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CITIZEN SCIENCE FIND A FROG IN FEBRUARY • GIVEAWAYS TO FIRST 200!

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ommunity assistance is needed to find out where frogs are living in and around the Mary River Catchment (from Maleny to Hervey Bay and west to Conondale and Kilkivan) and coastal areas from Peregian to Burrum Heads and Fraser Island (K’Gari).

Frogs are excellent indicators of environmental health, being easily affected by changes in the air, water and land. Worldwide, frogs are in trouble due to habitat loss, pollution and disease. We can ALL help them if we know where they live!

If you live in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Noosa, Gympie or Fraser Coast Council regions, step into your own outdoor adventure and get involved in Find-a-Frog in February 2018.

• You don’t need to be able to identify frogs; just take photos and / or record their calls, send the information to the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC), and we will help with identification.

• Visit the MRCCC website to download a Frog Finders Guide and data sheet with instructions, and find useful frog information, images and upcoming workshop dates.

• The first 200 hundred frog finders who submit a data sheet to the MRCCC will receive a free copy of the Qld Museum’s Pocket Guide to the Frogs of South-East Qld. • You can also join our Find-a-Frog in February Facebook group, where regular updates of local frog species will be posted, together with each species’ call, courtesy of David Stewart’s Nature Sounds.

• Also check out the Australian Museum’s recently launched FrogID App which is an excellent tool to help with frog identification, including comparing frog calls. Visit the App store on your mobile device to download a copy.

• All Find-a-Frog in February records will be entered into the Queensland Government WildNet database, from where the data can be accessed by environmental planners, researchers and anyone who is interested in frog business.

For all details, call the MRCCC 07 5482 4766, send an email to findafrog@mrccc.org.au - visit the website at http://mrccc.org.au/find-a-frog-in-februarycitizen-science/ or find us on Facebook.

Find-a-Frog in February is supported by the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Gympie and Fraser Coast Regional Councils. Cover photo of Shaun Fisher with endangered Giant barred frog.

Landholder Environment Grants Private rural landholders are invited to apply for a Landholder Environment Grant to assist with environmental works on their properties.

Apply for projects such as: • fencing to restrict stock access to significant areas of native vegetation, wetlands or waterways • installing off-stream stock watering points and stock crossings • revegetation of degraded areas, and to establish native vegetation corridors and buffers • reducing sediment loss on farms • controlling environmental weeds to rehabilitate native vegetation • modify fencing to make it more wildlife friendly.

Visit council’s website for guidelines and to submit an expression of interest (EOI) online.

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Expressions of interest close midnight Monday 26 February 2018.

Note: An EOI must be submitted if you wish to apply for a grant.

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Priority will be given to projects with high ecological value and that have good landowner co-contribution.

www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/grants 07 5420 8616

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COMMUNITY ‘GO LOCAL GROW LOCAL’ NEEDS YOU!

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he ‘Go Local Grow Local’ began in April 2017 to assist small businesses affected by cyclones. This campaign will continue for another two years to encourage local shopping; thereby strengthening Qld’s economic future with jobs, human connections and growth of the community. For all details and downloadable resources (posters, window stickers, postcards, social media tools and audio/video files), please visit – www.business.qld.gov.au/golocal The State Government is itself committed to this campaign by increasing its local level of procurement and weighting tenders on the level of local employment, benefits and supply chains.

• Small businesses are the lifeblood to growth in local communities.

A key factor in the ‘Go Local’ campaign is to develop small businesses. Queensland’s more than 414,000 small businesses employ around 44% of the State’s private sector workforce and span every industry sector. They contribute $110 billion to the Queensland economy and make up 20% of all small businesses in Australia. A strong small business sector means more jobs for Queenslanders, regional growth, a stronger economy and sustainable communities. The Queensland Government has created the Office of Small Business to deliver the Advancing Small Business Queensland Strategy 2016-2020. Funding and support programmes can be viewed at the website.

Show your support for Queensland’s small businesses by considering your purchase and the benefits you can bring to your community if you shop at a local small business.

Ask your local business if they are a ‘Go Local’ business and share your story of how you ‘Go Local’ through social media using the #GoLocalQld hashtag. Businesses can springboard from this to develop their own in their own local campaign.

Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for more ‘Go Local’ updates.

KENILWORTH INFORMATION CENTRE December Report 2017

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he Information Centre received 1503 visitors in November; which was 365 more than the same time last year. The bulk of the numbers were from Queensland, with 1268; 150 coming from other states and 85 from overseas.

New Zealand and the UK topped the overseas numbers with 21 each, followed by Canada with 9.

The furthest travellers were from Iceland and Sweden.

It is always interesting for the Centre staff to hear stories of where people are from, while assisting them in finding out about our beautiful part of the world.

• The welcoming smile which greets our visitors every Tuesday belongs to Amanda Anthopoulos, pictured  our featured volunteer for this month.

Without loyal and dedicated volunteers like Amanda, the Kenilworth Info Centre would not be able to operate such extensive hours.

“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections every few years, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.” (Unknown) The Centre staff would like to wish everyone good health, prosperity and happiness for 2018.

Volunteers welcome! If you would like to volunteer some time to the Centre, please ‘phone 5446 0122.

Environment Levy Grants

The Community Grants Program offers funding to not-for-profit community organisations for projects, events and activities that benefit the Sunshine Coast community.

Major Grant applications open Monday 29 January 2018 and close Monday 12 March 2018.

Environment Levy Grants open Monday 29 January 2018 and close Monday 12 March 2018.

Free grant information sessions featuring grant writing tips for not-for-profit organisations will be held in February 2018 at various locations in the region.

Free grant information sessions featuring grant writing tips for not-forprofit organisations will be held in February 2018 at various locations in the region.

Visit council’s website for session details, grants guidelines and links to online applications.

Visit council’s website for session details, grants guidelines and links to online applications.

Contact a grants officer for assistance: 07 5420 8616 or grants@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/grants

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Groups can apply for a major grant through one of seven categories: Community Development, Community Events, Community Facilities, Cultural Development, Cultural Heritage, Economic Development, and Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living.

Minor grants for events only are also open.

Priority is given to one-off projects that: • contribute to landscape protection, monitoring and rehabilitation of biodiversity including native plants, animals and waterways • build community capacity, engagement and participation in biodiversity, waterways and pest management • adapt and respond to environmental challenges, for example, pest plants and animals.

Contact a grants officer for assistance: 07 5420 8616 or grants@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/grants

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Environment Levy Grants offer up to $5,000 funding to not-forprofit community based organisations for projects that make a positive and ongoing contribution to the region’s biodiversity and waterways.

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ARBOR DAY 1941 ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS – The memories of Arbor Day

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he Lower Kenilworth report in the Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser published on Friday 16 May 1941 included the following on page 12:Pictured below 1941 Arbor Day Sports Results ▼ Following the serving of afternoon tea the gathering dispersed.

• Historic note:The Brisbane Courier (29.4.1891, page 5) reported that 1st May had been set aside by the Queensland Government as Arbor Day to be celebrated in Queensland schools by the planting of trees.

It was reported that in the previous year more than 9000 trees were planted at schools across Queensland.

The report included the following:- “The Department of Instruction will hold no formal ceremony in association with the event but at many of the schools a picnic will follow the planting.”

• Kenilworth Museum is now closed on Sundays during the Summer period.

Visits by interested parties may be arranged by appointment – telephone 5472 3090 or email kenilworthmuseum@gmail.com Thank you for your support throughout the 2017 year.

Lenore Meldrum, President, Kenilworth & District Historical Assn Inc.

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This December 2018 – 123 mm, last December 147 mm.

16 year average for December 171 mm.

It rained on 16 days and the 16 year average being 15 days.

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Plumbing & Gas Residential • Rural • Commercial

2017 the year 1168 mm, last year 990 mm and the 16 year rainfall average 1230 mm.

New work, Repairs, Renovations

• Drainage • Septic tanks • Trenches — Blocked Drains — GAS installations • Solar Hot Water Bathroom & Kitchen renovations

RAINFALL KENILWORTH – DECEMBER 2017

by Michael Pfeiffer Kenilworth received 119.7 mm of rain in December which fell over 15 days.

This brought the yearly total to 1239.2 mm. This is just under the average rainfall for Kenilworth which is 1292.1 mm.

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CHEERIO FROM THE CHURCHES

appy New Year to everyone. We hope Christmas brought you peace and joy.

Once again, the Combined Kenilworth Churches were able to distribute several large and small Christmas hampers, thanks to the generous donations received.

The Christmas Eve (ecumenical) and Christmas Day services were well attended at St Luke’s.

Would you believe, hot cross buns are already in the shops! Easter is on the way with Ash Wednesday on 14 February.

Easter service times will be in the next MVV. • There will be a Parish Quiet Morning at St Mary’s Montville (with Kathryn Houston) on Saturday 10 February starting at 9.30am.

• The Maleny Anglican Parish AGM will be on Sunday 25 February at St George’s, Maleny.

• Meditation groups meet at Montville Wednesdays at 9am, Maleny Wednesdays at 11am and Kenilworth Thursdays at 9am.

For more information, please contact Maureen on 5446 0312.

• St George’s has a number of children’s pine chairs and tables for sale.

Maleny Parish also has a range of wedding packages for St George’s, St Mary’s and St Luke’s. Contact Parish Office 5499 9130 for details re both of these items.

Best wishes and cheerio from the Churches.

Shirley Moreland

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2.30pm Thursday 18 January 2018 The Roxy Room, Kenilworth Museum All Welcome

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he traditional Gheerulla Hall Cent Sale was a roaring success again with lots of fantastic prizes, all donated by local businesses and residents, as well as a yummy sausage sizzle, snacks, books to buy and a fine selection of treasures.

Wayne Paulger as MC kept the auction moving to beat the impending storm! The committee thanks everyone who donated prizes, volunteered, and who came along and spent generously to contribute to the Hall’s upkeep. It’s always good to see the community working together.

Work continues to upgrade the Hall facilities — we have new lights and power points, two stoves (both donated) and a beautiful old pianola.

This year we will have new chairs (thanks to Ted O’Brien and a Federal Government Stronger Communities Grant), and a replacement ramp is about to be built (with support from the State Government). These improvements in facilities will mean better access to the Hall for the community.

• The Hall now has a number of activities for residents.

Claire Dixon’s popular Yoga classes continue on Monday nights and Saturday mornings; Line Dancing classes for all will continue on Friday mornings; the Writing Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month. To add to these existing programmes, we are planning more for this year.

• We are excited that the Sunshine Coast Council is sponsoring a Seniors’ Fitness Class on Thursdays from 9.00 to 10.00am starting on Thursday 15 February 2018.

Keep an eye on the website www.gheerullahall.com If you have ideas for activities and events please let us know at gheerullhall1@gmail.com Are you interested in playing table tennis, learning African drumming, or ukulele?

• Best wishes to all from the committee for 2018, and if you’re interested in being on the committee, the AGM is planned for Friday 23 March 2018.

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COMMUNITY T What's in the Spotlight The State of our Region We’re excited! 2017 has been great for the Sunshine Coast and 2018 looks even better. Construction will start on the airport expansion, we’ll invest $3.2 million in environmental land acquisitions, Commonwealth Games athletes will train here and our new Maroochydore CBD will continue taking shape. Discover the State of our Region on council’s website!

Commonwealth visitors This February and March the Sunshine Coast will welcome the Commonwealth. Teams Saint Helena, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man and Niue, and a number of athletes from individual sporting teams, will train on the Sunshine Coast in preparation for the Commonwealth Games. Join us in welcoming our international visitors!

More details on council’s website.

TED O’BRIEN – FAIRFAX

his is my first column for 2018 so may I take the opportunity to wish you a happy New Year and hope you had an enjoyable Christmas. The Sunshine Coast can trace its roots through agriculture, starting out as a cane growing region and now gaining a solid reputation for ginger and an array of local produce. A new addition to our regional economy could very well be medicinal cannabis.

Medifarm is the only cultivator/manufacturer of medicinal cannabis in Queensland and they are based right here on the Sunshine Coast, with the aim of producing their first batch of product within six months.

I have long been an advocate of medicinal cannabis and the Federal government is taking all the right steps to ensure patients can get a safe quality supply of medicinal cannabis.

Recently the Turnbull Government took the important step of permitting manufacturers to export medicinal cannabis products overseas. While local patients are the priority, opening the door to international markets strengthens opportunities for domestic manufacturers.

The Sunshine Coast has ideal growing conditions for medicinal cannabis and given the level of support in the general community for this new treatment option, I am delighted to see investment in the region to develop this product. Doctors can only prescribe medicinal cannabis once they have received approval from both the Therapeutic Goods Administration and Queensland Health and currently only a select number of patients in Queensland have been given the tick. To stay up to date with the latest developments keep an eye on my website www.tedobrien.com.au • Next week I will be embarking on my first listening tour of the year but this time I have upped the ante and will be taking a fully staffed mobile office so I can have sitdown appointments with people on their turf. I will be in Nambour and Bli Bli on 22 January and 24 January for my seasonal road trip and elsewhere on the coastal side of my electorate on other days. If anyone wants to pop in for a brief chat or book a longer private appointment then please do. This is democracy in action and as your local member it is my job to listen and take up your concerns. To make a booking call my Maroochydore office on 5479 2800.

Youth Action Plan If you’re a young person aged 12 to 24 and live on the Sunshine Coast, council wants your feedback on the draft Sunshine Coast Youth Action Plan. Head to our website to check out the draft plan and provide your feedback to go in the draw to win a $100 JB Hi-Fi voucher.

Cinema in the Sand Mooloolaba This January enjoy popular familyfriendly classic movies on the golden sand of Mooloolaba Beach. It’s the perfect location for the free Cinema in the Sand movie series over the summer holidays. BYO blanket, towel, bean bag or beach chair and grab some delicious takeaway from one of the nearby restaurants. No alcohol or glass permitted. Head to council’s Facebook page for more details.

Council meetings Ordinary Meeting 9am 25 January, Caloundra 07 5475 7272 mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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GYMPIE COUNCIL RADF PROGRAMME OPEN ALL YEAR

rant applicants now have increased flexibility with Council’s Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) programme open all year round. Previously, applications under the RADF programme were required to be made within specific funding rounds.

Portfolio Councillor for Social Wellbeing Dan Stewart said that the changes have been made to improve the delivery and flexibility of the RADF grants to applicants.

“Applicants are no longer restricted to submitting their applications during grant rounds,” he said. “Potential applicants can now speak with our RADF Liaison Officer who will provide support and assistance to complete a project pitch or expression of interest at any time of the year. This will then be reviewed and successful proposals will be invited to submit a full online application.”

RADF grants are offered in three funding categories: • Concept Development – to assist in the development and research of new ideas and projects; • Individual Skills Development – for activities which develop an individual’s established art practice; and • Community Projects – projects and activities that have a broad reach within the community.

For more information, including the Regional Arts Development Fund Grant Guidelines, go to www.gympie.qld.gov.au/radf

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THE MARY VALLEY VOICE IS 26!

26 YEARS OF “CONNECTING COMMUNITIES”

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rom little things big things grow” so goes the popular song and this surely applies to The Mary Valley Voice.

The Mary Valley Voice, our distinctive local news magazine, now in A4 gloss colour has been published continuously for 26 years and has always been “written by the community for the community”.

The very first edition hit the streets on 6 December 1991, with the MVV making its debut on two foolscap sheets duplicated on the old school ink Gestetner and stapled in the corner.

Quite a journey considering 2500 copies are now distributed from Conondale to Dagun, up and down the length of the Mary Valley and out to Belli Park and Cooroy IGA. The Mary Valley Voice was the brainchild and smart initiative of Kenilworth residents, Veronika and Glen Spicer who came up with the idea that a small local news sheet, full of local good news stories would fill a niche in our local Kenilworth scene.

Glen became editor, advertising manager and printer with Veronika doing the artwork and the pasting up. Shirley Moreland wrote an article in that first edition and has been a regular contributor ever since (Church Cheerio, Kenilworth Arts Council This ‘n That) while Lenore Meldrum’s history notes have long been a feature.

The then Chamber of Commerce gave seeding funding of $200, such was their faith in the new MVV. Kenilworth State School kindly donated its old Gestetner printer which was set up in the old Scout Den where the early MVVs were printed.

Soon the popular MVV grew beyond two pages. Pages were collated in local accountant Brian Smith’s office, taking six people all day to do! Then an absolute gem joined the volunteer workforce – Hessell Galloway who had worked at a printery with skills that reduced the time of collating for three people to a mere four hours!

The MVV kept growing! The next advance was the purchase of an offset printing machine, affectionately known as Herbie.

The printing was done under the Kenilworth Hall as the printer was too heavy to get into the Scout Den. When poor old Herbie outlived his usefulness, he was replaced with a later and more efficient model.

The printing venue had another shift – this time to the elegant space of the chook shed at Trish and Dorian Osborne’s property, ‘The Pines’. However, the printer proved to be too heavy for the delicate floorboards so off the MVV operation went again, this time to the space under the Shed the Light premises in the main street.

By this time, it was decided that the MVV should be commercially printed, this being done by Paul Kellie at Glass House Printers (now Beerwah Print) but someone had to travel to Glass House twice a month to collect the boxes of pages.

The MVV was housed in the Kenilworth Arts Council rooms where twice a month, a happy band of volunteers took four or five hours to collate manually the pages into the latest edition, led by the indomitable Hessel Galloway who worked twice as fast as everyone else.

Sadly, when Kenilworth Arts Council asked the MVV to vacate the KAC Shack, yet another new home had to be found.

Luckily, most of the valuable historical records have been housed at Kenilworth Historical Museum for which the MVV is very grateful.

Except for the PO address, MVV doesn’t have a permanent home and relies on the goodwill of the committee members to house its various components.

A bold move was made when we added colour and then went online in 2009. The MVV has been commercially printed by Glass House Printers, Helen’s Print Centre in Nambour, Sunstrip Printers, Qld Complete Printers and for the last few years we have appreciated the excellent quality delivered by GT Print at Kunda Park.

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well as greater access to online news services and social media platforms. Many newspapers see declining revenues; we are proud MVV has held its own against these trends. MVV has always been printed locally and steered with a tight rein on overheads.

The support given to The Mary Valley Voice by Kenilworth Hall, Show and Recreation Ground Association through the ‘Chook Chase’ funds is very much appreciated.

Our advertising revenue is 95% of source funds and we sincerely thank all who advertise in the MVV. This is what keeps us going, with praise to Jilly, our editor / artist / ad manager; as well as sharp eyes on accounting and invoices by past treasurers, especially the late Blair Meldrum. Our editors over the years have been brilliant, going well above what is required of them to make the MVV what it is. We thank you – Glen Spicer, Margaret Smith, Susan Bryce, Elly Jackman, Laetitia Hoffmann and now Jill Guldbransen.

Our small management committees have worked hard over the years and their dedicated efforts have borne fruit. New members are welcome, particularly those who choose to play well together – life is too short. Two long term stayers are Veronika Spicer and Shirley Moreland. Veronika received a Living Treasure Award in 2006 in part for her valued contribution to The Mary Valley Voice.

Mary Valley’s monthly free and mailboxed MVV (1770 copies) owes thanks to so many great people including present and past committee members, loyal volunteers (Tim and Di Donovan) and all those regular and excellent community news contributors.

The Mary Valley Voice has had its ups and downs – computers crashing, going from one ‘home’ to another, printers dissolving into ink, postal charges escalating so that, at one time, committee members drove up and down the Valley delivering MVVs to save money, paper costs rising or money running low, to name a few.

However, with dedication, initiative and hard work, the MVV carries on. In 1996, the MVV won the Sunshine Environment Council Media Award and in 2011, the MVV was runner up in the Mary Valley Chamber of Commerce Not for Profit Business Awards. In 2014 and 2015 the MVV received the Nicklin Award for Selfless Community Service.

To our faithful readers, THANK YOU! To all advertisers, especially our regular stalwarts, THANK YOU! To Michael at Kenilworth Post Office, THANK YOU! To past and present editors, management committees and volunteers – THANK YOU! Without you all, we would not be celebrating our wonderful 26th birthday of an independent community-owned newspaper.

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If you have helped in any way in the production of The Mary Valley Voice or know of someone who has, would you contact the committee at PO Box 158, Kenilworth Q 4574, with details. Much appreciated.  Renown bush tucker chef Dale Chapman features on this front cover – MVV June 2011, #01 ‘Most Engaging’ (Issuu publishing website) with an average reading time of 9:41 minutes. MVV issues online collect 3500+ views and engage readers for 5-6 minutes on average – issuu.com/maryvalleyvoice Every word counts because each voice helps us all grow stronger in our Mary Valley communities. MVV is here for all to benefit and share our lives and business in the best way together.

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KENILWORTH PONY CLUB AGM

n 2 December, at Kenilworth Pony Club’s Annual General Meeting, our President, Catriona Summers, said: “2017 has been another good year for our club.

Musters have been varied and interesting participating in trail rides, jumping, flat work and troop drill, to name but a few of the disciplines we have covered in order to hone our skills and knowledge of all aspects of care, management and riding our horses.

I would like to thank Sonia Law our Chief Instructor for her continued commitment to our advancement in horsemanship and enjoyment of Pony Club.

Our members have been out and about representing KPC at local, Zone and State events. Competing with pride and good sportsmanship, bringing home many ribbons, trophies and one rug. Thank you to all our members for their determination and hard work in the pursuit of their horse dreams.

I would also like to thank Paula Gillis, our Treasurer, for her excellent management of the club’s finances.

Also, a big thank you to Stephen Hinkler, our Publicity Officer, for always coordinating an article for The Mary Valley Voice.

Thank you to the Kenilworth Show and Rodeo Committee for their continuing support of our club.

Once again it has been a pleasure to be on the committee of KPC, a club I am very proud of.”

We congratulate the 2018 executive who were elected by members at the meeting: • President – Catriona Summers, Vice President – Jodi Gillis, Secretary/Chief Instructor – Sonia Law and Treasurer – Paula Gillis.

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MARY, FRASER GROUPS UNITE AGAINST CONTROVERSIAL COLTON COAL MINE

he Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee will join with the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation and the Greater Mary Association to administer a $25,000 research fund which will investigate the impacts of the controversial Colton Coal Mine.

• The Colton mine would be located just 8 kilometres from Maryborough, in the lower catchment of the Mary River and just 12 kilometres from the Great Sandy Strait.

MRCCC Chairman Ian Mackay said all three groups, plus a number of others opposing the proposal, are astounded that, given its location, it has received State government approval.

“We thought the now-defunct Traveston Dam proposal was about as ill-conceived a plan as you could get, but this one manages to top it. A key difference is that it’s not being promulgated by the State government but we’re at a loss to understand how it got their green light,” Mr Mackay said.

Breaching Humpback, “We don’t believe that either State or Federal Hervey Bay courtesy of governments have properly considered the Qld Parks & Wildlife. potential impacts of heavy metals released from the mine into the river, the ecologically significant Great Sandy Strait or indeed Hervey Bay. This research fund will seek to redress that,” he said.

“For over two decades MRCCC has worked with landholders throughout the catchment to improve not only the health of the river and its network of tributaries, but also to improve the quality of water leaving the river into Great Sandy Strait and the southern portion of the Great Barrier Reef. It simply beggars belief that a short-term coal mine with long-term impacts could be seriously contemplated, let alone approved.”

• The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Research Fund took place on 12 December at the MRCCC office, 25 Stewart Terrace, Gympie.

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ya Marie Wiersma has lived on the Sunshine Coast for 25 years, and around the Kenilworth area for the last 11. Due to a physical injury she had to rethink her career direction and has now become invaluable to many who need assistance in their lives. “When a wrist injury put a stop to my career as a massage therapist and yoga teacher, I decided to retrain in Disability, Aged and community care,� Sya explains “and I created Hinterland Home Assist�.

Sya already had palliative care experience looking after others. “I cared for my father with terminal cancer and in later years for my mother with kidney failure�, she shares. “It made me recognise the importance of dedicated in-home care. Most people prefer to be in the familiar surroundings when in a palliative care situation.�

Taking control and making lifestyle choices is something we all want. “In fact, I think it becomes more important as we age, experience physical restrictions and or become ill�, Sya says. “My role is to assist people in their activities, whatever that may be. I offer overnight respite as relief for family members who may be the main caregivers or the basic things we take for granted, like brushing teeth, eating, showering, doing dishes, medication reminders or simply driving to a cafe for a coffee and a read of the morning paper.

I helped a local client to declutter her home before she passed away, it was important to her that everything was ‘squared away’. Everyone is unique in what their needs are, no two clients require the same care, that is part of the reason I love what I am doing, every day is different.â€? • Sya is a private carer who is available by the hour, day or

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IMBIL POLICE REPORT DEC 2017

e have run a number of traffic operations in the Imbil Division over the past month, which has resulted in nine persons being charged with Drug Driving.

This is concerning and unfortunate. Therefore, we will continue and increase these operations. Police will do everything possible to ensure that the roads in the Imbil Police Division are safe over the holiday period and will show no leniency to offenders. If by pure luck you don’t kill or seriously hurt yourself or somebody else by drink/drug driving, the consequences of being charged will mean loss of licence, which will affect your employment, which affects your income, which affects the home‌ and the slippery slope continues. It’s NOT worth it. Please think twice. • With the recent amendments to the Imbil Waste Transfer Station (reduction of hours, costs etc), there has been a noticeable increase in unusable items being left at the Imbil Red Cross. Whilst the Red Cross is very appreciative of all usable donations and wish for these items to continue, they have recently been overrun with ‘dump’ articles that they can’t sell, and then they must dispose of at considerable cost. The Red Cross is a volunteer organisation and any ‘dump’ items/rubbish left out the front of their building is a substantial and unnecessary cost to this organisation. Please be mindful of the items you leave at the Red Cross. • The Imbil Police Station will be open for Queensland Transport and Police inquiries on the following days: Monday – 8am to 2pm, Wednesday – 10am to 4pm and Thursday – 8am to 2pm.

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COMMUNITY OPENING OF THE HINTERLAND POETRY TRAIL

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he Poeticats, aka the Pente Poets Judith Bandidt, Lyn Browne and Deanne Lister, arrived in town on Saturday 16 December, bringing music and laughter as well as poetry.

Out at Little Yabba Creek, Kenilworth, a crowd gathered to see the launching of the Hinterland Poetry Trail by the poets and sculptor, Barry Smith, creator of the brushed aluminium buttress root now standing as part of the Trail near the park entrance to Fig Tree Walk.

This is one of three monuments to the story of the Sunshine Coast hinterland told in poetry on the artwork, and as part of the celebration of 50 years since the Naming of the Sunshine Coast.

The other sites of the Trail are at Russell Family Park, Montville, and Maleny Precinct near Pattemore House, Maleny.

Shirley Moreland, a well-known resident of Kenilworth, said the people of the town were delighted to see so many visitors coming to have a look at the beautiful piece of artwork, and reading the poetry on it and nearby. Her own relative, Charlie Moreland, is celebrated for his part in the history of the town.

Tamara Davis of the Face-painting People was there doing free face-painting for the children, all wanting to look like the poet cats. Lindsay Hope played his guitar for everyone’s enjoyment, and there were displays for the theme “Timber to Tourism”, and even a Swaggie Santa and table of native fruits, etc.

After the opening, most people crowded near the sculpture to get a better look at the poetry, which the poets also recited for individuals there. Then, after a sausage sizzle lunch, many elected

to take the shady stroll through the rainforest over the bridge at Fig Tree Walk, where they marvelled at the size of the Fig Tree with its buttress roots, which dwarfs the poets on the cover of their new book “On the Poetry Trail – Hinterland”, which tells the story of the birth of the idea and the three years it took to completion.

Articles, poetry and stories of the exploits of the Poeticats fill the pages, and it is available from pentepoets.com and at Information Centres. Opposite L-R Deanne Lister, Lyn Browne, Judy Bandidt and Barry Smith beside the LYC sculpture of the buttress root.

Top right, special 50th Anniversary cupcakes by Nana McGinns in Kenilworth were given out to all visitors.

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Dedicated volunteers Erica and Barb, recently hatched the idea of a theme based exhibition at the gallery. After much discussion, a free-range chook show is now taking place, with local talent lining up to showcase a wide variety of chicken inspired art. Their idea was to collaborate with artisans to show their poultry (not paltry) talent. Some of the artists with work on display will be Wendy Britton, Wendy Catlin, Maxene Grewar, Deb Dougherty, Jeff Fraser, Carol Watkins, Bev Watkin, Julie St Aubyn, Margaret Connolly and Erica Harvey. This will be the first of many themed exhibitions planned for the gallery.

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2018 MARY VALLEY DATECLAIMERS HOMES FOR OUR LOCAL WILDLIFE

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n mid 2017, Coolum and North Shore Coast Care (CaNSCC) were fortunate to receive funding through the Queensland Government Community Sustainability Action Grants. This funding has allowed Coast Care to continue monitoring existing nest boxes on the Sunshine Coast, furthering one of very few long-term fauna monitoring programs as well as replace damaged nesting boxes with exciting new recycled-product homes.

Started in 2000, CaNSCC received its first funding to install nesting boxes in Bushland Reserves around the Coolum-Yaroomba area to add biodiversity value to the bush restoration activities undertaken by CaNSCC volunteers. Over the next 15 years, nesting boxes have been installed in further reserve areas and repeatedly audited over time to discover which fauna are using our habitat areas and where. All the bushland sites are conservation reserves that CaNSCC volunteers continue to maintain and regenerate.

The loss of “habitat” trees due to urban expansion is catastrophic for ‘hollow dependent’ fauna species, which is why CaNSCC have installed replacement homes targeting certain fauna species. As stated by Stacy Franks of Hollow Log Homes, “In the wild it is reasonable to assume that a two hundred year-old tree could have in excess of 20 hollows of various sizes.”

The habitat loss of the Scribbly Gum forest springs to mind immediately. The design of the Nesting Boxes target animals such as: Small Parrots, Feather Tail Gliders, Owlet Night jar, Possum, Sugar/Squirrel Glider, Dollar Birds, Wood Ducks, Boobook Owls, Micro Bats and Kookaburras. Comprehensive data collected from two decades of monitoring has redefined the areas of greatest occupancy of the existing nesting box between Coolum and Maroochy River.

The most recent 2017 audit of 54 boxes recorded that 42.5 per cent of 54 nest boxes were used by six native species. These included Native bees, Owlet Night Jars (pictured left the new Cyplas ‘Night Jar’ nesting box design), Squirrel Gliders, Brushtail possums, Ringtailed possum, and Shorteared possums. The species mix was less than in previous years. The most utilised areas at the moment are the Springfield Avenue Reserve and the Maroochy River Conservation Park is the most diverse.

• Over time the nest boxes do deteriorate. This year two have been replaced using funds previously donated to CaNSCC and we are excited to be using Cyplas boxes, a new durable line from Hollow Log Homes. Cyplas boxes are made from 100 percent recycled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Queensland Cyprus Pine. They are termite resistant, rot proof with a 30+ year lifespan. We can’t think of a much better use for recycled plastic.

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Qld Labour Day Long Weekend Sun 7 May 2018 KAC Makers & Growers Market 9am-1pm Sun 13 May 2018 Mother’s Day 17-19 May 2018 Gympie Show 1-3 June 2018 Maleny Show 15 to Sun 17 June Nambour (Sunshine Coast) Show 9 to 10 June 2018 Kenilworth Quilt & Craft Show Sun 24 June 2018 Noosa Festival of Water (MRCCC) 29 June to 1 July Mary Valley Art Festival, Imbil Sunday 15 July Chicks in the Sticks 2018 at

Yabbaloumba Retreat, Kenilworth Fri 20 to 29 July Noosa Alive!

Sat 18 August Mary Valley (Imbil) Show 23 to 26 August Gympie Music Muster, Amamoor Sun 2 Sept Father’s Day 7 September Noosa Show 15 September Kenilworth Show Rodeo & Woodchop Fri 21 to 24 Sept Mitchell Creek Rock & Blues Festival Sat 29 Sept Eumundi Show 29 Sept to 1 Oct Kenilworth ArtsFest 2018 Sun 1 October KAC Makers & Growers Market 9am-1pm Thurs 4 to 7 Oct Heart of Gold Inter. Film Festival, Gympie TBA October 2018 Kenilworth Hotel Classic & Custom Car Show 7 Oct to 10 Nov Mary Valley Scarecrows season Sat 10 Nov 2018 Mary River Festival, Kandanga 29 Nov to 1 Dec Jungle Love Festival, Imbil (Thurs to Sat) Sat 1 to 2 Dec Christmas in Cooroy Sun 16 Dec KAC Makers & Growers Market 9am-1pm Mon 24 Dec 2018 Kenilworth Christmas Eve party

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64 ARAUCARIA CREEK ROAD, BROOLOO – YOUR OWN FOREST COTTAGE • Your very own forest cottage set on 5.6 acres with a crystal clear creek. $265,000 • Power connected to a solid timber home that does need some work, however the bones appear to be good.

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• Concrete rain water tank and septic system installed.

• If you love adventures and you love direct access into the State Forest that is only 200 metres away, then this is the property for you. There are some stunning rainforest trees on this property.

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As an investment this property was achieving $260 pw rent, which is still very achievable. For the budget conscious this could be for you: three good sized bedrooms – all with built-in robes, large open plan living areas with wood heater and air-conditioner. There are cypress pine floors throughout the house – tiled floors to all wet areas.

• A large covered rear deck leads to an office or 4th bedroom. The laundry area houses a separate composting toilet and side ramp to the yard. A double lockup garage is located at the rear of the block and there is room to park two cars under the carport area. Yes there are some areas that need improving but at this price you can afford to make those changes!

When this home was built 37 years ago, it was built with style and character. Raked cathedral ceilings, open plan living and pitched roof line. The raked ceilings are in the lounge and carry through to the master bedroom and second main bedroom. Open plan living was also a modern feature in its time – with the kitchen, lounge and dining room all accessible while entertaining guests. A beautiful open fireplace is the main feature in the living area – air conditioning has been added in recent years. A covered patio runs down the full length of the house – again an enjoyable area to relax and unwind. Two of the bedrooms have floor to ceiling built-in robes and both bedrooms open out to the patio. Built of solid block construction this is a sturdy home, but as you would come to expect with a home of this age it is in need of some renovations.

The double carport could be converted into a family room or media room and there is a large underground tank – not in use, which may make a good wine cellar? With 77 acres to play with the land has approximately 30 cleared acres – flat and useable with a creek running through, while the remaining land runs up to the rear of the property which has its own rainforest and bush walks and a section of the rear boundary backs onto the National Park.

Price: $760,000.00

If you have an investment property and you require a tenant, give our office a call as we currently have a shortage of properties available for rent and our enquiries are still coming in. Ph Carol or Anne on 5446 0164.

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THE MARY VALLEY VOICE 2018 © 17 JANUARY

New Year New Price – Offers over $800,000.00 Here is your opportunity to take advantage of the New Year Price! The owners are keen to move on and have priced the property at offers over $800,000.00. If you have been looking around for larger acreage then this could be the one for you. Ideally suited to horses the land has been divided into four paddocks with the front section fenced off from the main farm. With 78 acres in total – you have approximately 30 cleared acres at the front and the remaining 48 acres is your own private trail riding retreat. The property has provided a great lifestyle for this family; they have raised their own pigs, chickens, sheep and cattle and grown their own veggies. There is plenty of water for stock and gardens: four dams, bore water and 26,000 gallons of rain water supply. The original farm house has had some modern renovations done – including a large covered entertainment area, five bedrooms, large bathroom, two toilets and large open plan living areas. • The modern two bedroom cottage has two bathrooms and open plan living area with large front covered deck. Extras for this property are: inground salt water pool, double garage converted into gym – games room, double garage for farm machinery plus a 5-bay shed – 10m x 15m wide with Mezzanine floor for storage. Three stables, chook pen and veggie garden. The main house yard is fully fenced - ideal for pets and small children. This is a great property for the extended family. Price: Offers over $800,000.00