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CONTENTS PUBLISHERS Anar Higgins Darryl Olson Michael Kramer Noel Olson EDITOR Richard O’Leary SUBEDITOR Leigh Robshaw JOURNALIST Candice Holznagel PRODUCTION MANAGER/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kath Hawkins GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Ali Smith Carly Head PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR Kara Holmes MEDIA MANAGERRETAIL/MOTORING Nigel Petrie GENERAL & SALES ENQUIRIES (07) 5444 0152 DISTRIBUTION ENQUIRIES 1300 367 352, PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC, Qld 4558.

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My body

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My life

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Opinion

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My time

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My style

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My Property Preview

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OUR STORY My Weekly Preview is a high-quality magazine delivering more of what matters to the Sunshine Coast. It features news, business, regular columnists, interesting facts and figures for that hot topic at the dinner table, motoring, socials, travel, health, lifestyles and more, as well as the most up-to-date information on local real estate. The magazine is 100% locally owned, which means we don’t just talk about being local, we are local, we live it every day. Delivered fresh every Friday. We’re also conscious of the environment at MWP – all our home delivered magazines are wrapped in biodegradable plastic.

ow far would you go to lend a helping hand? Some Sunshine Coasters are pushing the limits when answering that question, as you’ll discover in this week’s cover story. You’ll get to meet some inspirational people whose compassion knows no borders.

Another local who gets a kick out of giving is Brett Mills, who is better known as one of the region’s biggest car dealers.

Unable to provide a free car to a charity every other week, he came up with a novel way to raise funds and help kids.

My Opinion is a great read this week; Sami Muirhead talks about sibling rivalry while Bill Darby says the council can’t rely on “trust us” to get its way.

In My Body, there’s some good tips for blokes who want to look their best, while Cyndi O’Meara let’s you in on the secret of a healthy breakfast in My Life.

And in property we look at the best way to sell your house – auction or private treaty? The answer could save you many thousands of dollars.

Enjoy and I’ll see you next week.

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QUICK CHAT

LIFE’S A BEACH

Moffat Beach surfer Al Hing is an icon of the Sunshine Coast surfing industry.

FIRST JOB?

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO THE NOW LEGENDARY MICK FANNING SHARK ATTACK?

My first job was working for my dad in the family hotel in Brisbane. We owned the Highway Motel at Rocklea. I learnt a lot about people and practical business skills that uni can’t teach you. Dad had been in pubs all his life, so it was all second nature to me.

Like everyone, I was just so shocked that it happened and that it happened live. It’s every surfer’s worst nightmare but it was the best result of all time. He was so lucky. It was a feel-good story and of course Julian – who is a family friend of ours – it was such a brave act for him to paddle and try to assist.

YOUR FAMILY INCLUDES. . .

Myself and four grown-up children.

FIRST CAR?

WHERE DO YOU TAKE VISITORS WHEN THEY COME TO THE COAST?

A canary yellow VW superbug. It was all an 18-year-old surfer needed.

I’d show them the whole Coast, from Caloundra to Noosa, up the beach to Double Island Point and Rainbow Beach and a drive up the range to Montville and Maleny.

FAVOURITE BOOK? The Hobbit when I was young. Lots since, but I do like Phil Jarratt’s books on the surfing industry. Salts and Suits is a favourite.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT THE COAST, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

FAVOURITE SONG?

Better roads. We’ve been discovered so it’s getting harder to go anywhere quickly.

Something from JJ Cale or Tony Joe White.

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BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN? From my parents – don’t judge a book by its cover. Work hard but enjoy it. Be fair with everyone.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE COAST? Moffat Beach. It’s a great place to live, surf and hang out.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED ON THE SUNSHINE COAST? I’ve lived on the Sunshine Coast for 35 years permanently, but grew up on the beach in Hastings Street, Noosa in the ‘60s. Our house at the time was Annabell’s – an idyllic start to my surfing lifestyle. We ruled it back then. If anyone dared surf in front of our house, we’d pelt them with marbles. My parents were country pub entrepreneurs, back in the days before capital gains tax. They’d buy a country pub, work it hard for two or three years, sell it, move to Noosa and buy a house on the beach and holiday for a couple of years. During my teenage years they sent me to boarding school on the Gold Coast. I was becoming a bit of a rough nut, so it set me on the straight and narrow very quickly. I think it was the best thing they ever did.

WHY DO YOU LIVE HERE? I live here because I’ve travelled the world and like to call this home. I love the laid-back pace of the coast, good surf, good offshore fishing, golf courses and weather.

DO YOU HANKER FOR BIGGER WAVES? It’s definitely seasonable and whoever lives on the Coast always does a surf trip, but at times we get good waves. I love Moffat Beach because I can just walk to the beach and surf, plus it’s a point break. The Sunshine Coast has some of the best point breaks in the country. In the early days I used to go to Hawaii every year. The last trips I’ve done are to the Mentawais in Indo and Tavarua, Fiji. J-Bay (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa) is on the bucket list.

IS THERE A DAY IN YOUR LIFE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A TURNING POINT? Early 1986, starting my own business, acquiring great loyal staff that have helped me with the rollercoaster ride of highs and lows of manufacturing and retail on the Coast.

All of my staff, we live and breathe the industry. All of my staff, my junior partner Noel, everyone lives the lifestyle.

WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD SELF? Don’t rush, you’ll get there. I’m a stresser. I’ve always worked all my life and sometimes I spend too much time behind the desk or in the factory. Sometimes you’ve got to stand back and have an overview of what you’re doing – and go for a surf. It’s like playing footy – you go out and get knocked about, you’re a bit sore, you have a hot shower and you feel great. Billabong’s slogan is ‘only a surfer knows the feeling’.

NRL OR AFL? NRL of course! I’m Queensland born and bred, so the Broncos and also the Cowboys, and Queensland in the State of Origin.

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COVER STORY

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND

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Our Federal Government is cutting foreign aid by $1 billion – which makes these everyday Australians even more determined to help.

WORDS: Candice Holznagel

Marianne Mattingly, Carol-Ann Rofe and Shed the Light volunteers Hazel Newman and David Goss

T

he joyous smiles on the faces of the children peering up at Marianne Mattingly bring tears to her eyes.

Their genuine excitement and gratitude is palpable and for a moment these children, who stand no taller than Mattingly’s waist, can escape the reality that tonight they will sleep in a jail cell – or worse, on the street.

Today is a brighter day because Mattingly has taken the time to visit and deliver bags of basic items such as clothes, books, toothpaste, toothbrushes and shoes.

For these children, nutritious food is difficult to come by, shoes are a luxury and they have few personal possessions.

The donations have come all the way from the Sunshine Coast and were sourced by Mattingly through a community board Facebook page and clients of her beauty salon.

“I started to visit Thailand 18 years ago and we go back regularly,’’ she says.

“Seven years ago I started supporting the Soi Dogs animal rescue centre but I

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wanted to do more.

“I started taking clothes and distributing them to the needy.

I visited my first orphanage in Bali three years ago.

“Once it clicked, it just clicked. It is the easiest thing in the world to do to help.’’

Before her visit to Thailand earlier this year, Mattingly put a call out to the

“The community spirit and trust is amazing.’’

Up to 25,000 Australians visit the beautiful island of Phuket each month and yet few venture off the beaten track.

Away from the beach and cocktails is a reality that is a stark comparison to the glossy tourist brochures.

Tucked away in a dusty street in Phuket Town, set amongst shops

“These women aren’t murderers. . . They give birth to their children in prison. The kids would end up on the streets if it wasn’t for this daycare program” community for donations. The response was overwhelming.

“I received 40 bags of clothing from the community… plus my clients donated money as well.

“My dentist, 1300 Smiles, donated toothbrushes and paste.

frequented by locals and buildings with boarded up windows, is an unassuming centre known as Uncle Pitak’s Home.

The daycare centre, founded by Child Watch Phuket, is for prisoners’ children, children from the nearby slums and construction sites.

It is where Mattingly, with husband Steve Ferris and five-year-old daughter Savannah, visited.

It touched her heart to see her daughter playing and sharing food with the Thai children.

“I am raising Savannah to understand the importance of helping others.

“Children are our future,’’ she says.

During the family’s time in Phuket, Mattingly also visited the adjoining women’s prison.

“I took basic items such as nappies, formula and toothbrushes,’’ she explains.

“These women aren’t murderers… many are women who were forced into prostitution. I don’t have anything against any woman who has no choice and who is trying to send money back to their families.

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streets if it wasn’t for this (daycare) program.’’

She says the most confronting aspect of her charitable work was a visit to the Phuket slums.

The homes are made of wooden planks. The “lucky ones’’ have a makeshift roof of tin and tarp.

Mattingly is aware there are Australians who are in need, but believes offering a helping hand abroad is also important.

Her message is simple: it isn’t difficult to make a difference. Enjoy your holidays but take a moment to lend a hand.

“These people have absolutely no support or financial assistance.

“You don’t need to go and volunteer overseas for three months… reality is, many of us have young children and can’t do that… but we can still make a difference.’’

The Australian Government’s foreign aid decisions have come under fire recently.

In May, Federal treasurer Joe Hockey handed down a budget that will see foreign aid cut by almost $1 billion.

Australia’s aid budget for 2015-16 dropped to $4 billion, down from $5.6 billion in 2012-13.

International charity Oxfam has spoken out against the cuts, stating that Australia “is on track to its lowest ever level of aid spending’’.

Oxfam reports that the new budget leaves the nation lagging behind other developed nations, including the UK who has lifted spending to 70 cents in every $100.

Australia’s new program lowers spend to around 22 cents in every $100 of national income.

The debate about keeping dollars on home turf versus international contribution is not a new one.

Charity worker Carol-Ann Rofe has devoted her life to international assistance and says unlike in Australia, many low-income nations do not have

Mattingly at Uncle Pitak’s Home, Phuket access to simple facilities such as adequate healthcare or financial support.

As president of Shed the Light – a not-for-profit Sunshine Coast organisation that assists Nepalese communities – she has spent much time volunteering abroad.

“There’s no government aid over there,’’ she says matter-of-factly.

“People here generally have access to something… Centrelink, emergency housing, goods hampers.

“Over there, there is none of that.

Over 8000 people died in that (Nepal) earthquake, let alone the number that were injured.

“Getting crutches over there is hard.

Basic medical over there is non-existent.

“Every child who finishes high school should spend a couple of months overseas and see what it’s like.’’

Shed the Light has a number of

initiatives including earthquake relief, a children’s home for orphaned and underprivileged youth and a women’s empowerment program.

The organisation raises money through donations, an op shop in Kenilworth and a Maleny store that sells Fair Trade products from Nepal.

Volunteers of all ages and from all backgrounds run the stores, ensuring all profits are funnelled into the programs.

In addition to an Australian committee, there is a Nepalese committee which helps to roll out the assistance.

Rofe says Shed the Light is making an impact and she has seen firsthand the difference an organisation like hers can make to people living in poverty.

“The women’s empowerment group is for single mums; they have no government assistance. We take them in and give them pay while they are learning to sew,’’ she says.

“They receive a certificate course at the end so they are qualified to sew and can work in the sewing industry.’’

Established in 2001, Shed the Light was founded by Suzanne Kupiak after she travelled on a mission trip to Nepal.

The people she met touched her heart and she wanted to give back.

The initial focus was the establishment of a children’s home and over the years the group has assisted about 40 youths.

The children receive an education and are supported to go on to study higher education. They are also taught basic life skills such as cooking.

Life for these children changes dramatically.

“One of the little boys who first came to us, a couple of days after he had been in the home, he went up to (Nepalese committee member) Sarin and said: ‘Do we have rice every night?’,’’ Rofe says.

“He would previously have had rice only once a week at most.

“Rice is just simple stuff to us. Stuff we can’t understand.’’

FAST FACTS: Australian foreign aid will fall to 0.22 per cent of Gross National Income in 2016–17. The Indonesian aid budget has been cut by 40 per cent in the 2014–15 budget.

Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa will drop 70 per cent.

Australia will give about $4 billion in Official Development Assistance making the nation the 13th largest donor in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

A $40 donation to Shed the Light will provide a child with basic medical care for a year. $35 will provide food and clothing for a child for one month.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? NEPAL The Shed the Light Nepal store is located in Maple Street, Maleny while the op-shop is Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth.

Volunteers are welcome.

To find out more about the organisation or make a donation visit shedthelightnepal.org.

THAILAND Uncle Pitak’s Home is located in Phuket Town. If visiting the island, you can catch a tuk tuk to the centre, which is near the women’s prison. The centre welcomes donations of clothes, toothbrushes/paste, shoes, hair accessories, educational books and toys.

Visit childwatchphuket.org/prison.htm.

OXFAM Oxfam works in almost 100 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty.

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SUNSHINE COAST ART PRIZE 2D EXHIBITION Caloundra Regional Gallery The who’s who of the region’s art world attended the VIP preview of the 2015 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Two Dimensional Award at Caloundra Regional Gallery.

Forty finalists are vying to win the $15,000 cash prize and $5000 artist residency at Montville Country Cabins.

There will also be a Highly Commended $5000 cash prize award sponsored by the Proost De Deyne family and the People’s Choice artist will receive a $2500 cash prize sponsored by the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce.

The 40 finalists’ artworks will be on display at Caloundra Regional Gallery until October 11.

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6000 More than 6000 participants are expected to take part in one of the five events to be held as part of the Sunshine Coast Marathon this Sunday. As well as the main event, there will also be a half marathon, 10-kilometre, five-kilometre and two-kilometre runs.

It’s the fourth year of the event with all profits to go to charities. Visit sunshinecoastmarathon. com.au.

ROAR VS MARINERS A-League football is coming to the region with the Brisbane Roar and Central Coast Mariners to play at Sunshine Coast Stadium at Bokarina on Saturday, September 26. It will be the final pre-season hit out for the two clubs before the start of the season – sunshinecoaststadium.sunshinecoast.qld. gov.au.

Socceroo Luke DeVere, councillor Jason O’Pray and Craig Moore from Brisbane Roar

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BILLIONS IN BUILDING The Sunshine Coast has recorded $1.18 billion in building activity for 2014/15 – the third straight financial year the region has broken the billion dollar barrier. The Kawana Health Precinct has led the way, including work on an eight-storey multideck car parking facility, the Pulse building, and the Best Western Hotel opposite the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

GLOBAL TENDER FOR CAR PARK The revitalisation of Mooloolaba is behind Sunshine Coast Council’s decision to go global in its search for a developer of the Brisbane Road car park site. Proposals are expected to include public facilities, shops and a hotel, in addition to providing a minimum of 500 public car parking spaces. The expressions of interest will close on September 17 – hpw.qld.gov.au/qtenders.

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WHEN SELLING CARS IS CHILD’S PLAY What drives Brett Mills to spend each September raising money for SunnyKids? WORDS: Leigh Robshaw

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rett Mills had a dilemma. As dealer principal of Ken Mills Toyota in Maroochydore, three people a day were approaching him to donate to raffles and local fundraisers and at least once a month, he was being hit up for a free car. He wanted to help, but not at the expense of his business.

“I actually started getting quite frustrated,” he says. “It was annoying me that so many people would be constantly coming at me for requests. At the same time, I was inspired by other philanthropic people on the Sunshine Coast and felt that when my business was at a certain point, I’d like to give a bit back to the community.”

In early 2013, Brett took on the chairmanship of the fundraising committee of local charity SunnyKids, which helps at-risk children. Around the same time, he attended a conference in America.

“In a one-and-a-half-hour marketing session, I learnt about ways to support a cause, but also to use that as a branding tool for your business,” he says.

On the plane on the way home, he came up with Millsy’s Donation Drive, a month-long fundraiser held each September to raise money and awareness for SunnyKids.

“I wanted to be able to give a more substantial amount of money and engage more deeply with one or a few charities,” he says.

“So we take our marketing budget for the month – which would be $25,000 – and rather than using it to sell

cars, we use it to promote the donation drive. This year we’re running a series of events and promoting it in conjunction with Hot FM. We’re going to have a pop-up restaurant in our workshop – for $150 people get a three-course meal with beer and wine and live entertainment. We will put a temporary bar in and we’ll light it with car headlights.”

Millsy’s Donation Drive raised $30,000 for SunnyKids in its first and second years and now, in it’s third year, Mills is aiming for $40,000.

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donation drive that worries Mills more than selling cars.

“Of all the things I do in a year, the success or failure of the donation drive is the thing that concerns me the most,” he says. “It keeps me awake at night. You worry about the events – are people going to support it? It puts me out there personally and I feel a bit exposed.

“I’ve got staff to pay and targets to meet, but the donation drive is hard work and I have a great respect for people who work in this charity.”

As a father of three kids (six, four and one), Mills says he has a soft spot for children who find themselves in risky or disadvantaged situations through no fault of their own.

“SunnyKids is an early intervention model,” he says.

“The government can really only help when something goes wrong. SunnyKids takes in referrals when a local person in the community notices a problem with a child.

“I assisted SunnyKids in providing some transport to a family with seven kids. It meant all of those kids were able to get to school and ultimately kept that family together and prevented the need for the kids to go into foster care.

“What I like about SunnyKids is it’s not a handout service. They get to the basic cause of the problem and give people a hand up, not a handout. I find it massively rewarding when SunnyKids can do something that if you project that child’s life forward 20 years, the difference it makes is enormous.”

Millsy’s Pop-up Restaurant will be held on Saturday September 5. Visit donationdrive.com.au for more information and to buy tickets.

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t was more than 25 years ago when I first stood and looked up at the sweeping steps and brick facade of one of Australia’s top tourist destinations.

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For the bigger kids there is the infamous big nine thrill rides including the Tower of Terror II, the Giant Drop (you can hear the screams echoing through the park) and The Claw.

We had one goal and that was to try out the new ABC Kids World.

The verdict? Any child under the age of eight will be in heaven. And, it’s enjoyable for parents too.

This section of the park is quieter and slower paced. Full of bright colour and interactive activities it was the perfect place for our toddler, who was able to run around freely with mum and dad following closely behind.

Growing on the successful 10-year partnership with The Wiggles, Dreamworld extended its footprint to incorporate popular television characters from Giggle and Hoot, Play School and Bananas in Pyjamas.

There is a Giggle and Hoot Pirate Ship, Big Red Car ride, Dorothy’s teacup ride, a winding maze and the thrill seeking Big Red Boat ride.

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The theme park is located at Coomera, the gateway to the Gold Coast, which is why we decided to make a weekend of our getaway and spend some time in the world-famous Surfers Paradise.

There is no denying that the southern coast is one of the nation’s leading holiday playgrounds.

PLAYING THERE Dreamworld has great value ticket options including holiday and unlimited world passes that will grant you access to Dreamworld and WhiteWater World.

A one-day Dreamworld ticket including entry to WhiteWater World costs $95 for adults and $85 for children aged three to 13. Entry for children aged under three is free.

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STAYING THERE Check out the family friendly Mantra Sun City. Located one block from the beach and within walking distance of the bustling Cavill Avenue, the hotel has a range of accommodation options with self-catering facilities and a lagoon style pool with water slides.

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While there is plenty of fun to be had in the sun, it is important to remember surf safety this season.

Users of the Beachsafe app can access detailed information about Australia’s 12,000 beaches including weather and forecasts, tide, swell, water temperature, service patrol periods, Surf Life Saving Clubs, regulatory and hazard information.

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Wristwear has been at the forefront of technology savvy accessories. The Apple Watch, Samsung Gear and Pebble Steel have well and truly cemented themselves into the smart market.

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It covers a range of genres including current affairs, music, politics and culture.

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The creators hope to distribute the ring as early as November. It is estimated it will retail for around A$400 but you can back the project on Kickstarter and receive the ring for $310.

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Avoid sugary, highly processed breakfast cereals made with artificial colouring, chemicals and partially-hydrogenated oils – they are a highly refined junk food positioned as ‘healthy’ through clever marketing and advertising. They kick off the ‘sugar high/energy slump’

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Foods such as a warm chia porridge with fresh fruit, sweet or savoury pancakes or a cooked breakfast of eggs with avocado and greens or an omelette are all fabulous in winter. During summer, I enjoy a fruit-only breakfast, homemade muesli (coconut, almond, date and apple) or a protein shake.

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MY OPINION

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Greater transparency and open communication are the keys to confidence in our local council, writes Bill Darby.

Siblings can be your best friends – if they don’t kill you first, writes Sami Muirhead.

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ibling rivalry is starting young in our household. One of our children accidentally fell onto our one-year-old. The oneyear-old then proceeded to poke himself in his own eye with his own finger. Queue the Benny Hill music.

The little fellow cried and Mother Of The Year (that is me) just gave him some jelly. Jelly fixes everything, right?

Well, not even a bowl of blue jelly could settle my bub. We know it is serious when the kids reject blue jelly.

Triage nurses should use the jelly test to sort out their really sick patients from their moderately ill ones.

Rejecting blue jelly is similar to aforementioned Mother Of The Year coming home from work on a Friday night and saying, “No thanks I could not possibly have a red wine. I will just have a kale juice.” Pftt. Now I am just talking nonsense.

So off to the doctor we went with our squinting bub. The GP sent us to Nambour Hospital who sent us to Caloundra Hospital to see an opthamologist. There was talk of possible permanent damage and a badly scratched cornea. Thankfully our non-blue-jelly eating baby and his eye are both absolutely fine. And equally as lucky, we had plenty of red wine on hand that night to soothe my nerves.

But it got me thinking about all the mini wars my brother and sister and I had growing up. We were playing in the pool when I was seven, when my brother picked up a brick and threw it

at my head because we wanted to play a game we invented called pool Pac-Man. Not the brightest crayons in the box. He smashed that brick into my head. I sunk to the bottom of the pool, got fished out and then got stitches. He got grounded.

Brothers and sisters tend to battle it out in ways non-relatives could never imagine. In the hospital waiting room with our eye gouge patient, I met another family with an 11-year-old girl who had a suspected broken arm after falling off her horse. Her little brother had left his football in the paddock.

Another family was there with a young man with a bleeding eyebrow from a surf board fin – which his brother just happened to be using at the time.

And my personal favourite story came from the family who sheepishly told us their five-year-old had pushed a grape up the nose of his three-yearold brother.

No matter how many times your siblings Chinese burn, curry cup, knuckle smash, or simply punch you when no one is looking, I am afraid you are stuck with them for life. And I for one wouldn’t change it for the world, because with some luck, when you all grow up, your brother or sister will be your greatest protector and best mate.

For more from Sami go to twomadrabbits.com or you can hear her on Mix FM.

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he stoush over major project funding between the council and local ratepayer groups has again reared its ugly head.

The former CEO of Caloundra City claims the southern end of the Sunshine Coast is getting the short end of the stick, being denied funds for much needed main street infrastructure. The local councillor of 15 years allegedly supports these claims, exclaiming that access to public funds for Caloundra is like getting blood out of a stone.

As is so often the case, the regional council finds itself on the back foot as disquiet plays out in the media. Once again, a benign press release gets issued by the council to set the record straight.

The council has done everything right, there’s no room for improvement and by the way, Caloundra was never as rich as Maroochy in the first place. That will shut them up for now, let’s carry on.

There are a few issues in this scenario that eventually need to be addressed. Firstly, and I don’t know how many times this needs to be pointed out, the council needs to earn the public’s trust. The council needs to be way more transparent and far more authentic in the way it communicates.

It was explained to me by the head of town planning that infrastructure spending on the Maroochydore CBD (and projects like the airport expansion) do not deplete regional infrastructure budgets. They are funded separately and independently through other

mechanisms. If this is indeed true, why not pursue this narrative when ratepayers raise the question? Explain the facts rather than expecting the community to simply have trust.

Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, is the lack of regional focus our council system delivers. As a divisional council, each councillor relies on the residents within their area to vote them back into a job. The reality is, the system rewards councillors for putting their own division ahead of what’s best for the region as a whole.

You can be absolutely assured that our councillors do not want to lose their jobs but until there is systemic change, conflicts of interest will dominate.

Thirdly, don’t blame the mayor if you’ve got a beef with the council. The reason being, the mayor has no executive power to do anything whatsoever. The position of mayor is important because he or she is out there trying to be our number one salesperson – spruiking all the wonderful things we’ve got on the go.

The reality is, the mayor has no say over the way councillors vote on regional issues. Like it or not, he’s just there to cop the flak when councillors ignore the big picture. I think people should try and remember that.

Bill Darby is a director of Rumba Beach Resort and is Tourism & Events Chair for the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce. Email: bill@billdarby.com.au

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LOCAL NEWS

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NIGHT OF NIGHTS FOR SIX LOCAL WOMEN

Denise Ladwig, Jodi Chapman, Roz White, Angela Miles, Sam Spunner & Courtney Aspland

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he 2015 Business Women of the Year Awards were staged at The Events Centre, Caloundra on August 15 and once again attracted a quality field of contenders.

There was no shortage of inspiration or success stories among this year’s nominees, who competed across five categories: Corporate, Micro Small, Professional, Sustainable and Young.

My Weekly Preview caught up with the winners following their big night.

ROZ WHITE Outstanding Business Woman of the Year – Roz White of White’s Grocers (IGA Supermarkets) Roz White is a well-known identity on the Sunshine Coast and has forged a reputation as someone who focuses on people – her team, customers and the community.

This is part of the reason she was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Business Woman of the Year title at the

17th annual awards.

She tells My Weekly Preview that she is absolutely thrilled with the win.

“It is a very humbling acknowledgement of your work. The whole process (of the awards) is such a celebration of women working in business, contributing and value adding and creating employment.

“I must thank the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network. A hearty congratulations for providing the opportunity and being able to allow women to celebrate what they do.’’

It was 22 years ago that Roz and her husband bought a small convenience store in Maroochydore. It has since grown into a successful organisation with an average of 200 staff.

She says the key to success is loving what you do and offers this advice: “Create an idea, which stands out in a competitive world, and continue to evolve, adapt, remodel, and reinvigorate your ideas to remain relevant and viable.

“Gather your own industry intel to maintain a broad view perspective and gain valuable insight into your own business enterprise. ‘’

COURTNEY ASPLAND Young Business Woman of the Year – Courtney Aspland of TAFE Queensland East Coast This young business woman has one big positive on her side – she loves her job.

“As manager of marketing and sales, I’m given the chance to combine my passion for communication and business in a role shaping education for the region,’’ Aspland tells My Weekly Preview.

This passion was a key factor in her securing the Young Business Woman of the Year title.

She says her win was unexpected.

“I recommend the process to anybody. It was a great opportunity for me to go back and review what I’ve done in the past 12 months.”

Aspland has been working in the marketing and sales industry for five years and looks forward to continuing her success.

“I have always tried to embrace challenges with optimism and enthusiasm in everything I’ve undertaken.”

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LOCAL NEWS

JODI CHAPMAN

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Corporate Business Woman of the Year – Jodi Chapman, Advanced Wellness and Behavioural Centre Jodi Chapman knows the importance of advancing not only your wellness, but every aspect of your life, career included.

She is the proud winner of the Corporate category at this year’s Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network awards.

“It’s very exciting,’’ she says.

“It makes me very proud of the effort that I’ve put in over many, many years and that has been recognised.’’

Chapman, who has a clear business goal in place, says being well educated has helped her on the way to success.

Her advice is this: “It’s planning, knowing exactly what you want and filling in the steps to get there.

“It’s about being passionate about what you want, if you have that passion you won’t stop.

“You need to be driven as to who you are as a person and what your role is in this life.’’

Micro Small Business Woman of the Year – Denise Ladwig, Advanced Women’s Imaging Talk to Denise Ladwig’s clients and they will tell you the same thing: she’s good at what she does.

Her passion for obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound shines through in her day-to-day work life.

“I love the wonder of seeing babies develop and grow and interact with their parents and their in-utero world,’’ she tells My Weekly Preview.

“I love caring for women, giving them assurance that all is well with their pregnancies.’’

With her obvious passion, it’s no surprise that Ladwig took home the Micro title at the awards. She says she was not expecting the award win.

“I was honoured… stunned,’’ she adds. “Winning the award is a nice recognition of the value of the service.’’

Her advice to those pursuing a successful career?

“Surround yourself with people who will encourage, support and nurture both you and your dream.

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SAM SPUNNER

business take your time and do it right,’’ she adds.

“Give yourself time to make the right contacts, ask the right questions and ensure your products and services are in demand before you start.’’

Sustainable Business Woman of the Year – Sam Spunner, Sinchies If you are a mother to a toddler, chances are you’ve heard of Sinchies reusable pouches.

Sam Spunner has turned a humble idea into a successful business.

She is focused on steering Sinchies into the future.

“I really want to get out there more and educate families on healthy eating and on how to be more sustainable.

“I want to support the community a lot more and keep increasing my product range.’’

Spunner was surprised to win the award.

“The recognition and to be a part of such a fantastic group of women is just amazing.’’

She lists passion, drive and support as the key factors to her success.

“When it comes to building your

Professional Business Woman of the Year – Angela Miles, RACQ Careflight Rescue Working with a team to help people every day is something to be proud of.

And although she doesn’t do it for the accolades, Angela Miles is stoked to have won the Professional category at the Business Women of the Year Awards.

“I think it adds a whole new dynamic to my role work in the not for profit industry,’’ she says.

“It provides that additional achievement and that endorsement… it opens the doors.’’

Miles says if you put your mind to it, a successful career is attainable.

Her advice is simple: “Seek out support whether that’s in the form of education or business and relevant coaching,’’ she says.

“Give to charity – it’s a lifeline.’’

“Don’t forget your family and friends in the busyness of work – they will be there for you when things get tough or overwhelming.’’

ANGELA MILES

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Head to Bushland Vibes at Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens and celebrate Father’s Day. There will be an art exhibition, music and children’s activities.

The Friends of the Botanic Gardens, supported by Sunshine Coast Council are hosting the event, which will begin with the local Gubbi Gubbi Dance Troupe performing a welcome ceremony followed by a celebration of song, dance, and storytelling.

There will also be bush poetry and the chance to see works by artists Cathy Money, Lyndon Davis, and potters from the Sunshine Coast Art Group.

Children will learn to make a cubby house using natural materials and Geckoes

NIPPERS SIGN-ON Wildlife educator Martin Fingland will be there with his native animal companions.

Visitors will also have the chance to taste gourmet bush food, take a bush food walk through the gardens, take part in a weaving workshop and browse market stalls.

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The club is hosting a nippers sign-on and come and try day next weekend.

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There will be games, a free sausage sizzle and free icy poles for the kids.

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YOU BEAUTY

SATURDAY ARVO MUSIC STORIES FROM THE SKY A whimsical tale of memory, dream and friendship will be told as the Flipside Circus returns to the Sunshine Coast with its new show, Stories from the Sky, next month.

Through breathtaking aerials, gutsy German wheel and extraordinary juggling, Flipside Circus will reveal its most beautiful and captivating stories so far.

The Brisbane-based group boasts artists ranging in age from 11 to 18.

The shows will be held during the September school holidays with the

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opportunity to stay on after the show for a half hour of circus play with the performers.

Participants will be able to try out the spinning sticks, hula hoops and juggling.

Show times are 10am on Wednesday, September 23, 10am and 1pm on Thursday, September 24 and 1pm on Friday, September 25.

Stories from the Sky will be at the Lake Kawana Community Centre on Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina.

Tickets are $18.50 or $68 for four.

Visit scvenuesandevents.com.au.

Head out to Pub Aussie World tomorrow for the iconic venue’s Saturday music session.

Noosa’s blues roots duo Brothers will take to the stage and are sure to entertain music lovers.

Brothers, consisting of Jack Parkes and Tom Braby, are united by their love of energetic indi, blues jams and live performance.

Aussie World’s new music calendar will continue through the month of September with The Perries and Olivia Ruth forming part of the line-up.

Brothers will perform on Saturday, August 29 from 2pm. Pub Aussie World is located at 73 Frizzo Road, Palmview. For more information visit aussieworld.com.au.

Coast residents are being urged to dress up next month and help raise money for a good cause.

The Beautiful You Variety Gala Performance will be a night of entertainment, glamour, laughter and inspirational young talent.

To be held at the Flinders Performance Centre in Buderim, the gala is a fundraiser for the Beautiful You cancer charity, which is focused on establishing a Sunshine Coast-based retreat for families.

The fundraising event will showcase a range of talented performing arts professionals from across the Coast, plus there will be raffles, door prizes and canapés.

Doors open at 6.30pm. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased through trybooking.com/HLAS. For more information phone Sarah Sullivan on 5477 2951.

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Lightweight and stylish, it adds a final touch to any outfit, be it a dress, jeans or beachwear.

Gordon Smith shoe, $99.95, Front Cover Girl

FDJ Indigo top, $140, Front Cover Girl

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Najo lapis drop ball earrings, $69, Selig Jewellers

Mesop Joie De Vivre dress, $199. Mesop Joie De Vivre duster, $159, Homeleigh House

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White gold tanzanite and diamond studs, $850, Selig Jewellers

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GIFT IDEAS Celebrate the special dad in your life with a thoughtful (and functional) present he will really love.

Onyx & diamond white gold gents ring, $850, Buderim Jewellers

Castle Forbes men’s grooming range from $49.95, Threads 4556 Sector bracelet plated, $115, Buderim Jewellers

RM Williams Lucaston shirt $120, Threads 4556

Seiko alarm clock, $49, Buderim Jewellers

Traveller Eau de Toilette for men, $49,100ml, Klingers

Win a wheelbarrow full of goodies for Dad just by purchasing a meal on Father’s Day at the Maroochy Surf Club. Two wheelbarrows to be given away and meals start from just $10.

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The next few months will bring some of the biggest movie blockbusters of the year, so why not spoil Dad with an Event Cinemas gift card this Father’s Day? To celebrate the impending release of Pixels, Birch, Carroll & Coyle Cinemas Maroochydore has a Father’s Day screening of this fantastic new adventure/comedy movie on Sunday September 6 at 11am. So for the dads out there who wish to relive the glory of 1980’s video game magic, bring the kids along to this special event.

Seiko solar 100m water resistant watch, $525, Buderim Jewellers

David Smith boxer shorts, $59, Klingers

RM Williams Craftsman boots from $475, Threads 4556

Ted Baker leather wallet, $129.95, Klingers

Let Dad discover what piloting an aircraft is all about. Under the guidance of a professional instructor, he will take the controls of a modern glass cockpit Cessna 172 for a 30-minute trial instructional flight along our beautiful coastline. For an experience he will remember, purchase a voucher for $150 plus GST. Flight Options Flight Training Centre is located at Sunshine Coast Airport and offers pilot training, trial instructional flights and jet aircraft charter services.

The centre offers a new approach to flight training, providing modern aircraft and facilities, innovative courses, the latest technology and highly experienced instructors.

Flight Options, 1800 896 616.

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Make a splash this Father’s Day at your favourite aquarium. Start your Father’s Day by having a hot buffet breakfast with your family and the beautiful seals followed by a tour of the aquarium. Or be daring and go diving or snorkelling with sharks – a gift any dad won’t soon forget. Over the Father’s Day weekend all dads go in free (conditions apply – please see the website).

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Weber Q barbecue, $329, BBQ & Fireplace

Kwila adjustable sunlounge, $449, Day Dream Leisure Furniture

Sunshine Coast Hotels are the place to be on Father’s Day. With promotions available at all three hotels – Brightwater Hotel, Parklands Tavern and Bellvista Tavern, dads can enjoy beer o’clock from 4 to 5pm daily, Father’s Day menus for lunch or dinner in each venue. New Crafternoons will be starting soon, featuring craft beer and snacks, and all venues offer a TAB and sports bar.

Call 5493 9440 to book.

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MOTORING PREVIEW

DISCO AS SPORT Peter Atkinson from AAP reviews the LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT

T

he word “sport” must surely be the most over-used term in the motoring world.

It seems some manufacturers think that the word itself is enough to make a car faster, more exciting and – most importantly – more appealing.

And, to be honest, if there’s anyone you’d expect to get the “sport” thing wrong

it would probably be the Brits.

But as it turns out, their iconic Land Rover (and Range Rover) brands have set quite a benchmark when it comes to the sport designation.

Their Range Rover Sport – a smaller, faster, more athletic version of the legendary luxury off-roader – has been one of the true automotive success stories

– attracting a younger, aspirational demographic to the Range Rover stable.

Now the company is trying to repeat the recipe with the launch of the Land Rover Discovery Sport.

Like the Rangie Sport, it’s smaller, more nimble and more athletic in its appearance, and its behaviour, than its “parent” model.

And, like the Rangie Sport, there’s every chance it will be a cracking success.

Not just because of the almost insatiable appetite in the market for SUVs – and particularly for sexy, pimped-up versions of them – but because it’s a pretty smart piece of kit in its own right.

It looks great – but more than that offers impressive performance, flexibility and, surprisingly, practicality to the premium compact SUV sector.

It will hit the market at just over $50-grand for a four-cylinder turbo-diesel model with six-speed manual transmission – which is substantially cheaper than you’ve previously been able to get a Discovery into your driveway.

Yet it offers class-leading technology – including a nine-speed automatic transmission, collision avoidance braking system and pedestrian airbag – as well as the option of seven seats, which will make it a must-see for many growing families.

The Disco Sport isn’t an easy car to pigeonhole.

The initial temptation is to compare it to the Range Rover Sport – but that’s hardly fair given it costs about half as much as its bigger sibling. Let’s be honest, there are few vehicles that benefit by comparison to the Rangie Sport. continued over>

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MOTORING

<from previous page So let’s weigh up where the Disco Sport sits against similarly-priced opposition – and that makes pretty interesting reading.

With prices ranging from $53,300 up to a tick over $70-grand, it matches up against the likes of the American-sourced Jeep Grand Cherokee, German rivals like VW’s Touareg and BMW’s X3, Audi’s Q5 plus Volvo’s popular XC60.

In that company, the Sport offers a couple of advantages – not the least is the so-called 5+2 seating arrangement that adds two fold-out seats in the rear cargo area for temporary passengers.

Land Rover is calling it the “world’s most versatile” premium compact SUV – thanks to its impressive off-road credentials and its quite refined on-road driving characteristics.

It’s not blessed with the same off-road capacity as the full-blown Discovery models – but a simplified version of the Terrain Response system will still get you a fair way off the beaten track.

The Sport’s cockpit doesn’t feel quite as impressive as other members of the Discovery family – which have borrowed fairly heavily from the Range Rover example in their layout and functionality.

There is a useful colour touch-screen

that delivers access to satellite navigation, audio settings and the like – but otherwise the cockpit is fairly workmanlike apart from the signature Land Rover/Jaguar rotary gear shifter – a round knob that rises from the centre console when you fire up the ignition.

It does have some clever luxury touches though – like iPad holders in the rear of the front headrests to keep little ones amused in the back – and a warmer/ cooler box between the front seats to keep those in the front well catered for.

Dynamically it’s also quite impressive with a well-resolved ride and decent handling and balance for vehicle that’s still pretty substantial in size and weight.

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Performance depends a little on which engine option you choose. There two four-cylinder turbo-diesels – one pumping out a solid 110kW and the other tweaked up to produce a punchier 140kW; plus a two-litre turbocharged petrol (like that found in the Range Rover Evoque) that tops the power stakes at 177kW but lacks the oil-burners’ 410Nm of torque.

The diesels would be the pick if you’re intent on making use of the Disco’s off-road capabilities. – which include the ability to wade in water 600mm deep, hill descent control, gradient release and rollover stability control.

We tested the TD4 HSE model ($60,400 auto) with a turbo diesel that was quiet, smooth and frugal while also giving the Sport adequate torque and acceleration to justify the name.

That performance is amplified by selecting sport mode on the transmission which sharpens acceleration – and invites the driver to use the wheel-mounted gearshift paddles.

Not that this car will ever be mistaken for a sports car – regardless of what you call it. But an extreme sports car, perhaps.

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HOW THIRSTY? The diesel impressed us with its relatively light thirst, particularly around town. Combined average is in the 6L/100km bracket.

HOW MUCH? The entry-level, turbo-diesel with manual transmission can be had for $53,300 which is a tempting proposition for a car with this much appeal. Our test model, with more power and more luxury, plus a smooth nine-speed auto, tipped just beyond the $60k barrier.

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PROPERTY

AUCTION V PRIVATE TREATY

What is the best way to sell your home? Most experts agree an auction is the best bet - so what are the pros and cons?

WORDS: Candice Holznagel.

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t’s the one question any property owner selling their home has pondered – what is the best way to sell?

By private treaty or auction?

The selling points for both arguments are endless.

There are numerous pros and cons of going under the hammer versus a set sale price.

Before you embark on the real estate journey, it’s important to identify the key differences between the two methods of sale.

Private treaty is a sale that occurs when a house is listed for an asking price. Purchasers agreeing to buy a house through private treaty negotiate and agree to a set price.

An auction however is the sale of a property, at a set time and place, to the highest bidder.

Selling by private treaty can allow greater flexibility for negotiation with the availability to alter contracts to include ‘subject to’ clauses including allowances for building inspection and finance approval.

You also have the ability to negotiate the sale price and consider each and every offer.

A five day cooling-off period applies to homes that have gone under contract via private treaty.

This does not apply for properties sold at auction.

Sunshine Coast auctioneer David Holmes from Apollo Auctions says speed of sale is a definite positive of selling under the hammer.

“A property that has gone through the auction process is selling a lot more swiftly,’’ he says.

“The average days on the market are

“A property that has gone through the auction process is selling a lot more swiftly’’

David Holmes, Apollo Auctions lower than private treaty.

“The auction process flushes out buyers… because there is a finite time on it.’’

Holmes says properties that are listed with a price result can leave buyers focusing more on numbers than the product.

“I think the big thing is the auction allows people to connect with the house as opposed to looking at the price,’’ he says.

“People discount a house that is too expensive or too cheap.

“There are no real barriers buying at auction.’’

Holmes says on average around 60% of Sunshine Coast sales were conducted through private treaty compared to 40 per cent through auction.

These figures will adjust as education surrounding the auction process becomes more readily available and more people welcome the method.

Belle Property Buderim principal Bevan Horsnell agrees that the auction market will increase as property owners learn more about the subject.

“Private treaty is more suited to stock where there a lot of a certain type,’’ he says.

“If you think about a house within a certain street where the houses are extremely similar, the value in them is similar across the board.

“Whereas if you have got a location with different housing the value can be wildly different.’’

Horsnell says he prefers auction over private treaty but concedes that the second option may have less pressure on the seller.

“In auction the positive is that without a set price there is no ceiling.

“You find the person who loves the house the most and they are willing to pay whatever they have in their back pocket.’’

HEADLINE The Real Estate Institute of Queensland provides the following steps if you choose to go down the auction road…

1. Work out the appropriate marketing budget to ensure your property is widely promoted taking into account the identified target market 2. Make sure the property is well presented as a potential buyer’s first impressions are crucial to a successful sale 3 .Your agent will require that the contract and the accompanying statutory searches be available well in advance of your marketing campaign. Confer with your agent about this matter as they should be able to provide a check list to help 4. Allow the agent to arrange as many inspections with prospective buyers as possible - it all creates interest. At a local level, this could have a significant effect on the turnout on the day 5. For most, the spectacle will be the main draw card as well as the eventual selling price, so confidentiality is of the utmost importance. The REIQ suggests that you do not disclose or discuss your reserve price with anyone except your agent/auctioneer.

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PROPERTY

UPCOMING AUCTIONS Here’s a preview of hot auctions taking place on the Sunshine Coast in the next seven days: 1 MAYFAIR LANE, BUDERIM Auction on site Saturday August 29 @ 12.30pm Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222 Richard Scrivener 0416 799 188 21 PINEWOOD STREET, LITTLE MOUNTAIN Auction on site Saturday August 29 @ 10am RealWay Property Consultants 5436 0700 Darren Ide 0408 549 457 144 GERRARD ROAD, MONTVILLE (ACCESS VIA EUDLO) Auction on site Saturday August 29 @ 11am

Day & Grimes 5441 3366 Gary Langford 0412 348 533 15 ALDINGA PLACE. MOOLOOLABA Auction on site Saturday August 29 @ 2pm Define Property 5478 2477 Ross Cattle 0410 625 758

57 GLENFINNAN COURT, FOREST GLEN SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $765,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 9 car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Craig Porter 0411 554 880

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36 TEPEQUAR DRIVE, MAROOCHYDORE SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $935,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Kate Jewry 0404 817 916 Glennis Schindler 0412 737 324

241 WINDSOR ROAD, BURNSIDE PASSED IN, UNDER CONTRACT POST AUCTION / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car REMAX Property Sales 5470 7000 Jason Stock 0411 123 888

14 WALGARRI DRIVE, TANAWHA Passed in, in negotiations post auction / 5+ bed, 3.5 bath, 6 car Belle Property 5456 0219 Bevan Horsnell 0412 512 257

AUCTION RESULTS

MARKET TRACKER A list of what’s recently sold on the Coast: 32 BUNYA PINE PLACE, WOOMBYE $485,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ridell Real Estate, John Pyne 28 COUNTRYVIEW STREET, WOOMBYE $620,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Riddell Real Estate, Kirk Patrick 44 PLANTATION RISE DRIVE, WOOMBYE $522,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car RE/MAX Realty Excellence, Tim Burrough *As supplied by contributing real estate agencies

sunshine cove homes & land for sale

inspect 11.30 - 12.00 pm saturday

5 Serenity Circuit, Sunshine Cove

North Facing Waterfront in Trinity Precinct

• Great sized main bedroom with large walk in robe, ensuite and balcony overlooking the park.

• Changed circumstances brings you this rare opportunity to secure the last remaining waterfront block within our Trinity Precinct. Offering panoramic north/north west views across our stunning lake with the added bonus of a picturesque landscaped park streetscape.

• Two other bedrooms upstairs, each with fans and robes.

• Well designed kitchen with plenty of cupboard space and walk in pantry. Ceasarstone bench tops, 900mm stand alone, gas cook top and stainless steel dishwasher.

• Open plan living downstairs with timber floors throughout, plus second lounge upstairs.

• Large undercover alfresco area out back, north facing fully landscaped backyard.

• Great facilities including the recently opened community park are with an easy walk away, all right in the heart of Maroochydore.

• Split system air conditioning, and ceiling fans on both levels for year round comfort.

$569,000

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• At 341 m2, this larger sized block offers numerous building options allowing you more freedom to design and build your lakeside dream home.

2.5

$399,000

49 Meridien Drive, Trinity Precinct

inspect 2.30 - 3.00 pm saturday

inspect 12.15 - 12.45 pm saturday

20 Forsayth Lane, Sunshine Cove

3 Serenity Circuit, Sunshine Cove

• Open plan living, dining and kitchen with large terrace upstairs capture northern breezes.

• Large, upper level main bedroom features large walk in robe and private ensuite. Two more bedrooms upstairs each with fans and robes.

• South facing main bedroom upstairs with large WIR and private ensuite.

• 3 more bedrooms downstairs, each with generous robe space and fans and second living area.

• Chefs kitchen complete with stone bench-tops, 900mm gas cooker and under bench electric oven and dishwasher.

• Walk in pantry, stone bench tops, 600mm under bench oven and gas cook top with stainless steel dishwasher. Plenty of cupboard and bench space.

• Split system air-con for comfortable year round living.

• Spacious open plan living area downstairs. Second lounge or media room upstairs. Large north facing alfresco area at rear designed for entertaining and year round living.

• Front access to landscaped gardens. • Freehold ownership.

• Split system air conditioning to both levels & fans for year round comfort. • Freehold ownership.

$595,000

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Call Scott on 0402 079 271 or Penny on 0434 006 144 SUNSHINECOVEREALTY.COM

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3/20 king street buderim lifestyle this architect designed townhouse at sovereign terraces is walking distance to buderim village and perfect for privacy, peace and security. it includes spacious living zones and stylish features, a paved courtyard, secure entry and even ocean glimpses.

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sat 10.30-11.00am sat 12 sept 2.00pm on site 5456 0263 jan withers 0403 737 790

returning $410 pw and b corp fees are low

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The internal fit out is absolute luxury. It’s on the market and below replacement cost. The 487 square metre home on the 5,311 square metre block has 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 car remote controlled garage, 6 car spaces driveway.

Historic gardens including red cedar over 300 years old.

Multiple storage areas, stainless steel inbuilt BBQ/ outdoor alfresco. Five verandah/deck areas, timber cathedral ceilings. Inbuilt coffee machine, open log fireplace, night lights to decking. Solid timber internal doors. Ceiling fans, rainwater tanks plus prolific bore.

5 GLEN EDEN COURT , FLAXTON 5 bed, 2 bath, 3 car $1,200,000 Platinum Properties 5437 8806 Andrew Champion 0428 714 357

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FLAXTON’S FINEST

MOOLOOLABA, 15 Aldinga Place

Public Auction -22 Metres of Water Front Boasting a privileged position in one of Mooloolaba’s most exclusive pockets 22 metres of water frontage this newly refurbished North-facing home enjoys a spectacular stretch of absolute waterfront.

• Expansive living areas flowing beautifully out to the covered terrace • Entertainer’s paradise or a family fun house • Spacious kitchen with ample cupboard space, and stainless steel appliances • Master suite featuring stylish ensuite with double vanity, large WIR and air-con

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• Two additional bedrooms, both with air-conditioning, ceiling fans and BIR’s • Study or guest room with BIR and ceiling fan • Two living areas, plus dining space, with lovely bamboo flooring • Large, brand new carpeted pontoon with light, power and hose

OPEN HOME: Sat 29th Aug 1.30 - 2.00pm VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au AUCTION: On site Sat 29th Aug at 2pm AGENT: Ross Cattle 0410 625 758 or 5478 2477

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walk to town....work from home

9 bridalveil court, buderim

lifestyle tree lined streets, leafy surrounds & a location merely minutes from buderim village are the hallmarks of this beautiful family home. ideally designed with a generous combination of size, space & functionality, the savvy buyer will appreciate the ability to work from home whilst enjoying all the benefits that the peace & privacy provide. accommodation large bedrooms perfect for a growing family are well separated throughout, with the master well removed from beds 2, 3 & 4 on the upper level. a centrally located kitchen adjoins both the formal & informal living zones, perfect for everyday life or entertaining guests. the outdoor entertaining area is spacious & wonderfully private, leading to the in ground pool surrounded by lush greenery.

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contact

5456 0219 bevan horsnell 0412 512 257

features the lower level provides the perfect location for a comfortable home business, with separate toilet adjacent & plentiful under house storage areas.

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CHARACTER IN LITTLE MOUNTAIN Lookin Looking Look ing g for for so some something meth thin ing g wi with th char ch arac acte terr ? Look Look n o fu furt rthe her Imagine Ima magi gine ne character no further. the many tranquil afternoons you will enjoy, and stunning sunsets you will see, relaxing on the many decks this home has on offer. Timber poles, timber decks and surrounded by native trees and towering gums, this specially designed pole home has been transformed to meet today’s requirements.

MOOLOOLABA

21 PINEWOOD STREET, LITTLE MOUNTAIN 4 bed, 2 bath, 7 car Auction onsite Saturday August 29 @ 10am Realway Caloundra 5436 0700 Darren Ide 0408 549 457

AUCTION

UNIT 1 ‘MAGENTA’ 13-15 MARJORIE STREET

Living in a Secret Garden Enter the gate and come through the lush thriving garden into your very private and peaceful unit.

The pictures tell the story. Just perfect for the single person or a couple. A very large garage gives plenty of storage and leads into the unit.

There is even a spot to grow your own vegetables. All the work is done, come and enjoy.

PLUS this is a pet friendly unit.

Right in the heart of Mooloolaba and all it has to offer - stroll to the beautiful beach and the al fresco dining area and the boutiques. Coles supermarket is just around the corner.

AUCTION Saturday 19th September at 12:00pm, On-Site INSPECT Saturday 11:30am - 12:00pm MOOLOOLABA 5444 0800 JEAN HAMER 0419 034 500 WEB www.fnmooloolaba.com.au

SIPPY DOWNS 7 BRIDGEWATER COURT

AUCTION SENSATIONAL LOCATION, SHED, POOL, HUGE YARD - THE LIST GOES ON!!

What more could you ask for? This large four bedroom two storey home is located in a quiet cul-de-sac, close to the heart of Sippy Downs and includes a powered 6 x 9m shed, sparkling in ground swimming pool, huge entertainment area, and plenty of room to kick a footy with the kids.

The home easily accommodates a large family with four bedrooms, Ensuite, Main Bathroom and sitting area upstairs. Downstairs includes a wide usable kitchen, tiled lounge dining, laundry, 3rd toilet and a stunning games room.

This unique property will be SOLD under the hammer next Saturday, so come along this weekend to explore your dream property.

AUCTION On site Saturday 5th September at 10:00am INSPECT Saturday & Sunday 11:00 - 11:45am LIFESTYLE SIPPY DOWNS 5450 1515 GAVIN FLATON 0414 826 687 WEB www.fnlifestyle.com.au

Beerwah - 5494 6444

Maroochydore - 5479 6600

Nambour - 5441 1344

Caloundra - 5438 2166

Mooloolaba - 5444 0800

Sippy Downs - 5450 1515

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WATERFRONT LAND - DIRECT OCEAN ACCESS - PONTOON 6 Tarawa Street, KAWANA ISLAND The Promenade is a secure gated private community consisting of 9 lots with intercom access from the main gate. Each level lot ranges from 423m2 to 492m2. Only 5 blocks remaining.

Plans available or build your own dream home.

• Enjoy panoramic north east facing views of sparkling sea water

LAND

• Unimpeded canal access to the ocean in minutes

Price:

• A private berth for your boat right outside your front door in place

Inspect: Contact Agent

• Take a short stroll to restaurant, bar and shopping facilities

Bill Howcroft 0431 354 076 Jacque Howcroft 0431 815 991

• Only minutes to the Kawana Health Hub Project

$590,000 - $620,000

FOR A FREE MARKET OR RENTAL APPRAISAL PHONE 0431 354 076

DESIGNER ISLAND LIVING WITH IMPECCABLE QUALITY 21 Barbuda Circuit, KAWANA ISLAND A stunning modern and stylish home, immaculately presented and maintained with quality fitting and fixtures.

• Generous master suite with ensuite, WIR and private balcony • Open plan living and kitchen areas overlooking the pool • 3 living areas, R/C air-cond, ceiling fans, plenty of storage • Outdoor entertaining area with low maintenance yard & pool

Price:

High $600,000

Bill Howcroft 0431 354 076 Jacque Howcroft 0431 815 991

QUALITY PRIVATE ISLAND LIVING OR INVESTMENT GEM

20 Sable Court, KAWANA ISLAND One of the last remaining waterfront lots available. Entertain by the water and enjoy the view and tranquillity a waterfront address has to offer.

• 450m2 block of land with direct ocean access • Walkways to cafés, restaurants and shopping • North-Easterly aspect that brings a cool ocean breeze • Plenty of space to build your dream home

99 Grand Parade, KAWANA ISLAND

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LAND Price & Inspect: Contact agent Bill Howcroft 0431 354 076 Jacque Howcroft 0431 815 991

Beautifully finished and well presented modern contemporary home located only metres from parks and the waterways.

• Spacious bedrooms - master with ensuite, walk-in wardrobe • Gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances • Ideal north east facing courtyard with retractable awning • Low maintenance landscaped gardens with irrigation system

Pool

Inspect: Sat 12:00 - 12:30pm

WATERFRONT BLOCK - TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY

When honesty counts

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4 Bed 3 Bath 2 Car

3 Bed 2 Bath 2 Car Price:

From low $500,000

Inspect: Sat 12:00 - 12:30pm Bill Howcroft 0431 354 076 Jacque Howcroft 0431 815 991

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ENTRY LEVEL KINGS BEACH - STONE’S THROW FROM THE BEACH! 12/13 Orvieto Terrace, Kings Beach Entry level beachside Kings Beach. Fresh, spacious and light filled - not a thing needs to be done to this classy, fully renovated apartment. A crisp, white palette throughout, no expense spared in this chic renovation. The property has enjoyed enviable returns as holiday and permanent rental and now just a relaxing weekender. A handy position, walk to all the cafes, shops and only a short stroll to the water’s edge. Low Body Corporate enhances the value of this prime investment. This property is exceptionally well priced for a timely sale and an inspection of the property should be at the very top of your property list.

2 Bed | 1 Bath | 1 Car

• 2 generous sized built-in bedrooms • New kitchen, bathroom and laundry • Stone benches and porcelain tiles • Plantation shutters, ceiling fans • Heated pool, sauna and BBQ area • Secure, well maintained complex • An astute investment property

Price: Offers over $330,000 Inspect: Saturday 11-11.30am Sally Mulhearn 0422 228 320 Kerri Johnston 0412 580 184

ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED MASTERPIECE WITH MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS 30 Bellanboe Circuit, Pelican Waters This magnificent property boasts one of Pelican Waters’ most prestigious addresses. Constructed by the award winning team at Ryan Designer Homes this residence is an architectural showpiece.

Upon entering this impeccable home you will be wowed by the sense of light and space. The upper level boasts the palatial master suite, dressing room, luxurious ensuite and balcony with stunning water views. The lower level is ingeniously designed to perfectly balance privacy and space with multiple open plan living areas. Clever use of bi-fold slider doors open onto the pool and all weather alfresco areas, complete with outdoor kitchen, making entertaining a dream.

4 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car

• 5kw solar power/security system • Low maintenance 768m2 block • Abundant storage/garden shed • Outdoor hot/cold shower • Ducted air conditioning/vacuum maid • Spectacular pool with water features • Quality and style at its best

Price: Offers over $1,000,000 Inspect: Saturday 2-2.30pm Linda Feltman 0412 805 362

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AUCTION PRIME BUDERIM POSITION, QUALITY, STUNNING NORTHERLY VIEWS, THIS WILL BE SOLD! 1 Mayfair Lane, Buderim Enjoy a spectacular birds eye view over the Sunshine Coast from this prestigious residence, gloriously nestled on the north east escarpment of Buderim Mountain. Sitting proudly on 1603m2 of elevated land with the most outstanding 180 degree northerly views spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Hinterland. Positioned in one of Buderim’s finest streets and situated over three levels with stunning northerly views from almost every room, with five balconies, four large bedrooms, three bathrooms and the possibility of separate dual living if so required, the design and thought invested in this unique architecturally designed home cannot be repeated.

4 Bed | 3 Bath | 2 Car

• Architecturally designed • Outstanding northerly views • Huge storage • Private gated driveway • Stunning location • Quiet cul-de-sac • Selling on or before auction

Auction: On site, Saturday August 29th at 12.30pm Inspect: Saturday from 12pm Richard Scrivener 0416 799 188 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222

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FREEHOLD VILLA WITH IDYLLIC COURTYARD GARDEN AND RESORT 83/239 Kawana Way, Parrearra

2 Bed | 1 Bath | 1 Car

What makes this villa very special is not only the prime location (close to the resort-style pool, community facilities and the new Kawana Hospital precinct) but also the contemporary kitchen and stylish colour scheme throughout.

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AUCTION PANORAMIC UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS - WILL BE SOLD ON OR BEFORE AUCTION! 291 Mooloolaba Road, Buderim Our seriously motivated sellers are committed to selling on or before auction - this exceptionally well maintained residence boasts some of the best views you could possibly find on the Coast... an inspection is highly recommended to truly appreciate the level of ‘wow factor’ that this home offers when you step inside. The property is incredibly private and architecturally designed to maximise the perfect north-east aspect from the main living area and the outdoor entertaining areas.

Boasting a large pool, spa, sauna, pool table and spectacular views from virtually every inch of the home... this is set to be outstanding buying - don’t delay!

4 Bed | 3 Bath | 4 Car

• North facing uninterrupted outlook • Pool with separate spa and sauna • Polished timber floors • Entertain with pool table and bar • Immaculately maintained property • Low maintenance block • Seriously motivated sellers

Auction: On site, Saturday September 5th at 11am Inspect: Saturday 2-2.30pm & Wednesday 5.15-5.45pm Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

STYLISH SANCTUARY ALL ON ONE LEVEL - SERIOUSLY MOTIVATED SELLERS! 22 Cicada Close, Buderim This home looks and feels like you hope your accommodation will when you arrive at your favourite resort destination! Luxurious and spacious are the two words that spring to mind immediately upon entry. You will also be spellbound by the quality of the home both inside and out - boasting exceptional landscaping and planting to highlight the natural beauty of the home and gardens.

Numerous living zones are complemented by a wonderful sense of space and privacy throughout. A double car garage plus side access for a boat or caravan provide the flexibility required for whatever life may hold for you. Inspection highly recommended - call today!

5 Bed | 3 Bath | 3 Car

• Large 990m block • 5 bedrooms - 2 with ensuite • New ducted air conditioning system • Security system and gate with intercom • Flat entry and kid friendly grassed area • Side access for boat, trailer or caravan • Indoor and outdoor kitchen 2

Price: Offers over $799,000 Inspect: Saturday 12.30-1pm Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

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OCEAN VIEWS AND DUAL LIVING - OWNERS INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO SELL! 36 Crystal Street, Mapleton

6 Bed | 3 Bath | 4 Car

Hinterland living at its best! Offering endless possibilities - perfect for dual living, in law accommodation, extra income or simply enjoy as a large family home. The option is yours! Tucked quietly away within walking distance to Mapleton Village, you are going to love the warmth and character that this home presents with high ceilings, stunning timber floors and generous decks to soak in the views or entertain. There is a perfect place for everyone in this home. Each level offers dual living with 3 bedrooms and spacious living areas both inside and out. Homes like this don’t come along very often. Relocating owner has instructed to sell this weekend and will consider all offers!

• Walk to Mapleton shops, cafes and transport • Dual living with level access to both levels • Perfect for large family, guest accommodation or extra income • Spacious decks for entertaining

Price: Offers above $599,000 Inspect: Saturday 2-2.45pm Robyne Williams 0488 999 536

IDEAL DEVELOPMENT SITE IN GROWTH HOTSPOT 12 & 14 Laurel Street, Beerwah

6 Bed | 3 Bath | 6 Car

Here’s your chance to obtain two properties located in a quiet street comprising of 1792m of flat land, currently zoned for townhouse or unit development. 12 Laurel Street has three bedrooms, one bathroom with a detached four car garage on 981m2. 14 Laurel Street has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and double lock up garage on 811m2. Currently returning $730 per week, the properties are perfectly positioned with a school, train station, Aldi and golf course all within a 300m radius.

Beerwah is a gateway to the hinterland and coast and a designated growth hot spot, offering amazing potential for the future.

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• 1792m of flat land • Ideal for townhouses or units • Returning $730 per week • Stroll to shops, train station and school • Close to golf course • Growth hotspot • Great potential 2

Price: Buyers in the $700,000’s Inspect: By appointment only Andrew Dyce 0410 504 764 John Skerlak 0413 441 834

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EXPANSIVE LIFESTYLE HOME IN LAKESIDE CUL-DE-SAC 8 Wallum Close, Pelican Waters

4 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car

This beautifully maintained designer home boasts low maintenance living, with expansive living areas, light filled windows, large outdoor entertaining areas, sparkling pool and manicured, tree lined, privacy enhancing rear yard. The fantastic layout offers separation for the family or guests, a spacious parent’s retreat and oversized garage, 9m in length!

Price: Listed at $639,000 Inspect: Saturday 12-12.30pm Andrew Dyce 0410 504 764

SCHINDLER’S LISTINGS

KYLIE IS ‘GOING ON PATROL’

‘JUST LISTED’ 40 CENTENARY CRESCENT, MAROOCHYDORE Beachside precinct, three bedroom, two bathroom home, double garage, neat, easily modernised. Corner block. Be very quick! Inspect Saturday 12 – 12.30pm.

Kylie Tredrea is ‘going on patrol’ to raise money for the Kawana Surf Club. Your donation could assist the club in purchasing vital equipment for the safety of swimmers on our beaches. See Kylie ‘On Patrol’ September 11th between 12.30-1pm at Kawana Shopping Centre.

‘JUST LISTED’ 1 YAMBA COURT “PEPPERTREE”, MAROOCHYDORE Chic two year old home, designer kitchen, north facing maintenance free block, three bed + study, walk to the beach and Plaza. Quiet cul-de-sac position.

Mid to high $500,000’s. Inspect Saturday 1–1.30pm.

If you would like to donate please deposit your donation into the:

‘JUST LISTED’ 47/110 SIXTH AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE 7th level ocean views from two bedroom unit. Northern balcony captures winter sun. Only metres from beach restaurants and boutiques. Mid $200,000 buyers. Inspect by appointment.

Kawana Surf Club Donations Account, BSB 034-676 A/C 397461, reference: UTT KYLIE

CONNECT WITH KYLIE TREDREA NEXT 0402 240 687

CONNECT WITH GLENNIS SCHINDLER NEXT 0412 737 324

YOUR NEXT HOME IS OPEN FOR INSPECTION BEERWAH

BURNSIDE

Sat 2-2.30pm - Lushland Estate - Roxton Court Please contact agent - Andrew Dyce

Sat 1-1.30pm - 10 Dandenong Street Offers from mid $300,000’s - Robyne Williams

Sat 4-4.30pm - 72 Atkinson Road Auction Sat August 29th at 4.30pm - Dominic Fernandez

Sat 11-11.30am - 17 Huntley Place Listed at $399,000 - Andrew Dyce

Sat 10-10.30am - 13 Mawarra Street Mid to high $800,000’s - Kate Jewry Sat 12-12.45pm - 28 Harbour Parade Offers over $1.5 Million - Karen Jones Sat 1-1.45pm - 19 Parkana Crescent Mid to high $1 millions - Karen Jones

Sat 10-10.30am - 91 Misty Rise Road Please contact agent - Richard Scrivener

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BUDDINA

BUDERIM 6DW DP 0D\ê HOG 6WUHHW Offers over $799,000 - Dean Stewart Sat 11-11.30am - 6 Onkara Street For sale at $1,100,000 - Dean Stewart Sat 11.30-12pm - 21 Onkara Street Buyers in the $600,000’s - Jodie Hedley-Ward Sat 11.45-12.15pm - 6 Garden Court Buyers in the high $500,000’s - Richard Espray Sat 12-12.30pm - 1 Mayfair Lane Auction Sat August 29th at 12.30pm - Richard Scrivener Sat 12.30-1pm - 22 Cicada Close Offers over $799,000 - Jodie Hedley-Ward Sat 12.30-1pm - 6 Kerenjon Avenue Buyers from the high $600,000’s - Richard Espray 6DW SP 0D\ê HOG 6WUHHW Offers over $799,000 - Dean Stewart Sat 2-2.30pm - 6 Onkara Street For sale at $1,100,000 - Dean Stewart Sat 2-2.30pm - 291 Mooloolaba Road Auction Sat September 5th at 11am - Jodie Hedley-Ward Wed 5.15-5.45pm - 291 Mooloolaba Road Auction Sat September 5th at 11am - Jodie Hedley-Ward

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK

CALOUNDRA WEST IMAGE FLAT KINGS BEACH

Sat 11-11.30am - 12/13 Orvieto Terrace Offers over $330,000 - Kerri Johnston

NAMBOUR Sat 10-10.30am - 17 Waterfall Road Buyers in the $300,000’s - Richard Espray Sat 12-12.30pm - 44 Bade Street All $300,000’s buyers - Robyne Williams

PARREARRA

Sat 10-10.30am - 83/239 Kawana Way Mid to high $300,000s - Jodie Hedley-Ward Sat 2-2.30pm - 34 Sunbird Chase Offers in the high $800,000’s - Karen Jones

PELICAN WATERS

Sat 2-2.45pm - 36 Crystal Street Offers above $599,000 - Robyne Williams

Sat 12-12.30pm - 8 Wallum Close Listed at $639,000 - Andrew Dyce Sat 12-12.30pm - 56 Lamerough Parade Offers over $1,200,000 - Kerri Johnston Sat 1-1.30pm - 5 Whitehaven Way Offers over $1,250,000 - Kerri Johnston Sat 2-2.30pm - 2/3 Artunga Place Offers over $930,000 - Kerri Johnston Sat 2-2.30pm - 30 Bellanboe Circuit Offers over $1,000,000 - Linda Feltman

Sat 11-11.30am - 1 Yamba Court Mid to high $500,000 buyers - Glennis Schindler Sat 12-12.30pm - 40 Centenary Crescent Buyers around $500,000 - Glennis Schindler

Sat 10.30-11am - 18 Sorbonne Close Mid to high $400,000’s - Georgina Griggs Thurs 5-5.30pm - 18 Sorbonne Close Mid to high $400,000’s - Georgina Griggs

Sat 11-11.45am - 6 Mooloolah Island $2 million plus buyers - Karen Jones

Sat 9-10.30am - Lots 1-9/65 Thomson Valley Road From $299,000 - The Manor Estate - John Skerlak

Sat 12-12.30pm - 8/91 Goonawarra Drive Low to mid $400,000’s - Linda Weaver Sat 1-1.30pm - 7 Applegin Court Buyers in the $700,000’s - Kate Jewry

Sat 11.30-12pm - 142 Oceanic Drive Offers over $900,000 - Dominic Fernandez Sat 2-2.30pm - 46 Saleng Crescent Buyers over $599,000 - Bree Charles

Sat 12-12.30pm - 1/5 Karri Court Offers over $399,000 - Dean Stewart

Sat 11-11.30am - 2-14 Bracken Fern Road Submit all offers - Robyne Williams

22 CICADA CLOSE, BUDERIM

6 CAYMAN PLACE, PARREARRA

Saturday 12.30-1pm Offers over $799,000 Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

Inspect by appointment Auction Saturday September 26th at 12pm Karen Jones 0405 122 526

6 ONKARA STREET, BUDERIM

91 MISTY RISE ROAD, IMAGE FLAT

LANDSBOROUGH

Wed-Sat 12-4pm; Sun 9-1pm - Pathways Estate Lower Mount Mellum Road - John Skerlak

LITTLE MOUNTAIN Sat 12-12.30pm - 7 Eyries Court Mid to high $500,000’s - Carol Carr

MAPLETON

MAROOCHYDORE

MINYAMA

MOOLOOLABA

MOUNTAIN CREEK

Saturday 11-11.30am & Saturday 2-2.30pm For sale at $1,100,000 Dean Stewart 0412 530 258

SIPPY DOWNS

VALDORA WARANA

YANDINA

Saturday 10-10.30am Please contact agent Richard Scrivener 0416 799 188

Alan Riley 0422 723 719

Kate Jewry 0404 817 916

Alex Veal 0402 808 569

Karen Jones 0405 122 526

Andrew Dyce 0410 504 764

Kerri Johnston 0412 580 184

Anne Wallace 0418 769 466

Kristin Hosking 0427 244 466

Bree Charles 0416 435 391

Kym Whiteman 0434 007 161

Carol Carr 0435 807 324

Kylie Tredrea 0402 240 687

Craig Porter 0411 554 880

Linda Feltman 0412 805 362

Dana Paxton 0416 792 364

Linda Weaver 0477 774 741

Danyell Sparksman 0421 670 696

Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222

Dean Carey 0432 559 220

Richard Espray 0413 883 540

Dean Stewart 0412 530 258

Robyne Williams 0488 999 536

David Hedley-Ward 0406 011 123

Rod Whiteman 0434 219 118

Dominic Fernandez 0424 767 121

Richard Scrivener 0416 799 188

Georgina Griggs 0401 868 006

Sally Mulhearn 0422 228 320

Glennis Schindler 0412 737 324

Susan Oakenfull 0407 558 525

Jill Goodwin 0406 328 053

Tian Hu 0422 871 101

Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

Vicki Cooper 0412 802 215

John Skerlak 0413 441 834

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BUDERIM, 69 Lindsay Road

Modern NEW House Sized Duplexes with Exceptional Privacy Truly house sized with three bedrooms plus a study and a total of approx 250sqm/221sqm of living space. High quality fittings providing a level of luxury and style all within a short walk of Buderim village.

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Darren Rix 0416 188 259 For more details visit www.realtyexcellence.com.au ID:10778493

• Total privacy from neighboring duplex • Flat walk to Buderim shops and cafes • Move in before Christmas • Unit one will have room to park caravan/boat • Stone benches and quality fittings throughout • Duplexes like this can no longer be built in Buderim, don’t miss out

Buderim 5476 7654

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IMAGE FLAT, 455 Image Flat Road

10 Acres with Views Over the Best Countryside on the Sunshine Coast Situated within minutes of Nambour this property has everything required to make owning horses easy. Parklike setting, expansive views.

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Barbara Banks 0419 760 492

• Large 4 bedroom home, ensuite, office, family room • 60m x 20m dressage arena, round yard • 12m x 9m 4 bay shed • Large complex with 4 stables, tack room, feed room, kitchenette • 11 fenced paddocks, 4 paddock stables, excellent for agisting • Unlimited water, all paddocks and gardens are irrigated

For more details visit realtyexcellence.com.au ID: 13577815

Realty Excellence

Between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast

This Business is a Real Money Maker Netting in Excess of $600,000 Situated on 2 deeds totaling 9.7 acres - not only is it an excellent business it also has the possibility of future development. Town water is available to both blocks. This Wholesalers Nursery specializes in indoor plants.

Inspect: By appointment Price: $2,900,000

Barbara Banks 0419 760 492 For more details visit www.realtyexcellence.com.au ID:13660905

• 2 quality homes, office, staff rooms • 38 hour week, manager in place, 3 permanent 4 casual staff • 16 shade and tunnel houses – all irrigated, 3 dams • Main customers are in the Southern States servicing major wholesales, indoor hire companies and chain stores • 450 sqm packing shed, over $500,000 in stock, included in the price!

• Owners will consider trade

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NOBODY IN THE WORLD SELLS MORE REAL ESTATE THAN RE/MAX.*

BUDERIM, 1 Pheasant Street

Money Maker in Buderim If my kids were old enough this is exactly what I would be recommending they buy due to the price range and the option of renting up or downstairs which will make this the most affordable house in Buderim.

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Darren Rix 0416 188 259 For more details visit www.realtyexcellence.com.au ID:13662775

• Dual living at a budget price • Rental returns approx 6.7% if rented separately • Recently renovated • 2.5km to beaches, 3.5km to Buderim • North facing balcony • Motivated seller will consider offers prior to Auction

Realty Excellence

NINDERRY, 15 Eulinga Court

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Exceptional Buying, This Lifestyle Property Has it All 2 entrances, electric gates, room to park caravans, boats, trailers and cars (1.41 ha).

Auction: Saturday 5th Sept at 1pm on site, Unless Sold prior

• 4 bedrooms + huge home office • Master with ensuite and WIR • Light, bright, central kitchen • Parquetry floors, movie room • Views from front and rear verandahs • 2 sheds, 2 carports + double garage

Inspect: Saturday 12.15 - 1pm www.outstandingagents.com.au ID:13432995

BLI BLI, 52 Camp Flat Road

Steve Perry 0418 711 955 RE/MAX Property Sales

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Live Rural, Live Private, Live Free – Passive Solar Design This steel frame, architect designed home costs Price: $735,000 nothing to run. Solar power, ocean breezes.

Inspect: By appointment • Four bedrooms, study/fifth bedroom www.outstandingagents.com.au • Modern kitchen with gas appliances ID:13340925 • Separate living upstairs and downstairs • North and South facing verandahs Steve Perry 0418 711 955 • Triple garage and carport RE/MAX Property Sales • Low maintenance 11 acre bush block

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Proudly marketed by Steve Perry 0418 711 955

VALDORA, Valdora View (off Chants Road)

Brand New 15 lot Acreage Subdivision 1 to 2.5 Acre Lots Now Selling “Valdora View” is an affordable 15 lot subdivision offering a mixture of one to two and a half acre allotments, some of which are level, cleared and all usable. Make no mistake – the best lost always sell first.

Inspect: View anytime – Brochures on-site Price: $260,000 - $360,000

Steve Perry 0418 711 955

• Lot 1 includes the original Queenslander style homestead with 2 sheds on 5876sqm For more details visit outstandingagents.com.au ID:13266595 and is for sale at $495,000 • 10 minutes to Yandina, 15 minutes to Coolum Beach • Extraordinary valley views, occasional ocean glimpse • Land size from 4,073sqm

Property Sales

ROSEMOUNT, 137 Paynters Creek Road

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One And A Half Acres Of Paradise This property adjoins a reserve that can never be built on.

Price: $630,000

• Four bedrooms upstairs • Large 6 x 3 metre downstairs room • High ceilings throughout • Private useable land with room for kids • Stunning Queenslander style home • Easy care 6681sqm block

Inspect: Saturday 11 - 11.40am outstandingagents.com.au ID:8296083 Steve Perry 0418 711 955 RE/MAX Property Sales

NORTH ARM , 109-111 Pathara Road

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This well built home is within a few minutes to the popular North Arm State School.

Price: $630,000

• Fully renovated upstairs and downstairs • Sparkling in-ground pool • Low maintenance gardens on 6008sqm • 2 x 5,500 gallon water tanks • Dam ideal for top ups & watering • Modern user friendly kitchen

Inspect: By appointment outstandingagents.com.au ID:13328615

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PROPERTY

NOBODY IN THE WORLD SELLS MORE REAL ESTATE THAN RE/MAX.*

NAMBOUR, 13 Canmaroo Avenue

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LITTLE MOUNTAIN MARVEL This m This magnificent agni ag nifi fice cent nt L Little ittl it tle e Mo Moun Mountain unta tain in home hom ome e ha hass appr ap prox oxim imat atel ely y 45 450 0 sq squa uare m etres t of lliving ivin ing g un unde derr th the approximately 450-square metres under roof. Located on a 969-square metre elevated block, this home has the lot. Five bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dual living, workshop and room for the caravan or boat to the side of the driveway. Entertainment deck with panoramic views, undercover entertaining area, 45 square metre home office. Inground cement saltwater pool, large secure storage area or workshop, solar panels on the roof. The teenagers have moved out and this Little Mountain family home must be sold to a new family at or before auction.

Large Family Home in Sort After Street Quality multi level home ideal for big families with dual living options.

• 5 air-cond bedrooms with robes • Raked ceilings to lounge/dining • 3 private decks with Hinterland views • Sort after cul-de-sac street • Great separation for teens or dual living • Close to hospital, schools and transport

Price: Offers over $560,000 Inspect: Saturday 10 - 10.45am www.outstandingagents.com.au ID:13354285 Steve G Pery 0448 884 093 RE/MAX Property Sales

21 HIGHCLARE COURT, LITTLE MOUNTAIN 5 bed, 3 bath, 6 car Sale or Auction details Platinum Properties 5437 8806 Chris Flannery 0429 224 376

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Palmview 52 De Zen Road

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Mapleton 100 Spring Pastures Drive

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Open Saturday & Sunday 1.00 - 1.45pm | Auction on site Sunday 6th September at 2pm Panache and WOW in Palmview

Open Saturday & Sunday 12:00 - 1:00pm ‘Dawson’ - A Truly Exceptional Modern Australian Homestead

Beautifully presented large family home set on over one acre easy maintenance block. Quiet cul-de-sac position with forest backdrop where peace and privacy prevail. Stunning brand new family sized pool, 65m2 parents retreat, plenty of shed for the toys; looking for that country lifestyle? This could be the one! Sellers have purchased elsewhere and will listen to the market. Offers prior to Auction will be considered. Don’t miss this one!

• Premium quality construction and detailing • Set on just under four lush rolling acres • Beautifully appointed accommodation • Handcrafted inclusions throughout

Bev McMullin 0402 066 898 & Mike Burns 0418 991 702 Elders Palmwoods Web Id 8531931

Martin Fisher 0415 356 170 Elders Woombye Web Id 8548259

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Offers over $1,000,000

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WARANA 138 Oceanic Drive

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Big, Bold, Beautiful And Opposite The Beach!

This elegant home, which is presented over two levels offers multiple fantastic living spaces, a large kitchen, bedroom, powder room and entertaining area looking over the pool all on the ground floor. The upper level comprises of two generous bedrooms, main bathroom and your master suite. This home has the ability to be something very special if you would like to add your own touches and enjoy this coastal lifestyle.

• Opposite the beach and Minkara Park access • 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 2 car accommodation • Multiple living zones, north facing pool and entertaining area • Beautiful gardens and courtyard • Approx. 5 kilometres from the new billion dollar hospital & health hub • Coastal living at its very best

Suite 4/68 Jessica Boulevard, Minyama

129 Oceanic Dr, Warana

259 Oceanic Dr, Warana

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Auction Onsite Sunday 13th September @ 1pm View: Saturday 1:00 – 1:45pm & Sunday 11:00 – 11:45am Web ID: 120493929 Contact: Minka Jenkins 0488 550 063 minka@teamgodwin.com.au

Ph: 07 5444 0258

3 Barellan Cres, Buddina

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PROPERTY

GLENVIEW 11 Whipbird Place

HOMESTEAD LIFESTYLE The private, spacious quality brick home is set on 3,500m2 of flat land in a precinct of quality homes in a quiet cul-de-sac in Glenview and has all home comforts, convenience and style.

• North facing spacious open plan living with high ceilings and ducted air-conditioning throughout • Formal and informal living areas and fireplace • Extra large master bedroom with w.i.r and en suite • 2 further extra large bedrooms, both with built-ins + office • Resort style entertainment area overlooking extra large, tropical salt water pool and spa • 9 car shed + huge carport, ideal for boat or caravan, and 6m x 3m shed

3 BED | 2 BATH | 8 CAR Inspect: Saturday 1:00-1:45pm Price: $985,000 Web: Ref No. 120556813 Marg Deighton 0411 399 514

MONTVILLE LAND 144 GERRARD ROAD, MONTVILLE Residential Land Auction on site Saturday August 29 @ 11am Day & Grimes 5441 3366 Gary Langford 0412 348 533

View 24 hours / 7 days a week on www.realway.com.au Buderim 5445 2777

PRIME MOOLOOLABA SITE A unique opportunity now exists to either build your dream home or develop. The last remaining house on River Esplanade is now available for your consideration.

Far enough away from the noise but close for all the benefits that are on offer. A 455 metre site with spectacular views of the river.

This is the last site with such an opportunity.

FOR SALE BY TENDER – CLOSING THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: The President Mooloolaba Surf Club, Phone 5444 1150 56 My Weekly Preview | August 28, 2015

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SA AUC TU TIO RD N AY LITTLE MOUNTAIN 21 Pinewood Street

THE TIMBER LOVERS DREAM HOME Looking for something with character look no further. Imagine the many tranquil afternoons you will enjoy and stunning sunsets you will see relaxing on the many decks this home has on offer. Timber poles, timber decks and surrounded by native trees and towering gums as this specially designed pole home has been transformed to meet today’s requirements.

• Architect designed timber home with views • Large timber decks surrounded by gardens • Located on a 4760sqm block • Color bond workshop suitable for 4 cars • Raked ceilings & spacious open plan living

• Self cleaning inground pool • Four bedrooms, 2 with separate lofts • Separate office suitable for home business • Privacy meets the bush • An excellent opportunity

4 BED | 2 BATH | 7 CAR Inspect: Saturday 9:30 - 10:00am Auction: On site Saturday 29th August at 10:00am Web: Ref No. 119370819 Darren Ide 0408 549 457

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GREAT LOCATION - GREAT UNIT If location is really on your mind well this property is a must to have on your shopping list due to being around the corner from so many conveniences right on the outskirts of the Caloundra CBD. Walk to Woolworths for the groceries, walk to the Pumicestone Passage for a relaxing time by the water or maybe you need a coffee and afternoon tea with Zarraffa’s just around the corner the position of the unit has all of these on offer.

2 BED | 1 BATH | 1 CAR

• Walking distance to Woolworths Shopping Centre • Walking distance to the Pumicestone Passage • 2 bedroom ground floor unit • Small complex consisting of only 5

Inspect: Saturday 10:00 - 10:45am Auction: On site Saturday 12th September at 4pm Web: Ref No. 120479881 Darren Ide 0408 549 457

• Spacious kitchen with plenty of storage and bench space • Open dining and living space is perfect for a couple • Private outdoor entertaining area courtyard

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AUCTION ON SITE THIS SATURDAY @ 11AM 24.62 Hectares (approx.)

144 Gerrard Road, Montville (Access via Eudlo) Inspection by Appointment Gary Langford 0412 348 533 70 Currie Street, Nambour Phone 5441 3366 | www.dayandgrimes.com

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MOOLOOLABA MAGIC

Pelican Waters 49 Edwardson Drive

AUCTION

Contempory Executive Living At Its Very Best • 12 metre carpeted pontoon and jetty • 5 King size bedrooms, all boasting balconies and stunning water views • 3 Bathrooms featuring the finest tiling and finishings • Master wing, with exquisite robe and elegant ensuite with corner spa • Multiple outdoor entertaining areas, built in BBQ and infinity pool Jonathan Plant M: 0448 618 456 E: jonathan.plant@harcourtsm1.com.au Harcourts M1 3807 4499

OPEN HOME: Saturday 29th 2:00-3:00pm VIEW AT: www.harcourts.com.au ID#QBL23835 AUCTION: Saturday 12th Sept 4:00pm (On site)

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8/17 BINDAREE CRESCENT, MOOLOOLABA 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Please contact agent Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Karen Jones 0405 122 526

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Garden of Eden…

5 Glen Eden Court, FLAXTON It’s our ‘Garden of Eden’ and it’s on the market. Go to the website: www.glenedencourt.com.au.

• 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus powder room, dual shower en suite • 3 car remote controlled garage, 6 car spaces driveway

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• Double storey with under deck 3rd level storage and garden shed Internet ID 2913178 • Historic gardens including red cedar over 300 years old

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PROPERTY

CLASSIFIEDS HOUSES FOR SALE Real Estate

2/18 Blackall St, WOOMBYE

5442 1888

OPEN FOR INSPECTIONS & BEST BUYS BURNSIDE: Immaculate family home offering a functional family floor plan, entertaining plus! 3 bdrms + study, 2 bath, open plan living with living areas flowing to entertainment areas. Established, quality estate, easy convenient position.

Priced to sell at $439,000 PALMWOODS: Unique, intriguing, private 4.95 acre property only 300 - 400 meters from Palmwoods town centre. 2 storey, 4 bdrm, 2 bath + 2 living areas. Top level verandah all 4 sides. New 3 bay powered shed on slab (with own 2nd street frontage entry and exit) Fabulous ½ acre level, green front lawn, walking rails, bridges, jetties provide access to all the land connecting the natural waterway that winds through the property. Room for many vehicles, van or boats.

Priced at $639,000

WATER IN MOOLOOLABA

WOOMBYE: Immaculate family home with

A pr priv privileged ivil ileg eged ed position pos osit itio ion n in o one ne o off Mo Mool Mooloolaba’s oloo oola laba ba’ss most most ex clus lusiv ive e po pock cket ets with ith 2 2 metres of water fr ron onttage T exclusive pockets 22 frontage.

This refurbished north-facing home has expansive living areas flowing beautifully to the covered terrace.

Entertainer’s paradise or a family fun house.

Spacious kitchen with ample cupboard space, and stainless steel appliances. Master suite with stylish ensuite and double vanity, large WIR and air-con. Two additional bedrooms, both with air-con, ceiling fans and BIRs. Study or guest room with BIR and ceiling fan.

Two living areas, plus dining space, with lovely bamboo flooring. Large, brand new carpeted pontoon.

15 ALDINGA PLACE, MOOLOOLABA 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Auction on site Saturday August 29 @ 2pm Define Property 5478 2477

fantastic entertaining options. Stylish with multiple living areas. 4 bdrms ,2 bath, 2 car. Spacious, functional with many features – butler’s pantry, media room + study. Views to the Blackall Ranges.

Committed vendors; REDUCED $655,000 WEST WOOMBYE: Small acreage in a convenient yet private position. Family home, 5 bdrms, 3 bath, 4 car + separate studio. Upstairs & downstairs living + outdoor entertaining alongside pool. Wrap verandahs with views of acreage (approx 2 $799,000 acres) private quiet lifestyle.

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AROONA $440PW 1 3 3 Close to Caloundra’s best beaches and Talara and Meridan Colleges and the hospital. Renovated bathroom kitchen with modern fresh décor. Avail now.

GOLDEN BEACH $460PW 2 3 4 Situated on Diamond Head with just a short stroll to the boat ramp and sandy beach of the channel. New tiles, freshly painted throughout. Pet possible. Avail 14th Sept 2 2 3 PACIFIC PARADISE $460PW Modern home in a quiet cul-de-sac with air-cond family room, separate lounge and a large double garage. Fully fenced back garden and pet possible. Avail now.

CURRIMUNDI $485PW 2 2 4 Modern family home with 2 separate living areas. Ceiling fans and dishwasher. Covered patio and double auto garage. No pets. Avail 29th Sept.

KULUIN $490PW 2 2 4 New family home in Maroochydore. Stainless steel kitchen appliances, large open living areas. Double auto garage and front courtyard. Pet possible. Avail now.

MOUNTAIN CREEK $490PW 2 2 4 Close to primary & high schools, shopping centres, parks and beaches. An easy commute to Brisbane. Air-conditioned and double garage. Pet possible. Avail now.

BOKARINA $500PW 2 1 3 Short stroll to the beach, handy to schools, shops and transport. Two separate living areas, modern kitchen, air-con, ceiling fans, solar hot water, huge covered area, saltwater pool. Avail now.

WARANA $500PW 2 2 3 Spacious beachside home. In ground pool, two spacious living areas, one air-conditioned. Main bedroom is air-conditioned.

Pet possible. Avail now.

2 2 KAWANA ISLAND $500PW 4 Family home surrounded by walking, riding paths, boardwalk fishing & BBQ’s. 5 minutes to surfing beaches, shopping centres and schools. Spacious home with large open plan living. Pet possible. Avail now.

2 2 BUDDINA $510PW 4 Walk to beach, river and very close to the Kawana Shopping st Centre, Buddina school and the bus service. Avail 31 Aug. BOKARINA $550PW 2 2 3 Fully renovated and located close to Bokarina beach. Modern open plan kitchen, freshly renovated bathrooms. Under cover area next to the in ground pool. Avail 17th Sept.

PELICAN WATERS $590PW 2 2 4 Opposite waterfront and park. Generous bedrooms + office.

Ducted reverse cycle air-con. Alfresco outdoor dining area.

Avail 11th Sept.

2 2 3 WURTULLA $650PW Waterfront house with side access. Ducted air-con, large under cover to water side and shed. Fish for your dinner from the back door. Close to shops, medical, transport. Avail now.

MOOLOOLABA 750PW 2 2 4 Waterfront family home. Views from entry, kitchen, dining, lounge and main bedroom. Reverse cycle air-conditioning, solar power and security screens. Quiet cul-de-sac, walk to beach. Avail now.

MINYAMA $900PW 2 2 4 Waterfront home overlooks water view with jetty, pontoon & dry lift for tinny. Master retreat upstairs, ducted air, solar hot water. 20m deep water access & pool. Avail now.

PH: 5437 8806 www.platinumproperties.net.au platinum@platinumproperties.net.au

Horse property WANTED SANDSTONE LAKES 11 Echidna Place, Ningi

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STUNNING PRESENTATION - QUIET CUL-DE-SAC - MOTIVATED VENDORS This home is in ‘as new’ condition, the gardens are very low maintenance and landscaped to perfection and the property backs onto bush land making it a very peaceful and relaxing place to live.

Close to transport, schools, shops, child care centre and only 5 minutes to Bribie Island.

The owners are committed elsewhere and have priced this one to sell quickly.

• 4 bedrooms plus large study - en-suite & a/c master bedroom • Double remote garage, security screens & doors • Large kitchen area with lots of space & storage • Separate formal lounge & dining with a/c • Insulated under cover entertaining area, garden shed • 5000ltr water tank plumbed-in to main house, gas hot water

Price $398,000 View Contact Agent ljhooker.com/3URHCP Roy Freeth 0467 636 002 rfreeth.bribieisland@ljh.com.au LJ Hooker Bribie Island 3400 1900

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6pm Raymond Blanc: How To Cook Well.

6.30 News.

7.30 The Classic Car Show. (PG) 8.30 The Crusades: Victory Of Defeat. (PG) Part 3 of 3.

9.30 Who Do You Think You Are? David Wenham. (PG) 10.30 News.

6.30pm Gardening Australia.

7.00 News.

7.30 Last Tango In Halifax. (PG) 8.30 New Tricks. (M) A new boss takes over UCOS. 9.30 Old School. (M) Ted and Lennie find a box of books.

10.25 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M)

6pm News.

7.00 MOVIE Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.

(2006) (PG) Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom. A man searches for a pirate.

10.00 Aquarius. (M) A detective searches for a missing teen.

6pm News.

7.00 MOVIE National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985) (PG) 9.00 MOVIE Goldfinger. (1964) (M) Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Frobe.

11.20 MOVIE Lakeview Terrace.

(2008) (AV15+) Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington.

6pm Far Flung With Gary Mehigan.

7.00 MOVIE We Bought A Zoo. (2011) (PG) Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church.

A single father buys a rundown zoo.

9.35 MOVIE Erin Brockovich. (2000) (M) Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger. A struggling mother takes on a utility company.

6pm Grand Tours Of Scotland.

6.30 World News.

7.30 On A River In Ireland.

8.30 Room 101. (PG) Hosted by Paul McDermott.

9.00 MOVIE Amélie. (2001) (M) Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Lorella Cravotta. A woman changes the lives of those around her.

6pm Would I Lie To You? 6.30 Compass.

7.00 News.

7.40 Grand Designs. Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.30 Vera. (M) A surgeon’s murder is investigated.

10.00 Silent Witness. (M) 11.00 Showrunners. (M) 6pm Antiques.

7.00 News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.20 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry.

9.35 Q&A.

6pm News.

7.00 Sunday Night. Current affairs program.

8.00 Dancing With The Stars.

Celebrities show off their dance skills.

10.00 Bones. (M) A body is found in the wake of a forest fire.

11.00 Covert Affairs. (M) 6pm Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (M) Presented by Gordon Ramsay.

9.30 The Blacklist. (M) 10.30 Terror In The Skies. (PG)

6pm News.

7.00 The Voice. (PG) Hosted by Darren McMullen and Sonia Kruger.

9.00 60 Minutes. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart.

10.10 A.D. Kingdom And Empire.

(M) Saul continues to hunt Peter.

6pm News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 The Hotplate. (PG) 8.40 House Husbands. (PG) Abi and Mark receive shocking news.

9.40 Two And A Half Men. (M) 10.10 Mom. (M) 10.40 2 Broke Girls. (PG) 11.35 Extra.

6pm Family Feud: Sunday.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG) Phil is pleased with himself.

8.30 CSI: Cyber. (M) A hacker creates a power outage in Detroit.

9.30 NCIS. (MA15+) The team tries to clear Gibbs’ name.

10.30 MOVIE Hitchcock. (2012) (M) 6pm Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Great Australian Spelling Bee. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 10.30 Under The Dome. (M) 11.30 The Project.

6pm Grand Tours Of Scotland.

6.30 World News.

7.35 The Inca: Masters Of The Clouds: Foundations.

8.40 Finding Babylon’s Hanging Garden. A look at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

9.40 Sex And The West: Christianity Vs. The West. (M) Part 3 of 3.

6pm Nigella Bites.

6.30 News.

7.35 Is Sugar The New Fat? (PG) 8.30 The Island With Bear Grylls: Women’s Island. (M) The women enter dangerous medical territory.

9.30 The Island With Bear Grylls: Men’s Island. (M) 10.25 News.

7pm News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

8.30 Restoration Australia: Keith Hall. (PG) Presented by Sibella Court.

9.30 Births, Deaths And Marriages. (M) 10.20 Lateline.

7pm News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 How Not To Behave. (PG) 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M) Hosted by Charlie Pickering.

9.00 Utopia. (PG) 9.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.10 Upper Middle Bogan. (M)

6pm Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Animals Make You Laugh Out Loud. (PG) 8.30 Winners & Losers. (M) The Gross Family are finally reunited.

9.30 Chicago Fire. (M) A crash involves some fire trucks.

6pm Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 8.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG) 8.30 Aquarius. (M) Shafe and Charmain go undercover.

6pm News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 The Hotplate. (PG) Restaurant owners battle for a grand prize.

9.00 Superfoods: The Real Story.

Examines the science behind super foods.

10.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 6pm News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 The Hotplate. (PG) Restaurant owners battle for a grand prize.

9.30 Superfoods: The Real Story.

Examines the science behind super foods.

10.30 The Mysteries Of Laura. (PG) 11.30 Extra.

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Great Australian Spelling Bee. 8.30 NCIS. (M) A gay US Navy lieutenant is murdered.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) Someone is targeting the team.

11.30 The Project.

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Bachelor Australia. (PG) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.30 Madam Secretary. (M) Henry is reactivated as an NSA agent.

10.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 11.30 The Project.

6pm Nigella Feasts.

6.30 News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Jenny Brockie.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 World News.

10.30 Rectify. (PG) 6pm Nigella Feasts.

6.30 World News.

7.30 Treasures Of Ancient Greece: The Age Of Heroes. (PG) 8.40 24 Hours In Police Custody: Human Traffic. (M) Provides an insight into English policing.

9.40 Bosch. (M) 10.30 News.

7pm News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House?

8.30 The Honourable Woman.

Bloom closes in on the kidnappers.

9.30 Catastrophe. (M) 10.00 Bespoke: Rise Of The Makers. (PG)

6pm Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.00 Border Security: International.

(PG) Twins take a wrong turn.

8.30 Restaurant Revolution. (PG) Hosted by Jock Zonfrillo.

10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. (M)

6pm News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 26. Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

9.40 The NRL Footy Show. (M) Hosted by Paul Vautin.

11.40 The AFL Footy Show. (M)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Bachelor Australia. (PG) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) Benson adjusts to being a foster mum.

10.30 Zoo. (M) 11.30 The Project.

7.30pm Luke Nguyen’s France.

8.00 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne.

8.30 Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food. Ainsley Harriott heads to Palermo, Sicily.

9.30 Soccer. World Cup 2018 Qualifier. Australia v Bangladesh.

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ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH62)

7MATE (CH63) GO! (CH88)

GEM (CH80)

ONE (CH50)

11 (CH55)

FRIDAY

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 Catfish: The TV Show. 9.20 Second Chance. 9.40 High Class Call Girls.

10.25 Jimmy Fallon.

11.10 Sex Rehab With Dr Drew.

6.30pm Local News.

7.00 News. 7.30 Dog Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Animal Airport. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Best House On The Street.

(PG) 11.30 Best Houses Australia.

6.30pm SCU. (PG) 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. 7.30 Football.

AFL. Round 22.

Geelong v Collingwood. 11.00 MOVIE John Carpenter Presents Vampires: Los Muertos.

(2002) (AV15+)

6pm MOVIE Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders. (2000) (G) 7.30 MOVIE Jack The Giant Slayer. (2013) (PG) 9.50 MOVIE Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (2013) (AV15+) 11.50 Little Britain. (M)

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow. 8.30 MOVIE Blown Away.

(1994) (M) Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Lloyd Bridges. 11.00 MOVIE The Deer Hunter. (1978) (AV15+)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Moments Of Impact. (PG) 8.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 9.00 Gold Coast Cops.

(PG) 9.30 MOVIE The Marine 3: Homefront.

(2013) (AV15+) 11.15 Bellator MMA.

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 So You Think You Can Dance. (PG) 9.00 New Girl. (PGR) 10.00 New Girl. (M) 11.00 Movie Juice. 11.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG)

SATURDAY

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Total Wipeout. 8.30 The Home Show. 9.20 Live At The Apollo. 10.05 The IT Crowd. 10.30 Sexy Beasts. 11.00 Archer. 11.20 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show.

6pm Motorway Patrol.

(PG) 6.30 Castle. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Made Of Honor. (2008) (M) Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd. 10.30 Body Of Proof. (M) 11.30 Wire In The Blood. (MA15+)

6pm Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 22. Gold Coast v Port Adelaide. 10.00 MOVIE Aeon Flux.

(2005) (M) 12am Forbidden Cargo. (PG)

6pm MOVIE Scooby-Doo And The Cyber Chase. (2001) (G) 7.30 MOVIE Get Smart. (2008) (PG) 9.40 MOVIE Scary Movie 5.

(2013) (M) Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Charlie Sheen. 11.40 Little Britain. (M)

7pm MOVIE My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

(2002) (PG) 9.00 MOVIE Muriel’s Wedding. (1994) (M) Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths. 11.10 MOVIE Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. (1974) (M)

6.30pm Monster Jam. 7.30 Shark Tank. (PG) 8.30 48 Hours. (M) 9.30 Ross Noble’s Australian Trip. (M) 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 11.30 Movie Juice.

6pm Becker. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.30 Sex And The City. (M) 10.10 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.50 James Corden. (PG) 11.50 The Loop. (PG)

SUNDAY

7pm Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan. (PG) 8.30 Countdown: Do Yourself A Favour. (PG) 10.25 High Class Call Girls. (MA15+) 11.15 Louis Theroux. (M)

6.30pm Restaurant Australia. 7.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. 10.30 Best Houses Australia.

11.00 Super Factories.

6pm MOVIE Spider-Man 3. (2007) (PG) 8.50 MOVIE The Amazing Spider-Man. (2012) (M) Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Martin Sheen. 11.35 MOVIE Anacondas: Trail Of Blood. (2009)

6pm Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE Happy Feet Two. (2011) (PG) 8.30 MOVIE The Italian Job. (2003) (M) Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton. 11.00 Car SOS. (PG)

7pm MOVIE Space Cowboys. (2000) (PG) Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland.

9.40 MOVIE The Rookie. (1990) (M) Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia.

6pm Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Cops.

(PG) 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M) 9.30 Motorcycle Racing.

MotoGP. Race 12.

British Grand Prix.

11.00 World Sport.

6pm Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 The Simpsons. 7.00 Futurama. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Coneheads.

(1993) (PG) 10.20 House Of Lies.

MONDAY

7pm Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (M) 8.30 Humans. (M) 9.20 Louis Theroux. (M) 10.20 Jimmy Fallon.

(M) 11.00 Video Killed The Radio Star. 11.50 Video Killed The Radio Star: Artist’s View.

6.30pm Local News.

7.00 News. 7.30 Cities Of The Underworld.

(PG) 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (PG) 10.15 Wire In The Blood. (MA15+)

6.30pm MythBusters.

(PG) 7.30 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 8.30 American Restoration. (PG) 9.30 American Pickers. (PG) 11.30 World’s Worst Tenants. (M) 12am SportsFan Clubhouse.

(PG)

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 Mike & Molly. (PG) 7.30 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.00 Top Gear. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE 300.

(2006) (AV15+) Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham.

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 9.00 Cricket. Women’s Twenty20 International.

England v Australia.

From Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales.

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss.

(PG) 9.30 MOVIE No Country For Old Men. (2007) (AV15+) Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin.

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. 9.30 Extant.

(M) 10.30 Witches Of East End. (MA15+) 11.30 James Corden.

(PG)

TUESDAY

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. (M) 8.30 Good Game. 9.00 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show.

(M) 9.25 Humans. (M) 10.15 Archer. 10.40 Jimmy Fallon. 11.25 Catfish: The TV Show.

6.30pm Local News.

7.00 News. 7.30 The Indian Doctor. (PG) 8.30 Foyle’s War. (M) 10.50 Downton Abbey. (M)

6.30pm MythBusters.

(PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Strip The City.

(PG) 9.30 Ultimate Factories. 10.30 Bomb Hunters. (PG) 11.30 American Stuffers. (PG)

6pm Regular Show.

6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 Mike & Molly. 7.30 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.30 Storage Hunters.

(PG) 9.30 Ghost Town Gold. (PG) 10.30 South Beach Tow. 11.30 Cops Uncut.

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 Friends. 7.30 A Current Affair. 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) 9.00 Midsomer Murders.

(PG) 11.10 Person Of Interest. (M)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Monkeys Revealed. (PG) 8.30 Giant Otters Of The Amazon. 9.30 48 Hours. (M) 10.30 The Killing. (MA15+) 11.40 Operation Repo. (PG)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. 9.30 MOVIE Lost In Translation.

(2003) (PG) 11.40 James Corden.

WEDNESDAY

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 Secrets Of A Good Marriage With Sharon Horgan. 9.30 Lost Children. 10.10 Jimmy Fallon. 10.55 Great Ormond Street.

11.55 Doctor Who.

6.30pm Local News.

7.00 News. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme.

(PG) 8.30 Inspector Morse. (M) 10.50 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (M)

6.30pm MythBusters.

(PG) 7.30 Man Finds Food. (PG) 8.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 9.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 11.00 Rude Tube. (M) 11.30 1000 Ways To Die. (AV15+) 12am Hard Knocks. (PG)

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 Mike & Molly. (PG) 7.30 Troy.

(PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.30 Tattoo Fixers. (MA15+) 10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Last Ship.

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 New Tricks. (M) 9.10 Major Crimes. (M) 10.10 Rizzoli & Isles.

(M) 11.10 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

(M)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green.

(PG) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 9.30 Hell’s Kitchen. (MA15+) 10.30 Legends. (M) 11.30 Blue Bloods. (M)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 The Simpsons.

10.00 Bob’s Burgers.

(M) 11.00 Duckman.

THURSDAY

DIGITAL CHOICE

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 The Weekly. 9.05 The IT Crowd. 9.35 Utopia.

10.00 Sexy Beasts.

10.30 Jimmy Fallon.

11.15 Good Game.

6.30pm Local News.

7.00 News. 7.30 Doc Martin. (M) 8.30 Judge John Deed. (M) 10.30 Mr Selfridge. (PG) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

6.30pm MythBusters.

7.30 World’s Craziest Fools. (PG) 8.00 What Went Down. (PG) 8.30 Ink Master. (M) 9.30 America’s Hardest Prisons. (M) 10.45 Operation Repo.

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adv Time.

(PG) 7.00 Mike & Molly. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Inception.

(2010) (M) 11.30 Mom. (M)

6.30pm Friends. 7.30 ACA. 8.00 Poirot. 9.00 New Tricks. (PG) 10.00 AFP: Australian Federal Police. 10.30 Cricket.

One-Day International.

England v Australia.

Afternoon session.

Game 1.

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Last Man Standing. (PG) 8.30 The Millers. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE The Internship.

(2013) (M) 11.30 Blokesworld.

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 MOVIE Sixteen Candles. (1984) (M)

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SURF REPORT

with MWP’s man in the water

Well, not much doing at the moment in the way of waves. Will be small but I think if you go on the hunt you might find a surprise.

Well I have been surfing now for over 30 years and in that time I have had two encounters with sharks so your chances are low at best. Maybe consider not surfing around bait fish or overcast river mouths on outgoing tides. Solo surfs are where our brains start playing tricks as we jump at shadows.

And as my friend points out to body boarders they do look like turtles to a shark.

Must admit I do feel pretty comfortable on the stand up when it is looking sharky. Think of me as your personal spotter!

Happy Surfing !

FISHING REPORT with Wayne Nilsson from Maroochydore Fishing World

ESTUARY: You can get bream on the rising tide along Bradman Avenue using cut pieces of pillies and prawns. You’ll find flathead and whiting around Goat and Channel Island on the drift with yabbies and lures working the best. Trevally are around the Motorway Bridge pylons using plastics. Mud crabs can be found around the deeper channels at Bli Bli. SURF: There’s sea bream and tailor at Pincushion along North Shore with pillies and mullet fillet the best bait. There are sharks and jew at the Maroochy Bar on big baits on the night rising tide.

OFFSHORE: You can get Moses perch, undersize red emperor and parrot at The Gneerings with squid and pillies working the best. The Barwon Banks are firing for squire, snapper and pearl perch with parrot and yellowtail kingies at Wide Caloundra.

FRESHWATER: Somerset is returning some nice bass and golden perch on deep diving lures and live shrimps. Lake Baroon and Boondooma are working well for bass, golden and silver perch with great results being reported. Borumba is worth a visit for saratoga on fly and bass on trolled deep diver lures.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 20) You’re keen for change, but are others ready for your ideas?

Don’t rush – consultation and attention to detail will get you further. And don’t let your vivid imagination get the better of you – especially involving a romantic relationship, health issue or work matter.

TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) Expect a project to go haywire, as retro Venus leaves you wondering what is going on!

Patience will help you muddle through. Attached bulls – your partner is looking for some advice. Singles – you’re attracting admirers, but make them prove themselves.

GEMINI (May 22-Jun 21) Try looking at situations in a more considered way this week.

All is not as it appears, so be extra careful in the way you give and receive information. A colleague or family member is enthusiastic about a project but make sure you check the facts thoroughly before you commit.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 23) Crabs are capricious creatures and mood swings are likely this week. With Venus reversing through your self-esteem zone (until the weekend) comfort eating is a danger, as you strive to boost your spirits with treats. Try to employ some restraint, crabs!

LEO (Jul 24-Aug 23) Is your killer cat charisma failing to win over the masses?

Fear not lions! Venus stops reversing through your sign on the weekend, so you’ve only got a few more days of dealing with a much less appreciative crowd. Be patient – your time in the Sun will come.

VIRGO (Aug 24-Sep 23) Attached Virgos – you’re keen to pursue a course of action but is your partner on the same page? Singles – don’t accept a dating profile as the truth.

Clarify before you proceed.

Relationships are more complex than they appear, and people may have hidden agendas.

LIBRA (Sep 24-Oct 23) Mercury is currently in Libra which boosts your natural talent for networking, negotiating and communicating. But remember Venus is still in retro mode (until the weekend) so making social connections and smoothing over problems will take more time than you think.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) The challenge is to let off Scorpio steam in constructive ways, as you capitalise on the fiery Pluto power surge. Making brave changes in your personal life brings deep satisfaction. All forms of physical exercise are favoured, and passion and creativity are also highlighted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) When it comes to school or work this week, you may swing between supreme optimism and debilitating self-doubt as your confidence levels go up and down like a yo-yo. Don’t stress Sagittarius … and quit focusing on what your so-called ‘competitors’ are doing.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20) You’ve got the power to move mountains this week (courtesy of Pluto). But you could become increasingly impatient with a loved one’s lack of initiative and accountability. It’s not the time to tell others what to do, so pipe down and concentrate on personal projects instead.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Make the most of Venus reversing through your relationship zone (for one week) as you reassess a partnership.

You know what you need to do, but that doesn’t mean you’ll do it! Mysterious motivations are driving you, so who knows what road you’ll end up on?

PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) This week you question your actions and doubt your dreams.

Neptune certainly sucks the wind out of your sails, and you may feel lost or confused. But avoiding issues won’t make them magically disappear, so do your best to communicate your ideas and intentions clearly.

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Plants grow from these

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Practical joke

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Cost of an item

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You can listen to music on this

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Solve all the clues and reveal the eight-letter word spelled down the middle of the grid.

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SCATTERWORD: ENCLOSING, cognise, cloning, closing, consign, conine, conies, cosine, genic, cline, slice, since, clone, close, nonce, scone, cling, logic, conin, scion, sonic, ceil, lice, nice, cole, cone, once, clog, coil, loci, coin, icon, clon, conn.

JUNIOR X-WORD: Worry, trash, icing, seeds, prank, price, radio, hawks (WHISPERS)

CROSSWORD: ACROSS: 1 Modicum 5 Lucid 8 Infinitesimal 9 Theme 10 Actuary 11 Amends 12 Raised 15 Notable 17 Adorn 19 State-of-the-art 20 Yield 21 Redress DOWN: 1 Moist 2 Differentiate 3 Contend 4 Mutual 5 Liszt 6 Compassionate 7 Delayed 11 Amnesty 13 Abashed 14 Heifer 16 Breed 18 Notes

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URBAN NIGHTMARE The Coast could be swallowed by Brisbanopolis if we don’t stand our ground, writes Richard O’Leary.

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woke up in a cold sweat. I’d just had the most bizarre nightmare.

I was living in Queensland in 2050 – the capital Brisbanopolis has four million people. Colourbond roofs are crammed into every available space between Cooloongatta and Noosa.

The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast are no longer geographic locations in their own right – but convenient locators for the delivery of municipal services.

The name Noosagatta has been rejected because in this world, everything is about Brisbane.

I get out of bed and read one of the weekend papers and realise my sleep terrors are much closer to reality than I’d like to believe.

A pointer on the front page of Brisbane’s tabloid celebrates the imminent expansion of the state’s suburban sprawl with a headline: 200km Mega City – Southeast’s NY-Style Evolution.

The story trumpets the “blurring between the capital and the Gold and Sunshine coasts”.

It quotes a leading demographer who says the state is witnessing conurbation – three cities all merging into one.

What I find most disturbing is that this is seen as a good thing – something to shout from the rooftops rather than be whispered about in the shady back rooms of Parliament House.

Why do they think this way? Because they see this eventuality as an extension of Brisbane’s greatness, rather than a diminishment of those regions whose identities will be stolen.

It makes the current debate over the inter-urban break between Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast just so important.

It was encouraging to see the Sunshine Coast Council use a meeting with the Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, who is also the chair of the South East

Queensland Regional Planning Committee, to push for the preservation of this green corridor. Mayor Mark Jamieson says the inter-urban break is worth $5 billion to the regional economy.

The Sunshine Coast Environment Council is also working to protect the 20-kilometre inter-urban break, which when you are driving along the Bruce Highway, has the National Heritage listed Glass House Mountains on one side and the world recognised Ramsar protected Pumicestone Passage on the other.

It argues the proposal for Halls Creek (Caloundra South Two) will see the green replaced by grey, and turn what is already a precarious position for water quality in the passage to a point of no return.

But this is bigger than SCC and SCEC – this must become everyone’s issue, unless you like the thought of becoming just another suburb of Brisbanopolis. roleary@myweeklypreview.com.au.

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How to make sense of the financial markets when planning for Retirement.

NAVIGATING CHOPPY WATERS It’s been 8 years since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) & the new theme is fear of a GGC – Global Growth Correction.

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At a time when finding a good economic news story in the press is like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack it can leave most Investors feeling confused and concerned about their financial future.

The old adage to ‘sell high and buy low’ seems outmoded in this market when no one is quite sure what the ‘low point’ is – I mean how much further can the markets fall? Any adviser telling you with certainty that they know what is going to happen next is deluded. We are in the hands of a herd and volatility is high!

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For a lot of investors the obvious answer has been to make a dash to cash. What’s not to love about the certainty of a 6 month term deposit when the sharemarket seem to be in a state of decline?

In the heady days of the 1980’s a $1 million dollar deposit in the bank would have produced $140,000 income. For the same amount in 2015, we have seen the income now fall to $35,000 if you are lucky!

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Astute investors always hold a healthy amount of their investment portfolio in cash but it serves no purpose to have all your eggs in the cash basket in the current investment environment. If simply holding everything in cash ‘until things improve’ is your investment strategy you are courting disaster. Survivors instinctively know that they are going to need another string to their bow to insure their future.

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potential what so ever. Investors imperceptibly become obsessed with the return on capital (or dividends) relegating capital growth to a thing of the past. They cancel out all possibility of asset growth in the future and place all their bets on the short term negativity that human beings the world over seem to gravitate to - including many journalists.

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