Around this time last year the weather was extremely wet.
The four Bunya trees that were planted here about 20 years ago produced an abundance of cones, packed full with Bunya seeds/nuts. We were flooded in here for ages last February so eating bunyas was on our menu. We were especially grateful to have them as the cupboards were soon empty and my food garden was literally underwater! But we still had Bunya nuts to spare.
The taste, the flavour and texture of Bunya nuts is absolutely delicious, very moreish, eating these nuts can be addictive! There’s fantastic nutrition in Bunya nuts too. They can be eaten fresh, dried and ground to flour, roasted, steamed or boiled, even sprouted and fermented. They store easily and can last a long time.
If you haven’t tried eating Bunya nuts I encourage you to give them a go! If you’re fortunate enough to have a place you could plant a grove of Bunya trees, get planting now, the next generation will be no doubt appreciate the sentiment and enjoy the food they produce.
If you’re looking to learn more about the Bunya – The Bunya Dreaming Festival is where you want to go! The cultural significance of the Bunya to Indigenous Australians cannot be overstated.
For the best recipes and ideas on cooking with Bunya nuts –check out Perri’s Plant to Plate blog on Facebook. Perri provides amazing resources for learning about edible bush tucker plants, weeds and foraging. Also, you have to try Romy Grammer’s beautiful Bunya nut pesto, find her at the Kenilworth Markets.
I can see the cycles of time in the Bunyas leaves (pictured below), branches and timber - the long spikes grew in Summer (in rain and heat) the short spikes grew in Winter (in the dry and cool). A calendar tree (with a thousand year life span) holding ancient knowledge of the seasons and their vicissitudes.
Blessed with native bush tucker foods, edible weeds and a sustainable flock of free range chickens, even in extreme weather events like lasts year's floods, the landscape supports all the resources for life to survive and thrive.
~ Words by Lisa DelanoueHosted by local Kabi Kabi Elder Aunty Beverly Hand, Bunya Dreaming is an annual celebration of the significance of the Bunya pine in First Nations culture. A tree that has been around for 200 million years.
Local lore dictated that the tree should not be harmed in any way and for thousands of years prior to European settlement, tribes from as far away as Victoria would travel to Queensland to celebrate the Bunya harvest, until gatherings were outlawed in 1897.
Kabi Kabi Elder Aunty Beverly Hand had a vision to bring a modern interpretation of the gathering back to the Sunshine Coast, and Bunya Dreaming was formed.
Bunya Dreaming is today (as it was for generations before), a family-friendly gathering where people can learn about people’s connection to country and their links to both the physical and spiritual landscape, share food, yarns and have a great time.
Bunya Dreaming is a chance to build reciprocal relationships and develop opportunities for Reconciliation.
Activities include Bunya feasting, competitions, bushfoods, bush medicine, challenges, dance, ceremony, fire, yarning, workshops and more!
When you attend Bunya Dreaming, you are a part of something special, something real, something that occurred on country for thousands of years before our time.
We acknowledge the Kabi Kabi ancestors for their diligence to country and countrymen. If it had not been for their resilience and dedication to maintaining cultural connections it would not be possible to reclaim this cultural event for country and countrymen.
This event is proudly supported by Seqwater and Barung Landcare. Important information and ticket links below.
When: 25th of February 2023
Time: Gates open at 11 am – sundown
Where: Ewan Maddock Dam, Steve Irwin Way (opposite the Big Kart track), Landsborough, QLD. Tickets are on sale now at: https://www. trybooking.com/CFHOF
More info can be found at: www.barunglandcare. org.au/bunya-dreaming
The season of Lent is fast approaching. We invite you to join us on Shrove Tuesday (21 February) for a Pancake Morning Tea at 10am at St Luke’s Community Centre in Philip Street. Bring a plate of pancakes/pikelets if you wish. Ash Wednesday service is 4:30 pm Wednesday, 22 February. Morning prayer has resumed on Thursday mornings at 9am with this short 20 minute service followed by Christian meditation. We welcome everyone for the Taize service on the third Saturday of the month at 4:30pm. This is followed by a simple soup supper. A taize service originated in Taize in France. It is a beautiful candle lit service of about half an hour with simple chants and reflective prayers. This very quiet and peaceful service is open to people from all faiths. Holy Communion is celebrated at St Luke’s on other Saturdays at 4:30pm.
Family members and visitors joined the community of St John Bosco and Father Odinaka for Mass on Christmas Day. Prior to the celebration, Hugh Anstey gave a surprise “concert” of familiar hymns and carols on the organ. Mass is celebrated at St John Bosco’s on the third Sunday of the month at 10am and liturgy of the word with Communion is celebrated on other Sundays at 9am.
A Christian meditation group meets at the church every Thursday at 9:30am. This is an ecumenical group that welcomes anyone seeking to practise meditation. This group is affiliated with the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). Visit wccm.org. Enquiries: 0439 130 158
~ Cheerio from the Churches!
Entries are now open for the Silver Jubilee of Kenilworth ArtsFest with the art exhibition open from 26 to 28 May. An exciting new addition is the prize for an outdoor 3D work made from recycled materials. This gives prospective entrants pretty wide scope!
Saturday 27 May will be a lively day with “Poetry at the Pub” from 2pm till 4:30 pm. This will be followed by great entertainment with a music and singalong “jam session” at 6:30pm, still at Kenilworth Hotel. If you would like to be involved, please contact KAC on 0472 767 482 or kac@kenilwortharts.org.au
The Kenilworth and District Chamber of Commerce has very kindly offered to contribute to the celebrations by staging, with KAC, a Family Fun Day at Kenilworth Showgrounds on Sunday 28 May. There will be lots of fun with entertaining activities especially for children.
Our KAC Committee is organizing a St Patrick’s Day celebration at KAC on Friday 17 March at 6pm with Irish Stew and some stirring Irish songs. There are prizes for the best green outfit and the best orange outfit, just to keep everyone happy! Include a smart hat, if you wish. If you would like to join us, please call 0427 723 848 for catering purposes.
The Mary Valley Rafflers are on the job again every Saturday morning in town selling tickets in our annual raffle. First prize is a beautiful watercolour landscape by well known Sunshine Coast artist, Barry Green and second prize a fantastic picnic basket laden with goodies! We are also offering a prize of $50 every week through our $50 Board at $2 a number.
As ever, we are looking for volunteers to help us sell raffle tickets on Saturdays. Just two hours (8-10 or 10-12) on just one Saturday would be a great help.
And again, we would like more volunteer help with the various aspects of ArtsFest. We are also calling for sponsorships and donations, all of which will be publically acknowledged. If you are a major sponsor, you can claim naming rights to the prize.
Cheers from KAC
Contributed by KAC C’teeDo you know about our Kenilworth Community Transport Service? Have you used the KCTS car? Have you registered as a passenger?
This commendable community endeavour is celebrating its fourth birthday! Yes, we have been operating this transport service with volunteers drivers for four years!
KCTS is run by volunteers as a sub–committee of the Kenilworth and District Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Sunshine Coast Council.
While we currently have a wonderful team of drivers, we always welcome others who might like to assist.
Are you able to be a volunteer driver for KCTS?
KCTS would love to hear from you!
For more information contact kctskworth@gmail.com
Wanting change? Feeling anxious, depressed, ‘stuck’, angry, frustrated, empty, lonely, unsatisfied or just going through the motions? Are you struggling with some part of your life and ready to do something about it? No doubt you are doing the very best you can but the same ol’ just keeps happening and change seems out of reach?
Hi, I’m Ian CousinsWhen this was happening for me just over 29 years ago, I came to the realisation that a better, less painful life MUST lie in stuff I didn’t yet know and that in order for my life to improve, I had to open my mind to new ideas. So began a journey that has been totally unimaginable. It hasn’t been an easy road but I’ve learnt a lot along the way and today life is very, very good. Over the years I’ve learnt many effective ‘tools for life’ that I apply daily in my own life and enjoy helping others learn.
On Wednesday 15th February at 7.30pm I will be starting a men’s group with the goal of helping you see that you’ve been dealt a winning hand. Over the weeks, we will cover all areas of life and I will assist you in crafting solutions to the issues that prevent you from living your unique and optimal state of wellbeing.
You will learn how to:
• Develop the skills to deal with painful thoughts and feelings more effectively
• Understand and address the real cause of stress and anxiety in your life
• Be more resistant to life’s up’s and down’s
• Handle complex situations more effectively
• Create a sense of vitality, meaning and fulfilment
• Understand the issues behind anger and how to deal with it more appropriately
• Become more peaceful
• Discover the deeper meaning of your everyday life experiences enabling you to dissolve conflicts, resolve issues, improve your health and create fulfilling relationships.
The balls in your court – are you so sick of it that you’re ready to do something about it?
Call me on 0490 462 369 or just turn up on the night. Commencing Wednesday February 15th
7pm to 8.30pm with cost $10 a session
Kenilworth Arts Centre (behind the Library)
Frogs are easy to find during the warm months, especially when there’s rain about. The Mary River catchment and surrounds supports over 40 frog species. About a quarter of these are vulnerable, endangered or have disappeared in recent decades, mostly due to loss of habitat as a result of swamp draining, vegetation clearing and weed invasion. There are other pressures also from feral animal predation and disease such as the Chytrid fungus that affects the skin function. Changes to our climate are adding further pressure, particularly prolonged dry periods that can drastically reduce the breeding window for frogs and increase the possibility of devastating wildfires.
Frogs rely on both aquatic and terrestrial habitats to complete their lifecycle, and their sensitivity to substances passing through their permeable skin makes them key indicators of changes in the surrounding environment. Changes in distribution and population dynamics may be a result of obvious conditions such as droughts but can also reflect less detectable changes such as declining invertebrate populations or increased predator presence (e.g. cats eat around 44 frogs each per year (CSIRO, 2020).
The Find a Frog in February citizen science program invites the community to contribute to our collective knowledge of frogs and their local requirements. Collecting information on the location of frogs, the habitats they use and their abundance over time helps us to determine ‘normal’ trends and to monitor for and understand changes. The information also helps us to manage wetlands and waterways in particular, but also all components of our environment.
People of the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Gympie and Fraser Coast council areas are encouraged to get out and about to find frogs and submit their observations during February. Over the past six years FFF frog finders have contributed to our knowledge of 33 species from 1370 locations (over 18,000 records!). Every record counts – even common species like the Green treefrog can be affected by changing environmental conditions too.
We offer these suggestions to our community to help local frogs:
• Make your frog observations count – submit your photos and/or call recordings to FFF or a reputable database.
• Keep some areas ‘messy’ – logs and branches, leaf litter, rock piles, tall grass (a ‘high-rise’ structure provides homes for more beings than a single story dwelling).
• Provide water – ponds, dams, swamps, low areas that fill when it rains, creeks – all with a variety of vegetation, structures and even some bare areas.
• Don’t move eggs, tadpoles or frogs about – this increases the risk of disease spread.
• Keep pollutants out of the environment –chemicals travel easily in water that flows across the land, along drains and through the soil profile. Soap is a frog’s enemy!
• Promote the protection of waterways and water quality in your area.
• Consider protecting and reinstating wetlands (billabongs/swamps) that are grazed and/or have been drained or modified.
• Keep your cats indoors at night as they hunt frogs and other wildlife.
• Know the difference between Cane toads and frog look-alikes.
Ways to send in your observations:
1) You’ll find the old-fashioned but comprehensive FFF record sheet on our website https://mrccc.org.au/frog-in-february/ – complete and send in for identification, verification and entry to the Queensland WildNet database. You’ll find links to all things ‘froggy’ there too. Watch our website for workshops in your area to help you increase your frog-finding skills.
2) Use the iNaturalist phone app to submit records - join the app, then the ‘Find a Frog in February’ Project and submit your photos and recordings of calling frogs.
3) Use the FrogID app and join the 'Find a Frog in February' group to submit your call recordings.
Contact for more information: findafrog@mrccc.org.au or phone (07) 5482 4766
We look forward to hearing from you! Happy frogging from the Find a Frog in February Team.
Get your photo or recording identified. Eva will be available to help you at the office at the back of the Kenilworth Information Centre on Wednesday the 22nd February. between 8am and 3pm.
“ The Find a Frog in February citizen science program invites the community to contribute to our collective knowledge of frogs and their local requirements. ”
MRCCC
The planting of more bunya pines at one of the entrances to Kenilworth has met with some opposition within the township.
The Sunshine Coast Council planted the Araucaria bidwillii seedlings along EumundiKenilworth Road shortly before Christmas.
“ Bunya trees where people are walking? Surely not.
~ Shane SmithShane Smith, of Kenilworth Rural Supplies, said the seedlings, which had been put in from the vicinity of the “designer dunny” at Isaac Moore Park through to a clutch of existing bunya pines near Elizabeth Street, were simply unsuitable.
“It’s absolutely a debacle that they were planted and I’m actively going about trying to get them removed, I haven’t found a person yet who thinks they’re a good idea being there.” he said.
Shane has nothing against bunya pines but is vehemently against them at the entrance to the town on the basis of what they leave on the ground. The trees have foliage which is particularly prickly or spikey, even after it has fallen, and in season, they can drop bunya nuts weighing up to 10kg.
“It’s a wonderful walk going into town. On the weekends, there’s lots of walkers, people from Kenilworth Homestead. But bunya trees where people are walking? Surely not,” Shane said.
“Whilst they’re not going to bear fruit straight away, in a hundred years’ time, they will be.
“They are not a pretty tree to look at. Some people might love them but they are few and far between.
“We’ve got five at the turn-off into town and the road is littered with stuff from them after every weather event. That’s what’s going to be happening the whole way into town.”
Local resident Andrew Lindsay, who regularly walks his dogs with his wife, Cara, to Isaac Moore Park, is not keen on the bunya pine plantings.
“I just think they could have chosen better,’’ he said.
Andrew said the path was busy and guests at Kenilworth Homestead also walked the route into town.
He said walkers would be forced to walk close to the road once the trees matured because of the sharp foliage and bunya nuts that sometimes fell.
“There’s a lot of big trucks that use that road,” he said.
“I just think they could have chosen better.’’
Shane plans to assemble letters of support for the trees’ removal which he will forward to councillor David Law.
council had planted 40 bunya pines about 6-8m off the road and in line with existing bunya pines after on-site inspections and discussion with First Nations representatives.
The spokesman maintained the planting was consistent with the organisation’s Street Tree Master Plan, “which identifies the species as suitable to the area and nominates an avenue style planting be considered for this entrance into town.”
However, the Street Tree Master Plan actually nominates about two dozen species as suitable for features and major avenues in the area, including the kauri pine, river she-oak, broad-leafed apple, and Moreton Bay fig, as well as bunya pines.
The spokesman suggested something akin to garden beds could be created under the bunya trees.
“While planting bunya trees in garden beds is favoured, particularly where high occupancy is expected, the area here is a relatively low use area,” the spokesman said.
“Appropriate mulch areas can be created as the trees grow to create similar exclusions.”
The council spokesman said the council maintained the road verge from Isaac Moore Park to Elizbeth Street 16 times a year. And a crew permanently based at Kenilworth attended the park fortnightly to remove fallen branches.
Spencer Shaw, of Forest Heart Eco Nursery, Maleny, doubted that the bunya pines would present a problem.
Spencer said the trees would have a diameter of about 8m when mature and from what he had seen, were planted far enough off the road that neither walkers nor motorists were likely to be in the “drop zone”.
He said bunya pines had once been widespread throughout the region, more prevalent than in the Bunya Mountains, and he supported planting the trees where possible.
“They are an iconic species for our area,” he said.
"The bunya is all through the Conondales. One of the most spectacular stands I know of is in the Chinaman Creek valley.”
“ They are an iconic species for our area.”
~ Spencer Shaw of Forest Heart EcoNursery
The planting of the trees along the roadside appears to go against part of the council’s Street Tree Master Plan, which suggests they be in garden beds because of the potential danger of falling fruits.
“The culturally significant bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii) is also a key Sunshine Coast character tree species,” the plan says.
“The large fruits that were an important food source for traditional owners of the land (and the subject of large gatherings and celebrations) however are potentially hazardous.
“Use of this species therefore is limited to large garden bed- type spaces where falling fruits can cause no harm.”
In a statement, a Sunshine Coast Council spokesman said the
Veronica Cougan, of the Witjuti Grub bushfood nursery, formerly of Kenilworth, and these days, at Obi Obi, also backed the planting of the bunya pines but with a rider.
“This was the bunya mountains. There were more here than in the Bunya Mountains,” she said.
Veronica thought any risk of falling bunya nuts injuring people could be dealt with through signs warning of the drop season from January to February, although she did feel it was unlikely anyone would be underneath.
“Generally, people aren’t going to walk under them because the leaves can be quite spikey and it can be really uncomfortable to walk under them.”
Veronica said it would likely be 12 years before the trees were ready to fruit so there was plenty of time to work out warning signage or how to mitigate risks.
“Basically, I think it’s a good idea as long as they have that signage about that January-February time of year.”
~ Words by Janine Hill, Freelance Journalist
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It was January the first in Moy Pocket and out came the first batch of Mary River Turtle hatchlings. Their story began back in late October when an adult female laid her eggs on a riverside sandbank near Kenilworth.
With the turtle’s endangered status, successful reproduction and recruitment is very important and for this reason, both a nest protection program as well as fox detection have been in place. Predators include foxes, goannas and dogs as well as the risk of trampling by cattle or people.
Following the floods in 2022, and with predictions of another La Nina and the possibility of whole nests even several metres above the water line being washed away, the decision was made to relocate nests to predator proof cages well above flood level. This was not a decision taken lightly and involving MRCCC having the necessary approvals from the Department of Environment.
Suitable cages were located at Tiaro, Goomong and Moy Pocket and as nests were laid, the eggs were carefully excavated by hand (by trained MRCCC staff) and the nest reassembled and placed in a large plant pot and relocated to the nearest cage where it was buried in river sand.
Mary River Turtles generally lay between 16 and 20 leathery eggs and they are left in the sand to incubate, generally taking around two months. The small hatchlings, generally around 35mm long, hatch during the night and make their way through the sand, to the surface.
Most releases from the cages into a suitable stretch of river near where they were laid, took place the following evening, although there were several day releases as well.
Each release was witnessed by excited nearby landholders and other interested parties.
Eleven nests were relocated to Moy Pocket, a similar number to Goomong and more at Tiaro where a good shower in early January saw the laying of even more nests. MRCCC staff reported very high success rates for most of the relocated nests, several having 100% of the eggs hatching and being released.
All the relocated nests from Kenilworth came from laying banks in very public places with high visitation rates by the general public, often walking their dogs. Conventional in-situ nest protection in such sites would not have been viable, and combined with the possibility of floods, this led to the decision to relocate nests.
From the first 10 nests at Kenilworth, 146 hatchlings were released. At Tiaro, a number of nests hatched on the same day leading to a release of 83 hatchlings.
It is thought that Mary River Turtles take around thirty years to reach maturity and that they may live for around eighty years. As well as predation and trampling risks for both eggs and hatchlings, there are in-stream predators also and the hatchling stage is the most vulnerable.
There has been a shift in focus in recent years to the importance of upstream nest sites like Kenilworth and Goomong as it is suspected that Tiaro (traditionally regarded as the stronghold for Mary River Turtles) appears to have higher predation rates. The culprit is suspected to be large Fork-tailed Catfish in the Tiaro reach.
The official conservation status of the Mary River Turtle is in the process of being altered from Endangered to Critically Endangered so nest protection and hatchling releases become all the more important.
“ Below average early summer temperatures could mean later turtle hatchlings”
~ ABC NewsSmaller than the palm of your hand Critically endangered Mary River Turtle
Everything must go! Absolutely no reserves.
Mahindra 4530 4wd 30 Series Tractor (1220 Hrs) with factory front end loader, Mitsubishi FK415 Truck with Palfinger HIAB with spares (269103kms), UTB Tractor Model U445 (1952 Hrs) in good running order, 2012 21’ Crusader Inspiration Caravan dual axel, w/full ensuite, washing machine, a/con, solar, upmarket fit out, as new condition, unregd, 2007 Kia Sorento Grey EX/L 4WD Wagon Auto, 2 5L Diesel Turbo in vgc (234028kms).
Slashers, mowers, fire-fighting unit, blowers, trailers, welders, post hole diggers, chain saws, brush cutters, compressor, grease guns, oil pumps, electric fencing and so much more!
Original Honda CT100 Postie Bike, Gulbransen Pianola, Old Railway Scales, Old books, Antique Wheelwright Tools, Steam Governor Value, Antique Tools, Timber Display Unit w/glass shelving & doors, Kitchen Buffet and Hutch, Microwave, 2 door Westinghouse Fridge vgc, Weber BBQ, Kitchen Utensils, Old Wrought Iron Pot Plant Stands Garden tools and so much more!
Approx. 200+ items inc Tonka, Boomaroo, Wyntoy, Sanson Rico, Structo, Lines Bros/Triang, Nylint Toys vgc for age, some restored, inc some rare.
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Station Homestead has been sold, elderly vendors retiring interstate. Complete clearance instructed on the day, at absolutely no reserve. Be there!
For full particulars - contact the selling agent at Bundaberg Auction Centre - Bill Young 0404162699 Payment methods - cash, prior approved cheques, EFT & EFTPOS available onsite
For photos check out our Facebook page Auction Centre Bundaberg or website bundabergauctioncentre.com.au
Hundreds of jobs that allow you to live and work in the best place in Australia are on offer via a clever and free new platform, the Sunshine Coast Jobs Hub. The Jobs Hub, created through a partnership between Sunshine Coast Council and Study Sunshine Coast, already has more than 700 opportunities listed. It’s free for businesses to advertise their job opportunities and it also aggregates employment opportunities from other job sites to showcase roles specifically located in our region. Check it out now at scjobs.com.au.
What’s BushCare? It’s a group of likeminded people who care for the bushland near them, like to enjoy the outdoors, keep active and connect with nature and have the flexibility to volunteer when it suits them. Morning tea, equipment, gloves and guidance are all provided. Search “bushcare” on Council’s website and join your next local BushCare working bee.
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Rate notices have been issued and are due by 24 February. Register through MyCouncil to receive future rate notices by email and you’ll go in the running to win up to $1000 off your next rate bill! Visit Council’s website for details.
One for the calendar
Watch Council’s next Ordinary Meeting online or at Sunshine Coast City Hall Chambers –Thursday 23 February at 9am.
Flying foxes are living closer to humans because of habitat loss across Australia. These animals are vital to the environment, however they can be noisy, smelly and sometimes messy neighbours. So join the team at Council to help problem solve ways to live alongside them peacefully. The best part - you get to call the shots!
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The Future of Nuclear Energy in Australia: as you may know, I have been tasked by the Opposition Leader, the Hon Peter Dutton, with undertaking an in-depth analysis into the possibility of including advanced nuclear technology in Australia's future energy mix. I believe the first step, is to learn from others.
That’s why I recently visited Japan. No people have a more complicated relationship with nuclear technology than the Japanese. My visit included Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukushima and Rokkasho where I met with business owners, government officials, nuclear experts and everyday local people. If you want to learn more about my trip, head to my website www.tedobrien.com.au.
Did you know that government grants are available to support businesses, community groups and sporting organisations? Each level of government has their own online grants portal where you can search for available grants. Go to:
FEDERAL: www.grants.gov.au (business) www.communitygrants.gov.au (others)
QUEENSLAND STATE GOVERNMENT: www.grants.services.qld.gov.au
www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Living-and-Community/Grants-and-Funding My team would be happy to assist you with information on what grant would be best for your organisation. Call my office on 5479 2800 or email ted.obrien.mp@aph.gov.au.
Register now to take part in Council’s health and wellbeing program – Healthy Sunshine Coast. It is all about creating a happier, healthier, more connected and resilient Sunshine Coast community. Be sure to join the GROOVE dance session at Kenilworth where you will perform simple moves to a fun soundtrack of music.
Local community groups with project ideas to make the Sunshine Coast more active, vibrant, creative, inclusive or resilient are invited to register for a free 90-minute grant writing online webinar or in person workshop in February. Each session will explore how to plan and communicate projects, what supporting documentation to include, and provide guidance on how to complete project budgets. Major Grants are now open for applications and close on March 13. For more information or to register for a grant writing session, please visit Council’s website and search ‘Major Grants’.
Sunshine Coast ratepayers once again have the chance to win up to $1000 off their next rates bill by signing up to receive future rate notices by email. You can find a stepby-step guide to set up your MyCouncil account on Council’s website, including a stepby-step video. Ratepayers who cannot make payment by the due date (February 24) are encouraged to enter into a payment arrangement by logging into your MyCouncil account or by contacting Council before February 24.
Don’t forget if you have any questions please contact me at email: david.law@ sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and follow my Facebook page for regular updates: @ DavidLawDivision10
Anew annual visual art prize and exhibition supporting mental health has been launched on the Sunshine Coast and is calling for entries.
Seeing the Soul: Hoofbeats Sanctuary Art Prize and Exhibition will be held at Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre from 31 March to 30 April. According to CEO, Barb Blashki, Seeing the Soul is a major fundraising initiative to support and promote Hoofbeats Sanctuary’s work by celebrating and showcasing equine art and raising awareness of
mental health.
Cash prizes will be awarded for overall winner, painting/drawing, sculpture/3D and photography categories, as well as people’s choice award.
“Located at Doonan, Hoofbeats Sanctuary is a safe, restorative space that brings people, animals and nature together to improve the emotional well-being of some of the most vulnerable members of our community – those living with mental health challenges resulting from trauma,” Ms Blashki said.
“Our community is currently facing a mental health crisis and demand for program places is growing rapidly. Proceeds from Seeing the Soul will enable us to train more program facilitators and offer more program places. Equine therapy programs are a key part of the sanctuary’s work.
“The Sanctuary is home to a herd of ten horses and ponies, most of which have experienced big life stressors in their own lives, making them the perfect teachers,” she said.
All artworks, which can be either donated or submitted on consignment, are to depict a horse at liberty, free from all forms of tack and saddlery.
In addition to the donated artworks the exhibition will include a number of ceramic horse statues decorated by some of Australia’s most loved celebrities, which will be auctioned at the Closing Night event.
Conditions of entry and online entry form are on the exhibition website, www.seeingthesoul.org.au.
BreastScreen Queensland’s mobile service will be back in Kenilworth from 28 February to 2 March 2023 and this time with a brand new van.
The van, which will be at Kenilworth Showgrounds, is equipped with a state-of-the-art breast screening machine and is a fresh and more spacious version of the previous model.
Chief Radiographer Shane Judd said: “The machine on board is the same as the ones at Nambour Hospital and all our other BreastScreen services, including our Gympie and Noosaville sites. Women having a breast screen can be assured of the same highquality service whether they visit the van or one of our other six locations on the coast.”
The design on the outside of the van has also been updated, but still includes the beautiful artwork by local Aboriginal artist, Yvonne Williams, entitled “Women Gathering”
BreastScreen Queensland provides free breast cancer screening for women 40 years and over. Women 50 – 74 years are strongly encouraged to have a breast screen every two years. There are appointments at the Kenilworth mobile service from 7.30am so women can book an appointment before work. Appointments take less than 30 minutes and no doctors’ referral is needed.
“Women should book ahead to make sure they can get an appointment at a time that best suits them.” Ms Judd said.
Bookings can be made by calling 13 20 50 or visiting breastscreen.qld.gov.au
THE FACTS:
• 75% of women diagnosed with breast cancer are over 50. Younger women do get breast cancer, but the risk of breast cancer increases dramatically after the age of 50.
• 9 out of 10 women diagnosed with breast cancer have NO family history of the disease. While women with a family history of breast cancer are more at risk, most women diagnosed have no family history of the disease at all.
• A breast screen every two years is the best way to detect breast cancer early, well before you or your doctor can feel anything.
MARY VALLEY FILM SOCIETY SCREENS 5PM 19 FEB
The Lady Eve, (G), made in 1941 runs 93 minutes. Program starts at 5pm and movie starts at 5.15pm sharp on Sunday 19th February. Doors open 4.30pm at Kandanga Hall on a fullsize screen.
As repeatedly requested, our next film is a comedyand a brilliant one!
Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda star in what is regarded as a cinematic classic, a hilarious cat and mouse romantic comedy. Stanwyck, one of the period’s greatest actors, is at her peak as the queen of the “build ‘em up, knock ‘em down” strategy.
Director Preston Sturges also wrote the script for the ‘The Lady Eve’ film. Sturges was the first writer ever to win an Oscar for a script and, in his day, earned the highest salary in America. To summarise the amazing plot changes would be called a ‘spoiler’, something our Film Society never does! Trust us, when we say, ‘don’t miss it’.
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Our screenings are FREE, with gold coin admission for tea/coffee and start with a 10 minute talk with Q&A from a Mary Valley organisation.
This month it’s Heinke Butt, President of Mary Valley ArtsLink, which includes Imbil’s new Art On Yabba Gallery.
Unsurprisingly after our successful inaugural screening of Bitter Springs the audience stayed back to chat to each other and about the movie. Some responses:
Anonymous: “I didn’t know much about Australia’s early history. It was a real eyeopener, thanks.”
Rod McPherson (Bella Creek): “Wasn’t going to come, but so many people said to come. Subject matter is pertinent to today.” And wife Cherry added “I heard about it and wanted to come.”
Dean Harvey (Kandanga): “The film was apt and well made and the monthly screenings are a great idea.”
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Iwas over the moon when I saw the e-mail that I was chosen to be part of the Healthy Sunshine Coast program with my GROOVE dance class” says Susanne Wright (aka Groovy Suse). The program is council’s flagship health and wellbeing program. It is an affordable and holistic low-cost community program, with an emphasis on moving well, eating well, sleeping well, thinking well and connecting well. This is exactly what Susanne is all about with her offerings. The GROOVE dance class addresses all age groups and fitness levels, as you will decide if you go low or high impact on your body. “With councils support I will be able to continue to offer for a low-cost price to the community: $10 General Fee, $5 with Health Care/Pensioner card! This is amazing if you think about it!”, Susanne says with her characteristic high energy.
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GROOVE is every Wednesday at the Kenilworth Public Hall, starts at 5.30pm and goes for an hour. Bring water and a towel or yoga matt. You must be registered to join in the activities, so please register on https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/ healthysunshinecoast or speak to Susanne directly where she can assist. People outside of the sunshine coast council can join as well.
Susanne also offers GROOVE FIT at the Gheerulla hall every Tuesday at 7.15am, and recently started a Laughter Club which takes place every Tuesday at 10am at the Kenilworth Town Park. “Laughter is the best medicine” she says with a big smile – I make sure we do a lot of laughing in all my classes.
For more info, give Susanne a call on 0455 268 311, and follow her on Facebook or Instagram under BalancedWright.
“Film Society is excellent and adds to the culture of Mary Valley.”
~ Roz Barrett (Imbil)
“Mary Valley is more than a great place to live and learn. This new effort is commendable.”
~ Our local Councillor, Bob Fredman and wife, Debbie.
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