0427 863 007
Pharmacy - Rainbow Beach 5486 3070
Police - Rainbow Beach 5486 8765
Police - Tin Can Bay 5486 2426
Police - non urgent 131 444
POISONS Information Centre 13 11 26
School - Rainbow Beach 5486 9333
School - Tin Can Bay 5488 1222
Tin Can Bay Community Church Op Shop 5486 2055
Wildlife Rescue ANARRA 5484 9111
Llew O’Brien (Federal Member) 4121 2936
Tony Perrett MLA (State Member) 5329 5100
If you have an event or date you
31 NEW YEAR’S EVE
31 Live music - Cool Lula at RB Sports Club 7pm
31 Live music - Code 3 Eleven at TCB Country Club 7.30pm
31 NYE Fireworks 8.30pm Tin Can Bay - Tom Steele Park (near the water tower)
31 NYE Fireworks 9pm Rainbow Beach - in front of the Surf Club
1 NEW YEAR’S DAY
7 Barefoot Bowls at TCB Country Club, 4.30pm start, $10 per person to play, free sausage sizzle. To register phone Ann 0437 529 444
9 CIRS reopens after Christmas break
9 TCB Community & Men’s Shed reopens after Christmas break
12 Build Your CV, Gympie Library 4pm, build your CV from scratch or give your existing CV a quick refresh. Bookings essential: 5481 0859.
13 Amity Place Twilight Markets, TCB
14 Poona Annual Garage Sale, 7am-1pm, Poona.
18 QCWA Hoy resumes for 2023 - third Wed of each month, 9.30am for 10am start, Cooloola Waters Retirement Village TCB. All Enquiries: Wendy 0412 547 043 or Judy 0402 769 392
18 Shed Shop Sale Day at TCBCAMS, Amity Place (behind City Farm) TCB 8am-12 noon. Call 0491 175 038 for info.
19 RB Community Pantry reopens
22 Chinese New Year - Year of the Rabbit
23 FIRST DAY TERM 1
26 AUSTRALIA DAY HOLIDAY
27 RB Art Group January session, 10-12 noon at RB Library. Phone 5486 3705 for more information.
27 Last Friday Social Club - Gut Health and Fermentation talk, Gympie Library 10-11am. Learn how to make your own ferments at home and why they are so important for health. Bookings essential: 5481 0859.
27 Heat Retention Cooking with the EasyOven, Gympie Library 1-2pm. Learn how to cook a family meal in under 15 mins in the EasyOven. Bookings essential: 5481 0859.
1 QCWA Craft & Coffee resumes for 2023 - every 1st & 2nd Weds of each month, 10am-12 noon, 18 Whiting St TCB. All Enquiries: Wendy 0412 547 043 or Judy 0402 769 392
24 Draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan community submissions ends. See page 4.
5.30am TCB Bootcamp, 7am & 5.30pm
RB Gym classes, Ph: 0490 333 147
7.30am Heart Foundation Wheelie Walking Group Cooloola Cove, Judy 5486 2181. Meet at bus shelter outside shopping centre on Nautilus Drive.
9am Macrame, Men’s Shed, Carole: 0437 880 438
9am Painting for beginners, Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Kerri 0438 803 990
Middle Eastern Movement class by Soul from the Belly, Emperor St Community Hall TCB. Early session 1-2pm, evening session 5.30-6.30pm. First class free. Book by calling Jess on 0411 218 254
2nd Monday 1.30 – 3.30pm Life Drawing with model, Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Robyn 0419 663 271
2nd Monday - Probus meeting, 2pm at Sandcastle Motel TCB, new members welcome. Cherryl 0409 044 100 or Katrina cooloolaprobus@gmail.com
10.30-11am First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 years) at RB Library. Bookings essential: 5486 3705
11am -12.30pm Book a librarian, RB Library
2nd Tuesday - Veterans and Community Morning Tea, Tin Can Bay RSL, from 10am
2nd & 4th Nibbles & Giggles at Goomeri Library, social get together to chat over a cuppa, 10amph: 4168 4340
8.30am Kindy Linq, RB School Library
9am – 12 Noon, MEN ONLY morning, TCB Community & Men’s Shed, Paul Boulton 0437 007 911
9am TCB Quilters, TCB Community Centre, President Louise Hanks 0488 951 881
9am Drawing & Pastel group all levels, tutoring for beginners, Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Kerri 0438 803 990
10am Tin Can Bay Art Group, TCB Library
11am-12pm English Conversation Group, come along to make new friends and improve your English, Gympie Library, bookings not needed
12.30-3.30pm Join in at TCB Library for an afternoon playing Mahjong, an ancient Chinese tile game of strategy, calculation and skill with a measure of chance. This group is open to everyone
2-4pm Book a librarian, TCB Library
6.30am Heart Foundation Walking Group TCB, Maggie 0400 756 615
8am Table tennis - singles, 9am doubles, $2 all levels welcome, RB Community Hall, 5486 3355
8.30am Kindy Linq, RB School Library
9.30am Cooloola Card Makers, TCB Library
3-4pm Coolabay Choir, CC Vets’ Hall, Pam: 0427 180 649
3.30-4.45pm Robotics Thursday, Gympie Library, bookings not necessary (but space is limited)
3rd Hoy hosted by QCWA, 9.30am for a 10.00am start, Cooloola Waters Retirement Village Hall, 34 Toolara Rd TCB. Wendy 0412 547 043 or Judy 0402 769 392
7.30am Social tennis, $3, RB Sports Club, All welcome. Chris: 0417 605 484
8.30am Playgroup, RB School Library
9am – 12 Noon, MEN ONLY morning, TCB Community &
Men’s Shed, Paul Boulton 0437 007 911
9.30am First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 yrs), TCB Library
9.30am Bingo for Local Ambulance Committee, TCB Country Club
3.30pm Dragon Boating every Thursday, Sandra: 0402 352 756
3.30pm Robotics for kids, Gympie Library
1st & 3rd Rainbow Beach Art Group, RB Library 10am, phone 5486 3705 for more information
1st Friday - Drop-in Sausage Sizzle, Tin Can Bay RSL, 11.30am to 1.30pm
3rd Friday - Writing Fridays at Gympie Library - join other writers in practicing and honing your literary skills, 10am-12pm, phone 5481 0859 for more information and to book
4th Friday Community catch up at RB Hall, 8am
7.30am Heart Foundation Wheelie Walking Group Cooloola Cove, Judy 5486 2181. Meet at bus shelter outside shopping centre on Nautilus Drive.
9am-12pm Chess/Rummykub at TCB Community & Men’s Shed, gold coin for morning tea, no need to book
2.30-4pm Book a librarian, TCB Library
3.30-4.30pm Tinker Table STEAM Makerspace, Gympie Library, bookings not necessary
6.30am Heart Foundation Walking Group TCB, Maggie 0400 756 615
2nd Saturday RB Market. Book: 5486 3355
3rd Saturday Tin Can Bay Market. Book: 0418 711 897
2.30pm Little Athletics, TCB School oval, Jess: 0411 218 254
5pm Mass at St John Vianney Catholic Church, Bream St, TCB (week 1, 2, 5)
7am Mass at St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Manooka Dr, RB (week 1, 2, 5) and Tin Can Bay (week 3, 4)
7.30am Dragon Boating, Sandra: 0402 352 756
9.30am Service at Good Shepherd Church, 17 Carlo Road, RB, followed by morning teaall denominations most welcome
Ho on earth is it alread t rning into ?!?!?!!!!! Someone tell me ho this happens? Time reall is fl ing past too q ickl , or is that j st a sign of ge ng old? Nah, s rel not!
Hope o r Christmas celebra ons ere hat o hoped the o ld be and that o r December as f ll of good food, good drink, and good compan . And hope the in-la s didn’t ca se too m ch grief o er Christmas haha.
Ho good is Rainbo at this me of ear ( ell, min s those cra storms in December of co rse), ho o ld ant to be an here else? And it is interes ng to be elcoming back some of the ne er isitors from the past ear or so ho onl disco ered o r gem of to n d ring Co id hen their s al tra els so th ere sc ppered b border clos res. Looks like o r hidden gem of a to n is not so hidden an more.
Well it is that me of ear hen there is not m ch sport on, b t l ckil the cricket ne er fails s. And e en be er, I can report a in against So th Africa in the first Test at the Gabba hich as achie ed in onl t o da s. Wa to go A stralia.
Big Bash kicked off (hit off?) in December, o t el�h season of it alread , sho ld hopef ll be another entertaining to rnament. Altho gh at me of ri ng Brisbane Heat ha e lost their first t o matches, let ’s hope the t rn it aro nd for the rest of the comp.
The diehard old school cricket fans s ll str ggle ith the format b t it is hard to den ho e ci ng it can get, especiall for the kids to atch - and I am all for breeding a ne genera on of cricket fans.
I’ll al a s lo e m fi e da tests tho gh! (Or t o da s if it means bea ng So th Africa like men oned abo e.)
I s ppose it o ld be remiss of me not to men on the recent soccer World C p. The Socceroos did s pro d b making the knocko t stages and losing to the e ent al inners Argen na. Not bad at all for s ch a small soccer co ntr , the bo s can hold their heads p high.
And Jan ar means the A ssie Open, hich hether o are a tennis fan or not is al a s a good chance to ha e the orld’s e es on o r spectac lar co ntr and to sho ‘em all hat a great spor ng e ent e can p t on.
Altho gh this me last ear it as NOT s ch a good thing to ha e the hole orld scr nising s - remember the hole Noa Djoko ic debacle? What a complete ‘Djoke’
been o ert rned and he’ll be able to be gi en a isa to pla in the Open. Interes ng.
Thank goodness those da s of madness and contradic on seem to be behind s - for no an a
Let ’s finish p on a posi e note tho gh - hope o ha e all had a brilliant end to and that Santa as good to o .
S ck to those Ne Year ’s resol ons ( ell, the eas ones an a ) and let ’s all ha e a bright and prospero s ear and ish for the best for each other.
Thank o again for o r con n ed s pport, especiall thro gh the to gh mes of the past fe ears in par c lar, and e look for ard to con n ing to ser e o r sensa onal comm nit here in the best place in the orld.
