Noosa Today - 28th November 2019

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MORE TO LOVE The editor’s desk A lot of us don’t need much encouragement to enjoy the occasional drop of wine.

Now we can partake for the good of our struggling farmers, thanks to an initiative of former Noosa woman Therese Fenwick who, with husband Robert, runs Queensland’s highest-scoring James Halliday 5 Star Winery and Australia’s ‘highest altitude’ 5 star winery - Herigate Estate near Stanthorpe.

All we need to do is visit the website of one of the participating Granite Belt wineries and order online a sixpack of wines, with a portion of the profits from those sales going to the non-for-profit Granite Belt Drought Assist, which is bringing household water to rural and other residents not on the town water supply, along with feed for livestock.

It’s as simple as that.

Bottoms up!

Garry Howe

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HOUSE OF YEAR A Cooroy-based building company, Braeden Constructions, has been awarded the Queensland House of the Year for 2019 by the Master Builders Association.

They won this prestigious award from finalists from all over the state. See page 6 for details.

NOOSA GIFT The starters’ gun for the first event on the program of the 10th Annual Noosa Gift Athletics Carnival was fired on Saturday, with athletes from various parts of Queensland and Northern NSW gathered to make it yet another successful Noosa Gift.

The sash was won by Sam Reeve from the Gold Coast. See Ron Lane's report on page 19.

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THIS WEEK WE’RE TALKING ABOUT…

PEOPLE’S BUDGET VOICE Noosa residents are set to have a voice in the preparation of the next Noosa Council Budget.

In what’s tipped to be the first of its type in Queensland, Council will adopt a two-pronged approach to allow the community to have input into developing the 2020-21 Budget.

Mayor Tony Wellington tabled a Mayoral Minute at last Thursday’s Ordinary Meeting, which will see the establishment of a Community Budget Reference Group coupled with a broader consultation approach using Council’s Your Say Noosa engagement website.

“It’s important that we continue to build community trust through greater transparency and better public engagement,” Cr Wellington said.

“Understanding Council’s budget decision-making is part of that approach.

“The proposed trial that I tabled on Thursday night will allow the

community to fully scrutinise and make comment on the budget.

“This consultation process will help deliver better understanding about budgetary trade-offs and decisions, including performance challenges, new rates or levies, service levels and financial sustainability requirements.

“We really want diverse representation on the Reference Group, to ensure a variety of informed voices are heard.

“The Reference Group members will be required to commit to two full day sessions that will be conducted by an independent facilitator.

“They’ll get complete immersion in the budget details.

“This will allow representatives to test various ideas, make suggestions and see for themselves how changes to service levels and capital projects can influence costs and thus rates.

“Councillors will be encouraged

to attend the Reference Group sessions as observers, but they will have no involvement in the debate.

“Along with the Reference Group approach, all of Council’s budget workshops will be open to the public, and all of our budget documents will be available on our website.

“That way any residents, whether they are on the Reference group or not, will have the ability to make a submission on the budget.”

Cr Wellington said it’s important to note that only the elected Councillors can formally approve and adopt a budget.

“Under legislation we cannot delegate this responsibility, however, a community consultation process can certainly better inform our decision-making,” he said.

“Council’s budget process has been rigorous, pioneering a zero based or build-from-base budget approach, which has been applauded

by the Queensland Audit Office.

“Since de-amalgamation, this council has ensured an appropriate balance of ratepayer affordability and service delivery, with minimal rate increases.

“We need to better explain to the community the complexities of a council budget process.

“Hopefully this initial trial is a tangible step to helping the community understand the many complex factors involved in formulating a budget.

“Other councils have attempted to engage their communities in their budget processes using a variety of methods.

“None, however, have tried a twotiered approach involving a reference group as well as open submissions.

“I am hoping this will produce a workable and efficient means of garnering community input into all of our future budget deliberations.” ●

FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD, DRY GETS THE GOLD Australia and New Zealand's best gins have been tasted and judged at the 2019 Australian Gin Awards with ‘Fortune’ Noosa Heads Distillery winning Gold for its Signature Dry Gin, Silver for the Sum Yung Guys X Fortune Pho Gin and Bronze for the Peter Phillips Navy Strength Gin. Since opening in March of this year, the Sunshine Coast Distillery has been working hard to create award winning craft spirits with the dream of winning gold, so to be recognised with a gold this early in the piece for their Signature Dry Gin is a huge achievement.

“These are Australia's most competitive Gin Awards, with one of the best judging teams in the world so to win Gold for one of our top sellers, the Signature Dry Gin is beyond exciting. The Signature Dry Gin was our first product so it’s great to receive recognition for our flagship product. This is also our first award for the Sum Yung Guys X Fortune Pho Gin, so to see such a

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unique Gin receive praise on such a large stage gives us the confidence to continue pushing the boundaries with our products,” said head distiller Jackson Boyd.

The awards mark the distilleries third lot of major wins in just nine months of operation, with ‘Fortune’ Noosa Heads Distillery celebrating their biggest win to date as a sign of what’s to come.

“We’ve had a huge year, from launch to the release of our first Limited Release Strawberry Peppered Gin just this month.

“The public’s reaction to our products continues to exceed our expectations so awards like this just solidify what we’re trying to achieve. As the only Distillery on the Sunshine Coast we endeavour to make our spirits using local ingredients to produce drinks and an experiences that emanate our amazing environment and it’s great to see that the judges are connecting with that.” said Jackson.

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Former ‘Noosarian’ Therese Fenwick of Heritage Estate Wines hands over a ‘Wine4Water’ six-pack to a courier. The appeal is going out to Queenslanders to support their ‘country cousins’ in time of drought. ABOVE: Members of Granite Belt Drought Assist are delivering vital water and other supplies to rural residents of the Stanthorpe and surrounding areas.

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BY JEREMY SOLLARS oosa might be a world away from the Granite Belt of southern Queensland - both in distance and in climate conditions - but the two regions have more in common than you may think.

The elevated Granite Belt - based on ‘Queensland’s coolest town’ of Stanthorpe - like Noosa is one of the state’s regional tourism hubs and is also well-known nationally as a premier wine-growing region.

Right now wine producers and horticulturalists on the Granite Belt are battling the scourge of drought, with Stanthorpe itself preparing for the delivery of emergency drinking water from nearby Warwick when the town’s principal water supply Storm King Dam - runs dry within the coming weeks.

When that happens the Queensland Government will step in and will cover the cost of carting water from Connolly Dam in Warwick - an hour away up the New England Highway - at a hefty $800,000 a month.

But while the Granite Belt is

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Do yourself a favour and order a six-pack of Queensland wine online... facing a water crisis, the resilient region has no shortage of wine - and the good news is the good folk in other parts of Queensland, including Noosa, can help in a practical and enjoyable way, by supporting the ‘Wine4Water’ initiative.

The idea is simple - all you need to do is visit the website of one of the participating Granite Belt wineries and order online a six-pack of your chosen wines, with a portion of

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the profits from those sales going to non-for-profit organisation Granite Belt Drought Assist, which is bringing vital household water to rural and other residents not on the town water supply, along with feed for livestock.

Among the wineries participating in ‘Wine4Water’ is Heritage Estate Wines in the Cottonvale district north of Stanthorpe, owned and operated by Therese and Robert

Fenwick - Queensland’s highestscoring James Halliday 5 Star Winery and Australia’s ‘highest altitude’ 5 star winery.

And as it happens, Therese has a strong connection to the Noosa area, having been ‘born and bred’ here and her parents Len Daddow and Thelma Cahill are well-known local identities who names will be familiar to many.

Len is a local figure on the Aussie Rules scene - known as the ‘Father of Australian Rules Football’ on the Sunshine Coast - while Thelma was the driving force behind the establishment of the Carramar aged care facility at Tewantin.

The pair were also instrumental in the establishment of the Noosa Arts Theatre - where Therese worked as a sound engineer for nine years - and both have been longtime stalwarts of the Noosa tourism sector and local service clubs.

Not so long ago Therese and Robert decided it was time for a ‘seachange/tree-change’ and 12 months back purchased Heritage Estate Wines from founders Paddy and Bryce Kassulke, who are now the operation’s business advisors. noosatoday.com.au

“Robert and I decided it was time to make a move and try something new,” Therese says.

“Robert’s professional background has been in geographic information systems or ‘GIS’ and he’s worked internationally, but he also grew up at Mapleton and was keen to get back into farming and his grassroots, with his family being avocado and pineapple producers.

“For me, I spent a year living on a winery in France when I was 17, learning the language and all aspects of wine production.

“So wine-making seemed like a good fit for us.

“We took a trip to the Granite Belt and Heritage Estate was the first winery we looked at which was for sale, and we were smitten - it was one of those ‘penny-dropping’ moments for us.

“But it was another year and a half before we made the final decision.

“We’ve come into it at a very challenging time of drought and perhaps if we’d known the extent of the challenge a year ago we might not have gone down this path.

“But it’s extremely rewarding and one of the benefits of drought when it comes to making wine is that less water means more intense flavours in the wine.

“In other wine-growing regions they harvest 10 tonnes of fruit per acre - and that means a lot of water - whereas here we’re taking off oneand-a-half tonnes an acre.

“But what it results in is a really fruit-driven flavour.

“We’re also using techniques like whole-bunch pressing and what’s termed ‘minimal intervention’ in the drought - all of which helps to contribute to the intensity of the wines.” ●

ABOUT ‘WINE4WATER’ ...

Enduring one of the most crippling droughts on record, the Granite Belt community is on its knees.

The knock-on effect from this natural disaster is now hitting parts of the community in an unprecedented manner.

Farms that should be bursting with greenery readying crops for market are bare and dusty.

Dams are parched and resembled a moonscape. Locals relying on town water are limited to using 100L per person per day with many outside this supplying hemorrhaging money to buy water for their own use, as well as water and food for their stock.

All the while, staff are being laid off due to a lack of work available, the bustling backpacker trade use for picking fruit and vegetables has ground to a halt, and to add further insult, tourist noosatoday.com.au

Heritage Estate Wines is one of a number of Granite Belt wineries participating in 'Wine4Water'.

Therese and Robert Fenwick purchased Heritage Estate Wines 12 months ago. Therese’s parents – Len Daddow and Thelma Cahill – are well-known Noosa region identities.

The Granite Belt may be short on water - but there's plenty of wine to go around Queensland...

New vines will have to adapt in the water shortage, but if there's one benefit of drought, it's that it creates more intense wine flavours.

numbers often bustling this time of year, have also plummeted.

To combat this, a number of Granite Belt wineries have banded together to launch Wine 4 Water, a not-for-profit alliance to raise much-needed funds for another non-for-profit organisation Granite Belt Drought Assist. This organisation is responsible for distributing water, food and stock feed for those Granite Belt community members in most need.

How can you help? By purchasing a 6 pack of wines from Wine 4 Water, you are not only supporting some local businesses, but All Profits from each pack goes to those in need. Some of the wineries contributing to this generous cause are Golden Grove Estate, Ridgemill Estate, La Petit Mort, Twisted Gum, Ballandean Estate, Pyramids Road Wines, Hidden Creek Wines, View Wines, Jester Hill Wines, Girraween Estate and

Heritage Estate.

Many wines part of this initiative have a retail value of $30 each. When you consider a 6 pack purchase of a mixed pack is only $150, this is a great buy.

In a win-win scenario, you win with 6 great wines and the Granite Belt community wins with All Profits going to those in need.

How do you get your hands on one of these 6 packs?

Wine 4 Water - how it all works.

Support your favourite Granite Belt winery, by going to their websites to purchase your wine 4 water 6 pack of wines. Many wines that are part of this initiative have a retail value of over $30 each. When you consider a 6-pack purchase of a mixed pack is only $150, this is a great buy.

In a win-win scenario, you win with 6 great wines and the Granite Belt community wins with approximately $45 going to those in need.

PARTICIPATING WINERIES ARE:

•฀ Golden Grove - www.goldengroveestate.com.au •฀ Ridgemill Estate - www.ridgemillestate.com •฀ Hidden Creek Winery - www. hiddencreek.com.au •฀ La Petite Mort - www.lapetitemort.wine •฀ Twisted Gum - www.twistedgum.com.au •฀ Ballandean Estate - www.ballandeanestate.com •฀ Pyramids Road Wines - www. pyramidsroad.com.au •฀ View Wines - www.viewwine. com.au •฀ Girraween Estate - www.girraweenestate.com •฀ Jester Hill Wines - www.jesterhillwines.com.au •฀ Heritage Estate Wines - www. heritageestate.wine ●

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They won this prestigious award from finalists from all over the state.

The home in Cooroy Mountain was awarded Best Bathroom in the State and Best Kitchen in the Region.

The firm is very proud to

have won this award highlighting excellence, craftmanship and value for money deemed the best in the state by a panel of judges.

The project employed local tradesman and suppliers from the Sunshine Coast - and it is the second time Braeden Constructions has won the coveted award.

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Many suppliers, tradesmen and Sunshine Coast companies have

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Climate change awareness has been in the forefront of the community this year and Noosa Civic Shopping Centre is once again getting behind the cause this Christmas, encouraging shoppers to brush up on their knowledge about plastic use.

More than 30 million toothbrushes are bought, used and then discarded every year in Australia, amounting to approximately 1000 tonnes of landfill annually.

Centre manager Monica Lord said that while toothbrushes were not the first thing we think about when considering our use of plastic, the staggering statistic is based on each Australian throwing out only two 20-gram toothbrushes a year, so is probably conservative.

“It’s important to remember that the plastic toothbrush you used this morning won’t even break down in your lifetime, so you can only imagine how many plastic toothbrushes are still in our environment,” Ms Lord said.

“These toothbrushes often end up in our waterways — something we are very passionate about here in Noosa — so it seemed fitting that our Christmas promotion this year aimed to encourage a small change that can make a huge difference in the fight to protect and sustain our beautiful environment.

“All the funds raised through the sale of our #KeepNoosaBeautiful bamboo travel cases, which include two bamboo toothbrushes, will go to the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA), which does such a great job of caring for our waterways.

“This is about supporting a local cause and hopefully also driving change. We hope that once our customers experience bamboo for themselves, we can help shift the move away from plastic.

“Cutting out disposable plastic bags last year was just the start of Queensland’s journey to being more sustainable, we now need to make wise choices about our other plastic usage and toothbrushes is a good place to start.”

NICA chairman Bruce Hallett said the non-for-profit organisation was always thrilled be the recipient of the funding which would go a long way in helping their environment projects.

“NICA was formed more than 20 years ago as a community group dedicated to helping sustain the

region’s environment by fostering responsible land and water management in the Noosa River catchment,” Mr Hallett said.

“We now have a number of projects that our workers and volunteers put their heart and soul into, dedicated to making a difference.

“Plastic is by far the biggest contributor to the environmental issues we face and our volunteers are constantly cleaning up rubbish from the waterways, so Noosa Civic’s initiative not only helps with funding it’s also very important to raise awareness.

“There is an enormous waste issue worldwide and Australia is far from immune to it. Australia’s plastic consumption in 2016-17 was more than three million tonnes with only 11.8 per cent being recycled – that’s a lot of plastic.”

“We’d like to thank Noosa Civic for once again supporting us and encourage their customers to come and see us at our booth to make the transition to bamboo — not only for their own families but these travel packs make great gifts too.“ Ms Lord said the recent arrival of Santa at the centre had very much started the countdown to Christmas, and along with it a real buzz among shoppers.

“Christmas is always an exciting time at the centre and this combined with the knowledge that every cent we raise through our bamboo toothbrushes will go back into supporting local environmental projects makes it even better,” Ms Lord said.

“We encourage the community to think twice and choose our $5 bamboo pack over plastic by visiting NICA’s Christmas pop-up booth within the centre this festive season starting from today.”

Noosa Civic Shopping centre will be a one-stop shop for people this Christmas with Santa photos, Meet and Greet with Santa, a Santa Letter Writing Zone, and Story Time as well plenty of places to find a perfect gift.

The centre has a Woolworths Supermarket, Big W and 100 speciality retailers to keep the shoppers entertained during the festive season.

To learn more about the annual #KeepNoosaBeautiful campaign, visit noosacivicshopping.com. au, search for us on Facebook, or contact centre management on 5440 7900. ● noosatoday.com.au

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FRIENDS’ SPOT FOR QUIRKY PLANTS The much loved Noosa Botanic Gardens has some great Friends who volunteer their time and skills every week not only to help maintain the Gardens but to also propagate seeds and plants.

Noosa Shire residents and visitors enjoy the results.

The Saturday, the Noosa Botanic Gardens Friends have their Summer Plant Sale.

The vast majority of the plants for sale are ones that have been propagated by this knowledgeable team with some having been nurtured for over a year or more.

Take for instance the highly admired collectible Gustavia augusta. The ‘mother plant’ of these was given to the Friends President, Jill Brownlee by her late mother saying “when you look at this, it will remind you of me”.

After gifting cuttings from this magnolia like plant, the Noosa Botanic Gardens Friends have propagated and nurtured these plants for three years. They are now for sale this weekend and bring with them this special story.

Plant collectors will love what’s

The FNGB propagation team at work. available - from the rare and collectible Pachypodiu rosalatum , the False Shamrock Oxalia triangularis or the rare Mu oil tree through to some special Hoya varieties. Look out for the quirky ‘pink pineapple’ plant propagated from the magnificent ones growing at the Gardens entry car park.

And with the latest trend with younger home owners and also ‘downsizers’ towards indoor plants, there are some beautiful ferns, palms and plants such as the Silver lady fern.

Plus of course there are natives - tube stock plus larger and local to this area; succulents; bromeliads;

False shamrock. and the list goes on.

So head out to the Propagation Shed at Noosa Botanic Gardens this Saturday 30 November between 8am and 11am.

What better place to buy your plants knowing that your dollars spent go back into supporting the Noosa Botanic Gardens. ●

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Work on this 'blackspot to start in January.

‘BLACKSPOT’ UPGRADE A notorious Noosa traffic ‘blackspot’ will be upgraded in the coming months after the awarding a $2.8 million construction contract for the job.

PentaCon Pty Ltd will start work on the Ernest Street/Hilton Terrace intersection upgrade at the end of January 2020.

The project includes a new roundabout, plus on-road cycle lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and a new pavement for Hilton Terrace.

The project will also deliver renewed landscaping, signage and stormwater infrastructure.

“The focus is on improving safety at this intersection, which has been the scene of numerous crashes in recent times,” Mayor Tony Wellington said.

“A recent transport study identified this intersection as being

the most in need of an upgrade across all our Council controlled intersections, with more than 17,000 vehicle movements at this junction daily.

“It’s a real blackspot where traffic regularly queues at peak times as vehicles wait to turn right from Ernest Street on to Hilton Terrace.

“We’ve been busy working with service providers to relocate underground services so that we are now able to press on with this much needed upgrade.

“PentaCon Pty Ltd was among six companies to tender for the job.

“Work will commence soon after Australia Day and we’ll be striving to ensure it’s completed before Easter.

“Obviously, there will be some traffic delays during construction but Council and the contractor will ensure the community is well informed as work progresses.” ● noosatoday.com.au

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Laraine was a member of the book club in Cooroy and a

LETTERS Palisade, or Sunshine Coast Airport Pty Ltd (SCAPL), the new ‘owners’ of ratepayers asset, boasted recently in their pretty picture book SCA Master Plan that SC Airport became Australia’s first carbon neutral airport in 2017, and SCAPL will continue to take ambitious steps toward sustainability in operations, reflecting the values of the company and the community.

However, what they don't tell us is that in the 2014 airport expansion Environmental Impact Statement (EIS, Chapter D4 - Air quality and greenhouse gas emissions, page 347) it states CO2 emissions from commercial flights will increase almost three times the 2012 levels by 2020, and eight times the 2012 levels by 2040.

How do they propose to negate this?

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gate this massive increase in climate changing pollution emitted from the proposed large increase in commercial flights, which will make the ‘carbon neutral airport’ claim redundant.

What a joke Palisade. It also makes a mockery of complicit SC Council’s bid for a Biosphere. There is the PFAS fiasco to consider too. All in all an environmental disaster.

Of the three airport alternatives in 2013, the “do nothing” and the “do the least” options were far more financially prudent than the “new runway” option chosen.

If SC Council had wanted to promote the environment, it would have selected one of the two options that were not grandiose.

Mark Jones, Doonan.

UNPRECEDENTED Unprecedented fires, droughts, fish kills, dry rivers, temperatures, coral bleaching, thoughts, prayers and cuddles. Inaction, ignorance, denials.

Unprecedented.

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach.

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prominent member of the CooroyNoosa Genealogy and Local History Group and convenor of its’ monthly Writers Forum.

In memory of Laraine, the Genealogy Group has partnered with the Cooroy State School to sponsor a writing competition for Year 6.

The topic - family or local history.

It is envisaged that the competition will become a yearly event with the award and trophy being presented at the School’s Graduation Day on 12 December. ●

Listen carefully to a typical bushfire warning: “A big fire in the XYZ National Park is now threatening adjacent homes and farms”.

For decades now politicians have been recklessly locking up more land in National Parks, Reserves and Heritage Areas. There are now over 500 national parks covering over 11 per cent of Australia.

In addition to this huge area of nationalised parks, the Howard Government, in cahoots with compliant states, created untouchable Kyoto forests on private land in order to meet silly carbon dioxide obligations imposed by the Kyoto Protocol.

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This conversion of private grazing land to protected “Kyoto Forest” was accelerated by state government tree-huggers who used aerial surveillance to identify “remnant vegetation” and “regrowth areas” on private land which were then subjected to preservation orders (without ground checking or discussions).

Graziers were also prohibited from harvesting timber on their own land. Then some greedy landowners created private plantations of eucalypts to earn credits from carbon fairies in Canberra. This vast area of “protected” land soon became a tinder box of unburnt weeds and flammable scrub.

Most of these untouchable areas have turned into national liabilities, harbouring noxious weeds, lantana, wait-a-while, eucalypt fire-trees and feral pigs, cats, dogs, rats, camels, brumbies, hippies and arsonists.

Timber getters, graziers, shooters and bikers are locked out and burnoffs are over-regulated and seldom approved. A heavy fuel load soon accumulates, fire breaks are neglected, access tracks become blocked

Picture: LANCE HUNT and national parks become noxious neighbours.

It is obvious to all except those wearing green spectacles that today’s National Parks and carbon forests are a danger to their surrounds and bad for the environment.

Government land protectionism has failed - we need to hope that these tinder boxes are de-risked by fire in the current bushfire season and at least half of them are restored to private management, usage or ownership.

Forget distractions like “Manmade Global Warming”. There is nothing unusual about droughts or hot winds or bushfires. Today’s problem is “Man-made Super-fires”.

Land and fire management must return to past practices of generations of landowners, black and white - we must fight fire with fire.

“Burn weeds, regrowth and undergrowth regularly in late winter, subject only to approval from immediate neighbours and the local fire warden.”

Viv Forbes, Washpool. ●

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IT’S CHRISTMAS AT EUMUNDI Put Friday 13 December in your diary and plan to be in Eumundi because something new and exciting is coming, The Eumundi Christmas Extravaganza!

For the first time, there will be a three and a half hour Christmas show incorporating entertainment for the whole family located on the Market Terraces right beside the famous Eumundi Night Markets.

The evening starts with some songs by Eumundi School Choir followed by the Park Bench Ukelele Group. Next up is the Santa's Festive Show, a children's interactive song and dance show with costumed characters.

Nickleby the Magician will demonstrate the magic of Christmas in his performance and the evening will be rounded out with the Boston Belles singing carols. There will also be balloons by Miss Donna and a Santa photo booth plus the great food and market stalls of the Night Markets.

So bring your picnic rug and

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enjoy all the free entertainment with family and friends and be part of a magicial Eumundi Christmas.

A free family-friendly community event proudly presented by the Eumundi and District Historical Association, supported by the Sunshine Coast Council's grant program and sponsored by Eumundi District Community Association, Eumundi Combined Community Organisation and Cooroy Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank.

For more information visit the website www.eumundichristmas. com.au ●

The Noosa Music Society is excited to announce the launch of the Noosa Music Society 2019 Young Pianist Awards with over $7000 offered in prize money.

The society is delighted to confirm that this competition is now open and the finalists will be invited to perform at a Gala Concert where the winners will be announced and the prizes awarded.

The Gala will showcase the very best of the next generation of talented pianists. Each will dazzle the audience as they compete for the prizes.

The society has a 30-year record of showcasing world class musicians in Noosa and their committee has created these awards to encourage and recognise the next generation of pianists at a national, state and local level.

Noosa Music Society National First Prize of $4500, for pianists aged 27 and under, will be awarded to one outstanding young Australian musician.

Friends of the Society Queensland State Prize of $1,500, for pianists aged 21 and under will be awarded to one outstanding Queensland Musician.

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Local Prize of $1000, for pianists aged 17 and under, will be awarded to one outstanding local Sunshine Coast pianist.

The competition is inclusive of all styles of pianists. There are no restrictions on the genre or period of piano repertoire - classical, experimental, jazz, pop, film music etc.

Recitals will be judged on musicality rather than the degree of difficulty of the works presented.

If you are interested in entering into the competition or becoming a “Friend of the Noosa Music Society” and wish to support the next generation of young performers please visit our website at www. noosamusic.org The Gala Concert: Noosa Music Society Young Pianist Awards will be on Sunday 8 December 3.30pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran College 115 Eumundi Road, Noosaville.

Price is $47.50 Premium, $35 Adult, $25 Concession (Pensioner, Senior) and $15 Student.

Buy at www.thej.com.au The J Box office 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Junction, phone 5329 6560. Tickets will also be available at the door. ●

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DOWN Group (8) Envy (6) Develop (6) Hitch (4) Dog (6) Desire (5) Relative (8) Scanty (6) Fish (6) Dozen (6) Hail (5) Musical instrument (4)

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DOWN 1. As usual, a flag (8). 2. Has a feel for guns (6). 3. Hardened and sacked about a thousand (6). 4. Man food (4). 5.

Like to chuck the peel outside, if you don’t mind! (6). 6.

What’s wrong with the R in “fury”? (5). 11. Getting one’s income from oil and making plenty of money? (4,4). 13.

Ring again and quash it (6). 14. In the end compete, doing something others long to do (6). 15. The boy’s put put inside and calms down (6). 16. Thanks for the food, lady!

(5). 18. Without exception, the English are backing her (4).

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duty ones? (3,4,4).

5 2 4 7 3 8 6 1 9

ACROSS 6. Spray gun? (5-6). 7. One in the face would hurt (4). 8.

A few thaw out to an extent (8). 9. Male animals protecting does (6). 10. Swallowed the odd new concoction (6).

12. Perhaps a rubber spanner! (6). 15. Claim the lot, for instance, and get a quarter (6). 17. Disruption the rescue from the well caused? (8). 19, Musically, give a dramatic rendering of? (4). 20. That’s O.K., but are there no heavy duty ones? (3,4,4).

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How to Sudo

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Solution 5 2 9 7 6 3 1 8 4

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7602 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Water-pistol. 7, Pa-i-n. 8, Some-what. 9, Che-ats. 10, Downed (anag.) 12, Bridge. 15, All-eg-e. 17, Up-heaval. 19, Play. 20, All very fine.

Down - 1, Standard. 2, Frisks. 3, Fir-m-ed. 4, Stew. 5, Ple-as-e. 6, W-r-ath. 11, Well paid. 13, Re-peal. 14, Envie-d. 15, Al-lay-’s. 16, Grace. 18, E-lla (rev.)

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SUDOKU How to solve Sudoku!

ACROSS Device (11) Japanese drink (4) Representative (8) Weak (6) Suffer (6) Regard (6) Plod (6) Lozenge (8) Notice (4) Obsequious (11)

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7602 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Contrivance. 7, Sake. 8, Delegate. 9, Feeble.

10, Endure. 12, Esteem. 15, Trudge. 17, Pastille. 19, Heed.

20, Subservient.

Down - 1, Ensemble. 2, Grudge. 3, Evolve. 4, Snag. 5, Setter. 6, Crave. 11, Daughter. 13, Sparse. 14, Mullet. 15, Twelve. 16, Greet. 18, Tuba.

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ICONIC STONES An iconic exhibition of Rolling Stones photography in the early years (1963-65) is being hosted

by The J at Noosa Junction over December and January.

Breaking Stones: A Band on the Brink of Superstardom celebrates the work of recently departed photographer Terry O’Neill and Gered Mankowitz.

In the early 1960s, the world was undergoing extraordinary social upheaval triggered by post war prosperity and adolescent defiance; the tectonic plates of class, money, and power were colliding, and socioreligious rules were crumbling.

The new heroes of art, film, literature, and music were workingclass boys and girls. Before 1963, youth was largely acquiescent and acquisitive. After 1963, they were impossible to ignore.

They were catered to. They were marketed to. They were listened to.

They were heard.

The Rolling Stones began their career during these fateful early years of the 1960s. Friends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards bonded over their mutual admiration of electric blues music from Chicago and wanted to play music like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.

Along with Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones and for a short noosatoday.com.au

time Ian Stewart, The Stones started to play the small clubs in London and quickly caught the eye of Andrew Loog Oldman, who in turn would become their manager and the rest, as they say, is history.

Two young photographers bore witness to their emergence of one of the greatest bands that would ever exist. In only a few short years, 1963-1965, Terry O’Neill and Gered Mankowitz, themselves just barely in their 20s, would capture singular moments of music history by simply being at the right place at the right time.

O’Neill’s iconic shots of a group of young ‘working musicians’ carrying their suitcases down Tin Pan Alley, would come to symbolize the youth, the times and the spirit of that age and how much fun it all looked.

The exhibition runs from 1 December to 31 January at The J, Noosa Junction. ●

PLAY NOOSA AND TEE UP A $13 LUNCH SPECIAL.

Enjoy our $13 Lunch special, served with a golf course on the side.

For details go to noosagolf.com.au, to book call 5447 1407(ext 2) or simply come along to 46 Corooy Noosa Rd, Tewantin.

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CHRISTMAS LUNCH WITH HEART For many on the Sunshine Coast, Christmas Day can be one with no family or people to spend time with, or maybe there just isn’t enough money to buy the special items required for a nice lunch.

To counter this, Coolum HeARTs will be holding their annual Christmas Lunch at the Coolum Civic Centre for those who would otherwise be on their own or are going through life challenges.

The only lunch of its kind on the Sunshine Coast, Coolum HeARTs are a not for profit who provide weekly art and music classes throughout the year, and they are not associated with any larger charity or church - they provide their classes and Christmas lunch out of a genuine grass roots desire to ‘help’ and provide support for people.

Coolum HeARTs President Judy Manning said that the lunch would once again be a special day.

“Last year we catered to just under 100 people and we expect more this year - we had so many

Guests and volunteers enjoying themselves at the 2018 Coolum HeARTs Christmas lunch at the Coolum Civic Centre. The only lunch of its kind on the Sunshine Coast, Coolum HeARTs will be once again providing their lunch for the lonely and those with life challenges on 25 December with everyone welcome and no one turned away.

Picture: CONTRIBUTED help and be part of the day and it’s just great to see people enjoying themselves and the community come together to support each other.

“No one needs to be alone on Christmas Day… come to the Civic Centre in Coolum and have

a delicious lunch and be around people,” Judy said.

Coolum HeARTs are calling on the community to support them this year via cash donations or gift cards which can be dropped off at their collection tins throughout Coolum and the money collected will be used to by the food needed for the lunch.

“To avoid waste this year we are asking those wishing to donate to this lovely event to place either a gold coin or a Coles or Woolworths card in our Christmas Lunch donation boxes or people can donate directly via our Bendigo bank account,” Judy said.

With no expense spared, lunch will feature all the Christmas staples such as ham, puddings and more than anything people are guaranteed to enjoy themselves.

“Last year was just fantastic - we had a huge buffet of food as well as music, beautiful decorations and everyone had a fabulous time,” Judy said.

The Coolum HeARTs Christmas

COMMUNITY UPDATES WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly roster for Tewantin-Noosa Meals on Wheels, Monday 2 December to Friday 6 December.

Monday Drivers: Rotary D’Break, Driver Needed for Run B, Helen and John, Andrew Anne and Oliver, Maggie, Patricia, Marie. Kitchen: Martina, Stephen, Len, Geoff.

Tuesday Drivers: Val, Liz, Tania and Friends, Margaret and Jill, Simone and Judy, Madie and Terry Barani and Peter. Kitchen: Ashleigh, Christine, Jo. Wednesday Drivers: Driver Needed for Run A, Maryellen and Leon, Gary, Victor, Jan and Bryan, Bob, Barbara abd Jerry, Driver Needed for Run H. Kitchen: Judi, Elfie, Sandy, Mark.

Thursday Drivers: Driver Needed for Run A, B, Anne, Victor, Kenny and Neil, Jan and Sharon, Barani and Peter. Kitchen: Lois, Christine, Elfie, Vicki, Jerry Friday Drivers: Driver Needed for Run A, C, F, Therese, Jean and Janet, Lyn and Kay, Rosalie and Jack, Peter C. Kitchen: Sandy, Elfie, Mark, Neville If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449-7659. ● 14 NOOSA TODAY

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PLANT SALE - NOOSA BOTANIC GARDENS The Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens are holding a Plant Sale on Saturday 30 November 8am- 11am.

Rare and collectible plants available as well as a wide variety of other plants including natives local to this region, ferns and palms, succulents as well as a great selection of plants ideal for indoor or that shady outdoor area.

All net proceeds are invested back into the Noosa Botanic Gardens.

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 Ian Davies on 0410750651 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING Every Tuesday evening from 7 pm to 9.30pm Pat and Norm Young organise a Social evening at the

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Lunch will be held on December 25 from 11:30 am at the Coolum Civic Centre. A $5 cash donation is asked from all towards the lunch on the day. Guests are encouraged to register prior for catering numbers and no one will be turned away.

Transport can be organised for those who need it and more information and registration for lunch can be made via email - coolumhearts@ gmail.com <mailto:coolumhearts@ gmail.com> or calling 0423002498 or 0478646330.

Donations can be made via Bendigo Bank (633 000, account 155 000 938) or via the donation boxes located at Coolum Park Newsagent (Woolworths), Freddy Fudpukkers Coffee, Birtwill St Coolum, Coolum Bowls Club, Dan Murphys Coolum Beach, Coolum HeARTs Shed or Bank of Queensland Coolum Beach.

This lunch is proudly sponsored by local businesses and individual caring residents in the Coolum Community. ●

Email your community news to: newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au

Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - the cost is $4, which includes supper. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing.

Come and be a Spectator, and see if you will enjoy it. Everyone is welcome. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

The last dancing evening for this year, will be Tuesday 10 December, and Pat and Norm will re-start again on Tuesday 14 January, 2020.

FRIDAY ENVIRONMENT FORUM At Noosa Parks Association’s Friday Environment Forum on 29 November, learn from Noosa’s own ‘koala crusaders’, Meghan and Rex Halverson who lead Queensland Koala Crusaders. They are dedicated to the cause of “providing a voice for the koala”, and will explain the challenges, such as disease, dogs, drivers and loss of genetic diversity that face the wild koala population.

Join the audience at the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive Noosaville, as “there will be a surprise or two to share” promised Meghan. Morning tea is available for purchase from 10am and the forum commences at 10.30am. To enjoy the birds of Wallace Park, meet the

Interpretive Birding group in the car park at 8.30am. All welcome and entry donation appreciated. Visit www.noosaparks.org.au for more information.

CHRISTMAS CHEER The Sunshine Coast Concert Band presents Christmas Cheer on Saturday 7 December at 2pm in the Kawana Community Hall, Nanyima Street Buddina. An afternoon of top entertainment is assured, with a great variety of music and talented vocalists under the baton of Music Director Ken Chadwick OAM. Special entertainers will be The Coastal Caring Clowns. Tickets $15 available at the door and include afternoon tea. For all future events with the Sunshine Coast Concert Band visit our website at www.sccb. org.au

SPIRITSONG CHOIR Spiritsong Chamber Choir is looking for more singers. So if you like A Cappella singing in a small group, this could be for you. Spiritsong sings music by composers such as Byrd, Tomkins, Purcell, Victoria, Gibbons, Goss, Dowland, and other similar style composers. Altos, Tenors and Basses are particularly needed, but Sops can apply also. Email Andrew andrewjemmet@gmail.com 5474 1498 Sings in Tewantin. ● noosatoday.com.au

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TWO WON, TWO DRAWN

BY RANDALL WOODLEY The club teams showed vast improvement last weekend to win two of their matches and obtain draws from the other two. From next weekend the match format changes with one-day games to be played up until the Christmas break.

FIRSTS Last Saturday the team resumed their match against the Nambour Cutters, confident of a win and hoping that they might even make it an outright victory. The Cutters resumed at 1-44 chasing TNT’s score of 215.

The club’s premier bowler, Scott Aufderheide and teenager Tom Stewart (who has been promoted to Scorcher’s Second Grade next match) opened the morning’s bowling with good pace and swing.

They soon had the visitors in trouble taking wickets in the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 18th over to have the visitors 5-71.

Change bowlers, veteran Robbie Payton and Jarrod Officer took over and keeping the pressure on, both took wickets. At lunch Nambour

were 7-101 and the TNT boys were sure they could take the remaining 3 wickets quickly and have Nambour bat again.

However, cricket is a strange game and for a frustrating 34 overs and nearly three hours, the Cutter’s tail wagged and defied the TNT attack. Eventually, after taking the new ball at 80 overs the final wicket fell to Aufderheide after a partnership of 63 runs, by far the best partnership of Nambour’s innings. Their No 10 batsman remained 45 no.

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Bowling figures for TNT- Tom Stewart 3-41 off 20 overs, Scott Aufderheide 3-54 off 26, Robbie Payton 2-33 off 14 and Jarrod Officer 1-25 off 11. Later in the day TNT had a hit-out endeavouring to score some bonus batting points and put together 117 runs in 19 overs with Chris Wright the best score of 45.

Next Saturday the team will travel to Caloundra to play the ladder leaders in a 50 overs match and on Sunday they take on Nambour and Gympie in T20 matches at Read Park. The club is hoping for a large attendance of spectators at the Sunday games commencing at 9.30am and 1pm.

SECONDS The team travelled to Yandina to continue their two-day match with the home side at 6-123. They ended up batting for another 31 overs to be all out 258. Pick of the bowlers was Matt Tie with 4-63 off 15 and Tom Green who bowled a handy spell to have 2-47 off 10. Mike Thomson (2) and Jason Toohey (1) picked up the other wickets.

Set 259 off about 60 overs, TNT did not get off to a confident start with both openers going for ducks and later TNT were 7-86 with about 35 overs remaining. Then Jason Toohey, 55 and Tom Green, 31 put their heads down and holding their ground, combined for an 80-run partnership and were both not out at stumps securing a draw for the team.

The captain commented later, “Nearly as good as a win!” Next Saturday the team is at home against Palmwoods.

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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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Playing at Dale Officer Oval, the team notched up a comprehensive first win for the season and collected valuable bonus points.

When Brendan Aufderheide wrapped up Buderim’s innings on the third ball of the day for 175, TNT needed to bat well to secure a win. The innings did not start well with the stand-in skipper run out for one in the first over. From 1-5, the TNT boys took control through

a string of really good partnerships of 54, 35, 59 and 62 - to take full advantage of another great batting deck and fast outfield.

Steve Hill (25) batted well as an opener combining with first drop Under 16 player Max Cooper, 37 to put Buderim on the back foot. Another Under 16 player, Blake O'Donnell (59) and they put together the team’s second half-century stand. After Anstey’s dismissal the young batsman took up the attack with only 23 more for the first-innings win. He was eventually out for 60, and was dominant in the third half-century stand that took TNT past the targeted score. Alex Haigh, playing his first game for many years hit a handy 23. TNT declared at 9 for 239 When Buderim batted a second time Brendan Aufderheide took 3-8 off four overs to finish the day with a win against the previously unbeaten team in the competition. Great day for the Fourths! Next Saturday they travel to Cooroy.

SIXTHS When play started at Tewantin last Saturday, Yandina resumed on 4-150. They decided to bat on and at tea declared on 296 leaving only two hours for the TNT batsmen to score the runs.

After losing an early wicket, Tony Watson, 50 and Naveen Chand 29 batted well to have the home team 1-91 at stumps.

Overall it was a good result for TNT considering the opposition did not force the pace for either side to win. Next Saturday the team plays at home against Caloundra.

WOMENS The team travelled to Caboolture to take on their strong and experienced team. Fielding first and despite bowling well and taking some good catches the opposition were able to score 145 in their 20 overs. The TNT women did their best but were unable to match the target set for them. They next play Coolum at home on 8 December. ● noosatoday.com.au

BETWEEN THE FLAGS

RON LANE

BIG DAY FOR NIPPERS

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Disappointing. However our best wishers and heartfelt thanks go out to all involved in the dangerous work of fighting this ever increasing menace.

With the Coffs Harbor trip cancelled, the boat crews took the opportunity to put this time to good use. On Saturday crews rowed at Peregian with boat sweeps putting crews through intensive coaching sessions and on Sunday morning gathered on Noosa West Beach for an interclub carnival row off between their twelve crews. For these crews their next carnival will be this weekend at Tallebudgera.

Saturday the crews will contest the Queensland Skins, a carnival that caters for the under 19 and under 23 age group; then on Sunday round two of the Navy Series will be held also at Tallebudgera.

For the beachies (those lifesavers who contest the beach events, sprints and beach flags) there was great news from the Annual Noosa Gift, the carnival that draws track and field athletes from all over Queensland. For the first time in the Gift’s 10-year history, a major event the Murray and Associates, 300 mt Gallop, was won Kai Thompson a member of the Noosa beach team. ‘’This is the first time that the club has won the winners sash at the Noosa Gift,” said Vincent Jordan a former winner of the 110 mt final.

“A great incentive for the young ones coming through.”

The progress reports regarding the new Sunshine Beach Surf Club, (from both builders and invited viewers) is nothing but positive: all indications are that the finished project will be one in which we can all take pride. Indeed a great asset to our community. ●

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On Sunday all Nipper clubs on the Sunshine Coast gathered on Noosa’s Main Beach for a carnival which was run to provide competition for the under 8 to the under 10 age group; for the gathering of some 350 nippers, age managers, water safety officers and parents, it was the perfect day.

With small safe surf it provided the perfect conditions for the young nippers, some of who were attending their first carnival; at the end of the day many would have left with their self-confidence on a high.

Regard events, wading races, under strict supervision of water safety officers, were held for the little ones followed by beach runs and beach flags. For the older nippers in the under 9 and under 10 age group there were surf races followed by board races and as with the events for the little ones, all were strictly supervised.

“All clubs from Rainbow Beach to Redcliffe have representatives competing and this is a good indication as to what the future holds for lifesaving on the Sunshine Coast,” said carnival official Tony Frost.

Chairman of the Noosa JAC committee Steve Tindall was “very happy with the attendance here today and the surf conditions could not be better”.

“The waves are just big enough to provide a challenge for our nine and 10 year olds without being dangerous,” he said.

While the carnival was under way Noosas senior club members were called together for their 10am club swim, an old tradition that had elapsed, but has now been returned to the club calendar: a very important factor that helps keep all patrol members at a high level of fitness.

Not to be outdone, the 11 to 15 age group of the nippers held their carnival at Maroochydore and as at Noosa all clubs on our coast were in attendance.

Craig Law from the Sunshine Beach club said: “The surf was a bit big and it was a really trying condition for some of the young” All in all a great weekend for our nipper members; many thanks to all carnival officials and parents for their work and support.

Word from the Noosa boat section is that last weekend’s boat carnival, planned for Coffs Harbour, was cancelled as a result of the problems caused by bush fires.

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PHIL JARRATT

WILL NOOSA EVER MAKE THE LIST? Despite months now of fire and smoke along the eastern seaboard, what a pleasure it was to drop through a clear dawn sky into Brisbane and then home. In times like these it is reassuring to know that our air can still recover. Some places are so far gone they never do.

Home in Noosa but a few hours I read that our second home, Bali, has been placed on a “no-go list” for 2020, due to its tourism-driven eco-disaster of polluted waterways, plastic-clogged beaches and twin issues of traffic gridlock and poor air quality.

I’m not at all sure that Fodor’s is the travel bible it once was, but it still has enough clout for the no-go list to be picked up by news agencies around the world.

No-one can deny that Bali has serious issues, but I’ve been spending time there since before there were plastic bags, and now they are disappearing again thanks to the work of young eco-warriors, so the Fodor listing won’t be affecting my travel plans. And the little island is in pretty good company anyway, with Big Sur (not enough dunnies creating a roadside turd plague), the Florida Keys (dying reefs), and the Matterhorn (too many climbers falling off) also securing a no-go.

A lot of these are first world problems, but almost all are related to over-tourism, a problem that is better addressed before the golden goose has been killed.

Which is why nearly two years ago the Noosa Sustainable Tourism Strategic Reference Group was formed by Noosa Council and Tourism Noosa, with 14 community groups represented.

Since this is a private forum and the groups I am associated with are not members, I can’t tell you exactly what the STSRG does, other than take the long view of options we have to control tourist numbers in order to protect the quality of life of residents, but at least we have someone thinking about the future while the sky is still blue above us.

Bali never had that luxury, and now it is fighting back from the precipice of a fast-eroding cliff. But there is a will, and maybe a way. The same can’t be said for India.

As keen readers will know, I have spent the past few weeks in the north of India, starting and ending a fascinating trip in New Delhi, where the Air Quality Index (AQI) was a record-breaking “hazardous level” of 494 when we arrived and “serious to extreme” 255 when we left.

To put this in perspective, the World Health Organisation regards AQI levels of under 50 “acceptable”.

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Morning peak hour in Delhi.

India has 13 cities in the top 20 of WHO’s list of the world’s most polluted cities, and we visited three of them.

There are serious health risks associated with breathing the air of just about anywhere in “Incredible India’s” northern tourism belt, which radiates south from Delhi to Agra and the Taj Mahal, and west to the deserts of Rajasthan.

All of this is magnificent country, when you can see it, but the risks are high. Practically all of our group of travel friends fell ill not just with a quick dose of Delhi belly but with debilitating ear, nose and throat issues.

On November 5, the day we arrived in Delhi, Time Magazine claimed that breathing the city’s air for that day was the equivalent of smoking 25 cigarettes.

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Picture: NIM Varanasi, the ancient holy city on the Ganges, where we spent several days, is number four, two spots ahead of Delhi on WHO’s list, and certainly the nightly burning of 250 corpses on open funeral pyres is not helping, but Delhi is where you can’t escape the problem.

The capital city of India is a seething mass of almost 30 million people, while the surrounding National Capital Region conurbation blows it out to 46 million.

In the heart of Delhi, the traffic is in gridlock most of the day and for most of the year you can’t see the sun. There are many reasons to visit here, but your health is not one of them.

Fodor’s no-go list doesn’t mention any of this, while devoting dozens of column inches to the crowds on Barcelona’s La Rambla on a Saturday

Welcome to Summer fundraiser. night, which have been ever thus, and pretty good fun at that.

DIARY NOTE: World Surfing Reserve Fundraiser tomorrow night The Noosa World Surfing Reserve and partners Land and Sea Brewery are giving summer a huge welcome tomorrow night, with a special screening of surf masterpiece Morning of the Earth, plus live music from the mighty SandFlys, the launch of the World Surfing Reserve commemorative beer and the drawing of a raffle for a killer Fuyu longboard.

And that ain’t all folks! Don’t miss this great night for a good cause, as Noosa inches closer to its February dedication as the 10th World Surfing Reserve. Six PM to late, tickets at the door or at noosaworldsurfingreserve. noosatoday.com.au

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NOOSA GIFT A BIG SUCCESS

BY RON LANE On 12pm Saturday the starters’ gun for the first event on the program of the 10th Annual Noosa Gift Athletics Carnival was fired.

Held at Girraween Sports Complex Noosa, athletes from various parts of Queensland and Northern NSW gathered to make it yet another successful Noosa Gift.

Under the ongoing sponsorship of the Noosa Heads Surf Club, the final, which was run over a distance of 110 metres, saw the eight finalists contesting a purse of $7500, of which the winner received $5000 and the championship sash.

This year the Noosa Gift and the sash were won by Sam Reeve from the Gold Coast. In second place was Fejiro Omuvwie and third Kerryn Ryan.

For 18-year-old Sam it was his first major win.

“I am a member of our school, Summer Set College athletics club called Ignition Athletics. However it’s only in the last two years that I began to get serious about running; in the last six weeks we really made a big push for the Noosa Gift and it was worthwhile.”

Standing close by was a very proud mother Linda.

“I came here hoping he would

Sam Reeve from the Gold Coast accepts the Noosa Gift trophy, his first major win. maybe get e fifth or sixth and maybe win $200, which would help, but this-this is really unbelievable.’’

When asked about his future plans he replied with a smile.

“That would now be the

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World Under 20 Junior Athletics Championships in Kenya in July.”

Sam, who has just graduated from high school, has enrolled in the Australian National University Canberra, where he will study International Relations.

We wish him well.

The second major event of the Gift was the Murray and Associates Surveyors, 300 metre Gallop for a total purse of $2500.

This was won by the Noosa Surf Club beach champion Kai Thompson and this was the first time in the Gift’s 10 year history that a member of the Noosa beach team won a sash.

“This is unbelievable,” said Kai. “I am really over the moon; and I would like to say thanks to the sponsors.”

Representatrive of the Queensland Athletic League, Bruce Duncan, thanked all sponsors and (apart from two previous named) he acknowledged the ongoing support of Pacific Motor Group and Accom Noosa. He then thanked all officials and workers for their outstanding efforts in making this a great event.

To all other athletes and coaches in the junior ranks it was also a very big well done. ●

JACK MANGROVE

ACTION ON THE NEW MOON The lead up to the new moon saw increased pelagic action offshore with reports of Spanish starting to trickle through.

Fish up to six kilogram and some cracking dolphin fish well over meter mark have been landed. There have been a few mac tuna schooling up with sporadic bird activity, so keep eyes open and have a slug ready to cast.

Di has seen anglers catching gold banned snapper, big pearlies, big cobia and Mahi. North reef has been the pick of the spots for the offshore crew with smaller snapper, solid pearlies, big cobia and jewfish caught on a wide range of baits and lures. Small schools of mackerel have been sitting down deep and biting at everything so a fast retrieved jig with a wire assist could see you connected to one. Drifting this area with 80100 gram jigs is a great way to find the big reef fish and get new marks.

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Young angler Jaxon Boast with a PB 47cm bass from Lake MacDonald. pilchard baits are working very well, especially paternoster reef rigs.

Sunshine Reef has smaller snapper, sweetlip, pearl perch, cobia and coral trout. When the cobia are in good numbers having a selection of pearl white and pink soft plastics and 3/4oz jigheads is a must as they love these.

Surf fishing sees a new moon phase and evening high tides which means bigger fish will come into the shallows to hunt. Reports of worms along the local beaches should see bigger bottom fish coming in closer.

During the daytime pick a gutter and have some fresh baits ready under the cover of darkness to be in with a chance of landing the big one.

Small dart continue to feature and can be caught daytime on almost any bait from worms to pippies and are light tackle angling at its best.

In the river GT’s and big eye trevally are getting caught on surface lures and soft plastics. Another option is to use soft vibes around areas of sand and rock where jack are also known to hang out. Cast these out and count them down before burning them out for a strong reaction bite. These work very well between the lakes along the various drop offs, deep holes and rock bars.

Elsewhere the lower estuary is

still featuring some solid flathead and a few big whiting. Flatties have a liking to whole fish baits drifted along in the current on light gauge gang hooks. If fishing for whiting and in a boat have a look around Makepeace Island and the mouth of Lake Cooroibah. There are some great flats sections in these spots that can produce some solid fish.

Lake MacDonald is open again after the recent bush fires and we have seen some chunky bass up to the magic 50cm mark hitting a variety of suspending lures cast or trolled along the weed edges.

Borumba has a mixed bag of yellow belly, bass and toga taking a wide range of lures with slow trolled spinner baits working well. Be on the water early during the holidays to beat the heat and the crowds and as always navigate with extreme care.

So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures! ●

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