2020 MARY VALLEY VOICE - OCTOBER 14, Vol.30 #10

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Peter Garrett was invited back to last year's  Mary River Festival and 10th community event highlighting the Mary River's unique value.

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MARY VALLEY FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT | INTERVIEW BY JANINE HILL

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couple of months before he made his decision as federal environment minister to reject the Traveston dam proposal, Peter Garrett visited the Mary Valley to see it for himself.

“It came to me as a file in my tray,” he says.

“I didn’t know the area. I did know it had valleys but I felt it was important before I made the decision to have a look for myself,” he said.

He took in the wide, wide valley, the small rural communities, surrounded by farms, and cool, dark cut of the Mary River weaving through the long flat paddocks. If anything, the landscape seemed to him to be an unusual choice for a dam, without the usual steep inclines that he had considered normal for dam country.

“The first impressions were that was a healthy river system, relatively speaking, and that the proposed site for the dam, and the impact the dam would have, to my eyes… it certainly wasn’t a good place to put a dam in any respect, irrelevant of the merits of the proposal,” he says.

“The second thing was that it was a healthy community and a beautiful rural place.”

Peter’s impressions pretty much summed up what the majority of the valley’s residents and friends had thought about the proposal since a gleaming then-premier Peter Beattie had announced it back in 2006. The Mary Valley Dam and the Wyaralong Dam, southwest of Brisbane, were the Beattie government’s drought-busting solutions to the providing water for a growing south-east Qld population for years to come.

Peter Beattie’s announcement that government would build a dam at Traveston took not only the people of the Mary Valley by surprise but staff in the very department responsible for water resources.

While Department of Natural Resources staff busies themselves with the necessary studies and reports to make the Premier’s vision a reality, the community got busy with a fightback to save the Valley.

• Central to the argument against the dam was the feared impact on three star residents of the Mary River: the Australian lungfish, which is listed as vulnerable, and the endangered Mary River turtle and Mary River cod.

After about three years of public debate, discussion and uncertainty, the dam proposal was knocked on the head by Peter in November, 2009 in a decision that he says was simply based on science.

He says expert opinion pointed to the dam having a definite impact on the River species, that mitigation proposals had not been guaranteed to work, and that the merits of the dam did not outweigh the dangers.

“The arguments for that dam were not strong,” he says.

He says there was no guarantee ideas put forward to mitigate the impact of the dam on the three species would work and the merits of the dam simply did not outweigh the risks.

Peter cannot see how the proposal warranted the resources that were invested in it, including the millions spent buying nearly 500 properties which were later sold for a loss.

“It’s really hard do see today how it got past first base,” he says.

Did Peter feel political pressure in coming to his decision?

“Yes and no,” he says. “Yes, as much as there is a political fixation with things like dams and roads and infrastructure, and that they’re almost unstoppable to some degree. They tend to allow these projects to trundle along. It’s this idea that anything we can build, that we can stuck up, must have good benefits and employ people and generate economic benefits and the likes.”

Peter assessed the Traveston dam proposal under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, and he says his decision was made according to the law in place to protect the environment.

“I didn’t have my environmental activist-past hat on. I didn’t have the minister’s hat on. I had my lawyer had on and I took the decisionmaking from that point of view. It was my job to protect the environment and that’s what I was doing. I was aware that people had strong views about it and some in the government had the idea that the dam was not appropriate. I didn’t receive any direct or indirect pressure to approve or not approve it and nor should I have.”

Peter says his return to the Mary Valley for the Mary River Festival

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SPRING FOR THE MARY + NEW FESTIVAL DATE

rganisers for the annual Mary River Festival usually held in November in Kandanga have decided to move the festival to a cooler time of year, July, and to begin this hopefully in 2021 (all being well COVID-19 wise).

Festival coordinator Glenda Pickersgill says the change to cooler weather would make it easier on those taking part and the volunteers that help make it happen.

“It's a celebration of the river and our communities along it from Maleny, in the head waters to Hervey Bay. Also its time to reflect on what is so special about this river and it's unique species,” she said.

• With the Spring storms, the endangered Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) will be laying eggs in the sandbanks of the river. Here the eggs take about two months to hatch and are vulnerable to being disturbed by foxes, wild dogs and goannas, trampling by stock or human disturbance. To help to improve chances of the young surviving, avoid disturbing the sand, especially avoid driving over the sandbanks, control feral animals and exclude stock from sandbanks.

• With the rise in stream temperatures in Spring, the female endangered Mary River Cod (Maccullochella mariensis) will be starting to lay eggs in the males' hidden home below a fallen log or a shaded, undercut creek bank. The male then assumes all responsibility for guarding and raising their offspring. Males can be very aggressive and territorial fish.

• Remember the Mary River (upstream of its junction with Six Mile Creek (excluding Baroon Pocket Dam, Borumba Dam and Lake MacDonald) is closed to line fishing (or possession of a fishing line) from 1 August to 31 October. Fish caught during the spawning season puts them and their ability to breed at risk.

Last year's Mary River Festival, a decade of reflection, was a very special one, with Peter Garrett, making a very popular return to Kandanga. Moving forward, we have a lot of work to do improving water use efficiency, reducing the over allocation of water from the river, improving the water quality, reducing stream bank erosion and creating better habitat for our endangered species to thrive in. We can all help to protect the Mary River now and for future generations to enjoy.

Save the Mary River Coordinating Group Inc. Contact 0411 443 589.

last year with his wife, Doris, confirmed to him that the legal decision he made was the best one.

“I saw a region where the dam hadn’t been built and I felt that was the right decision when I was first there and it was the right decision when I went back. I’d always felt that in all of the decisions I’d made when I was environment minister, I’d put the environment first. In the case of the Mary Valley, there was a very strong community rallied against the dam, but that wasn’t the reason that I made the decision.

I made the decision to protect the species in the river. Having made it, and knowing I made the right decision, even though the proposal was very advanced and a lot of money had been spent by the government, it was great to come back and see the community and say hello to people and recognise the great effort that went into it. They took it from a local to a national issue. That’s a great credit to all involved.

It was great to spend some time with people and recognise how important that part of the world was for them. We understand that.”

He rates his dam decision as the most significant during his time as environment minister. “It wasn’t the first but it certainly was the most important,” he says. Peter says Australia does not treat its river systems well, citing water allocations in the Murray-Darling basin as an example. Besides protecting rivers, he is keen for action on climate change and emission targets.

“We are in a climate crisis but we can still do something. We need to take renewable energy seriously. We need to remember that the coal industry, while it has contributed to growth in the past, it’s not the growth of the future,” he says.

It sounds like he needs to be in politics but the Midnight Oil singer did 10 years in Parliament and laughs at suggestions that he go back. “I’m the kind of person who will always be out and about, whether it’s in my work or artistic world,’ he says. ‚Midnight Oil’s new album, The Makarrata Project (due out 30 October), is the result of a collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and is their first long-form project in 20 years.

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KENILWORTH HISTORY & NEWS E

YAHOO CREEK – 1905: PART 3

xcerpt from an article published in the Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, 15.4.1905, page 4.

Mr Harry Pickering owns 160 acres on Oakey Creek on which about 60 acres of scrub are standing, 6 or 7 acres having been felled. The cultivation is all done with a view to raise crops wherewith to feed the pigs, and the cows in the winter. The losses during the drought reduced the cattle so that there are only 16 head all told on the farm, ten of the cows being milked. Only one sow is kept for breeding purposes.

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S Mr and Mrs Peter Sutton (in sulky) and their son Herb, standing.

Across the river is a fine property of 500 acres called “Moy Pocket”, which Mr Peter H. Sutton purchased about four years ago. 300 acres of the land are comprised in the black soil flat and another 160 acres on the bank of the Mary are covered by scrub. Mr Sutton came into the district with the intention of making money out of dairying, and realised that to attain the end he has in view it is necessary to have good land and good stock to start with: the improvements can be carried out as time allows.

All the permanent structures are substantial and good. The house with verandah all round, raised high enough off the ground for the space below to be utilised, stock yards with concreted killing yard, wood-clay plunge cattle dip, large and small pig yards and six sties etc. The milking yards and dairy have not yet been put up.

Twenty acres of the black soil flat have been put under crops for the pigs and cows; 2 acres are under lucerne and 11/2 acres are devoted to the cultivation of arrowroot. This Mr Sutton considers one of the best foods for pigs, as they will fatten as well on it as on maize, but it must be boiled; last year he had a tremendous crop. The sets can be obtained from any part of the bulb that has an eye and they should be planted out early in October.

In 1903 the long red murzels yielded 80 tons of roots to the acre and this season the “yellow globe” variety is going to be tried on the advice of the principal of the Agricultural College.

The pigs include 3 breeding sows, 14 prime baconers, 30 or 40 stores, a Middle Yorkshire boar and a long deep Berkshire boar with good hams, from Mt Ubi. Last year 96 baconers were sold off this farm.

Mr Sutton fully appreciates the value of the Jersey blood in the cattle when a high percentage of butter fat in the milk is aimed at, and a Jersey-Ayrshire bull is in use among 50 milking cows. At the present time 44 cows are being milked twice a day. The ticks are not so numerous as last year; no cases of redwater have been seen, but “the drought cruelled us, we went down by a third of the herd and all the best milkers” was Mr Sutton’s terse way of expressing his experience.

• There are many more stories to be told of the early settlers in this district. Come along to the Kenilworth Museum in Alexandra Street any Sunday between 10am and 2pm to learn more of the fascinating history of the region.

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

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CHEERIO FROM THE CHURCHES

t Luke’s 65th anniversary service will be held at 9am on Sunday 18 October 2020 on St Luke’s Day. Rev’d Kaye Pitman will be the celebrant at the Eucharist. Morning tea will follow the service. There will be a display of historical items and a power point presentation of interesting facets of St Luke’s history. Sincere thanks to all who have contributed to compiling this historical record.

It’s been a busy time for the Kenilworth churches. On 3 October, we had the Super Garage Sale which was a very successful joint venture between St Luke’s and St John Bosco’s. All the hard work before hand and on the day certainly paid off.

St John Bosco’s church is looking very attractive with its new coat of paint.

BLESSED PETS IN KENILWORTH

t Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of all animals – pets, domesticated farm animals and all the wild creatures as well. His special day is in October.

On Sunday 4 October pet owners and animal lovers gathered for the annual Blessing of the Pets in St Luke’s Anglican Church shed by the celebrant, Fr Jim Mc Pherson. At the service were twelve dogs, one cat and several tiny quails in their specially heated container. All the animals and birds were very well behaved.

There were no snarls and all observed their social niceties and were very polite during the morning tea that followed.

One lady from the 4 Paws Association brought her little dogs that she lovingly cares for in their fading years. It was very touching.

All in all, it was a very happy occasion which drew our attention, once again, to how valuable pets are for our health and well being. It also reminded us of the value of our farm animals and the wonder of our unique Australian wild life, especially our koalas. It also made us aware of the plight of exploited animals throughout the world and the need to protect them.

Thank you, St Francis!

• Again this year there was a beautiful display of pet portraits − dogs, cats, birds – by talented local artist, Yvonne James. Yvonne manages to catch, very accurately, that special individual characteristic that pet owners immediately recognise and love. This makes each portrait such a valuable keepsake.

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MARY VALLEY FIRST AID VOLUNTEERS INC.

he charter of Mary Valley First Aid Volunteers is to provide first aid services at organised events in our community.

Most of our members are now at an age vulnerable to COVID-19 infection so limiting our capacity to deliver all of our services. We are amalgamating with Sunshine Coast First Aid Volunteers, a larger organisation in order to continue our community service.

Our first aid group is fully self-funded and over time members have worked to raise these funds along with generous donations from the Chook Chase and the Cheese & Wine Festival. This year has impacted everyone. Local services have had their operating budgets significantly decreased. Our group unanimously agreed to make donations from our consolidated revenue to support The Mary Valley Voice, the Kenilworth Swimming Pool and the Kenilworth Museum in their beneficial roles within the community.

We look forward to continuing our community support as Sunshine Coast First Aid Volunteers.

Wayne Lashmar, President, Mary Valley First Aid Volunteers Inc

RAINFALL MOY POCKET – SEPTEMBER 2020

by Graham Brennan

This September we had 23mm. Last September 6mm.

19 year average 41mm. We had rain on seven days. The average for September being eight days. The first nine months of this year gave us 747mm. Same period last year 589mm. The average January to September 853mm. For 12 months end of September 830mm.

The 18 year annual average is 1196mm.

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CHAMBER NEWS + NEW MEMBERS WANTED

ince travel restrictions were eased, the little town of Kenilworth has been buzzing with large numbers of visitors, boosting retail and hospitality sales and filling the campgrounds. Unfortunately this has also exacerbated the problems of lack of parking spaces and excessive litter.

Following the AGM on 28 July, members of the Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce have had two meetings with the new Division 10 Councillor, David Law, to discuss and deal with a number of issues, including parking and rubbish disposal.

Councillor Law was quick to take action to have the number of bins and rubbish collections increased, and is now working with officers from the Sunshine Coast Council’s Parking and Transport section to improve the parking situation. We thank and commend Councillor Law for his prompt attention to these matters.

The Chamber is keen to facilitate activities which will enhance and support local businesses, but it needs business owners to participate so that relevant issues are addressed. Any business with an interest in the Kenilworth area is invited to become a member of the Chamber.

To join, email the Secretary at secretary@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5414 8313 to obtain details. The next general meeting will be held on 21 October.

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t last, things seem to be getting back to normal. Our committee is meeting regularly COUNCIL and planning events for the tail end of this year and for next year. One of our projects is to run a Music Program in 2021 with four or five concerts with a variety of performances. It won’t all be classical music for high brows! The first is a concert with Kim Kirkman on Sunday 21 March 2021 followed by concerts in May, June or July. We are hoping to have the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra here on 26 September for the start of the Kenilworth ArtsFest and then a concert with a Christmas flavour in November or December.

• We are currently upgrading our web site where we will display our news and other interesting items. It should be up and running in the near future.

• Membership fees for this year have been carried over for the 2021 membership. New members are always welcome. Remember, you don't have to be a practising artist. Some of our members won’t mind our saying they can’t even draw a straight line and wouldn’t know The Beatles from Beethoven. However, everyone has something unique to offer as part of a community organisation.

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MARY RIVER TURTLE BREEDING TIME

he Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC) and Seqwater are working with Sunshine Coast Council upstream of Kenilworth to protect the nests of the endangered Mary River turtles. Mary River turtles nest on sandbanks not too far from the water. Nesting season may be as early as September but is more usually after rain in October/November so that the sand is moist enough for the mother to excavate and lay the eggs.

If you are interested in helping with nest protection for Mary River turtles, please call Kath Nash at the MRCCC on 5482 4766.

Other details at maryriverturtle.tiarolandcare.org.au Turtle nests are a target for wild dogs, dingos and goannas, and eggs can easily be trampled by cattle if they use the river as their source of water, so being part of the turtle nest protection program involves firstly recognising suitable nesting sites and then checking them for tracks after rain or storms. Protection of the nest is achieved by covering the nests with netting coarse enough to keep predators out whilst allowing hatchlings to emerge.

Perhaps best known from the “punk turtle” photograph taken near Kenilworth by photographer Chris van Wyk, the story of the Mary River turtle has become international.

In 1962, a turtle in a pet shop was recognised as a unique and new species by turtle enthusiasts. This led Sydney-based turtle expert John Cann to search river systems throughout Australia and New Guinea looking for the origin of the turtle.

In 1990, after some false leads and dead ends, Cann eventually tracked the turtles down to the Mary River near Tiaro, where thousands of Mary River turtle eggs had been collected, hatched and subsequently sold to the pet trade.

The pet shop turtle (or penny turtle as they were called) was finally named by science as Elusor macrurus in 1994.

Today the Mary River turtle is one of the most endangered aquatic species in the world. A monument to the turtle lies alongside the Bruce Highway in the heart of Tiaro, where a magnificent bronze statue of a larger than life Mary River turtle that has been given the name “Mr T” pictured opposite page 8 top.

Nearby is the office of Tiaro and District Landcare, a group which has dedicated years to Mary River turtle research and protecting this iconic species, which has achieved some notoriety for being a “bum breather”. This means that as well as breathing through its nostrils, the turtle can also breathe through its tail, enabling it to extract oxygen from the water and stay underwater for long periods.

Mary River turtles live to a considerable age. What has alarmed researchers is the relatively low numbers of juveniles located in the river; an ominous portent for long-term survival of this species, which has been in existence since the dinosaurs.

The Mary River is one of the most turtle diverse rivers in the country; altogether there are six separate species. The Whitethroated Snapping Turtle Elseya albagula has been recognised recently as critically endangered and there is pressure in the scientific community that the Mary River Turtle needs to be moved to this classification also.

 Some of the delegates inspecting the work. Several of the pile-fields and the battered and stabilised bank, awaiting planting.

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CATCHMENT GROUP MEETS IN KENILWORTH.

elegates from throughout the Mary catchment converged on Kenilworth recently, partly for their regular meeting and partly to inspect the newly completed construction phase of river rehabilitation works.

It’s something like a three hour drive from one end of the catchment to the other and some delegates come from as far afield as Witta and Conondale in the south and Maryborough and Tiaro in the north. It makes sense, then, that most meetings are held at the central Gympie location, although several meetings each year are scheduled for other parts of the catchment This year’s AGM in October will be held at the Munna Creek Hall in the north-west part of the catchment, to be followed by a visit to Waterwatch delegate Garth Jacobsen’s property at 'Home Park' with guest speaker Marilyn Connell of Tiaro District Landcare, often known as “the turtle lady”.

• The Kenilworth meeting saw the release of the new Grazing Land Types booklet by Graeme Elphinstone and Brad Wedlock, an update of an earlier, very well-received publication..

• Waterwatch Coordinator Jess Dean presented a video summarising water testing results in the Upper Mary Catchment and Kenilworth District, from 2016-2019. Overall 21 citizen scientists collected 608 samples from 14 streams at 27 sites.

Each site was graded an A (Excellent), B (Good), C (Average) down to F (Poor). Overall 18 of the 27 sites have maintained a grade of A. Jess acknowledged the ongoing support from the Sunshine Coast Council to run these two networks, just two of the eight operating in the catchment.

She also recognised the commitment of the Waterwatch volunteers, some of whom have been testing for over a decade, whose monthly test results formed the basis for the report.

Operations Manager Brad Wedlock and Project Officer Eva Ford spoke of the restoration work at Sample’s site just upstream of the Kenilworth Bridge. It was a steep and actively eroding site, some 700m long and 10m high in places or higher (see photo).

The site was a major contributor of sediment into Great Sandy Strait and Hervey Bay making it a high priority for restoration works. Around 70,000 cubic meters of soil in Kenilworth has been lost from 2009 to 2019.

About 70% of the riverbank soil in the Kenilworth reach is comprised of the fine sediment fraction. Fine sediment travels through the river system onto the southern Great Barrier Reef smothering seagrasses and corals. The Kenilworth reach is one of the highest contributors of sediment leaving the Mary.

After lunch delegates inspected the restoration works which consisted of bank battering as well as the construction of a number of log pile-fields combined with rock protection at the toe of the bank.

• Construction works had to be completed by the start of September on account of it being a known nesting site for Mary River Turtles. The next phase will be revegetation. This is the latest of a number of pile fields in the Kenilworth reach, the longest established being located at Charles Street Park, behind the Kenilworth police station. Related photos left and below.

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Visit Council’s website to apply.

Australia day awards

This year we’ve heard many incredible stories of ingenuity, selflessness and giving, which is why the 2021 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards will be so special. Nominations are open, so if you know someone who is making a difference, give them the recognition they deserve by nominating them via Council’s website before November 16.

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Residents can provide further input into a proposed Sunshine Coast mass transit system. Join us on the journey by subscribing to receive Sunshine Coast Mass Transit updates by visiting Council’s website.

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s part of the Community Group Recovery Grants Package to support our local Community Groups, $300 grants are available to eligible Nicklin groups from 20 September.

Pictured recently are some local recipients, Lenore Meldrum from Kenilworth Historical Museum and Kenilworth Craft and Quilt Circle ladies group.

One for the calendar

Next Council Ordinary Meeting, Thursday 15 October.

Slow fashion Now is a great time to take a fresh look at how we live and the fabric – Slow Fashion, Artful Living program could be the perfect place to start. Immerse yourself in workshops including shoe making, mending, sewing and repurposing, plus exhibitions, talks and more. Explore the program at www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/fabric.

B-Well and Prosper Did you know Council has a range of Wellbeing and Mental Health tools, resources, programs and information to support small business owners and employees? Head to bwell.mindstar.com.au and access these great tools today.

Exhibition opens The 2020 Sunshine Coast Art Prize exhibition opens October 16.

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NEW FARM DAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE COUNTRY LIFE

abbaloumba Retreat had their inaugural Farm Day on 3 October so families had a taste of the country, fed the animals, toured the farm and some did fun workshops.

The picturesque 200-acre property at Cambroon, near Kenilworth, is a working farm with a wide range of animals including lambs, geese, goats, a horse, cows, pigs, alpacas and more. Owners Lloyd and Barb Campbell said the Farm Days were a great opportunity for kids to learn about where their food comes from and experience a different kind of life.

“We love our open space, so we wanted to invite everyone to experience farm life – to feed and pat the animals, enjoy some great fresh and locally-made food and just relax,” Barb said.

“The farm day included lawn games, face painting, a Platter Building Workshop with Grazing Acres and a Flower Arrangement Workshop with Yuraki Botanicals and a pop-up lawn bar ran from 11.30am to 2.30pm, so there was something for everyone to enjoy,” she said.

Lloyd said “We are also proud to have an R U Ok? blue tree on our property – they are painted trees that stand out in the landscape to prompt people to talk about mental health and ask, “R U Ok?” It’s a reminder for everyone to look after each other and to seek help if they need it.”

The property has a COVID-Safe plan and event tickets are available online, $15 for adults, $7 for kids up to 12-years-old or there are family passes (two adults and up to three kids) $45. All tickets include entry to the property and one bag of animal feed. Picnic lunches, morning or afternoon tea will also be available to pre-order online and available from the Barn Café on the day. Fare will include croissants, muffins, sausage rolls, quiche, tarts, brownies, coffee, tea, milkshakes, soft drinks and more.

• Mark the dates:- upcoming Saturday Farm Days 17 October, 7 November, 21 November, 5 December and 19 December. Visit yabbaloumbaretreat.com.au

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obs Forum −It was great to have such a good turnout at the September Jobs Forum I co-hosted with State Member for Nicklin Marty Hunt. We received some great feedback about the JobKeeper payment and how it has been a lifeline for many businesses. We also heard from businesses who were struggling to find employees and how the changes to JobSeeker from 24 September will help.

Men’s Sheds There’s good news for the Numabulla and Mapleton Men’s Sheds. Last year the Morrison Government committed to providing Sheds with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status and that legislation has now come into effect. It means people can claim an income tax deduction when donating $2 or more to their local Shed, incentivising people to donate.

I’d encourage both the Numabulla and Mapleton Men’s Sheds to take advantage of this great opportunity by registering DGR status with the ATO. Jobkeeper On 28 September the first extension of the JobKeeper payment came into effect with the rate now rolled back slightly. The Tier 1 rate is for eligible employees who worked 80 hours or more in the four weeks before either 1 March 2020 or 1 July 2020.

The Tier 1 JobKeeper payment is $1,200 per fortnight. The Tier 2 rate applies for other eligible employees and works out at $750 per fortnight. Businesses previously ineligible may now be able to apply. Please find more information and relevant links in the News section of my website www.tedobrien.com.au Federal Budget There’s some great news out of October’s Federal Budget, including a $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, $800 million to help businesses adopt digital technologies and $200 million for an additional round of the Building Better Regions fund. I look forward to providing a comprehensive wrap up of the Budget in next months edition.

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ovid has left many of us re-assessing what is “essential” and what isn’t in our lives. Healthy, safe food is without doubt number one on many lists.

People are now, more than ever, not only interested in where their food comes from but how it is actually produced.

Local, Organic and even Regenerative are terms familiar to many foodies post-Covid. Perhaps the past six months has been a good dry run for the probable food shortages that may result with a much anticipated 10 billion population peak predicted for 2050?

One of my favourite quotes about the future of food production is that the world isn’t facing an impending food crisis, it’s facing an impeding knowledge crisis. Multigenerational skills of how to safely produce (without poison) and prepare food (without waste) has, until Covid, been replaced by the convenience of massproduced supermarket food and highly processed pre-packaged “food solutions” with accompanying waste at farm, processor and consumer level of up to 80% according to some.

Coupled with this is an emerging soil contamination problem from the post-war “conventional” (chemical) food production system.

We as farmers are becoming chemists rather than biologists.

The release of films such as “Kiss the Ground” are finally making the link between soil health and and human health while going a long way to normalising what has become an “unconventional” approach to business, food production and community integration loosely coined “Regenerative Agriculture”.

In our case, every day, we exist to remind humanity of the importance of valuing a responsible food supply chain.

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• For those who would like a little more knowledge, we are holding a From The Ground Up! Soil Revival Workshop at Kandanga Farm Store Café, on Friday 23 October, 2020 from 10am-1pm with speakers − Colin Johnson, John Moor, Dave Cohen and Victoria Kane along with paddock demonstrations.

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ustralia Day Awards If you know someone in our community, or a community group or organisation making a difference to our Sunshine Coast, help them to achieve the recognition they deserve by nominating them for an Australia Day Award.

Nominations for the 2021 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards are now open. Categories include, Citizen of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Community – Group or Organisation, Environment, Creative and Sport and Recreation.

To nominate or for more information visit council’s website www. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. Nominations close on 16 November.

Dog inspection program Owning a dog is a great privilege and also a big responsibility.

To keep our community safe, there are additional requirements for those who own a regulated dog (declared dangerous dogs, declared menacing dogs and restricted dogs).

From 1 November, Sunshine Coast Council officers will begin an annual inspection program of homes where regulated dogs reside to ensure owners are complying with the necessary conditions.

Visit council’s website to learn more.

New walking trail If you’re looking for a fresh experience to enjoy in another part of Division 5, there’s a new trail to explore at the Maleny Community Precinct wetland, accessible off Porters Lane.

With more than two kilometres of trails, the network offers an easy walk through the wetlands with the chance to spot dozens of native bird species, frogs and other water-loving wildlife.

Visit adventure.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for all the details.

Stay engaged Council will have lots of community engagement planned in the coming months, regarding a wide range of council projects. Visit council’s website haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for the latest engagement opportunities and be sure to have your say.

Keeping you connected Please keep an eye on my Facebook page for updates on Division 5 visit www.facebook.com/winstonjohnstondivision5scc

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IMBIL POLICE WRAP SEPTEMBER 2020

t has been a busy start to September, with a number of large events held in the Mary Valley.

The Qld Rally Championship was held in Imbil and the Mitchell Creek Music Festival held at Upper Kandanga. From a Police perspective, both events proceeded with nil incident.

• Sergeant Murphy has transferred from the Imbil Division, finishing up early September. I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his service to the Mary Valley community.

With the school holidays we have seen a large number of people heading into the area. This was great to see for local businesses, and also to see other people enjoying our area.

We have however seen a number of persons heading into the forestry, camping, and committing traffic related offences. This is a reminder that it is an offence to camp in the forestry, outside of designated camping areas.

All road rules still apply on forestry roads. Police, National Parks and Forestry departments are conducting joint enforcement operations in these areas over the coming months.

Stay safe, Acting Sergeant Bill Greer, Imbil Police Police link 131 444 | Emergency 000

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enilworth Community Transport Service I recently met with project officers who help deliver this fantastic service for the community.

They reported they had 12 trips with 18 passengers in August and one additional new user.

One new passenger is now able to regularly access a wide range of support services in Nambour using the convenient and affordable service and does not need to consider moving home over the range to Nambour. They are now living in their place of choice and can continue to access their essential services. It’s terrific to hear this service is making a real difference.

If you haven't travelled with the KCTS before, you must register with our service before you can make a booking.

To make a booking call or visit the Kenilworth Visitor Information Centre on 07 5446 0122 or at 9 Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth.

All passengers (including children*) must pay $8, one-way or return. *Children aged 14 and under must be accompanied by a registered adult.

Out and about I recently met with the Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce to discuss car parking with them and council project officers.

It was a very constructive meeting that considered short-term improvements to the signage around town and providing an online information map that will be on the council website as well as being available for community websites and Facebook.

Have your say - Healthy Sunshine Coast 2021 Our Healthy Sunshine Coast program remains on a break and will be back with a fresh new program of activities and events next year.

If you’d like to have your say on council’s new program, please complete this survey www.surveymonkey.com/r/HealthySC • Don’t forget to check out Adventure Sunshine Coast for more than 150 free self-guided activities, Sunshine Coast Libraries for many online resources and EOIs for the next round of The Lift Project Sunshine Coast (an online wellbeing program).

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t was great so many people swimming or playing in Yabba Creek at Imbil during the September school holidays this year. The Mary Valley is all about outdoor recreation and outdoor fun, especially when it comes to families.

I have heard some recent comment on the amount of weed in the creek at Imbil, as well as in the river. Aquatic plants, whether weeds or natural species, always seem to accumulate in waterways at this time of the year.

Whilst they take away that pristine look that our waterways normally have, it is a part of the normal natural cycle of life in a river. It will all be flushed away as soon as we get good rain.

Unless it is hyacinth on still water like Lake MacDonald, which can be mechanically harvested, there isn’t much we can do about it.

Living with nature means we have to take the good with the bad, but we must be grateful in the Mary Valley that the good times far outweigh the bad. And the weed is, after all, just nature at work.

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ELEC TION PARTY LINES e contacted five major political parties – the ALP, LNP, United Australia Party, Greens and One Nation – to invite them to tell The Mary Valley Voice readers about their policies and promises.

These are their responses, minus a little sniping at each other. (No replies were received from the UAP, Greens and One Nation.)

$ LNP − “This election is about who has an economic plan to get

Queensland out of recession and provide the economic leadership this state needs. Only the LNP has a plan to stimulate the economy, create a decade of secure jobs and drag Queensland out of this recession.

Only the LNP has a vision for Queensland’s future.

Our vision is to make Queensland the economic powerhouse of Australia once again The best place to get a job, get ahead and raise a family. Our plan for a stronger economy and secure jobs is based on four foundations:1) investing for growth; 2) unleashing Qld industry; 3) supercharging the regions and 4) securing our children’s future.

Our economic plan includes investing in new infrastructure to create more jobs and stimulate the economy, and no new taxes, and deliver a budget in the first 100 days that focuses on creating jobs and stabilising Labor’s debt.

We will establish an Economic Recovery Agency, headed by the new Coordinator-General, to kickstart major stimulus projects across the state and create jobs. It will be Queensland’s Department of Grunt.

Infrastructure investment includes building the visionary long-term duplication upgrade of the Bruce Highway from Curra to Cairns, the drought busting New Bradfield Scheme and five new dams to improve water and food security, the second M1, and a $1bn SEQ congestion package.

The Economic Recovery Agency’s first 100-day action plan will be to coordinate:- • Delivering the New Bradfield Scheme; • Establishing the Queensland Dam Company to progress the Nullinga Dam, Urannah Dam, Rookwood Weir, Burdekin Falls Dam upgrade and Emu Swamp Dam; • Fixing Paradise Dam utilising international expert advice; • An immediate audit of stalled major projects and fast-tracking approvals across all government agencies; • Issuing tender documents for the one billion South-East Queensland congestion busting infrastructure stimulus package; • Fast-tracking approvals for the second M1; • Delivering four new ICE rehab centres; • Promoting Queensland as the low tax state for investment because of our no new taxes policy; • Implementing our Queensland Investment Partnerships, to secure one billion of private sector investment; • Reducing water prices for Sun Water irrigators by almost 20%; • Establishing our Industry Skills Council to ensure vocational training is meeting skills shortages; • Fast-tracking air-conditioning every state school classroom to support local tradie jobs.

We will grow police numbers in line with population growth.

More importantly we will provide the laws our hard working police need − tougher laws for domestic violence, gun crime, sex offenders, youth crime and tougher laws to crack down on organised crime gangs that peddle drugs to our kids.

A future LNP government will deliver 3,350 extra teachers and 760 teacher aides on top of our plan to:• Improve results by decluttering the curriculum by getting back to basics and phonics screening; • Protect local decision making by empowering principals and parents by saving and expanding independent public schools;

• Improving classroom standards by air-conditioning every state school classroom in Queensland.

We will support manufacturing jobs projects with a no-new-tax guarantee, a $20m Built-In-Queensland initiative, less red-tape, lower energy costs, and direct investment to secure manufacturing jobs. We have already secured a $150 million new box factory that will create 300 jobs during construction and another 140 jobs when the factory is operational.

Before COVID, Queensland had the nation’s highest unemployment, most bankruptcies and lowest business confidence.

There are now almost 200,000 people unemployed. Our unemployment rate is worse than Victoria.”

Queensland State Election, Sat. 31 October 2020. Postal votes must be received by 7pm, Friday 16 October − ecq.qld.gov.au

$ ALP − “Economies around the world had been impacted by the

global pandemic, but it was because of Queensland’s strong health response that the Palaszczuk Labor government is now delivering our economic recovery plan.

Underpinning the Labor plan is more than $8 billion in recovery initiatives to keep the economy moving and Queenslanders in jobs – ranging from targeted support for industry and small business, to cost of living relief for households.

The plan, and the government’s investment, supports 55,000 Qld jobs.

• On the Sunshine Coast, Labor is delivering a range of shovel-ready projects that back local jobs.

Labor will deliver 333 jobs and important economic stimulus through Stage 1 of the Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade project.

These jobs are in addition to the more than 2300 jobs being supported by the four Bruce Highway upgrades that are currently underway or due to start in the coming months between Caboolture and Gympie.

Labor’s hard-working Caloundra candidate Jason Hunt last week announced that shovels will hit the ground this month on the $35 million Bells Creek Arterial Road upgrade.

It will connect families and local tradies with the Bruce Highway at Roys Road, unlocking $300 million of investment in the region as part of the Caloundra South development.

Coupled with a new primary school, secondary school and $9 million police facility, Jason is already delivering for the fast-growing community of Aura.

Add $7 million to deliver the extension of Third Ave and Nicklin Way and you’ve got a $57 million roads bonanza for the southern Sunshine Coast.

In Glass House, Labor’s Brent Hampstead is fighting for a fair share of roads and education funding. Intersection upgrades at Old Gympie Road and Peachester Road, a $275,000 playground upgrade for Elimbah State School and $1.6 million to expand the Beerwah Community Hall are just some of Labor’s runs on the board.

There is a clear choice at this election between Annastacia Palaszczuk, who has a proven track record of tackling the health crisis and implementing a clear plan for jobs, and Deb Frecklington, who has a track record of cuts to jobs and services on the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast locals have sacrificed and done such a good job containing the virus. Labor is asking their permission to continue implementing the economic recovery plan. At a time when our community needs stability and investment, the last thing we can afford is the LNP’s agenda of cutting, sacking and selling.”

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This very neat and well maintained home is perfect for entertaining family and friends.

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Rustic chic and commanding a lovely outlook.

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Near new Colorbond shed on concrete slab suitable for large equipment requiring some extra height.

Additional barn with storage space for stock feed.

A well designed rural activity area of the property that has it’s own separate driveway for vehicle access.

A private setting back off the road enjoying an uninterrupted view over the property.

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