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NOOSA CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY
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March 9, 2013, was the day we went to the polls, to vote Yes or No on Noosa’s de-amalgamation. We overwhelmingly voted Yes, to the tune of 81.38 per cent. The jubilation as the votes were counted was just reward for the years of campaigning by so many. It was a battle led by the likes of Glen Elmes MP, Noel Playford, Jim Berardo and Bob Ansett, but it was a battle fought by everyone. And in there fighting with the best of them was this newspaper, Noosa Today. Still in its infancy, Noosa Today made its stand – an independent newspaper for an independent Council. If the Noosa community was going to stand up for what it believed in,
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On Sunday, March 9, Noosa will celebrate the first anniversary of that historical day when we voted to take back our Council, our community.
Locals took to the streets of Brisbane to protest against Noosa’s forced amalgamation then so were we. Sometimes we had to cop it on the chin, when attacked by the few who didn’t want de-amalgamation; but mostly, we received only good things, that same belief and
support that encouraged us all to fight for an independent Noosa. Noosa’s independence was no mean feat. It took tenacity, determination, total belief and many, many
hours of hard work. And even when the vote was counted, there was still a way to go. But on January 1 this year, our new Noosa Shire Council officially
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Noosa Council’s Special Edition stepped forth. We chose our mayor – Noel Playford, and our councillors – Bob Abbot, Tony Wellington, Joe Jurisevic, Frank Pardon, Frank Wilkie and Sandy Bolton. Then Council chose its CEO, Brett de Chastel. Now, just a few weeks in, great things are already being achieved and the community is buzzing. Council meetings are open to the public and, as promised, there is transparency in Council dealings. As Noosa’s only independent paper, a community newspaper funded and produced by locals, we celebrate the beginning of a new era for the Shire. Our ethos is simple: we support local businesses – because we are one! We support shopping locally. We support keeping your hard-earned dollars here, in the community. Noosa Today team members do just that – we shop locally, we use local services, local schools and local restaurants. So by supporting us, you support your own income. Apart from the printing of our newspaper – which is done in Yandina – every aspect of Noosa Today - from writing and designing to production and accounts - is done right here. We are proud to call Noosa Shire home.
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A fight worth winning GLEN ELMES MP An enormous sense of accomplishment was the overwhelming feeling on March 9, 2013, the day on which Noosa was to determine its future by a democratic, in-person poll of all electors within the boundaries of the former Noosa Shire.
I entered politics to make a difference, to deliver as best I could what my community needed. If ever there was an issue about which the Noosa community was clear in its desire, it was to preserve its own patch and to ensure it had control of a truly local council. It was an article of faith. March 9, 2013, was a day a long time in the making. It started in 2007, a few short months after I was first elected to Parliament, when the then Premier, Peter Beattie, blindsided all by sneaking a change to the State Constitution to snatch away the right of electors to object to amalgamation of their council and then announcing that the big broom was to be put through local government in Queensland. The fiction of the Local Government Reform Commission rubber stamped the Beattie Government’s whim to
Glen Elmes MP, Bob Ansett and Noel Playford lead the celebrations on Saturday, March 9, 2013 force amalgamation on Queensland councils and to amalgamate Noosa with its southern neighbours, neighbours who were not cousins, with whom Noosa had so little in common. The Noosa community never lost its passion or commitment for a moment in the six long years that followed. When asked to fill in a petition, they did – 18,747 of them in a day. When asked to march in protest, they did – 7000 of them descending on Parlia-
ment, most of whom had never demonstrated before on anything. They were in the public gallery when I declared war on the Beattie Government on their behalf, demanding the restoration of their democratic rights so rudely trampled. They were there in great number every time they were called upon to vote, either in Prime Minister John Howard’s plebiscite or the postcard required by Minister Crisfaulli’s initial stage
of the de-amalgamation process. The community was one in its opposition. The numbers were always 80 per cent or above, and the vote on March 9, 2013, was 81.38 per cent, every booth recording unanimous agreement to get our council back. The Noosa community was supported in its desire by the LNP. Without the election of the Newman LNP Government in 2012, Noosa would not have been de-amalgamated. I am very grateful to my colleagues when as the Leader of the Opposition respectively at my urging, Jeff Seeney, Lawrence Springborg, John-Paul Langbroek and Campbell Newman all maintained the LNP’s commitment to let communities have a democratic say on this issue so vital to many. They deserve our thanks, none more so than the now Premier, who delivered what he promised me. The Noosa community also needs to be fulsome in its thanks to so many, but in particular to Jim Berardo, Bob Ansett and Noel Playford, without whose efforts in marshalling the troops, maintaining the rage, co-ordinating the fight and demonstrating the on-going passion of the citizens of Noosa the fight may not have been won. It was a fight worth winning and together we have.
Independence - a journey Noosa can be proud of NOEL PLAYFORD It’s a year since more than four out of five Noosa residents gave the government an unequivocal message: our local council is important to us. It’s our voice. We want it back.
I remember that March 9 night well. We watched, exhilarated, as the votes came in. It confirmed what we already knew, that voters really understood that something precious had been taken away. Noosa people know that a local council is much more than roads, rates and rubbish. It’s at the heart of how we plan our future and protect our environment and our lifestyle. It allows us to have some control over the Noosa that we will pass on to our kids. I think it’s a mistake to look at our five year fight for de-amalgamation in isolation. It was really a continuation of a much longer battle that’s been going on here since the 1960s. That is a battle to keep local residents in charge of our own destiny. Not big development companies and not those who would like to dismantle our town plan, piece by piece, and create another crowded, high-rise suburb of Maroochydore. In a world where people are becoming increasingly frustrated that their views are not being reflected by political systems, here in Noosa we’ve managed - through a long and bruising process - to take back a little bit of control. That’s something I hope we’ll be celebrating each March for many years to come.
What is your Noosa Story? On 9 March, 2014, Noosa will O commemorate the first anniversary of c our decision to restore our local council. o To celebrate this, the Noosa community T is being invited to share their stories. is Tell your own story, or that of a group or T club you are involved with. We want to c hear from you! h Submit your story and photo to council’s website, and share it with the community. Story forms are also available at council’s Tewantin Te T ew wa anttin n office and Noosa and Cooroy libraries. This is a special time for l Noosa, and we can’t wait to read N your story! y
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Forecast’s just swell for festival Cricks Noosa Festival of Surfing, presented by Jeep, is heading for its biggest ever event, with more than 500 entries spread over 30 divisions, including full-house fields in all the headline pro events.
Festival director Phil Jarratt said this week that more than 40 per cent of entries were from overseas, with half of those coming from continental USA and Hawaii, but with 11 countries represented overall, including Mexico, Portugal, France, Canada, Indonesia, Japan and New Zealand. “When only one in three of our competitors is a Queenslander, you can see that the festival is really breaking new ground in bringing visitors to Noosa,” he said. “And the economic impact is considerable when you consider that the average length of stay is more than one week. One of our internationals has booked into a Hastings Street hotel for six weeks!” Phil said the strong US dollar had made Noosa more affordable for the Americans. “We’ve always enjoyed great support from the Californian clubs, like Malibu and Windansea, but this year they’re coming from all over, from the Pacific Northwest to Montauk, Long Island. And on top of this, we’ve got a bus-load of European backpackers coming to compete in
the Mojo Backpacker Challenge! “We’ve put the hard yards in with international and on-line marketing, plus we’re on the back of a couple of very good years for surf, so we’re reaping the benefits of that, but I think it’s also the fact that there has been a lot of positive word of mouth from those who have been to previous Noosa festivals.” The eight-day festival will be held at First Point, Noosa, when condi-
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“We’ve got a busload of European backpackers coming to compete in the Mojo Backpacker Challenge!” tions allow, and as this story went to print, organisers were licking their lips as two major Coral Sea low pressure systems looked set to dominate swell conditions over the first two weeks of March. A secondary site at Access 11, Noosa West, can be used if First Point is not breaking, but Australia’s leading swell forecaster, Ben Matson of Swellnet, was confident that the computer models were in agreement and that goof surf, ranging between a metre and two metres, was very likely.
The Hawaiian girls team, led by world junior longboard champion Honolua Blomfield, get their first taste of First Point this week, soon after arrival. Reigning junior women’s champ in Noosa, Honolua will this year contest three pro events - Sunshine Coast Airport Womens Pro, Vans Logger pro and Golden Breed Noserider Pro. Pictured from left: Gabby Yester, Luna Courtois, Sierra Lerback and Honolua Blomfield. Mr Matson will be in Noosa for the festival, co-producing the first-ever live webcast of the event with Noosa production house Panga. The four-hours-a-day live webcast, streamed via Swellnet.com, visitnoosa.com, and noosafestivalofsurfing. com, is expected to further raise the international profile of the festival, with it being exposed to over 400,000
unique browsers. Zinc 96.1 will again broadcast its breakfast show with Nugget and Al from the Zinc Shack at First Point throughout the event, with Nugget tipped to be taking to the water on a stand up paddle board for some interviews this year, while ABC Coast FM will broadcast an afternoon drive time show from the beach.
Life’s can be a drag for these girls Glitz, glamour and a soundtrack of incredible music are just a few of the experiences in store for audiences attending the 2014 mash-up musical Queens of the Outback.
This incredible musical - inspired by Priscilla Queen of the Desert – is coming our way next week. When it comes to putting on legendary drag shows, Australia is one of the best - think the 1960s iconic Les Girls and the enigmatic Carlotta - so it’s no surprise that this new original musical is already being welcomed with opened arms
and standing ovations. Producer, creator, choreographer and performer Simon Vowles is no stranger to working on massive shows, having previously been involved with Time Warp, Westside Story, Chicago and Grease. “It is really fun,” he said. “I love big costumes, I love the witty humour. There is such a fun element in this show and we’ve catered to everybody, straight people, gay people, everything in between people, and to every [musical] genre. My three words for this show are fun, fast and fabulous.” Queens of the Outback sees three drag queens pack up their wares to head across the outback to perform at one of their daughter’s 16th birthday parties – and recounts their hilarious experiences along the way. Jam-packed with fishnets, feathers and
Other surfing legends who will be in town include world champions Layne Beachley, Tom Carroll, Rabbit Bartholomew and Wendy Botha, shaping gurus Bob McTavish and Simon Anderson, and Hawaii’s 1970s superstar Nancy Emerson.
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JOLENE OGLE Murder, drink driving and domestic violence: it’s all in a day’s work for the men and women in blue.
This week, I experienced a day in the life of a Police Officer in an exclusive ride-along with Noosa Heads Police. Senior Constable Gary McNeil and Constable Karina Hawkins, pictured, welcomed me aboard their patrol vehicle at 9am on Tuesday, and we set off to patrol local “hot spots” – areas of the Noosa Shire that have been flagged as possible crime zones. We drove close to toilet blocks and around parking lots, back streets were inspected and drivebys were conducted on homes known for drug activity. All the while the police radio was alive with chatter; reports of crimes in progress, licence check requests and dangerous driving across the Sunshine Coast. We continued to patrol the streets, checking number plates with the Queensland Police’s latest technology - a computer program loaded onto a tablet computer that allows the police to check a car’s registration and licence details in an instant, without clogging up the police radio. It’s like a game of chance; number plates are selected at random and entered into the computer program.
After only a moment the screen lights up to reveal the vehicle’s registration details, the owner’s information and any outstanding driving offences. Of the number plates checked, one woman was found to be driving with an expired licence. As part of the patrol, we headed to the bustling hub of Hastings Street and down to the far car parks where Snr Constable McNeil pointed out how the thick, surrounding bush creates the perfect cover for criminals who want to break into cars. “It’s a problem down here,” he said. “You also get a lot of people who dump bags in the bush that they’ve stolen from the beach.” Down the other end of Hastings Street, another problem is prevalent. It was a beautiful day and the surf was pumping, but ve-
hicles lined the street and the car park was full to overflowing. Constable Hawkins said it was common for vehicles to block resident’s bins – one woman went two weeks without her bin being emptied. No specific jobs had been assigned to the crew so we headed to Tewantin to continue the patrol. And then a call came over the Police radio that silenced the car: a possible suicide in the local area. It was confronting to hear the details crackle over a radio, but it highlighted the deep social issues the Police deal with everyday. Another crew radioed to re-
spond to the report, so we continued to Noosa Drive where the officers set-up a mid-morning random breath test (RBT). When asked if they think they’ll catch anyone drink driving at this time of the day, Snr Constable McNeil said “you would be surprised”. “People drink the night before and then think they’re okay to drive the next day,” he explained. And I wouldn’t be surprised, with the Noosa Magistrates Court constantly flooded with people who have been caught drink driving in the local area. Most recently, a 24-year-old woman was caught with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.179 per cent while driving on Noosa Drive without lights, a man was caught driving with a 0.186 per cent BAC, and one man, who said he had slept for eight hours before driving, still returned a reading of 0.083 per cent. My adventure showed that while Noosa can shine as bright as the Hastings Street Christmas lights, it can also flash its seedy underbelly. It’s comforting to know that Police Officers like Snr Constable McNeil and Constable Hawkins are out patrolling the streets and keeping us safe.
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Pomona crew shaves for charity You can join Any man with a the team moustache would understand the bond one and shave or can have with a fuzzy colour your upper lip, but Pomona Community House hair for a $20 manager Brian Lawson will say good-bye to 45 donation. years’ of growth – all in JOLENE OGLE
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Brian, who’s wife of 40 years has never seen him without a moustache, has pledged to shave his top lip bare for a $500 donation towards the House’s $2,000 goal. Brian will be among more than 10 other brave Pomona Community House volunteers and staff who have put their hands up to lose their locks for the Leukaemia Foundation’s annual World’s Greatest Shave fundraiser.
Funds raised in the nation-wide charity drive are used to aid cancer research, as well as provide support for families dealing with cancer. You can show your support for the Leukaemia Foundation by donating to the Pomona Community House team via their Facebook page or you can join the team and shave or colour your hair for a $20 donation. The fun kicks off on Wednesday, March 12, from 9.30am when the clippers fire up at Lawson Shed, Memorial Avenue, Pomona. Everyone is invited to come along and watch the Pomona Community House team shave or colour their hair and a morning tea will follow the big event. For more information on how to donate or to join the team phone 5485 2427 or email admin@pomonacommunityhouse.com.au.
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Olympian joins the squad Olympic gold medallist John Konrads has joined the team at Noosa Aquatic Centre.
Olympic gold medallist John Konrads adult squad. NAC Co-ordinator Stephen James said he was delighted to welcome John. “We recognised a gap in the market for an evening squad and to have John Konrads, an Olympic gold medallist able to
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Sharing the success The Coast’s three Community Bank branches this week proved they are a home-grown success story.
Nearly 800 shareholders, who have supported the Tewantin, Cooroy and Marcoola Community Bank branches since their inception (with the Tewantin Community Bank Branch opening in 2004) have now received their sixth dividend in as many years. Rick Cooper, Chairman of Sunshine Coast Community Financial Services Limited (SCCFSL), who own and operate the Tewantin, Cooroy and Marcoola Community Bank branches, said shareholders have each received a share of the $138,895 total dividend, based on 8.15 cents per $1.00 share of 1,704,238 fully franked shares when the dividend was issued in December. “Receiving a nice dividend payment is a
great way for our company’s investors to start 2014,” Mr Cooper said. “This latest result is a culmination of a lot of hard work and local support from our Noosa and surrounding communities. As we continue to say, bank with us and everybody benefits.” “The company’s remaining profits are being channelled back into communities via a range of donations and sponsorships, including major sponsorship of the Noosa Long Weekend Festival, Coastguard Noosa, Pomona King of the Mountain, Tewantin, Noosaville and Cooroy State Schools, vehicles for the RSPCA shelter and Noosa Street Reach program and many more. By June 30, 2014, the total funds given back to communities will have exceeded $1.5 million,” said Tewantin branch manager Wayne Hoens.
Record 500 turn out for Clean Up JIM FAGAN Clean Up Australia Day volunteers on Sunday collected about nine tonnes of rubbish in Noosa and co-ordinator Councillor Joe Jurisevic thinks the potential for another nine tonnes would be there if they went out tomorrow.
“There is still a lot of rubbish out there. We could go close to getting the same again. We only have a threehour window one Sunday morning a year and there are hot spots for rubbish dumping I’m not aware off. We need to identify them. “We had skips all over the region filled to overflowing. I’m bitterly disappointed that so much of the amount of rubbish we collected could actually be taken to the tip for free and that we found bottles and cans on the roadside that should be going into bins.”
On Sunday a record number of 500-plus volunteers signed up at the Clean Up Day’s 30 registration sites. “Our previous best was just over 400 and it shows there are people in our community with a passion to try to make a difference,” Joe said.
Said Joe: “I’m almost ready to turn around and start another campaign. Park your car somewhere and walk 200 metres with a bag and pick up rubbish. It is just disgraceful.” Reminded that throwing a cigarette butt out of a car window could mean a $330 fine, Joe said “the hard part is catching people doing it. A lot think they can get away with this sort of stuff but nobody likes to wave a big stick. Honestly, that’s the last resort. I would rather turn around and see people accept the responsibility and know that it is the wrong thing to do rather than go out and threaten them with a fine. “What we are seeing here that is so troubling to me is that, after 20 years of Clean Up Australia Day, the message that keeping Australia clean isn’t just one day a year but every day just isn’t getting through.”
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“Nobody likes to wave a big stick.” “There are people in this place who care so much they will come out and do whatever it takes. Some pick up rubbish every day. If they take the dog for a walk, they have a second bag with them to clean up the place.” Glass bottles and plastic bottles were the most common items collected and at Peregian Beach 1000 cigarette butts were put in bags. Drinking straws, coffee cups, even mattresses and tyres were high on the list.
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Students learn to give back As far as opportunities in furthering a career in business is concerned, it really doesn’t get any better than this.
Three Noosa District State High School Year 12 students have been given the chance to sit on a local board of directors who manage a multi-million dollar business, and they’re pretty excited! Penny Fisher, Daniel Epps and Stewart Hafey all share a keen interest in business and this month the trio were appointed as Junior Observers for 2014 on a board that manages one of few publically listed companies on the Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast Community Financial Services Limited (SCCFSL) manages the Community Bank branches of Bendigo Bank in Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin. Since 2008, these same Community Bank branches have combined to give back more than $1.5 million to community groups, schools and organisations right across our
Penny Fisher, centre, and new student directors Daniel Epps and Stewart Hafey are joined by Rick Cooper and Geoff Edwards from Bendigo Bank region. The branches continue to provide communities with an opportunity to enhance control over their community capital, ensuring more money stays in the area for local investment. The allocation of these funds to over 50 projects are in the hands of
the SCCFSL board who meet every month at Cooroy Library - and that’s where our junior directors come in. Through Bendigo Bank’s sponsorship of Australian Business Week (ABW) held at the school each June, Penny, Daniel and
Stewart were made aware of a program where they could attend each SCCFSL board meeting and learn more about how community banking works on a boardroom level. It’s a big step in the right direction in the development of any career and they have seen firsthand how it can lead to a great job – maybe even close to home. “I know I speak for Daniel and Stewart in saying how happy we are to have been given this opportunity”, Penny said. “The SCCFSL board is filled with directors who have years of experience and great success in the business world and they’re really lovely people, too. They’re all actively involved in their community and keen to pass on their knowledge. “It’s a great headstart to learn how a board works and also to learn more about the important part the Community Bank branches play in Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin’s future. It’s just amazing how much time and money the branches have invested in our communities already for all our benefit.”
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Wimmers to sponsor KOM JOLENE OGLE The annual King of the Mountain festival has had a big boost thanks to a new sponsorship deal with
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The festival, which has been run by the Cooroy Pomona Lions Club since 1979, is now known as Wimmers King of the Mountain (Wimmers KOM). From left, Jim Austin, Tash Brown, Peter Lavin, Heather Manders and Barry Stewart celebrate the news
Wimmers KOM chairperson Heather Manders said the new sponsorship deal was an opportunity to grow the festival over the next few years. Wimmers director Peter Lavin said he was excited to be on board with the community event. “We love to get involved with the community. We’re hoping to help it grow into a major Sunshine Coast event,” he said. Now in its 36th year, the Wimmers KOM festival brings competitors from across the globe including New Zealand and England. The Bendigo Bank Mountain Challenge is the highlight of the
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day, with competitors starting the race at the Pomona town centre before conquering the steep climb up Mount Cooroora – which has been described as a goat track. For those who may not fancy the tough climb, there is also the Nestle 3km family fun run, Zinc 96.1FM mountain dash and the Canesaid school relay, plus heritage markets and plenty of food and drink stalls. Nominations for the mountain challenge open on May 14 for the July 27 event. For more information on the festival, phone Barry Stewart on 5485 1030 or email info@upngo. com.au
Locals rewarded for hosting festival As one of Australia’s largest and most recognised music events, preparations for the 2014 Noosa Jazz Festival are well under way. But it’s not just about the many tourists who flock to the event every year.
Organisers say locals will be rewarded first this year, with a special invitation and ticket price to say “thank you” to the local community that has made this iconic festival its own. New Loyalty Tickets will be
on sale this year, starting at only $10 for children and $25 for adults. This price offers locals the chance to secure their place at the festival at an even lower ticket price than the early bird tickets, which have not yet been released. Discounted Loyalty Packages – which include things like jazz river cruises – are also available. The 2014 event will be the 23rd festival and the first lineup of artists will be announced this month. The Festival Village will offer more than 50 perfor-
mances, as well as workshops, master classes, jazz river cruises, the Legends Lunch series, big bands, swing bands, soul bands, jazz bands and Australian jazz royalty.
The festival will run from Thursday, September 4, to Sunday, September 7. Book online at www.noosajazz.com.au or phone 5471 3613.
MARCH MATTRESS MADNESS
PANCAKES FOR POLIO The Rotary Club of Noosa Heads Daybreak is hosting Pancakes for Polio this Saturday from 10am to 2pm at 16 Mizzen Court, Noosa Waters. Delicious pancakes with toppings will be served for donations of $10 per head. Donations will go to Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign, and be matched two-for-one by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, so your $10 becomes $30! RSVP to Sue Defina on 0404 409 245. For more information about End Polio Now, check www.endpolio.org RETIRED OR ABOUT TO RETIRE? The Association of Independent Retirees (AIR) Noosa Branch will meet on March 13, 9.45am for 10am start, at South Pacific Resort, 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville. The speaker will be Sally Mellick, from the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) on Monitoring Public Companies. $5 pp inc morning tea. Visitors welcome. Phone 0407 590 262 for further information or email airnoosasecretary@hotmail.com CHARITY LUNCH On Wednesday, March 12 there will be a charity lunch at the Riverdeck Restaurant, Noosa Marina, Tewantin, in support of the Umoja Centre in Arusha, Tanzania - a charity helping disadvantaged 14 to 24 year olds get back to school to finish an education. Caroline Goody, co-founder and director of the centre will be the speaker, and there will be major prizes, raffles and items for sale. $40 buys you a two-course lunch, glass of wine and entry in the lucky door prize. Bookings essential, phone Gail Grossman 0419 722 090 or Riverdeck Restaurant 5474 1100. SUNSHINE BUTTERFLIES Music, art & woodwork programs are available for people with a disability on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Sunshine Butterflies Warehouse, 9.30am to 2.30pm. Phone 5470 2830. The Have a Chat support group meets every Tuesday at 9.30am for coffee, cake and a chat to support families living with disability. Ph 5470 2830.
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Women making a difference Lesley’s all smiles New in town and missing her girlie network back in Edinburgh, Wendy Wilson placed a notice in the community section of a local paper, looking for other women who liked cocktails, cinema, dancing and meeting new friends. That was five years ago.
The result was two vibrant women’s groups, with 200plus members in LB30 Social, and 73 in LB30 Business. The organisation even has its
own netball team - sponsored by Sunshine Coast Orthodontics. “And we need more players - no experience necessary,” Wendy said. “I really wanted to create a community for women new to the area, an instant group of friends who they could laugh and cry with, the way you would a long-time girlfriend, sister or mum. For the social group we have a regular coffee at Lazy River at 9am on a Wednesday and we meet each
Thursday for drinks either at Shades wine bar or Zachary’s. We are running a bus to Ikea, we have an art workshop once a month at Tewantin, we are doing a workshop called Food Wisdom for Women, with nutritionist Victoria Royle, and we have a whole pile of other events in the pipeline.” Membership is $30 pa and members receive discounts at several local businesses. “The business group is in its infancy and I am just allowing it to grow organically but
again discounts are applicable. I wanted to provide a business networking group that did not involve pitching/selling to each other, I wanted it to be about sharing knowledge and collaborating and we are already seeing that. “Our members are aged from 30 to 70, from all walks of life, and we all make a big difference to each other’s life.” To get involved visit www. lifebeyond30.com.au or email wendy@lifebeyond30.com.au or phone Wendy on 0431 289 093.
Lisa’s one-stop-shop so creative Lisa Hayes had been working in her art journals for years, taking several online art courses taught by overseas artists. But she found it a challenge to find the recommended supplies locally and wished there was a “one-stop-shop” here in Australia for all things mixed media.
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More bang for your buck! Get a better insight into business on the Coast, and learn how to get more bang for your buck from advertising, at CCIQ Noosa’s next meeting on Tuesday, March 11, at Noosa Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tewantin, 5.30pm for a
6pm start.
Speaker Vickie Magic owns, publishes and edits premier coastal business magazine, Business Matters, and co-owns and publishes Why Fitness. With great experience gained through working in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the advertising industry and her own businesses,
Vickie is certain to offer some great advice. The meeting is open to all. Entry is free for CCIQ Noosa members; $20 for guests. Come along to get your business tip of the month, enjoy the cash bar and complimentary nibbles and take time to network. RSVP Ray on 0410 692 323.
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about accreditation Sunshine Coast Orthodontics has just won accreditation by the Australian Dental Association and Dr Lesley Short and her team couldn’t be happier.
“It’s a great achievement, we are very proud and it gives us an edge,” Lesley said. Lesley is well placed to treat children and teenagers at her orthodontic practise in Quamby Place, not just because she has two masters degrees in cell biology and orthodontics, has taught orthodontic students in Canada and has written three books, but simply because she is mum to three grown-up children who all wore braces. As well as specialising in lingual braces (the type worn on the inside of the teeth) that can’t be seen, Lesley has mastered a number of techniques to ensure that the time spent wearing braces and in the dental chair is as short as possible. In some cases she can shorten the treatment time by 50 to 66 per cent - that is eight to 12 months instead of 24 for regular treatment with the same results. Lesley said her practise is pretty busy with children and adults coming in for treatment and occasional maintenance after the odd accident and she loves it. The most rewarding part of Lesley’s job? “Seeing a person’s confidence soar once treatment is complete, it really makes my day.” Lesley’s practise, Sunshine Coast Orthodontics, is at Quamby Place and is open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm. She specialises in orthodontic treatments but also does teeth whitening and mouthguards.
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remember when The Royal Mail Hotel in 1894, with a Cobb & Co carriage out front
A very swell place to be! JOLENE OGLE Who remembers when the Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, was “the best place to stay on the North coast”?
Col Wheeler remembers, but how could he forget? Col brought his wife Cecily to the Royal Mail Hotel for their two-week honeymoon in January 1958. Boasting silver service, white linen tablecloths and superb food, it really was “the best place to stay on the North coast”. “Everything about the place was formal – and yet, happily so,” Col said. “It was a very swell place to be at.” Originally, the Royal Mail Hotel was built as a four-roomed building in 1882 by Ned Murdoch, a former Cobb & Co coach driver, but the building burnt down in 1939. A news article from the Nambour Chronicle on March 24, 1939 records that the fire broke out on the upper floor of the hotel but was stopped from spreading to the surrounding buildings by iron that was nailed to the wall of the garage next door. The article said the fire had so great a hold on the hotel that “the bucket brigade gave most of its attention to saving adjoining buildings which were threatened by flames fanned by a strong wind”. The
fire caused an estimated (pounds) 11,000 worth of damage, and no-one was injured. The Hotel was re-built in 1941 and, after holidaying in the region since he was 15, the hotel became Col’s excuse for showing his young wife an area that had been important to him since his teen years. Col recalls Tewantin as a bustling township where the Cobb & Co carriages would pull into the Hotel with passengers, goods and mail on their way to and from the Gympie goldfields. Back then, Col says Noosa was little more than a settlement, accessible only by a treacherous track. “The journey by thin, winding road to Noosa could be challenging, especially in wet weather. If you were driving on the range and you saw a bus, you would have to reverse back up to let it pass,” he said. Col remembers it took three hours to reach the Royal Mail Hotel by car when travelling from their Brisbane wedding reception. “We would travel two hours to a petrol station south of Nambour and then one more hour to Tewantin. There was no connecting David Low Way in those days; no Peregian Beach, no Marcus Beach. Tewantin had to be reached via Cooroy.” Returning to Brisbane after their honeymoon, Col and Cecily started a
Then and now: Col and Cecily cutting their cake on their wedding day in January, 1958 . . . and at their 50th wedding anniversary in 2008
family, eventually having three children: Peter, Wendy and Linda. Col worked in education for most of his life, moving between different grades and subjects for 14 years before switching into a registrar role within the public service as an education officer. But, throughout the years, Col, Cecily and their children continued to holiday in the Noosa Shire. “I would dream of retiring up here,” Col confessed.
And it wasn’t long before his dream came true. Working in the education sector, Col jumped at the chance in 1989 to move to Peregian Beach and pioneer university education on the Sunshine Coast. Col retired in 1993, and by now his children lived throughout the country, so he and Cecily settled into their retirement. Col has remained active, tutoring at the University of the Third Age (U3A), conducting a weekly footy tipping competition, and becoming involved in the local community. Now living in paradise, Col and
Cecily once again travelled to the Royal Mail Hotel in 2008 to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their family – but this time it was only a leisurely 20 minute drive. “Among other things, the Wheeler family group, by now numbering 15, enjoyed a scrumptious, sentimental meal in the quiet annex of the river room bar – the very area that had been the famous dining room in 1958!” Col said. Looking at a photo of their wedding day in 1958, Col smiled and said: “When I look at Cecily now, I still see the same, sweet face.”
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Have fun, save money Remember the days when you actually made presents for young children, presents they loved playing with and that didn’t involve wallet-deflating trips to a department store?
Peregian Beach Veggie Village does. Every Friday morning during March the Village is running a craft workshop to teach kids and their families how to make fantastic toys from felt, a material that kids love because it’s made from natural fibres and it feels comforting and great to play with. Liv Gray uses her craft knowledge to fire young imaginations at Noosa Pengari Steiner School and she’s expert at creating a space
where parents and children can enjoy learning together. “The Friday workshops are open to anyone. You certainly don’t need craft experience, and we’ll have things to keep young children occupied and interested while the adults are learning.” If you’ve never visited Veggie Village it’s also a great opportunity to find out more about the community garden. The workshops will run on March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 9.45am to 11.30am, at Veggie Viilage, Rufous St, Peregian Beach. Single workshop: $8 members/$10 non-members; all four workshops $24 members/$30 non-members (includes materials and morning tea). Kids free. Phone Liv on 0458 353 862 or email livgray.yoga@gmail.com
The car’s the star! Coastline BMW hosted a cocktail party on Saturday to launch the 2014 BMW 2 Series Coupe.
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ALWAYS BE WARY I sympathise with Enzo about his investment collapse. Unfortunately it happens all too often in Australia as ASIC is incredibly slow to act and laws are rarely enforced to the full effect. I have 25 years’ experience in trading and money management and there is one truth - a guarantee is only as good as the company giving the guarantee. It is really that simple. A few years ago finance companies were offering guaranteed rates of return a few percent above bank CD rates which enticed many, many people. But when they blew up, it turned out they took investors’ cash and used it for property development with nothing to back up their guarantee. Now if ANZ or Suncorp or AMP offer a guarantee, then I’d be inclined to believe it, but the only real guarantee is investing in Government Bonds. Everything else has an element of risk. So when it comes to investing, please always be wary of these phrases: ‘we guarantee’, ‘you can make money easy’, ‘we take care of everything’. The people enticing you to part with your savings and invest with them are salespeople, pure and simple. I was in currency sales/trading for Morgan Stanley so I was getting large hedge funds to trade/invest with
me. Same thing just on a bigger scale. Investing in funds that aren’t run by the big end of town is the same as buying shares in a tiny company that trades for a few cents. You will never really know what is going on inside the company and often when you do, it is too late.
PTOR GJESTLAND Sunshine Beach
COST UNIMPORTANT Mr Mayor, the majority of people who voted for de-amalgamation didn’t care if the cost was $6m or $13m - they voted for a standalone council of their choice. By the way, it will be a lot less of an expense than having to help fund the Caloundra South development and proposed Maroochydore business centre.
E WRIGHT Sunrise Beach
STOP IT Firstly, congratulations on the paper, it is getting more robust with each issue. Just shows what determination and hard work can do. Secondly, thank you for the promotion and editorials on ‘Rubbish Blitz’. However, I would be exceedingly happy if Council or the police could impose stiff penalties on those who overnight in campers in the parking areas at the end of Hasting
Street and The Woods and deposit their rubbish all around them. I walk through this area nearly every morning, and what starts out to be a pleasant walk with my dogs, rapidly changes to anger and frustration when I see the mess thrown about by people who stay in these camper vans. I would like to know why they think it is their right to turn Noosa into their own private rubbish bin. Why is this being allowed? Come on Noosa Council, add it to your list of must-dos. Noosa is special, everyone needs to respect it and throwing rubbish around is a violation. STOP IT.
SUZANNE WRIGHT Noosa
BIG BROTHER When will we see some of the promised transparency from this council? Mayor Playford’s lack of disclosure about the real cost of de-amalgamation and true state of finances should be a concern to all. His denial of problems eg computer and staffing, continue what I believe is an endemic policy of deception. Big Brother is watching.
JOHN LOBB Peregian Springs
EDITOR’S NOTE: As promised, in the’ spirit of greater transparency, Council meetings are open to the public to attend.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Nothing is more frustrating than the apparent ignorance and misplaced sympathy of those who regard boat people from Indonesia as refugees or asylum seekers. It is this simple. They are not! True political refugees from Asia and the Middle East once they reach Indonesia by plane or otherwise have reached a country of safe haven, in other words they are no longer under threat. If they then decide to travel to Australia, that is a decision to migrate for economic or lifestyle reasons. They can therefore apply to migrate through correct and legal channels. But if they decide to come illegally by boat (after destroying their identification etc) and thus violate our sovereignty and force entry, they are nothing less than ‘illegal immigrants’ flagrantly breaking Australian and international law and should be judged and dealt with on that basis.
urgent attention to ensure the safety of the many motorists and vehicles using that particular stretch of road. Council responded to me the following day stating they had referred the matter to staff for consideration and response as the issue was of an operational nature. On February 27, as I travelled along Eenie Creek Road, I sighted Council road workers hard at work repairing that particular section of road. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Council for their quick response in making the necessary repairs to the roadway. It certainly is fantastic to have our Council back at their proactive best and working to assist our community. Well done Noosa Council!
MICHAEL SHAW Noosaville
DR IVAN MOLLOY Sunrise Beach
WELL DONE NOOSA COUNCIL On February 20, I wrote to Noosa Council to bring to their attention a small section of Eenie Creek Road, between the Noosa Springs Drive overpass and Monks Bridge, which I considered a traffic hazard. The patched area of the roadway had subsided and I felt it needed
EASY ANSWER There is an easy answer to J Lobb’s questions. None of them relate to Sunshine Coast Council, so crawl back in your hole and refrain from telling Noosa how to go about its business as it does not concern you in the least. To be blunt, push off!
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LIBRARY NEWS Friends of Noosa Library will hold a morning tea at Noosa Library, Wallace Drive, Noosaville on Thursday, March 6, at 10am. All welcome. A business meeting will follow at 11am for those interested. DEEPENING HUMANNESS A group for thinkers and questioners, Towards a Deepening Humanness will discuss The Healthy Human Today - Nourishing the Soul on Thursday, March 6, 7-8.30pm, CWA Hall, 123 Poinciana Ave, Tewantin. Registration essential. See www.meetup. com/Towards-a-Deeper-Humanness or phone Jonathan 0404 103 662. Entry by donation. FRIDAY FORUM The latest film by Lock The Gate Alliance, ‘Undermining Australia’, tells the stories of Australians whose lives have been changed forever by coal mining and will be screened at Noosa Parks Association, Environment Centre, Wallace Drive, Noosaville on Friday, March 7, from 10.30am. Gold coin donation for Lock the Gate Alliance. Visit www. noosaparks.org.au for more information. DAY OF PRAYER On Friday, March 7, annual World Day of Prayer events will be
held at Cooroy Anglican Church, cnr Tewantin Rd and Miva St, at 10.30am (phone 5471 0989), and at the Presbyterian Church, 117 St Andrews Drive, Tewantin, at 10am (phone Debbie Boyles on 5474 4695). HISTORY OF THE HARP On Saturday, March 8, Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecturer Sarah Deere-Jones will give an illustrated talk on the history of the harp from Mediterranean antiquity to 20th century Europe. UK-based Sarah is travelling with her medieval and renaissance harps and will give a musical demonstration to accompany her presentation. 4pm start at St Mary’s Church, 17 William St, Tewantin. Call Carolyn on 5455 4749 to book - $20 per visitor. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP ‘Certainty’ will be the theme at Christian Fellowship of Noosa on Sunday, March 9. Local residents and visitors are welcome to meet with us in the CWA Hall, Tewantin, at 9.30am. To learn more about us, visit www.christianfellowshipnoosa.com or call Tony on 5474 0620. SPIRITUAL CHURCH Sunrise Spiritual Church & spiritual growth centre meets at Tinbeerwah Hall, Sunrise Rd, on the
second and fourth Sunday of the month. Service 10am. All welcome. Rev Laine 5449 0937. PBCA MEETING Peregian Beach Community Association (PBCA) will meet on Sunday, March 9, in Victory Park, Peregian Beach at 10am. Local issues will be discussed. All welcome. MEALS ON WHEELS Roster for week beginning Monday, March 10: Monday drivers Rotary Daybreak, Chris & Ken, Keetha, Drivers Needed Runs D, F, Anne & Phil, Patricia; kitchen Jessica, Verena, Steven, Len, John. Tuesday drivers Graham, John Mc, Tania & Friends, Gail & Sharon, Hazel & Liz, Jackie & Bill, Kevin & Rob; kitchen Ashleigh, Christine, Jo, George. Wednesday drivers Melissa & Karsten, Sylvia, HWN Steps, Liz & Liz, Rhoda & Heather, Denise, Wendy; kitchen Carol, Jill, Robyn, Jerry, Ron. Thursday drivers Stewart, Heidi, Driver needed run C, Pat, Ingrid & Bob, Jan & Wendy, Linda & Nabil; kitchen Lois, Christine, John, Robyn, Ron. Friday drivers Bruce, Robyn, Brian G, Rosalie & Graham, Drivers Needed Runs E, G, Brian E; kitchen John, Sandy, Cliff, George, Connor. Phone 5449 7659.
PHOTO CLUB Noosa Photo Club will meet on Monday, March 10, at the Uniting Church, 6 Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach, 6.30pm for 7pm start; finish around 9pm. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be served. Members $2, visitors $5. Guest speaker will be travel photographer Michael Snedic, who is one of Australia’s most accomplished wildlife and nature photographers. Everyone welcome. PEREGIAN KNIT & CROCHET Do you like to knit or crochet but have no one to make items for anymore? Enjoy a morning of laughter and chatting as you knit or crochet in the company of some fabulous ladies. Easy beginners designs as well as some for the more experienced, and help is given. We meet first and third Tuesdays, 9.30-11.30am, in Heron Street, Peregian Beach. Phone Maureen Harmony on 0419 399 932. VIETNAM VETERANS Noosa Vietnam Veterans will meet at the QCWA Hall, Tewantin, 5pm, on Wednesday, March 12, to be followed by the AGM. PROBUS CLUB The Ladies Probus Club of Noosa Heads’ next meeting, followed by the AGM for 2014, will be held on Thursday, March 13, at Laguna Es-
tate Forum Hall, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 9.30am for 10am start. New members and visitors welcome. Contact Kim on 5455 3860. BUSHLAND CARE The Seaview Creek Sunshine Beach Bushcare Group will be weeding at the Doggy Beach on the Noosa Spit on Thursday, March 13, 7.3010am. Meet at the last car park before the river. All volunteers welcome. Weeding tools and morning tea provided. Please bring hat, sturdy footwear and water bottle. Phone Jill on 5447 5379. If you would like to help but Thursday isn’t convenient, phone Wendy May from Noosa and District Landcare for details of other groups on 5485 2155 or 0419 377 423. CANCER COUNCIL Cancer Council Noosa Branch’s next meeting is on Friday, March 14, at Noosa Leisure Centre, Wallace Park, 9.30am. Phone Marika on 0427 741 253. LOCAL HISTORY Join family history research at Cooroy Library on Saturday, March 15, 9.30-11am. Cooroy-Noosa Family and Local History Group member Win Wynn will explain how to start your family research. A follow-up workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 19, at 41 Miva St, Cooroy. Bookings essential on 5329 6555.
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The Cricks Noosa Festival of Surfing, presented by Jeep, 2014 kicks off this Saturday with eight days of sun, surf and free live entertainment on the Main Beach stage.
Caravana Sun will get the party started on the Zinc stage at Main Beach on Saturday night, from 6.30pm. The Cronulla-based band, fresh from an international tour, will set the tone for the festival with their energy packed shows, bouncing grooves and soulful lyrics. The freak-out, garage-rock band, Mesa Cosa, will also grace the Zinc Beach stage, tearing up Noosa with their fun, energetic shows filled with dancing, mayhem and tambourine sacrifices to the party gods. You can catch Mesa Cosa and all their fun on Saturday, from 7.30pm and Monday, from 7pm. On Sunday at 6.30pm, local
Caravana Sun will start the party with a live performance on the Zinc Beach stage band Hayden Hack Infusion will entertain the crowds with their blend of funk, afro and psychedelic tunes. The nine-piece ensemble, driven by main man and guitarist Hayden Hack, incorporates West
African percussion, a three-piece horn section and acidy guitar – the perfect music to accompany surfing. Local soloist Matt Stillert, a regular at the Peregian Originals and Woodford Folk Festival, will
bring his raw, dynamic style of blues and roots to the stage on Tuesday, from 5.30pm. Talented local guitarist and vocalist Alan Kelly with perform on Wednesday, from 6.30pm, and local duo Andrea Kirwin and Band will perform on Thursday, from 6pm. A staple on the local, live music scene, Shannon Carroll, takes out the honour of performing on Friday, from 6pm. Saturday night will be a big night of live festival music, on the beach and at Cafe Le Monde. Gold Coast band Redglo will kick off the final party with a show at 3pm on the beach stage, followed by Pete Cullen and the Saltwater Cowboys at 6.30pm, and the psychedelic sounds of The Babe Rainbow at 7.30pm. Over at Le Monde, the Noosa Surf Stomp continues with Vinyl DJ Pipeline Pedro and special guests from noon to 2pm, The Hi-Boys at 8.30pm, and Pat Capocci at 10pm. Free entry.
AT THE MOVIES Vampire Academy is an American fantasy adventure film based on the 2007 best-selling novel, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, directed by Mark Waters, and scripted by Daniel Waters. The film stars Zoey Deutch, Danila Kozlovsky and Lucy Fry in lead roles.
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Neil Finn will launch his national ‘Dizzy Heights’ Tour on the Sunshine Coast tonight, Thursday, March 6.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see Finn as he performs songs from his new album here, before heading off around Australia. There aren’t many artists whose songs and emotive performances have infiltrated the hearts and minds of a generation of Australians in quite the same way as Finn. He said he had a long-lasting and unique connection with Australian audiences and wanted to make this concert something special. “It is an exciting prospect as I am appearing under my own name and so am able to bring out a personal selection of the best songs from all the eras of my musical life, as well present new songs from the album Dizzy Heights,” Finn said. Special guest with Finn is the uber-talented Utah-based rock and folk singer Joshua James, about to release his first album in Australia, ‘From The Top of Willamette Mountain’. James’ songs reflect a distinct American ache, while his sweetly hoarse vocal appears tremulously fragile one moment and soulfully-fuelled by a grunge rock drive the next as he escapes the traditional confines of the folk genre. Neil Finn will play Nambour Civic Centre tonight, March 6, doors/bar 7pm, show at 8pm. For tickets phone 5475 7777 or book online at www. scvenuesandevents. com.au
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6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 The People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News Now. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 WIN News. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 9.45 The NRL Footy Show. (M) The latest rugby league news. 11.15 The AFL Footy Show. (M) 1.15 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.15 Extra. 2.45 WIN Presents. 3.00 Danoz Direct. 3.30 Good Morning America. 5.00 Early Morning News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 The People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News Now. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 6.30 WIN News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. Canterbury Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 9.00 Fat Tony & Co. (M) Tony fears for his safety. 10.00 Movie: The Specialist. (1994) (MA15+) Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone. 12.10 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.10 A Current Affair. 1.50 Movie: Convoy. (1978) (M) 3.45 WIN Presents. 4.30 Good Morning America.
6.00 Bubble Guppies. 6.30 Dora The Explorer. 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday. 10.00 Mornings: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 The Middle. (PG) 12.30 The Block: Fans V Faves. (PG) 1.40 The Block: Fans V Faves. (PG) 2.50 The Block: Fans V Faves. (PG) 4.00 The Bottom Line. (PG) 4.30 The Great Endeavour Rally 2013. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 News. 7.00 The Block: Fans V Faves Unlocked. (PG) 7.40 Movie: Happy Feet 2. (2011) (PG) 9.40 Movie: Sherlock Holmes. (2009) (M) 12.10 Movie: Whiteout. (2009) (AV15+) 2.00 Movie: Nuts. (1987) (M) 4.05 Danoz Direct. 4.30 The Middle. (PG) 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.
6.00 News. 6.30 Wake Up. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 10.30 Studio 10 You. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 The Doctors. (PG) 2.00 The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia. (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) Amaro shoots a suspected drug dealer. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Eyewitness News Late. 11.00 Saving Grace. (M) 12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.00 Shopping. 3.30 James Robison. (PG) 4.00 CBS Morning. 5.30 News.
6.00 News. 6.30 Wake Up. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 10.30 Studio 10 You. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 The Doctors. (M) 2.00 The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) Five-0 investigates a double murder. 9.30 NCIS. (M) A navy commander is murdered. 10.30 Eyewitness News Late. 11.00 Blue Bloods. (M) 12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping.
6.00 Diamonds In The Rough. 7.00 Koala Land. 8.00 GCBC. 8.30 St10. 10.00 St10: Extra. (PG) 11.00 Tour The World. 11.30 Everyday Gourmet. 12.00 The Living Room. 1.00 It’s A Lifestyle TV. 1.30 A Taste Of Travel. 2.00 Escape With ET. 3.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 4.00 What’s Up Downunder? 4.30 Everyday Gourmet. 5.00 News. 6.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 6.30 Attenborough’s Nature’s Great Events: The Great Tide. 7.30 Bondi Vet. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Taken. (2008) (M) Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace. A former spy’s daughter is kidnapped. 10.25 Movie: 127 Hours. (2010) (MA15+) 12.25 48 Hours. (M) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 It Is Written. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6.00 Soccer. Germany v Chile. Continued. 8.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 One Born Every Minute. (M) 1.55 One Born Every Minute. (PG) 2.50 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera News. 4.00 The Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Island Feast With Peter Kuruvita. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita. (PG) 8.00 Gourmet Farmer. (PG) 8.30 Sicily Unpacked. 9.35 Rectify. (M) 10.25 World News Late. 11.00 UEFA Champions League Magazine. 11.30 Prophets Of Science Fiction. (PG) 12.25 Do You See What I See? 1.25 The Man Who Saved The World. 2.25 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.
6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 1.30 Inspector Rex. 2.30 NITV News Week In Review. 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera News. 4.00 The Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Coast: Peril From The Seas. 8.35 Henry VII: Winter King. (PG) 9.40 As It Happened: The First World War From Above. (PG) 10.40 World News Late. 11.05 The Feed: Best Stories Of The Week. 11.35 Movie: Unresolved Sexual Tension. (2010) (AV15+) 1.20 Kurt Wallander. (M) 3.00 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.
6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Notre Dame De Paris. 2.45 Bronzino: Restoring Genius. 3.50 Tim Marlow’s Virtual Gallery. 3.55 A Season At The Juilliard School New York. (PG) 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita Bitesize. 5.35 Treasures Decoded. (PG) 6.30 World News. 7.30 Leopard Queen. (PG) 8.30 The Story Of The Jews: In The Beginning. (PG) Part 1 of 5. 9.30 Movie: Precious. (2009) (MA15+) Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique. 11.35 Movie: Tell No One. (2006) (AV15+) 1.55 Call Girls: The Truth. (MA15+) 2.40 Movie: Eagle Vs Shark. (2007) (M) 4.20 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.
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International surfers flock to Noosa for the 23rd annual festival Cricks Noosa Festival of Surfing, presented by Jeep, is heading for its biggest ever event, with more than 500 entries spread over 30 divisions, including full-house fields in all the headline pro events.
The Vans Logger Pro will feature one of the best international fields ever seen in an Australian longboard event, with five world champions vying for defending champion Harrison Roach’s logger crown. Equally impressive fields will contest the other main events, the Golden Breed Noserider Pro and the
Sunshine Coast Airport Women’s Pro, while the Classic Malibu Teams Challenge will see surf clubs from all over the world represented. The eight-day festival will be held at First Point, Noosa, when conditions allow, and as this program went to print, organisers were licking their lips as two major Coral Sea low pressure systems looked set to dominate swell conditions over the first two weeks of March. A secondary site at Access 11, Noosa West, can be used if First Point is not breaking, but Australia’s leading swell fore-
Former world champion Josh Constable will be one of the favourites in the Vans Logger Pro.
Naming rights sponsor Cricks Noosa has been the festival’s greatest ally this year and last. Principal Matt Murray and NFOS’s Phil Jarratt celebrate the partnership here with surf champs Constable and Roach.
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California’s Alex Knost in a perfect arching noseride at last year’s logger pro.
caster, Ben Matson of Swellnet, was confident that good surf, ranging between a metre and two metres, was very likely. Zinc 96.1 will again broadcast its breakfast show with Nugget and Al from the Zinc Shack at First Point throughout the event and the festival’s free entertainment program will again be based at the PJ Burns Festival Village at First Point, with the XXXX Summer Beach Bar operating every afternoon and evening. Caravana Sun, Band of Frequencies, The Deadbeat Band, Hayden Hack Infusion and Mesa Cosa are among the musical highlights, while screenings of surf movies Come Hell Or High Water and Endless Summer are expected to draw huge crowds. Body surfing legend Mark Cunningham will introduce Come Hell, in which he stars, and Robert August, the star of the Endless Summer, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of this landmark film by narrating it live on stage, courtesy of Surftech.
WHAT’S NEW AT THE ZOO?
The festival has some great new events making their debut.
The Mojo Surf Backpacker Challenge, presented by Nomads, will be held over opening weekend. With ever greater numbers of backpackers Noosa’s visiting Noosa to learn to ch Harrison Roa to surf, the festival has joined shows how forces with the Mojo/Nobody womp. mads group to throw down the ultimate challenge to people who have never surfed befo re. After a crash course, they’ll be thrown in at the deep end at First Point. Expect thrills and spills and plenty of selfies for the folks back home in Munich or Tokyo. Little Humid rejoins the festival sponsor list with a really fun event on Saturday, Mar ch 8. The Little Humid Costume Surf will offer beer vouchers and cash prizes to the best dress-up surfers to hit the water. Entry is free in this one. All you have to do is register at info@noosafestivalofsurfing. And if you can’t think of what to wear, the Red Energy Festival Merchandise store on the beach will have plen ty of lurid Hawaiian shirts at great prices.
THE WOMP IS BACK!
After years of being surfing’s poor cousin, body surfing is back in vogue, thanks to Deus Ex Machina. Our Deus Womp Comp has an incre dible array of surfing and swimming talent in it, and the event will be overseen by body surfing guru Mark Cunningham from Hawaii.
ROCKIN’ AUCTION
The surfboard and memorabilia auction makes a welcome return to the festival this year, with a new streamlined format. Presented by Foam Symmetry, the “Rockin’ Auction” will offer only 20 of the very best collectables, all with small or no reserves, and will be followed by two sets of grea t music from the Dead Beat Band and Mesa Cosa . The auction will rock from 5.30pm on Monday, March 10.
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Message from the Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and Commonwealth Games the Honourable Jann Stuckey Welcome to the Noosa Festival of Surfing – another great Sunshine Coast experience on Queensland’s dynamic and growing events calendar. The Newman Government is proud to support this event through Tourism and Events Queensland, recognising the importance of events tourism in driving visitation to Queensland’s regional areas. Events like this are not only a great source of community pride, they also bring social and economic benefits to the host community. Tourism is one of the largest contributors to the State’s economy and through a genuine whole-of-government approach, supporting events in Noosa will help us achieve our goal to double annual overnight visitor expenditure from $15 billion to $30 billion by 2020. The Noosa Festival of Surfing is supported through Tourism and Events Queensland’s Regional Development Program, which assists communities throughout the state. Since 2001, this program has invested more than $23 million across 1,067 events. I would like to thank the local community, volunteers and event organisers for their terrific efforts in delivering another great event for Queensland and the Sunshine Coastregion.
The Hon. Jann Stuckey Queensland Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games
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World Surfaris will be providing another incredible competitor draw prize. This time it’s an all inclusive surf trip to Matanivusi Resort, Fiji. That means airfares for two, seven nights deluxe beachfront bure accommodation, three meals a day, tea and coffee provided all day, return airport transfers, and daily surf and snorkel trip to local breaks.
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Competitors will have a one in 500 chance of winning this surf trip of a lifetime, and even more chances if you fill out the competitor survey. Matanivusi is Fiji’s newest surf resort specifically built for discerning travellers who want surf, seclusion, service and satisfaction. Here you can surf Fiji reef breaks while your partner
One lucky competitor will be enjoying riding waves like this on a dream surf holiday to Fiji, courtesy of World Surfaris.
or family relax in the comfort and luxury of the beachfront resort with fine food, and resort facilities including a swimming pool. Matanivusi Surf Resort Fiji, situated on the Coral Coast of the main island of Viti Levu, is the ideal getaway with some of the best surf in Fiji just across the lagoon from the resort. Mooloolaba-based World Surfaris is Australia’s leading surf travel agency, offering an incredible variety of surfing experiences for all ages, abilities and cash flow. Visit worldsurfaris.com for more information. World Surfaris and Matanivusi Surf Resort will sponsor the legends event at the Cricks Noosa Festival of Surfing, presented by Jeep, with two spectacular displays of ageless surfing from champions old and new. The Legends will be hitting the water on Sunday, March 9 just ahead of the festival opening ceremony, and again just before sunset on Friday, March 14.
Ocean Addicts host Sups Super Saturday and Sunday The Ocean Addicts stand up paddle “Super Sunday” has proven so popular it is now starting on Saturday to fit the in the large number of competitors .
The three-event stand-
up division, attracting the best stand up paddle surfers in Australia and beyond, will be contested over opening weekend, March 8 and 9. Maroochydore-based Ocean Addicts is the leading kite-surfing, stand up paddle and wakeboarding store in Australia, and, making its
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Clinic with Chris on Saturday, Surfing Dogs Spectacular just before sunset on Sunday
Chris De Aboitiz and dog Lani lead the way out the back for the festival’s opening ceremony and blessing of the waters, in which surfers from all over the world contribute water from their home beach.
MORNING: Ocean Addicts SUPS
Super Sunday; Classic Malibu Tag Teams Challenge.
AFTERNOON: Vegemite Surfgroms;
SATURDAY, MARCH 8 MORNING: Mojo Surf Backpacker Chal-
lenge Round 1; Ocean Addicts Mens SUP Surf Round 1; Disabled Surfers Association workshop.
Mojo Surf Backpacker Challenge final; Ocean Addicts 5K SUPS race; Miss Moneypenny’s Tandem Exhibition; World Surfaris Legends Expression Session; VetshopAustralia.com.au Surfing Dogs Spectacular; Opening Ceremony and Paddle Out. Bar opens 3pm: Doo Wop Dolls and Hayden Hack Infusion live on stage from 6pm.
DON’T MISS:
Thrills and spills in the 5K stand up paddle race from 2.30pm; the incredible surfing dogs from 4pm.
AFTERNOON: VetshopAustralia.com.au
Surfing Dogs clinic; Noosa Biosphere Sustainable Surfboards Exhibition; Backpacker semi finals; Noosa Today Local Legends Expression Session; Little Humid Costume Surf; Jeep Waterman Challenge Expression Session.
Pacfic Longboarder Under 18 Boys; Adventure Sports Under 15 Boys; Cricks Noosa Under 18 Girls; Hive Womens Amateur Open; Classic Malibu Tag Teams Challenge; Wimmer’s Mens Amateur Open; Deus Womp Comp; Seaglass Project Finless Pro; Golden Breed Noserider; Sunshine Coast Airport Womens Pro; World Surfaris Legends Expression Session.
Vans Logger Pro; Golden Breed Noserider; Deus Womp Comp.
The Vegemite SurfGroms return on Sunday, March 9, for an exhibition surf-off.
Bar opens 4pm: Live music with Band of Frequencies and friends, followed by Allan Kelly.
MONDAY, MARCH 10
At Café Le Monde Band of Frequencies live and Transparentsea movie premiere from 7.30pm.
MORNING: Bank of Queensland Family Challenge; Vans Logger Pro.
AFTERNOON: Noosa Longboards Men’s
60s; Wimmer’s Men’s Amateur Open; Foam Symmetry Old Mal. Bar opens 4pm: Foam Symmetry presents Rockin’ Auction with Mesa Cosa and the Deadbeat Band live on stage. The festival and Noosa Malibu Club will join forces again to host a Disabled Surfers Association open day, giving the severely disabled the chance to ride a wave with the champions.
Vans Logger Pro; Wimmer’s Mens Amateur Open.
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After party: Caravana Sun at Café Le Monde from 9pm.
Jensen, Harley Ingleby and Josh Constable in action in the Jeep Waterman Expression Session from 4.30pm; crazy antics in the Little Humid Costume Surf from 3.30pm; and great gypsy ska music from Sydney Band Caravana Sun from 6.30pm.
FRIDAY, MARCH 14
Bar opens 4pm: Tuesday Book Club with McTavish, Jarratt, Baker; Come Hell Or High Water, introduced by Mark Cunningham; Drift short film festival including Al Byrne tribute; live music by Matt Skillert.
Bar opens 4pm: Welcome party with Caravana Sun and Mesa Cosa live on stage.
DON’T MISS: World champions Taylor
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
DON’T MISS: Best traditional surfers
in the world in the Vans Logger Pro from 10am; the return of the surfboard auction from 5.30pm.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Sunshine Coast Airport Womens Pro; Deus Womp Comp; Golden Breed Noserider; Wimmer’s Mens Amateur Open; Sails All Girls Shootout with Layne Beachley and Wendy Botha; Paddle Out for Moy. Bar opens 4pm: Andrea Kirwin live on stage; meet the women’s champions. Sails Charity dinner in memory of Moy Sweetman, hosted by Layne Beachley. (Tickets at sailsnoosa.com.au)
Bar opens 4pm: Live music with Shannon Sol Carroll; The Endless Summer 50th Anniversary Show with Robert August Café Le Monde presents Band of Frequencies from 10pm. The incredible Band of Frequencies will perform live on the beach stage and at two special shows at Café Le Monde duringt the week. Don’t miss them.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 FINALS ALL DIVISIONS. Presentations on Zinc Beach Stage from 4pm.
Bar opens 3pm: Presentations from 4pm, live music with Red Glo, Babe Rainbow and Noosa Surf Stomp. Surf Stomp After Party at Café Le Monde with Pat Capocci and the HiBoys from 9pm.
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LOCALS ONLY No, it’s not a threat to visiting surfers. It’s the name of our newest addition to Surf Expo at the PJ Burns Festival Village. The Locals Only marquee will feature product displays from six Noosa-based surf companies.
NOOSA LONGBOARDS: Has been
in Noosa in 2000, Mark Hatfull was walking back from Tea Tree Bay after a long surf session with his young kids, who refused to carry their boards back because they were tired. Seven-year-old Jayden said his dad should invent something to carry all their boards. Mark Hatfull did just that, and today his Noosa-based Quiver Kaddy is being used around the world.
kite schools and shops in Australia, Adventure Sports is Noosa’s centre of kite surfing and other extreme water sports, offering private or small group kite surfing lessons as well as top brands like North, Naish, Liquid Force, Starboard and Wavejet. Kayak and SUP sales and hire also available. And don’t miss Adventure Sports’ kite surfing exhibitions, Wednesday and Thursday at 3.30pm.
The PJ Burns Festival Village and Surf Expo, and the XXXX Summer Beach Bar on the sand at First Point are open to all. Cold drinks and the best view in town, plus bar draw giveaways every evening. It’s the world’s best surf party! See you there.
selection of surfboards, SUPs and gear to suit your style. Shortboards, mini mals, longboards and extreme kayaks. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, Illusions Noosa can help you find the perfect board.
HIVE SWIMWEAR: The ultimate women’s Come and hang out with surfing’s true legends and champions, including 7-time world champion Layne Beachley, longboard world champions Taylor Jensen, Josh Constable, Harley Ingleby and many more, plus body surfing great Mark Cunningham.
HIGHLIGHTS
SATURDAY MARCH 8 Jeep Waterman Challenge Expression Session, Little Humid
Costume Surf, Caravana Sun and Mesa Cosa on the Zinc Stage.
SUNDAY MARCH 9 Ocean Addicts SUPS, VetshopAustralia.com.au Surfing Dogs,
Vegemite SurfGroms, opening ceremony, Hayden Hack Infusion on the Zinc Stage.
MONDAY MARCH 10 BOQ Family Challenge, Vans Logger Pro, Foam Symmetry Rockin’ Auction with Dead Beat Band and Mesa Cosa.
TUESDAY MARCH 11 Mark Cunningham presents “Come Hell or High Water”, the body surf movie.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12 Band of Frequencies and Transparentsea at Cafe Le Monde. THURSDAY MARCH 13 Sails All Girls Shootout with Layne Beachley and Wendy Botha. FRIDAY MARCH 14 Surftech presents the 50th anniversary “Endless Summer” show, hosted by Robert August.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 Noosa Surf Stomp ith Pat Capocci and the Hi Boys at Cafe Le Monde, Babe Rainbow and Red Glo on the Zinc Stage.
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swimwear. Surf, swim and run in it, Hive make swimwear that stays on. Their collection includes bikinis, tankinis, one piece swimwear, kaftans and tracksuits. The prints are original and exclusive to Hive to ensure they are unique. Mix and match to suit your own personal style. Designed in Noosa Heads, Australia.
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surf shop is part of a small group of quality stores offering a wide range of surf clothing, accessories and hardware in South East Queensland. As the name implies, Local Knowledge prides itself in being able to offer locals and visitors the best equipment available, and the best advice about where to use it.
10 HASTINGS STREET CAFÉ AND MOTEL: The latest cool addition to the famed
strip, this place is retro chic to the max, at affordable prices. Take a stroll down the Woods end and check it out, or visit Locals Only.
Don’t miss out on Locals Only at Surf Expo, open every day during the festival.
Aim for the Stars foundation and Smart Pups to benefit from Moy Remembrance Night Women’s world surfing champions Layne Beachley and Wendy Botha will head up a star-studded cast of the best female surfers in history next month to pay tribute to Noosa’s own beach girl legend, Moy Sweetman, a year after her passing, and Layne’s Aim For The Stars Foundation and Sunshine Coast Smart Pups will be the beneficiaries.
Sails Restaurant Noosa will present an “all girl shootout” expression session at First Point at sunset on Thursday, 13 March, and then host a night with the champions “In Memory of Moy” as part of the Cricks Noosa Festival of Surfing, presented by Jeep. Seven times world champion Layne Beachley, a regular celebrity guest at the Noosa Festival, said: “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Moy’s life than getting the champions together and putting on a show. We’ll all be out
there to catch a wave for Moy.” The Sunshine Coast’s own 2013 world amateur champion Dimity Stoyle will join Layne, four-times world champ Wendy Botha, twice world pro longboard champion Jen Smith of California, and world junior longboard champion Honolua Blomfield from Hawaii, and many other champions in the Sails-sponsored exhibition “shootout” from 5pm at First Point. Then from 7.30pm Sails will host an all-star charity dinner with the champions, featuring film, live music from Andrea Kirwin, celebrity memorabilia auction and a fabulous three-course meal with beverages. All proceeds from the night will be donated to Layne Beachley’s Aim For The Stars Foundation, which provides cash support for promising young female athletes in difficult circumstances, and Smart Pups, providing support dogs for special needs children. A few tickets are available at $95 for this wonderful night, so get your friends together and reserve a table now at sailsnoosa.com.au.
Get the team together Teams events at the festival are definitely played for fun, but there’s no denying that some people just can’t subdue that competitive urge to thrash their mates or even family members! All in fun, of course.
First up we have the Bank of Queensland Family Challenge, offering mums and dads – even grandparents – the opportunity to team up with sons or daughters to represent the family in one of our
most popular events. Families compete as a team of two, surfing in the same heat, with cumulative points score over the two best rides of both members being what counts. Effectively, this means that if dad’s a bit old and slow, a hot junior might get him over the line, and if junior is only learning, then a fired up and fit dad might have to do the heavy lifting. Either way, The BOQ Family Challenge is a great opportunity for generations to surf competitively together, and share those moments you’ll both
treasure in years to come. And leading from the front, BOQ Noosa’s Scott Armitage has signed up with son Jake, and is preparing to give his own event a big shake. Then we have the ever popular Classic Malibu Teams Challenge, a tag team format involving four surfers. The action is fast and furious, and this event is a great crowd pleaser. The Deus team from Bali will be looking to defend their title, but sponsor Pete White reckons the Classic Malibu team is in top form and a definite threat.
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6.00 Rage. 7.30 Focus. 8.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 Paralympic Games – Sochi 2014: Highlights Day 1. Coverage of the Paralympics. 11.00 Aust Story. 11.30 Praise. 12.00 Landline. 1.00 Gardening Aust. 1.30 Compass. (PG) 2.00 Doc Martin. (PG) 3.00 Basketball. WNBL. Grand Final. 5.30 Aust Story. 6.00 Paralympic Games – Sochi 2014: Highlights Day 1. Coverage of the Paralympics. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 News. 7.30 Richard Hammond Builds A Universe. 8.30 Rake. (M) 9.30 Waking The Dead. (M) 10.20 Wallander. (M) 11.55 Movie: Madigan. (1968) (M) 1.35 Movie: Silent Enemy. (1958) (PG) 3.25 Richard Hammond Builds A Universe. 4.30 Collectors. 5.00 Order In The House.
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News. 10.00 Children’s Programs. 10.15 Inside Science. 10.30 Paralympic Games – Sochi 2014: Highlights Day 2. Coverage of the Paralympics. 11.00 Big Ideas. (PG) 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. 2.00 Poh’s Kitchen. 2.30 As Time Goes By. 3.00 Bed Of Roses. (PG) 4.00 New Tricks. (PG) 5.00 Eggheads. 5.30 News. 6.00 Paralympic Games – Sochi 2014: Highlights Day 2. Coverage of the Paralympics. 6.30 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Aust Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q&A. 10.35 Lateline. 11.10 The Business. 11.35 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M) 1.15 Movie: Pandora And The Flying Dutchman. (1951) (PG) 3.20 Movie: The Mark Of Zorro. (1920) (PG) 4.55 Talking Heads. 5.30 Eggheads.
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News. 10.00 BTN. 10.30 Paralympic Games – Sochi 2014: Highlights Day 3. Coverage of the Paralympics. 11.00 Four Corners. 11.45 Media Watch. (PG) 12.00 News. 1.00 Q&A. 2.00 Poh’s Kitchen. 2.30 As Time Goes By. 3.00 Bed Of Roses. (PG) 4.00 New Tricks. (PG) 5.00 Eggheads. 5.30 News. 6.00 Paralympic Games – Sochi 2014: Highlights Day 3. Coverage of the Paralympics. 6.30 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Family Confidential. 8.30 New Tricks. (PG) 9.30 At The Movies. (PG) 10.00 Hannah Gadsby’s OZ. 10.30 Lateline. 11.05 The Business. 11.30 Four Corners. 12.20 Media Watch. (PG) 12.35 Movie: The Collector. (1965) (M) 2.30 Talking Heads. 3.00 Basketball. WNBL. Grand Final. Replay. 5.30 Eggheads.
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News. 10.00 Children’s Programs. 10.30 Paralympic Games – Sochi 2014: Highlights Day 4. 11.00 One Plus One. 11.30 Family Confidential. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Hello Birdy. (PG) 2.00 Poh’s Kitchen. 2.30 As Time Goes By. 3.00 Bed Of Roses. (PG) 4.00 New Tricks. (PG) 5.00 Eggheads. 5.30 News. 6.00 Paralympic Games. 6.30 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (PG) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 9.00 The Moodys. (M) 9.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.00 The Wrong Mans. (M) 10.30 Lateline. 11.05 The Business. 11.35 The Straits. (M) 12.30 Movie: Rosemary’s Baby. (1968) (M) 2.40 Movie: Let No Man Write My Epitaph. (1960) (M) 4.25 New Tricks. (PG) 5.30 Eggheads.
6.00 Handy Manny. 6.30 Doc McStuffins. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Movie: Morning Light. (2008) (PG) 3.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 4.30 To Be Advised. 5.30 Great South East. 6.00 News. 6.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 8.00 Sunday Night. 9.00 Downton Abbey. (M) 10.00 Castle. (M) 11.00 Castle. (M) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Secrets Of The River. 2.00 Brand Developers. 3.00 NBC Today. 4.00 NBC Meet The Press. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Movie: To Love, Honor And Deceive. (1996) (M) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News At 4. 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. 5.30 Million Dollar Minute. 6.00 Local News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 9.00 Revenge. (M) 10.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 10.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 11.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 11.30 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 Brand Developers. 3.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Movie: Crazy On The Outside. (2010) (M) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News At 4. 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. 5.30 Million Dollar Minute. 6.00 Local News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 8.45 Winners & Losers. (PG) Bec confronts Ryan about his behaviour. 9.45 Winners & Losers. (PG) 10.45 Botched Up Bodies. (MA15+) 11.45 Smash. (PG) 1.00 Brand Developers. 3.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Movie: Down And Out In Beverly Hills. (1986) (M) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News At 4. 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. 5.30 Million Dollar Minute. 6.00 Local News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 8.45 The Blacklist. (M) Red pursues a woman called “The Judge”. 9.45 Chicago Fire. (M) 10.45 Chicago Fire. (M) 11.45 Defiance. (M) 1.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.
6.00 Bubble Guppies. 6.30 Dora The Explorer. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Financial Review Sunday. 10.30 Wide World Of Sports. 11.30 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.30 Broncos Insider. (PG) 2.00 Rugby League. QRL. Intrust Super Cup. Round 2. Wynnum Manly Seagulls v Easts Tigers. 4.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. St George Illawarra Dragons v Wests Tigers. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Block: Fans V Faves. (PG) 7.40 60 Minutes. 8.40 Fat Tony & Co. (M) 9.40 Person Of Interest. (M) 10.40 Love Child. (M) 11.40 Who Gets The Last Laugh? (M) 12.10 Financial Review Sunday. 12.40 What Would You Do? (M) 1.30 Spyforce. (PG) 2.30 20/20. 3.30 Danoz Direct. 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday Edition. 5.00 Early Morning News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 The People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News Now. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 WIN News. 7.30 The Block: Fans V Faves. (PG) 8.40 Love Child. (M) Joan helps Viv track down her brother. 9.40 Inside Story: Crocodile Tears. Hosted by Leila McKinnon. 10.40 To Be Advised. 11.40 Partners. (PG) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 Oh Sit! (PG) 2.30 Extra. 3.00 Danoz Direct. 3.30 Good Morning America. 5.00 Early Morning News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 The People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News Now. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 WIN News. 7.30 The Block: Fans V Faves. (PG) 8.40 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.10 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.40 2 Broke Girls. (M) 10.10 2 Broke Girls. (M) 10.40 Two And A Half Men. (M) 11.10 Two And A Half Men. (M) 11.40 Weeds. (MA15+) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 Extra. 2.00 Seaway. (PG) 3.00 Danoz Direct. 3.30 Good Morning America. 5.00 Early Morning News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 The People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News Now. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 WIN News. 7.30 The Block: Fans V Faves. (PG) 8.40 Inside Story: Lethal Lovers. Hosted by Leila McKinnon. 9.40 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) An airline passenger is found dead. 10.40 CSI: NY. (M) 11.35 Extra. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 20/20. 2.30 Danoz Direct. 3.30 Good Morning America. 5.00 Early Morning News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Creflo. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. 7.30 GCBC. 8.00 GCBC. 8.30 St10. 10.00 Bolt Report. 11.00 What’s Up Downunder? 11.30 Everyday Gourmet. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Everyday Gourmet. 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 21. Melbourne Tigers v Sydney Kings. 3.00 GCBC. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Bolt Report. 5.00 News. 6.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (PG) 6.30 Snow Babies. 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (PG) 11.00 Movie: Notes On A Scandal. (2006) (MA15+) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.00 Shopping. 3.30 James Robison. (PG) 4.00 CBS Morning. 5.30 News.
6.00 News. 6.30 Wake Up. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 10.30 Studio 10 You. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Doctors. (PG) 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 8.30 Secrets & Lies. (M) Jess gives Ben some new evidence. 9.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 10.30 Eyewitness News Late. 11.00 Touch. (M) 12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) 4.00 CBS This Morning. 5.30 News.
6.00 News. 6.30 Wake Up. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 10.30 Studio 10 You. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 The Doctors. (PG) 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia. (PG) 8.30 NCIS. (M) The team investigates the bugging of a confidential briefing. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.30 Eyewitness News Late. 11.00 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 James Robison. (PG) 4.00 CBS Morning. 5.30 News.
6.00 News. 6.30 Wake Up. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 10.30 Studio 10 You. (PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 The Doctors. (PG) 2.00 The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia. (PG) 8.30 Puberty Blues. (M) Debbie is threatened with boarding school. 9.30 The Good Wife. (M) 10.30 Eyewitness News Late. 11.00 Elementary. (M) 12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 2.00 Shopping. 3.30 James Robison. (PG) 4.00 CBS Morning. 5.30 News.
6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 1.30 Cycling Central. 2.00 Speedweek. 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine. 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine. 5.00 Wainwright Walks. 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 6.30 World News. 7.30 Lost Worlds: The Vikings. (PG) 8.30 Easter Island: Mysteries Of A Lost World. A look at Rapa Nui civilisation. 10.15 Bobby Fischer Against The World. (M) 11.55 Movie: Altiplano. (2009) (M) 2.00 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.
6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 The Royal Jewels. 2.10 Battle Castle. (PG) 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera News. 4.00 The Journal. 4.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 5.00 The Farm Fixer. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. 6.30 World News. 7.35 Idris Elba: King Of Speed. (PG) 8.30 Stephen Hawking’s Future Universe: Perfect City. (PG) 9.30 Housos. (MA15+) 10.00 Benidorm Bastards. (PG) 10.25 World News Late. 11.00 The World Game. 11.30 Clown. (M) 12.00 Shorts On Screen. (PG) 12.35 Derren Brown: Séance. (M) 1.35 William Shatner’s Weird Or What? (PG) 2.40 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.
6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 One Born Every Minute. (M) 1.55 One Born Every Minute. (M) 2.50 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize. 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera News. 4.00 The Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Queen Victoria’s Children. (PG) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.30 World News Late. 11.00 The Bridge. (M) 12.05 Been Rich All My Life. (M) 1.40 Every Family’s Nightmare. (M) 2.45 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 8, Round of 16. Bayern Munich v Arsenal.
6.00 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Bayern Munich v Arsenal. Continued. 8.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Insight. 2.00 Dateline. 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera News. 4.00 The Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 My Family Feast. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve. 8.35 One Born Every Minute. (M) 9.30 Lilyhammer. (M) 10.25 World News Late. 11.00 Movie: The Door. (2009) (AV15+) 12.50 Movie: Tales From The Golden Age. (2009) (M) 3.30 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Barcelona v Manchester City.
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. First down after unwrapping present (6) 5. The opposite of a pointed exchange (8) 9. Closest bovine ran into chief (8) 10. Job centre budget limits employment to the well-rounded (6) 11. Floored from seat of power to the audience (6) 13. Lost car, unit and garage (8) 15 and 20-across. Pay suit to quietly double back of Bourke (4,4) 17. Street traffic cut into country required for building (10) 19. Her career’s laid out as lab worker (10) 20. See 15-across 21. Overplays some leg and stomach exercise (4,2,2) 23. Bug at home and school (6) 25. Turn to rest or recreation (6) 27. Uniform fringes in silver and blue (8) 29. Billiards shot rocks when holding power (2,6) 30. Bigoted to be following skinhead (6)DOWN
1. Limits of solid fuel stove (5) 2. Instrument of favour around a ship (7) 3. Charge that earth extended into the middle of the road (6) 4. Ready for presenting foot in raw pig swill (8) 5. Islands around Mainland or islands around the Pole (7) 6. Rate how recreation room had drawn out underground dweller (9) 7. Vegetable trades chase great deal (8) 8. See 23-down 14. Mixed citron and water in French liqueur (9) 16. Caller’s prompt to lie and cheat (4,4) 17. Dim thing conjured up by the witching hour (8)
19. Orchestra artlessly playing around with Mozart’s third movement (7) 21. Not exchanging Iranian legal tender before court (2,5) 22. As well to be raised amid female comfort (6) 23 and 8-down. Be suspended following discharge for child’s play (4-4) 25. Composition of blowfish finished off Japanese (5)
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DOWN 2. Make a speech (5) 3. Coal mine (3) 4. Australian nut (9) 5. British territory claimed by Argentina (8,7) 6. Large stream (5) 7. Piercing tool (3) 8. Ignominy, ill favour (9) 12. Regular income from an investment (7) 14. Capital of Uganda (7) 16. Remarkable occurrences (9) 18. Pomegranate syrup used as a mixer (9) 22. Seraph or cherub (5) 24. Distinguish oneself (5) 26. Hawaiian garland (3) 28. Residue of a fire (3)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 7
6.30PM: 6.30PM: 8PM: 8PM: 9PM:
Club Cooroy: Fabian Sunshine Beach Surf Club: Pete Cullen Tewantin Noosa RSL: Zoophonic Blonde Cafe Le Monde: DJ Jahzen, DJ Jasti & Eylet Villa Noosa: DJ
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
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SUNDAY, MARCH 9
2.30PM: 3PM: 3.15PM: 4PM: 6PM:
Noosa Yacht Club: Sharon Brooks Sunshine Beach Surf Club: Rum Jungle Cafe Le Monde: Karlos & Wintex Villa Noosa: Live soloist for Sunday Sesh Noosa Festival of Surfing: Hayden Hack Infusion
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TUESDAY, MARCH 11
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Uke better not miss this festival
Manitoba Hal will perform at the festival
The hinterland town of Imbil will come alive to the sound of the ukulele when the inaugural Sunshine Coast Ukulele Fest strums off on March 16.
Organised by the Sunshine Coast Ukulele Masters (SCUM), the festival is devoted entirely to hearing and learning the ukulele in all its different and varied forms, with concerts and workshops offered across the weekend. Famed Canadian bluesman Hal “Manitoba Hal” Brolund will star at the festival, giving a unique performance with his double-necked ukulele, cigar box uke and one-man looping technology. Jim D’Ville and Gideon Freudmann from America will also perform, with their uke and cello duo always an impressive show. The festival kicks off with an opening concert on Friday, March 14 at the Borumba Deer Park, near Imbil. Tickets are $30 for a weekend pass or $20 for a day pass, camping is also available at an extra cost. Visit www.sunshinecoastukulelefest.com for more information and to get your tickets.
Comedy Festival is coming The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is returning to Noosa with another jampacked show.
For one night only, you can laugh until your sides hurt when some of the best local, international and new-to-the-scene comedians take to the stage at The
J, Noosa Junction. Now in its 16th year, the Roadshow transports fresh faced and wellknown comedians from the Comedy Festival headquarters in Melbourne to Hobart, Hong Kong and many venues in-between. If you’re looking for a laugh then get along to the Melbourne International
Comedy Festival, rolling into The J on Thursday, May 1, from 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale now and always sell out fast at $42 per adult and $38 for concession or a group of 8 or more. Drop into The J, Noosa Junction, phone 5329 6560 or visit www. thej.com.au to get your ticket before they sell out.
Enjoy a movie under the stars Fancy an outdoor movie? There are two to choose from this weekend, with proceeds going to Peregian Nippers. On Friday, from 6.30pm, Surf’s Up will be shown
at the Noosa Library Amphitheatre. On Saturday, Back to the Future will screen in the park outside Peregian Beach Surf Club, from 6.30pm. Phone 0458 128 020.
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The column this week will be shorter than usual… LIFE OF BRINE PHIL JARRATT
I always remember that line with a wry smile and a tinge of sadness. Many moons ago I was column partners with a lovely bloke and a pretty good jobbing actor named Ray Marshall. The rag we worked for (and I use the term advisedly) usually ran our lifestyle columns on opposite pages, wedged between ads for brothels and such. (Wouldn’t happen here.)
Anyway, this was even before faxes, so both Ray and I would have to drop our type-written hard copy gems off at the newspaper office on deadline day around lunch time, which was always a good excuse to nick off to the Brighton Hotel for a liquid lunch. Jeez, he could drink, Ray. And he was a great hater. He hated the editor, for example, and had a theory that guilt over his various sexual perversions made him delete Ray’s best one-liners and puns. But even more than the editor, Ray hated casting directors, for fairly obvious reasons. If there was an audition more than an hour after opening time, Ray didn’t stand a chance. Despite his battle with the bottle, Ray was a decent character actor of the rough head villain
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v a riety, a good raconteur and a passable scribe who usually needed a scrub. (His words, not his body, although personal hygiene did sometimes run a poor second to race times at the pub.) I liked him a lot. I’d stockpiled a few columns and gone off on a job in the bush somewhere, so I hadn’t collided with old Ray for a month or so. When I got back I picked up the paper and opened up to our columns. Ray’s was less than half a newspaper column long, and it began: “The column this week will be shorter than usual, the Jimmy Dancer’s got me and this will be my last effort.” I’m not good with the sick and dying. I didn’t go to see him and Ray was dead within
a fortnight. I feel bad about that when I remember, but I also have this lasting picture of Ray Marshall, scallywag jobbing actor, sneaking out onto a hospital balcony and smoking a couple of gaspers through his croaky old lungs while he pens his last few lines for the miserable column fee he’d never see. The Jimmy Dancer claimed another mate at the end of February. Marty was no Ray Marshall, helping the demons along. He was just a good man who drew a short straw. Suzi Beach, SOD, Stickman and their whole crazy-wonderful extended family will be celebrating Marty’s life with a ceremony and paddle out on Main Beach near First Groyne on Saturday at midday, just as the festival they all love so much kicks into gear.
to find it. So I guess he’s on a different kind of mission in Noosa, competing with daughter Helena in the BOQ Family Challenge, paddling his SUP and hanging out with buddies from San Diego’s legendary Windansea Surf Club. I got to know Jon just a little over several stays at Tavarua, and particularly when Kelly Slater and I were there working on a book. I found him delightful company and look forward to welcoming him to Noosa this weekend.
CHANGE OF PACE FOR TAVY BOSS As I write so many international competitors are pouring into town for the surf festival. You’ll read plenty about that elsewhere in this edition, so I won’t dwell on it here. But I just need an excuse to run this great photo of a great big wave rider who normally flies under the radar. Jon Roseman part-owns and runs Tavarua Resort in Fiji, so he gets his share of serious wave-time at Cloudbreak and Restaurants. Roseman goes hard whenever there is swell, and he’ll travel
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Helping keep program alive Ellie makes Sunshine Beach-based Bambini early childhood development centre recently held a fun day to help Sunshine Butterflies raise funds for a new puppet for its Disability Education and Awareness Puppet Program. Face painting, music and raffles were the order of the day.
Hamish, Olivia and Lucas with puppeteers Jess Miller and Amy Manning at Bambini
“It is because of generous community-minded businesses like Bambini that we are able to keep this education program alive,” said Linda Grams of Sunshine Butterflies. “The puppet troupe travels to schools,
daycares and events, promoting acceptance and awareness of children with disability and that we all have differences. The puppets all have various disabilities and talk openly about their daily challenges in a fun and entertaining way. The show is then followed by hands-on sensory time, where the children can experience some of these challenges.” Bambini will also refer parents to Sunshine Butterflies for the Baby Bridges Early Intervention Program, which is offered to parents, free of charge, who have a child aged up to five years with a disability. This term there is an aqua therapy program, with a visiting specialist.
Leaders inspired by speech Inspired by a leadership speech by Principal Jenny Easey on Nelson Mandela, Sunshine Beach State School’s new leaders enthusiastically accepted their roles on Friday.
The new leaders were introduced by Cr Frank Wilkie and professional Ironwoman Jordan Mercer.
RIGHT: School leaders with, from left, Deputy Principal Sharyn Rieger, Jordan Mercer, Principal Jenny Easey and Deputy Principal Tracy Blandford
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Twelve local senior students vied for selection as the Tewantin Noosa Lions Club representative in the Lions Youth of the Year quest, with St Teresa’s student, Ellie Price claiming the honour.
Ellie Price with one of the three judges, Simon Neuwirths from NAB Darcy Glassock, Noosa Civic also from St Teresa’s, won the public speaking session with his impromptu responses and his prepared speech on the history and value of surf lifesaving. Ellie will now compete in the zone finals, hoping for a place in the state finals. Each state winner will win a $500 scholarship to further advance their studies and the national winner receives an overseas trip to an International Lions Youth convention in the United Kingdom or a trip of their choice to the value of $4,000 plus $1,000 spending money. If you will aged 15 to 18 as of June 30, you are eligible to enter Lions Youth of the Year. For further information contact your local Lions Club.
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Dermal clinicians possess a skill set leading to a scope of practice lying between beauty therapy and doctors. Susan is specifically trained to both administer and assist in medical and aesthetic cosmetic skin care treatments working alongside other health professionals such as cosmetic and plastic surgeons, dermatologists, endocrinologists, general practitioners and nurses to help support and achieve optimal client outcomes. Dermal clinicians are proficient in providing advanced cosmetic treatments such as laser and light based therapies, microdermabrasion, post operative care and dermal scar revision (in partnership with a surgeon). “My university degree in Health Sciences provides me with a solid science-based knowledge regarding cosmetic ingredients and their interactions with the skin allowing me to tailor plans that suit specific skin types or target specific clients skin concerns,” Susan said. “This specialised knowledge allows me to approach skin concerns holistically and to con-
sider a variety of factors including nutritional advice, lifestyle, medical conditions and current skin care routine that can be modified to result in optimal and achievable outcomes for each individual client. “I have a particular interest in working with clients who have undergone radiation therapy or chemotherapy who find themselves unable to return to their previous skin care routine due to increased sensitivity from their treatment.” Susan will be working at Riverside Beauty every Monday offering skin rejuvenation treatments with a combination of Intense Pulsed Light technology and Chemical Peels. IPL treats sun damaged skin, freckles, capillaries and pigmentation. Chemical peels are popular due to their ability to deal with a multitude of common skin conditions ranging from acne, sun damage, pigmentation and fine lines. As an introductory special for the month of March Susan will be offering Jessner Peels and IPL skin rejuvenation treatments at 50 per cent off the normal price. Phone Riverside Beauty on 5449 9744. Consultations are required and cost $50 which is redeemable again next treatment with Susan.
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Old fibro houses, some with surfboards leaning against them or a red towel hanging loosely over a hand rail, pandanus trees and ocean waves are all part of the bold, vividly coloured series of beach paintings Noosa artist, Susan Schmidt, calls “Seaburbia.
For the art lover they are paintings to admire and enjoy but to Susan they are a record of a fast disappearing lifestyle on the Sunshine Coast. “Some of the houses I’ve painted no longer exist. They were, and are, a whole part of our coastal lifestyle. When I came to the Sunshine Coast 21 years ago I became aware of how this type of architecture was being taken for granted and, in many cases, being demolished and replaced by apartments and houses. “I just felt this desire to record what was left before it was all gone. And to celebrate the coast-
Susan at work on a painting al life people would have had up here years ago when families holidayed up on the Coast, relaxing and enjoying life together.” Seaburbia has also attracted international interest.“I entered some works in a New York inter-
national collective art exhibition in 2012 and was the only Australian artist accepted. In 2012 and again in 2013 this series again received much attention and sales in Hong Kong at the Asia Contemporary Art Show.” Susan recalled how much she loved the beach when she was a child living on a dairy farm in the Adelaide Hills. “We would go to Glenelg Beach every Australia Day and when I got home I’d wish I lived by the ocean. “After leaving school I went to art school and studied advertising and graphic design. I worked in the advertising industry for 13 years as a freelance illustrator and
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designer but painting was my passion. I always knew I wanted to paint. When I came to the area my family and I lived in Boreen Point and Kin Kin before moving into Noosa and closer to the beach. “The focus of my work has been centred on the beach and associated lifestyle and vegetation. I can’t say my artistic style has changed - it has always been fairly strong and bold. I have experimented with some different techniques and different mediums but I believe if you are true to yourself your own style is just going to keep coming through.” Noosa’s Festival of Surfing starts this weekend and Susan said it just felt right “to do something while the festival is on. Tourism Noosa gave members like me the chance to associate themselves with the festival with a special deal in Smorgasboarder surfing magazine.” Susan’s art is on display from March 9 to 15, daily from 3pm to 6pm, at 24 Coral Tree Avenue, Noosa Heads. She is offering a 20 per cent discount on all originals and limited edition prints.
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Paula West of Adopt-a-Beehive spoke to about 60 people at Outrigger Little Hastings Street Resort & Spa, Noosa recently about the plight of the bee. She reminded guests that no bees equals no food and, with the rapid decline of bee numbers across the world, Paula is doing her best to ensure their longevity. Slow Food Noosa has adopted a beehive. To find out how visit www.adoptabeehive.com.au
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Swapping screen time for green time Children across the state have been guaranteed a passport to better health and fitness, with the Newman Government revealing plans to bring Nature Play to Queensland.
Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, Steve Dickson said the initiative to increase the amount of time spent in unstructured play outdoors provided children with personalised ‘passports’ full of nature-based ‘missions’. “This delivers on our election promise to revitalise frontline services and increase Queensland children’s involvement in recreation and sport,” Mr Dickson said. “We want Queensland children to shift from screen time to green time and to make playing outdoors and exploring our national parks and forests a bigger part of their lives. “That’s why I’m proud to announce $1.5 million over the next three years to help get Nature Play Qld off the ground in our state. “It will include missions such as
nature scavenger hunts, climbing a hill or making a bushwalking stick, providing plenty of fun and excitement at the same time as getting kids outside.” Mr Dickson said unstructured play outdoors was fundamental to a full and healthy childhood and would help build the foundations for lifelong health and fitness as well as a sense of environmental responsibility. “Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in Queensland and this is a fun and practical solution that gets the whole community involved,” he said. “It’s a problem with some simple solutions that were ignored by the previous Labor Government. “By getting involved, children will experience benefits in health, cognitive, social and emotional development and boost confidence through physical activities.” Executive Officer of Queensland’s peak outdoors group QORF Murray Stewart said Nature Play was an
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Some motoring writers, however, are taking a positive view and looking at the introduction of “world” cars to our motoring scene. What could replace our home grown Falcon with its great performance, rear wheel drive and plenty of style? Ford is looking to import the “new” Mustang to fit the bill, with a high performance V8 as the top line model.
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NOOSA TODAY NRL WEEKLY REVIEW PETER MCGREGOR
The long wait is finally over welcome to season 2014 of the NRL.
With the trials over, the fair dinkum stuff starts and what a first round of the competition to quench the thirst of all rugby league fans. The matchups are all significant and will give a good guide to how your team will travel this season. For me, the Roosters and the Rabbitohs are the stand outs even before the kick-off. The Roosters put on a show in dispatching Wigan in the World Club Championship, leaving most of the competition wandering how to counteract the speed, skill and toughness of the Roosters. The Bunnies are the next likely. They have the Burgess boys and a classy back line that includes Greg Ingliss. I reckon big Sam will have a big year and try and win the premiership for the Rabbitohs faithful and his friend and Souths owner Russell Crowe before switching codes to Union in 2015. The rest I will reserve my judgement as the season progresses. My team, the Broncos, look disjointed and rudderless. I hope they find their bearings and form this season or else many may be looking elsewhere next year. Now for the tips: The opener
Former Noosa Pirate Moses Mbye has joined the Bulldogs
will be a beauty between the two favoured teams, the Rabbitohs and the Roosters on Thursday night. The Rabbitohs have problems with injuries in the halves and this will be of advantage to the Roosters who appear fully fit and rearing to go. Great to see Jake Friend playing so well. Jake was a deserved Man of the Match against Wigan and if he continues to maintain that form it just may see him in the Queensland State of Origin squad this season. Roosters by 10. On Friday night the Broncos travel
“My team, the Broncos, look disjointed and rudderless. ”
DAVID FALLA
MARK MURPHY
to Sydney to play the Bulldogs. This will be one tough match for the struggling Broncos. Can Coach Anthony Griffin lift his team and get them to play with the flair we all expect from the Broncos? I just don’t know if the skill is there just yet. One player I will watch closely is former Noosa Pirate Moses Mbye. The Bulldogs expect big things from Moses and I know how committed he is to the game and I am sure he will account for himself very nicely. I hate doing this but the Bulldogs by 8. On Saturday the Panthers host the Knights in what should be a very entertaining game. I am looking forward to see how the Panthers shape up this season. There are high expectations for the team and I reckon they can deliver. The Knights will be very
tough but the home ground advantage will go a long way in helping the Panthers. Panthers by 6. Up in Townsville on Saturday night the Cowboys host the Raiders. The Cowboys are the inaugural Auckland Nines title holders and really showed some great flair in attack and some resounding defence in winning the title. Can new Coach Paul Green finally tap into the talent of the Cowboys? Time will tell. I am banking on the Cowboys this season and if JT can continue with last season’s form and the others follow then the Cowboys could be the real threat to the Roosters and Rabbitohs. Cowboys by 12. The other Saturday night game pits old rivals the Sea Eagles and Storm against each other at Brookvale. This
should also be a very tough and entertaining game. Both teams do not like each other and are proven performers. At home Manly for me by 4. On Sunday the out-of-sorts Dragons tackle the new, young and potentially competitive Tigers. A lot is riding on this game for both teams but I think the new look Tigers just might get the cash from the struggling Dragons. Tigers by 6. Also on Sunday the new look Eels tackle the awesome looking Warriors at Parramatta. The Eels in the pre-season looked very much improved, but after watching the Warriors dispose of the Broncos in the trial, I just cannot see the Eels causing too much concern for the high energy Warriors. Warriors by 20. Monday night football also returns with the battle-scarred Sharks tackling a new look Titans at Shark Park. The Sharks will struggle in the halves with both Robson and Carney out but their forwards are tough. I like the Titans though and if John Cartwright can get his team to gel then I think they can upset the Sharks. This is my upset of the round. Titans by 8. Well there you go with the tips. Hopefully, my tips this season will be better than last season. Just a reminder that the Noosa Pirates are playing at home this Saturday night. The Pirates are very young, but their effort and commitment cannot be questioned. A big crowd is expected as it will be Sam Richter Memorial night with the Pirates taking on old enemy, the Gympie Devils. Make sure you get down to Pirate Park this Saturday night and cheer on the boys. ‘Remember, Rugby League football, the greatest game of all.’
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SURF GIRL FUNDRAISER Join BOQ Noosa for a relaxed game of golf at Noosa Springs Golf Club on Friday, March 21, and help support Peregian Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s Jupiters Summer Surf Girl, India O’Connor. There’s even a chance to win a Suzuki Swift on the day, courtesy of Cricks Wises Road. Teams of four are invited to enter, with registration/lunch from 10am, and an 11am shotgun start. Two packages are available: $500 gets you sponsorship of a hole, on course signage, promotional items (provided by sponsors) in players’ bags, round of gold for a team of four, and on course refreshments. $400 gets you a round of golf for four and on course refreshments. Places are limited and registration closes Friday, March 14. Contact Scott Armitage on 5473 8888 or email scott.armitage@boq.com.au TEWANTIN NOOSA GOLF CLUB March 1: 1 C Cherry B Blakemore 50, 2 C Thurgood T Sumner 49, 3 G Torney S Taylor 49. NTP A Grade 5 N Litherland, 7 D Furner, 10 P Sanderson, 12 G Barrett; B Grade 5 G Dacombie, 7 P Clarke, 10 S Cooke, 12 R Cunningham; C Grade 5 D Doyle, 7 W Janssen, 10 T Duffield, 12 R Gillard. February 25, single stableford: A Grade 1 D Connolly 40 c/b, 2 J Rusanen 40 c/b, 3 J Deacon 40 c/b; B Grade 1 P Griffiths 44, 2 G Fowler 42 c/b, 3 M Evans 42; C Grade 1 C Dodd 40 c/b, 2 G Grant 40, 3 J Morton 39. NTP A Grade 5 B Juillerat, 7 R Jenkins, 10 P Sanderson, 12 D Rogers; B Grade 5 S Taylor, 7 J Purdue, 10 J Maree, 12 J Reynolds; C Grade 5 D Daebritz, 7 C Dodd, 10 J Morton, 12 M Ashworth.
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On the crest of a wave Sunshine Coast Disabled Surfers Association volunteers turned out in force in Noosa on Saturday for their final local event of the summer. And it’s clear to see that plenty of fun was had by all.
DSA’s Sunshine Coast branch has been operating for six years, offering a chance for children and adults with disabilities to safely enjoy the freedom of surfing. To find out about becoming a volunteer or using the service, phone president Tim Byrne on 0423 621 371 or email sunny.prez@disabledsurfers.org
Cougars still hungry for victory NATHAN MCLEAN In cricket, the final round of home and away matches saw the Cougars A Grade side travel to Yandina to take on the competition’s top team, who have only dropped one match all season. A grassy wicket saw Yandina send Cooroy-Eumundi in to bat and a steady stream of wickets found the visitors in deep trouble at 8-103 with
only in-form batsmen Tom Mackee (29) and Joel Kennedy (26) offering any meaningful resistance.
A gutsy tail end partnership of 36 for the 9th wicket between Jordan McDermott (19no) and Matt Campbell (13) enabled Cooroy to finish on 139 all out. With the pitch favouring the quick men, this was to prove a reasonable total as by stumps Yandina were reduced to 4-42 in reply with firebrand Campbell (1-14 off 9 overs) and his impressive comrade Mark Wood (3-
22 off 9 overs)proving just as difficult to handle as the Yandina bowlers were earlier in the day. The match resumes next Saturday when the Cougars will be searching for early breakthroughs to break the back of the top team’s resistance and record a morale-boosting win before the finals commence the following week. Cougar U14s travelled to Sunshine Beach to play TNT. The 65 run loss does not do the boys justice as the game was a lot closer. Bowling first the boys had TNT 5/130 with 4 overs to go before poor bowling
and good batting got the total to an imposing 6/174. Eddie Hawker was the pick of the bowlers with 2/11 and Troy Evans a tidy 1/9. In reply the Cougars made 109 with Harry top scoring with a well made 19*. The highlight was Nick smashing a career high 18 including 4 fours and solid Knocks from both Eddie and George G who both retired. Cooroy C Grade took on bottomof-the-table Buderim at home on Saturday, in their last league game of the season. Losing the toss, Cooroy were asked to bat first and made the most of the difficult conditions for the
bowlers. Opener Ken Park looked good for his 24, until being caught brilliantly on the boundary. But a solid 56 run partnership between junior Harvey Hope (24) and Rob Plant (38), helped the home side recover to a below par 174 all out. Buderim were left a difficult hour to bat until close, but with some solid Cooroy fielding and tight bowling, were left struggling at 4 for 44 at the end of the day. Hopefully the forecast rain for this week won’t prevent the Cooroy boys from taking victory on Saturday!
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Young Pirates showing promise will be looking for an improved performance this week against the boys from the north, Gympie. Noosa have three or four experienced players returning for the match against the Devils, with Anlerzark back to lead his young chargers around the paddock. Reserve Grade had a great start to the season with a strong 22-12 win over Maroochydore. With 19 players keen to get out
NATHAN MCLEAN Noosa Pirates A Grade showed promising signs on Friday night at Maroochydore against arch rivals the Swans. The effort and commitment was outstanding, considering how young the team is, with several players making their debut in A Grade.
Eumundi swimmers storm Cooloola
Early in the match Maroochydore shot out to an 18-0 lead in the greasy conditions. Not to be out done Noosa struck back with tries to Benny Hayes and Lewis Foot. Englishmen Joel James slotted some nice conversions to make it 18-12 and the experienced Maroochydore side was shocked at the resilience of the young Pirate lads. Noosa held the Swannies assault till the 60th minute mark but a lack of experience cost the Pirates at critical moments in the last 20 minutes. A low completion rate gave Maroochydore too much possession in our half, giving them the opportunity to score a few quick tries against a tired Noosa defence. Captain/Coach Liam Anlerzark, not available due to injury, was excited by the determination Noosa showed for 60 minutes but
amongst it for the first time this season, the Pirates played a great first half against the Swannies. The team stuck to its game plan and completed its sets in the slippery conditions. In the second half Noosa lost its way in attack but, with some solid defence, the boys managed to hold on to their lead for a first up win in season 2014. Coach Gus Stewart was very
ALASDAIR SCOTT Eumundi Swim Club athletes dominated the recent Cooloola Crocs Swim Carnival, with pool records being smashed by individuals and the relay teams.
happy with his team’s defence. Top effort from James Harrison, Dylan Crawford-Windows and Ash Smith, playing out of their skins for the blue and gold. Big Gus will be looking for his team to compete for the full 80 minutes this week against the Devils at Pirate Park. This Saturday sees a massive day of action with the Noosa Pirates taking on the Gympie Devils at home. Also on the card is the Sam Richter Memorial match
against our local friends, the Pomona Cooran Cutters. This will see our former U20s side against the boys from the bush in an entertaining game of mate versus mate to celebrate the life of Sam Richter. By all reports, there has been some fun banter on social media about who is the better side! Make sure you get down to Pirate Park this Saturday from 3.15pm to see who will have the boasting rites in 2014!
Almost the entire club’s membership was in attendance at this popular carnival, with 38 swimmers and their families travelling by coach. Highlights included several of the club’s younger swimmers participating in their first carnival, a plethora of personal best times, age champions and eight relay teams representing the club! From start to finish, the swimmers were roared on by enthusiastic and vocal Eumundi supporters and they all responded in style. The ‘fun’ carnival was in contrast to the week before, with the serious business of swimming at the Queensland Sprint Championships in Brisbane. All 15 of the Eumundi swimmers managed a personal best in at least one of their events.
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POMONA BOWLS CLUB The Ladies Pairs Championship first rounds got underway this week: J Mita & G Rohde def Y Mitchell & J Jones 29-16, G Bible & T Camp def P Roebuck & D O’Neill 28-12, M Robertson & B Williams def J Mallett & F Beadnell 26-19, J Muir & V O’Connor def K McInnes & B Winkler 29-18. The monthly mixed pairs saw great competi-
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TEWANTIN NOOSA BOWLS CLUB Our Super Challenge teams faced tough matches in the lead up to the end of the home and away fixtures. The Gold team went down to Indooroopilly 1-119 to 4-136. The men’s Silver lost to Club Maroochy 2-3 and the men’s Bronze lost 1-4 to Kenilworth. In Gold Damien Rideout’s winning singles run was cut short in a 27-31 thriller decided on the last end. We won a pairs 30-19 and lost the triples 28-29. In Silver Alan Shaw continued waving the flag for us with a good win along with our fours combination. Bronze men had some close results with Gary Moss going down 28-31 in a tight singles and a win in the pairs 21-16 and losing the second pairs 19-20. Our Silver ladies lost both the triples and fours to Club Maroochy while the Bronze ladies reversed the score defeating Kenilworth 24-21 (triples) and 36-8 (fours).
The Tewantin-Noosa RSL bowls February fixture was played at Pomona with Alan Clamp’s team (14 ends) winning over Terry O’Neill’s (12 ends). Greg Stewart’s team is leading overall with +27. Ray Larke and Jim Bain have finalised the retirement villages competition to be held on Thursday, March 6. Good entries have been received for this popular annual event. Mike Lowe is breathing easier with the A grade men’s singles championship coming to an end last Sunday. Results in next week’s column.
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tion where only two teams had two wins: A & J Jones 2W+9, runner-up N Homer & M Hobbins 2W+4, last round winner J & N Brown+10. The penultimate round of Super Challenge was played minus a few regular team members and unfortunately Pomona lost. N Twining 31-28 came through to win a hard match; W Horn & M Hobbins went neck & neck in the first half of their game, getting a comfortable win in the end 27-8. T Harrison, D Mallett, G Hodder & S Chandler 13-19. K Muir & A King 15-36 & the triples team of J Farr, B Andrews & P Gray-Spence going down 12-40. Twilight bowls was won by R Goulding & J Mita on a count back from D Millar & D Hands.
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NOOSA HEADS BOWLS CLUB The club championship series continues at Noosa Heads with the latest to be crowned being Lis Thomson, who last week defeated Sylvia Foulds to take the Ladies C-Singles title. Nominations for the Men’s C-Singles open this weekend, and the Ladies Pairs nominations are closing, with the first round due to be played on Thursday, March 13. Opening matches in the men’s pairs championship will be played next Sunday morning. Noosa Heads had no wins in Super Challenge last Saturday but we are hoping for better fortune next round when the Silvers travel to Kandanga and Bronze are at home to Club Maroochy. Last Tuesday’s men’s pairs winners were Bill Burkitt and George Manera, runners-up Peter Gale and George Clough. Wednesday’s ladies winners were Mary Ross and Jenny Lonie. Friday Jackpot Pairs saw a win to Niven Gugich and Terry O’Neill with consolation winners John Boyle and Paul Baker. Saturday triples went to John-Paul Sengers, Sly Foulds and Rudy Boyer.
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NATASHA FABULIC Sunshine Beach’s U14 nippers were celebrating after being awarded their Surf Rescue Certificates.
The course provides surf club members with knowledge of basic patrolling, first aid and surf awareness in order to be able to participate in life saving operations. It is the minimum water safety qualification required for participating on patrols within the Club and/or junior activity supervision or water safety. Completion of this award is also the minimum requirement for participation in surf sports competition. These extremely capable young men and women have been working hard to attain the necessary skills and knowledge required to sit the examination. Training included time on the beach and in the Look out for these guys on classroom. The U14 age group weekends, keeping you safe is perhaps the most im- between the flags: Josh portant age group for McMaster, Ellie Bissaker, Amber junior nippers. Many Dods, Alice Tilleard, Sam of these kids have been Hancock, Mackenzie Johnston, nippers since they were Reagan Greentree, Jasper six years old and this Brain, Hayley Moore, Griffin will be their last year of Gerrard, Freya Clare, Madeline structured junior nipper White, Chloe Henshaw, Alessia activities. Cerasani.
Helping hand for lifesavers BETWEEN THE FLAGS RON LANE
Saturday morning 8am and they were all there, assembled on Peregian Beach. Brett Leckie, President of Peregian Beach SLSC and staff, John Little and Bruce Davidson, representing the Floral Shirts Group, and Greg Cowie, President of Noosa Club, accompanied by club members Gerard O’Brien and Steve Mawby.
The occasion was the presentation of three new surf rescue boards, presented by the Floral Shirts to the Peregian Club. As the Noosa Club has been assisting with patrol duties, Peregian kindly extended, as a thank you, an invitation to attend the function. Speaking on behalf of the
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Group, John Little said, “Our group consists mainly of retired farmers and grazers from all over the country with some members coming from as far away as Young, out south of Canberra and we meet in Noosa once a year. Being retired farmers the blokes reckoned that the Noosa Paddock, as they call our district, was like paddocks that needed fertilising and the best paddock was the lifesaving one, so we decided that was where
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new would put our fertiliser. “We recognise the importance of beach safety and we hope these boards will be of major assistance.” Replying on behalf of the club Leckie said, “This is one of the best pieces of equipment that we could receive, so I can’t thank the Floral Shirts enough. And I assure you that they will be put to good use.” It was rather ironic that some three hours later, Peregian cadet Lee Bower, 15,
was on a board training some 150 yards north of the flags when he saw a swimmer in difficulties 180 meters out in a bad rip. Going to his aid Lee got his patient to shore and after the patrol applied oxygen he was transported to Noosa Hospital where he made a full recovery. The importance of all types of boards in our clubs cannot be stressed enough. On Saturday the Mooloolaba Club hosted Round 3 of the Queensland Series of the Australian Surf Rowers League Championship for surf boats. It was a major carnival with 67 crews from all over Queensland and a one to two metre surf made it exciting. Noosa had a good day when their girls caused a major upset by winning the ladies final. The Noosa club on Friday publicly thanked all their sponsors at the yearly sponsors breakfast. This weekend our three clubs, Peregian, Sunshine and Noosa, travel to the Gold Coast for the State Titles. We wish them well.
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Noosa reaps the blessings of WHAT IS YOUR freedom NOOSA STORY? BOB ANSETT By 7pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013, it was clear Noosa had won back its independence from the Sunshine Coast Council with an incredible 81 per cent of the electorate voting for de-amalgamation.
This outcome was the culmination of a six-year battle to rectify a wrong imposed upon us by the Beattie Government, who arbitrarily removed our right to self govern. After the forced amalgamation in 2008 a small group of people gathered to set in train a campaign designed to restore Noosa’s council. It began modestly then grew rapidly once the community fully understood the reality and impact of outsourcing Noosa’s future to a council and councillors who knew very little about Noosa, its values and culture. This momentum grew to a crescendo leading up to the March 9 referendum, now driven by ‘people power’ making it virtually unstoppable. Noosa demanded the return of its council and would accept nothing less. And we were rightly rewarded for our persistence and determination. The Father of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine, penned these words to commemorate Independence Day in the United States on July 4, 1776: “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it”. And so it is with Noosa. We achieved what most thought was unachievable. We earned a rare second chance to control our destiny so now its time to reflect on that achievement and commemorate March 9 by at the very least lifting a glass to toast how fortunate we are to live in Noosa.
Do you have a Noosa story you’d like to share? On March 9, 2014, Noosa will commemorate the first anniversary of our decision to restore our local council. To celebrate this, the Noosa community is being invited to share their stories.
Whether you’re telling your own story or that of a group or club, Noosa Shire Council wants to hear from you! How did you come to live here? Why do you choose to make Noosa home and why do you choose to stay?
Noosa Today, your independent Noosa Shire newspaper, is excited to be sharing and spreading the word about Noosa Council’s Noosa Stories and will also be running them in the paper.
Simply visit Noosa Council’s website at www.noosa.qld.gov.au and follow the links to submit your story to share with the community. Noosa Story forms are also available at Noosa Council and Noosa libraries. Please keep your stories to a maximum of 300 words, as space will be limited. If you have a photo to accompany your Noosa story, send that too. The photos need to be no more than 1MB in size and submitted in jpg format. This is a special time for Noosa, and council looks forward to hearing from you.
Karen Hunt’s Noosa Story My grandfather brought my father and family to holiday at Noosa Heads and Sunshine Beach in the 1940s and 50s when Hastings Street was a dirt road. My father brought mum and I here in the 70s and we stayed in my godfather’s family home on Gympie Terrace.
There was still a camping ground at the end of Hastings Street then. Shortly after my sister was born in 1979, we moved to Sunshine Beach. Mum and dad found the need for a child care centre in Noosa and so built Busy Bees, Noosa’s first childcare centre. The closest primary school for me was in Tewantin, and then I would bus it up winding Gyndier Drive to the nearest High School at Cooroy. The only grocery store was at Tewantin and I remember the outcry when they chopped all the banksia trees down to build Coles and Noosa Fair.
There was no bridge from Noosa Sound to Noosaville. The Noosa drive-in theatre stood where Lutheran College is today and the Reef Hotel had the greatest beer garden. I played cricket on vacant land in Hastings Street, where the French Quarter now stands, and sleeping bags under the stars with bonfires on Sunshine Beach were not a problem. Sunshine Beach Surf Club was a tin shed, about 2m x 3m. I took Noosa for granted until I travelled at 22, and although every place in the world has its own beauty, I realised Noosa is one of the most beautiful! My family still lives in Noosa Shire. Mum and dad have done the tree change to acreage in Pomona. My sister has Wasabi Japanese Restaurant on Noosa Sound. My husband had his own electrical business in Noosa for 15 years and my brother-in-law recently ran for Noosa Council. Our children probably take it
From left, Karen, Josh, Andy and Kaleb in front for granted, being able to choose from our turquoise river or serine lakes, the beautiful golden beaches, the hinterland views and camping, the greenery and wildlife in our backyard and the many activities
there are to do in our little piece of Heaven. Noosa has changed a lot over the years, but it’s still special and I hope it stays that way, so my grandchildren can enjoy it with me, too!
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ART GALLERIES & CENTRES Tewantin: Noosa Regional Art Gallery, 9 Pelican St, Tewantin, 5329 6145 Cooroy: Butter Factory Arts Centre, 10 Maple St, Cooroy, 5329 6580
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Welcome to Faces & Places – a new Noosa Today segment where we check out the faces and places that make up our new Noosa Shire Council. This is where we introduce you to the Council staff behind the scenes, and on the street, who keep things running smoothly every day. So as you get to know them, be sure to say Gidday!
KATE LEES Having managed to get through most of his working life without even turning on a computer, Noosa Council logistics officer Keith Gravett has faced a few challenges of late! But he’s not complaining – in fact, he loves it!
Keith has spent most of his career outdoors but has moved into the office for his latest role. He started working with Council more than 18 years ago, as a contractor, and more recently was the supervisor at Ringtail Quarry. But keen for a change, he is now based at the Noosa depot in a new role which requires constant liaising with foremen for internal and external projects. “Early mornings are the most demanding,” he said, “organizing the day ahead for council’s ongoing plants. From 6am to 9am is very busy.” In just a few months Keith has gone from never using a computer to sending emails and filling out spreadsheets and has proven he’s a quick learner. “I love it,” he said. He also takes pleasure in getting involved with the Noosa community. His favourite place to visit on weekends is Noosa River Mouth. “It is a place where people from all walks of life go. There are real estate agents and hotel managers, a whole range of people.” Keith said Noosa locals were always willing to help and had a great sense of community which is why he loves being a part of the Coast lifestyle.
Chorale gets a home of its own JIM FAGAN On June 8 Noosa Chorale will perform Handel’s “Messiah” and on Tuesday night it was a chorus of hallelujahs all round when the singers rehearsed at The J at Noosa Junction for the first time. It’s taken 20 years but the choir at last has a home of its own.
Noosa barrister Joe McMahon founded the choir in 1994 and, as President John Davies told Noosa Today, “Since then it’s been a case of practising at various halls, performing concerts at different venues and then storing the Chorale’s archives and most of our equipment in someone’s garage or cellar. “We thought that with the establishment of the Sunshine Coast Council, the Bicentennial Hall at Sunshine Beach, our most recent concert venue, would be upgraded but, as with many things north of the Maroochy River, that wasn’t to be. Instead, after every concert we had to move out our stage risers which had been stored there for many years. The partnership we hoped for did not eventuate. “Until today that is. Now we will not only rehearse at The J, we will perform at a ready-made
Councillor Frank Wilkie congratulates Noosa Chorale music director Adrian King on the choir’s move to The J. PICTURE ANN MILLAND concert theatre. Thanks to our own Noosa Council, there is a spirit abroad of community consultation and community partnership and I would like to acknowledge the help of the council, particularly The J’sv enue co-ordinator, Scott Braby, and his staff with the negotiations. “It’s a mutually happy deal, something we had hoped to do with the Sunshine Coast Council but were unable to achieve. It is a true partnership as The J will be able to store and use our stage equip-
ment when needed,” John said. Handel’s Messiah was the first work the Chorale performed in 1994 and it has chosen to present it again as a key part of its 20-year anniversary celebrations. The Chorale has a reputation for presenting major choral works on a major scale and it is sparing no effort to make the June concert a memorable one as it will feature 90 singers, a 22-piece Baroque orchestra and four soloists, all of whom have sung with Australian and New Zealand opera companies. Chorale music director, Adrian King, feels the already rich sound of the choir will be greatly enhanced by the move to The J. “It’s fantastic,” he said. “The acoustics at The J are much better than the Bicentennial Hall and being able to rehearse in the same auditorium as our concerts can only help us.” Last Saturday John, Adrian and some choir members were welcomed to The J by Noosa Councillor Frank Wilkie. “This move by the Chorale is an excellent illustration of how staff, under the new council structure, are better able to use their initiative to utilise facilities like the J for the benefit of community groups and, ultimately, ratepayers,” he said. “This is a good example of making community facilities sing!”
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