Mary Valley Voice February 22 2012 - Vol.22 No.3 by The Mary Valley Voice

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22 February 2012 Vol. 22 No. 3

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enilworth Hotel is working with Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) to raise awareness due to a young man who was a regular at their Jam Nights and who committed suicide just before Christmas... Hayden was only 19 years old. It has affected everyone at the pub as some were very good friends with him and some just knew him as the talented young guitar player/ singer. So that’s why on Friday 24 February 2012, Kenilworth Hotel is holding the first Jam Night in honour of him. Suicide may take one life, but it affects whole communities. This special music night is about raising awareness and money to be given to Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) which is a non-profit, community organisation and works as a public health advocate in suicide and self harm prevention. SPA is the only national umbrella body in suicide and self harm prevention throughout Australia and is a broadbased organisation that brings together diverse interests across disciplines, practitioners, researchers and the community affected by suicide and self harm. “Their mission is to make suicide prevention everybody’s business.” Visit http://suicidepreventionaust.org/

KENILWORTH PONY CLUB NEWS

t is time to close off 2011. We must say a big thank you to Boxsells, Kenilworth Farm Supplies (Porters and Smiths) and Kenilworth Butchery for their sponsorship last year and Mary Valley Voice for their media support. Our Awards and Trophies for 2011 Young Ambassador Award – Jessie Falconer Most Improved: Romy McCullough Quiet Achiever: Erin Lisett, Megan Lisett and Caitlyn Boon Best Cared for Pony: Matilda Law Bits and Spur Award: Heath Egel, Winona Emery and Abi Henbury Representation Medallion: Jessie Falconer, Ella Skoupy, Romy McCullough, Caitly Boon and Rachael Law Best Club Person/Family: Lyn Fitzer Riders Choice: Caitlyn Boon Highest Points Trophies 10ys and Under – Hacking and Dressage: Caitlyn Boon 11-13yrs – Equitation and Jumping: Ella Skoupy Hacking and Dressage: Romy McCullough ODE/Combined Training/Hunter Trials: Jessie Falconer 15-17yrs – Hacking and Dressage, ODE/ Combined Training/Hunter Trials, Sporting/Mounted Games and Campdrafting: Rachael Law 18+yrs Sporting/Mounted Games: Sonia Law

Why is our support important? Over 2,100 Australians take their own lives every year with impacts on families, friends, workplaces and communities. People from all ages and from all walks of life in Australia We are looking forward to a fun filled year in 2012. Our first take their own life and the causes often appear to be a Muster is on Saturday 25 February with a demonstration complex mix of: • adverse life events • mental and physical from the Mounted Police, how exciting. health • social and geographical isolation • cultural and “Feeling down? Saddle up.” ~Author Unknown family background • socio-economic disadvantage • genetic makeup • the extent of support of family and friends, and • the ability of a person to manage life events and bounce back from adversity. In 2009, the most recent year for which mortality data is available, there were 2,132 registered deaths from suicide representing an overall rate of 9.6 per 100,000. Suicide accounts for approximately 1.5% of all deaths in Australia and rates of suicide have fallen consistently since a peak in 1997 when 2,720 suicide deaths were registered. Male suicides continue to outnumber female suicides, accounting for 76.6% of all suicide deaths in 2009. Rates of suicide remain generally high (above 20 deaths per Painting 100,000 population) among males in their 30s and 40s. © Peter Williams The 2009 age-specific death rate for those males aged 85 years and over was the highest To Your Door Delivery Service at 28.2 per 100,000 population while The Sunshine Coast ON DEMAND Courier the 2009 age-specific death rate for Services the Mary Valley young males aged 15-19 years (9.3 (Monday to Friday plus Saturday Morning) per 100,000) was the lowest for men Phone 0411-699476 overall, it is still accounting for a very Back Load Rates Available high proportion of deaths among From Kenilworth To Nambour young males. Mary Valley Community News Association Inc, publishers of the Mary Valley Voice, reserves the right to refuse inappropriate advertising and submissions for both print and website, and any opinions expressed in any published advertisements or submissions does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Association or its editor. It also reserves the right to determine what is inappropriate for publication purposes.

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KENILWORTH Book club Notes

ur last book was “The Little Coffee Shop in Kabul” by Deborah Rodriguez – very topical, set as it is in Afghanistan and written from a Western perspective. Drawing on her own experiences of living in Kabul and having been married to a Muslim Afghan husband, Rodriguez weaves her tale around five women whose lives play out in the little coffee shop owned by American national, Sunny.

There was lively discussion among our book club members. While we generally agreed that the author’s writing style could have been more polished in some aspects, we all felt she had succeeded very well in getting her message across the dreadful treatment of women in Afghanistan. It also left us wondering just what can be done to change this unhappy state of affairs. Better educational opportunities? International aid? Western intervention? United Nations help? Wider publicity? The general consensus was that this book was a good read and it certainly provoked many questions and much discussion. And isn’t that what a Book Club is all about? Next Book Club night is either late March or early April at the KAC building at 7pm - date to be set.

Division 10 Councillor Paul Tatton said endangered Mary River Turtles were also thriving as a result of improvements in the park. “One of the key components of council’s work in Charles Street Park was installing vehicular barriers at the river end to prevent vehicular vandalism and access to the river bank that is an ideal area for turtle nesting,” he said. “As a result of this there were six Mary River Turtle nests laid in the newly protected area this season which is a wonderful outcome for this species that is endangered.” Cr Tatton said the local community had played a key role in improving conditions for the turtles. “A revamp of Charles Street Park was initiated by the Kenilworth community in early 2010,” he said. “Locals met with myself and council staff onsite and outlined their aspirations for improvements in passive recreation, site rehabilitation and environmental protection and interpretation. “Council took this information onboard along with feedback from community consultation to draft a concept plan for the park that reflected the local priorities of revegetation and weed control, walkways, seating and additional tree planting. “After further consultation it was determined that preventing vehicular access to the river bank was a key priority to aid the welfare of local wildlife. “In October last year council installed an interpretive sign about the endangered Mary River Turtles adjacent to the vehicle barriers to explain the new vehicle access arrangements.” Council will conduct river bank vegetation works with the community after the current wet season, with additional shade trees also set to be planted in the park.

We’re considering a humorous book next time. We’ll keep you posted. Kenilworth Book Club

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KENILWORTH es it is all on again, Kenilworth’s own, very popular Food Fest on Easter Saturday 7 April at Kenilworth Park and Cheese Factory. A great variety of stalls have already booked for the day, with enquiries still flooding in. We encourage local groups and committees to use this day as a fundraiser. With over three thousand visitors to Kenilworth on the day, you will definitely make some dollars. This year our speciality is local fresh fruit and vegetables with the growers and producers of the Mary Valley. There will be cooking demonstrations, the very popular Cheese Rolling Contest and do not forget the Cheester Egg Hunt, the kids just love it! Admission is free. Check out our website www.kenilworthfoodfest.org.au for a listing of stalls, and other information. We are always looking for helpers on the day, if you would like to join us, contact Veronika 5446 0427. A great day for Kenilworth and the Mary Valley, and a day for the whole family to enjoy.

underway for similar developments for Tewantin, Buderim, Nambour and Kenilworth during 2012. With the co-operation and input by these communities brochures are being developed listing the pertinent historic sites and buildings in the area, historic photographs collected and incorporated into a plaque to sit atop a metal bollard at the site. Tourists and local residents are then encouraged to obtain a brochure and learn a little more of the history of the area by taking the historic walk and reading the story of each site. As Kenilworth residents may be aware the Historical Association developed a Historic Walk brochure almost 10 years ago. This publication has provided many tourists with a greater insight into the historic nature of the buildings in the township and how the streetscape has changed little since the 1930’s. All information gathered on the buildings in the township by the Historical Association has been forwarded to the Cultural Heritage Curator with the Sunshine Coast Regional Council for inclusion in any brochure and bollards for a Kenilworth Historic Walk to be developed by the Council and funded from the Cultural Heritage Levy. The Historic Walk Program for 2012, including a listing for Kenilworth to be included in the 2012 installations was presented to the Sunshine Coast Cultural Heritage Reference Group Meeting on December 1, 2011. Watch this space for more information on community consultation regarding this program.

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COOROY “Back to the Hall” Fundraising Targets $300,000

The Cooroy VIEW Club not only works among the community raising he Cooroy Memorial Hall was recently unsuccessful these much needed in its bid to secure RDA Funding to provide a much funds but we have fun needed upgrade and makeover of the hall. However the doing it. We have our hard work and efforts of all involved have not been to monthly luncheons waste as the foundations of the renovation are much firmer at the Cooroy Hotel with plans, visions and support more firmly developed. in the function rooms The Cooroy Memorial Hall is a great asset to the community with yummy food, raffles and guest speakers. There is also with many local community organisations utilising it for a monthly socials like picnics at Lake McDonald, morning wide variety of uses. From Blue Light Discos to a Scottish teas, etc. Most important of all is the friendship and support Cèilidh, from tap dancing to movies and from markets to for our members. orchid and woodworking shows it provides a home for all Our next social will be a BYO Picnic at Lake McDonald on sorts of exciting activities. But it does need some substantial Tuesday 28 February and the next March luncheon we work to preserve its history, make it more functional and are having a guest speaker from EDEN Hospital . The social give it longevity for our future generations. for March will be a seafood cruise at Mooloolaba. The Memorial Hall needs you and your support! There will For essential bookings and more information on our club be a “Back to the Hall” fundraising project over the next please contact Grace Taylor 07 5471 1364 or Lal Vider 07 12 months with a target of $300,000. Yes, it sounds like a lot, 5449 1902 or reviere9@bigpond.com but with everyone’s help this can and will be achieved! The SMITH Family is a national, independent children’s Fundraising events already on the calendar including a charity, and helping disadvantaged Australian children Rock’n’Roll Dance night on February 25, “Cooroy’s Got to get the most out of their education, so they can create Talent” and even a cookbook in the frenzy! If you can better futures for themselves. help in any way, please contact Yvonne on 0413 133 791, Photo top: left to right Meaghan Ogden, Mary Tongue, Lal Vider. otherwise just attend and have a great time!

SMITH FAMILIES LEARNING FOR LIFE STUDENT GETS SUPPORT

ooroy VIEW Club is proud to have our fundraising efforts rewarded with the sponsoring of Learning for Life Student through the SMITH Family. Everyone asks what is view? Well VIEW stands for VOICE INTERESTS AND EDUCATION OF WOMAN - we work in conjunction with VIEW Clubs of Australia for the SMITH Family. Over 65,000 disadvantaged children and young people are accessing these comprehensive “Learning for Life” programs. Some 22,000 Members throughout Australia with 400 odd VIEW Clubs work to keep the project going.

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The Rock’n’Roll Dance features the Rockin’ On Band and is being held on Saturday 25 February from 7pm to 11pm. Tickets are $10 for entry and dancing or $20 for a Meal and Dancing (meal will be next door at the RSL from 6pm). Tickets are available from the Cooroy RSL reception or from Yvonne on justyvonne@bigpond.com or call 0413 133 791.

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Road access a problem for popular spots in the Conondales

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egular visitors to the various Booloumba campgrounds will be familiar with the two creek crossings just short of their destination. Once quite accessible by two-wheel drive vehicles, these have become increasingly treacherous to the point where they are now signed as suitable only for four-wheel drive, high clearance vehicles. A third crossing that accesses Booloumba Day Use Area 2 (the start of the Great Walk) is particularly bad.

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The Great Walk map incorrectly advises that the start of the Walk can be accessed by two-wheel drive vehicles but the sad reality is that the drivers of two-wheel drive vehicles have to leave their vehicles at an improvised roadside carpark on Booloumba Creek Road and wade and walk the several kilometres to the start of the Walk. With all the fanfare about the “coup” of having an Andy Goldsworthy sculpture in the Conondales, it is indeed a shame that it can only be appreciated by those with four-wheel drive vehicles or intrepid walker-waders with sturdy legs. It is our understanding that Booloumba Creek Road is a Council responsibility but given the state government infrastructure it accesses, we would hope that some joint action can occur to construct low level crossings. Similarly there seems to be some blurring of responsibility as to who should finance and repair a slip that has seen the Sunday Creek Road closed above Charlie Moreland Park since the rains just on a year ago. We will ask that both these situations be remedied as soon as possible. Conondale Range Committee Newsletter Issue1

special Country and Western Service in the Mary Valley will be held Sunday, 11 March 2012 at Imbil Church Hall. Saddle up for a top night! Starts at 5.30pm with BYO barbecue food, dessert and drinks provided. All welcome. Enquiries Iain Watt 5488 6752 or John Kropp 5484 5290.

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ympie will make history again on the weekend of March 9-11 when it welcomes home many visitors with strong connections to Gympie State High School. They are coming back to celebrate 100 years since the school opened its doors in 1912, and they include Ian Hanger, a descendant of the legendary principal Tom Hanger, who is guest speaker at the centenary reunion dinner on Saturday, March 10. One of the organisers for the dinner, which will be held at the Gympie Showgrounds Pavillion, is Spencer Slatter. He said dinner guests will be treated to a two-course meal and will each receive a commemorative glass, while they are entertained by students of the high school’s Country Music School of Excellence. An interview with some of the school’s high achieving students will round off the evening. Guests will also have the opportunity to bid for a unique commemorative centenary football jersey prepared for the occasion. Those people wanting to know more about the variety of talented students who have graduated from Gympie High should book now for one of three performances of the centenary concert, coordinated by former dance and PE teacher Rita O’Neil. The concert will be held on Friday, March 9, and a matinee and evening performance will also be held on Saturday, March 10. Ms O’Neil has gathered some performers to reprise songs from four of the school’s musicals – Joseph (1982), Marvellous Musical Mayhem (1987), Jesus Christ Superstar (1990), and Cloudland (1998). Who can forget the joyous singing in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1982, which first

brought Kerri Eaton’s amazing voice to public notice. Kerri will join other headline performers including Eden Read, Matthew Fell, Linc Phelps, Nick Aitken, Jason Bray, Melanie Ricketts, Graham Ellis and Dan Atherton. The concert also gives the current performers a chance to show off and tell people why the Gympie High is a school of musical excellence. For a chance to catch up with old friends and teachers, be sure to visit Gympie High on Saturday, March 10, from 9am, for what is being billed as “celebration central” – the official celebration as well as registration of visitors, and the opening of the new multi-purpose sporting arena which includes two undercover courts and two outside areas. Tickets for the concert and dinner are on sale now at Kitchn’ Things in Mary Street, online at www.100.gympieshs. com.au or from the school office on 5489 8333.

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ary Valley Classic Car Club’s next meeting starts at 6.30pm, Monday 5 March, 2012 at Kenilworth Hotel. To discuss: men’s stuff, car parts and who’s ‘shout’? All enthusiasts welcome to attend and enquiries, phone Steve 5446 0206.

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small Bushcare group has been restoring native vegetation in Little Yabba Park at Cambroon over the past few months. The group is removing weeds and revegetating the stream banks where Little Yabba Creek meets the Mary River. Sunshine Coast Council is helping out with the project. Restoration at Little Yabba Park will contribute to a wildlife corridor between the Blackall and Conondale Ranges. This will assist the movement of threatened animals in the region such as the Koala and the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly. It will also mean that seed of rainforest plants can be dispersed by fruit-eating birds that use these corridors.

Little Yabba Park Bushcare Group working bee Join us in restoring native vegetation in Little Yabba Park, Cambroon. We start at 8am on: Friday 2 March Thursday 5 April (before Easter) Friday 4 May We start at 9am on: Friday 1 June Friday 6 July Friday 3 August Friday 7 September We start at 8am on: Friday 5 October Friday 2 November Friday 7 December

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OUR COMMUNITY It’s Bunya season at Dagun Growers Market

he Mary Valley’s tastiest and freshest picked local vegetable market is celebrating Bunya season on Saturday February 25 at 2pm. Local Earth Smart science facilitator Zela Bissett has conducted investigation into the properties of the Bunya and some serious research into Bunya recipes, some of which she will share at the Dagun Growers Market. Find out how to prepare, cook and most importantly enjoy this abundant food source. Recent mainstream science has established that Bunya “nuts” are an excellent food, containing complex carbohydrates, protein and are actually very low in fat, making them more similar to a cereal than a nut in composition.

People often wonder why Indigenous people would have gone to effort to climb Bunya trees when the mature cones fall to the ground during January and February. One reason seems to be that the younger nuts were very soft, sweet and jelly-like, a bit like the flesh of young coconuts, and highly prized as a food. Indigenous people did travel to take part in Bunya feasts which were also occasions where the abundance of food allowed prolonged gatherings to discuss issues, and conduct what we would nowadays call “planning and policy meetings” among the elders. People did take some bunyas with them for the return journey and at times these were left covered in leaves and mud by creeks. Once the long sprout had emerged the nuts were classified as nangur. According to a local elder, they would then not usually be eaten. Nangur Creek on the way to Goomeri is so named because Bunya nuts were commonly buried there for storage. Because of their propensity to sprout when stored under mud and leaves, remaining bunya trees are often observed along creek banks and other “freeways” or shared land corridors along which people travelled back to their own country. Dale Chapman from “The Dilly Bag” has provided us with this recipe. Some of Dale’s bush foods are available at the market.

BUNYA NUT PESTO Ingredients: 50g basil leaves • 1 cup cooked bunya nuts chopped [see note below] • Garlic x 1 clove • 1 cup olive oil plus extra 2 tablespoons oil • 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese • Salt to taste Method • Place in a blender basil and garlic with oil and blend • Add bunya nuts and blend for 6 seconds • Add grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste (mountain pepper) Note: cook Bunya nuts for 20 minutes in hot water until tender refresh in cold water and cool nuts - when cool place in food processor and granulate texture of couscous.

“A Tale of Two Artists”

tale of Two Artists is an exhibition being held at Carriage Gallery at the Old Pomona Rail Station Gallery. Jennifer Longbottom and Susanne Schmidlin have come together to display their art work in oil, acrylic and pastels. Jennifer is passionate about portraiture and has recently branched out to explore painting landscapes. Susanne’s favourite subjects are flowers and animals. Her favourite medium is pastels, but she also uses acrylics. Each has their unique style expressing the passion they have for their subjects. Both women are self taught artists and are a fine example of what one can do once you get the passion to create. The exhibition is on until 15 March. Hope to see you there!

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came across this the other day. It is fairly old now but still very relevant to today … and not just for 17 year olds.

PLEASE GOD I’M ONLY 17 Please God, I’m only 17. The day I died was an ordinary school day. How I wish I had taken the bus! I remember how I wheedled the car out of Mum. “Special favour,” I pleaded, “all the kids drive.” When the 2.50 bell rang, I threw all my books in the locker. I was free until 8.40 tomorrow morning. I ran to the parking lot, excited at the thought of driving a car and being my own boss. Free! It doesn’t matter how the crash happened. I was goofing off – going too fast, taking crazy chances. But I was enjoying my freedom and having fun. The last thing I remember was passing some old lady who seemed to be going so slow. I heard the deafening crash and felt a terrific jolt. Glass and steel flew everywhere. My whole body seemed to be turning inside out. I heard myself scream. Suddenly I awakened. It was very quiet. Then I saw a doctor. My body was mangled. I was saturated with blood. Pieces of jagged glass were sticking out all over me. Strange that I couldn’t feel anything. “Hey! – don’t pull that sheet over my head. I can’t be dead, I’m only 17. I’ve got a date tonight. I’m supposed to grow up and have a wonderful life. I haven’t lived yet – I can’t be dead.” Why did they have to see me like this? Why did I have to look in Mum’s eyes when she faced the most terrible ordeal of her life? Dad suddenly looked an old man. He told the man in charge “Yes, he’s my son.” The funeral was a weird experience. I saw all my relatives and friends walk towards the casket. They passed by, one by one, and looked at me with the saddest eyes I have ever seen. Some of my buddies were crying, a few of the girls touched my hand and sobbed as they walked away. “Please don’t bury me. I’m not dead! I have a lot of living to do. I want to laugh and run again – want to sing and dance” “Please God; I’ll be the most careful driver in the whole world. All I want is one more chance – please God, I’m only 17”. It only takes a momentary lapse for a crash to occur. It doesn’t matter whether you have been driving for five days or 50 years – concentration is necessary when driving. Be aware of what you and the cars around you are doing. Drive to the conditions, within the Law and arrive at your destination. Terry Kennedy Sergeant

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February 22, 2012 |

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eed to vote early? I have had many inquiries from people keen to vote who are confused about the voting, or who will be on holidays on the State Election day. Anyone who is planning to travel interstate of overseas on or before election day (March 24) can still have their vote by organising a postal vote before they leave. Alternately you can vote early at the Nambour Police Citizens Youth Club, once the Electoral Commission announces who the candidates are. The Nambour Courthouse will not be used as a pre-polling station this election. If you want to organise a postal vote, just contact my Nambour office on 5441 6933 and we can organise a vote application for you. In Queensland we have optional preferential voting at a State level. This means you can vote for one candidate only or you can put a number beside each candidate to indicate your preferences. If you have moved house or you are not certain whether you are on the electoral role, you still have time to update this information - just contact my office for information or a change of address form. Hospital and Council Parking issues Hospital parking and Nambour town parking have been ongoing issues for many people visiting or working in Nambour. I was surprised to hear that Council is now operating a park-and-ride service for Council staff from the Nambour Showgrounds. In the past I have been told that the showgrounds site was not available for a park-and-ride service for hospital staff. This week I spoke with Mayor Bob Abbott, the Qld Health District CEO and Nambour Hospital union representatives. As a result of these discussions, and with good will from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Queensland Health, I hope to see a Nambour Hospital park-and-ride service up and running in the near future.

On Things Tourism

ourism is one of the major economic drivers in the Gympie Region and the main one for the Sunshine Coast.

Reports state that the Sunshine Coast has around 2.4 million visitors annually (2010 stats) who spend almost $2Billion in that time. The Coast is half an hour away from the Mary Valley and an hour from Gympie. Whilst I don’t believe any Valley or Gympie resident wants to attract millions of people here, any prudent business person would acknowledge the benefits of increasing our market share of this very close and accessible source. The Tourism Industry must be recognised for the economic driver that it is in this region and it should be supported as an industry accordingly. Marketing this region and our unique attributes must be done strategically to maximise our investment. I have asked that Council’s Economic Development Unit revamp their research methods to include tourism as an industry sector in itself as the currently used ABS data sectors do not do this. A recent Business Survey of Gympie Businesses estimates there are 4,500 businesses in the Gympie Region of which we have no data whatsoever as to how many are tourism related. In order to fully understand the impact tourism currently has on our economy (and could potentially have) we first need to understand its makeup. Targeted research will provide information for strategic planning and will inform relevant investment in what could possibly be one of our three biggest industry sectors, the other two being Agriculture and Manufacturing; I think the outcomes may surprise many. Without knowledge there can be no planning, this hinders vital investment, which hinders the industry, which ultimately hinders the economy. Jan Watt

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OUR COMMUNITY Boral announcement blows controversial hinterland explosives plan out of the water

ew owner of the Moy Pocket quarry, Boral Limited, has announced it will not proceed with the controversial Orica proposal to build an explosives store and supply depot at its quarry in the foothills of the Kenilworth Bluff. The proposal by explosives giant Orica Australia, was opposed by over 150 submitters and a petition of over 400 signatures, but despite this, and overriding some of its own planners’ misgivings, Gympie Regional Council decided to approve it last year. A depot to supply explosives to service quarries throughout southeast Queensland, “from Gladstone to Beenleigh” was the plan, but there was widespread concern that adding trucks of high explosives to the volatile mix of heavy quarry vehicles, tourists and general traffic on the less than adequate supply road wasn’t the smartest idea. (The Sunshine Coast Council had objected to the plan, as had the Sunshine Coast Environment Council, the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee, the Koala Foundation and many others.) Boral chose an inconspicuous spot in its inaugural Moy Pocket Quarry newsletter (letterbox dropped to local residents) to inform residents of its decision. Headed “Boral has been listening” the company advised that “through the recent development application process Boral observed the level of community concern surrounding the issue” and most significantly that “Boral has re-evaluated the proposal and determined that it will not proceed with this explosive storage proposal.” Community spokesperson Ian Mackay said the community was elated by the decision. “People here were devastated when Gympie Regional Council went weak at the knees and waved this through for an approval,” he said. “People here, from professional consultant planners down, were convinced that the concerns they’d raised in their submissions hadn’t been adequately addressed by Council in reaching its decision.”

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Planning Chairman of the Gympie Regional Council had sought to placate angry residents, telling them “these people (Orica) are professionals, they know what they’re doing.” Since then, there has been a litany of problems from some of Orica’s other plants, with one being ordered shut down in NSW, and the community of Stockton calling on Orica to leave. The New South Wales Premier, Barry O’Farrell didn’t mince his words when it came to Orica’s poor track record. “I’ve had a gutful of families being distressed, by potential threats to their safety and threats to their local environment,” he said. “Two spills in a fortnight raise reasonable concerns about systemic failures in the way in which this company is operating its facilities.” Orica’s Kooragang Island chemical plant in the Hunter River released hexavalent chromium into the atmosphere in early August, 2011, with more than 40kg of the carcinogen raining down on the plant and a further 20kg on nearby Stockton. It was reported that Orica failed to notify the relevant government authorities for 16 hours after the incident while residents were not formally notified for three days. The government closed the ammonia plant at Kooragang Island, under a Prevention Notice on August 11. The hexavalent chromium leak is currently the subject of a New South Wales parliament upper house enquiry, due to be concluded this month. Newcastle’s Lord Mayor, John Tate, told the ABC that the problem was wider than just the emissions. ”There’s a bigger and deeper and wider concern, and that is the fact that the community is losing confidence and faith in Orica’s ability to manage their plants.” Given Orica’s recent track record (“four leaks in as many months” the Daily Telegraph reported), Boral’s decision against “house-sharing” its newly acquired Moy Pocket quarry is good simple sense. Boral purchased the quarry last year, only months after Council had made its decision. It’s understood that construction of the explosives store hadn’t commenced at that time. Boral’s re-assessment of the arrangement it inherited has been welcomed widely. There’s an almost audible sigh of relief in the Mary Valley at the decision. It seems Boral were listening even if the Gympie Regional Council wasn’t. Ian Mackay

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OUR COMMUNITY Maleny Show Society to raise the stakes for this year’s Charity Person

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n celebration of the 75th Maleny Show this year’s entrants for Charity Person will be raising money in hope of winning the major prize of $5,000 worth of travel vouchers and cash. This generous prize is open to entrants 15 years and older, male or female and to those who raise over $1,200 with all money being raised for the Show Society in order to help improve their local showgrounds. Entrants are able to raise the specified amount of money any way in which they please. All entrants must be present at the Maleny Show Ball on Saturday 19 May 2012, where the major prize winner will be announced as well as Maleny Show Girl and Rural Ambassador. President of the Maleny Show Society Ivan Hankinson said that since celebrating the 75th year of the community’s agricultural show it was seen appropriate to offer a generous prize. “By offering this generous prize amount we are hoping that it will encourage people who may not have been involved in our show in the past to get involved with our 75th year celebrations”, says Mr Hankinson. So get your fundraising ideas into action and get involved. For more information regarding entrant qualification please do not hesitate to contact the Maleny Show Society’s office on 5494 2008 or malenyshowsociety@ bigpond.com

unshine Coast Council is calling on the community to get involved in Clean Up Australia Day – a national event to be held on Sunday 4 March.

Volunteers can either join an existing site or form a group and register a site on the Clean Up Australia website. Environment Portfolio Councillor Keryn Jones said she encouraged all Sunshine Coast residents to be part of the day which is supported by council and its waste collection contractors – JJ Richards, Thiess and Cleanaway. “As well as providing disposal of the collected materials at no charge, council has donated $9000 toward management of over 100 sites within the program,” Councillor Jones said. “Sites within Noosa are managed on behalf of the council by the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association and the remainder of the Coast is managed by EnviroCom. “This year, we aim to collect more than the nine tonnes of waste and two tonnes of recyclable material removed from our area last year.” As part of the Clean Up Australia Day program, Business Clean Up Day will occur on 28 February and the Schools Clean Up Day is programmed for 2 March. “I urge all Sunshine Coast residents to get involved this Clean Up Australia Day and help clean up our environment,” Cr Jones said. Be involved on 4 March to show that our Sunshine Coast is too good to waste! www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/getinvolved/ or call 1800 282 329

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