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Noosa is a town of dog lovers so what better way to show that affection than to head down to the Lions Park on Sunday from 8am for the annual Million Paws Walk along the riverfront. It's always a fun event and money raised will go toward fighting animal cruelty.There will be plenty to do with competitions, food stalls and kids activities and the walk begins at 10am. It'll be a huge weekend in Noosa with the Food and Wine Festival happening across the Shire. Now the weather has cooled down it's the perfect festival time so get out and about and enjoy it. ● - Margaret Maccoll

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COMMUNITY BEHIND CLINIC BY MARGARET MACCOLL The community rallied to the aid of Cooroora Family Health at Pomona last Saturday after being told it was struggling with more than $300,000 in debt to Medicare with repayments of $15,000 per month and exhaustion had led the clinic's principal doctor Ann Buchan to take a break. After a letter was sent out to almost 3000 of about 5000 patients on its books to alert them to the issue a large group gathered at a forum at the clinic to work out a way to keep the service open. People handed over $50 notes to staff and others suggested they all chip in to wipe the debt to Medicare. "We have done everything we can to stop Medicare taking money from us but they are not listening," Dr Buchan's partner Colleen Brosnan said. "We are willing to do whatever we can within our means at this point." In the letter to patients Dr Buchan said the clinic had amassed the debt because it operated outside the normal parameters of Medicare by providing an emergency

PHN Sunshine Coast manager Robb Major speaks to the crowd. room type service which saves them from attending hospital Emergency Departments, providing three hospital type beds and bulk billing all patients. "We are trying to support a very stretched health service by doing our best to maintain care without hospital admission," she said in the letter. Noosa MP Sandy Bolton found out about the clinic's predicament only a couple of days before the forum and contacted Primary Health Network (PHN) Sunshine

Coast senior manager Robb Major who spoke at the rally. Mr Major said PHNs had been set up by the Australian Government to ensure the effective operation of medical services. They reported to the Department of Health and were able to agitate at ministerial level. "It is clear there is strong support within the community," he said. "We have two agencies that will be able to help within a small space of time (to supply locus doctors) but we still need community support." Mr Major said he was confident the clinic would be able to continue. Two groups formed from Saturday's forum. Mr Major said his agency could help the clinic with "sustainable models of primary care" but he had still to discuss a strategy with Dr Buchan, while a second group formed by community members would look at a general strategy to keep the practice running."I know Dr Ann was highly sought after for having a broad based and holistic approach," he said. To keep updated with the progress of Cooroora Family Health visit its Facebook page. ●

SURF CLUB EOI OPENS The invitation for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to occupy Level 1 of the Peregian Beach Surf Club is now open. EOI submissions can be made by registered not-for-profit community groups and must be for community uses that align with the gazetted reserve purpose (Reserve for Local Government - Surf Lifesaving) and must not be commercial in nature. The Expression of Interest closes 2pm June 11. To make a submission visit https:// www.noosa.qld.gov.au/tenders and click on Vendor Panel. ●

ULTRAMAN DECLARES ITS CHAMPION BY ABBEY CANNAN Last weekend 50 extreme athletes ranging from 25-to-55-years-old from 15 countries competed in the Noosa Ultraman endurance race; swimming, cycling and running a combined 515km over three days. The champion of the event was professional Iron Man athlete from New Zealand, Carl Read, who finished the 515km race in just 21 hours and 27 minutes. Carl is the first person in the history of this event to be a two-time champion, breaking his own run-record from the previous Ultraman event. Carl finished the 84.3km run in just 6 hours and 29 minutes, which is currently about six minutes off the world record. "Going up the hills was fine, coming back down I was like crawling because my legs were so sore. And then all I could think about was getting to the 10km mark, go under the bridge and then get up that last significant hill and then try to bring it home. I looked at my watch and I thought I was well under my run record but I knew looking at my average pace I was well off the world record so there was no point trying to go for that," Carl said.

Australian Ultraman second-place finisher, Matthew Woods with his team. Coming in at second place was Australian competitor Matthew Woods, completing the incredible distance in just 23 hours and 29 minutes. Matthew, who is a journalist and lawyer, said he competes in these events just to see how far he can push himself. "I still haven't found my limit so I'll have to try something else," he said. When feeling exhausted, Matthew said he continues to push himself by just breaking

Ultraman Champion Carl Read. Photo: Lance Hunt down the course into sections. "I never feel alone out there because I've got my family and my support system," Matthew said. Ultraman event coordinator Dayle Jordan said that the weekend had been fantastic, with the local community really getting behind the event. "All of the athletes, including 10 women and 40 men finished on time on day one. Day two we had one athlete withdraw

because of illness and one athlete finished after the cut-off time, but although they can no-longer qualify they are both continuing today as participants to push through and finish what they started," Dayle said. "The conditions were great for the swim, with a bit of a current in the afternoon and Sunshine Coast local Damon Faint was the first swim finisher." The first female to cross the line was Tracy Morrison in eighth place. ●

COMMUNITY ADVICE PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURE HASTINGS STREET, NOOSA HEADS Please be advised that a partial road closure of Hastings Street (north bound lane) will be in efect between 6.30am and 10.00pm on Saturday 18 May 2019.

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The closure is to allow for the holding of the annual Noosa Long Lunch and Noir Noosa events in conjunction with the Noosa Food & Wine Festival. Parking bays on the northbound lane of Hastings Street are suspended between 6.30am to 10pm on Saturday 18 May to allow for event structures to be built. A Police Permit will be in efect for the entirety of the partial closure and oicial Traic Controllers engaged to monitor and regulate traic. Thank you for your patience during this event. Further information - info@noosafoodandwine.com.au

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oosa celebrity chef Peter Kuruvita regards the Noosa Food and Wine Festival as one of the world's best which is high rating indeed given his work and television shows take him across the globe. For Peter the benefits are multiple. It provides a platform to showcase Noosa's exceptional produce, his skills as a chef and his Noosa Beach House restaurant. And for Peter as well as Noosa's collection of highly rated and up and coming chefs the festival provides the opportunity to connect and collaborate with chefs across the country, and it helps inspire their future cooking. The Sri Lankan-born chef said when he arrived in Noosa six years ago Noosa's dining scene was very different but with the arrival of world class chefs, the demands of customers, many interstate and

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international, and the input from the festival it has changed dramatically. "Tourism Noosa has brought all the local businesses together and over the past two years it's just ramped up," he said. "They do a brilliant job organising it. "A lot of good chefs, all the big names, are regulars and look forward to this." It helps that Noosa is geographically blessed and the event can be combined with a family holiday. Peter brought his signature style in 2013 to Noosa Beach House in partnership with Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort after eight years as executive chef at Sydney's iconic Flying Fish Restaurant. The attraction for him was both the laid lifestyle for his family, his love of surfing and the restaurant. Once he arrived Peter discovered more about the abundance of fresh and seasonal, locally grown food which has made a big impact on his ability to source local ingredients and his menu.

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For a chef who specialises in seafood the Sunshine Coast region has meant an abundance of Mooloolaba prawns, Moreton Bay Bugs and Spanner crabs are on his doorstep as well as a wide variety of fish. "It gives us wonderful variety," he said. "All these creatures are endemic to the area." In addition to seafood Peter has invested time in sourcing local produce from hinterland farmers including Noosa Reds tomatoes, Cooloola Berries and Hinterland Feijoas. He said it was only since moving to Noosa from Sydney he had returned to using pineapples and bananas. "I could never get that sun-ripened flavour in Sydney," he said. Peter said cooking to the seasons was a challenge for any chef. "In this world of globalisation at the supermarket you can get anything from anywhere," he said. "In the old days you worked seasonally. If artichokes were around you used artichokes. It's a way to find the best chefs. When everyone has the same ingredients you can make your decision about the quality of the chef." One of the first questions restaurant customers ask is whether the food comes from Noosa, he said. "You can't get everything (here) but what you can is great," he said. "Farmers are working hard to manage their land well. We do all work together to support the locals." And you only have to visit the Noosa Farmers Market to see the community support for local produce, he said. Farmers are also working together with a number of organisations having formed to support the region's sustainable agriculture industry. Country Noosa, FAN, Slow Food Noosa and Permaculture Noosa are helping local farmers network, build on their knowledge, connect with the community, source markets and organise events. It's not all smooth sailing for local farmers.

Third generation farmers Maureen Piggott and Brett Johns have found to maintain their farms they have had to adjust and diversify. Both farmers have had to let go of the dairy farms their grandparents ran after price cuts made small dairy farms unsustainable and have found other industries. Maureen now runs Alpacas on her Kin Kin property which is one of the oldest farms in the region while Brett switched to beef cattle on his 100 acre Cooroy farm. Maureen said many other farmers in the region had given up and left their farms but she was determined to continue doing the work she loves and thinks more education and awareness of the work of farmers would make a difference. "I want people to learn about the work farmers do for them," she said. Brett's family began dairy farming in the area in the 1890s but changed to beef cattle about 20 years ago. "I've watched a lot of change in the district," he said. "The old farmers are a rare breed and now there are different approaches to farming." Producing an all local product Brett takes his animals for slaughter to the meat works at Gympie, the meat is butchered at Wright Cut Meats at Cooroy and sold directly from his Cooroy farm. Like most small farmers in the region it is community support that is essential to its continuation. Events like the Noosa Food and Wine Festival help to shine a light on both the produce of the region's farmers and the food dished up in our restaurants. The very popular Food and Wine Festival will dominate the Noosa Shire from 16-20 May. Guests to the festival can choose from a wide array of dining pleasures from exquisite meals prepared by the country's best chefs to the festival village offering entertainment, cooking demonstrations and tastes from local producers. noosatoday.com.au

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Events such as the Taste of Hinterland Farm Trail and Slow Food Noosa Snail Trail, Noosa Brewery Trail, Noosa Country Drive, Taste of the Hinterland with Matt Wilkinson and A Real Taste of Noosa with Matt Golinski will highlight Noosa's Hinterland and its primary producers. Peter Kuruvita will be involved in a number of events including the Long Lunch on Hastings Street on Saturday and a new event this year, Black Noir, a black tie gala

dinner for guests who will dine in Hastings Street which will be transformed into a glamorous and theatrical celebration. Both events are sold out.Peter will also team up with Margaret River chef and organic pig farmer Evan Hayter from the Arimia Winery to create a 5-course menu with matched wines. Peter met Evan while filming SBS's Coastal Kitchen and both share a love for sustainable produce and seasonality. "He loves these pigs," Peter said, and

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Alpaca farmer Maureen Piggott with her maremma guard dog Banjo. will be bringing some of his pork with him for the menu. Peter said the down side of producing animals for food was in having to kill them but he was impressed with Evan's attitude. "They only have one bad day - it doesn't last long and they aren't stressed" Evan told him. Peter will join some old friends when he teams up with Neil Perry and others to prepare a lunch the way they used to when they all worked together at Perry's Blue

Water Grill restaurant in 1986. Peter said he was 10 years into his cooking career and wanted to include flavours from his homeland when he met "this Anglo cooking with Asian flavours". They will be joined by former work mates including Andy Davies from Locale and Katrina Ryan from the Pig and Whistle. For more information on the Noosa Food and Wine Festival visit noosafoodandwine. com.au â&#x2014;?

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OUT WITH THE BAD, IN WITH SUCCESS BY MARGARET MACCOLL When Stacie Currie was 21 years old police were at the unit she shared with her abusive partner with an ultimatum to remove her three children aged five, two and four months to foster care unless she left the relationship she was in. "I had to change my life and have nothing to do with my violent partner," she said. "I didn't know I was living with domestic violence. "I couldn't see myself changing my life." But she "just did it" and now aged 39 years, has five children, a non-violent partner of 15 years and is co-founder of a million dollar print company. Last Saturday Stacie told her story to attendants at a Fire Up Coaching conference led by director Kathy MacKenzie at Peppers Noosa Resort for professionals looking to improve their ability to coach and lead in the workplace. Stacey said she didn't want to lose her children but at the time had no idea what to do. "I hadn't lived a life without dysfunction and chaos," she said. "I devised this strategy to work backwards and focus on what I didn't want." Stacey said good riddance to

the opinions of others, left behind her life of partying with other single mums and learnt to decide what she wanted to do. She had help through counselling but few positive role models. Her mother was a teenage mum. She worked as a barmaid and one day went to work leaving Stacey and her brother with a male friend who sexually abused both of them. She lived with her dad who "had no sense of responsibility" and regularly stole food for his family. At 14 she moved into a shed at the back of her dad's housing commission house with her boyfriend and was pregnant with her first child at the age of 15. "I used to live in the moment without thinking of the consequences," she said. She realised no one was going to save her. "You have to take responsibility," she said. "You are the only one to blame." She knocked on doors until she got a job and returned to study. She met a new partner who didn't yell or swear and turned his hobby for printing into a successful business through sheer determination and a belief that she could and had to do it. "Within a year I had won huge contracts with big companies and I honesty knew nothing about the business," she said. ●

Stacie Currie at Peppers Noosa Resort.

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STUDENTS LEARN VITAL DEFENSIVE DRIVING SKILLS BY ABBEY CANNAN Year 11 students spent last Friday learning defensive driving tactics at the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) program. The program is run by volunteers from the Rotary Clubs of Noosa, Noosa Heads, Noosa Daybreak and Cooroy joined with trained presenters including the Police, Road Safety Education and Paraplegic Benefit Fund. The students from St Teresa's Catholic College went on an excursion to the House With No Steps in Doonan to take part in six interactive workshops designed to teach students strategies to stay safe on the roads. Students learnt how to avoid a crash and met with crash survivor and Injury prevention manager Darron Shields from the Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF). Darron was involved in 17 years ago that left him in a wheel chair. "We talk to the students about what led to the incident and together they investigate and pin-point what could've been changed to prevent the incident from happening," he said. "If students could take one thing out of 8 NOOSA TODAY

today it would be for them to understand that we're not bullet-proof. "We're not about being the fun police but they need to take ownership for their actions when driving." The RYDA Program is delivered each year to over 50,000 senior high school students from more than 650 participating schools. Noosa Rotary Vice President Tess Alexandroff said it was very important for all students to learn defensive driving skills. "We've been running the program for 10 years in Noosa with the nine schools in our district and today we are putting through our 5000th student," she said. RYDA Noosa Chairman Geoff Bone said the program was extremely important because it's designed to save the lives of inexperienced young adults who are most vulnerable. "We make sure that they understand it's their choice to make the right decisions when driving in order to stay safe." "The 'RYDA" Program is delivered free to all Year 11 Students from Cooroy to Coolum." ●

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KIN KIN STUMPED BY COUNCIL For the first year in the Pink Stumps four year history Noosa Council were the victors in the annual cricket match, winning the game by 11 runs. Organiser Anita Poteri said a record amount of $1831 was raised for the

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WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THIS ELECTION? With the Federal Election this Saturday 18 May Noosa Today asked local Noosa leaders what they thought were the two most important issues in this election facing the residents of Noosa. The top issues identified by Wide Bay candidates has also been included here for residents to compare. Sandy Bolton: The two issues that are constant are: The cost of living especially housing, utilities and petrol Access whether that be telecommunications, transport or to processes. Tony Wellington: A fairer revenue share for local government - Noosa Council joins other local governments calling for a fairer share of tax dollars. The annual Federal Assistance Grants paid by the Federal Government to all Australian councils helps pay for libraries, roads and other essential services. In 1996, the local government sector received 1% of commonwealth tax revenue as Federal Assistance Grants. In 2018, we received just 0.55% - almost half that amount.Real action on climate change - The UK parliament has just declared an environment and climate emergency. The world's leading climate scientists, supported by the IPCC and the UN, have warned that we have just a dozen years to take serious action on climate change if we are to keep global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees. Temperatures higher than that are likely to have very dire consequences. In Australia, local councils, businesses and individuals understand that the cost of not taking action is likely to be far greater than the cost of acting on climate change. That's why we are doing something at Noosa Council. It would be nice if there was also leadership and support from our highest lawmakers. There is no more urgent issue facing governments today. Cooroy Chamber of Commerce: Concerns over abolishing negative gearing and what it will do the house market Concerns over franking credits refund removal Changes to fair work Association of Independent Retirees (A.I.R.) Noosa Branch: Stop negatively changing the rules relating to superannuation - Labor's proposed disciminatory changes to franking credit refunds is a perfect example of changing the rules. Over a million, mostly low and middle income, self-funded retirees

will be denied part of their income thus putting them on the aged pension earlier. There will be a flow on negative impact to the families of self-funded retirees, the community and Australian companies as we will have less spending power. All political parties should be actively encouraging retirees to become selfsufficient. This will help maintain a strong economy.National Seniors: Both the major parties need to address the big issues of almost 130,000 people waiting for home care, pension poverty and the appalling inadequacy of the Newstart allowance with 180,000 Australians aged 55-64 on Newstart. Age discrimination and the high rate of unemployment for older Australians is a major issue. What did the candidates say? Llew O'Brien (LNP) Creating jobs and a strong economy, vibrant communities, and a sustainable environment.Easing traffic congestion and improving road safety. Reducing cost of living pressures, providing tax relief, and helping tackle electricity costs.Jason Scanes (Labor) Health - invest in vital health services in the community Education - rebuild trade skills through TAFE and vocational education system Environment - partner with local surf clubs and clean ocean initiatives to eliminate single use plastic from our beaches, create an Australian Environment Act and establish a Federal Environmental Protection Agency Daniel Bryar (Greens) The biggest issue is climate change. At a local level, we've got one of the most visited tourist destinations in Australia yet housing for local residents near to their place of employment is completely unaffordable. residents here are mostly good humans with a strong displeasure for the treatment of our first nations people, asylum seekers and other minority groups. Tim Jerome (Independent) Put Australians first, put Australian businesses first. Australians should own Australia. Partner with local Australian businesses to see them succeed and prosper.

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I find it difficult to comprehend that the drivers of the Bring fish life back to Noosa river (whatever happened to “Bring Back The Fish?”) can claim the project is successful when 10 of the 14 reefs are so seriously damaged, that they had to be removed from the river and dumped at the Noosa dump? 10 of those 14 oyster reefs is a 71.4 per cent failure. May I ask please, “How much was the total Noosa rate payers financial loss for the dumping of these 10 oyster reefs?” Trevor Clarey Boreen Point,

CORRECTION Last week’s Noosa Today wrongly named the late surfer Mike Doyle ’Iron Mark’ when it should have been ’Iron Mike’. Noosa Today would like to apologise for the mistake and hope it did not cause anyone distress.

NATURAL CHANGES Steve Hall (Noosa Today, 9 May) believes we can control sea levels and the weather by changing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. This absurd belief is the basis of the climate alarmism, promoted by UN bureaucrats, to demonise CO2 and frighten those who have not had the opportunity to develop an understanding of the science involved. People like Steve do not accept that climate change is a natural process that has been occurring for billions of years. It did not begin with the industrial revolution and has nothing to do with the emission of CO2 gas from the burning of fossil fuels. CO2, a “greenhouse” gas, absorbs and then re-emits (scatters), a few frequencies of infrared radiation. The blue colour of the sky is caused by the scattering of certain frequencies of visible radiation by the molecules of nitrogen and oxygen gases. In a similar process greenhouse gases scatter infrared radiation, they do not trap heat and cannot cause dangerous global warming. Policies designed to reduce the concentrations of CO2 will have no effect on global temperature or the climate but will destroy the economies of advanced industrialised countries. Taking action on climate change is a futile objective and a complete waste of taxpayers' money. Climate is controlled by natural changes in solar radiation and the solar magnetic field. John Turner, Noosa

WHERE'S THE SCIENCE? Steve Hall’s response to my comment on the claim made by Daniel Bryar (Green) where I dispute his claims ‘Noosa residents’ main

Zena took this lovely photo on Marcus Beach at dusk on Tuesday 7 May. If you have a photo for Lenscape please email to newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au concern is that Hastings Street is actually under threat of being underwater by 2050 if we continue unrestrained carbon emissions’ is disappointingly lacking in both proven scientific evidence and basic mathematics. Rather than Steve wander from the point with a series of false assumptions, let me instead use his own figures with which he defeats his own argument. Steve claims sea levels have increased since 1993 by 90mm or 3.3mm per annum which doesn’t add up. It is 26 years since 1993 and 26 x 3.3 = 85.3 mm, but what’s a mere 4.7 mm difference when the real effect is virtually zero, as confirmed by Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist. Between now and 2050 is 31 years and even if his claims were true at 3.3 mm per annum, the level would rise by only 31 x 3.3 mm = 102.3 mm. To state that Hastings Street is going to be underwater as the oceans have risen between now and 2050 by 102.3mm (i.e. 4 inches) is scaremongering to the gullible. As for ecological prophets of doom, they have been consistently wrong for over half a century, it is timely to be reminded of just a few of the more “prominent” who embarrass themselves. Scientist Harrison Brown said the world’s supply of lead, zinc, tin, gold and silver would be exhausted by 1990 & copper shortly after 2000. Kenneth Watt claimed by the year 2000 we’d be using up crude oil at such a rate that there wouldn’t be any left. Peter Gunter

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warned in 1970 that by 1975 widespread famines would begin in India and by 1990 include Pakistan, China, the near east, Africa and by 2000 the entire world, except for the Anglosphere, would be in famine. Paul Ehrlich wrote in 1969 that between 1980 and 1989 four billion people would perish including 65 million Americans. Science dictates we study the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation, but first it is necessary to be able to add up to prevent the spread of crass ideology promoting myths and falsehoods, such as those above. Paul, Noosa

THANK GOODNESS FOR ACTIVISTS So ’Paul of Noosa’ doesn’t accept the prediction by the Greens candidate that Hastings Street could be inundated by 2050 unless we act now to cut “carbon emissions“ (Noosa Today, 2 May). Let’s assume he means carbon dioxide, the invisible gas essential to all life on earth, and not the lumpy black stuff or the sparkling gem on a woman’s ring finger. There have been numerous warnings of impending doom before and since the first Earth Day in 1970, and whenever a predicted date has been reached without the catastrophic result, the timeline just gets moved further out. We’ve seen it with Al Gore’s prediction sea levels would rise by 20 feet (six metres) “in the near future". https://scienceline.org/2008/12/ ask-rettner-sea-level-rise-al-gore-an-inconvenient-truth/We saw it with Tim Flannery’s prediction before the last big Brisbane floods in 2011 and 2013 that our dams would run dry and rivers would never run again https:// anhonestclimatedebate.wordpress.com/tag/ tim-flannery-failed-predictions/ But take heed all you damn sceptics: “... As all the ice at the two poles melt, a stupendous volume of water will be released. Fish will swim in Buckingham Palace ... the Sahara Desert will be a great inland sea ... New York will be marked by taller skyscrapers ... the climate will be as when dinosaurs roamed the earth ... ” Yeah, right. This apocalyptic piece from the respected New York Times is dated - May 15, 1932. Better book those swimming lessons if you can’t tread water). John Mikkelsen, Castaways Beach

It remains so strange to read letters from people living in the best shire in Australia for green policy complaining about trees and bats (Noosa Today, 9 May). If there were more koalas, these people would complain about males roaring during breeding season and scratching the trees. These people, no doubt, complain in private about the noise that lorikeets make in the afternoons. Natural things seem to be antithetical to the existence of some of us. This must be why some folks see no reason to mitigate global warming. Hotter climate means fewer native species.” Hooray! Fewer bats and lorikeets!” they anticipate. There is no appreciation for the vulnerability of the natural world because so many of them have spent their lives insulating themselves from it. They fill their lives with sterile wipes, electronic insect zappers, air conditioners and air deodorants. They fight against green tape and green zones believing that green is bad for business. Some of us have no appreciation for the connection between the natural environment and our survival. Today’s conservatives do not seem to understand that the environment is the source of all wealth and that it is susceptible to abuse. That would not have described Liberals from several decades ago but it does seem to describe the Coalition members from this decade. There seems to be a complete hiatus with the source of our subsistence and a trend to politicise science. It is rarely justified to say that an election will make all the difference in the future of our nation but this might be the time. Without strong action to redirect our economy to one of sustainability and greatly reduced CO2 output and to enter the renewable age, the bat “problem” may well be solved and I don’t think most of us would be happy with the result. Thank goodness for the student activists and people like Bob Brown. Steve Hall, Cooroy

DAYS GONE BY The tears welled in my eyes as I reminisced of my country when growing up in her prime years. My sunburnt country. Bare-foot youth walking on golden sands, frying the catch on a rustic pan over a campfire, spending twilight nights in a sleeping bag drifting into dreams as the waves smashed along the shore. One never doubted or feared being mugged, raped or thieved. Gone are those freedoms today’s youth will never experience. They’ll never hold such comparisons. I’m yanked back to reality with the drone style words preached from our two party leaders (with tongue-in-cheek) supporting the Pope and his perverted mates. Boys clubs. Now I get why women were not allowed in their locked closets. The witnessing of such debauchery at least spared us. The arrogant, ill-mannered pollution is everywhere. It’s in the Gucci stilettos, the snakeskin briefcases, the white coats. Those once revered by the naive are now blatantly ripping off the worker at a speed that whips your head about. Isn’t there something in the Bible quoting this mass decrepit deceit of the layman? I never desired to read that book. I chose to watch and sense occurrences around me instead. I chose to never involve myself with religion, politics or corporate companies. Thank God, because he was obviously looking over me. Jen Oakley, Noosa noosatoday.com.au

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The Community Solar Scheme announcement was well received by Parkridge buyers at the inaugural Parkridge Noosa golf day and lunch event.

INNOVATIVE PARKRIDGE NOOSA SOLAR RESIDENTS of the stunning Parkridge Noosa residential development can now access sustainable, affordable energy thanks to an innovative Australian first on-site solution. Altum Property Group, the developers of Parkridge Noosa, have installed Australia's first residential large scale Centrally Managed Community Solar Photo Voltaic/ Battery grid system (Community Solar Scheme) to be built without government funding. Altum director Rob McCready is proud of Parkridge Noosa's Community Solar Scheme, seeing it as an essential step towards a more sustainable future. "It's a well-known fact that our energy infrastructure is under stress and the cost of electricity both financially and to the environment is spiraling out of control. To ensure Australia continues to have reliable and affordable power, and reduce the reliance on the State power grid, we need to be generating and using power at the source," he said. "The Community Solar Scheme is an exciting step towards this goal and reaffirms Altum's commitment to a sustainable future for our region." Rob said this innovative project provides real benefits to Parkridge Noosa residents, the environment and the broader community. "It is a better outcome for residents as it will provide them with guaranteed, cheaper, and more reliable power at times of need and prevent blackouts. It is better for the environment as it is driven by sustainable solar power, and it is better for the Sunshine Coast as it reduces peak demand on the existing power infrastructure," he said. Parkridge Noosa residents have 20 NOOSA TODAY

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Castaways Beach

Noosa Waters

Saturday 18th May

10.00am - 10.30am

10/512 David LowWay

$2,695,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0468 922 519

11.00am - 11.30am

21 Driftwood Drive

$850,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0468 922 519

12.00pm - 12.30pm

7 Antipodes Close

$1,900,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0437 447 804

12.00pm - 12.30pm

11 Aquamarine Circuit

BronzeWing Circuit

Wednesday 22nd May

Friday 17th May

10.00am - 11.00am 4

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Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

7 Lake Edge Drive

$1,575,000

11.00am - 11.30am

10-12 Angler St

Auction

12.00pm - 1.00pm

25 David Street

$1,445,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

13 Bayview Road

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

1.00pm - 1.30pm

20 Sanctuary Avenue

$1,575,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

2.00pm - 2.30pm

6 Smoke Bush Drive

$1,050,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

9.30pm - 10.00pm

15/2 Bankskia Avenue

offers invited

BronzeWing Circuit

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

6 Ridgeway Street

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

From $545,000 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 319 879

$2,250,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 714 653 Saturday 18th May

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

10.00am - 10.30am

4 MaherTce

$2,395,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0401 008 138

11.00am - 11.30am

54 Solway Drive

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0447 263 663

11.00am - 11.30am

1/18 Henderson Street

$2,275,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

12.00pm - 12.30pm

6/18 Bryan Street

Mid $2m

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770

$330,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

Tewantin Saturday 18th May

Saturday 18th May

10.00am - 10.30am

8/1 Peza Court

$739,000

1/29 HiltonTce

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0437 447 804

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Noosa Springs Noosa Heads

Friday 17th May 343/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3

$849,000

Saturday 18th May 343/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3

$849,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049 Saturday 25th May 10.00am - 10.30am 10-12 Angler St Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0447 263 663

Auction

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

Noosaville Saturday 1st June

Wednesday 22nd May

2.00pm - 2.30pm 4.00pm - 5.00pm

Sunshine Beach

Noosa Sound

11.00am - 11.30am

Sunrise Beach

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034 12.00pm - 12.45pm

11.00am - 11.30am

3.30pm - 4.30pm

Saturday 18th May

10.00am - 10.30am

$1.050m

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Peregian Springs 10.00am - 11.00am

11.00am - 11.30am

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343/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3

$849,000

1/8 Sunseeker Close

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049

Sunshine Beach Noosaville

Saturday 8th June

Saturday 18th May

12.00pm - 12.30pm

11.00am - 11.30am

23/18 LakeWeyba Drive 3

1 Offers over $545,000 Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

11.00am - 11.30am

1/8 Sunseeker Close

Auction

12.00pm - 12.30pm

7/213 GympieTerrace

offers invited

54 Solway Drive

Tewantin

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REGISTER NOW FOR BUSKING CHAMPIONSHIP BY MARGARET MACCOLL Soloists, groups and musicians young and old will for the third year take their positions along Noosa's riverside on Saturday 8 June to perform their way into the finals of the Australian National Busking Championships. The championships now in its ninth year began in Cooma and travels as a series of busking festivals across regional towns around the country including Stanthorpe, Ballarat, Narooma, Peak Hill and Gundagai and culminates in a national championship in Cooma in November. Tony Oxley of the Rotary Club of Noosa discovered the event in Cooma and set about bringing it to Noosa where it has been embraced by the community. Last year almost 50 acts entered the competition and brought a wide variety of talent to the event with overall winner Danny Horne who went on to gain third place in the national championships. Finalists in the competition will perform at a concert held on Sunday 9 June as part of the Come Together Festival. The busking championships is presented

Tony Oxley and Bob Birkhead discuss the upcoming busking competition. by the Rotary Club of Noosa Heads and the Noosa Come Together Festival with profits to be distributed to local disability sporting charities including the Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club's Sailability program. To participate in this year's event register by 2 June at http://www. noosabuskingchampionship.com Winners from regional competitions will compete in the grand final of the National Busking Competition to be held in Cooma, NSW, in November. ●

BE INSPIRED AT TURN THE TIDE FILM TOUR A collection of inspiring and environmentally focused ocean films from independent filmmakers around the globe will be featured at The J Theatre on Wednesday 5 June at 7pm. The vision of Turn the Tide is to inspire people to protect our oceans, re-invigorate those who are already working hard to protect it and celebrate positive ocean conservation stories. Comprised of nine short films that shine the light on issues such as noise pollution in our oceans and its effect

on whales, unique coral restoration programs and the plight of sharks in the Bahamas. The films will introduce you to inspiring characters and incredible marine life. Travel from an African penguin colony to the nesting colony of 5200 breeding pairs of shy albatross in the south of Australia. "Swimming in a sea of bad news about the state of our oceans it is important to remember that we can be the change we want to see in the world. The Turn the Tide Film Tour presents an island of hope in what can often seem a sea of sadness." Tickets are $22 for adults and $19 for concessions and can be purchased at www.thej.com.au or call 5329 6560. ●

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7574 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Peas(Ps). 7, Dash-board. 8, F-lew. 9, Ac-h-e. 10, Does. 11, So-ts. 14, Ill-iterate. 16, Mater-i-ally. 19, Spat. 22, As-p-s. 24, Thaw(anag.) 25, Su-re. 26, Con-sonant. 27, B-ees. Down - 1, Puffs. 2, A-gent. 3, Parcel. 4, Th-re-at. 5, Good. 6, Ar-gen-tina. 12, Organ stop. 13, Side. 15, Rays(raise). 17, In-tent. 18, Learns(anag.) 20, P-run-e(ople). 21, Tiers. 23, S-ash.

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DOWN 1. Advertisements for pants (5). 2. Spy on a man (5). 3. It may come by air and land (6). 4. In that again it is menacing (6). 5. To your taste? I’m pleased to hear it! (4). 6. Dope in a train travelling in a foreign country (9). 12. Ear plug? (5,4). 13. The players could be right (4). 15. Bring up the subject, say, of fish (4). 17. Very interested in getting temporary accomodation (6). 18. Is told practically the whole of Salerno is in ruins (6). 20. Cut and run when some people come round (5). 21. With row upon row, they get the same result (5). 23. The sun has cracked the frame (4).

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON THE TEMPEST COMES TO THE LAKE Prepare for romance, revenge and a touch of magic as Little Seed Theatre Company stages The Tempest as part of the Anywhere Theatre Festival. Set against the stunning scenery of Lake Macdonald, and staged in the 250seat roman-style amphitheatre at the Noosa Botanic Gardens, The Tempest is Little Seed's third foray into Shakespearean drama. "The play explores themes of magic, betrayal and revenge and speaks to the power of art to transform and liberate us," Little Seed director Johanna Wallace said. Written around 1610, and thought to be one of Shakespeare's final works, The Tempest begins at sea during a storm. Sorcerer Prospera, the Duchess of Milan, and her daughter Miranda are washed up on a remote island with only two companions: Caliban, a savage monster, and Ariel, a fairy spirit. Ms Wallace said the spectacular amphitheatre meets the Anywhere Theatre Festival's brief of "unconventional and unexpected spaces" and was the "perfect setting to showcase the brilliance of the Bard". While the storyline of The Tempest may not be as well-known as other Shake-

Jacqueline Elley spearean stories of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet, some of our common phrases originate from its pages, such as "into thin air", "in a pickle", "sea change" and "brave new world". The cast includes 29 actors and five musicians. Caliban is played by Sunshine Beach State High School student Curtis Bock, with fellow-student Eden

Eden Tregear and Toby Gurd Tregear stepping into the spotlight as Miranda. St Andrew's students Toby Gurd and Cheyenne Walstyn play Ferdinand and Prospera and Jacqueline Elley takes on the role of the fairy Ariel.

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Community FM after graduating from their six-week presenter course in April. The fresh recruits joined a well-oiled team which now includes Wendy O'Hanlon, Lou Gatliff, Lisa Charlwood, Greg Dodds 'The Captain', Jazz Rowe, John Watson, Adam Stanecki, Stan Wilson, Shane Thompson and Sibylla Reisch. The seven first-time radio presenters kicked off this week, with the new radio programme guide starting on 6 May and running until 1 September. Each of their programs are unique, with all our presenters playing their own choice of music that they love and enjoy, so you'll be sure to get a wide variety of programs. This year is the 25th year of broadcasting for the Noosa Community FM, and they are celebrating with dance party music every Saturday night from 6-10pm. On Saturday 3 August, the station will also be hosting the finalists' concert for their '21 Summers Song Writing Competition' at The J with a live broadcast. For more information visit reception@ noosafm.org, listen to the radio live-stream or visit Noosafm.org. â&#x2014;? noosatoday.com.au

COMMUNITY UPDATES NOOSA ROTARY CLUB Noosa Rotary is on a drive to recruit new members and volunteers. If you have some spare time on your hands and would like to give back to the Community and support Rotary to raise the funds to support those less fortunate then yourself, then maybe it is time to join a Service Club such as Rotary. Noosa Rotary meets at the Tewantin RSL Club on a Monday at 6pm for 6.30pm start. For more information call 0407377210.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING AT POMONA Every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9.30pm Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening with Old Time Dancing at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - cost is $4, which includes supper. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

TEWANTIN-NOOSA PROBUS CLUB The next meeting will be on Monday 27 May, from 9.45am at the Tewantin Noosa RSL. Our guest speaker is Club Member John Fenton who will speak of his experiences as a "10 pound Pom". All visitors are welcome and the cost is $5.00, which includes morning tea. This meeting will be followed by a mystery bus outing for lunch. All enquiries to President Geoff Bailue on 0418145034.

SUNSHINE SOCIAL CLUB Coffee 10am every Saturday Cinque Terre Restaurant Sunshine Beach. We arrange lunches, dinners, BBQs etc. Couples and singles welcome. Just come along or phone Noeline 5474 5231.

FRIENDS OF NOOSAVILLE LIBRARY Friends of Noosaville Library will hold their next Morning Tea on Monday 20 May at 10am in the Wallum Room of Noosaville Library. Call 5329 6555.

NPA ENVIRONMENT FORUM Noosa Parks Association member and keen amateur botanist Joan Heavey will be guest speaker at Friday Environment Forum on May 17. Enjoy the beauty of the wildflowers and national parks of WA with Joan, at the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive

WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 20 May to Friday 24 May. Monday Drivers: Maya, Marie, Ray, Andrew, Drivers Needed Runs E, F, Michelle and Neil. Kitchen: Martina, Stephen, Len, Geoff. Tuesday Drivers: Bruce, Liz, Anne, Simone and Cookie, Tania and Friends, Driver needed Run F, G. Kitchen: Ashleigh, Christine, Jo. Wednesday Drivers: Hugh and Randal, Council, Gary, Liz and Liz, Dawn, Maggie, Evelyn and Maureen. Kitchen: Judi, Sandy, Elfie, Jerry. Thursday Drivers: Driver needed run A, E, Margaret and Joan, Ray, Victor, Jan and Sharon, Pranee and Peter. Kitchen: Christine, Elfie, Vicki, John. Friday Drivers: Bruce, Helen and Allan, Peter, Jean and Janet, Driver Needed run E, Sam and Kevin, Joy. Kitchen: Charlotte, Sandy, Elfie, Neville. You can also check the roster on our website www.tewantinnoosamealsonwheels If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449 7659.

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Next monthly meeting is on Thursday 16 May at Cooroy Memorial Hall, 23 Maple St, Cooroy (3rd Thursday of each month). Doors open at 6pm. At our May club night, the Keynote Speaker is renowned international speaker Graeme Sait. His presentation is titled 'The Secrets of Growing Superfood'. We share surplus home grown produce and plants by giving, exchanging or selling. Entry is a $5 donation for non-members. The meeting begins at 6.30pm and the night is complete with a "bring a plate" shared supper at or after 8.30pm. All welcome.

CHANGES TO COME FROM SURFING RESERVE LABEL The title of 'World Surfing Reserve' which will become official in 2020 and how this label may affect the Noosa region in the future, will be the topic of discussion at the Noosa Parks EnviroForum on Wednesday 22 May. University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) geographer specialising in coastal studies Dr Javier Leon will speak about Noosa's unique surfing history and culture, and discuss how part of the region came to be recognised as a World Surfing Reserve. While this global title is sure to increase surfing tourism in the region, the future implications, both for locals in the surfing community and in the wider community will be considered. The characteristics of Noosa's surf quality and threats to this quality, as well as factors that will deter people from surfing, are key points that will be addressed by Dr Leon with surf etiquette being a hot topic. Dr Leon led a team of students in a 'surfonomic' study, which involved surveying local and visiting surfers on a range of topics over a six-week period. "Dr Leon is passionate about surfing and about the local community, so we're Noosaville from 10am for coffee and conversation. The forum begins at 10.30am and concludes at 12.15pm. To enjoy Interpretive Birding in Wallace Park meet Valda and the group in the car park at 8.30am. All welcome. Find more information at www.noosaparks.org.au

COUNTRY DANCE Saturday 18 May is the next Belli Community Hall Country Dance with classical oldtime dances. Music by Sunshine Swing Band. Entry includes supper. Lucky door, lucky spots and raffle. Tickets at door. 7.30pm for a 8.00pm start. More information at www.bellihall.com.au. Our dance lessons have gone into recess, and will start again on the first Thursday in September at 7.30pm. For more information check our Facebook page.

LADIES, EXPAND YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLE Women's social group featuring walks, book clubs, monthly dinners, craft and more. Contact via the website www.lifebeyond30.com. au. Regular events include; Ladies Saturday Walk: Meet outside Noosa yacht Club, walk to Hastings Street, grab a coffee and walk back. Come and try your first event for free. Monday Kayak: Meet outside Noosa Boathouse 9am, Kayak for an hour and have coffee afterwards. Cost is $10. Email wendy@ lifebeyond30.com.au to confirm attendance.

CANCER COUNCIL QLD NOOSA BRANCH Our Biggest Morning Tea is at Noosa Boathouse on 23 May. Arrive 9.30am for 10am start. $20 a head prepaid on booking, raffle and lucky door prizes and entertainment. Phone Annie on 0409385566. Next meeting on 10 May at Leisure Centre Noosaville opposite library at 10am.

ACMA CONCERT Elvis, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash visit us on Sunday 19 May through the voice of talented performer Michael Fray. Michael is welcomed as guest artist at the Yandina Branch Country Music Concert. See you at the Hall of Fame, 24 Steggalls Road 1pm to noosatoday.com.au

NOOSA BOTANICAL ARTISTS The guides are always looking for new members, if you are interested come to the gardens any Thursday between 9am and 11am. You'll find us working in the gardens, just look for the high-vis orange shirts. We meet every Monday at Wallace House at 1-4pm. Beginners are welcome.

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really looking forward to getting his viewpoint - both as an environmental expert and as a local surfer," Noosa Parks EnviroForum coordinator Lyn Graham said. The forum will be held at Noosa Parks Environmental Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Wallace Park, Noosaville from 5.30pm with live music, drinks, finger food and the guest speaker at 6pm.Cost $5. For more information visit Lyn at noosaparksenviroforum@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/noosaenviroforum/ â&#x2014;?

The outing is lunch at 'The Deck' restaurant Sunshine Beach on Thursday May 23 at 12.30pm. For more information call Kim on 54553860 or Pam on 54506017.

ROTARY CLUB OF COOROY We are a fun loving, friendly club with an interesting program so come along and we will make you very welcome. Contact Andrew on email secretary@cooroyrotary.org.au or call 0421 407 097 for more details.

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5pm. Entry $8 and concession $6. Enquiries: Jim 0437191004.

TEWANTIN NOOSA GARDEN CLUB Sean will be holding an Open Garden at his property, 18 Hawk Lane,Pomona, on May 18 at 9am.

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP Our weekly Music Group will be held every Thursday from 9.30 to 11.30am. We listen to Classical Music on CDs or watch Classical Music DVDs. Donation of $2 for morning tea. Phone Lyn on 5449 0537 for more details.

THE THURSDAY GIRLS The next Ladies Lunch is on at The River Deck Restaurant Noosa Marina on Thursday 30 May at 12.30pm. Cost $40. Our friendly monthly fund-raising events enable students of low-income families in the Noosa Shire State Schools to participate with their classmates in educational activities. For further information and bookings, contact Neridah Rooseboom on 0408 882 512.

U3A NOOSA FRIDAY TALKS PROGRAMME U3A Noosa Friday Talks are held at 1.30 pm at U3A, 64 Poinciana Ave, Tewantin. On 24 May is Rescheduled Talk by Dr Tom Hewitt on Environmental Graphic Design. On 31 May is a USC Talk by Professor Marion Gray on Bioethics. Full details available at www. u3anoosa.com.au/ or contact reception on 5440 5500.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF NOOSA We meet each Sunday at 9.30am at the CWA Hall (next to the Post office) in Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin. We are an inter-denominational Christian Fellowship and warmly welcome all visitors. Our speaker for Sunday 19 May is Keith Heale, guest speaker from Ignite Church, Woombye. The service is followed by morning tea. Enquiries Chris 5326 3155.

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The next meeting is at the Forum, Laguna Retirement Village, Lake Weyba Drive Noosaville, on Friday 17 May at 9.30am. Our Guest Speaker will be Felicity Harpley, an Education Consultant. Members and guests are invited to attend what promises to be an interesting presentation.

NOOSA AND DISTRICT LANDCARE Noosa Koalas workshop presented by Rachel Lyons from Noosa Landcare/Wildcare Australia is on Thursday 16 May from 5-7pm at Rural Futures Centre, 65 Pavilion St, Pomona. Bookings essential, contact info@ noosalandcare.org ph:5485 2468 for more information. Free for Noosa Landcare members and Bushcare members. $10 for all other attendees.

RETIREES WELCOME Noosa 2010 Combined Probus Club is a retiree's club that meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 9.30am in the Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club 65 Hilton Terrace Tewantin. Our club has fun day trips and longer holidays to various places of interest, we also attend the theatre, have garden visits, dinning and walking groups together. Call Brian 0403 435 978 for more information.

SOCIAL DANCE LESSONS Tewantin Masonic Hall every Sunday. For more information visit www.andrewsclassdance.com or ring Andrew 0429 829 328. All welcome, with or without partners.

NEW BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES For years 7-12 students and adults. Tuesdays from 4pm at Tinbeerwah Hall, 863 Sunrise Road, Tinbeerwah. Join us with or without a partner. Phone Sharryn for Bookings and all information, 0404 097 358

FREE HATHA YOGA AND MEDITATION Free yoga taught by a qualified senior yoga teacher at a range of times and locations in Tewantin, Cooroy and Peregian Beach. For more information call Dagmar 5443113 or email dagrich@aapt.net.au.

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GREAT TEAM PLAY U10 Match Report, Team Manager Pamela Campbell Jones This week the U10 Dragons trained hard and boy did it show! They took on a strong Maroochydore team at Maleny this weekend and their hard work paid off. The boys defended strongly at the start of the game, refusing to let the Swans over the try line. They tackled well and kept the pressure on the Swans. There were driving scrums from the forwards, with the boys more than holding their own. A runaway try by Max kick started the offensive style of play for the rest of the game, and Jai, Will S and Jett all scored tries.U6 Match Report, Team Manager Rachael Griggs

The mighty U6 wowed the crowd with pace and precision passing. All team members were excellent on defence and worked well putting plenty of points on the score board.U8s Eumundi Dragons V Saints and Grammar The cold and blustery conditions didn't hamper the Dragons this week when they took on the well trained Saints and Grammar in two separate half games and started to show a bit more shape to their game. The Dragons held their own and often dominated in the forward rucks and mauls gaining a number of turn overs. Their tackling in close was effective and there were a few last minute try savers. ●

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U9 Noosa Fins V Maroochydore It was the clash of U9 Noosa and Maroochydore this week and with strong looking opponents our boys certainly did not let that stop them by scoring in the first minutes of the match. Our work of getting into the rucks to get the ball is beginning to show and we need to secure it for our backs. Gus had a great game today and so did Flynn coming back from an injury last week to a fantastic game.U11 Noosa Fins 68 V Caloundra 5 Round 3 for the Noosa Fins Under 11 did not disappoint with a convincing win against Caloundra. The forwards continue to show progress with good structure around the ruck, providing good quality ball for the back to work with.U13 Noosa Dolphins 48 V Maleny 12 The U13's headed to Witta to take on Maleny in cool and blustery conditions. The team were looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss last week and started the match strongly with a big improvement in intensity. The reward came through early tries to Mack and Jack and from there the team continued with a dominant performance. U15 Noosa Dolphins V Norths Blue Our second grading game for the season, the boys traveled to Cabooluture and came up against last year's premiers for div 1, a tough well drilled and disciplined Norths Blue. Even though we didn't come home with a win the boys are more knowledgeable

U15 Dolphins vs North Blue at the standard needed for this year's comp. Noosa Junior Colts 26 V Uni 5 The Noosa Junior Colts took on Uni at Maroochydore on Friday night. We were down a quite a few players with only one reserve but came out strong in the first half and scored some good early tries with good ball movement. With both teams undefeated for the season we had some good solid hits in defence. The final scored Noosa winners 26 to 5. ●

NOOSA WIN OVER COAST BY JULIEN PITTS Seniors Match Report The Rococo’s Bar and Bistro Noosa Tigers have recorded a 20 goal plus victory over the Burleigh Bombers in front of a great 1200 people strong crowd at the Noosa village Autos Oval last Saturday. On a beautiful autumn day and with Collingwood great Dane Swan entertaining a sold out President’s Luncheon the Noosa boys were just far too strong for the Gold Coast outfit. Early on the game was a grind with both teams going head to head and the contested ball even around the stoppages. However the Tigers broke the game open in the middle part of the second stanza and from there it was just smooth sailing and plenty of skilful highlights for the top of the table Tigers. Former club champion and avid football follower Damian Hahn said ‘once we got going in the second quarter the game was over. To win by over 100 points is an enormous effort in any competition and the Tigers were clearly in the zone’.

Nick Hill was outstanding for the victors amassing 28 touches and booting five goals up forward whilst Connor McDonald was again a standout at centre half forward kicking five himself. The two Will’s as they are known at Noosa just keep on wowing the Tiger faithful with their clean skills and ball use. Maverick Pettigrove was just dynamite the entire day around the coal face picking up 29 touches in another super impressive display. The Rococo’s Noosa Tigers head back down the Bruce Highway this Saturday to take on Aspley and complete the first round of fixtures. A reminder to all that our next speaking guest will be Black Caviar trainer Peter Moody on Saturday 1 June. Reserves Report The Reserves remain undefeated on top of the ladder with an impressive 129 point demolition of Burleigh. The boys got off to a great start with Connor Templeton giving the forwards plenty of opportunities with his run off half back. ● noosatoday.com.au

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VIVA MEXI FEST (AND LONG LEFTS!) Lourdes's tantina and kickout on the sand about 400 metres down the bay in front of Paco's Bar. That's another great thing about La Saladita - you can use beers with limes in them as your markers at either end. So it goes without saying that todo el mundo was in town for the party, Noosa being represented by Emily Lethbridge and adoptee Mason Schremmer, as well as the Jarratts. Out front of Lourdes's bar the music and the salsa dancing went on until dawn - I know, I could hear it from my bed at Corky's Casa up the beach a halfkilometre - but the serious competitors must have had the ear plugs in, because there were some amazing performances all day long, from first heat at first light. Our Em and the Waxhead were unlucky not to progress beyond the quarters, but the competition at the pointy end was fierce, with some amazing surfing in the overhead screamers from Kaniela Stewart, Tom Payne and Kevin Skvarna in the men's, and Chloe Calmon, Honolua Blomfield and Kass Meador in the women's. In the end, it was Hawaii all the way, with Kani Stewart just gliding over Noah Shimabakuru in the men's and Honno Blomfield taking it away from Chloe by using her North Shore smarts on the biggest set waves. And then it was back to the tequila and the salsa dancing. Viva Mexi Fest!

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NOOSA AFC

Partly sunny

SAT 18 MAY 1:28 am 7:16 am

Q1 Noosa AFC

SATURDAY MAY 18 12:48 pm 7:13 pm

Sunday 23rd June

ROUND 7 RESULTS

FRIDAY MAY 17

FRI 17 MAY 12:38 am 6:30 am

Coorparoo Bye

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Height

THU 16 MAY 5:42 am 12:07 pm

Springwood vs University of Queensland AFC

A stray afternoon shower

16 TO 22 MAY 2019

$5000 Cash Draw The annual Cash Draw is back & bigger than ever! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to take home $5000 COLD HARD CASH! With drinks, entertainment, lucky door prizes and the State of Origin (Game 2) to follow the draw - name a better way to spend a Sunday!

Maroochydore AFC vs Mayne AFC

Tide Times

thing I did was order a couple of super-sized margaritas. The third thing I did was extend our stay by a few days. Since then we've happily wandered the streets morning and night, catching pop-up orchestral concerts, amazing parades and brilliant buskers, and escaped the heat of the day inside the cool stone walls of the many incredible museums. Last night on a rooftop overlooking the mountains, we farewelled our friends with a feast of chapulines, the local edible grasshoppers, washed down with local wine, while a duo serenaded us with beautiful harmonies backed by guitar and violin. Great night. Great town. ●

ROUND 8

Bring the kids to play NoosaÕs only Championship Golf Course set in a nature reserve. For all the details go to noosagolf.com.au or call 5447 1407. We are located at 46 Corooy Noosa Rd,Tewantin.

NOOSA WEATHER FORECAST THURSDAY MAY 16

Light and shade in Oaxaca streets. Picture: PJ

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I was in two minds about timing our visit to La Saladita with the Mexi Log Fest, partly because I wanted to surf as many of those long-peeling lefts as I possibly could over a week, and partly because I don't want to get a reputation as a white-haired international logger/hipster groupie. This is a quite reasonable concern, since over the last 12 months I've been at the Nine Foot & Single in Bali, the Gliding Barnacles in Portugal and, of course, the Noosa Surf Festival. Would another logger on the calendar make me look a bit too much like George Fairbanks, James A Michener's rather pathetic 60-something narrator in The Drifters, who follows a bunch of young hippies around Europe and Africa, apparently getting his rocks off watching from a safe distance as they experiment with sex, drugs and the zeitgeist? But then I walked into Mexi HQ at Lourdes's tantina on the beach and event founder Israel Preciado gave me a big manhug, pressed a cold beer into my fist and said, "Welcome to our little party, so glad you finally made it!" Our compromise was to let the Mexi get a head of steam going, then arrive midway through it and stay on for some sessions after the event crowd had dispersed, but Izzy immediately put me at my ease by inviting me to join in the somewhat confusinglynamed "Judges' Relief " at the end of every day's competition. With old Malibu mate Jimmy Gamboa wearing the head judge sombrero, this might have meant anything, but it turned out to be a full hour of exclusive use of the point for judges, commentators, event staff and old ring-ins like myself. And as the week wore on, the surf got bigger and better. I expected the competitors and the public to hang the rules and paddle out on top of us, but there was a respectful obedience, and with Noosa festival regulars like Matty "Waxhead" Chonowski and Ambrose McNeill, and California pals like Kassia Meador and Jen Smith among the better surfers in the water and happy to share the good ones, I got my few keepers every session, before taking my crook back to the beer tent. This was Izzy Preciado's fifth running of the Mexi Log Fest, a little event that's been growing in global prestige at a remarkable rate. And why wouldn't it! I'd rate the La Saladita point as one of my top three longboard lefts in the world, and easily the longest. When La Saladita pumps, as it did last week, you can take off up the line from

3:45 pm 10:36 pm

0.56 m 1.98 m

A little morning rain; cloudy Noosa Heads Surf Club

22° /14°

Thursday, 16 May, 2019

NOOSA TODAY 29

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