Mary Valley Voice March 10 2010 - Vol 20, No 4 by The Mary Valley Voice

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KENILWORTH Kenilworth Community Meeting Kenilworth Community Market __ 3 Kenilworth Arts Council Kenilworth Pool news Kenilworth RSL Reformation_____ 4 Malcom’s Room opening Council Funding info session____ 5 Kenilworth SC P&C AGM Kenilworth Shaves for a Cure Kenilworth SC Classroom music__ 6 Kenilworth Pony Club news Mary Vally Vista Ecotourism_____ 8 Historical article Kenil. Cheese, Wine and Food Fest__ 9 MARY VALLEY MV Stags Rugby notice_______ 10

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OUR COMMUNITY Harmony for Haiti Fundraising__ 10 Belli Hall News Crafts Christmas Gifts Cooran Eco Market Good Shepherd School______ 16 Conondale Rodeo Princess Phil Monsour on The Deck Rainfall_______________________ 17 Maleny Wood Expo 2010___ 17-18 Noosalsa 2010_ _______________ 18 Letters to the Editor Markets_ _____________________ 19 Wellington’s Way______________ 20 Heart of Gold Film Fest 2010____ 22 Boxsells Real Estate________ 12-13 Kenilworth Realty_____________ 24

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KENILWORTH WHAT ABOUT OUR FUTURE?

ver 50 people attended the first Community Meeting sponsored by the Kenilworth and District Chamber of Commerce and Citizens Inc at the Bowling Club on Thursday 25 February. The group was very ably led by Libby O’Zinger who is one of the prime movers behind the revitalisation of the Nambour CBD and also has a wealth of experience in helping small communities with economic renewal projects. Participants at this meeting were asked to discuss what Kenilworth’s hidden secrets were. This resulted in a very interesting list. Participants were then asked to list five issues that would affect the future of Kenilworth. Everyone was asked to “vote” on these issues and the top three were chosen for further discussion within groups. Infrastructure and facilities, community lifestyle, and attracting more people to the district were highlighted. At the end of the meeting, those present decided that they needed to have a follow-up meeting in the near future to continue the process. This meeting will be held on Thursday 18 March 2010 at 7.00 pm at the Kenilworth Bowls Club. Even if you weren’t at the first meeting, please come and listen to what others have to say and add your suggestions. The more people involved, the more likely that the community will grow and prosper as it heads towards 2020. Michael Pfeiffer President – Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce

EVERY THIRD SATURDAY KENILWORTH’S COMMUNITY MARKET BRINGS A LITTLE COUNTRY TO TOWN

enilworth Community Market held its fourth country market day in the leafy CWA grounds in Elizabeth Street (next door to Kenilworth Garage if you’re new to the Mary Valley area) on Saturday 20 February.

Sharyn sells an extensive array of dog treats among other things, including scented oils. Mr Paul Neil’s bric-a-brac is certainly worth browsing through. I picked up a Red Cedar bowl for just 50c! Eric’s “One Offs” is a delightful display with his handmade garden mushrooms, which draw children and adults alike. All garden art found here is made from recylcled timbers naturally bonsai trees and local stone. Truly affordable artworks. Melissa sells delicious local Cambroon Gold honey and Black Horse sauces, including a tasty sweet chilli sauce made with honey and a truly old fashioned Worstershire sauce, also locally made. Pip and Brad sell beautiful silver jewellery and crystal windchimes. The kids always make a beeline for Pip’s face painting. Sites are available for as little as $10 and musicians are always welcome. Lesley Page displays a beautiful array of mosaic artistic designs. If you are seeking advice about floor and wall tiling and artistic expression in your home or office, Lesley would be happy to talk to you. She is the “Splashback Queen”! Thank you to those involved, be it visitors or stall holders, for joining the fun and in doing so sharing the vision ultimately to making a great contribution to our local community. Come on down every third Saturday of the month and join in on the fun. Market times are 7am to 1pm. For more information or to book a site of your own for as little as $10, please phone Elvira White on (07) 5446 0208. All the photos on this page from Birgit Kehr

It is always a great time for everyone, with a happy and relaxed atmosphere and much laughter to be heard throughout the course of the day. Although we are a small market at present, we are seeking more local stall holders to join us. Meanwhile, there is still a lovely variety of goods and treasures to be found. As the market opens at 7am, breakfast at the local Fire Brigade sausage sizzle can be had as stalls are perused. To name a few, Petra and Jasmine have a fantastic array of healthy seedlings, herbs, succulents, palms, other garden plants.

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KENILWORTH Kenilworth Arts Council Inc.

enilworth Arts Council Inc is launching its new website, especially designed to keep up to date with the happenings for Kenilworth Celebrates! 2010 go to our new site, www.kenilworthcelebrates.org.au, and plan your art visit to Kenilworth during the nine wonderful art days from 25 September. This website has all the latest information about workshops, entertainment, and competitions. You can also access this site by going through the Kenilworth Arts Council website (www.kenilwortharts.org.au). New to Kenilworth Celebrates! this year is a mini film festival, composed with films made during the Community Filmmaking and Photojournalism Workshops 2010 which has started on 6 March.

KENILWORTH RSL REFORMATION

he second meeting was held on Monday 22 February at 7pm and a Committee was elected to get the R.S.L. up and running again, as quickly and painlessly as possible. New Committee President: Jim McKillop Vice Pres: Peter Adams Secretary: Chass Morris Treasurer: Noela McKillop Public Relations Officer: Dale Ainsworth - 07 5472 3032 Meetings will be held every second Monday of the month. Next meeting will be on Monday 12 April at 7pm at the RSL Room at the Kenilworth Hall (adjacent to the ANZAC Memorial). All are welcome to attend. We would like to thank all those who have helped the RSL in the past and hope for your continued support for the future, especially with ANZAC Day fast approaching.

Kenilworth Community Pool News

ur second pool party on 6 February was a fundraising success, the kids had a ball and the grown-ups had a pretty nice evening too! We will be holding another pool party on Saturday 13 March from 6pm to 9pm. Entry is $4 per person, $2 members and $1 for spectators. Everyone is welcome, although children under the age of 12 need to be accompanied by an adult. Our recent Eyeline backpack and goggles raffle was won by Mrs Beryl Laffey. A big thank you to all of the people who supported our raffle and pool parties and have generally continued to be involved in the pool. As a community pool we rely on the efforts of community members to keep running. We would like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of our volunteers, including our kiosk workers, instructors, committee members, as well as Birgit, Bruno and Kiri. Thank you also to the Friendly Grocer and the Bakery for their help, and to Kenilworth Butchery for another very generous donation of 50 sausages for our pool party sausage sizzle. We have started up “Baby Club” at the pool on Wednesday mornings 10.30am to noon. This is a weekly pool session exclusively for babies and preschool age children and their parents/carers. Baby Club guarantees little ones time in the water in a quiet peaceful atmosphere. There is our big swim mat and various swim toys and aids available for use during the session. Entry cost for the Baby Club is only $2 for adults and $1 for children 1-5 years. Babies under 12 months are free. Entry is also free for all of our current learn to swim students and their parents. Jo’s aqua fitness classes are held on Tuesdays 6pm and Saturdays 8:30am and the cost is $8.50. If you have any enquiries about Baby Club, learn to swim lessons, aqua fitness or anything else pool related please feel free to contact the pool kiosk on 5446 0326. Our committee meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month and we encourage all of our members, volunteers and interested people to attend. Please contact the pool to confirm details if you would like to come along.

The current opening hours for the pool are 2.30pm to 5pm on weekdays and 11am to 5pm on weekends. In cases of storms or extraordinarily bad weather the pool will be closed. There is still a while till the end of the season so why Custom Cabitnetmaking not come down to your local pool for 35 Years experience a swim? Fred Galea

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KENILWORTH MALCOM ROOM’S OPENING

The SES can only help the community effectively if we have trained members and enough to be able to send teams out to do jobs. For example a team to tarp a house is four people. If we don’t have four members available we need to call in help or not do the job. This is the time to do something exciting with your life and take up the challenge and join us now call 0407 693 846 or come to Kenilworth SES any Tuesday night at 7.30pm in Margaret Street Kenilworth. Fred Reuter SES Local Controller • Maroochy Photo by Birgit Kehr. From left to right: CR Paul Tatton, Mr Fred Reuter, Mrs Katrina Langston, Mrs Brenda Parker, MP Peter Wellington.

wish to thank everyone who came along to the opening of Mal’s Room at the State Emergency Services Shed Margaret Street, Kenilworth on Saturday 13 February. Present were: Katrina Langston the immediate family and extended family • Cr Paul Tatton division 10 Councillor SCRC and wife Kellie • Member for Nicklin of Nambour on Sunshine Coast Minister Peter Wellington • Regional Director EMQ Mr Peter Twomey • Area Director EMQ Mrs Jenny Millers • Group Leader SES Kenilworth Mrs Brenda Parker • Fellow SES Members from Kenilworth and other SES groups • Fellow Emergency service providers • Friends and work mates of Malcolm’s and many invited guests.

“Today we are here to name the training room and say thank you to Mal for all the hard work he provided this groups of SES. Mal was Group Leader of Kenilworth SES for 10 years. He joined SES at Imbil group in November 1983. It was around this time in 2008 that Mal meet with me and said he was unable to continue as the Group Leader. He thought he was not doing justice to the position. l helped secure the building in which we meet today, it was a wide open corner training used to take place in and it was Mal who wanted a warmer area for the members in winter. The room was built from Council funding and finished off from the support of the Kenilworth SES support club.

Strong interest in council funding information session

epresentatives from a number of community groups from Kenilworth and surrounding areas attended council’s funding information session on Wednesday 24 February. Council staff presented information and answered questions about the Grants Program as well as the new Community Partnership Funding Program at the Kenilworth Arts Council building. Community groups looking for funding under council’s Grants Program or the new Community Partnership Funding Program can seek further help by booking in to an application clinic. These 30-minute application clinics provide potential applicants with the opportunity to bring along their draft applications for a one-on-one review with a council grants officer. They will be held at Caloundra, Nambour, Cotton Tree, Coolum, and Noosa, from 1 - 10 March. Applications for both programs close on 15 March 2010. For more information, visit council’s website (www,sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au under “For Residents”) or call 5475 7272. Maggie Cattanach Community Services Ph: 5441 8616 Email: margaret.cattanach@ sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

I suggested naming the building Mal. Mal had made a frame placed on the wall right where his plaque is mounted and within his frame he had all the SES members names, my name, any Council person who came to visit. All laminated and on A4 paper ready to change upon who might visit the building.

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Mal has been missed. However the stories have continued since he has passed and called to his new life.”

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KENILWORTH KENILWORTH SHAVES AND COLOURS FOR A CURE

enilworth State Community College has chosen to support the Leukaemia Foundation World Greatest Shave for a Cure with a Crazy Hair Day on Friday 12 March. The Student Council considered fundraising options for a number of worthwhile organisations, including Hands Up for Haiti, but chose the Leukaemia Foundation to be the recipient of its fundraising. Raising funds for the Leukaemia Foundation has taken on personal meaning for many residents of Kenilworth with local Cambroon teenager, Bridie Dunham, having been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in February 2008 when she was 10 years old. Bridie underwent intensive treatment at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, including a life-saving bone marrow transplant. During Bridie’s treatment and bone marrow transplant, the Dunham family were provided with Leukaemia Foundation accommodation close to the hospital. Sue Brieschke, Principal of Kenilworth State Community College, said she was proud that the Student Council members had decided to raise funds for an organisation that had assisted a local family. Kenilworth State Community College will incorporate the Crazy Hair Day with a shave off or colouring of local identities at a community breakfast to be held at the school on Friday 12 March. Local hairdresser, Kelli Hoyes, has offered her expertise in shaving and colouring hair. Local businesses including Kenilworth Butchery and Kenilworth Bakery are donating to the community breakfast. We are hoping to make the World’s Greatest Shave Day a huge success and invite you to make a donation to help our fundraising efforts. Keep an eye out for our donation buckets around town or drop into the school to make a donation. You can also donate online at www. worldsgreatestshave.com and click Kenilworth State Community College.

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Kenilworth State Community College Classroom music is underway!

ne of the most important aspects of classroom music this year is to create opportunities for the kids to experience “ensemble” playing, and singing! The marimbas are a great way for this to happen. Marimbas are like xylophones, only the keys are a little wider and the “range” a little lower to suit voices of primary school children.

At the college we have a bass marimba and four midrange marimbas. The P/1/2’s are using their instruments to add percussion to a song about a bush turkey who loses his claws, a Mary River cod who loses his fins and an echidna who loses his nose…because they’re doing too much scratching, swimming and sniffing. The 2-5’s are already starting to co-ordinate both hands in a song about making pancakes. In this class we’re also using the glockenspiels percussion and keyboard. The 5/6/7’s are working on the chord pa Hern of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, incorporating ukulele and guitars. We also have a ukulele club which has six players. Hopefully we can entertain an audience with all our Ensemble music! Jacinta Foale

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2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

he Annual General Meeting of the Kenilworth State Community College Parents and Citizens’ Association will be held on Wednesday 17 March 2010 commencing at 7pm in the College Library. The AGM will be followed by the monthly general meeting of the Association. Members of the school and wider community are welcome to attend. Please note that all current memberships lapse at the AGM and forms for 2010 membership of the Association must be completed prior to the commencement of the AGM. These forms are available from College Reception. For further information, please contact Robyn Pfeiffer, Secretary on 5446 0247.

Conondale Rodeo Princess Dance 2010 7:00 pm - 12:00 midnight, Conondale Hall

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KENILWORTH

ur riders have already been out and about representing our Club at various competitions so far this year:

• Nambour Equitation and Unofficial and Official Showjumping - New Member Emma Carlson rode Cajun Queen to place 3rd in AM5, 1st in AM6, 3rd in Power + Speed to be awarded overall D Grade Champion. Well done Emma! Jessie Falconer placed 9th on Lexington Inspire Me in the first round of Equitation and in showjumping placed 1st in AM6, 3rd Power and Speed on Sir Walter to place overall 2nd in the 13-26 years unofficial 60-80cm. Romy McCullough also rode at this event and represented KPC showing good sportsmanship throughout the day. • Zone 6 Equitation Clinic – KPC was represented by Jessie Falconer, Romy McCullough and Ella Skoupy. Riders had the opportunity to learn from instructors the finer points of equitation. The members have also been very busy with a working bee held on Sunday 28 February. The grounds were mowed and whipper-snippered into shape (in between down pours) and the canteen was cleaned and reorganised thanks to a band of very willing helpers. Preparations are well underway for a Hack Day on 17 April followed by an Oldies Day on 18 April… That’s right an Oldies Day (don’t worry it’s also for the not so old as well). This day riders are split into five self nominated groups, ie experienced, capable, novice, improvers (walk, trot) and beginners (walk/led) and is not restricted to PCAQ members and participate in some good natured fun in events such as barrel race, bounce pony, bending to name a few. So dust off your jeans, get out your riding boots, approved helmet and find a horse to ride… if that’s not your cup of tea you can always volunteer to help out or come along and cheer for people you know!

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e were thrilled to learn in late January this year, that Mary Valley Vista finally achieved Advanced Ecotourism Certification for our accommodation situated just out of Kenilworth. It took several months to complete the application but it was well worth the effort. Mary Valley Vista is a 62 acre property with Obi Obi creek frontage and magical views. It has bush and pasture land, and an abundance of wildlife. The cabin sleeps four people, is powered by solar and gas, and guests can experience sustainable living first hand. There is a worm farm, composting, and home grown produce, as well as a unique insight into our native hollow dependent fauna with “nest box cam” where resident squirrel gliders can be viewed in a nest box. This is the first accommodation product to be certified by Ecotourism Australia on the Sunshine Coast, and we are so pleased it is the beautiful Mary Valley to lead the way. The natural environment in the Mary Valley is so inspirational, why not showcase it through eco tourism? We also try and promote local products and services in the community, therefore supporting the local economy and reducing the kilometres travelled to obtain it. “Ecotourism is ecologically sustainable tourism with a primary focus on experiencing natural areas that fosters environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation and conservation” “We are the first Eco Certified accommodation since Jill Morris’ Book Farm in Maleny is an Eco Certified product and is not an accommodation. There are a few in Gold Coast hinterland who are fully certified accommodation.” For more information about Mary Valley Vista, visit the website www.maryvalleyvista.com.au or drop into the Kenilworth Information Centre and pick up a brochure. Sylvia and Brad Hood Mary Valley Vista

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KENILWORTH KENILWORTH ELECTRICITY “SWITCH-ON”

KENILWORTH IS ALIVE WITH EASTER FESTIVITIES!

o read the headlines in the Nambour Chronicle on Friday, September 14, 1951. Prior to this date power to live and work by had been generated in the township and district by the use of fuel driven motors, windmills, kerosene lamps, wood stoves and batteries. A different time and a different lifestyle when life was generally guided by the seasons and the weather. The newspaper article continued: Kenilworth Township celebrated the switching-on of electricity on Thursday evening last. The current comes from Nambour, through Mapleton, and is situated on the second feeder which the City Electric Light Co is building from Nambour to Gympie. This feeder, which is now well under construction, will eventually link up from Kenilworth to Gympie. When Kenilworth has been energised the company will extend its activities to the rural areas of Obi Obi, Gheerulla and Moy Pocket. This extension actually took another six years ! This period of our history was also when the majority of the roads were still dirt, Weaning Paddock Hill was much higher than it is now (the hill between Beacon Hill Rd and Paulger Rd), the Obi Obi Range was two way (on the current down road), Maleny Range was dirt road on the Conondale side. The Mary Valley Line still terminated at Brooloo. Brooloo had a school, a Post Office and Store, a Station Master and Railway Porter. Community Halls throughout the Valley were well used for dances, balls, sporting events and family celebrations. Bread, milk, groceries and mail were delivered to the door by local carriers, with the kraft trucks and the delivery van from McTaggarts store - all it took was a phone call. We still had small telephone exchanges – Gheerulla, Brooloo, Obi, Yabba as well as the many “hello girls” in Kenilworth exchange. Local residents could hitch a ride on the Courier Mail truck through to the railway at Landsborough to catch the train to Brisbane. Doyle’s Mill in Kenilworth, Adams Mill at Oakey Creek were still operating with many employees from the Oakey Creek Mill living in “Adamstown” in the cottages provided by Stan Adams along Moy Pocket Road. Kraft Foods cheese factory was still a relatively new industry in the town and provided employment for many of the local youth. The Forestry Camp at Yabba included numerous family “dwellings”, providing accommodation for many of those displaced in European countries by World War II. Certainly a different time and a different lifestyle – or maybe it is because I was nearly 60 years younger! Lenore Meldrum President Kenilworth and District Historical Assn Inc.

he Butcher! The Baker! The Cheese Chef and Wine Maker! They will all present their creative skills at the Kenilworth Cheese, Wine and Food Fest on Easter Saturday in the Kenilworth Town Park. In keeping with our theme, Meat Producers in our Region, Obi Kobi Wagyu will be selling their Gold Medal winning Wagyu beef steaks at the festival. They will also offer for sale on the day Wagyu beef patties, hand-made Wagyu sausages and Wagyu kebabs. Bite-size tasting pieces will be cooked throughout the day to tempt all visitors to sample the world’s most tender tasting beef! Obi Kobi Wagyu is a specialist Wagyu beef production enterprise, operated by the Cabassi family in the Obi Obi Valley at Kidaman Creek. Although they operate on a small scale, the Cabassis are partners in one of Australia’s largest Wagyu beef breeding and meat exporting businesses with customers in China, Korea, Japan, USA, Ukraine and many parts of Europe. Other Wagyu breeders from the Mary Valley will be invited to participate at the festival. And here’s more good news! All those visitors last year who enjoyed the Bison Meat will be happy to know it will be available at the Kenilworth Butcher on Easter Saturday. A special thanks to the Kenilworth community who supported our cake and book stall on 13 February. The winner of the $100 Lucky Numbers Board was Pat Yates. The raffle was won by a friend of Elvira White. All you bowlers in town! Get those arms ready for our bigger and better Cheese Rolling Contest. Tickets for the Anaconda Raffle can be purchased at the Information Centre from 1 March. Come and see the wonderful prize on display there. So if you want to meet our Butcher, Baker, Cheese Chef and Wine Maker, you know where they’ll be - at Kenilworth Park on Easter Saturday, 3 April. See you there!

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OUR COMMUNITY Mary Valley Stags NEWS

he stags are in full swing with training continuing Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 5pm. Any players interested in joining us are most welcome to attend training on those afternoons. We have our jerseys, socks and shorts for our boys to start their trial games. Their first trial game is at Gympie the 27 February against their C Grade/U18. As this is their game everyone is very excited. The next trial is against Pomona/ Cooran on the 13 March and a 9 a side carnival is being held at Maroochy on the weekend 27 and 28 March. Their first official game is against Yandina at Yandina on the 27 April. Everybody is most welcome to attend and support our team. We have been successful with our grant application through Community Futures Task Force for an electronic score board. We have got members doing Leaguesafe, FAO and coaching courses on the weekend 6 and 7 March. If any one has any information on the history of Rugby League in the area phone Neville Knox on 484 5521 who is collecting information for a display at our first home game on the 24 April with past players being invited as special guests. Anybody interested in playing/sponsoring/supporting would be most welcome. You may phone Brad Dilger on 5484 5364 or Glenn Carlson 5484 5133 or A/H 0428 159 529.

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his Fundraiser Workshop Day will be held on Sunday 14 March 2010 at Bellbunya Eco Retreat and Conference Centre, 114 Browns Road, Belli Park (10 mins West of Eumundi). WORKSHOPS Choice of two workshops in each time slot 8:45 to 10:30 am 1) Musical Alchemy • samjjiana • www.samjjiana.com Experience meditative, profoundly soothing vibrations of unique instruments of alchemy. Explore and participate in sacred sound that deeply immerses you in the awareness and harmony of Self. 2) Crystal Earth Magic • Steph Lister • Crystallicious A beautiful variety of sound therapy and the use of our own voices, we open and expand our hearts and send our love to the heart of Mother Earth at this precious time in her life. 10:30 am to 12:15 3)Yoga in Daily Life • Yamuna & Tyag • www.yogaindailylife. org.au Yoga in daily life uses classical Yoga postures, relaxation, breathing techniques and meditation to help us reduce

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stress, strengthen and relax muscles, and feel revitalised. Suitable for beginners and more advanced. Bring a mat if possible or a towel. Inform the teacher of any injury or medical conditions. Enjoy. 4) Empathy: The Heart of Listening • Lucy Lopez • www. lucylopez.net “What are you hearing above all the CLAMOUR?” Meditation. Music. Conversation and the Magic of Empathy to take you through the doorway of personal and universal Harmony. Be prepared to be deeply moved. 1:15 to 3:00 pm 5) Dancing the Elements • Sarika Schiotz WuTao is a dance-based therapy based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine embracing the air/metal element, balance lung and large intestine meridians through dance, music and meditation. Wear comfortable clothing and bare feet, with a blanket to lie on. 6) A Space for Grace • Heather Westwood “How to strengthen your qualities of character in the pursuit of meaning” This workshop will focus on three strategies: 1) Using the universal language of the virtues to guide our lives • 2) Viewing our lives as a series of “teachable moments” that give us the opportunity to hone our virtues • 3) Honouring the spirit by creating sustainable spiritual practices that allow us to reflect on what matters. 3:00 to 4:45 pm 7) Creating Your World • Raelene Byrne • medicineforyourspirit.com The virtues of harmony, peace, community, service, support, connection are all the vital ingredients that will change our world. Raelene offers information and a guided meditation with crystal bowls. 8) The Biopsychology of Cooperation • Dr. Michael Towsey This workshop will share recent research and use experiential learning and discussion to bring out the essence of cooperation. This workshop will spark your intellect, using fun and thought provoking information and activities, giving us new social options. Suggested minimum donation: 1 workshop $20 • 2 workshops $35 3 workshops $45 • 4 workshops $50 Delicious vegetarian lunch available $15 from12:15 to 1:15 pm Reservations strongly advised! By phone or email. Pay on the day, cash only. (It is possible to turn up on the day, however places can not be guaranteed in all workshops.) Details also at bellbunya.org.au (events) Email: chris@ bellbunya.org.au or phone Chris or Maia on (07) 5447 0181 All proceeds to Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT). 20 years on the ground in Haiti and active in the earthquake response. AMURT’s mission is to help improve the quality of life for poor and disadvantaged people and assist those affected by calamity and conflict. www. amurthaiti.org

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COOROY COOROY WORKPLACE TO HOLD LUNCH AT WORK – FOR HARMONY’S SAKE!

For more information regarding the Spiritus A Taste of Harmony event contact Renee Haynes on 07 5472 2444. For more information on A Taste of Harmony and all other media enquiries contact: Annalise Walliker 03 8689 2220 or 0414 231 419

his March local Cooroy workplace Spiritus will be participating in A Taste of Harmony, Australia’s biggest celebration of cultural diversity at work. A Taste of Harmony is a week of lunchtime feasting that begins on March 15 and ends with National Harmony Day on March 21, 2010. Community support service Spiritus will host several lunches for staff and clients throughout the week, consisting of a tasty variety of ethnic meals from all around the world. A Taste of Harmony encourages workplaces around Australia - big or small, and from every industry - to gather their colleagues together for a tasty multicultural lunch. Staff can bring dishes that reflect their cultural background, their favourite ethnic dish, or cook something from a country they have never tried before. Best of all, participating in A Taste of Harmony is easy, free and does not involve fundraising. Register your workplace at www.tasteofharmony.org.au then invite your workmates to cook up a storm for your event in March. Last year, more than 60,000 Australians shared deliciously diverse lunches while getting to know more about their colleagues’ cultural backgrounds. In its second year, A Taste of Harmony is an initiative of the Scanlon Foundation and is supported by the Australian Multicultural Foundation and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Cultural diversity is a defining feature of our nation and has contributed greatly to Australia’s success, Scanlon Foundation chairman Peter Scanlon said.

Plant and Garage Sale will be held by Cooroy Noosa Genealogical and Historical Research Group as a fundraiser on Saturday 13 March. Good sized plants including natives, cordylines, palms and orchids also quality well priced household items will be on sale at the “Guide Hut”, 41 Miva Street, Cooroy, from 7am to 1pm. For enquiries phone 5442 5570. Ros Higginson Cooroy Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group Inc. 5474 2271

PROBUS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

he Annual General Meeting of the Cooroy PROBUS Club was held on Monday 1 March at the local RSL

Club.

Out going President, Carol Blake, thanked the whole group for a wonderful year of friendship and entertainment, highlighted by our 20th anniversary celebrations, the variety of interesting guest speakers and a five day trip to Mt Tamborine. The committee for 2010 was elected, with Michael Fayne of Pomona installed as the new President, Lesley Wilkin as secretary and Mary Postma, treasurer. Not wanting to rest after her stint as President, Carol and husband Trevor, have volunteered to help organise this years social activities - so stand by for another year of fun, laughter and enlightenment. The Probus Club of Cooroy meet on the first Monday of each month. For enquiries phone 5442 6671 Patsy Fayne Publicity

“Australia has, and always will be, a nation of immigrants,” he said. “A Taste of Harmony gives all Australian workplaces the opportunity to recognise and celebrate cultural diversity, to achieve greater understanding and appreciation of our nation’s key strength. “Getting together to share a meal is a simple way to connect with your colleagues and community, which increases a sense of trust and belonging.” It’s not too late for more workplaces in your area to register. For more information, visit www.tasteofharmony.org.au

New President, Michael Fayne being congratulated by outgoing president Carol Blake.

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OUR COMMUNITY Australian Student Prize Recipient

ood Shepherd Lutheran College graduate, Thomas Robinson, was the proud recipient of the highly regarded 2008 Australian Student Prize recently. In receiving this award, Thomas joins a select group of the 500 most outstanding students Australia-wide who receive this national award in recognition of academic excellence in their senior secondary years.

Our next old time dance is 10 April. For further information ring Margaret on 5447 0175. A carboot sale will be held at the Hall on Saturday morning 17 April. Sites are $5 and bookings are essential. Ring Simone on 5447 0163 to book your site. Hip Hop and Break dance classes continue on Tuesday afternoons at 4.15pm. Ring Kester on 0403 091 200 for further information. Our Morning Tea for Cancer is on Thursday 27 May. Donations of craft, sewing, cooking, plants and fresh fruit and vegetables would be very welcome for our bring and buy stall. Ring Margaret on 5447 0175 if you need further information.

Thomas, a 2008 graduate and joint Dux of Good Shepherd Lutheran College combined talent and commitment to achieve an OP 1. After taking a ‘gap’ year, Thomas has been accepted to Monash University to study medicine. In 2008, 108 students in Queensland were honoured with this recognition, so Thomas is a member of an elite and esteemed group.

Check our website www.bellihall.com for the latest happenings at the Belli Hall.

In receiving this award, Thomas joins past Good Shepherd students Andrew Ringsmuth (1999), Cassandra Stubbs (1999), Michael Wiseman (2005) and Matthew Osmond (2006) who were also recipients of this prestigious prize.

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OLD TIME DANCE

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ance lessons are held on Tuesday, Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons at Pomona and Cooroy Halls. Beginners to advanced are welcome. Cost $7. For all enquiries phone 5485 1306 or 0429 829 328. List of 2010 Old Time Dances nights at Pomona Hall: Saturday 27 March • Saturday 24 April • Saturday 29 May • Saturday 19 June • Saturday 31 July • Saturday 28 August• Saturday 25 September • Saturday 30 October.

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he next Movie Night at the Belli Hall is Friday 19 March. Come and enjoy Walt Disney’s PIXAR and the very popular MAMMA MIA. Entry is only $10 for a family of four ($2 for additional children) and singles $5. Under 4 years free. Hotdogs, soft drink, popcorn and other refreshments will be available from 6.15pm with first movie starting 6.30pm. Ring Simone on 5447 0163 for further information. Pres. 5484 5006 • Sec. 5484 3195 • www.themaryvalley.com.au

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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES OF CONONDALE

ooran Eco Market will launch their eco information stall on 20 March, and it will include the latest updates and T-shirt sales from the mounting debate on the Kin Kin Quarry expansion and it’s wide ranging effects on the community’s future. These friendly markets are held 8am to 1pm every first and third Saturday of the month (eg 3 April and 17 April) and feature some of the best local music you’ll hear anywhere on the coast with our local jazz, rock and folk musicians. Come and enjoy the beautiful atmosphere, there’s always something new amongst the trees in the park where environment is everything. With a variety of quality stalls such as coffee cart, hot food, fruit ‘n veg, cafes, visual art, massage, recycled goods, bamboo/plants/seedlings and more awaiting the adventurous visitor. There’s also much to see around the local town with walks, views and skateboard park and BMX track for the kids. See you there. For inquiries ring Shayne (stalls) 5485 2767, Brad 5485 2773 and Steve 5485 0332 (for musos). New stallholders and musos always welcome. Pictured left John, a local stall holder

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In an intimate ceremony on Wednesday 17 February, the federal member for Wide Bay, Hon. Warren Truss MP, presented Thomas with his Australian Student Prize certificate and a cheque for $2000. Mr John Mason, principal of Good Shepherd Lutheran College and Mr John Berghauser, Head of Secondary, were present to commend Thomas once again on his outstanding achievement.

OUR COMMUNITY CONONDALE RODEO PRINCESS 2010

he Conondale Bush Racing Association is extending an invitation to any young girls and women in our local community to come and take part in the Conondale Rodeo Princess Dance for 2010.

The Dance is to be held on Saturday 27 March, at the Conondale Hall. The new categories this year are, Junior Rodeo Princess, Teen Rodeo Princes, The Conondale Rodeo Princess and a new section, Conondale Rodeo Personality, which is open to anyone over 25 years old, female or male! It’s a great night out for the girls and their family and friends, with a chance to win some fantastic prizes this year including jewellery, fashion accessories, hair and make up vouchers, gifts and a gorgeous sash to commemorate the title. All you need to enter is a smile and be willing to enjoy a great night out. The Sunshine Swing band will be providing entertainment on the night and the bar will be operating and a light supper will be provided. So get together with your friends, and make the choice to enter the Rodeo Princess Dance for 2010, you will be guaranteed a great time. If you would like more information about the Rodeo Princess Dance please call Lois White on 5494 4561 or Linda Ferriday on 5446 0221. Photo Birgit Kehr

Maleny

THE Phil Monsour BAND on The Deck at Crystal water’s

hil Monsour, the Australian troubadour who sings songs of hope, humanity, invasion and occupations, that speak with honesty and insight about people’s lives and personal experiences. Phil has been treading the boardwalks of Brisbane for many years coming to fame with the very popular band Popproperly, who toured extensively through Europe back in the late 90’s.

Between 2001 and 2004 Phil branched out on his own with a solo career recording various albums and touring with the likes of Paul Kelly, Hunters and Collectors, the Church and Powderfinger. In 2008 the Phil Monsour Band was formed with Crystal Water’s Jonathon Lloyd on the drums. The band hit the road with the album “The Empire’s New Clothes”. This Album traces Phil’s interests in folk and world music but also rocks with “amp-rattling” foot tapping intensity which is sure to get you off your seats and dancing. Be sure not to miss Phil Monsour Band’s energetic and moving Sunshine Coast performance live on The Deck, Crystal Waters Community Co-operative, Saturday 20 March. From 6.30pm food and drinks will be on sale. Entry is $15 or $12 concession, kids 16 and under free. Stay the night and wake up to the sights and sounds of the bush with Bunkhouse and Camping accommodation available. For more information contact Tom on 5494 4590, email: tombow51@hotmail.com or check out the website: www. crystalwaters.org.au

Lend a hand for Landcare

arung Landcare is calling on the local community for volunteer support for the 2010 Maleny Wood Expo to be held at Maleny Showgrounds on 1 and 2 May. The Wood Expo is both Barung’s major educational event for the year and its major fundraiser. Any surplus from the event helps keep the office and nursery open and staffed for our members and for the wider community. Jonathon Waites is coordinating Expo volunteers again in 2010, so if you can spare a few hours - and hopefully stay to enjoy a coffee and browse - please call him 5494 3151. On the front line, volunteers man the parking, entry gates, raffle ticket sales, Landcare BBQ tent and Barung’s plant sales. Behind the scenes they keep the event running smoothly and ensure visitors go home with a lingering taste of Maleny’s ‘country’ hospitality. All volunteers receive free entry to the Expo, a drink voucher and free tree as a token of thanks.

FEBRUARY 2010 Moy Pocket 270mm - 22 days of rain February 2003 was the wettest recorded with 364mm We only had 116mm in 2009 Report kindly submitted by Graham Brennan

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OUR COMMUNITY More for youth TIMBEAO PLANET MUSIC N M oosa a l e at 2010 Wood Expo ARTS PRESENTS ny AND NOOSALSA 2010

ow in its 14th year, the Maleny Wood Expo on May 1 and 2 at the Maleny Showgrounds promises even more for the whole family than in previous years.

For youth fired by the awesome displays by Winter Olympic skateboarders, the Expo is offering skatedeck-making workshops, and skate-boarding competitions will be held throughout the weekend. Those without the ‘daredevil’ streak can join in stilt-walking workshops, fall over laughing at the antics of Great Scott’s street theatre and explore the magical power of communal rhythm and melody in merimba workshops with Fatima from Jambezi. There will be the chance to try out the 21st century, single person, short-haul, personal transporter - the Segway - not that this will be limited to under-age drivers! Apart from these great attractions, the Expo will bring the smells of our timber heritage into the present with chainsaws and mobile mills in full swing presenting current methods of preparing huge logs for end-users. Stan Ceglinski (pictured left) will awe the crowds with his time-proven skills of yesteryear - the same skills that were used by the first white settlers who came to the Blackall Range in the mid 1800’s to harvest the magnificent red cedars. Throughout the site, our renowned furniture makers will be showcasing their craft - from fine furniture in the Main Pavilion to more rustic alternatives in the SES Shed and outdoor sites - all made from sustainably harvested Australian timbers, weed and recycled timbers. Expo Coordinator, Steve McLeish says “The 2010 Wood Expo has more than ever for our youth – it is truly an affordable, entertaining and educational day out for the whole family. “The Wood Expo is one of the few events with ‘something for everyone’, whether you’re a collector of fine furniture or just out for a weekend drive with the family” Steve said. The 2010 Maleny Wood Expo is supported by Sunshine Coast Regional Council and many local businesses and organisations. For more information visit www.malenywoodexpo.com.au or contact Coordinator, Steve McLeish on 0428 674 335.

oosalsa will be held on Saturday 27 March 2010 from 7pm at THE J – Noosa Junction, Sunshine Coast. Admission is $27 for adults. For bookings phone THE J on 5455 4455 or visit www.thej.com.au and www. timbeaoplanet.com Latin music as come a long way in this part of the world, the dance element as we have seen the ever growing craze of people wanting to learn to dance the different Latin styles. Now, to dance and have great fun in the dance floor you need a good band, with the necessary ammunition to get you going all night. Hence NOOSALSA! Presented by Timbeao Planet Music and Arts and THE J and gracefully supported by Arts Queensland. It is the Latin event not to be missed as it will treat you to the best in Afro-Cuban music and dance. The evening will begin with a dance workshop led by Tika Roberte and Angelo Salgado, they have been invited to perform in The Sydney and New Zealand Salsa Congress 2009 and 2010. These are calibre tutors that can easily teach and inspire you to new levels. Also on board, a Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Parade by the 2nd and final year diploma students of the Sunshine Coast Tafe of Applied Fashion Design and Technology, headed by proud teacher Amanda Knights, who promises to present a collection of fashion designs using hand painted recycled and sustainable fabrics produced by these very talented designers/students. Chukale, (pictured left) undoubtedly Australia’s finest Afro Cuban Salsa Ensemble, particularly well known for their high energy and pulsating rhythms, popular not only within the Latin Community but also with discerning music and dance enthusiasts. The band consists of some of Australia’s finest professional salsa musicians, hailing from Chile, Uruguay, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Chukale performs authentic Cuban salsa, Timba and Colombian classics. Fronted by one female and two male singers, and supported by a powerful brass line up and a driving rhythm section. For all those lovers and aficionados of Latin Music, this is the one master show you cant miss, NOOSALSA 2010!!!

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OUR COMMUNITY Council and the Mary Valley

n Wednesday 24 February a Councillor put forward a Motion with no prior notice to Gympie Council asking for the immediate support of Council to urge the State Government to continue funding many thousands of dollars into paying State Government staff as well as local external agencies such as the staff at Mary Valley Inc until the end of June 2011. This could cost well over $100,000! For staff! The Community Development officer’s contract alone for this financial year was $80,000! That officer has done valuable work over the last three years but is that still the best direction to follow? What about the residents and farmers in the Dam footprint? What about Kandanga township? Why not discuss if this is still the highest priority to channel the recovery funds? The Council is consulting and listening to the Mary Valley Renewal group which includes most groups and residents represented in the Mary Valley but they had not yet asked for this Motion! Why not? Because they are trying to sort out the issues of greatest importance to the Mary Valley residents and the consultation takes time. They are not paid staff – they’re volunteers, they work, bring up families, run farms and businesses. Give them time. Let’s get it right. Mr Garret and Peter Beattie suffered the result of rushing into decisions. Many believe they should have stopped to research and consider their proposals. They wasted a huge amount of money. I think they rushed in. The Councillor’s Motion without Notice carries the risk of doing the same thing – wasting more taxpayers’ money. There is little to show, as Glenda Pickersgill has said, of the $14 Mill spent on grants, studies, workshops etc in the Mary Valley since the announcement of the Dam! We can’t afford to be a party to rush in asking for more tax payer dollars without some time to research and consult widely. We pay for this through more and more taxes! Put aside prejudices, politics and anger. Speak up. Show up. Put your community first. But do it now. Cr Graham Engeman, Gympie Regional Council To the Editor,

ith the recent deaths regarding the foil insulation, the circuits in question were protected by circuit breakers but not safety switches. Circuit breakers will activate with large faults from equipment or a fault in the cable in question, but are unlikely to activate from someone receiving a shock as they require very high fault currents to activate. This is where safety switches come in.

It is the safety switches role to activate if there is a slight imbalance between the active, neutral and earth in the cable in which it is supplying. It has a high sensitivity and will react within 0.4 of a second and limit the current to under 30 milli-amp. Safety switches are now mandatory on all house power circuits in existing houses and all power and light circuits in new houses built. Unfortunately the circuits in question where in older homes and on stove and lighting circuits that have no safety switch protection fitted. Michael Thompson Technical Officer Electrical and Communications Association Ph: 07 3251 2444 Fax: 07 3251 2400 www.ecaq.asn.au

Local Markets COORAN MARKETS Every 1st and 3rd Saturday morning 7 am – 1 pm  Enquiries to 5485 2767 COOROY HALL MARKETS Every Thursday 8 am – 1 pm  Cooroy Memorial Hall COOROY COUNTRY MARKETS 3rd Sunday of the month from 7 am Cooroy State School Oval CRYSTAL WATERS MONTHLY MARKET 1st Saturday of the month 8 am – 12 noon  Stall enquiries: Kathryn 5494 4725 Eumundi Markets Every Wednesday 8 am – 1.30 pm Every Saturday 6.30 am – 2 pm Stall enquiries: 5442 7106 GYMPIE MUSEUM Markets At the Duckponds every 1st & 3rd Sunday GYMPIE SOUTHSIDE Markets Every 2nd & 4th Sunday IMBIL SUNDAY MarketS Operated by Imbil Mary Valley Boy Scouts Assn. Every Sunday 8 am – 2 pm Mary Valley Rattler steam train arrives at noon Stall enquiries: 5484 5109 KANDANGA STATION MARKETS Wednesday & Sunday 10.30 am – 12 noon Stall enquiries: 5484 3382 KENILWORTH COMMUNITY MARKET Every 3rd Saturday at CWA Hall 7am till mid-afternoon Evira White: 5446 0208 MALENY HANDCRAFTS MARKETS Community Hall Maleny Sundays 8 am – 2 pm Stall enquiries: 5445 7911 or 0418 733 013 Noosa Farmers Market Noosa AFL grounds, 155 Weyba Rd Noosaville 2nd & 4th Sunday month Stall enquiries: 0418 769 374 Noosa Harbour Markets Noosa Harbour Marina, Noosaville Every Sunday 8 am – 2 pm Stall enquiries: 5473 0166 PEREGIAN BEACH Markets Kingfisher Drive Peregian Beach 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday month, 7 am – 12.30 pm Stall enquiries: 5448 1728 or 0428 190 055 Pomona Country Markets Stan Topper Park, Pomona 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month 6.30 am – 12 noon Stall enquiries: Alwyn Beresford 5485 1634 YANDINA Markets Yandina Sportsground Every Saturday 6 am – 1 pm NOTE: If you have any alterations to this guide, please email the editor maryvalleyvoice@aanet.com.au

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OUR COMMUNITY Dale Emery Carpenter

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Kenilworth-Eumundi Road work Upgrade work has started on the Kenilworth-Eumundi Road between Archer Road and Belli Creek Crossing No 1. Road users need to be aware of possible delays and take care on this section of the road.

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I have assured the Minister that, if he accepts the invitation, he will not be ambushed by the media or disgruntled landowners, and that the visit is simply an opportunity to inspect and receive a submission by the PAGE action group.

The $6.65 million upgrade will include; reconstruction to 10m width, re-aligning the road to improve visibility, and upgrading the intersection at Fleetwood Road and Cherry Lane to allow safer turning movements. This work is due for completion later this year.

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Applications will be open between March 1 and 31, and finalise at the end of June 2010. For full details and an application form, phone 1300 306 496 or visit www.nrmaqld.com.au/grants Tax refund email warning A bogus Taxation Office email is currently circulating which states that the recipient is eligible to receive a tax refund of $650. The recipient is asked to fill in a form to claim the refund. This is a scam email and should be deleted. Do not respond to the email or provide the sender with any of your fiscal details. Meet me in Cooroy I will be holding my next Cooroy meeting in the Cooroy RSL boardroom on Thursday, March 18, from 10am. Anyone who would like to meet with me can organise an appointment by contacting my Nambour office on 5441 6933. MP Peter Wellington

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he Dispute Resolution Centre, as part of the Department of Justice and Attorney General, has been established to assist people in the community to resolve their disputes or disagreements. Trained mediators are available to sit down with parties in dispute and guide discussions so that an agreement can be worked out. Staff and mediators do not take sides and their aim is to assist all parties to resolve any differences in a fair and acceptable way. Mediation can be used for a wide range of disputes from conflict between neighbours (issues such as fencing, pets, noise or trees), disputes in the workplace between colleagues or management and staff, commercial or business disputes or family conflicts. Mediation is a great way to try to resolve conflict as it allows you to talk about the issue openly and with confidentiality, assists with helping you make a decision and saves time and money. In almost all cases, mediation is free of charge. Experience shows that there is about a 90% chance of resolving issues through this process. Staff from the Dispute Resolution Centre will even make all the arrangements for meeting times and place suitable to everyone. For further information, call 1800 017288 (free call). Queensland Transport has stopped collecting organ donor information for drivers licences. If you wish to be an organ

donor, you need to register with the Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR). This is the only national register for organ and tissue donation for transplantation. To register you can contact AODR on 1800 777203 or visit their website at www.hic.gov.au. Brochures will be sent out with a reminder that a persons drivers licence expires shortly. If you receive a Traffic Infringement Notice for a traffic offence and don’t pay the fine within the prescribed period, the matter will be referred to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER). They will write to you at the address on your licence and advise you of the manner to pay the fine. If the fine is still not paid, your drivers licence will be suspended until the fine is paid or arrangements are made to pay the fine. It is an offence to drive a motor vehicle whilst under SPER drivers licence suspension. If you are caught doing so, you will be disqualified from holding a drivers licence as well as fined. It is not a defence that you did not know that your drivers licence was suspended. SPER will have sent a Notice to your address on your drivers licence and the Courts have held that is sufficient for service. It is therefore necessary to make sure that your current address is the one that is on your drivers licence. Your address can be changed at the Police Station if it is not correct. Terry Kennedy Sergeant

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Safety improvements to Eumundi-Kenilworth Road The Department of Transport and Main Roads would like to advise that roadworks for the Eumundi-Kenilworth Road upgrade from Archer Road to Belli Creek Crossing No. 1 have started. The project will involve: • widening the road to 10m • re-aligning the road to help improve visibility • upgrading the intersection at Fleetwood Road and Cherry Lane. Construction will generally be performed from Monday to Saturday. Motorists travelling through the area can expect changed conditions such as traffic controllers and reduced speed limits. Construction is expected to ﬁnish in late 2010, weather permitting. The department would like to thank motorists and residents for their patience and asks them to travel safely during this work. For more information call 13 19 40 or visit www.131940.qld.gov.au.

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n international film festival set in the gold rush heartland of the Sunshine Coast, screens for the 4th year from March 11-14 2010. The Heart of Gold International Film Festival is the first film festival in Australia to exclusively screen entertaining, thought provoking, and positively skewed films. Regarded as one of Australia’s preeminent film events, the Heart of Gold International Film Festival 2010 will present a total of 171 films. 166 shorts and five feature length films will screen showcasing the work of filmmakers from 22 countries. In order to take Heart of Gold to its next stage, the Festival Board recently recruited Malcolm Blaylock as Artistic Director. Blaylock has directed, produced and curated St Kilda Film Festival. He has also served as a jury member for Interfilm Berlin and Spain’s Short Film Festival Bilbao. Known for his role in expanding and developing the Darwin Festival, Blaylock believes that the Heart of Gold International Film Festival appeals to the new breed of film makers due to its unique positive point of view. “There are so many good films, from all over the world. As I travelled the various film festivals this year I was looking for films that were entertaining and that fitted our unique brief. Regardless of genre, each film had to have somewhere within its premise - no matter how deeply or darkly placed - a positive spin on the world and a positive view of humanity”, says Blaylock. The 2010 program features quality films across all genres: comedy, drama, animation documentaries and student films have been selected for their excellence in film making. Amongst the 171 films is Australian actor Bud Tingwell’s last film titled “The Last Bottle”. Frank Woodley (of Lano and Woodley comedy duo fame) brings more humour to the program through his short animation “Chicken of God”. Kat Stewart [Underbelly] appears in a strong supporting role in a beautiful film titled Trampoline and David Wenham delivers a classic performance in a movie titled “Glenn Owen Dodds” [GOD] which carries the tagline -“Want to know the meaning of life? You’ve got five minutes.” The film recently premiered at the most prestigious short film festival in the world: ClermontFerrand, and won the International Prix Canal+ Prize - a career breakthrough for the three young Queensland film makers responsible for its creation. This award winning film will have its Australian premier at the Heart of Gold International Film Festival.

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Closer to the heartland are some outstanding local film productions. “The Gympie Pyramid Story” is a documentary about an ancient pyramid said to be found in Gympie. “Eugene the Storyteller” is more an insight into the world of bush medicine as told by an Indigenous elder from Gympie. “Somewhere Near Tapachula” is a touching documentary about a mission in Mexico run by Gympie locals that provides a refuge for disadvantaged children and therapy through surfing. The film sublimely shows how easily these kids take to the surf and the joy they reap from it. The international program features too many gems to mention here. Among them are: Grisen - The Pig [Denmark], The Butterfly Circus [USA], Just a Pitch [France], John and Karen [UK] all of which further contribute to a great line up of films which Blaylock says are some fine examples of truly great short films from around the world. The festival presents a fantastic family program which includes the stunning animation titled Lost and Found [UK]. Narrated by British actor Jim Broadbent, this gorgeous feature film is about a little boy and his unsolicited mission to get a lost penguin back home to Antarctica. Also part of the family program is Luc Jacquet’s first film since March of the Penguins entitled The Fox and The Child: a beautifully shot feature film about a life changing encounter between a fox and a young girl set amongst breathtaking scenery. Heart of Gold International Film Festival offers special events, documentaries, workshops, seminar programs and the very popular Filmmaker Presents sessions along with its extensive short film program from around the world that will collectively inspire you, make you laugh and warm your heart. Gympie Civic Centre www.heartofgold.com.au “Somewhere Near Tapachula” Documentary about Sunshine coast locals ‘surf therapy’ work with Mexican orphans – Closing Night feature. An inspiring story of love, life and hope looking at the horrific childhoods of 45 Mexican kids, and their exciting future of following their dreams... “Glenn Owen Dodds” (GOD) Who is Glenn Owen Dodds? Conman? Charlatan? Or creator and ruler of the universe? Could Michael Radcliffe really be meeting his maker? Either way, everybody gets five minutes. What you take away is up to you. For Michael Radcliffe, it may just be the meaning of life.

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