Peregian Springs News Inform know grow Vol 1. Issue 11
August 2016
Ready, set, go on leash cutting day THE gates will open and the dogs will roam free on Saturday, August 20 when Peregian Springs residents turn out to celebrate the opening of their new dog offleash area on The Avenue, opposite the Duck Pond Park. Highlighting the big day Councillor Stephen Robinson will be along to officially launch the park with a cutting of the leash ceremony. A doggy prize is on offer for the “best dressed” dog, and the Lions Club Peregian will be serving up a free sausage sizzle. There’ll be Blue Wheelers Dog Wash, school band, info stalls from Peregian Springs Vet Surgery, Sunshine Coast Council and Neighbourhood Watch. Coolum Police have organised a police car visit. Bank of Queensland Noosa Heads will be handing out some doggy freebies and Zinc Radio will be there with fun for the kids—mascot “Stinky “ the cat is sure to stir up the dogs. The event is from 2pm to 3.30pm.
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Local News From the Ed’s desk Well, what a busy month August has been already! The biggest news has been around the Golf Club. Almost daily we’ve been updating our facebook site with new information on the Club’s future, the withdrawal of the development applications for golf course land and most recently, a pledge by Aveo to help the land owner maintain the course and have it running again as soon as possible. Community members came together to talk about the future of the estate at a public forum held on Saturday at the FAST FACTS: GOLF COURSE UPDATE State School. It’s clear from the Voluntary Administration of Club likely comments there and online in recent to end on Friday, August 19 with Club expected to be liquidated. times that local residents feel they’ve invested their time, money and hearts Aveo has pledged support to Peregian Springs Golf Holdings Ltd to help golfinto building our community into what ers to return to the course ASAP. it is today, and they are wanting to be heard when it comes to the future of Aveo has withdrawn rezoning and dethe estate. It’s all part of what makes velopment applications for golf course land and say “there is no current or living in Peregian Springs so great! future plan to replace the applicaSee you at the Dog Park opening... tions and there are no plans to lodge any more rezoning or development peregianspringsnews@gmail.com applications for the Golf Course land" .
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Local News
Hopes for a golf comeback GOLF may return to the course at Peregian Springs Golf Club sooner rather than later with Aveo keen for play to resume. Aveo Group CEO Geoff Grady told Peregian Springs News last week that Aveo would provide the necessary support to enable the course to be maintained over the coming months while a longer term solution is found. The comments followed on from an announcement on August 9 that Aveo had withdrawn development applications for golf course land that were due to go before council on August 18. The applications attracted nearly 900 public objections. Council planning officers had also recommended against their approval in their report to Councillors in the lead up to the Council meeting. After announcing the withdrawal of the applications, Mr Grady told Peregian Springs News: “There is no current or future plan to replace the applications and there are no plans to lodge any more rezoning or development applications for the golf course land". "We have a number of years of land sales left and we want to come to a restructuring solution in the near term that is a lasting solution for the years to come," he said. "Our intention is to maintain the (18 hole) course and to have play recommenced as soon as possible," Mr Grady said, also confirming irrigation pumps have been withdrawn for sale by the Administrator. Mr Grady said Aveo would support Peregian Springs Golf Holdings Ltd,
the company that owns the land and the clubhouse, to enable it to maintain the course. Aveo is a majority shareholder in this company. "It's not in our interest for the course to become run down so Aveo will assist Holdings because we would like to see the course to become active again." Mr Grady said the reopened club will likely have a different structure saying (it's): "highly unlikely the reopened Course will be a memberbased structure, that lost $14m since inception.� “We are examining the options around the future structure and Aveo will support Holdings as it goes through this process". Mr Grady said Holdings is actively talking to a number of parties with the objective of getting play back across the course as soon as possible and this could take some months. "The interested parties have experience in running golf facilities," he said. "The interested parties are a mix some want to lease the clubhouse, some would like to purchase the land and buildings". The withdrawal of the development applications meant they were taken off the agenda for the August 18 Council meeting. Club Administrator Gavin Morton is likely to report back to creditors on August 19 with results of an asset auction. It is expected Mr Morton, will seek to end the Administration on August 19 and recommend the Club be liquidated.
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Local views
Glen Elmes welcomes golf land latest AT the time of writing, I understand the development application by Aveo for rezoning of the Peregian Springs Golf Club, due on 18th August to Sunshine Coast Council, has been withdrawn and I was pleased to hear the announcement from Aveo’s CEO, Geoff Grady, that there are no plans to lodge any more re-zoning or development applications for the golf course land. Peregian Springs was born, nurtured and grew into it’s current vibrant community because of the availability of the Golf Course and associated community infrastructure. I personally remember very well when the estate opened up to buyers and the subsequent rush of people to
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purchase homes sites on or near the Golf Course. These original householders, and many who came after, bought into Peregian Springs specifically because of the excellent course and it’s Club House. Even those who didn’t play golf have used the facilities for walking and exercise. The homeowners who have invested their hard-earned dollars into this outstanding residential area, deserve to retain the existing golfing facilities and the green space environment provided to the community and I commend Aveo’s commitment to maintain the 18-hole course and their stated intention to have the facility re-open as soon as possible. See www.glenelmes.com.au or www.facebook.com/glenelmesMP
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Local Views
Supporters group wary of future PEREGIAN Springs Supporters Group has welcomed news the golf course development applications have been withdrawn by Aveo. The PSSG was formed in response to the applications being lodged earlier this year. It rallied local residents to make submissions to Council regarding the proposals to change the zoning of parcels of golf course land from sports and recreation to residential. The applications attracted nearly 900 objections. A spokesman for the group said while Aveo had stated there is “no current or future plan to replace the applications” it was still not clear what Aveo’s intentions might be once the
sale of golf front land was complete. “We also welcome Aveo’s apparent desire to maintain an 18-hole course and to have play recommenced as soon as possible, as this was always the hope of the PSSG and the community as a whole,” he said. “We hope Mr Grady’s statement now indicates an intention by Aveo to pursue actions that help to build the community. We hope Aveo will also keep the community informed of its intentions and perhaps even display a willingness to enter into discussions with the residents of Peregian Springs.” As we went to print PSSG was organising a public meeting. See our facebook site for any golf updates…
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Local News
The results are in and it’s official... AFTER a long election campaign and just as long a wait for the seat to be declared, we can now officially say that Ted O’Brien is the Federal Member for Fairfax, representing Peregian Springs residents. Overall there were 108,706 people enrolled to vote in Fairfax, and in the end the turnout was a little over 91%. On the Two Candidate Preferred scale Ted O’Brien picked up 60.89% of the vote for the Liberal National Party and Scott Anderson achieved 39.11% for Labor. On first preferences for the area the top four were Ted O’Brien, Scott Anderson, Susan Etheridge from the
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Greens and Robert Pasquali from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation who received 9006 votes. Informal would have come in 5th on first preferences, with 6146 wrong ballot papers recorded on the day. Mr O’Brien officially became the Member for Fairfax on July 27 and has spent time in Canberra building an understanding of how the process works. On August 8 he started his “inaugural” road trip across his electorate to listen to residents and build a profile of the sorts of topics that are of high importance to different areas. Not surprisingly, the Census came up a few times last week. To follow Mr O’Brien’s road trip see www.facebook.com/TedOBrienLNP/
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Local profile - Bernadette Doherty
Making special events personal SPECIAL events stitch together the fabric of everyday life. And for local Peregian Springs dressmaker Bernadette Doherty, pictured far right, creating personal, beautiful outfits has been a pattern throughout her 28 year career. Graduating in the 1970s with pattern making and sewing qualifications from her local country Victorian Technology college, she opened a shop at age 19 in her home town and created bridal, evening and formal dresses, business wear and special occasion garments for locals of all ages-quickly learning getting to know the person is most important to create something to evoke joy and confidence in them. With bridal wear her passion she moved to Melbourne then Sydney and worked for exclusive bridal houses training her eye for beauty and fit , honing her skill in handbeading and lacework and broadening her intimate understanding and appreciation of fabrics and materials including their form, feeling and function . "I love making brides feel like a princess for their day," Bernadette said. In Sydney Bernadette saw that sewing had almost skipped a generation. So she started offering sewing classes teaching the basics and despite a broad range of ages being in each class sewing stitched 8
close bonds across the age groups. She said people were surprised too how quickly they learned to make simple garments. Bernadette hasn't wasted any time since moving to Peregian Springs three weeks ago and setting up her sewing studio for business. She recently made a wedding dress in two days for display in the inaugural Noosa Bridal Trail and has started some outfits for locals including helping a local student sew a creation for a year 11 assessment. Bernadette is also offering sewing tuition from beginners to experienced levels from mid August. Contact Bernadette on 0416 195 995 or see www.bernadettedoherty.com for a gallery and more information.
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Local News
Family fun for a good cause ST ANDREW’S Anglican College will host a screening of Lion King under the stars on the Primary School oval on August 20 from 5.30pm. Barbecue food, popcorn and drinks will be available for sale. The event is to raise funds for Education in Cambodia. Tickets $5 each or $20 for a family when booked online at www.trybooking.com/MLJL
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Join in for story time... PEREGIAN Springs Story Time is a community-based group which aims to develop children’s love of literature. The group meets each Wednesday at the Rec Club from 9.30am-11am.It explores different books and themes each week using stories, songs, music, drama and craft. Activities are aimed at 3-6 year olds and their carers, however younger siblings are welcome. Maximum numbers for each session is 15 and sessions are free of charge. Story Time is an initiative of the Noosa Anglican Church and is led by a local primary school teacher and church member with more than 20 years experience in the classroom and caring for children. For more see: www.facebook.com/ groups/841394885961335/
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Chappy’s column … Family focus
Tips for chatting with teens ONE of the most common questions I get from parents is, “How do I get my teenager to talk to me?” If you’re struggling to have a conversation with your teenager, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Adolescence can be a fantastic, perplexing, challenging, confusing, emotional and thrilling time of life. It is the period of time where teenagers start to figure out who they are and find their independence. All of this can make having conversations with them very challenging. Here are a few tips that may help you have better conversations with your teenagers: Bridge the Gap – Teenagers often feel misunderstood and think that their parents have no idea about what planet they live on. Try to put your opinions, feelings and views to the side and help your teen discover themselves. Avoid telling them how you think they should feel. Your teenager probably won’t be looking for you to fix a situation or solve a problem for them. Instead help them move towards finding a resolution themselves. Understand and Validate your teenager – Can you remember what it was like to be a teenager? If you can it will help you relate better and see things from their perspective. If a teenager feels like they have been heard and validated, then they will be more likely to open up more. Acknowledging their feelings and needs can go a long way to 12
connecting with your teenager. Choose your time – When there is lots of emotion and anger or your teenager is upset, that is not going to be a productive time to have a rational conversation. Also try to avoid bringing up an important conversation when they’re about to walk out the door or are watching their favourite TV show. Set a time that all parties agree on (like an appointment) for later where you can have a conversation without the emotion of the moment. Ask open ended questions – Asking the right questions is an art and takes lots of practice to get your teenager talking. Some good questions to ask are; How did that make you feel? What are your thoughts about this? What do you think is the best thing to do? What can I do to help? Try to stay away from yes and no answer questions. Most of all, be encouraged, if you struggle to have a conversation with your teenager you’re not alone as many of us do. With some work and effort though, it can improve!!! Chappy Mark (Mark Horsfall - Chaplain Coolum High
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School news
ART TIME: LEFT TO RIGHT : Chloe Holmes 2G, Kitty Kopinski 2G, Yani Delaney-Taylor 2C, Milla Dowdell 2G and Eden Dowdell 2C make the most of their Lunch Club to get creative.
Lunch clubs are a big hit at PSSS PEREGIAN Springs State School students are joining forces to make the most of their break times. With the help of interested teachers primary school students have the chance to attend Lunch Clubs covering a wide range of interests, and they are jumping at it. Current clubs at the school include; Gardening, Chess, Library, Band Jam, Handball, Senior and Junior Singers, Dance, Running, Film, Robotics, Drawing, EarthSmart, Japanese, Drama, Technology, Radio Ramblers, and Board Games. Grade 3/4W pupil Charlize Mclaughlin-Watts is a fan of Tuesday morning’s Dance Club run by Mrs Westlake. “I like coming to Dance Club because you get to shake it off, whip it and listen to cool music. You don’t have to think about what others are thinking of your moves, you can just have a laugh,” she said. 14
Mr Campbell’s Robotics Club is another hit. Around 70 young ‘techies’ ranging from Year Two to Year Six spend their lunchtime engaging in a range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics activities ranging from creating in Minecraft, to constructing and programming LEGO Mindstorm Robots, or writing code for Sphero and Ozobot machines. Film and Drama Clubs run by Ms Hobson have the thumbs up. Film Club goers Skye Butcher and Liberty Wallace love their time there. “We get to learn so many skills like our current project in Stop Motion for a film festival competition,” they said. loads of new friends from different classes,’ said Harry. And the classes will benefit the school too. At Art Masterclass the students are helping to design a new mural for the new Year 6 building that opened this year.
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Local News
Trivia teams dig deep for REAP THE Pool Café was abuzz with locals on August 5 when the Peregian Lions Club hosted a Trivia Night to help raise money for local food rescue charity, REAP. The night attracted more than 80 people and raised more than $1000 for the cause. Local retailers chipped in with prizes for a raffle held on the night and The Pool Café opened late to serve drinks and provide a great location for a fun night out. The Peregian Springs News’ supporters table, pictured above right, proved to be a formidable force on the night taking by managing to take out the top spot.
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LEFT: Michele Lipner, founder and coordinator of our local Sunshine Coast REAP chapter, left, with Sarah Pinchbeck, national REAP coordinator.
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Limehouse Press
Put your print in good hands FINALLY putting your product to print is like giving a present- it is the gift of your idea that the customer will see and hold and hopefully enjoy and benefit from. The permanence of the printed word doesn’t drop off an electronic news feed – it’s personal - it works in your time, meaning you can pick it up when it suits you. If you care enough to make your offering in print, then you want to trust the final product to someone who knows the process and cares as much about your end product and message as you do. Locally owned business, Limehouse Press, has two master printmen in the family, father and son, Peter and Nick Harris. Peter, a Peregian Springs local who established the business in 1992, has been involved in printing on the Sunshine Coast since 1975. His pedigree stretches back to studies at the London College of Printing while serving his apprenticeship from 1961 to 1967 where all aspects of lithographic printing were covered and where he obtained the City and Guilds qualifications. He has since been involved in all facets of the printing industry and was able to set up 16
Limehouse, a boutique design, printing and binding factory at Newspaper Place in Maroochydore, to cover all steps in the printing process, from start to finish. Nick, pictured left, joined the company in his early 20’s and completed his apprenticeship nearly 20 years ago in Brisbane. Nick took over the helm of the business around 2 years ago and adds a totally new dimension to the company with his understanding of modern technology and his expertise in processing files. “The printing industry has evolved very quickly over the last 20 years to become totally dependent on computer literacy, so much so that when we bought our offset machine, three of the staff went to Japan to be trained in that particular technology,” Nick said. Limehouse has many local clients including St Andrew’s Anglican College, local events companies and your local community news magazine, Peregian Springs News and produces everything from letterbox flyers to hand bound and stitched yearbooks. Nick says he’s always happy to talk to the client about what they need and help make it happen. “With the complicated area of design we have the necessary skills to be able to help with any difficulty that may arise,” Nick says, “We differ from other companies in that we have a complete understanding of the printing industry and customer needs.” Get in touch with Nick at Limehouse Press on nick@limehouse.com.au and see www.limehouse.com.au
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Finance
Cash rate vs interest rate…
MORTGATE MATTERS with Trevor Ryan Aussie Home Loans Phone: 0411 211 401 WHY don’t the banks pass on the whole RBA rate cut to their customers? As we all know by now the RBA has cut the Cash Rate by 0.25% to a record low of 1.5%. Of course this is not the actual rate which we pay on our home loans or we get on our bank deposits. The cash rate is the interest rate which banks pay to borrow funds from other banks in the money market on an overnight basis. The banks are like any business – they have costs and overheads and also need to make a profit so they
could never offer interest rates at the same rate as the cash rate. When the banks decide on how much they pass on, they take into account various factors – such as their return to their shareholders, their competitiveness with other banks and the cost of raising money from other sources. You will notice when rates go down, the banks may announce their new rate within a few days but it usually only comes into effect a few weeks later. If rates were to go up, then they come into effect the next day - Funny that! Also, as each bank has a different Standard Variable Rate, it can be difficult to pick how they compare to others just by looking at the rate cut they are offering. Any time there is a rate change it’s a good idea to check how your own home loan interest rate compares. Call us to check if your rate is still competitive – you might be surprised at what the other banks are now offering!
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Investment
July showed strength in equities WEALTH NEWS with Tom Wigzell & Aaron Cross Patersons Peregian Springs Phone: 5409 6120 IT was a strong July for Australian equity markets as Brexit fears around a UK recession and impact to global growth subsided. In addition, the outcome of the Federal election with the Coalition managing to secure a majority, has brought some political and economic stability. The ASX 200 Accumulation Index rose 8.17% in July, taking the annual return on shares to 3.74%. The ASX200 Index broke through equilibrium at 5401 and confirmed an uptrend in the primary cycles. Global economic data has been resilient – the IMF has forecast the US economy to grow 2.2% this year, rising to 2.5% in 2017.
Policy makers around the world have signalled that they are prepared to provide additional liquidity into the market post Brexit. Credit spreads and financial stress has improved on the back of a recovery in commodity prices. Low inflation and falling interest rates have made shares relatively cheap when compared to other asset classes such as property and bonds. August has historically been a positive month for Australian equities, driven by the onset of ex-dividend season. We believe investors should look at adding some exposure to the cyclicals, especially in resource related sectors where earnings appear to have reached a cyclical trough. Investors should also focus on stocks that benefit from ongoing low interest rates and strong population growth such as those in healthcare, REITs, utilities and infrastructure sectors.
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“Safe, Inclusive and Connected Neighbourhoods and Online Communities” August 2016 update
COOLUM 10 COMMITTEE
ROAD SAFETY WEEK
Area Coordinators: Paula Lyall Leigh Boggis Treasurer: Bob Joubert Secretary: Vivienne Collins You can contact us at: PSNHW@hotmail.com or at https://www.facebook.com/PSNHW/
22nd – 28th August 2016 “Speaking up for road safety” is the focus of Road Safety Week and we’re encouraging the whole community to join the conversation about road safety. We will be posting information on our facebook page daily during Road Safety week. Show your support by entering the #SpeakUpSelfie competition via the link on our facebook page or sharing road safety information to spread the word.
For immediate police assistance Phone Police on 131 444 or in an Emergency call 000
Crime Statistics 8/7 to 8/8 Property Damage - 2 Drug Charges – 3 Good Order - 1
There are many ways to keep yourself and others safe on the roads. You could pledge to:
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Switch your phone to silent or keep it out of sight by placing it in the glovebox
Buckle up every time you get in the car – no matter how short your journey, always wear your seatbelt
On long trips, rest every two hours for at least 15 minutes
Put the brakes on speeding – regularly check your speed, drive to the conditions, don’t follow too closely
If you plan to drink, plan to get home safely – Designate a ‘dry driver’, catch a taxi or public transport, or organise a lift
Share the roads with others – drive courteously and patiently, look out for and give all other road users the extra space they need, especially trucks, bicycle riders and motorcycle riders
Have a conversation about road safety with your loved ones, friends or colleagues
Be a good role model to your kids on the road – it’s where they learn most of their future driving behaviours! www.peregianspringsnews.com.au