Friday, 4 February 2022
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Covid-19 virus more prevalent in Maleny than expected
The Queensland chief health of cer John Gerrard warns that he is expecting a future waves of the virus during the coming winter.
virus is going to be around for months, if not years”
He also stated that a Gold Coast study has shown that a signi cant number of people have been walking around Covid-positive without knowing it.
The Premier, Ms Palaszczuk slammed people on social media who were spreading misinformation about the virus. She said, “There is no reason why your children’s vaccination shouldn’t be at the same rate (as adults).”
Authorities reveal they believe that the rest of the Queensland communities if survey would also have similar results. As a result the Health Services still have to “plan for the worst”. Dr Gerrard said “There are presently 764 people being treated in hospital and another 74 people were being treated in private hospitals. Presently those numbers are coming down slowly . Queensland has recorded 218 deaths since the Omicron wave started in midDecember 2021.” He continued, “About one third of Queenslanders are expected to be infected in this wave of Omicron. The
There are 89.63 per cent of people fully vaccinated and 92.03 per cent of people with a rst dose
With children going back to school, Dr Gerrard said; “I don’t want parents to be frightened, but if I had children going back to school I’d want them to be vaccinated. There is no reason why your children’s vaccination shouldn’t be at the same rate as adults”.
Covid Proof of vaccination Entry to many Queensland locations and businesses is now restricted to those who are fully vaccinated. If you are 16 years or over, you will need to carry proof of your vaccination status and be prepared to show this upon request. Proof of vaccination veri es that a person is fully vaccinated. You must show either a printed or electronic form before entering a business establishment or venue. Masks have been re-introduced under certain circumstances. You will still need to use the Check-In Qld app at public venues. You can add your COVID-19 digital certi cate to the Check In Qld app. For more information visit: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/check-in-qld/digitalvaccination-certi cate.
Please support businesses mentioned herein! Shopping Local encourages you to do just that: shop local and rediscover the quality, savings and bene ts of shopping right here at home.
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Around Division 5 with Cr Winston Johnston To contact Cr Winston Johnston winston.johnston@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Can you believe that it is February already? Can you believe we are now into our second month of 2022 already? I hope everyone in our division had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s break with your friends and family, I know I certainly enjoyed the quality time. Thank you to those critical front-line workers who have continued to keep our region safe, supported, looking fantastic and the community happy over the holiday period. I look forward to delivering more community and infrastructure projects throughout Division 5 this year.
Landslip repairs at Bald Knob Over the Christmas and New Year break, council’s civil asset management of cers responded to several urgent and hazardous maintenance jobs including a landslip at Bald Knob. On Sunday, January 2, of cers responded to community reports about dangerous conditions on Ensby Road resulting from a landslip. Temporary minor realignment works were constructed to allow driver access. A Geotechnical Engineer inspected the site on January 11 with further subsurface investigation to occur shortly to establish permanent repairs.
Parks tip-top despite rain delays We take pride in making sure our Sunshine Coast parks and gardens look green and great. The recent wet weather has delayed some of our mowing and maintenance services across the Sunshine Coast. Right now, our teams are
busy caring for our 1183 hectares of parklands and reserves across the Sunshine Coast region…that’s equivalent to 1690 football elds! We would like to thank our community and visitors for their patience while we catch up. If we get enough dry weather, our parks and gardens and other grassed areas will quickly return to tip-top condition. If COVID-19 does impact our workforce numbers, which it may do from time to time, we may need to adjust our service scheduling. We assure you we will prioritise our cleaning services and direct resources to urgent and hazardous matters to keep our community safe.
Obi Lane widening Maleny Construction has started on widening Obi Lane, between Gardners Lane to Porters Lane, Maleny. You might have noticed a compound site set up along North Maleny Road for the temporary storage of materials and vehicles for construction work. The upgrade is on track for completion in March, weather permitting. I look forward to delivering this much needed upgrade as part of the Capital Works program to improve our sealed road network across Division 5.
Carpark Upgrade Design Bicentenary Lane During the next few weeks surveyors and design crews will be working in Bicentenary Lane. Council is planning for some much needed additional street parking and this preliminary work will assist with the development of angle parking on the southern side of Bicentenary Lane.
Keeping you connected Please do keep an eye on my Facebook page for the latest Division 5 news and information. Visit www.facebook.com/winstonjohnstondivision5scc
You can tune into the meeting live by visiting Council’s website. at: https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/Council-Meetings/Meeting-Schedule-2021
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Around Glass house Electorate with Mr Andrew Powell Roadworks on Woombye to Montville Road The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) have advised that vegetation management works on the full length of Woombye-Montville Road, between Woombye and Montville will be conducted until early March - weather permitting. Works will be undertaken at night, Sunday to Thursday between 6pm and 6am. TMR's maintenance contractor will be clearing vegetation and trees close to the road, removing potential hazards, improving the visibility of road signage and increasing the rebreak within the road corridor. For traf c safety, traf c controllers, reduced speed limits, road signage and variable message signs will be in place.
So much for the State Government integrity
Everyday the integrity inferno engul ng the State Government intensi es. The Integrity Commissioner quits after laptop is seized and the CCC Chair quits after shocking report. Then the State Archivist was forced out, saying he was blocked from doing his job and the list goes on. The Premier must agree to a Royal Commission into integrity in Queensland. We, the LNP Opposition will leave no stone unturned because integrity matters. We need Fitzgerald 2.0.
My Local Heroes Grants are up and running for 2022! If your club or organisation is in need of support, I offer four $250 grants, four times a year. Round 1 closes on February 24th. Find more information and apply here: https://www.andrewpowell.com.au/local-heroes/
Support Packages announced for our Koalas + Great Barrier Reef Mr Andrew Wallace Federal MP for Fisher Recently the Prime Minister Scott Morrison (ScoMo) visited the fantastic Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to announce a $50m package to boost the long-term protection and recovery efforts for Australia's koalas.nationwide.
As more and more people move to the Sunshine Coast that means more cars and more houses and puts pressure on our native wildlife. Australia wide the situation was made worse by the many recent bush res which have taken a very heavy toll on all of our native wildlife. Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital does terri c work in helping to conserve and protect our native species and this important announcement from the PM is going to help dedicated Australians like the Irwins all over the country to do more. This is on top of the one billion dollar support package for the Great Barrier Reef.
For detailed information showing the process in detail visit the web page below:
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Maleny Paint Supplies 6/14 Lawyer Street, Maleny.
Ph 54942002
www.malenypaintsupplies.com Australian Owned and made brands of Ultra-Premium paints for any project.
“Wet and Forget for that growing mould” https://www.wetandforget.com.au/ With the continuous rainfall we have been receiving your exterior concrete paths are starting to grow mould and mildew faster than you can water blast it off. Never fear - there is an answer; “Wet and Forget”. Wet & Forget has a unique combination of biodegradable selective surfactants for moss removal, mould removal and gunge removal on any exterior surface. When diluted with water and applied, it immediately attacks that unsightly moss, mould, gunge and grime. Each time it rains, this safe, cleansing combination reactivates to help ush the moss, mould, gunge and grime without scouring the surface it has infested. “Because Wet & Forget has been used commercially for years we know it works.” said the producer, Rod Jenden. The product can be used safely on most surfaces. Each time it rains, this safe, cleansing combination reactivates to help ush the moss and mould off the surface without scouring the surface that is infected. Product remains active if the surface is porous so it continues to work long after application. It can even be used safely on surfaces such as canvas, shade sails and bowling greens. The product comes in 2 ltr - 5 ltr and 10 ltr containers and it also comes in a handy bottle, already mixed which simply attaches to your hose and then off you go.
Can I do the job?
Wet and forget is a maintenance product for the control of mould and grunge.
This product is safe for plants and pets as it is a biodegradable product. It is easily applied and there is no specialised equipment needed, a simple garden sprayer - a pair of safety specs - a mask and you are off. After the first application use Wet & Forget as a maintenance tool. Only reapply at the first sign of mould recontamination. No need to apply all at once. Choose small convenient areas to treat at your leisure. The product has no defined shelf life.
It is all available at Maleny Paint Supplies..
Who Gives A Crap? -
We Do!
What do we really mean when we say our toilet paper helps build toilets? We trust that our partner organisations know how to best improve global access to proper sanitation – that means our donation could go to building toilets. To put it into perspective, a child under ve dies every two minutes from diarrhoea diseases caused by poor water and sanitation. Pro ts from the sale of this toilet paper is used our donation could go to building toilets, but could also mean it supports larger clean water projects.
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Maleny Service 16 Lawyer Street, Maleny.
Centre
Ph 54943444
http://www.malenyservicecentre.com.au
One Stop Mechanical Services Shop Licenced Roadworthy Inspector on the premises
Maleny endorses electric cars Maleny is leading the way when it comes to providing electric car (EV) charging stations off Queensland’s main motorways. The Maleny town area now has seven private-sector chargers – four at main street businesses, one at the new service station in Lawyer Street, and two chargers for Teslas at close-totown locations. Maleny IGA, Maple Street Co-Op readily embraced the EV charger idea and agreed to work collaboratively to install chargers. Maleny IGA installed two chargers and Maleny Co-Op one.
Need a Roadworthy Certi cate? Maleny Service Centre have a Licenced Roadworthy Inspector on the premises and we know only too well what it takes to make your vehicle safe and roadworthy. All vehicles (including trucks, motorbikes and trailers) must have a Safety or Roadworthy Certi cate (RWC) if being sold, registered for the rst time or being re-registered in Queensland. Registered Vehicles cannot be solid without a RWC. Your One Stop Shop for Automotive Repairs – you don’t need to do the running around, we do it for you!:.
http://www.malenyservicecentre.com.au/ We are dedicated and passionate about servicing, repairing and maintaining one of your most valuable assets, your Motor Vehicle.
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Maple Street Meats Specialising in quality product and service.
Shop2/4 Maple Street, Maleny
5429 6499 Recipes from Jeremi
When only the best will do! Ingredients 450 g potatoes halved peeled 1/4 cup milk 25 g butter chopped 2 tsp olive oil 2 x 400 g scotch llet steak (beef) 1 eschalot nely chopped 1 tsp fresh thyme 1 tbs marsala 1/3 cup thickened cream 25 g gorgonzola crumbled 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 200 g green beans
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Scotch Fillet Steak with Blue Cheese Sauce and Mashed Potatoes Step 1 Place potato in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Season with salt. Bring to the boil. Boil for 30 minutes or until tender. Step 2 Drain well. Return to pan over low heat for 1 minute to dry out. Remove from heat. Add milk and butter and mash using a potato masher until smooth. Season. Step 3 Meanwhile, season steaks. Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Cook steaks for 1-2 minutes each side or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm. Step 4 Add eshalot and thyme to same pan and cook, stirring, over medium heat for 3 minutes or until softened. Step 5 Add marsala and cook, scraping base of pan, for 1 minute or until wine evaporates. Step 6 Add cream and cheese and stir until combined. Cook for 2 minutes or until sauce starts to simmer and thickens slightly. Add Worcestershire sauce. Season with pepper. Step 7 Meanwhile, cook beans in a small saucepan of boiling salted water for 4 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Step 8
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Serve steaks with mash and beans. Drizzle over sauce. Bring the steaks to room temperature before cooking.
Maple Street Meats stocks
Maleny Wagyu Meat.
Maple Street Meats Provides quality product and good old fashioned service.
Beef, chicken, pork and lamb. Special orders available. Retail and wholesale. Come in and see us, nd us on Facebook or call us on 54296499.
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Local Tradespersons When you use a local tradesperson and you know who you are dealing with!
Anna Piper
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RIP
It is with great sadness that it has been announced that long termed Maleny resident Anna Piper slipped peacefully away on Thursday February3rd. She was well known in the Hinterland and Maleny community as collector of special trinkets, of people and furbabies. She was an artist, cartoonist, poet, songwriter, singer and guitarist, the activist and voice for the underdog but most of all, always the maternal mamma. Anna had been unwell for a considerable time. Very soon there will be a call out and invite to celebrate her life.
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The Hinterlandgrapevine Online News Maleny Chamber
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Commerce
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Maleny, Montville ‘most welcoming towns’ in Australia
Why Shop Locally? While it may not be possible to source all our needs from our local retailers and tradesman, here are a few reasons to think twice before you make your next purchase: It Creates local jobs and it is personal; Shopping locally helps Australia grow; Shopping locally gives better consumer choice and better customer service because you are shopping with a friend; Assists local businesses support local community & sporting groups; It reduces your carbon footprint
Booking.com has recently announced the recipients of its 2022 Most Welcoming Towns in Australia. This is the 10th annual Traveller Review Awards, The Traveller Review Awards found Maleny the most welcoming town in Australia, while Montville was adjudged 9th place. The awards are judged by voting by those who have holidayed during the previous 12 months. Guests staff (9.0) cleanliness (8.9) and location (8.9) received the highest average marks globally. Congratulations to all of our tourist businesses who through their dedication ensures that tourists continue to return to the area This is at a time when travel is now more challenging than ever because of the Covid challengers.
SCCA Business Mentoring Program
The Sunshine Coast Chamber Alliance's Business Mentoring Program is ready to assist businesses of all kinds to achieve desired outcomes and goals Our member Maleny Neighbourhood Centre have
bene ted from the SCCA Business Mentoring Program. You can too. If you are a member of the Maleny Commerce or any other chamber you can be part of the mentoring program.
Maleny Commerce 2022 AGM Postponed
Maleny Commerce works to assist local businesses. The Chamber has been representing the business community since 1986. The Maleny Commerce 2022 AGM has been POSTPONED due to current health situation
A new date will be advised in due course but will be by 31st March 2022.
However if you interested in nominating as an Executive Committee member please contact admin@malenycommerce.org.au
MAMA
Will you really support local businesses?
Make Australia Make Again!
About Maleny Commerce Maleny and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. is an incorporated body representing the business community since 1986.
If you want to live in a country that builds things you have to buy things that your country builds! To nd out which local businesses accept these cards visit the web site:
https://www.whyleavetown.com/maleny For businesses wishing to join Maleny Commerce go to the web address:
https://malenycommerce.org.au/membership/
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Maleny RFB
Maleny SES
Volunteer group
Volunteer group
New Combined Fire and Emergency Services Complex in Maleny
Since the opening of the new Emergency Services building in Macadamia Drive, Maleny it has been a busy time moving in and getting everything organised and preparing for the next re season.
Severe storm creates damage As Ex TC Seth crosses the coast recently the area received heavy rainfall with when joined by strong winds caused roof damage to a number of residences, both locally and in the Nambour area. It also brought down trees onto roadways. The Maleny group assisted the Nambour group with their tasks as well as doing local jobs.
With the wet season we have had over the past few months there will certainly be plenty of fuel for the next re season. With winter coming on it will soon be time to get your rural property ready for the next season. Great training night. One of our members gave a fantastic talk to the crew. Who better than a zoologist, ecologist & conservationist to talk about re, the environment and cultural burns.
Draw the line Don’t drive through oodwater During sustained periods of wet weather, one of the key safety messages is simple: don’t drive through oodwaters. Doing so will likely severely damage your vehicle and could also put your life at risk. Irrespective of this continuing message drivers continue to take a chance and enter ood waters.
Our new HQ gives us a little more in facilities for training, not only on the theory side, but on the practical side. We are making the most of the new facilities which should also assist in attracting some new members. You can keep up to date with what we are doing by following us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MalenyRFB-224789617706575
Few motorists realise that still waters can run deep and the ow in front of you could pack a punch of a tonne per metric metre, which can tear away the road surface and result in a much deeper gully than is apparent. Unfortunately, many owners of 4WD-road vehicles assume they are immune from ood waters. Fastowing force can overcome four-wheel drive just as easy as overcoming normal cars. Modern cars with electrically powered windows and locks are almost impossible to escape from once water nds its way into wiring and motors, disabling switchgear and pressing on bodywork. You only have to check the news sites for evidence of people who take the risk and enter oodwaters but that decision becoming a death wish. Maleny SES is always looking for new members. - do you think that you can assist your community during times of stress.
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News from Witta Recreational Club
Friday, 4 February 2022
Proudly bought to you by David Lowden Excavations
Maleny Witta Touch “Juniors Are Back!”
Hire of Club Facilities
Touch Football is a thrilling sport that allows people of all walks of life to achieve their goals The good news is the Juniors are to start back this week, starting play from 5:30pm. Hopefully, the weather clears up enough for the elds to be dry enough to play and please remember, everyone needs to be already paid in full this week or - no play or shirt and no team points. Here is the link for the Juniors to register: https://pro le.mysideline.com.au/register/clubsearch
Witta Recreational Club
Bar Open Wednesday afternoons 4.30pm to 6.30pm. All Welcome Touch Season has started with the Canteen and Bar operating every FRIDAY Night from 6pm
The vision of the club is to provide country club services to be enjoyed by the local community and visitors to the area. The excellent facilities of the Witta Recreation Club are available for hire for events such as weddings, sports days, family gatherings. The club has a Certi ed Kitchen/Catering facilities including a stove, pots & pans, dishwasher, crockery and utensils. The Bushman’s Bar is practically tted out with a large capacity for the cold storage of a range of beverages. The Bushman’s Bar is located at the core of the Witta Recreation Club. Service from the bar can be provided to customers on the covered hard standing overlooking the playing pitches, or directly into the Clubroom. Inquiries can be made via the internet at:
Available for Hire for Private functions – Birthday Celebrations – Weddings etc.
https://wittarec.club/facilities/make-a-booking You can nd out more about the Witta Recreation Club at their web site at:
We are always looking for new members and volunteers. Contact us by email at. - presidentwittarec@gmail.com
https://wittarec.club/
David Lowden Excavations 3 & 14 tonne excavators for hire Bobcat - Tracked Bobcat & Truck Hire &
Maleny Tree Services Phone. 0407 710 993
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An Old Codger’s Thoughts & Opinions Following the 1987 - 1989 Fitzgerald Inquiry into alleged corruption and abuse of power in Queensland which took almost two years major changes were made to the policing and political landscape in Queensland. As a result of the inquiry integrity and accountability in public of ce, including policing faced major changes that it was alleged would help to restore con dence in our public institutions. To this end the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) was established in 1989 to investigated police and public sector misconduct. From the outset the CJC had unique powers to investigate suspected police misconduct and of cial misconduct in the public sector. Those powers included the power to require a person to furnish a statement of information to the Commission, compel the production of records and things relevant to an investigation, summons people to attend the Commission and give evidence and most importantly conduct hearings at which witnesses were compelled to give evidence on oath and produce documents. Those powers were extremely intimidating and were likened to being investigated in a “Star Chamber” with little regard to individual witnesses legal rights. The Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commission is a parliamentary oversight body to the CJC and is charged with the responsibility to monitor and review the discharge of the functions of the CJC to ensure its accountability. Unfortunately, both bodies have gone about their duties at great expense with little respect to individual persons rights. In 2001 the CJC merged with the QCC to form the Crime and Misconduct Commission. The public needs to have absolute con dence in the anticorruption watchdog in this state and that it be completely impartial. The Commission corruption is supposed to be the major crime ghting body and has been given extraordinary powers by the parliament. With those powers should come extraordinary responsibility, but what has come is arrogance and an appearance of self-importance. It is so important that Queensland CCC is a strong corruption watchdog, but one in which the community can have con dence that is is relevant, reliable, impartial and itself abides by the laws of the state. Public con dence is something that it does not have at the present time.
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Truthful Jones says
And he swears that it 100% true. - No Bulls##t” Truthful tells us that his niece, a blonde walks into a bank in Brisbane and asks for the loan of cer. She says she’s going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank of cer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the blonde hands over the keys to a new Holden SS ute. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank; she has the title, and everything checks out. The bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank Manages and his of cers all enjoy a good laugh at the blonde for using a $70.000 car as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Holden into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there in a high security area. Two weeks later, Truthful’s niece returns and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41. The loan of cer says, “Miss, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely; but we are a little puzzled. We checked you out and found that you are a millionaire. What puzzles us is - why would you bother to borrow $5,000?” The blond replies..... ”Where else in Brisbane can I park my car for two weeks in a high security area for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?” Morale; Never judge a book by the cover. There can be a lot more between the covers that is not always readily evident to the unsuspecting. Shop Locally & Shop with a Friend 11
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Meet Chihera Aico - and she is scary! Eric was the rst British robot, built in 1928 by First World War veteran Captain William Richards, and aircraft engineer Alan Reffel
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ver the past couple of years , thanks mainly to the Covid pandemic the world has changed remarkably. Because of the virus many industries have been unable to nd suf cient skilled workers to keep them operating at an ef cient pace. To you and I this has resulted in shortages of many items and foods that we use on a day to day basis just look at the shelves in the IGA and Woolworths stores and delivery times for products ordered online. Farmers and rural businesses are having an even bigger problem with insuf cient workers to help hardest crops. Well, I would like you to meet Chihira Aico. She is a mature 32 years old, although, technically, she was born in September 2014.
with the increasing demands, the increasing costs of employing humans and in some cases other factors that contribute to the shortages of basic goods.
Chihira Aico
Most of the robots are super-intelligent with humanlike heads and with realistic facial expression. They are powered by arti cial intelligence, can blink, talk, and look from side to side. The reason for creating a robot that looks human-like is to interact with people in such situations as employment in health care facilities and other similar situations such as food services. In October 2017 a Chinese made robot named “Sophia” made history as the Worlds rst robot to gain a citizenship when it was made an of cial citizen of Saudi Arabia.
She says, “Look how expressive I am as she blinks her piercing blue eyes! Then she bursts into song singing her rendition of the John Denver song Take Me Home, Country Roads. If that is not enough she is already fully quali ed to work as a personal assistant in an of ce or as a personal carer in a retirement home. She will soon also be quali ed for more technical medical situations such as in a hospital.
Honda Motor Corporation’s Asimo, with its humanoid appearance and ability to walk and climb stairs, has been dubbed the world’s most advanced robot. Asimo, as it is known is primarily a PR device whose ultimate function is in domestic settings or helping the elderly. Which one is which?
What is more she is not a bad looker. This Japanese beauty is just one of the robots designed and released by the Toshiba Corporation and has been demonstrated at a number of Consumer Electrical Shows around the world. The Toshiba Corporation is developing this robot for a wide range of tasks in the human health sector where duties would include monitoring and diagnosis of patients. Other versions of this robot are already being designed to work in the banking, food and service industries. Toshiba is only but one corporation working on developing such robots to take over tasks from humans. The robot-rush is part of a large-scale upswing in investment as companies look for ways to keep up
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If you think that unemployment is bad now how about when these robots become used widespread in industry. Even Elon Musk and Tesla are ready to build a humanoid robot in 2022. What will be the speci c duties of that machine? Shop Locally & Shop with a Friend 12
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Maleny Community Groups & When they meet!
Community Groups that form the back bone of the Maleny Community
Maleny Rotary Club Meeting. Times 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. 6-30pm for 7pm Maleny Hotel, Bunya St. Maleny Email: secretary.maleny@rotary9600.org president.maleny@rotary9600.org
Maleny Probus Club Meeting. Times
Maleny Uniting Church, Landsborough Road, Maleny
Meet 10 am on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Feb to November
1300 856 859
Queensland Country Womens Association - Maleny Branch Meetings at
The Verandah Room 23 Maple Street, Maleny 8:00 am - 11:30 am. 4th Monday of Month.
Email: qcwa.maleny@gmail.com
The Zonta Club of Blackall Range Meetings at
Various between Montville and Maleny. Dinner meeting 3rd Tuesday of month 6pm.
Email: membership@zontablackrange.org.au president@zontablackallrange.org.au
Apex Club of Maleny Meeting. Times MALENY HOTEL/MALENY BOWL'S CLUB 1ST & 3RD MONDAYS, 7.00PM. Email maleny@apex.org.au. Postal PO BOX 39. MALENY, QLD 4552 0487770653
Maleny Senior Citizens Meetings at
The Verandah Room 23 Maple Street, Maleny 8:00 am - 11:30 am. 4th Monday of Month. Activities include card games, meetings and regular bus trips Email: margarry1@bigpond.com
0409 266 507
The LIONS CLUB OF MALENY-BLACKALL RANGE Inc. Meetings at
Maleny Uniting Church Hall On the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6.30pm Monthly Dinner Meeting held at The Orangery,10 Mountain View Rd, at 6.30pm on 4th Tuesday of month
Email: maleny-blackall-range@lionsq3.org.au
Maleny Commerce Meetings at
Monthly breakfast networking meetings. 2nd Tuesday of the month. Venues to be advised.
Email: info@malenycommerce.org.au
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Local Groups News There is a Recreational Group in Maleny and Surrounds that will cater for your desires!
Maleny Senior Citizens Notes
February 2022
BUSY NEEDLES
10th
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March 2022
BUSY NEEDLES 10th and 24th.
INDOOR BOWLS 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd
INDOOR BOWLS 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
DROP IN … 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th
DROP IN … 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th
COMMITTEE MEETING ….. 21st at Lynda’s place 8.30am
COMMITTEE MEETING 21st at Lynda’s place 8.30am
We are going for a visit to the Maleny Historical Village on Monday 14th February, meeting there around 9.15am for morning tea and a look around the village.
GENERAL MEETING …..28th Covid permitting there will be a speaker plus all the usual happenings.
There will be a cost of $5.00. I realise it is short notice but sometimes these things just come together. There will be a notice on the board in our Verandah Room
BUSY NEEDLES ….. 7th and 21st
COMMITTEE MEETING 17th 830am at Lynda’s place.
NO DROP IN Friday 15th – GOOD FRIDAY
April 2022
INDOOR BOWLS ….. 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th DROP IN ….. 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th.
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL.
WEEKLY COMMUNITY EVENTS! Maleny Trail park run every Saturday 7.00 am Maleny District Sport & Rec Club House Maleny Precinct Maleny Scottish Country Dancing every Monday 7 to 9 pm RSL Hall. Call 0432 251 606 Ukulele Group every Monday time TBA Pioneer Village Badminton every Monday 6.30-8.30 pm High School Activity Centre "Monday Balance" Every Monday take an hour out for yourself immersed in sound. Maleny RSL 4 - 5 pm Open House Morning every Friday 10.00 am - 12 noon Pattemore House 15, Porters Lane Diggers Dining every Friday evening 4.30 bar opens Maleny RSL Club Acoustic Encore local musicians First Thursday of Each Month from 6.30 pm Maleny RSL Social Table Tennis all welcome Maleny High School Activity Centre Sundays 1 - 5 pm Maleny Markets every Sunday 8am to 2pm Maleny RSL Maleny PickleBall every Monday 6.30p.m. to 8.30p.m. Maleny High School Activities Centre. Please email your weekly regular event to malenysportspark@gmail.com
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Maleny Visitor Information Centre The Maleny Visitor Information Centre is situated at 2/23 Maple Street, Maleny. It is open 7 days a week between 9.30am-4.00pm. Closed only on Good Friday and Christmas Day. https://issuu.com/Maleny-Grapevine-Community-News
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Local Groups News There is a Recreational Group in Maleny and Surrounds that will cater for your desires!
Witta Cemetery “Gets a Spring Clean” Congratulations to the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club's Duke of Edinburgh Award entrants and the fabulous work they are doing. 16 to18-year-olds Jack (PCYC Brisbane), Jasper, Callum, Hannah and Alex (Moreton Bay College) cleaned every headstone and all the tiled graves at Witta Cemetery with just water, scrubbing brush and elbow grease in 4 days for their residential project for the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Under the supervision of Adventurous Journey Supervisor Frances, they stayed in the old SES building at the Maleny Showgrounds and travelled to Witta each day to clean headstones at the Witta cemetery. The headstones have taken on a new life and the cemetery looks loved and cared for once again. Top work!
Maleny Men’s Shed News
The Mens Shed operates on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8am to midday. Men of all ages, backgrounds and interests are welcome. Activities include woodworking, metalworking and blacksmithing. You don’t need any actual skills to join the Maleny Mens Shed, other than a need to have a guilt-free social activity in the company of other similar minded male persons. Maleny Mens Shed is a place for Maleny men to get together, enjoy some hands-on activities, make new friends and talk about "men's business”. Some of our members led by Ashley showing off Squatters Chairs that they are refurbishing . Several others are working on projects, and all are willing to share their skills in the wood shop.
Maleny Cultural and Historical Society Pioneer Village. 7 Bryce Lane Maleny Opening Days: Tuesday and Saturday 9am to 4 pm Entry by donation. Contact 5499 9030 or malenyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Currently a large group are in the nal stages of setting up for our second shed erection. It has been a long path, but will be a great asset to the Mens Shed as space for a variety of interests is pressing. For more information contact with Maleny Mens Shed can be made by phone on 0491 710506 or by email at: malenymensshed@hotmail.com View their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ malenymensshed Shop Locally & Shop with a Friend 15
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Now raised over $50,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor!!
The Hinterlandgrapevine Online News Where is Sam, The Travelling Jackaroo?
So, for everyone wondering, yes I am leaving Darwin eventually. It’s been a bit of a run about with Covid, Christmas and the wet season. I’ve been camped here in a small town about 50kms from Darwin, Berry Springs for some months and have gotten to know most of the locals quite well. You know you’ve been in a town too long when you walk into the pub and the barmaid says “hi Sam the usual?”,a lemonade of course). Becky and her team at Berry Springs Mechanical have been a huge help and are turning out to be some of the best people I’ve ever met, Beckie has also been employing me to help around her property and Ben (one of her mechanics) has taken me all over Darwin.
We are working on getting Slim back on the road in the next few weeks hopefully. The wet season's heavy rains and WA supposedly throwing open the border gates on the 6th February and that makes me think I’m going to have to do 2 weeks quarantine regardless. The last few months I’ve gotten quite used to spending time with a few people I know quite well and haven’t exactly been out and about in Darwin town - trying to limit the amount of potential covid exposure as there are some elderly people at the park I’m staying at, under the watchful eye of Daniel and Angela Garlick who have been looking after me and keeping me busy helping out around the caravan park to earn my keep.
Something no one tells you before you become well known is that you need to realise that people will know you - as funny as that sounds, which even after 10 Months on the road still is still a foreign feeling to me. Anyways to sum up, Berry Springs in awesome, Beckie, Judd, Benjamin, Cam, Dan, Ang and many others really make this place feel like a second home, which is gonna hurt to leave but itchy feet always prevail in the end unfortunately. Cheers Everyone and thanks for following me on my blog: https://www.facebook.com/thetravellingjackaroo Here's to a cheeky-faced young Australian with a big heart and n even bigger dream. Bon voyage from Maleny, and safe travels Sam. You can follow Sam’s adventures via his Facebook Page at “The Travelling Jackaroo”
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Be a real “Mate” Make sure that you look after your mates - Treat them all well!.
Sams proposed route - Maleny to Maleny!
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Selling or buying a property!
Friday, 4 February 2022
Don’t be alarmed!
With Trove Easton of Easton Lawyers, Maleny The new year has brought with it numerous changes in the law around real estate sales in Queensland, not the least of which involve utterly essential smoke alarms. For example, the new laws state that smoke alarms must: be installed in each bedroom; on each storey of a house and in hallways which connect bedrooms to the rest of the house; be photoelectric and comply with AS 3786-2014; be powered by either 240 volt or a 10-year lithium battery; and be interconnected with every other smoke alarm in the house so they all activate together. Smoke alarms must meet these requirements prior to the contract being signed and if the
seller doesn’t comply, the buyer is entitled to an adjustment (read penalty) at settlement equal to 0.15% of the purchase price. If the seller has not complied after settlement, the buyer must install compliant smoke alarms.
With so many new laws to adhere to, it is recommended that sellers use a professional smoke alarm provider to upgrade the smoke alarms in their properties. We strongly recommended sellers book their properties in for a smoke alarm upgrade when listing their properties for sale as they are competing for available smoke alarm providers, with hundreds of rental properties that also need to comply with the new 2022 laws.
of a new lease or a lease renewal. Research suggests only 50% of Queensland rentals are currently compliant, creating a wait time of four to six weeks for a smoke alarm upgrade according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).
Web Address:
http://eastonlawyers.com.au/
From 1 January 2022 all rental properties must comply with the new law at commencement
Easton Lawyers are your Local Lawyers in Maleny, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia.
Easton Lawyers. 62 Maple Street, Maleny. Qld. 4552 Phone. 0754943511. P.O. Box 255 Maleny. Qld. 4552.
Email: reception@eastonlawyers.com.au
Support Sam the Travelling Jackaroo by donating to Dolly’s Dream
Dolly’s Dream was set up in memory of Amy “Dolly” Everett, aged 14 years who took her life after an extended period of bullying and cyberbullying. Dolly left behind her parents Tick and Kate and sister Meg, who are now focused on using the money that has been kindly donated by he community to help prevent other families from going through the same devastating experience.
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Dolly’s Dream is committed to changing the culture of bullying by addressing the impact of bullying, anxiety, depression and youth suicide, through education and direct support to young people and families. To nd out more about Dolly’s Dream go to the web site: https://dollysdream.org.au/ Shop Locally & Shop with a Friend 17
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Maleny Hardware & Rural Supplies Hardware - Farm Supplies - Pet Products - Garden - Fencing - Camping
Andrea & Mark Porter Maleny Hardware and Rural Supplies is located in the centre of Maleny in the picturesque Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Thy offer good old fashioned service to your car for those heavy items. There is also ample parking at the front and pick up at the rear of the store. We are independently owned and supply the local community with rural and hardware supplies at competitive prices.
Did you know we can deliver items in surrounding suburbs for a small fee. Come and browse through our extensive range of products and say hi to the new owners Andrea & Mark Porter.
The signs of spring are beginning to happen around us as the days lengthen and the earth begins to warm…
Now Now is is an an ideal ideal time time to to check check out out our our new new “Garden “Garden Section” Section”
Need to upgrade your fencing
We stock a range of fencing materials including electric fencing, rural fencing and dog fencing.
We keep a comprehensive range of fencing products, including gates of various sizes in stock so should be able to supply you when you need it. Call around and take a look at our range before you start your job - you will be surprised at the range and the price.
Fencing Range FENCING POSTS include split posts, strainers, treated pine posts and steel posts in various sizes. WIRE FENCING: high tensile wire, barb wire and plain wire. NETTING: welded dog wire & hinge joint. CHICKEN WIRE: variety of sizes in chicken wires. AVIARY WIRE ENERGISERS: we stock a range of energisers from major suppliers including Speedrite, Gallagher & Thunderbird.
Point of lay hens, back in store. $25 each. Hyline - lovely girls. To check out the extensive range of products stocked visit the web site: https://malenyhardwareandruralsupplies.godaddysites.com/products
Phone. 07 5494 2302
https://malenyhardwareandrural.com.au/ For a detailed list of products and services provided go to https://malenyhardwareandrural.com.au/products
31 Coral Street, Maleny Queensland 4552, Australia Like us on Facebook for up-to-date special offers and upcoming events. https://www.facebook.com/Maleny-Hardware-Rural-Supplies-102339257834353/ https://issuu.com/Maleny-Grapevine-Community-News
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Who
Remembers
this?
…not that long ago!
The Boxsell Building - 15 Maple Street, Maleny Just an interesting thought for newer comers to Maleny maybe the photo below of 15 Maple Street, Maleny, The Boxsells Building. Today the building is occupied by Boxsells Real Estate, Maleny Medical Centre The Soap Bar and others. In years not too long past the building played an important part of Maleny’s history and has done so since 1907 when it was occupied by the Maleny Dairy as a store. Over the years it has housed many businesses, including “The Maleny Emporium”, a general merchants store owned by the Myers Family, Hirst Family and the Waddell Family, it was also the areas fuel distribution point during the rationing period of WW11, thus the fuel bowsers standing outside the building in the photo below. Between 1961 and 1971 it housed Edgar Cranney Real Estate and Livestock agency which was taken over by Kenilworth’s Boxsell family in 1971. From here the Boxsells ran their cattle sale yards which were situated where Woolworths now stands in Maleny. Just another memory of Maleny’s past.
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