Mary Valley Voice Spetember 15 2010 - Vol. 20 No.17

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15 September 2010 Vol.20 No. 17

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Mary Valley Scarecrow Festival Kenilworth Show & Rodeo page 17

KENILWORTH Chook Chase wrap-up Kenilworth Pony Club news New Gallery in Town __________ 3 KARI says Hullo!

Kenilworth SCC Book Week_ ___ 4 Timeline Film Festival Poets Breakfast________________ 5 Historical Article Gift from the Past Kenilworth Country Market_____ 6 Kenilworth Show and Rodeo___ 17

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KENILWORTH Kenilworth Chook Chase 2010

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he annual Kenilworth Chook Chase took place over the weekend of 28 and 29 August, and as in previous years was a great success. With 300 main track entrants and numerous junior riders, the atmosphere was again full of excitement and filled with the roar of engines.

Thankfully the weather held fine, albeit coolish, with the wet in the preceding weeks making for a good track.

All entrants obeyed the rules associated with the event which, for those of you who are not fully conversant with the activity, is not a race but rather off-road motorcycle riders enjoying what they came for – fellowship and plenty of off-road activity over pre-defined tracks provided through the forestry and made available through the generous support and collaboration of Forestry Plantations Queensland and Department of Environment and Resource Management. Without their cooperation and assistance the event would not be possible, and we extend our thanks to them for once again working with the Chook Chase Committee.

Much praise must go to the consortium of volunteers who generously gave of their time in many ways to ensure the meals provided for the riders and their families were supplied with efficiency. The majority were aligned with one of the beneficiary organisations, but there were a number who came just to help without any particular organisation in mind, even from as far away as Brisbane, and to them all we are sincerely grateful. It just goes to show that community spirit is still alive and well in Kenilworth.

Thanks also go to those who organised and established where the ride would run over, the sweeps who maintained control and supervision over the riders, the SES who monitored the event, the Queensland Ambulance Service and Kenilworth First Response for their medical skills where required, the volunteers from Kenilworth Hall Committee, Kenilworth Swimming Pool, the Mary Valley Voice, Kenilworth RSL, Kenilworth Community College P&C and others who toiled, those who were involved in making sure the paper work was completed and in order such as nominations, insurance, licences, permits and similar, and last but not least to the people of Kenilworth for their understanding and fellowship extended to our visitors.

As is the custom, all profits generated from the ride will be distributed to not-for-profit organisations in the town who have been mentioned in our previous articles. It must be noted that this is a non-sponsored activity, with all income being generated by entry fees, food and drink sales and raffle of donated prizes.

Kenilworth has once again shown its ability to work together for the benefit of the community, and the question must therefore be asked – who’d live anywhere else!

Photo Richard Arnold • Article Blair Meldrum

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KENILWORTH PONY CLUB

ix Kenilworth Pony Club members represented their respective schools at the Fraser Coast Interschool Equestrian Challenge held in Maryborough on Thursday and Friday 26 and 27 August. Each rider undertook a varied program of events including show jumping, dressage, stockman’s challenge, hacking and sporting.

Congratulations to: Eumundi State School • Kate Lisett, Year 7 – 4th Preparatory Dressage (Years 6 and 7), 5th Led Pony 13-14hh (Years 7 -11) • Romy McCullough, Year 6 – 3rd Prelim 1B Dressage (Year 6), 3rd Led Pony 13-14hh (Years 7 – 11), 2nd Pony Hack 1314hh (Years 2-6), 2nd Rider Class (Year 6) • Megan Lisett, Year 4 – 4th Led Pony under 13hh (Prep – Year 4), 5th Pony Hack under 13hh (Prep – Year 4), 5th Rider Class (Year 4), 5th Riverside Teddy Bash (Year 4) Mapleton State School • Ella Skoupy, Year 6 – 5th Led Galloway 14.2-15hh (Years 3-8), 1st Maiden Galloway (Years 4-10) Noosa District State High School • Jessie Falconer, Year 8 - 2nd 70 cm Jumping (Year 8), 2nd Maiden Hack (Years 5-12), 5th Barrel Race (Year 8) • Rachael Law, Year 12 - 3rd 70cm Jumping (Years 11 and 12), 1st Riverside Teddy Bash (Year 12), 3rd Barrel Race (Year 12) Jessie Falconer (pictured left) continued her winning way at the Caloundra Pony Club Equitation and Showjumping Event with Reserve Champion for Equitation on Lexy, 6th Place in D Grade Showjumping on Lexy and Champion for Unofficial Height Class 60 - 80cm on Jahlad. Ella Skoupy also benefitted from riding time at Maryborough to place 8th overall in Equitation and 5th overall in Showjumping in the 12 and Under age group.

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KARI says Hullo!

group of Hinterland and Sunshine Coast artists have organised themselves as KARI, the Kenilworth Artist Run Initiative. The group has been formed to take over the former Kenilworth Artspace Gallery, run for the last two years by local legends Shirley Moreland and Veronika Spicer.

KARI artists are doing last minute touches to artworks for their inaugural group exhibition timed to coincide with the popular annual Kenilworth Celebrates! arts festival.

“We’re calling the exhibition “Hullo” by way of introducing ourselves to Sunshine Coast and Hinterland art lovers,” say artists Vit Martinek and Anna Howard, who have led the formation of the artist group.

Vit (pictured below) and Anna moved to the Mary Valley five years ago, falling in love with the area while completing diplomas in visual arts at the CSIT Art College, Tewantin. Vit explained that here in the Mary Valley, for the first time since childhood, he felt a unique sense of being part of a community. Since college, he has specialised in ceramics, developing a fascination for “paper clay”, clay infused with paper fragments. On firing, the paper vaporises, leaving a honeycomb effect. This technique gives a unique lightness to the finished piece, without loss of strength, allowing great flexibility in design. For the exhibition Vit is working on large sculptures based on the human form.

“Hullo” the exhibition opens on Saturday 25 September at 2pm in the gallery at 10A Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth and will feature contemporary painting, sculpture and ceramics by around twenty KARI member artists. The exhibition will hang until Saturday 23 October, and can be viewed during gallery opening hours from Thursday to Sunday, 11 am to 3 pm, or by appointment. Enquiries, phone Anna on 5488 6376.

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Books, Science and Opera Sign of the Times

dd in literature, a bit of science and don’t forget a pinch of culture and what do you get? Just another week of fun-filled learning at Kenilworth State Community College!

Book Week celebrations started early with the students and staff combining to create an “across the story bridge” display for the library. The fun continued during the week-long celebration of literature with lunch time activities, story reading and a visit to the town library by all the classes.

A bit of culture was the order of the day when the Opera Queensland came to visit. Performing “Space Encounters” (pictured below), these thespians not only delighted the students with their amazing voices but also had them laughing and singing along. Many of our students had never experienced opera before while others had the typical stereotype in mind – all were happily surprised with lots of interesting discussions happening as a result!

Science is an important component at the Kenilworth State Community College and the chance to celebrate Science Week was not to be missed! Mr Tony Lamont, the regional science facilitator, once again visited our college and had exciting demonstrations and facts for all the students – the millions of years old dinosaur poo was a talking point! In honour of Science Week the college also purchased a digital microscope which displays the image on to a computer. This is an exciting purchase for our budding scientists and allows the younger classes greater access to the microscopic world!

To round off an action packed week of learning our new college sign was unveiled with the Kenilworth State Community College wording and emblem. The P&C were able to procure the sign and Marcus and Sue Anstey had the laborious job of putting the KSCC wording in place – big thank you!

Make sure you keep and eye on our sign for more college happenings and celebrations!

Vit puts the finishing touches to his sculpture for the KARI opening exhibition.

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KENILWORTH Poets head back to Kenilworth for the increasingly renowned Poets’ Breakfast

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or over a decade, September has heralded the annual, but brief, migration of poets towards the green hills of Kenilworth for the everpopular Kenilworth Poets’ Breakfast and on Saturday 25 September, it’s all set to happen again.

Organised by the Conondale Range Committee as part of the Kenilworth Celebrates!

Festival, the breakfast draws poets from a wide area and an audience from even further.

Conondale Range Committee President and local poet Ian Mackay says he’s had people from as far afield as Victoria who tell him they make a point of timing their northern travels to include the Breakfast at Kenilworth.

“For some Kenilworth was their first introduction to a form of entertainment that is about as grass roots as you can get,” Ian explains. “We always invite some great poets, but there’s invariably others who just pop up on the day and never fail to delight.”

Who could forget last year’s Breakfast where “Irish Joe Lynch” (pictured above) from Mt Mellum moved the audience to tears with his very special approach to “Danny Boy” only to be followed by the outrageously funny Shirley Friend, and then capped by Wendy Green’s real-life story of winning the Melbourne Cup with Rogan Josh (with the gold cup to prove it).

Making a welcome return to Kenilworth this year will be past Australian Champion John Best, a lanky and laconic poet who never fails to delight audiences.

“Maybe it’s that “unknown” factor that has made Poets’ Breakfasts become so popular since their accidental emergence at the National Folk Festival more than twenty years ago,” Ian muses. “None of us know where the day will go once we get started. You’ve got some really interesting people looking at the world from some rather different angles and capturing it all in rhyme.”

Shirley Friend, who doubles as the Coordinator of Poetry for the Woodford festival, will again head the illustrious crew which will include resident ABC poet Harry Donnelly, past champion Mark Feldman and a host of others.

One new feature this year, is the introduction of a laid-back “Follow the Leader” session at 1pm. Poets here have the unenviable task of choosing a poem to follow the previous one and the results are even less predictable than those of the Breakfast. As well as this innovation, there’ll be the second-only public demonstration of the revolutionary device, the Wireless Afterlife Netherworld Konnector, for making contact with those of the Dead Poets Society.

The Breakfast begins at 8am, in the woodchop area beside the Kenilworth Hall in the town’s showgrounds.

Entry price is $5. The Conondale Range Committee will be selling coffee and cake and the Kenilworth Community College will be cooking up breakfasts.

Following the Breakfast there’s ample time to visit the impressive art display, the centrepiece of the Kenilworth Celebrates! Festival, in the nearby hall and a chance to catch poets at play in their new 1pm session.

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For enquiries about the breakfast phone Ian 5446 0124 or Cheryl 5446 0350.

Photo Birgit Kehr • Article Ian Mackay

TIMELINE ENTRIES “WOW” THE JUDGES

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he judges were greatly impressed by the high standard of video films entered in Kenilworth’s Timeline Film Festival.

Several student films were regarded as outstanding, especially those made by primary school students. In this category it will definitely be a “photo finish” and a final decision is yet to be made.

A total of 16 entries were received ranging from two minutes 30 secs to 10 minutes in length. All were made by non-professional filmmakers, and for many it’s their first attempt. Even so, they captured a variety of great little stories, and the high quality of both picture and sound illustrates their skill in using modern digital filmmaking equipment.

Some of the best films were made on a “still” camera using the high definition movie mode. This tiny camera will slip into your shirt pocket and still leave room for a note book and pens – wow! With equipment like this, and a little tuition, anybody can make a good video film.

However, video editing appears to be a weakness in some of the entries, “It could be a good film, but it’s too long.” or “too much repetition” were the judges’ comments that cost some films their place in the sun.

Presented by the Kenilworth Arts Council, the Timeline Film Festival is the grand finale to Kenilworth Celebrates! Arts Festival.

The two hour presentation will screen at the “Roxy Cinema” Alexandra St. on Wednesday 29 September and Saturday 3 October. Sessions start at 9:30am, 12noon and 2:30pm. Tickets at $5 each are available at the Kenilworth Newsagency. There is limited seating, so book early.

For further information contact Kev Franzi on 5446 0341.

Photographer Birgit Kehr testing the high definition movie mode on this tiny digital “still” camera. The results are suprising.

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KENILWORTH Another Gift from the Past Little Yabba Forestry Reserve 1953 – 1956

and much later, plant the young pine trees. Their boots would be full of leeches. Rupert Murtagh was one of the forestry bosses there, and Bill Fraser, and of course, Charlie Moreland.

y Dad “Aussie” Quick started work at Little Yabba Forestry Reserve in 1953. After spending six years at sea, and later with Rio Tinto, he wanted to go “home” to Australia, and brought Mum, my sister, Pam and me with him. Sixteen years overseas in other lands had earned Dad the nickname of “Aussie”.

Quite a few of the men were what was called in those days “New Australians”. Some, no doubt, were “displaced persons”, left stranded by the war with either no home to go back to, or their return blocked by unfriendly borders.

They sometimes shared our Sunday dinner, and would tell of their past lives, and their tears would flow.

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On hearing that men were needed in the forestry, Dad drove out to Imbil, to Stirlings Crossing where he stood with other men on a veranda while Charlie Moreland walked down the line saying at random: “You, you, you”. Dad was one of the “you”s.

February, 1953 found we four crammed into the cab of our 1935 chev ute that we called “Joanna”. We passed the Brooloo school and chugged up the hill to the Gap. Mum said cheerfully, “Once I get the curtains up it’ll soon look like home”. Dad said in a low voice, “There are no windows”. A shocked silence filled the cab.

We stopped in Kenilworth and we had cold drinks at the café. Then on we went, eager to see our new home.

Crossing the grid that marked the entrance to the Reserve, we gazed down on the flat below where the seven “rigs” housed the married workers. On the side of the hill in front of us was the Forestry Office, and also the three to four wooden barracks which were single men’s quarters.

Our rig consisted of a wooden kitchen section while the two projecting sides with the lower part wood and the rest was glorified tents. Mum went into shock as we unloaded the boxes from “Joanna”. One of us put the flimsy mantle of our kerosene lamp on the floor where Dad, laden with bedding, promptly trod on it. It added to the gloom as it meant we were without a light at night until it was replaced.

In no time, Mum, a gifted homemaker, had our rig cosy and shipshape, and as usual, had geraniums planted around our “house”. On arriving in Australia, Mum had read that snakes didn’t like geraniums. Mum did marvels with that rig. She made drapes and bedspreads to match for Pam and my bedroom - it looked like a Canadian cabin. Dad landscaped the garden for her, too. Across the road, sharing the flat with the seven rigs was the large Forestry Nursery where all the pine seedlings were cultivated.

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Dad and the other forestry men would go off to work in an open truck at around 7am. They would clear the hills of forest and scrub,

One of the men took up practicing a musical instrument, and, as if by magic, his mates put up a sign outside their barracks, offering it for sale at any price.

Nearby, was Little Yabba Creek, and across the creek was Mrs. Burns store where we all collected our mail, that came down from Maleny. Most of the forestry folk bought their supplies at the store, and it was where I worked at times, until the big flood of 1955 swept away her business and flooded across the flat where the seven rigs stood.

By that time, Dad was working in the office there, and we four spent the night on the office floor, while our many neighbours moved into the barracks. We were a floating population in more ways than one!

Looking back on those years we spent in our rig brings many happy and precious memories. I wouldn’t have missed it for anything.

Pat Sutton The picture above is of D.A. Low, M.L.A. (Chairman of Maroochy Shire Council) pictured in centre, with the Director of the Queensland Tourist Bureau on the far right, inspecting the Little Yabba Forestry Nursery in 1955 published with permission from Sunshine Coast Libraries http:// www.library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=picturesunshine-coast

KENILWORTH COUNTRY MARKET

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ello again from the Kenilworth Country Market.

Yes, we have a slight name change, but the people and the location are still the same. As we hope you have heard and noticed the market is now held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. The variety of fresh and organic produce is all obtained from within 50kms of our town, which not only reduces our carbon footprint but also ensures the freshness of the products.

Cath is providing us with tasty sweet treats and delicious fresh scones as well as her trademark choko pickles and beautiful children’s clothes. Gift ideas abound. Brad and Pip’s exquisite gemstone jewellery, Eric’s garden mushrooms and Leslie’s gorgeous mosaics are just a few to choose from. The local Fire Brigade sausage sizzle provides a tasty breakfast with sauces donated by Black Horse. Our next market will be held on Saturday 18 September, the same day as the Kenilworth Rodeo. We hope locals and tourists alike will take the opportunity to check out both events and admire the entertaining scarecrows lining the shopfronts. See you at the market!

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MARY VALLEY EXPLOSIVES DEPOT PLAN GETS THUMBS DOWN FROM RESIDENTS

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he controversial proposal to build an explosives store and outlet at Moy Pocket has had a resounding community rejection, judging by the numbers of objections Gympie Regional Council has received.

Community spokesperson Ian Mackay said he understood Council had received 149 submissions about the proposed depot and store which would see almost ninety tonnes of explosives housed on the side of the Kenilworth Bluff. As well as submissions, Mr Mackay delivered a petition with over 400 signatories against the plan before the close of the Public Comment period on Friday 27 August.

“The community has been outraged by this proposal,” Mr Mackay said. “Submitters covered a community-wide spectrum and included the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, The Australian Koala Foundation, the Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce, the Sunshine Coast Environment Council, the local school bus committee, the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee, the Save the Mary River Coordinating Group, the Conondale Range Committee as well as a host of individuals.”

“The plan to ‘piggy-back’ this depot onto the existing quarry is all about the company cutting its costs but at the same time, it cuts all the corners in terms of safety, and the community is asked to pay the price.”

Mr Mackay said the site proposed is simply beset with problems.

“It is too steep, too fire and lightning-prone and would be built beneath cliffs at a quarry where blasting is a regular occurrence. It’s in a visually sensitive area and completely ignores surrounding environmental values. On top of all this it necessitates transport of explosives in both directions along roads that are already less than safe for the large numbers of quarry trucks they carry.”

He called for Gympie Regional Councillors and its assessment officers to inspect the proposed site as part of the assessment process for the application.

“At the end of the day though, it’s plainly against the Council’s own Planning Scheme. We engaged a consultant planner who examined the Planning Scheme, and found this explosives proposal was in conflict with it at the very highest levels. To approve it, Council would have to toss its Planning Scheme out the window.”

“The general view in the community is that the proposal is every bit as ill-conceived as Traveston Crossing Dam,” Mr Mackay said. For more info ring Ian Mackay on 5446 0124.

AUSTRALIAN KOALA FOUNDATION Open day at ‘Quinlans’

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ecently the Australian Koala Foundation was bequeathed a property on Oakey Creek, near Kenilworth, and has exciting plans for the property as a safe koala haven, a model for sustainability practices and

a place of environmental education.

Oakey Creek forms part of an important wildlife corridor that links the Conondales to the Blackall Range via the Kenilworth Bluff and the Mary River.

On Saturday 2 October, from 10am to 2pm, they will conduct an open day at the property to share their vision and seek community involvement.

‘Quinlans’ is at 112 Oakey Creek Road, Gheerulla, about 20kilometres from Eumundi on the Kenilworth-Eumundi road. For more info contact www.savethekoala.com

Every day is threatened species day in the Mary Catchment

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he death in captivity of the last Tasmanian Tiger is commemorated on National Threatened Species day each year on 7 September. For the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee however, every day is Threatened Species Day, as the MRCCC strives to raise awareness and protect the habitat of threatened species throughout the Mary Catchment, from Maleny to Hervey Bay. Species like the Mary River Cod, the Queensland Lungfish and the Mary River Turtle occur naturally nowhere else in the world, making them some of the most unique species in existence.

The MRCCC has worked with landholders for over a decade to restore and protect threatened species habitat, not only for the Cod, Turtle and Lungfish, but also for the Cascade Tree Frog, Giant Barred Frog, Tusked Frog, the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly and other lesser known species.

To date, over 3000 landholders have undertaken riverbank restoration activities across the catchment, which has resulted in reduction of sediment at the estuary of the Mary River, where Dugongs feed on the sea grass meadows of the Great Sandy Strait near Hervey Bay, and migratory whales visit.

All in all, throughout a catchment covering nearly 10,000 km2, widespread community interest in threatened species may provide the impetus needed to change the status of many of these species from endangered to commonplace.

The MRCCC has hosted a workshop on Saturday 11 September to show the community how to rehabilitate and protect habitat for threatened species with local plant and wildlife guru Marc Russell.

Mary River Cod at Obi Obi Creek – photo courtesy of John Cutmore

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MARY VALLEY Mary Valley Renewal Projects

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hile the state government has announced that land purchased by QWI wouldn’t be released for sale before 2012, renewal projects in the Mary Valley continue to progress to help rebuild the community.

Spokesperson for the Mary Valley Renewal Team, Glenda Pickersgill, said with the launch of the Mary Valley Economic and Community Action Plan with a vision, guiding values, community goals and a set of strategies and actions, we hope this is a useful tool for residents to use and also inform local and state regional planning.

The plan shows examples of current actions that some community groups are doing or planning to do to rebuild the community and economic base of the Mary Valley, and protect our special environment. It also includes other community ideas that may or may not evolve into actions or projects. Well under way is the Mary Valley Scarecrow event, the Mary River Festival - this year planned for Kandanga, the Kandanga RV park, the Kandanga 1000 horse ride and community streambank tree planting to name a few.

We wish to advise that the Mary Valley Renewal team will continue to work in the Mary Valley communities as an alliance of groups who are passionate about the projects outlined in the Mary Valley Economic and Community Action Plan.

“It is planned that the alliance of groups will meet at least every three months and coordinate Mary Valley Renewal community forums on a six monthly basis which are open to all residents and groups to participate. The next forum is planned for 6pm on Thursday 28 October 2010 at the Kandanga Bowls Club.”

Mary Waterwatch Volunteers recognised

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ore than a decade of water monitoring on the Mary River will be recognised when Catchment Officer Steve Burgess makes a presentation at the state Landcare conference in Caloundra this month.

Steve outlined his talk at a recent Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee meeting and paid enormous tribute to the volunteers, local residents, schools and primary producers who test water quality at over sixty sites in the river and tributaries on a monthly basis.

Mr Burgess said that as a result of this testing, as well as that carried out by staff, MRCCC has been able to build up a set of widespread, long-term ambient data and has provided a much better understanding of the river.

MRCCC was involved in the Mary River and Tributaries Rehabilitation Plan and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality.

“It’s an impressive volume of information we’ve been able to gather about the river,” he said, “ but the best thing has been bringing all these extra pairs of eyes to the river, on a regular basis, observing weeds, wildlife and seasonal changes. You can never overstate the importance of this, nor yet the effect of people ‘bonding’ with their bit of the river.”

Six different Waterwatch networks cover the river from Maleny to Maryborough with standardised water testing kits doing each circuit once a month.

Volunteers test temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen and turbidity as well as monitoring waterweeds such as water hyacinth and salvinia.

“Agenda of the community forums will include an update from groups responsible for projects as well as opportunities for new projects to be identified and supported either by written submissions or from the floor.”

This year’s Landcare state conference marks the twentyfirst birthday for Landcare in Queensland.

“We see this as an important step in the community building process to help support, and motivate projects to move from an idea to a successful project, to help develop leadership and to continue to contribute to government planning processes.”

Photo below Waterwatchers Workshop Kenilworth

Ms Pickersgill said hopefully it will encourage Mary Valley residents to join up with groups that are doing community projects or work with others on new ideas that are important to the community. “Community involvement is essential to make the rebuilding of the valley a success.”

A copy of the community and economic action plan can be downloaded from www.maryvalleyrenewal.org and hard copies are available from the Imbil Library and Kandanga Information Centre.

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On Site at 2514 Eumundi-Kenilworth Road, Kenilworth Qld 4574 Saturday 16th October 2010 - 10am Three bedroom home on 1.04 Hectares (approx. 2.6 acres)

* Three bedroom medium set timber and Hardiplank home * Two living areas * Office * Two Colorbond sheds (near new) * Carport Excellent opportunity to own this fantastic address only 5 mins from Kenilworth (towards Eumundi).

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MOY POCKET - AFFORDABLE ACREAGE! 46 PRIVATE ACRES + 2 BRM HOME Two bedroom lowset Hardiplank home Double lock-up shed and workshop.

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OUR COMMUNITY AT THE MOVIE BUSINESS Cooran Pomon HINTERLAND WINS TOP ORGANIC a BLOG 2010 AWARD C inema Pomona Film Society meets every 2nd Tuesday evening at 7pm at the old Scout Den, Cnr. Mountain and Hospital Streets, Pomona.

The film chosen for Tuesday 21 September is “Grave Decisions”, a German comedy from 2006. This is a cheeky prankster tale, typically Bavarian, with a wonderful blend of depth and heartfelt emotions.

New members can join at the door on screening nights.

Doors open 6.30pm. For more information ring 0408 879 679.

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ood Shepherd Lutheran College recently competed in the Regional Tournament of the Minds (TOM) competition achieving excellent results. All four teams entered by the College qualified for the State competition held at Griffith University, Nathan Campus on Sunday 12 September.

Good Shepherd entered a team in each division of the TOM competition including; Maths/Engineering, Language/Literature, Applied Technology, and Social Science. The four groups of Secondary students were required to solve different problems over a six week period. Their solutions presented to a judging panel as a ten minute play. Good Shepherd Lutheran College won three of the four divisions, receiving honours in the fourth, Social Science. The four teams will now compete against teams from across Queensland in the hope of securing a place in the National competition to be held in October in Darwin.

Tournament of Minds is a competition designed to encourage students to think creatively and problem solve as a team and Good Shepherd students’ have an excellent track record of success, the 2009 Maths/Engineering team holding the Australasian title.

The industrious group of students are seeking sponsorship to assist with the costs associated with the venture and would appreciate any support from the community. If you would like to help, please contact the Good Shepherd Lutheran College on (07) 5455 8600. Good luck to all of the students for the State competition, hopefully more success is on its way!

Pictured above: The Good Shepherd Lutheran College Language Literature Team present the solution to their problem‚“Dilemma in Diversia” at the Regional TOM competition.

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Pure Earth Noosa has been established for three years and supplies a select range of organic and sustainable products for both personal and home use and which are sourced as locally as possible to lessen our carbon footprint.

Products include local skin care, bamboo socks and towels, cleaning, aromatherapy, goat’s milk soaps, lip balms, eco toys, BPA free bottles and much more.

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Living Smart Glossies touring the libraries

Expo’s Green solutions on show at Noosa Biosphere Day

ver the next eight weeks, a series of posters showcasing the winners of the Sunshine Coast Council’s 2010 Living Smart Glossies Awards will be touring the region’s libraries.

Council’s Project Manager of Environment Initiatives Ben McMullen, said that displaying the posters in the libraries is a great way to share knowledge and assist others to live smart sustainably.

“The posters include lots of pictures, diagrams and explanations of the methods used for each award entrant,” Mr McMullen said.

“These posters also show the final results of the projects and they are inspiring!

“It’s good to know that you can build an environmentally friendly and sustainable house and it still looks great!

“So it’s definitely worth a trip down to the local library for a look.”

Schedule for poster tour in the Mary Valley: 15 - 30 September Maple Street, Cooroy Library

17 - 30 September Wallace Park, Wallace Drive, Noosaville The Sunshine Coast Council’s Living Smart “Glossies” Awards celebrate achievements in sustainable building design, land use, sustainable transport and environmentally friendly business.

The Glossies Awards are the premier program recognising and celebrating residents, community groups, industries, businesses and individual champions who are making smarter choices in regards to how they live.

For more information about Living Smart Program and the awards visit www.livingsmart.net.au PSYCHIC READINGS with ZANN 3 days only 28-30 Sept (Mary Valley).

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great green family fun day is on Sunday 19 September 2010 when the Living Smart Expo joins Noosa Biosphere Day at Noosa Woods from 10am to 4pm.

Sunshine Coast residents and businesses wanting to learn how to live sustainably and give their home or business an eco-make over can see the latest energy efficient appliances and products while taking part in the Noosa Biosphere Day celebrations.

Council’s Project Manager of Environment Initiatives Ben McMullen said that a visit to the Living Smart Expo, on Noosa Biosphere Day, is a good way to find out how to live a sustainable lifestyle.

“The Noosa Biosphere Day will showcase organisations and business involved in supporting environmentally sustainable behaviour in our community, which makes the Living Smart Expo a great fit with the theme of day’s events,” Mr McMullen said.

“The Living Smart Expo is a one-stop-shop for builders, renovators, businesses and households looking for sustainable products and services available right here on the Coast.

“Whether you are building, renovating or just wanting to reduce your energy and water costs the Expo has information on solar energy, rainwater tanks, low energy lighting, fair trade, eco-architecture and travelling smart.

“Learn about permaculture, composting and worm farming, sustainable design and energy efficiency and take part in Biosphere Day activities with live performers, music, entertainment, community groups and forums and speakers.

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Visit www.noosabiosphere.org.au for a Yoga held classes Yoga classes in:-held in:- program of the day’s events, or go to council’s online events calendar.

Kenilworth on Mondays 1.00-2.30pm Kenilworth on Mondays 1.00-2.30pm Ridgewood on Thursdays 9.30-11.00 Ridgewood on Thursdays 9.30-11.00 on 10.30-12.00 Fridays 10.30-12.00 and Imbil onImbil Fridays and on Wednesdays 7.00-8.30pm on Wednesdays 7.00-8.30pm For information further information please ring For further please ring Amrit (Lynne) 5484 5006 Amrit (Lynne) on 5484on 5006

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OBI OBI HALL NOW AND THEN

ot many people who live in Obi and Kidaman today would know of the social life of the district in the years following the construction of the Hall.

Dances of course, were held regularly and were slotted in between dances held at other venues, so anyone who loved to dance would have been able to do so every Friday or Saturday night somewhere in the area. At the finish of every individual dance at a ball every child would rush out onto the dance floor to “slide”. While this would sometimes annoy the adults who had to clear the floor for the next dance, it did however serve to keep the floor “slippery”. The hall was also used for Sunday School and church services - any child who was dragged to church will remember how hard it is to sit still for an hour to listen to something they really didn’t understand but I have to say it was a lot more difficult to do this while sitting on a hard hall form (bench), some wedding breakfasts and numerous twenty first birthday parties which would have been attended by everyone in the district.

Obi itself had cricket, tennis, soccer and football teams. If memory serves me correctly Obi had six tennis courts, two cricket pitches, and soccer was played on one of the creek flats at the Cutmore farm. The Slack property was used once a year for a “sports “ day which as the name implied had something for everybody, a full complement of horse events, children’s running races, throwing the broom and driving the nail for the ladies, and as the property had a racecourse there were a number of horse races and “speed” events for the smaller horses and ponies who were not considered to be actual racehorses.

Due the improvement of roads in the area which gave people the ability to travel greater distances, dances in Obi Hall were not as frequent from, probably 1955, however there were two important events celebrated around this time, these being the school and hall golden jubilees. The hall was still, though, an important hub in the district and would have been used on a regular weekly basis for card evenings (where we children had to suffer dance lessons while the adults played a card tournament), an annual Christmas tree night, hall meetings, Country Womens Association meetings and monthly meetings of the local branch of the Queensland Dairymens Organisation and any event of significance that gave an excuse for a social event such as the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, May Day and others. In later years indoor bowls made an appearance but Obi Hall was not used for this as much as Kidaman due to the Obi floor not being as true as desired.

This trip down memory lane for me made me realise how important the Obi Hall was for the district as it was our only avenue to experience social interaction in those early days and certainly has left me with many happy memories of the “olden days”.

The Hall gave me my first taste of committees and “working bees” as we all did our stints as Secretary, Treasurer or worked voluntarily at maintaining the Hall.

The pending resurrection of the old hall is exciting, and I hope that many of the new arrivals in our district can come to experience a repeat performance of the great times given to us by this grand old lady, “Obi Obi School of Arts” as it was known in its glory days.

John Cutmore

At the end of all this everyone would hurry home, milk their herd of cows, then bath, change into suits and ball gowns and hurry back to the hall for a gala ball which would continue until the wee hours of the following morning.

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The local school also figured in the entertainment of locals too with social events held on Arbor Day which involved the planting of trees (which wasn’t such a bad idea I guess as the settlers had chopped most of them down to farm), and the most important day of year for us children “Breakup Day” on the final day of school for the year.

Once again we all participated in running races and cricket matches but the highlight of the day was (wait for it) watermelons and ice cream. The ice cream would have been brought out the day before on the cream carrier’s truck in a large canvas insulated container and kept cold with dry ice. The final excitement for the day was to play with the dry ice and put it into mugs of water to watch the “smoke” come off it. We didn’t have plastic coke bottles then so we didn’t know, as many young ones of today do that water and dry ice in a sealed plastic bottle can cause an enormous explosion.

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ave a say on our agricultural land The government is currently looking at legislation to protect strategic agricultural land in Queensland. I urge any residents with an interest in good agricultural land on the Sunshine Coast and/or Mary Valley to read the government’s discussion paper and make comment before September 30.

While the proposed policy has been formed with a focus on the Darling Downs region where a mining threat exists, the proposal also includes quality farming land on the Sunshine Coast and the Mary Valley. I have asked the Minister to prioritise the investigation and potential protection of good-quality agricultural land in the Mary Valley, similar to that proposed for the Dalby area. There is scientific evidence that shows that much of the land in the Mary Valley meets the state government’s strategic cropping land criteria. I have copies of the proposed policy paper in my office if you are interested, or visit www. derm.qld.gov.au Mary Valley Scarecrows I was certainly impressed with the entries in this year’s Scarecrow competition. I had the opportunity to be one of the judges of the “traditional” section this year, and I have to say that it was an enjoyable drive around our hinterland from Conondale to Imbil. The entries are most impressive.

If you haven’t already found them all - you can find a Scarecrow map on this website: www.scarecrows.org.au/ content/2010-scarecrow-map Crown land rent rise review Recently a number of property owners have contacted me regarding the exorbitant increases in rents on crown land they lease from the State Government for grazing etc. Some property owners have said that if these high rents are not reduced, they will hand the leases back to the Government, and leave it to the Government to manage the weed and fire hazards on these properties.

I have raised this matter with the Minister, and last week in Parliament he advised that due to the significant concern expressed about the increases in some lease categories, a review is now underway, and he expects to Peter Agnew B.V.M.S. announce positive news regarding BELLI PARK - BY APPT rental adjustments All equine services: in the near future.

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ne Thursday 26 August Cr Paul Tatton received a letter from Department of Transport and Main Roads in regards to the progression of clean up and opening of the Obi Obi Rd. This is what the letter stated: Dear Paul, Thank you for your email of 2 August 2010 about the temporary closure of Obi Obi Road between Coolabine Rd and Hunsley Rd following the landslip on 29 April 2010.

Further to my letter of 20 July 2010, the department is continuing design and construction works to repair the landslip. To allow the road to be reopened as soon as possible, repair works are being staged to allow initial works to be carried out while the upgrade design is being finalised.

The department has completed excavation works on several of the higher sections of the slip and will shortly begin works on the steepest section, which is considered the most difficult to repair. Following the completion of repair works to this section, the department will be better placed to estimate a date for when construction will be finished and the road can safely be reopened.

The department will continue to provide progress updates on design and construction, in the meantime if you require further information please call Mr. Mark Longhurst, Principal Engineer (Maintenance), on 5313 8700. M. Longhurst will be pleased to assist. Yours sincerely.

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espite a few black fingernails and some bruises, the kids at Mary Valley Child Care in Imbil finished their scarecrow in time for the judging round this weekend!

Director Cathy Hallows said the youngsters managed to turn a bit of wood and crafty bits and bobs into a legitimate crow for the Mary Valley Scarecrow Festival, which officially started on August 21.

“They absolutely loved it, and they even know that scarecrows are used to scare away the real crows out of the fields,” Ms Hallows said.

More than 50 children in the Tree Frogs room for three-five year olds with group leader Gail Lahey worked on the entry. It is the first time the centre has entered the competition.

Scarecrows in each of the valley towns have been judged and the finalists will be checked out by Sunshine Coast radio personality John Stokes and Member for Nicklin Peter Wellington, who will choose the Mary Valley champions.

The Mary Valley awards will be presented to the winners on Saturday 25 September at 2.30pm at the Kenilworth Hall during the first day of the Kenilworth Celebrates Arts Festival, and will launch a photo exhibition of entries with the People’s Choice Award.

A scarecrow map, and a website featuring the history of the festival and a gallery of finalist photos is available on www.scarecrows.org.au See colour photos page 19.

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his year’s Kenilworth Show and Rodeo is featuring, for the first time, a round of the QCAS “Ute Muster” Series. With classes called Street Ute, B&S Ute, Chicks Ute, 4x4 Ute, Work Ute, and Feral Ute, there’s bound to be some real good viewing and fun. Winners can go on to compete in the regionals and then ultimately at the Ekka. So can the local utes compete with those from elsewhere in the region?

In the rodeo ring, the full “All Round” Championship events should attract real quality riders. Bull rides, Saddle Broncs, Bareback, Breakaway roping, Steer Wrestling, Barrel race, along with junior events. Starting at 9.30am and running all day until sundown.

The woodchop this year includes a memorial underhand championship to honour long time supporter Fred Armstrong. It will be accompanied by eight other great woodchop events starting at 10am.

For those of you that enjoy the horse events, the show jumping has five events starting with the juniors at 8am will culminate with an official 1.2M AM5 event in the afternoon. A must see event. In the show horse ring, you’ll see plenty of fun and traditional junior events, and a full range of led and ridden classes.

And the whole family will love entertainment like Professor Wallace’s puppet show, Magical Mal, face painting, side show alley, and fireworks at 7pm. And we have show bags too!

Compliment that with the variety of the pavilion exhibits, and it’s a show you just have to visit. And the Kenilworth Country Market is still on at the other end of town.

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Noosa Biosphere Day Gather the gang at Noosa Woods to celebrate Biosphere Day, 10am – 4pm on 19 September.

Waste recycling and minimisation will feature with local organisations showcasing their activities. There will be educational forums with guest speakers discussing a range of topics.

For more information visit www. noosabiosphere.org.au

Have your say on the draft Youth Strategy From 1 September to 10 October, the community is invited to have their say on council’s Draft Sunshine Coast Youth Strategy.

Visit council's website to have your say, or contact council’s Community Planner on 5441 8401 for more details.

Zooming into 2030 Take a photo, create an image and complete a caption that show’s how you would like the coast to look in 2030.

There is $3000 worth of prizes to be won and as long as your image is clear with a well thought out caption, you’re in with a chance.

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COUNCIL MEETINGS Performance and Service Committee Meeting

9am, 29 September, Caloundra.

Strategy and Planning Committee Meeting

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Business Award Dinner

he Mary Valley Chamber of Commerce Inc. will be presenting a Business Awards Dinner on Friday 29 October 2010 at Imbil RSL Hall (6.30pm pre-dinner drinks). The awards will be presented in recognition of the achievement of excellence by businesses in the Mary Valley. Receiving a Chamber of Commerce Business Award will provide your business with recognition, publicity, networking and promotional opportunities as well as promoting your business for one year as the winner of an award.

To nominate contact Heinke Butt on 0419 024 291 (heinkebutt@hotmail.com) or Murray Steward on 0437 800 920 (info@maryvalleychamberofcommerce.com.au).

Tickets for dinner: $45pp Three course meal, entertainment and guest speaker. Bookings contact Debbie Williams on 0438 047 038 or Cheryl O Dwyer on 5446 0244. www.maryvalleychamberofcommerce.com.au

The $380,000 maintenance project will improve road safety and conditions through embankment works, repairs to the road shoulder and road resurfacing works.

Roadworks will take place between 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Single lane closures will be required and motorists may experience short delays.

Temporary traffic signals will be in place during the works.

The department will provide updates on the 131940.qld.gov.au website.

PCH is also in the initial stages of developing a Youth program and the new building will greatly enhance all of these activities.

For more information call 5313 8700 or email sunshinecoast.office@tmr.qld.gov.au.

The department thanks motorists and the local community for their patience during these important road safety works.

Mayor Bob Abbott who together with then Councillor Doug Bettens were instrumental in acquiring the current Community House 17 years ago and has been a great supporter since. The Mayor will be on site at 2 Railway Street Pomona at 10am on Friday 24 September.

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With so little money for such a task PCH asked local tradespeople to help out by donating their time and expertise. They have plumbers, electrician, concreter, bobcat and excavator operator providing their time free of charge. Local suppliers have also come to the party with donations of materials and “mates rates”.

They run monthly Senior’s lunches and support Seniors through access to free computer tutorial via their “Senior’s Kiosk”. Families are supported through diverse outreach services such as Child Health Clinic, counselling, free tax help, youth drug and alcohol worker, access to internet, information and referral.

Works are expected to be completed within eight weeks, weather permitting.

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Councillor Lew Brennan has been an ardent supporter of PCH over the years and has been instrumental in organising the necessary Council departments to expedite the process.

PCH caters for an ever increasing target population base of around 10,000 and is engaged with all sectors of the community having a focus on health and wellbeing through delivery of annual Health Forums, Community Kitchen and gluten free classes.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads is undertaking roadworks on Maleny-Kenilworth Road near Upper Cedar Creek Road.

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The 147m2 structure, lovingly named ‘The Shed’, will incorporate a large activity room, three smaller rooms, a kitchen, store and two disabled toilets. While continuing to operate out of the current premises, the new building will enable the Community House and other community groups to run additional activities previously not possible due to lack of space.

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Kenilworth Realty

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7 Elizabeth St, Kenilworth • Office 5446 0164 • Fax 5446 0742 email• kenilworthrealty@bigpond.com website• www.kenilworthrealty.com.au

Carol Gilmour

0417 603 451

RENTALS AVAILABLE FROM $200 p/wk

Please call our office to discuss.

Your Retreat on Yabba Creek? - Imbil Acreage Can you picture yourself living here on Yabba Creek? This property is only 5klms from the Imbil township and 8klms down the road from Borumba Dam. Just think you will be able to go fishing every day. But if water skiing or boating are your thing then this is the property also for you. The land is 7.85 acres with good alluvial flats, established gardens and a large variety of fruit trees. The unique timber home has all the charm and character that you’re looking for with slate floors, exposed beams, raked ceilings and spiral staircase. There are three bedrooms in total with separate parents’ retreat on the upper level plus two bathrooms and a fully enclosed studio/workshop with electric hoist. The central wood-heater warms you up for the cooler months and the large covered verandah is great for entertaining in the summer months.

Large Family Home 34 Acres – Dagun – with Amamoor Creek boundary

This 34 acre property has frontage onto Amamoor Creek which comes complete with a six hectare irrigation licence and 800m of underground mains. The original farm house has gracious country charm with five bedrooms, sunroom and large bathroom and second shower and toilet in the laundry. The kitchen and dining room are both spacious and are easily accessed from the entertainment and barbeque area – ideal for family gatherings.

The land is divided into 6 internal paddocks with improved pastures of Rhodes grass and clover, which is currently carrying 20 breeders. Good workable yards - four fully enclosed dog kennels with run, two stables and one with round yard. If you have heavy vehicles / trucks or earth working machinery then you will be impressed with the 20m x 10m x 8m Colorbond shed which has: 3-phase power, rotating gantry, inspection pit, loft and work benches. Overall this property is well maintained with lovely gardens and well established trees encompassing the property. You will be delighted with a visit to this one!

$730,000 Looking for a rental property?

Kenilworth: Neat and tidy two bedroom home with sleep out. This is a comfortable home for a young family or couple. $220 pw rent.

Cambroon:

Are you confident with horses and would you like the opportunity where you can rent out this home and assist with the horses on the weekend @ 6 hours work? This would then be offset against the rent on the home. This is a long term proposition for the right person/family. Contact Carol for more information. $250 pw rent available now.

$438,000

Borumba Dam 8 klms down the road...

There are several swimming holes for the kids or big kids to take a dip in without having to leave your property. What a way to escape the city and have your own holiday home or make this a lifestyle decision. There is ample storage under the home with room for six cars or the boat and bikes etc. This home is well worth an inspection, the possibilities are endless and the first to see will buy. This property won’t last long.

2.5 acres - first time on the market - great block First time on the market is this 2.5 acre vacant allotment. There are no covenants so you can build a home of your own design or build it later down the track. Ideally you could just build a shed here and use it for your weekend escape. The land has a very gentle slope is fully fenced and set well back of the road. It is only a 10 minute drive into the Kenilworth township and approximately 20 minutes into Eumundi. And don’t forget those views.

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Imbil: Renovated Queenslander with three bedrooms, modern kitchen, polished floors to living areas, front verandah with views, car accommodation under. Available now $250 pw rent.

Moy Pocket: Lowset three bedroom brick home on one acre of land. Available now $265 pw rent.

Kenilworth:

Good size family home right in town, three bedrooms plus separate contained area under, two bathrooms, fenced yard, plus double lock up garage. $325 pw rent.

All of the above properties have pets on application.

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$325,000