Noosa Today - 19th September 2019

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NEWS

BIOSPHERE TICK OF APPROVAL PAGE 3

LIFE OF BRINE

SMOKE, FIRE THEN EERIE CALM PAGE 18

COVER STORY

THANK

YOU PAGES 4-5

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

MORE TO LOVE The editor’s desk

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It's was a big week last week for many Peregian Beach residents, of which I am one.

We were all evacuated from our homes for a couple of days, some to stay with friends, some family and others checked into hotels or were welcomed at the evacuation centres and everyone had a tale to tell about their adventure.

I have an increased empathy for anyone homeless.

Just not having a place of your own to relax in, somewhere to keep your food and store your possessions and what do you do with a dog all day.

In many ways it has brought the community closer and we realise how grateful we are to the emergency services who risked their own lives to save our lives and our homes.

Margaret Maccoll

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WHAT A DAY AT PENGARI Crowds flocked to Noosa Pengari Steiner School last Sunday to enjoy a wonderful and enriching day at the Steiner Children’s Festival. Set on 16ha in Doonan, this bright and sun filled hinterland setting provided the perfect back drop for a festival that very much lived up to its vibrant grass roots reputation.

WHAT’S COOKING? Dhom’s Kitchen chef ‘Dhom’ Chotipimai tells us about her favourite Thai dish right now, on page 13.

DROP A LINE Find out where the fish are biting, in Jack’s regular fishing column, on page 19.

KOALA MUM FALLS VICTIM TO DOG ATTACK

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A suspected dog attack has claimed a mother koala at Tewantin but fortunately thanks to a call from the public her joey has been rescued.

Noosa Region Koala Rescue team member Bernard Jean received a call from a visitor to Noosa Tewantin Golf Course that a koala mum, named Meredith, carrying a back rider joey was at the bottom of a tree and could barely lift her head. Joey, named Mervyn, sat watching from a nearby tree. When rescuers arrived she made one last effort to take her joey to safety but could not move with little Mervyn clinging tightly.

They were taken to Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital where they were assessed and treated. Joey Mervyn was sent to a carer but sadly Meredith did not survive the night because of her horrific injuries.

"Suffering has ended for her, while the sorrow is still with us," Bernard said.

The Noosa Region Koala Rescue, sponsored by Queensland Koala Crusaders, thanks the public for notifying them of koalas in distress

Injured mother koala struggles to protect her joey. and urges dog owners in koala habitat to walk dogs on a lead.

"The dogs are acting from instinct but people can do better," Bernard said.

If you see an injured koala please call 1300animal or Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre on 5442 8057 or visit: https://www.koalacrusaders. org.au/koala_facts ● noosatoday.com.au

THIS WEEK WE’RE TALKING ABOUT…

THAT VILLAGE VIBE IS ALIVE IN PEREGIAN Peregian Beach Village will come to life this Friday and Saturday when the Peregian Beach Business Association launches the inaugural Village Vibes festival. The festival, which updates the popular Food and Fashion Fiesta after eight successful years, will showcase not only the local fashion and dining, but also the other business, including wellness, community, music and retail.

On Friday, the theme is Twilight Shopping and events will run from 3-8pm.Restaurants will run specially curated "sip and taste" specials.

Options Eyeware will showcase a special shop-load of Maui Jim's sunglassses freighted up from Sydney for the weekend.

Peticular will host Happy Hour with drinks and snacks and a percentage of purchases will be donated to Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast On Saturday from 7.30am12pm the festival focuses on wellness, fitness, kids and our much appreciated volunteer rescue organisations, Peregian Surf Life

Saving and the Rural Fire Service.

The Village Kids Tea Party at Kelly's Cafe will provide adult-free entertainment for little ones, free yoga and Pilates classes from FliteFit and Pilates Success showcase the nurturing heart of the village and the festival will end with a bang as the Eumundi School of Rock performers rock out in the square, playing songs from their sold-out gig and mentored by Katie Noonan.

Throughout the weekend, live music will play across multiple venues and entertain guests dining or simply passing by. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/ thevillageperegianbeach/ ●

NOOSA GETS THE BIOSPHERE TICK Noosa Shire's place among the world's biosphere reserves is assured for another decade, with UNESCO giving Noosa Biosphere Reserve the 10-year tick of approval.

Mayor Tony Wellington said it was wonderful to receive confirmation that UNESCO has not only confirmed the ongoing status of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve, but that they have done so with accolades.

"Noosa Shire was designated a Biosphere Reserve in 2007 by UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere program. In true pioneering Noosa fashion, it was the first biosphere designation in Queensland," he said.

The World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which recognises areas that demonstrate a balanced

relationship between nature and people, now consists of 701 biosphere reserves in 124 countries.

In its review, the Advisory Committee acknowledged the efforts to manage tourism and the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation's initiatives across the restoration of fish in the river and work on koala populations.

"All Biosphere Reserves are required to carry out periodic reviews and report back to UNESCO. This is Noosa's first assessment, and it appears we passed with flying colours.

"The Advisory Committee noted our Zero Emissions Noosa objective, and encouraged authorities to continue efforts to reach this goal.

They also commended Noosa on its

efforts to deal with feral animals that present major threats to biodiversity conservation, entreating us to share our experiences with other biosphere reserves that also suffer from invasive species."

Cr Wellington thanked everyone who has been directly or indirectly involved in the Noosa Biosphere Reserve management and activities over the past 12 years.

"The Man and the Biosphere program seeks to encourage actions that improve the overall relationship between people and their environment. Enjoying a great living and working environment, whilst protecting and respecting the natural environment - that's exactly what Noosa is all about," he said. ●

‘PARTY’ HOUSES IN COUNCIL’S SIGHTS Noosa Council has opted to introduce a new local law to give Council powers to manage shortterm letting as well as requiring owners of new short-term lets to obtain planning approval under the New Noosa Plan.

It has drafted a local law which Mayor Tony Wellington said was in response to the many submissions received from residents to the new Noosa Plan and sent it to State Government for review. It will be put out for public feedback next month.

Under the proposed law there will be an annual registration fee of $100 and it proposes to regulate the number of people who stay on-site.

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with guests and that parked cars and rubbish bins do not interfere with use of a road or footpath. The proposed laws also prevents party houses.

The local law will apply to any property un-managed or with no on-site manager but will not apply to premises with on-site managers or to people who live in a property and rent out rooms, which will be considered a home business, nor to those who rent out their homes for a short period when they go on holiday.Under changes to the New Noosa Plan new properties proposed to be used for short term letting will require planning approval as well as registration under the local law but most houses that have previously been short term let will have existing use rights so will not be required to

obtain Council planning approval.

In addition in "low density residential zones" the short term letting of whole houses will be considered an 'inconsistent' use, in an aim to protect housing stock for residents.

While home owners in these zones would still be able to submit a development application there would need to be an exceptional reason to obtain Council approval for letting a whole house.

The proposed changes to the New Noosa Plan to make only new shortstay properties require planning approval is out for public feedback until 11 November.

Have your say via the yoursay. noosa.qld.gov.au website or on 5329 6360. ●

SIGNAGE APPEAL WIN When Noosa Councillors voted at Tuesday's General Meeting to recommend the approval of an 8sqm advertisement sign in the Noosaville industrial precinct they denied it would set a precedent under Council's proposed signage laws.

In April Council refused an application from business, Actrol, in Rene Street in Noosaville's industrial precinct for a wall sign measuring 5.6m x 1.57m giving it a signface area of 8.792sqm because it was "inconsistent with the Noosa Plan's Advertising Devices Code" which requires signs to not exceed a signface of 4sqm.

The applicant appealed the decision under the Planning Act 2016.

During the course of the appeal court mediation Actrol submitted a Visual Report to demonstrate that the sign did not detract from the area or result in visual clutter and was legitimately needed to provide directions and business identification.

The applicant also had an existing development approval for a material change of use which permits installation of two wall signs within close proximity to one another and with a combined sign face area of 8sqm.

In agreement with Council settling the appeal the applicant will remove an existing non-compliant window sign and not erect other signage, though a sign may be included for the business on the existing combined pylon sign at the entrance to Noosa Metro Innovation Park.

Mayor Tony Wellington said under the proposed local signage laws there would be clarity on signage requirements and signage negotiations related to development applications would no longer exist.

Cr Wellington said Council was not worried about setting a precedent in this instance as there were moving to a new regime.

Under the local law signage will be prescriptive and need to be met, he said. ●

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COVER STORY Fire takes off

THANK YOU FOR SAVING US

BY MARGARET MACCOLL t was very confusing. It was so concentrated. There were so many houses affected at the same time," Noosa Heads station officer Matt Phillips said of last week's Peregian fire which he described as one of the worst fires he'd attended for all those reasons.

A week after it's peak Matt recalled the fire event that the community is still coming to grips with and how it played out for firefighters who are continuing to monitor the area and extinguish spot fires that arise.

Soon after the 4pm shift began on Monday 9 September Noosa Heads firefighters got a call to go to Koel Circuit, Peregian Springs where a bushfire had started. They sent both their trucks and Coolum firefighters were already on site when they arrived.

"We chased it from there," Matt said. "We went to Coolum (State High) school - put crews in to protect the school. We went to Peregian Breeze in case it went there. After a little while it headed to Peregian Beach. It got across the road (David Low Way) into units on the eastern side of the road. We just went from house to house putting out fires. We had firemen at the IGA and hardware store putting water on there stopping them catching alight.

We went to Woodland Drive and put water on there to stop the houses catching alight."

Matt said they were shocked at the speed it was travelling fanned by 50km/hr winds.

A Forward Command Centre was set up at Coles shopping centre

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Smoke over Peregian Springs heralds the approaching fire.

Peregian Beach on fire.

Premier speaks at the emergency command centre set up at Peregian Springs. carpark at Peregian Springs from where a coordinated response by Queensland Police Service, QFES, Queensland Ambulance Service and SES was undertaken and an emergency situation was declared under the Public Safety Preservation Act. "They got a handle on what was happening - they called for

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resources from wherever," Matt said.

Fire units arrived from across the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane with 100 units coming to assist, joined

by Rural Firefighters from around the area."We have quite a substantial number of people from rurals," Matt said. "They were fighting fires on the nature strips and bushlands. We

were working on the houses. We had good resources and the guys worked really hard. We were lucky we had a lot of local knowledge and the public were really good at evacuating. We didn't have to concern ourselves with rescuing the people which is our main purpose, we could just concentrate on putting the fire out. noosatoday.com.au

"Then the reports came in there were 10 to 12 houses burnt. We were shocked when we heard that. We only knew of one."

The firefighters worked throughout the night and continued through the following day with extra resources including rural units travelling to offer relief on Wednesday morning.

Alongside firefighters about 200 police officers responded to the emergency with two helicopters and well over 100 crews attending from Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Moreton, Brisbane and elsewhere.

Noosa Senior sergeant Ben Carroll said the district duty officer coordinated the police to evacuate residents across Peregian. Police drove down the streets with loud hailers, they knocked on doors and helped elderly people to leave their homes and head to evacuation centres set up by Noosa Council.

"A number of officers extinguished garden fires using garden hoses - ones that were too big they reported to the fire services," he said. "Being able to knock out spot fires prevented a lot of damage."

Snr sgt Carroll said with the coordinated effort and community response the outcome had gone really well and Matt said the praise and thanks from the community "had been really good".

A Village Vibes Festival at Peregian Beach this weekend will be raising funds for the volunteer Rural Fire Service. To donate visit https:// www.pozible.com/project/peregianthanks-for-rfs. â—?

PAM SET TO REBUILD WITH COMMUNITY HELP

BY MARGARET MACCOLL The kindness of her neighbours, the Hardings, who have provided her a home and the generosity of the community has buoyed Pam Murphy despite being the only Peregian Beach resident to have lost her home in last week's extreme fire.

"Everyone has been absolutely marvellous," she said. "Everyone is wanting to help. A six-year-old girl called (the other) day with a lovely box of chocolates."

While the 89-year-old deals with insurance assessors to determine whether her beachfront home of 40 years will be demolished and rebuilt or repaired she said the Hardings were looking after her "superbly well".

It was about 6-6.30pm on Monday 9 September when Pam realised the situation had become dangerous.

"I could see the glow in the sky coming from Peregian Springs way," she said.

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Pam's house after the fire. just a mass of flames. It was racing along the beachfront. I thought God I've got to get out of here."

Pam grabbed one cat, the other one escaped from her, and she jumped in her car. She drove north along the esplanade, parked in a culde-sac and remained there for the night with her cat in a basket crying all while.

"I didn't sleep," she said. "The next morning about 6am it all seemed quiet ... I thought I'll go back

Pam Murphy is visited by Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk and see what's happened. The police stopped me and said where have you been?"

Not aware of the evacuation centre and dressed only in "old gardening clothes" and with no possessions Pam booked herself into the Villa Noosa Hotel. While watching the TV she saw an aerial shot of the fire showing a burnt house - her house. "It was a bit of a shock. I thought, why me," she said.

Pam said Big W called the hotel and offered her "a whole lot of

clothes" while the hotel provided free accommodation and food.

Now staying with the Hardings Pam hopes she will relocate her missing cat.

She was surprised last week when, while visiting the fireaffected area last week, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk dropped in to the Hardings for morning tea accompanied by police officers and firefighters who presented Pam with a chain found amongst the ashes in her house. â—?

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THE BOLTON REPORT

SANDY BOLTON, NOOSA MP

AFTER THE FLAMES, OUR THANKS The fires of this last week brought many realisations. How do we adequately say thank you? We can’t, however I will attempt to convey the deepest gratitude to the many who contributed. Please forgive if these words are inadequate, however this was also my latest Adjournment speech in Parliament.

Our emergency services, from QFES, QAS and QPS, our Rural Fire Brigades right through to our SES, QPWS and more. True heroes and heroines that you saved so much, and so many, in extremely dangerous and unprecedented conditions was and is miraculous.

Noosa Council and the disaster

team who worked across multiple realms including setting up and manning the evacuation centres, an incredible effort in super quick time. Testimony to your care and provisions was obvious when

evacuees told me they wanted to stay, versus being billeted into homes.

To all phenomenal volunteers, what can one say? So many organizations including the Red Cross, Lions, St Vincent De Paul … the list goes on all the way to residents including children, as well as visitors, walking in to offer any and all assistance. You made many, including this MP, teary, joyful and extremely grateful, all at once.

And to our evacuees. The time spent with you, your strength, dignity and high spirits even when you did not know if you had a home to return to, is inspirational to every single one of us, and a reminder as

to what is important.

Our community during this time demonstrated why it is so special.

From that first night, assistance came pouring in from residents and businesses. It is impossible to mention every offer, or everyone.

As we reflect on this incredible week, there is also analysis, and discussions to be had. These include many email requests regarding ‘cool burns’, wider fire breaks, and extended fire levies. However at the moment, we need to concentrate on the recovery, and finding time to fit in a rain dance, or five! ● Warmest regards Sandy

NEWS RESCUE, BUT GRIM HARVEST OF WILDLIFE LOST IN FIRE It was a grim reality that greeted wildlife rescue volunteers who joined forces on 9 and 10 September to search out and recover injured wildlife in the "black zone" of fire-affected bushland around Peregian Beach.

Facilitated by Noosa Council's environment manager Craig Doolan and coordinated by Rachel Lyons of Noosa and District Landcare, the rescue effort brought together a team from Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast, Wildcare Australia and Queensland Koala Crusaders (QKC).

QKC spokesman Bernard Jean said the team worked with QPWS and followed the direction of the Fire Emergency and Police coordinators along the perimeters where it was deemed safe for access with many areas still inaccessible.

"The grim reality of very few animals found alive was devastating," he said.

"A lone frog, three lace monitors scavenging upon a dead bandicoot, a spider making its way through the ashes and a ringtail possum which was rescued from a burnt tree with joey on board and sent to a wildlife hospital were found.

"Five starving bats, active during the day were of great concern. The situation is very critical for the bats as they have lost a lot of their feeding trees and need help urgently as some are heavily pregnant too."Birds were spotted feeding at the edge of the burnt zones and a wallaby and a kangaroo were spotted hopping within the ashes."

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Starving bats

Large trees lost.

Peat fields.

Black walk team

Burnt bushland.

Monitor lizard.

considered too unstable and dangerous due to deep heat retention which could continue for weeks.

"We send a huge thank you to the firies and all emergency personnel who heroically kept the fire from spreading northward in known koala

habitat," Bernard said.

QKC president Meghan Halverson said Phase 2 of recovery would be a watch and wait vigil, as animals will be dispersing and looking for food and water. "It is important to keep an eye out and

notify a qualified rescuer if you see an injured animal in the Noosa Region," she said.

Phone 1300animal or Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre at 5442 8057 or visit https://www. koalacrusaders.org.au/koala_facts ●

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WONDERFUL DAY AT PENGARI Affectionately known as one of the Sunshine Coasts' favourite family events, an estimated 3000 people flocked to Noosa Pengari Steiner School last Sunday to enjoy a wonderful and enriching day at the Steiner Children's Festival. Set on 16ha in Doonan, this bright and sun filled hinterland setting provided the perfect back drop for a festival that very much lived up to its vibrant grass roots reputation.

This year marks the 100 year anniversary of Waldorf education globally and with the international theme of 'Bees and Trees', which is close to the heart of the school. The students of Noosa Pengari Steiner School have been developing a living bee ecosystem over the past three

years and there are now 20 European honey bee hives located around the school. Students participate in the bee husbandry required to naturally look after bees and in return sell their honey in their own micro business called Pengari Honey.

The schools much publicised sustainability efforts also paid off, with waste reduction to almost zero due to the carefully positioned recycling and composting bins resulting in very little waste headed for landfill.

Families young and old could be seen enjoying the festivities of the day and taking part in the many handicrafts and adventure play activities on offer. â—?

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Clio Charters with grandfather Wayne Morris.

Delicious food to be had.

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Festival organisers Renate Luca, Lisa Marshall and Alicia Smith.

Steiner students Scarlett and Jazmin.

Rock climb a challenge

Steiner students Ben and Sunny

Striking dancers.

Lots to do.

Busy bees Claire Sawyer and Julia Charters.

Lots of activities to keep little hands busy.

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LETTERS

Post your letters to: 36 Mary St, Noosaville, 4566 or email: newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au

HUB OF HUMANITY Just like that we are back to normal.

The J has been an amazing hub of humanity over the last few days.

We had beautiful people, dogs, cats and reptiles come through our doors as we morphed into an evacuation centre for the bushfire affected folks.

We would like to sincerely thank everyone who stepped up, there are way too many to individually thank and many many of you came and went without fanfare, offering your donations, people from all walks of life just coming through the door with donations of food, water, clothing, toiletries, mattresses, blankets, tea, coffee, cat and dog food, phone chargers and so much more. Too many to mention but you all know who you are.

It was an emotional time for all.

Everyone who came through our doors was extraordinary.

The phone rang hot with “what do you need? I am offering my help”.

There were so many offers of accommodation, it was truly heart warming.

To the folks who arrived with a trailer load of food, clothing and water - thankyou.

We personally met some amazing people who stuck it out at The J right to the very last person to be, as he said “released” and just made us all laugh as he walked out and said “I’ll see you for the reunion next year”.

The camaraderie that abounded in the face of adversity was overwhelming.

We had a lady who we dubbed our “shower angel”. She just kept taking people home to her house for showers and bringing them back smiling and sparkling.

A huge heartfelt thankyou from all of us at The J. We have an amazing community, we are so lucky. Let’s strive to keep talking to and looking after one another and be grateful for what we have here in the beautiful Noosa Shire.

All of The J staff, Noosa Junction

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IDIOCY OF CONVERTING TO RENEWABLES Let’s outline the idiocy of Australia converting to renewable energy to counter CO2 emissions. Cut the subsidies and wind and solar will disappear overnight. It’s happening now in China, our biggest polluter. China has slashed clean energy funding by 39 per cent.

Instead of powering its industrial revolution with sunshine and breezes, it’s building new coal-fired power plants hand over fist. Chinese institutions provided at least $1 billion in “green” financing to coal-related projects, and approved 141 million tonnes of new coal mining capacity for the first half of this year, compared to 25 million tonnes for the whole of 2018.

The People’s Daily reported this year that more than 80 per cent of a central government renewable energy fund was used to fund fossil fuels.

Why are we suffering exorbitant energy prices for no reason while China prospers ahead?

John Leal, Caloundra

PERCEPTION CHANGE NEEDED The decay of this planet needs looking into on a tiered level to comprehend the true cause and effect.

On a water level obviously it’s plastics, rubbish dumping and oil spills.

On the ground we have agricultural and garden spraying of chemicals and tree clearing.

But on an atmospheric level involving our climate I believe we’re missing the point.

From observation I honestly believe it has a lot to do with rampant smartphone use. Computer use was mainly internal, things weren’t heating up too badly. Once every second person glued a smartphone to their ears things began to heat up along with their brains - think sudden anxiety/depression issues.

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while it’s empowered and you feel the heat. Transfer that one concept into the hands of all the smartphone users connecting to towers walking the streets, at offices, in cars, homes etc and surely you get my drift.

Telstra/NBN will have a lot to deal with when they become yet another Phillip Morris. As these companies do, they’ll collapse prior to the legal suits fronting them as have the creators of Oxycontin - yet another argument.

I do my best to be removed from the herd of life. I have more of a problem with the sheeples who blindly follow another’s arse only to discover they're in deep s***.

Change perception and systems of governing and the world will clean itself up.

Jen Oakley, Noosa

SUPPORTING STUDENT STRIKE FOR CLIMATE ACTION Two correspondents (NT 12 September) found time to criticise my letters to this paper. D Saunders uses some artistic licence to make claims about my letters that are intended to be insulting but which reveal an insecurity in his own understanding of global warming. He claims that I use left/ green diatribe, that my facts may not be correct (I take some time to avoid that), that I denigrate others (I hope not), that I don’t engage in sensible discussion or debate (what’s not sensible?), that I have called people who deny global warming as “knuckle draggers” (I didn’t), that I engage in “shouting down” those with whom I disagree and that I “bombard them” with (so-called) facts.

D, Saunders did not list any facts with which he disagreed, so a reply is not possible. It is interesting to me that the term “left/green” is often used to label ideas base on scientific facts that are unpopular with conservative voters.

So, it is left/green to state the facts that “the Earth’s atmosphere is warming 10 times faster now than any time

in the past 65 million years” or that “the hottest 20 years in recorded history occurred in the last 22 years”.

Science isn’t political. It attempts to find the closest approximation of the truth. The claims by D. Saunders imply that science is left/green. Ridiculous. It is intriguing to imagine how one can “shout down” someone else in the Letters section. Perhaps by using bigger print?

D. Ives, from Brisbane, has done his homework but he has stopped short of understanding it. He confuses the message with the messenger.

The messenger, to be sure, is associated with Friends of the Earth but that does not change the message, the details for which are given in the article and which he has quoted.

At the end of the day, $12b per year is lost to the taxpayers because fossil fuels are encouraged to be used and mined by not being taxed.

There are a number of ways in which the government subsidises the fossil fuel industry and these were all listed. Without those subsidies, the fossil fuel industry in Australia would either increase prices to customers to the true value of the energy (about two-fold), or fold.

It is undeniable that if the fossil fuel industry was not subsidised, there would be no need at all to subsidise renewable energy because it is already cheap and efficient enough to attract investors and to stand on its own.

I agree with D. Ives that to learn the whole story of the 2016 SA blackout, one should consult the AEMO report on it. Contrary to D. Ives’ summary, though, the report blames the initial cause of the blackout on the tornadoes which downed transmission towers. Secondarily, the blackout was blamed on a protection setting on the wind turbines that was set too low and caused the wind farms to produce less energy than necessary.

Since the incident, the setting has been remediated and the wind farms are back in action with no anticipation of further fault. The problem was with a setting, not with wind power, per se.

D. Ives uses the terms “glib”, “slanted”, “hollow” and “exaggerated” to describe my comments about renewable energy but I seem to be in very good company as the board of BHP endorses the headlong development of renewables, as do a number of nations, states, and industry leaders.

The only thing standing in the way of a fossil fuel free future in Australia is the enormous amounts of money paid to our politicians that seems to be sufficient enough for them to ignore the science of global warming and its consequences.

I am certainly going to be supporting the student strike for climate action on the 20th.

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Thursday 19 September Tewantin/ Noosa RSL - Darren J Ray from 6pm Flanagan's, Noosa Reef Hotel - Noosa Irish night from 7pm Rococo? Bistro Noosa - live music every night Friday 20 September Tewantin/ Noosa RSL Blackwater Duo from 8pm Saturday 21 September Tewantin/ Noosa RSL - The Andrews Sisters from 8pm Miss Moneypenny's - Noosa Ocean Beats from 4pm Zachary's in Hastings St - live music from local artists from 8pm Original Eumundi Markets -live music

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Anderson Paak - Oxnard

Born-again Blakfella - Jack Charles

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

One of my favourite artists right now is Anderson Paak and this album release is an ode to his home town. A true rags to riches story - it was just 2011 that he found himself homeless, living out of a car with a newborn baby son.

Fast forward just seven years and he is now at the height of the hip hop game. Produced by the legendary Dr. Dre and featuring collabs with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T and Snoop Dogg, this will go down as one of the year's heavyweight releases. One song in particular, "6 Summers," tackles the absurdities of America's politics, the gun violence debate and meme culture.●

Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life: actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict, activist, even Senior Victorian Australian of the Year. But the title he's most proud to claim is that of Aboriginal Elder. Stolen from his mother and placed into institutional care when he was only a few months old, Uncle Jack was raised under the government's White Australia Policy. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella is a candid and uplifting memoir from one of Australia's finest and most beloved actors. ●

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood's golden age. The film was both gripping and shockingly hilarious, with stars Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio shining in their performances. ●

PUZZLES Quick Clues

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ACROSS So (4) Surprising (9) Flower (4) Bay (4) Encounter (4) Thrash (4) Lawful (10) Charlatan (10) Sword (4) Continent (4) Attention (4) Frost (4) Pain-killer (9) Orifice (4)

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DOWN ACROSS Formal (5) Capital city (5) Sturdy (6) Passionate (6) Sullen (4) Spur (9) Vehicle (9) Valley (4) Manufacture (4) Surpass (6) Fearful (6) First (5) Choose (5) Friend (4)

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2 8 3 7 4 2 8 6 5 1 9 1 3 7 2 1 4 2 8 7 3 4 9 6 CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7592 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Sage. 7, N-ightm-are. 8, Rues. 9, S-cow. 10, Gas-h. 11, Pen-t. 14, Abstracted. 16, Blue streak. 19, Ea(ch)-st. 22, Poor. 24, Rod-e. 25, Di-v-a (rev). 26, Traged-ian. 27, Left.

Down - 1, Scrap. 2, Green. 3, Win-c-es. 4, Shower. 5, Smug (rev). 6, Prospects. 12, Evil-d-oers. 13, Ta-le. 15, Cake.

17, T-i-rade. 18, End-ear. 20, A-l-i-ce. 21, Tra-i-t. 23, (o)Ra(n)ge.

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old actor (9). 27. Abandoned, which isn’t right (4).

DOWN 1. Fight and that’s by no means all (5). 2. Inexperienced, but that doesn’t stop one driving (5). 3. Seems pained by the “Cold drinks” outside (6). 4. A little fall in the bathroom (6). 5. Sticks up for, feeling pleased with oneself (4). 6. The likelihood of success, if one searches for gold?

(9). 12. The villians played the devil with the rambling rose! (4-5). 13. Thanks to the French, we got the story (4).

15. What you’ll get at a cafe - or a bar (4). 17. Being in the business, I write the speech (6). 18. With the tip, are struggling to get in well (6). 20. Left one in a card with her name (5). 21. From one sharp standing outside: characteristic (5). 23. Lose your temper on droping the orange (4).

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ACROSS 1. A sensible thing to have in the kitchen cupboard (4). 7, In near panc, might run: it’s terrifying (9). 8. Bemoans the ways of Continentals (4). 9. Get the second animal on the vessel (4). 10. Cut, gets an anesthetic at hospital (4). 11.

Shut up in prison, having got time (4). 14. Wrapped up and taken away (10). 16. It’s fast revealing a strain of melancholy (4,6). 19. A quarter on half, each way (4). 22.

Not good, which in unfortunate (4). 24. A stick, at one point, was carried (4). 25. To help a number in it make a come-back, she sings (4). 26. In “The Train,” playing the old actor (9). 27. Abandoned, which isn’t right (4).

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QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7592 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Such. 7, Startling. 8, Iris. 9, Cove. 10, Meet.

11, Flog. 14, Legitimate. 16, Mountebank. 19, Epee. 22, Asia. 24, Care. 25, Rime. 26, Analgesic. 27, Vent.

Down - 1, Stiff. 2, Cairo. 3, Strong. 4, Ardent. 5, Glum. 6, Incentive. 12, Limousine. 13, Glen. 15, Make. 17, Exceed.

18, Afraid. 20, Prime. 21, Elect. 23, Ally.

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NOOSA’S FOODIES: FLY THAI Dhom's Kitchen chef 'Dhom' Chotipimai tells us about her favourite Thai dish right now and explains why she follows the traditional principles of Central Thai cooking, making all curry pastes, sauces and marinades from scratch.

What is your name?

'Dhom' Chotipimai What is your restaurant?

Dhoms Kitchen, Cooroy What is your favourite dish this season?

My favourite dish at the moment is our prawn and pork dumplings with spiced black vinegar. It's a traditional Central Thai take on a Chinese dish.

We add a paste of coriander root, white pepper and garlic to give the dumplings a distinctive Thai flavour.

We use pork from Forage Farms and local Mooloolaba prawns.

Do you have any cooking tips that you've learnt as a chef?

I stick to the rules of traditional Central Thai cooking which are both strict but also flexible to allow you to be playful with ingredients. At home I keep things simple, not too complicated and love using fresh ingredients from our garden. We

Dhom's Kitchen chef ‘Dhom’ Chotipimai. make organic chicken stock from Bendele Farm chickens which is the essential base for many of our dishes. Always remember to the taste of what you are cooking to what you like and what you remember when you were growing up.

Why did you decide to become a chef?

When I was working at Chiangmai

University with my partner we befriended a local restaurant owner.

For over two years we spent most of our spare time learning traditional Central and Northern Thai cuisine.

When we returned to Australia we were staying in Noosa and decided to visit Cooroy. We came across an empty run down cafe for lease. We put all the money we had together to renovate and open our restaurant.

We had no idea whether the business would succeed with little business experience. We are still in the food business almost 20 years later!

What makes your restaurant stand out in Noosa?

We do authentic Central Thai cuisine. We follow the traditional principles of Central Thai cooking and make all our curry pastes, sauces and marinades from scratch.

We buy as much of our produce as possible from local producers who have become friends over the years.

This allows us to incorporate the freshest seasonal ingredients into our menu. We were recently given recognition for our support of local producers and traditional Thai cooking techniques with a Snail of

Approval accreditation from Slow Food Noosa.

Tell us a little about yourself outside of your work.

I love spending time in the garden tending my roses and growing vegetables and herbs.

What was your first job?

My first job was working as a researcher for a corporate firm.

What is your next challenge?

We are working on a new product range we have been researching and developing the last few years. It's a range of frozen and bottled products based on traditional Thai recipes.

We are in the final stages of logo and label design and plan to launch our product range by this Christmas.

What do you like most about living in Noosa?

I feel so fortunate to live in the Noosa Hinterland with it's beautiful natural environment and perfect climate. I am able to locally source and grow so many of the herbs and vegetables I up grew up with in Thailand which I can incorporate into our cooking. ●

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NOOSA TOASTMASTERS Develop Public Speaking and Leadership skills for life at Noosa Toastmasters. We are a fun loving, supportive group who are all learning together. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month 6.30 - 8.30pm at the CWA Hall in Poinciana Ave, Tewantin.

The first two visits are free so you can come and see if it’s the place for you. For enquiries phone Luke on 0404297582 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.

TEWANTIN TENNIS CLUB Tewantin Tennis Club was formed in 1980 by a group of mainly matureaged tennis players. Several of the founding members still enjoy playing at the current premises in McKinnon Drive where the Club has 10 well-maintained synthetic grass courts and a Club house. The Club’s “Social Group” welcomes new members and visitors to their group which plays on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays beginning at 6am.

FRIDAY ENVIRONMENT FORUM To learn where our waste goes and help understand how communities can get involved to be part of the

WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 23 September to Friday 27 September.

Monday Drivers: Driver needed Run A, Marie, Anne and Oliver, Andrew, Cheryl, Rosemary, Michelle and Neil, John.

Kitchen: Martina, Stephen, Len, Geoff.

Tuesday Drivers: Alice, Cheryl, Rob and Kevin, Jan and Bob, Tania and Friends, Trina and Don, Robin.

Kitchen: Ashleigh, Christine, Jo, Chris.

Wednesday Drivers: Hugh and Randal, Council, Gary, Lis and Liz, Cheryl, Maggie, Evelyn and Maureen, John.

Kitchen: Sandy, Jerry.

Thursday Drivers: Denise, Driver needed runs B, E, Ray Z, Victor, Jan and Sharon, Barani and Peter.

Kitchen: Lois, Christine, John.

Friday Drivers: Bruce, Helen and Allan, Peter, Jean and Janet, Cheryl, Driver needed run F, Joy, John.

Kitchen: Sandy, Mark, 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.

We are looking for Drivers on other days for permanent runs.

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10am for a 10.30 start at the Forum room, Laguna Retirement Village.

Tickets $20 a head which includes Champagne on arrival and a light lunch following the parade. Great raffle prizes too. Contact Jan on 5474 0636 for tickets. Monthly meeting: Friday 20 September at 9.30am at the Forum Room, Laguna Retirement Village. All visitors welcome. For more information email nt.branch@ hotmail.com.

BECOME A ZERO-HERO Queensland has a new Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy, underpinned by a waste disposal levy, helping provide the strategic framework for Queensland to become a zero-waste society, where waste is avoided, reused and recycled.

To help understand what this means, learn where our waste goes and help understand how communities can get involved to be part of the solution, join Daniel Phipps, Senior Environmental Officer, from the Department of Environment

and Science who will be the guest speaker at Noosa Parks Association Friday Environment Forum on September 20.

Be part of the audience on Friday morning at the NPA Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive Noosaville from 10.30am to 12.15pm. Arrive at 10am for coffee and chat. All are welcome and a donation is appreciated.

Meet Valda in the car park at 8.30 am to enjoy finding and learning more about the birds of Wallace Park before the forum.

Visit noosaparks.org.au for more information. ●

NOOSA FOLK DANCERS We are a group of happy, relaxed people who meet every Friday at the Uniting Church Hall, 9 Werin St Tewantin 9.30-11.30am to learn traditional folk dances from around the world. Everyone is welcome.

Cost is $8/week. Enquiries to Philippa Johnson 0417780016.

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP Our weekly Music Group is held every Thursday from 9.30 to 11.30am in a private home in Noosaville. We listen to Classical Music on CDs or watch Classical Music DVDs. Donation of $2 for morning coffee or tea and biscuits. Phone Lyn on 5449 0537 for more details.

GUILDED LILLIES solution, join Daniel Phipps, Senior Environmental Officer, from the Department of Environment and Science who will be the guest speaker at Noosa Parks Association Friday Environment Forum on September 20. Be part of the audience on Friday morning at the NPA Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive Noosaville from 10.30am to 12.15pm. Arrive at 10am for coffee and chat. All are welcome and a donation is appreciated. Meet Valda in the car park at 8.30 am to enjoy finding and learning more about the birds of Wallace Park before the forum. Visit www.noosaparks.org.au for more information.

TEWANTIN NOOSA PROBUS CLUB The next meeting will be Monday 23 September at the Tewantin RSL, commencing at 9:45 for a 10:00am meeting start. Our guest speaker this month is highly experienced local Podiatrist, Dr Scott Whitham, who will talk about feet and gait issues.

Cost is $5 per person and includes morning tea before the meeting. All visitors are welcome. Contact Geoff Bailue on 0418145034.

SEEKING HOMESTAY HOSTS September 22-27 Learn English Holiday program: 57 refugees from 11 different countries would like to take part, but will we have enough homestay hosts and classroom volunteers? Hosting or helping in the classroom is likely to be one of the really rewarding experiences of your life. If you’d like to open your

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LADIES PROBUS The outing Is lunch at Relish Restaurant Noosa Springs Golf Club on Thursday 26 September at 12.30pm. For more information call Kim on 54553860 or Pam on 54506017.

NOOSA FOOD AND WINE CLUB Want to enjoy good wines, foods and good fellowship on a monthly basis? Join us at one of our monthly dinners locally. The Noosa Beefsteak and Burgundy Club has been in Noosa for more than 40 years. Ring John Dicker on 0414 323266 for more information.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING AT POMONA Every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9.30pm Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - cost is $5, which includes supper. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing.

Everyone is welcome. Phone 5485 2007 for more information, or come and visit.

RED CROSS Support your local Red Cross branch at our annual fashion parade where the fashion is from “ It’s All About Me”. Friday 4 October at

The Tewantin Guilded Lillies Sewing Circle meet on the last Saturday of each month at The Masonic Hall Moorindil Street Tewantin. The ladies get together for an informal but highly informative day of sewing fun. All welcome no matter what your level or your interest. Morning tea, start time is an informal 9am to 3pm. For more information call Judy 0447168882.

THE ZONTA CLUB Come and join our group of friendly, like-minded women and have fun raising awareness for local initiatives.

The Club meets monthly for dinner.

All visitors welcome. Contact: Margaret 0448 011 422.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF NOOSA We meet each Sunday at 9.30am at the CWA Hall (next to the Post office) in Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin. Enquiries Chris 5326 3155.

NOOSA 2010 COMBINED PROBUS CLUB We have day and away trips, restaurant, theatre groups and many more enjoyable activities. Phone Brian for more information 0403 435 978.

FREE YOGA A range of free yoga sessions are held by a qualified experienced yoga teacher in Tewantin, Cooroy and Peregian Beach. All welcome, donations appreciated; more information: adnetti5@gmail.com or 0415653191. ● noosatoday.com.au

WHAT’S ON

A SOUNDFEAST This amazing free musical evening has a following that keeps growing.

It's fantastic to see this event so well supported by our community. It's suitable for the whole family, starting at 6pm. There is delicious hot food available to purchase, seating and helpful friendly venue staff.

The line-up for 27 September includes "The Strangest Dreamers", "Let's Dance Latin", Karl S Wiliams and "The Lyrical".

"The Strangest Dreamers" began 2019 appearing at Woodfordia, playing their original folk, blues and roots material. Their songs pluck at the heartstrings of the human emotions of love; of our planet, of fellow travellers and our hope for world peace. With strongly arranged harmonies and imaginative instrumentation you'll be singing, dancing, laughing and crying with this band of brothers. "Let's Dance Latin Dance Academy" will be showcasing a variety of sizzling Latin rhythms - from salsa to samba and more.

Karl S Williams emerged from the cane country of Northern New South Wales, steeped in swamp

water and primitive music. His songs are a distillation of life, love and the human condition; a kind of folk, soul, blues but not as you know it.

With a weaponised voice that can soar, moan and ache with the best of them. He writes timeless music, rooted in tradition but also firmly conversant with the present.

Since topping the charts on Triple J's Unearthed for the seventh time, "The Lyrical" has become THE rising star of the music scene on the Sunshine Coast. The Queensland North Coast has always been Australia's hotbed for new talent in a variety of genres and the hip hopreggae scene is no exception to that tradition. Following in the footsteps of Ben Harper, Bob Marley, Michael Franti and Xavier Rudd, The Lyrical reflects the ingenuity and musical aptitude it takes to be a great artist.

The unique blend of beat-boxing meshed with folk guitar and socially conscious lyrics is fast becoming the hottest ticket in town.

Sound Feast will be on at The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Junction from 6-10.30pm on Friday 27 September. ●

EQUINOX DANCE FEAST Wild Marmalade bring the full dance vibes to centre stage on the Sunshine Coast at the Imperial Eumundi Hotel for a Spring Equinox Celebration on Saturday 21 September.

Dance is a potent way to connect with ourselves, shrug off the old and bring in the new, and the equinox is the perfect moment to do it.Wild Marmalade will play two sets and Paul 'Black Rabbit' George will play in-between, so come early or late as this will be a super vibe from beginning to end.

Three hours of non-stop flamenco fuelled didgeridoo and drum dance music by the masters of tribal groove.

Wild Marmalade is the original didgeridoo and drum band.

Heralding from the Byron Shire, these impassioned musicians have created a new genre of dance music that has since become a global movement. Their music is totally live and improvised without backing tracks or electronic instruments whatsoever.

Wild Marmalade's music is energetic by nature, reaching deep inside the listener and creating

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A LITTLE WILD IN OUR BACK YARDS A new 'Urban Wildlife Gardens' program will help suburban residents turn their gardens into Wildlife havens, providing essential habitat for native wildlife.

Similar to the 'Land for Wildlife' concept for larger properties, 'Urban Wildlife Gardens' is designed for suburban residential blocks, townhouses and units.

Being delivered by Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) with funding from Noosa Council the Urban Wildlife Gardens program aims to engage the community and help landowners create native gardens that will increase biodiversity on their property and promote awareness.

"As residents we have a duty of care to provide a safe environment for the diverse wildlife in the Biosphere that we call home," NICA's Stephanie Haslam said.

"Human development has severely fragmented the natural environment, and while Noosa Council has secured

a lot of land for wildlife protection, the creatures that are moving between our gardens and protected areas are at risk."

The program will be launched at Dame Patti Park, Sunrise Beach at 11am on Saturday, 21 September and residents who are interested in the program are invited to come along.

For a one off fee of $30, participants will receive a visit by Program Coordinator Michelle Newall, who will identify residual native plants and explain the area's original natural vegetation. She will also identify invasive weed species which could be removed and give general advice to make gardens more wildlife friendly.

All participating gardens will receive a sign, designed by local artist Suzanne Bloomfield, four free plants and a folder of information tailored to your garden.

To register your interest, visit http://noosariver.com.au/urbanwildlife-gardens/ ●

HAVE A GO AT ART sea. From Tuesday 24 September for four consecutive weeks, 9am12noon, renowned Sunshine Coast artist Lizzie Connor will facilitate a Marine Art workshop teaching how to create images of the beach and dune environments as well as the sea.

For those who long to learn how to do a portrait of their loved ones, NZ based artist Maxine Thompson is on her annual visit to Noosa and is facilitating her Pastel Portraits workshop on the weekend of 14 and 15 September; followed by her Pastel Play workshop on the Monday and Tuesday.

And the master of contemporary and abstract landscape art, Trevor Purvis, will be facilitating one of his awesome workshops in October too.

All workshops are being held at the historic Wallace House, 1 Wallace Drive, Noosaville adjacent to the Noosaville Library. For more details or to book your workshop: phone 5474 1211 or email create@ noosaartsandcrafts.org.au or book online https://noosaartsandcrafts. org.au. ●

Always wanted to try putting some creative marks on paper or canvas but didn't know how to get started?

Artists who tutor at Noosa Arts and Crafts say the time to have a crack is now.

With a plethora of diverse art topics, a quality band of professional artists are offering workshops at Wallace House during the months of September and October. Your opportunity to learn with pastels, paint and pen in a few hours, a day or longer workshops is being facilitated by renowned artists such as Trevor Purvis, Carolyn Sheather, Lizzie Connor and Maxine Thompson.

In addition to her weekly Friday morning 'Pure Pastels' workshop, Carolyn Sheather is conducting a 2 hour 'Long Morning Tea' workshop on Saturday 12 October from 10am.

Designed for sketchers to get started or continue exploring, if you only have a few hours then enjoy this morning tea with the bonus of learning how to sketch the 'pretties'.

As primarily coastal dwellers we Noosarians love our beaches and

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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.

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Sandy Chapple Noosa Open women's winner.

Paul Davis Noosa Springs Open men's winner.

LUCKY GOLFER WINS TRIP TO DUBAI Paul Davis, a Noosa-based engineer with a modest history of golf achievement, defied his doctor's advice not to play and scored a remarkable win in the Noosa Springs Open on Sunday 8 September.

He had recently returned from a skiing trip to New Zealand where he'd seriously injured his right shoulder, limiting his ability to swing a golf club and causing him considerable pain.

Despite the injury, playing off a handicap of 36 Davis played one of the best rounds of his life to return 42 stableford points and win the men's division of the Noosa Springs Open by three strokes.

With the win came an allexpenses-paid trip to Dubai in March for the 36-hole final of the GEC Open - the world's biggest corporate golf tournament.

Remarkably, Davis's wife Deb went within a shot of claiming the women's division of the Open, which offered the same stunning prize.

She notched up 39 points to

finish runner-up to Sydney visitor Sandy Chapple, who plans her family's annual caravan trip to Noosaville to coincide with the Noosa Springs Open.

Paul and Deb Davis moved to Noosa about four years ago, though Davis's work as a structural engineer specialising in high rise buildings often takes him back to Sydney.

He joined the Noosa Golf Club in Tewantin, while Deb opted to become a member of Noosa Springs.

"I don't get much time to play golf, though I'm working towards spending more time at home and on the golf course," he said.

"I've had some lessons with Peter Heiniger and Hamish Robertson, who's been working on my chipping and putting," he said. "I think I owe this win to them.

"I just played really well. I had to take a shorter backswing because of my injured shoulder but I think it actually helped my game. It still hurt, though."

Davis said he and his wife were looking forward to travelling to

Dubai in early March for the GEC Open, which will see national qualifying winners from all over the world competing at one of the world's most renowned golfing destinations.

Sandy Chapple, a 22-handicapper at Sydney's Beverley Park, and her husband have been competing in the Noosa Springs Open for the past few years. She'd previously finished second and third in the event.

"We always come up and stay in our caravan at Munna Point at this time of the year," she said.

"I love playing at Noosa Springs it's such a lovely course."

Sandy, too, is already planning her trip to Dubai, which she says will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play in an international tournament.

Noosa Springs golf manager Warren Ellis said this year's Noosa Springs Open had been the resort's most successful, with 37 golf clubs in Australia and New Zealand represented in the near-capacity field. ●

TIGERS TO STAY WITH QFA Noosa Tigers have decided to continue competing in QFA Division 1 in 2020 with its long term goal (listed in our strategic plan) to compete in the QAFL by 2022.

Tigers president Julian Pitts said the current opportunity is not the right fit for our football club. "Our plan is to apply for a provisional license to join the QAFL in 2021," he said.

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The club needs to establish and build a sustainable colts program.

Currently, we have no Colts team competing in AFL Queensland competitions.

The club needs to establish a viable and prepared plan for operation in the QAFL in 2021. This will provide the club with the best opportunity for long term success.

"With the NEAFL very much undecided on its current structure for 2020, the club committee feel it

is in the best interests of the football club to remain in QFA Division 1 in 2020 and prepare accordingly for 2021. "We expect there will be more changes to the NEAFL competition in the current weeks which could affect the QAFL competition substantially."

Julian said the club committee appreciated the time, thoughts and advice provided by many stakeholders of the football club over the past weeks and months. ●

SATURDAY There were 201 players in the Saturday Men's Single Stableford on 14th September. Scratch rating (M) 71.0 Winners: A Grade: Richard Van Den Heuvel 39 C/B, Graham Farrell 39, Adam Grant 38 B Grade: David Gerrard 41, Gary Elliott 39 C/B, John D Arcy 39 C/B C Grade: Charles Moore 44, Denis Doyle 43 C/B, Zachary Southgatesmith 43 Place Getters: Peter Davies 40 C/B, Glenn Heath 40, Denis Daebritz 39 C/B, David Draper 39 C/B, John Colwell 39 C/B, Graeme Rickard 39 C/B, Dave Potter 39 C/B, Bill Gardiner 39 C/B, Peter Bolitho 38 C/B, John Duke 38 C/B, Graham Dacombe 38 C/B, Michael Meltzer 38 C/B, David O'Connor 38 C/B, Andrew Broad 38 C/B, Greg Steele 38 C/B, Rob Bruce 38 C/B, Tim Dolan 38 C/B, Dale Officer 38 C/B, Bob Foster 38 Nearest to Pin: A Grade: Kent Officer, Rick Coneybeare, Bob Bosworth, James Lonie B Grade: David Gerrard, Tim Dolan, David Gerrard, Michael Morgan C Grade: Denis Daebritz, John Deem, Glenn Heath, John Colwell TUESDAY There were 192 players in the Tuesday Club Single Stableford on 17th September. Scratch rating (M) 71.0 Winners: A Grade: John Mulquiney 44, Bruce Blakemore 39, John Sullivan 38 C/B, Rodney Vaughan 38 B Grade: Ralph Webster 40 C/B, Philip Richardson 40 C/B, David Conolly 40, Paul Neate 39 C Grade: John Maree 41, Stephen Curry 40 C/B, Peter Turnbull 40, Jamie Anderson 39 C/B Place getters: Adrian Ward 39, John Purdue 38 C/B, Tony Lincoln 38 C/B, John Brough 38, Greg Wilson 37 C/B, Richard Rudledge 37 C/B, Peter Cossins 37 C/B, Terry Snyders 37 C/B, Robin Versluys 37 C/B, Ian Mort 37 C/B, Andrew Watson 37 C/B, Bruce Osborne 37 C/B, Michael Newman 37 C/B, John D Arcy 37 C/B, John Favelle 37 C/B, Andrew Broad 37 C/B, Peter Fryer 37 C/B, Lloyd Pardon 37, Denis Vazey 36 C/B, Bob Mcconnell 36 C/B Nearest to Pin: A Grade: Alec Graham, Michael Newman, Neville Hazlett, Jason Toohey B Grade: Dale Officer, Grahame Dacombe, John Purdue, Phillip Richardson C Grade: Keith Moore, John Maree, Rod Allen, Dirk Derek ●

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PHIL JARRATT

AFTER THE FIRES COMES THE CALM Is anybody still out there? I'm sure you are, and so am I. It's just so dark and quiet here in cyberspace, always did enjoy sitting on the newsstand in the sun. But I'll get used to it, and so will you.

I'm sure we'll also get used to the reality of how close we came to unimaginable disaster last Monday and Tuesday, but as I write, six days after the perfect storm began late on September 9, while most of the community has gone back to normal, I suspect that under the facade there is still deep-seated shock that fire can move so quickly, and destroy so ruthlessly. Emotions always run high at times of disaster, but for a short time last week agonisingly long for the evacuees - for residents from Peregian to Sunrise it really was midnight on the coast of good and evil.

Evil in the form of the ferocious hell-fire itself, and in the likelihood that it was aided and abetted by stupid kids; good in the strength, bravery and resilience of the Rural Fire Service volunteers, the Police Emergency Service and the broader community who opened their doors, made and served meals in the emergency centres, and donated bedding and other essentials. It's been said many times over the past week or so, but the sense of pride in our community that lingers on a week after is wonderful to see.

Perhaps not so wonderful are the social media calls for blood over the alleged arson. If the perpetrators are guilty as charged, they need to be made aware of the terrible price of their malicious and stupid acts.

But they are kids, and kids do stupid things, and with no lives lost in the fires, it would be tragic to see young lives ruined in the aftermath.

While I was trying to make sense of the fire situation last week, wondering if a daughter and her family should evacuate, whether there was anything I could do to help, and all the other addled thoughts that go through your mind when you feel helpless, a photo popped up on social media that seemed to me to capture at once the magnitude of the disaster that threatened, and the incredible beauty of the region we live in. It gave me hope and despair in about equal measure, and I couldn't stop looking at it for hours.

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But for me Cassandra's stunning image captures the emotions I felt for everyone at risk that terrible night.

A WARM-UP FOR THE OLYMPICS IN JAPAN I confess that I haven't paid all that much attention to the ISA World Surfing Games in recent years, particularly when Team Australia folds early. But last weekend, despite victory at sea conditions at Miyazaki, Japan, and the fact that the Aussie men had disappointed, I found myself riveted to the webcast of the final stages of this curtain-raiser for surfing's debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

I'm even somewhat ambivalent about surfing going to the Olympics, but there is no denying that the prospect of representing your country at that level has reignited amateur surfing, starting at the very top, with greatest of all time Kelly Slater surfing for Team USA in his first ISA event since he won the ISA world title (also in Japan) as a teenager in 1990. And the GOAT took it down to the wire, too, missing out on the final and a medal by bee's what's it to new world champion Italo Ferreira.

Slater put in some outstanding performances, but my eyes were on all the QS journeymen who seem to rise to a totally new level when

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ISA world champion Italo Ferreira takes to the air.

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Indonesia’s Rio Waida in a heavy situation.

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they put their national colours on.

And the non-traditional surfing countries were also a huge surprise, with Canada, Germany, Israel and Italy putting up strong showings.

Admittedly, the entire Canadian team lives in Hawaii, the Germans live in Portugal, the Israelis in Bali and the Italians in Hossegor, but the individual performances of surfers like Morocco's Ramzi Boukhiam, Japan's Shun Murakami, New Zealand's Billy Stairmand, Italy's Angelo Bonomelli and Bali's Rio Waida were so impressive. Ramzi,

a powerful goofy-foot who I knew a bit as a grom on the Euro tour 15 years ago, and Kiwi Billy have been around the traps for quite a while, but Shun, who took the copper medal, Angelo and Rio are just kids with long futures ahead.

Conditions were big and ugly, and none of these guys missed a beat. Great to watch, even though Australia finished an abysmal sixth overall, behind South Africa, Peru, Japan, USA, and all-conquering Brazil. â—? noosatoday.com.au

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WOODS HAILED CLUB CHAMP

BY JULIEN PITTS Noosa tigers general manager Mitch Woods has taken out the roccocos bar and bistro noosa tigers senior club champion award at the end of year awards night held at the club last friday night.The ever consistent midfielder polled in all but two games to run out victor over skipper Aaron Laskey who has been runner up the past three seasons.Prior to the nights vote count both Laskey and Woods were considered the two favourites along with Jai Fitzpatrick

and Riley Buntain who tied for third.

Woods as usual was more thankful to his team mates and still enjoying the premiership memories from a fortnight ago which as he said ‘will stay with him forever’.Skipper Aaron Laskey spoke beautifully about what it meant to him to hold up the premiership cup and have a bond with this group of blokes forever.

He paid tribute to coa h Adam bovalino whom he described as just an awesome mentor.Ryan Torrance took home the reserves best and fairest from Darcy Sullivan whilst

big Tye Williams wowed the crowd with his speech in accepting the reserves best finals player.Laskey won the seniors best finals player whilst Mitch Woods took out the Stay Noosa media award.

Geoff Tarling received the clubman of the year award for again his outstanding services to the club whilst Wendy Tickner took out the prestigious John Bain memorial trophy for her on going work.A new trophy in honour of the late Bones Murray who was a tiger legend,was awarded to triple senior premiership

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player and the most inspirational noosa tiger for 2019 in peter trompf.A very worthy recipient.

Two life membership awards were given out with Scotty McKenzie and Anton Mogg rewarded their on going service to the noosa tigers football club.

All in all a great night had by all,the club rooms looked awesome and as usual the dance floor was pumping!

Winners are Grinners!

Go tigers ●

JACK MANGROVE

WINDS PUSH FISHERS TO THE ESTUARIES With the week starting with westerly to south westerly winds up to 40 knots and above. This whipped up the fires through the sunny coast and the surf and made offshore unfishable. This left anglers to fish the estuary which is has been producing some great fish as of late.

This is sure to progress as we push toward the full moon.

Last weekend we also saw some great fishing out of the local Noosa River with GT reaching 70cm. It's been a long time since fish this large were reported and they were caught on small prawn and baitfish style soft plastics like the Molix RT shad and the new Zerek Ultimate Shrimp. Live baits and slab baits also work well for fish this size. As for tackle you would be wanting at least 12-15lb if land based and even similar from a boat. These fish really know how to run and at this size they won't come quietly! If after one of these then fishing from the Ski run toward the mouth and even into Noosa Sound are great places to find these hard hitting fish.

Queenfish are also present along this stretch and they can be found from the river mouth up to and around Lake Cooroibah. These are another great fighting fish that will wolf down live baits and lures.

For lures they love skipping pencil poppers like the Cotton Cordell or River2Sea skip stick. These can be cranked back at speed and really imitate a skipping gar or baitfish.

The bigger fish have rough mouths so up leaders to at least 20lb if specifically targeting this species off the top.

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Chris Staszewski with a tailor caught at Yaroomba Beach. continue to feature heavily throughout the lower estuary areas.

If land based the Noosa dog beach and along Gympie Terrace are two spot protected from SE winds.

Simple running sinker rigs with some whiting tube and a live worm is a cracking bait. Fathead will take a wide range of lures and baits. Baits can include mullet strip or snelled froggies, pillies and hardy heads. For lure anglers try rigging 4-5 inch soft plastics with paddle tails and curl tails. Options include Keitech fat swing impact and the new Berkley Powerbait paddle tail. They will need a heavier jighead but once in the water they come alive!

On the beaches and headlands the swell and wind has kept people away so until the drop it would be

best to pick the southern sides of the Maroochy or Noosa Rivers. In a south easterly wind you will find the wind will be at your back and be much nicer to fish. A point to note is that wind assisted casts will see you reach great distances with lighter gear so be sure to have a try if wanting a beach fish. You can expect to find solid whiting, bream, dart and flatties lying in wait to ambush a passing bait or lure.

Freshwater will be harder as the wind can cause the bite to slow down, especially surface. This makes casting light lures very hard so your approach will have to change.

Trolling hardbodies works well during the windy conditions and the Bassday Sugadeep and Lucky Craft pointers are two of my go to lures in both Borumba and Lake

Mac Donald. Another option is to drop vibes and tail spinners like the Jackson iga jig and Ecogear ZX blades, especially in deeper waters.

As the winds drop off toward the evenings then try fishing the edges with surface lures like the Lucky Craft Sammy 65 and put in a few long pauses while working the lure back to the boat.

Now for all the latest information log onto www.fishingnoosa.com. au for up to date bar and fishing reports, don't forget to drop into Davo's Tackle World, Davo's Boating and Outdoors in Noosa and Davo's Northshore Bait & Tackle in Marcoola for all the right equipment, bait and advice to get you catching.

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