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Feeling the stoke Panga film crew and the Noosa World Surfing Reserve’s Surf Code team celebrate the completion of filming of “Surf Code - Feel The Stoke”, a short video and a series of one-minute webisodes, designed to teach basic safety and etiquette in crowded surfing conditions. Conceived and produced by the Local Stewardship Council of the Noosa World Surfing Reserve, funded by Noosa Shire Council and GemLife resorts, the series of films was shot and edited over the past few months by Tewantin-based Panga Productions. It stars young local surfers drawn from Noosa Boardriders Club, Noosa Malibu Club and school groups. Said director Shaun Cairns: “The films have a serious message about health, safety and behaviour aimed at all ages, but we wanted to keep it light, so we’ve used the grommets to tell the story. They’re not only great young surfers, they also totally get that we all have to follow the basic rules to avoid mayhem in the surf on crowded days.” See page 4 for full story.

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Koala farewell By Margaret Maccoll

visitors are continually asking them where they can see a koala and they have to tell them there’s been no sightings but there is other wildlife such as turtles, goannas and wallabies to be found. “We would like to have koalas to show people but we would like them to have their peace as well,“ he said. The 4000-hectare park attracts a large number of tourists each year, eager to see the Australian native in its natural habitat. Queensland Koala Crusaders Megan Halverson said they had received reports of koalas sighted behind The J theatre and at Settler’s

Cove and they do move around. She said the QKC was working collaboratively with Noosa Council, Sunshine Coast Council and the University of the Sunshine Coast to work out what to do to support the long-term sustainability of koalas. QKC are nearing completion of a strategic plan for a koala sanctuary in the region, she said. Locations do not include Noosa Heads National Park which is cut off by development but one area mooted for the sanctuary is John’s Landing. Continued page 4 12463630-DL43-20

Only a year ago there was a good chance a walk in Noosa Heads National Park included the sighting of a wild koala, often at Tea Tree Bay, but for almost three months none have been seen. Queensland Koala Crusader and Koala Rescue Team member Bernard Jean has walked the park weekly for a number of years to monitor the dwindling koala population. “Last year we counted five in the park, four males and one female. The female was infertile so there was no interest in her from the males. I would hear the males bellowing (for a

mate). One went to Laguna Lookout. One was rescued and brought back to the park. He was seen at Tea Tree then we lost track of him. One I haven’t seen for the last year.“ Bernard said the last time he sighted a koala in the park it was a 10-year-old koala, “an old guy“ who he had seen regularly in the park over the past four years, usually in the same tree at Tea Tree Bay. “He had moved to the car park. He was near the entrance. There were about 50 people around him. He was so stressed out,“ he said. Bernard, who also volunteers at the visitor information centre at the national park, said

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A 36-year-old man has been charged with impersonating police and deprivation of liberty following a number of alleged incidents spanning several years. On October 10, police were made aware of a video where the man allegedly detained two 15-year-old boys while identifying himself as a member of the police dog squad. A search warrant was executed at the man’s residence where a number of items where located including tactical clothing, weapons, holsters, military-style clothing and police service patches from a number of different organisations. A number of endangered animals were also found at the property. Further investigations revealed a number of incidents where the man allegedly identified himself as a police officer and detained people. Police believe these interactions have

occurred since 2017 in Brisbane and Gympie. The 36-year-old Jones Hill man has been charged with two counts of assume designation or description of a police officer and a count of falsely representing to be a returned soldier. He has also been charged with 15 counts of deprivation of liberty, four counts of common assault, two counts of possessing restricted items and one count each of threatening violence and unlawfully possessing a weapon. He has been denied police bail and was set to appear in Gympie Magistrates Court on Tuesday 27 October. Investigations into the endangered animals are continuing with Queensland Parks and Wildlife and Department of Fisheries. Police are appealing to anyone who may have had similar interactions to come forward.

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A woman has died after a crash involving a truck at Traveston, south of Gympie on October 26. Initial inquiries suggest just before 7pm the woman had stepped out of her car on the southbound side of the Bruce Highway near Mary Valley Link Road and was hit by the truck shortly afterwards. The 47-year-old local woman died at the scene. Diversions were in place until around midnight. Anyone with further information is urged to contact police. Forensic Crash Unit investigations are underway.

Cars collide in Gympie Paramedics transported a person to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries following a car crash on Monkland Street and Nash Street at 6.05pm last Sunday.

Car flips at Lake Macdonald Two stable patients with lacerations and spinal precautions were taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a car rollover on Lake Macdonald Drive around 7pm on Wednesday 21 October.

The editor’s desk So the State Election is tomorrow for however many people haven’t yet voted and I have to say this has been one of the least eventful campaigns across the state that I can remember. It may be Covid-19 that has taken precedence over everyone’s lives but there just doesn’t seem to be the level of interest in it this time around. In Noosa there have been a few questionable tactics that could be construed as misleading. There was some waving of election signs at oncoming traffic and corflute placement considered illegal under Council laws. There have been a couple of late-comers to the race who have kept a very low profile. In my experience of elections people don’t choose change without a good reason. Whatever happens it should be an interesting weekend combining an election with Halloween. The Noosa Temple of Satan will also be holding their event this weekend and we’ll see if that attracts any opposition that warranted them being forced to employ security officers. I’ve received a few notices from groups around the shire who will be holding fundraising stalls at election booths this Saturday, selling a variety of tasty treats and other items. Thank you for those. I’ll be sure to visit a few.

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Young man charged after fatal crash A 19-year-old man has been charged following a fatal traffic crash at Teewah Beach earlier this year. Police allege the 19-year-old man was driving a Toyota Landcruiser along the beach when it overturned around 1am on August 23. The 18-year-old male passenger of the vehicle from Bray Park died at the scene. The 19-year-old Cashmere man was charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death. He was due to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday.

In your opinion, who will win the state election for Noosa? 1. Andrew Jolly - “I think Sandy Bolton will win because she is actually active within the community.”

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Snake bite at Noosa North Shore A man was bitten by a snake at the Wilderness Trek at Noosa North Shore on Sunday 25 October. Paramedics transported the man in his 40s to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition at 11.10pm.

Car rollover in Noosaville Paramedics transported two people to Nambour Hospital stable for precautionary measures following a car rollover on Eenie Creek

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From Coast to Canberra Sunshine Coast Airport has spread its wings to fly to the nation’s capital for the first time ever, officially launching its inaugural Alliance Airlines service to Canberra today. The new service starts at two times a week, provides a key connection between the Sunshine Coast and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and was made possible through the Queensland Government’s $15 million Aviation Recovery Fund. Sunshine Coast Airport Chief Executive Officer Andrew Brodie said the new destination would deliver up to 1600 seats a month and generate more than $3 million for local businesses annually. “This exciting new route will be key to opening a whole new visitor market for our region, with Canberrans expected to flock north to enjoy our beautiful beaches, stunning hinterland setting and vibrant food scene,” Mr Brodie said. “Not only that, it positions the Sunshine Coast, one of Australia’s largest regional economies, for continued economic growth and diversification as we recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19. “For the first time in our history, we now have a direct link to our national capital which will support key industries including government, agriculture and education, as well as allowing Coast locals to explore all the cultural gems of Canberra direct from our doorstep.” Alliance Airlines Chief Executive Officer Lee Schofield said the airline was proud to help provide another important link in its domestic network. “This new service will increase tourism on the Sunshine Coast as well as boosting business and Government links between these important and growing regions,” Mr Schofield said.

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Alliance Airlines CEO Lee Schofield and Sunshine Coast Airport CEO Andrew Brodie. “I was delighted to be able to join today’s first ever commercial flight between the Sunshine Coast and Canberra and look forward to welcoming many residents of Canberra and the surrounding region onto our new services, as well as residents of the Sunshine Coast heading to the nation’s capital”. Visit Sunshine Coast Interim Chief Executive Office Craig Davidson and Tourism Noosa

Chief Executive Officer Melanie Anderson said the service would provide a much-welcome win for domestic tourism to the Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions. “The Sunshine Coast has long been a popular destination for the ACT and because of our reputation for beach culture and nature-based holidays, we anticipate there will be strong demand for the new service,” Mr Davidson said.

“For the first time ever, this opens up a direct route between the Capital and the Coast and working together with Alliance Airlines, Sunshine Coast Airport and Tourism Noosa; we can collectively grow this market substantially. “In the longer-term, having a direct flight from Canberra will also help rebound the conference and business markets, as the Sunshine Coast expands its commercial, agricultural, IT and services sectors.” “This is fantastic news for our region and will provide a much-needed boost to our economy. Noosa has long been a popular destination for Canberrans and we look forward to welcoming more visitors to Noosa,” Ms Anderson said. To celebrate the first flight, sale fares of $149 one way between Canberra and the Sunshine Coast have been released for travel in early 2021. Sale fares are limited and are available to book until Monday 26 October (unless sold out prior). Regular fares start at $169 one-way.

A call to action: lift your voice to flight path review Residents were called to action last weekend when Flight Path Forum urged them to make their voices heard to Airservices Australia (ASA) by Sunday 1 November in order to gain a better outcome on flight paths over their homes. Each of the four forums held last Saturday by Flight Path Forum to update residents on the status of ASA’s flight path review were fully booked, showing the level of public concern on the issue. Flight Path Forum spokeswoman Vivien Griffin told attendees there was no time to be lulled into complacency. Ms Griffin recounted the outcry from the public over the inadequate public consultation conducted by ASA that led to a report prepared by the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman, released in June 2020, that slammed their conduct and recommended a genuine consultation take place. “Powerful recommendations have flowed from the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman’s June

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FPF spokeswoman Vivien Griffin addresses the forum. 2020 report, achieved through thousands of community submissions in 2019, and as a result we have a real opportunity to have flight paths reviewed, determining our future,” she said. “Flight Path Forum has grown to be an alliance of genuine significance, with a broad based membership from across the Sunshine Coast Council and Noosa Shire areas, how-

ever, as our knowledge has grown, so has our frustration with Airservices’ Australia, and we are on the cusp of witnessing yet another repeat of the decades of failed flight path change and community consultation practices by Airservices, which is totally unacceptable to the Sunshine Coast community. “It’s time to do the job properly. The community needs to again make their voices heard by commenting on Airservices’ draft Post-Implementation Review Terms of Reference, to bring about meaningful, empowering community consultation.” Ms Griffin also urged residents to help them build a base of evidence needed to support their case by monitoring flights overhead. She said according to the environmental impact study aircraft only present a significant noise impact below 5000 ft but using the app Flight Radar 24 residents could log the time and height of flights above their homes. At the meeting residents from hinterland areas including Doonan, Verrierdale

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and Lake Weyba reported disturbances from planes flying 2500-3000 ft above their properties. Ms Griffin said Flight Path Forum had engaged a CASA accredited flight path designer to undertake an independent flight path study in order to obtain the best outcome for the community. The community has until Sunday 1 November to comment on Airservices Australia‘s draft Terms of Reference and to assist Flight Path Forum has compiled some submission points which can be accessed on their website. Residents have also been asked to contribute to the $20,000 costs of engaging the flight path designer to which Noosa Council has contributed $5000. “Our communities are used to fighting for our environment and our lifestyles, and if we stand united we can achieve a better outcome,” Ms Griffin said.To donate, for submission points and more information visit www.flightpathforum.org.au

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Disability friendly eats By Margaret Maccoll For some of disability support worker Jenna Degan’s clients just having a serve of calamari or sushi for lunch can make their day but the challenges involved in collecting that food often means that treat has to be forgone. Jenna said some eateries such as Jimmy Foxx Cafe at Noosaville and Raw Energy at Peregian Beach have gone the extra mile to make it happen by bringing an order and eftpos out to her car.

She has also had some negative experiences with businesses refusing to offer assistance. She is hoping more Noosa restaurants and cafes would be willing to come onboard to become special needs friendly and perhaps join a register for parents and carers to access. Jenna said some of her clients had intellectual disabilities, autism and anxiety and taking them into certain environments could trigger challenging behaviours. Leaving them alone in the car while she runs in to pick up an order or unloading them

out of the car and into a wheelchair to collect it wasn’t always a viable option, she said. She said drive thrus were a great option but may not provide the best food choices. “You want them to have healthy food choices,“ she said. “How good would it be to have cafes and restaurants that families and support workers of people with special needs including the elderly could call ahead to order and know that the pick up of healthy food is an easy option.“ Jenna said she was not alone in wanting

Surf Code: feeling the oncoming waves By Phil Jarratt Noosa’s best school-aged surfers are the stars of a new series of “infotainment” videos aimed at reducing safety and behavioural issues in our crowded surf. Conceived and produced by the Local Stewardship Council of the Noosa World Surfing Reserve, and funded by Noosa Shire Council and GemLife resorts, the series of films was shot and edited over the past few months by Tewantin-based Panga Productions. It stars young local surfers drawn from Noosa Boardriders Club, Noosa Malibu Club and school groups. Said director Shaun Cairns: “The films have a serious message about health, safety and behaviour aimed at all ages, but we wanted to keep it light, so we’ve used the grommets to tell the story. They’re not only great young surfers, they also totally get that we all have to follow the basic rules to avoid mayhem in the surf on crowded days.” Titled Surf Code - Feel The Stoke, the short video and a series of one-minute webisodes,

designed to teach basic safety and etiquette in crowded surfing conditions, will be made available via a wide cross-section of social media platforms and surfing-related websites, as well as being used in school tutorials. The videos are part of the Noosa World Surfing Reserve’s stewardship program, which also includes an educational signage project explaining the surfing code of behaviour and basic safety precautions, which is being assessed for a possible introduction at strategic beach locations in 2021. Dedicated as the 10th World Surfing Reserve last February, Noosa World Surfing Reserve has been working closely with the Queensland Government and other stakeholders on the framework for proposed legislation to protect the Noosa and Gold Coast Reserves from any perceived threats, such as development that might impact the quality of the waves, and overcrowding, access and parking issues. A spokesperson for Noosa World Surfing Reserve told Noosa Today: “For us, the most pressing issue is to ensure that we can all continue to enjoy surfing here with safety. That’s what Surf Code is all about.”

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this type of service. Other carers and parents of disabled children have told her they shared her experiences and would support cafes and restaurants that were disability friendly. “This also supports local business,“ she said. “With NDIS in play more people have support workers.“ Jenna has set up a Facebook page, We are special needs friendly-business register, and hopes local businesses can join in and show their support.

Koala’s lost From page 1 “Our intention is to go somewhere they’ve existed and done well,“ she said. In consultation with QKC the Richard Branson Koala Conservancy was recently launched to help raise funds for koala research and conservation. Tourism Noosa CEO Melanie Anderson said Noosa National Park was one of Australia’s most visited parks and visitors and locals would be disappointed to hear the news of the loss of its koalas, but it was hard to say whether it would impact on visitation. “The gradual decline of koalas in the national park has certainly been disappointing and this is sad to hear the report of no sightings in the past few months,“ she said. “Visitors enjoy the park for many reasons, discovering the wildlife, enjoying the scenic views and the various walking tracks throughout. We do recognise the importance of koalas in our region and are keen to support and work with the community to ensure their ongoing protection.” According to the Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan 2016 the koala population in the Noosa Heads National Park were probably related to two males and three females released there in 1966 after being translocated from forestry sites near Beerburrum. As the Queensland Nature (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006 notes, small fragmented populations may result in inbreeding and thus a reduction in genetic variation. This in turn can reduce the health potential and long-term viability of fragmented populations.

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Leading the way to healthy eating By Margaret Maccoll For generations Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA) has been helping women feed their families healthy, nutritious meals. On Sunday QCWA Tewantin Noosa members Suzannah Mellon and Lynne Paterson teamed up with Brisbane-based dieticians Aleks Lukovic and Jemma McCutcheon to demonstrate to visitors at Noosa Farmer’s Market how to improve their health and wellbeing through good home-made food and fresh produce as part of their Country Kitchen Program. Aleks said the program aimed to convey five key messages - to get more fruit and vegetables into your meals, cook at home, be aware of sugar in your drinks, sit less and move more, and check your portion sizes. The team hit the markets on Sunday, buying all their ingredients from stall holders before cooking up a storm for visitors. After 40 years working locally in hospitality

chef Suzannah Mellon has directed her cooking skills toward helping QCWA with the program. On Sunday she delighted market goers with her delicious treats including pear pancakes with berries and chickpea corn fritters. Suzannah said she first joined CWA when her children were young and she needed some guidance.“I was knitting and wasn’t sure how to do it so I went to QCWA to ask for help,“ she said. Now retired she has more time helping the Tewantin-Noosa group as they share knowledge and bring the community together. “We do what we can in the community,“ she said. Suzannah said the group met monthly to hear from a guest speaker and enjoy some healthy food to eat. Thursday mornings the group hosts craft mornings where everyone is welcome.

While last Sunday was the first time the Country Kitchen program had visited Noosa Farmers Market the program began in 2015 and has travelled to more than 80 communities and reached about 15,000 Queenslanders. Noosa Farmers Market manager Shane Stanley said when QCWA contacted the market he thought their program would be a good fit for the markets. “They’re giving people further options and promoting fresh fruit and veggies and local producers,“ he said. “You can get everything here you need. We try to support groups like that as much as possible. “Anyone who has lived or visited country areas of our state will remember just how well country women can cook and so to be able to combine their talents with our local farmers who employ some of the best farming practices to grow fruit and vegetables was a real treat for those attending on Sunday.”

Queensland Councils have rallied behind a Noosa Council motion that could potentially save Noosa ratepayers millions of dollars. For years, Noosa and other Queensland councils have been forced to foot much of the bill to defend development application appeals brought to the Planning and Environment Court that Council consider are in “significant” conflict with the planning scheme. Noosa Council tabled a motion at this week’s annual Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Conference, seeking a review of who bears the costs of such actions. Mayor Clare Stewart said Councils across Queensland supported the motion. “This effectively means we’ve won the first major battle in reducing the huge cost to ratepayers in defending our planning decisions against claims by developers where an application is in significant conflict with our planning scheme,” Mayor Clare Stewart said at the conference. “This massive vote in support of our motion means the LGAQ can now lobby the Queensland Government to review how appeal costs are awarded where a development proposal is found to significantly conflict with a council’s planning scheme.” Council’s cost of appeals brought by developers had risen markedly in recent years, with one costing more than $1 million on its own, even though the application was clearly in major conflict with the 2006 Noosa Plan. “Council has a good track record before the Planning and Environment Court, but unless there are amendments to the Act, the costs will continue to spiral,” she said. “The Act as it stands provides for each party to pay its own costs, but it also allows for aggrieved parties to contest decisions even though there’s no chance of success. “These actions are a huge cost impost on ratepayers and what we want is to ensure costs are placed upon those who are bringing this type of action, rather than councils having to foot the bill.” Cr Stewart said. “The success of this motion is an important first step, and the large number of councils showing their support will surely be acknowledged,” she said. “I would like to thank all the councils who supported Noosa’s motion “Many of them have faced the same imbalanced costs to defend their sound planning decisions. “We hope the LGAQ can successfully persuade the State Government to complete the review and reform local government planning,” she said.

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Quarry truck battle rallies By Margaret Maccoll Hinterland residents were angered last Friday when a Transport and Main Roads Department representative failed for the second time to attend a stakeholder meeting at Noosa Council chambers to discuss the impact of 200 quarry trucks a day on the community and state government-controlled roads. Noosa MP Sandy Bolton who did attend the meeting, was incensed that TMR was a no-show. She said they needed to do more to make the roads safe. Ms Bolton said an independent assessment of the road found it couldn’t deal with 80 trucks a day. Pinbarren resident Deidre Marczynski who organised a protest rally outside Council offices during the scheduled meeting said the issue was very important for the hinterland villages of Kin Kin, Pinbarren, Pomona and Cooran along the truck route from the Kin Kin Quarry to one of its major destinations delivering material to the Bruce Highway upgrade. “TMR holds the key to data that’s been collected from points across the road network,” she said. “TMR are also the ones who can put weight restrictions or usage conditions on the main truck route, Pomona-Kin Kin Road.” TMR senior officers did meet with Noosa Council earlier last week to inspect the state government-controlled Pomona-Kin Kin Road along with Noosa police acting inspector Ben Carroll. A TMR spokesperson said the department had not approved any vehicles above general access limits for Pomona-Kin Kin Road but general access vehicles, including truck and dog trailer combinations used by the quarry, were able to use the public roads. “We are working with NSC and Queensland Police Service (QPS) to consider operational matters raised by the community,” the spokesperson said.

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Kin Kin community protest against quarry trucks

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“Last week we reduced the speed limit on a 4.5km stretch of Kin Kin Road, between Pomona and Kin Kin, to 70km/h after a speed limit review. “QPS and TMR transport inspectors will also undertake a joint enforcement and compliance effort. “We are preparing maintenance works to strengthen road edges and shoulders where significant edge damage is occurring.” Mayor Clare Stewart said TMR needed to be at the stakeholder meetings to identify what could be done to make the road safe and minimise impacts from quarry trucks. Noosa Council announced this week they would pursue a legal path and engage a barris-

ter to review all aspects of the Kin Kin Quarry approved Quarry Management Plan (QMP). “We have inherited this quarry approval which was put in place in 1987 and I have asked for a thorough review to see what can be done under law to either retract, rescind or change the approval,” Cr Stewart said. “There is now a lot more demand for construction materials and the quarry’s operations now far exceed initial expectations, so the circumstances have clearly overtaken the initial approval,” Cr Stewart said. “This council is committed to advocating for the community to find a workable solution for all parties.” Cr Stewart said under the approval, the haul

route can’t be changed, unless Cordwells Resources makes a development application to change it. Council said they had issued just under $27,000 in fines to the quarry operators for alleged breaches to the Quarry Management Plan. However Kin Kin Quarry representative Martin Cordwell said the quarry would not be breaching the QMP and had put their own plan in place to improve traffic flow and ensure gaps were maintained between trucks. He said by stockpiling material at their Yandina site where they had plenty of storage they could strategise truck movements on a daily basis.

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Protestors sang protest songs. Mr Cordwell confirmed Cordwell’s Resources would be building a new concrete plant at Bell’s Creek, Caloundra, but said that would not mean they would breach their plan and increase the capacity they were allowed to extract from the quarry. He said he was aware that there were people who were upset and had concerns and he was happy to talk to them and continue to attend stakeholder meetings. He said he dealt with a lot of local people and knew there were people who also supported the quarry. Roundtable community representative Sarah Keatin, said some people in the community were at boiling point over the issue. “We’ve got small businesses losing money

Families join the protest outside Noosa Council and clients, residents who can’t even open their windows or have a cup of tea on their verandah because of constant truck noise and dust,” she said. Amrita Park Meadery co-owner Nicola Cleaver said the truck noise made it difficult for them to conduct their Meadery tours or even speak on the phone. “The noise is absolutely ridiculous,” she said. “We have to keep everything closed. We’ve spent thousands on our gardens so people can sit outside. When you’re outside when a truck goes past you can’t hear each other, you have to stop talking.” Former local school bus driver Nikki Bezel quit his job after finding the situation “com-

pletely unacceptable”. “I was too afraid for the kids to drive the bus,” he said. Mr Bezel said there were places on the road where the school bus and trucks passing in opposite directions would not fit on the road. He said he’d have to drag the wheels off the road in those instances and he and the kids would grip the seats and hold their breaths. Ms Marczynski said the community were not backing down in their protests and were growing more organised.

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Australia’s defining note The National Museum of Australia, in partnership with Gandel Philanthropy, has launched a pioneering digital initiative which will take Australian history into classrooms around the country. Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom (ADMDC) is an innovative teaching and learning website which offers rich resources for teachers and students of Australian History, Geography, and Civics and Citizenship. In a year which has highlighted the value of online learning for students forced to study from home due to Covid-19, this unparalleled initiative is a resource for its time as it brings Australian history alive in the digital age and elevates the exploration of our national story in the classroom. Students, primary and secondary, can explore Australian history via interactive online games and quizzes, animations, videos and virtual tours, plus teaching and learning activities, delivered to schools via a range of digital devices. The freely available ADMDC draws on the National Museum’s highly respected Defining Moments in Australian History project, and was made possible by the generous $1.5 million donation by John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel AC in 2018 to support the unprecedented education initiative. Dr Mathew Trinca, National Museum Director, said the ADMDC was the classroom of the future. “It will empower teachers with information at their fingertips and inspire young people to embrace history and engage with the nation’s story in new and innovative ways,” Dr Trinca said. David Arnold, program manager of Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom, said: “A key element of the ADMDC is learning through direct experience and play. Students will develop research skills, begin to understand the significance of defining moments

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Students in training for the Darkness to Daylight Challenge with the help of staff Mark, Leigh and Meegan. about their story. Lining up last Wednesday, they lit candles and prayed before setting off at 5.30pm to break previous records with the intention of setting some new records. As night closed in, locals stopped to ask what they were doing. As they walked, they explained why they were there; people were giving donations on the spot or going to the official website to make donations to support their cause. In the middle of the night the winds howled,

and the rain came - still they ran. With sore feet and tired bodies, they steadfastly chased down their goal, supporting each other all the way. At 6am they joined as a group for their final lap and smashed all previous records in the College, with each student achieving their 50km goal. One student ran 64km, setting a record for most kilometres ever ran by a student. They raised money, achieved goals, created conversations, and inspired others.

Historic Olympic Games official posters will be among the items on sale at a fundraising stall for the school’s Chaplaincy Program across the road from the polling booth at Sunshine Beach State School on Saturday. The stall at St Andrews Anglican Church will have a wide range of items including jams, pickles, cards, books, craft, Bric-a-brac, farm fresh eggs as well as Historic Olympic Games official posters. There will be morning refreshments with muffins, tea/coffee and lemon cordial. Chaplain Lisa Klein said the funds raised would support students dealing with complex emotional issues such as family separation and grief, help students process every day social issues such as friendships, and provide fun activities for students at lunchtime. “It will also assist with anxiety issues such as students struggling to come to school, which has increased during Covid-19,” she said. The stall is being run by members of the SBSS Local Task Force and parishioners of the St. Andrews Church from 8 am until 1 pm to provide financial and strategic support for Lisa as Chaplain to deliver a platform of “safe hands” to the school.

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With a goal set to run or walk 915kms in 13 hours as part of the Darkness to Daylight Challenge, a local college has raised over $6800 in the fight against domestic violence. Sixteen Year 10 students and three staff members from St Teresa’s Catholic College took part in the virtual challenge on Wednesday 21 October. Due to restrictions, the event that is usually run overnight in May at Southbank in Brisbane was unable to go ahead, and so many people have joined the challenge virtually racking up kilometres each day in October. This small group of dedicated students are passionate about the cause and ended up being the only group to participate in an overnight run. With the assistance of Noosa Council, a course was selected along Noosa River, and students had been participating in an awareness program at the College for months in advance. As part of the program there was physical training, climbs up Mt Coolum and walks in Noosa National Park. Undertaking random acts of kindness and developing an understanding of the problems cause by domestic violence gave these young people a new perspective. Each student was given the story of a survivor of domestic violence, someone they could run for through the night. They each read the stories to get a glimpse into a world they otherwise may never know about. A special event in the program was a dinner where they heard directly from a survivor

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CAMPAIGN NOTES MARK DENHAM | JAMES BLEVIN

An unusual campaign end By Phil Jarratt

Fun times at Bushlands: L to R: Bruce Davidson, Bob Abbot, Rhonda Prescott.

Election campaign corflutes can be seen across the Shire. had still to fill in their ballot papers as we went to press, so whatever it is, it’s a done deal as I write. Predictions are therefore pointless, but

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It’s all smiles and skulduggery as the campaign winds down and the polls close. You could have fired a cannon through the Bushlands polling station on a rainy Saturday morning last weekend without doing much damage, most people seeming to have got their early vote in during business hours. But outside on the walkway it was all jolly hockey sticks as old rivals former LNP Noosa MP Bruce “Davo” Davidson and former Noosa mayor Bob Abbot traded jokes and quips as they handed out how to vote cards alongside Greens candidate Rhonda Prescott. If this writer is not mistaken, an excited Mr Davidson even offered to buy him a steak and a bottle of red after the election, which is a yes, please, look forward to it. Behind the scenes, however, the usual last week of campaign skulduggery was underway, with several claims and counter claims bordering on the ludicrous. The first was the questionable LNP advertisement headlining the fact that Noosa Independent MP Sandy Bolton had voted “over 120 times” with Labor since 2018, alongside a photoshopped image of Sandy with the on-the-nose former treasurer Jackie Trad. Before the ad had even appeared, Bolton supporter Bob Abbot had posted far and wide on social media that while this was true, Sandy had also voted 104 times with the LNP. “Hardly an argument that she is a Labor stooge,” Bob commented. Indeed, this would be about the balance you would expect from a true independent. But let’s not allow balance to get in the way of a good old-fashioned slur. Perhaps more disturbing was the underground campaign to convince the electorate that Bolton had done a preference deal with One Nation, based on the fact that the invisible One Nation candidate had her number two on her how to vote card. But hang on Sandy’s voting card is free choice, preference who you want to. Not such a great deal for One Nation, a bit like running a candidate in the first place. Meanwhile James Blevin supporter Bruce Davidson was running with the line that Bolton had done a deal with One Nation all over social media, over and over again, perhaps underestimating Noosa’s capacity for withstanding repetition, the most common form of political torture. But hang on again if you could find it hiding under the starburst “free set of steak knives” Frecklington rego rebate, there it was on the Blevin LNP voting card in Liberal blue type, the LNP preferencing One Nation, but not getting the same consideration in return. Maybe this was what was getting some people excited. An estimated 25 percent of voters

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Election gutter tactics called out By Noosa MP Sandy Bolton During this election, as in previous elections, my focus has been to demonstrate how you can campaign with integrity, credibility and unification. There’s no need for denigration of others, spreading of misinformation, or disrespect for our community. However, representatives of one major party have continued this election, to break our local laws daily, misinform, and mislead voters through a smear campaign - as well as use your personal information to spam you, with how-to-vote emails, texts and Facebook messages. And robocalls. Residents have asked how this is allowed. Well, remember when you were mailed postal vote applications with a reply-paid envelope to use? They omitted to inform you that this envelope is addressed to party offices to obtain your personal details. Legal? Unfortunately, yes. Moral? Absolutely not. Then a paid advertisement in last week’s Noosa Today, and letterbox drops designed to mislead, again. The Photoshopped items have suggested

that a vote for me is a vote for the ALP because I voted with government “over 120 times“ during the last term. I did: 121 times. But what they did not say is that I also voted with the opposition 104 times over the same three-year period. That’s representative of a balanced and unbiased vote showing that I research and listen independently to both sides of the debate on our community’s behalf. A vote for me is a vote for Noosa, full stop. The list of misleading and false information has continued including that I have done preference deals with other candidates/parties. False. Just one look at my own how-to-vote card, available at the booths or online, clearly shows the reality. No deals, and no preferences on there, as that’s for you to decide. I have included under the name of each candidate’s party they are with. Again, something you won’t find on the ‘HTV’s’ of the two majors, and you need to ask yourself why? It has also been noted that other parties have preferenced me. Is it beyond comprehension that they ac-

tually prefer an independent to ensure their voices are heard without bias? As your independent MP I have no need to misinform you, cover for others, toe a political party line, or ‘throw rocks’. I am exactly as you know me: committed and aligned to this community that has been my home, and extended family, for 30 years. Regardless of the behaviour and smears from this party, I’ll never stop efforts to see campaigns and elections that align to the expectations of our community. Free of misinformation, disgraceful behaviour and exterior influences. Ones that are full of respect for Noosa, and our voters. To put an end to the rhetoric, tokenisms, false promises, unethical, unfair and disrespectful behaviours, simply reject these candidates and the party they represent. Your voice and vote are very powerful. Parties will mend their ways once they see you will no longer support what you object to. It’s worth pondering this: If they disrespect you during a campaign, what will they do if they gain power? (Attempts were made to contact LNP candidate James Blevin for comment but by the time of publication there was no response.)

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Goodbye Mr Steven Noosa District State High School’s much-loved ex-principal Max Steven passed away last month. Staff have memories of a man who was a scholar, a gentleman and a generous leader who was NDSHS principal from 1989 to 2002. Mr Steven was a supportive mentor for many staff along their teaching journey. He was remembered for his witty sense of humour and wisdom to appreciate and nurture the diversity within the school community. Former student and current English Head of Department Alarna Priestley described Mr Steven as “an astute principal.” “He commanded the stage, which was the veranda of our current A Block building back

then, when we had our weekly and sometimes daily parades. All the students had an innate respect for him. Every word Mr Stevens spoke had measure and meaning. He inspired us, he disciplined us and he taught us how to be proud of ourselves. There is not a single student who spoke without respect for him,” Ms Priestley said. Those who knew Mr Steven felt honoured to work with him and to be guided by him.

Max Steven is being remembered for his contribution to the Noosa community.

Noosa businesses recount Covid-19 experience Noosa Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce that along with our partners Tourism Noosa, Zinc Fm, Beyond Blue, 91.1 Hot Fm and Noosa Council that we will be holding The Great Noosa Business BBQ on Sunday 8 November in The Woods from 1-4 pm. It will be a celebration event for Business Owners, staff and their families to come and have a snag and a beverage together and talk about their experiences over the past 8 months or so. This came about as earlier this year the Noosa Chamber of Commerce identified the serious health concerns for those

Business owners and employees that had suffered due to Covid-19. Many employees had found that their hours were cut back or found they had no work at all as the Tourism, Hospitality and Retail sectors fell into decline under lockdown. At the time the Noosa Chamber of Commerce then set about calling all 700 past and present members with the help of Sunshine Coast University intern Ms Lucia Neely. After the analysis of those phone calls and further discussion with local health professionals we

identified that the most important role the Chamber of Commerce could play was to provide support, not only on the phone, and by networking events but by intervention where needed. The Noosa Chamber of Commerce then reported its concerns from the findings to new Noosa Council Mayor Clare Stewart who then only in her first month embraced the concept of the Chamber of Commerce BBQ, that would be held with all Noosa Business and employees to celebrate getting through this unforeseen pandemic.

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Mowerman’s long walk By Margaret Maccoll For the past 13 years Claude ‘Mowerman’ Harvey has pushed an old motor mower across the country to raise awareness of child sexual abuse and raise funds for services and education programs to prevent it. The Mowerman began his pilgrimage after his two granddaughters aged just three and four years were sexually abused by a 16-yearold boy. The retired Gold Coast landscaper said he could have just walked but no one would have taken any notice so he decided to push a mower. Last week Claude pushed his mower around Noosa Shire to spread his message and raise money for child protection organisation Bravehearts and the funding of a school program they deliver to primary schools called the Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Show. “They have to be taught at an early age to say no,” he said. The 74-year-old estimates he has walked about 23,000km and has raised about $1.6 million. Last year Claude was recognised with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his contribution.This year Covid-19 restrictions curtailed Claude’s walks but he has still managed to walk this year on a 27-day South Australian tour earlier in the year before embarking on a Queensland tour which included Noosa, contributing to his goal of raising $2 million for the charity by 2022. “If I can save just one child from this crime that harms 1 in 5 Australian children, I will have achieved what I’ve set out to do,” he said.

New playground delayed Claude ‘the mower man’ Harvey gains attention for his cause in Noosa Junction. Bravehearts founder Hetty Johnston said Bravehearts was fortunate to have the support of such an avid contributor like Mr Harvey. “Claude has made and continues to make an extraordinary contribution to child protection in Australia, with every dollar raised devoted to Bravehearts’ child protection programs,” she said. Bravehearts provides child protection training and education initiatives; specialist child sexual assault counselling and support services; as well as research and reform campaigns to work holistically to prevent child sexual assault in our society.

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Hinterland Adventure Playground construction work is earmarked to start next year. Mayor Clare Stewart said staff had been working through the planning approval process, which was almost complete. “Construction was delayed slightly while we reviewed the 2020/2021 Capital Works Program in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,” she said. “But residents can rest assured the project is progressing and we anticipate work starting in the New Year. “We’re grateful to have received $2.78M from the State Government toward the cost of delivering this exciting and distinctly unique facility for our community.” Mayor Stewart said Council was finalising the scope of works to suit the budget

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Mobile lifeline launched Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has presented nearly 100 mobile phones to domestic and family violence (DFV) organisations, DV Safe Phone and Red Rose Foundation. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is committed to working with the community to raise awareness and prevent DFV. For many who are impacted by DFV, their mobile phones are often monitored, hacked, broken, stolen or taken as evidence, meaning a second phone can be a lifeline to ensuring they can access the help they need. The idea behind the DV Safe Phone program originated when program the Sunshine Coast founder, Ashton Wood, stumbled across a few old mobile phones during his COVID-19 inspired house clean. Ashton launched DV Safe Phone in April 2020, with the aim of ensuring victims of domestic violence have access to a working mobile phone, which can improve and potentially even save a life.

Through DV Safe Phone, donated mobile phones are erased, reset, tested and distributed to victims through Red Rose Foundation, who not only support survivors of domestic violence but also work to end DFV-related deaths in Australia. Commissioner Carroll said she was proud the QPS could support the initiative which demonstrated a collaborative community effort to address the impacts of DFV. “I’m really pleased that we can give back by donating our repurposed corporate and personal mobile phones to the DV Safe Phone initiative,” Commissioner Carroll said. “The DV Safe Phone initiative embodies the collaborative effort required by all levels within the community to end domestic and family violence in Queensland.” In just over five months, DV Safe Phone has received 790 mobile phones with 365 phones already been placed directly into the hands of victims of domestic violence through Red Rose Foundation.

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First upgrade in decades The Lake Macdonald Dam (Six Mile Creek Dam) is scheduled to be upgraded as part of Seqwater’s Dam Improvement Program. It will be the first major safety upgrade to the dam since it was raised in 1980. Like all major infrastructure, dams are regularly assessed and upgraded to comply with modern engineering guidelines and national standards. The safety upgrade will involve; temporarily lowering the water level, catching and relocating aquatic fauna, removing the existing dam and spillway structure, rebuilding a new dam and spillway in the same location. The early works activities for the project are currently underway and construction for the replacement of the road bridge to the Noosa Water Treatment Plant is expected to commence this month. Work to upgrade the existing Noosa Water Treatment Plant bridge will also commence shortly. The work will involve constructing a new bridge downstream of the existing structure and undertaking a safety upgrade of the road entrance to the Water Treatment Plant. The existing access bridge to the Noosa Water Treatment Plant is nearing the end of its lifespan and needs replacing. Work to replace the existing bridge has been brought forward to ensure that a new bridge is in position ahead of the main construction work on the Lake Macdonald Dam Upgrade in 2021. The intersection and bridge at the junction of Lake Macdonald Drive and the Noosa Water Treatment Plant access road will be the main entry and exit for the Lake Macdonald Dam Upgrade construction work. The new bridge will cater for future operational requirements and construction activities, providing safe passage to haul trucks and heavy equipment as well as ongoing access to

Work to upgrade the existing Noosa Water Treatment Plant bridge will commence shortly. the Water Treatment Plant. A design and construct contract has been awarded, and the contractor has now mobilised to the site. The construction of the new bridge and improvements to the access road are expected to take up to six months, subject to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. The old Noosa Water Treatment Plant

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bridge will be decommissioned and removed on completion of the Lake Macdonald Dam Upgrade Project, in late 2023. To enable the construction of the Noosa Water Treatment Plant bridge, the public access to the bridge will temporarily close Kookaburra Park from early - November 2020. Multi-use trails four and seven will remain open during the project, however the access

Share your vision to help shape Eumundi’s future What do you love most about Memorial Drive in Eumundi? Do you think there is anything that can be done to enhance it? Planning is underway for streetscape improvements and Sunshine Coast Council is calling on the community to have your say and share valuable local knowledge. Division 10 Councillor David Law urged the community to get involved and help shape Eumundi’s future. “This is an exciting time for residents, business owners and community groups to work in partnership with council to determine what changes to Memorial Drive could strengthen Eumundi as a destination and encourage more investment in arts, events and shop front improvements,” Cr Law said. “This placemaking project involves the community in the design and management of public spaces to help create a ‘sense of place’, or unique identity, for your town. “There are a variety of ways you can have your say. Please don’t miss this important opportunity to get involved.

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“An online survey is now open until Friday 20 November. There will be a stall at the Eumundi Markets on Saturday 31 October (8am to noon), a local business ideas night at Imperial Hotel Eumundi on Thursday 5 November (4pm to 6pm) and a sausage sizzle in the Dick Caplick Park on Sunday 8 November (10am to 1pm).” Cr Law said once council had gathered feedback, further community consultation would be undertaken in early 2021 to share streetscape concept designs and ask ‘Have we got it right?’. “Once the placemaking process is complete, council will continue to work closely with the community to bring a shared vision to life. “Final designs will be produced for these streetscape improvements, with construction anticipated to occur in the 2021-22 financial year.” To complete the survey or for further information please visit haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

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Resilient couple reopen By Abbey Cannan A resilient Noosa couple have reopened their business in a bigger location after being evicted with just 30 days notice at their former site. Business owners Tim and Rachel Miller were heartbroken when they were forced to close their coffee shop, but have continued to strive for their livelihoods. “After five years (two weeks short) of putting our heart and soul into building a seven day a week business that was more of a passion project than a job, we spent the first couple of weeks sitting on the couch every morning and afternoon in tears and just tried to put on a brave face at the shop,” Tim said. “We didn’t tell anyone for the first two weeks because we were still processing it ourselves and didn’t really know what to tell them. “Rachel knows almost all of our customers by name, and most feel like friends more than customers, and after all the love and support they have shown us over the years, we felt as if we were letting them down. “After not working and having no income for a couple of months and with no jobs out there, the financial pressures started setting in, but when it happened it was the emotional side of things we struggled with and I felt like our identity had been taken away. “It has taken us a little while to re-open especially during these uncertain times, but we are a young, resilient and go-getter couple who enjoys making people happy over coffee and ice-cream.” Pure Coffee Noosa on Gympie Terrace has now been rebranded as Coffee At Tim & Rachel’s and are located adjacent to Red Emperor Fish and Chips on Gympie Terrace along the Noosa River. “We couldn’t think of a better example of moving onto bigger and better,” Rachel said. “All things happen for a reason and although we have had the worst six months of

Noosa locals Tim and Rachel Miller have reopened their coffee shop along Noosa River. our lives (haven’t we all) we feel like this is where we are meant to be. “What a location. On river and undercover seating as well as being next to and being associated with a very successful business, Red Emperor Fish and Chips, which is owned by a couple that are liked are respected in the community, makes us feel that we can grow and it’s

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bridges, they were ready to introduce visitors to the most advanced caravan and campground on the entire North Coast. Although he was more or less retired by 1940, Jack Parkyn found himself at the centre of Tewantin’s mysterious pub fires. This strange sequence of events began in March 1939 when the Royal Mail burnt to the ground, having recently been sold by Eliza Donovan to the Bulimba Brewery Co, which used the insurance money to build a brick replacement. Exactly a year later the only other pub in town, Martin’s Tewantin Hotel, which had also been sold to Bulimba a few months earlier, burnt to the ground. Unlike the Mail, Martin’s had a handful of guests whose lives were saved in the middle of the night when neighbour Jack Parkyn sounded the alarm and ran from door to door with the licensees alerting people. Old Jack was the hero of the day, but the jury is still out on the Bulimba Brewing Co (later Queensland Brewery), which elected not to rebuild Martin’s, thereby giving itself a monopoly on beer sales for the town.

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Considering the fact that you could write a book about the Parkyn family’s contributions to Noosa’s pioneer days of river transport and tourism, Parkyn Court’s couple of hundred metres doesn’t quite seem adequate. On the other hand, leading to the Noosa Marina ferry terminal and right next to the site of the old Parkyn wharf, it is an appropriate memorial. The Parkyn Noosa story began in 1880, when patriarch Richard, a Gympie mining manager, built one of the first holiday homes on the riverfront at what would become Gympie Terrace, naming it “Shearston”. Richard’s son’s Jack grew up fishing and swimming in the Noosa River, and in the early 1900s, built up a successful ferry service and fishing operation with his boat, the Miss Tewantin. In the years after World War I, the Parkyns and the Massouds, with their boat, the Riverlight, enjoyed a fierce but friendly rivalry to see who would rule the river. By the 1920s, Jack Parkyn and his young sons, Howard and Cloudsley, had a lock on the early tourism trade. In addition to having the main fishing wharf at Tewantin and leasing the riverfront at Munna Point as a campground, it was the Parkyns who got the better of the trade in arrivals for Noosa Heads, particularly after the Donovan family took over the license for the Royal Mail Hotel. Young Lionel Donovan would pick up the tourists from the train at Cooroy in his latest gleaming Tourer, drive them to Tewantin for a refreshing drink or an overnight stay at the Mail, then hand them on to the Parkyns who would motor them down the river to the Noosa inlet in the Miss Tewantin, signing them up for fishing excursions as they went, and carry their bags along the sandy track to the Donovans’ Laguna House. The building of two new bridges and proper road access to Noosa Heads in 1929 meant that Jack Parkyn, the Massoud brothers, and the other part-time ferrymen all had to rethink their business models, but it was the Parkyns who really capitalised on the new motor tourism. Long before the Doonella Bridge was a reality, Jack Parkyn and his sons had begun to develop their land at Munna Point into a humble, yet futuristic, integrated resort that he knew would appeal to touring motorists, as soon as they could access it. The family cleared a paperbark forest from the rear of the property, stripped back the undergrowth from the rest of it, in the hope of eliminating the dreaded midges and sandflies (they didn’t), and created level campsites facing the river up as far as the track that would become Russell Street. Here they built a row of timber holiday cottages and a general store. In the summer of 1929, as the ferry business went west while motorists went east across the

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came a front-liner in the fight against council amalgamation. His shining moment came in July, 2007 when Labor local government minister Andrew Fraser explained to a meeting in Noosaville that the joining of Noosa, Maroochy and Caloundra councils was inevitable. Rick responded loudly: “To force a shotgun wedding on a partner that doesn’t want to be there would be absolutely doomed to failure.” Which it was, and the shotgun wedding became the go-to analogy throughout the doomed amalgamation. Through the Tewantin Community Association, Rick became aware of a new community banking model that was keeping a bank in country towns when the big boys had pulled out. He says: “John Koenig, who had Bistro Bistro in Cooroy, first made us aware of the Bendigo Bank concept, which they’d introduced in Victoria in 1998. John was concerned that Cooroy would soon be without a local bank branch, and Tewantin was heading the same way. In those days if you lost your only bank, you lost your town’s economy, because you shopped where you banked. The idea was pretty simple, but it had never been done. Ben-

digo would partner with a community association and provide the banking services. The town kept its bank and the association distributed profits into the community. We decided to give it a go.” Today there are more than 320 community-led Bendigo Bank branches across Australia, employing 1600 people and reinvesting more than $250 million into communities since the scheme began, $29 million of that in 2018-19, while Rick’s Sunshine Coast Community Services Ltd, which operates banks in Tewantin, Cooroy, Pomona and Marcoola, put more than $180,000 back into community projects and support in the same year. Over a decade of profitable turnover, SCCS has now reinvested more than $1.8 million. “And we’re just getting started,” says Rick. “We’re looking more now at the big ticket legacy projects, but I’m very proud of the role we’ve played in helping save events like Pomona’s King Of The Mountain and Noosa’s Long Weekend, as well as supporting groups as diverse as the arts and the Coastguard, and our education scholarships.” While the big banks continue to run a mile from bricks and mortar in the age of internet

banking, the Bendigo model is actually working, although it is being tweaked to accommodate new banking habits. Says Rick: “People want financial services in their town but ATM and over the counter transactions are falling, so over time there’ll be less demand for cash services and more for banking business. That’s our transformation model - to create a hub that integrates better with the community it serves, so at our Tewantin and Cooroy branches we’ve got meeting rooms, presentation areas and co-working spaces, as well as art space and even pop-up businesses. It’s a whole new world of customer experience. Our banks don’t even look like banks. “The bottom line is that online banking is great for the simple stuff, but when it gets complex, you want to be able to talk to someone. We believe that’s a market that will be around for some time.” But what about the chairman? “Well, I’m in my 70s now and I’m a prostate cancer survivor, but I’m a tough old bugger and I’m not easy to put down. I think I’ll know when the time comes to step down, and I’ll also know there’s plenty of talent coming up behind me.”

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Rick Cooper: you might not know him but you’ll recognize his picture. He’s the tall, bald bloke beaming as he hands an over-sized cheque to a community group or a student scholarship winner. Often overlooked because he’s crunching the numbers in the boardroom while others are on the dais, the chairman of four Bendigo Banks in the region has put in the hard yards for his community for almost 30 years, and shows no signs of slowing down, having attained a few more years than his biblical quota and survived a recent health crisis. A disclosure - Rick is a personal friend of this writer. We arrived in Noosa about the same time with young families, and although he was a bit more cashed up than me, after a successful career in Sydney with Qantas and in the computer industry when it was still about selling accounting systems to big business, he joined our team at Noosa Blue magazine as business director, more as a hobby than a new career path. He recalls: “It was a fun thing to do and a great way to meet people. It seemed like we had a launch party for every issue, and with the Eumundi Brewing Company paying us in kind for its back page ad, it got pretty wild at times! That period helped open doors for me everywhere.” Part of the Noosa sea-change plan was to live in a place where he could put more back into his community, so Rick soon got involved with the struggling Noosa District Tourism Committee. “It seemed like most of their funding came from chook raffles in those days,” he says. “I had some idle time so I joined the committee. I’d worked for Qantas in marketing for 10 years and thought I might be able to contribute a bit. The branding was all over the place, but once we got that organised, Noosa started to attract a different demographic and moved ahead on all levels, growing the resident population as well as tourism.” This role led to him chairing the Noosa Community Tourism Board which was tasked with producing a 10-year plan for sustainable tourism. One of its major recommendations to council was that the industry fund itself through a tourism levy, a model still being used today, and one which resulted in the funding of events and long-overdue market research. As a sidebar to his voluntary work on tourism, Rick also got involved in trying to find solutions for what, arguably, was (and remains) the industry’s biggest problem - traffic and parking. As a member of several community reference groups, including the mysteriously nick-named Red October Subcommittee, he helped introduce free buses during holiday peaks, a legacy of which he is proud, but would like to see become more sustainable. Meanwhile, in the mid-‘90s, despite claiming to have left the corporate world behind, Rick bought the Tewantin Elders Real Estate franchise and created a thriving business of his own. Working on Poinciana Avenue every day, it was inevitable that he would be drawn into leading the Tewantin Community Association when it started in 2004, and in this role he be-

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A curve above all By Abbey Cannan Queensland’s tallest building, a coastal mansion nestled in the sand dunes of Sunshine Beach and a Brisbane home that pushes the boundaries of affordability have taken out the top gongs at this year’s Master Builders Queensland Housing and Construction Awards. Our state’s finest builders were recognised via a broadcast Awards ceremony on Friday, 23 October, with 58 honours announced for builders, projects and individuals across the state. Hutchinson Builders were undeniably the biggest winners on the night, walking away with two out of three major awards, including Project of the Year for Brisbane Skytower and House of the Year for their Seaview Terrace home in Sunshine Beach. Scaling the dunes, this masterpiece truly transformed its dramatic location in Sunshine Beach, appearing to blend into the landscape when viewed from the shoreline and national park. The house boasts six bedrooms all with ensuites and robes, steam rooms, saunas, the essential ice bath, recreation room, bar and theatre, along with an open plan kitchen and dining area with a fully serviced butler’s kitchen, including cold rooms and dry stores, multiple garages, workshops and live-in staff facilities. The judges said, “The way it has been constructed is a key point to the project’s win they’ve tried to marry it up to the environment, and this has been done exceptionally well.” Taking out both the top commercial and residential awards is a feat never before accomplished in the Awards’ history. Master Builders CEO, Grant Galvin, commended the winners across all 58 categories. “Even though this year’s COVID restrictions meant we couldn’t celebrate in true

House of the Year - Seaview Terrace home in Sunshine Beach. Queensland Awards-style, it didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits and it was fantastic to see members hosting their own at-home parties,” Mr Galvin said. “Our Queensland builders really stepped it up with the calibre of their entries this year and this shows in the quality and complexity of the work of our winners. “From exquisite hotels, extensive shopping centres and epic skyscrapers, to cliff edge

mansions, secluded river homes and sustainable masterpieces, this year’s winners have shown just how remarkable the Queensland building and construction industry is - particularly when times get tough. “It’s humbling that even after 30-plus years, the Housing & Construction Awards continue to be the peak of success sought-after by the state’s top builders and tradespeople, spanning their entire careers.”

Pandemic payment access Queenslanders who are self isolating or in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic can now access support with a $1500 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment arrangements have been extended to Queensland after an agreement with the Commonwealth. The payments are also available to Queenslanders who cannot earn an income because they are caring for someone who has COVID-19. “Many Queenslanders are in a situation where they have had to self-isolate or quarantine and have used up their leave entitlements leaving them with no income,” the Premier said. “They may be eligible for the payment and others may also be eligible if they’re the parent or guardian of a child aged 16 or under who has been instructed to isolate as they are a close contact.” Queenslanders will not be eligible for the payment if they are receiving income, earnings or salary maintenance from work, receiving JobKeeper Payment or other forms of Australian or Queensland Government income support. People can claim the payment again if their self-isolation or quarantine period is extended longer than 14 days. To claim the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment call 180 22 66 or access information at www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/ disaster.

NEW FITNESS APP LAUNCHED A Noosa female tech entrepreneur has announced the official launch of Find My Fit, a mobile app that allows users to easily find all the fitness, wellness and recreation businesses in their area.

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WHAT MAKES FIND MY FIT DIFFERENT TO OTHER FITNESS FINDING APPS? Find My Fit wants people to be able to find fitness, wellness & recreation tailored specifically to their individual needs, such as ability/disability, budget/ no budget, in person/live streamed, female only/ male, available days & times etc. Using our awesome filters. To make sure we have as many options available to the app user as possible, we offer all businesses a free for life subscription option as well as a very fair playing field to be found, not based on SEO or advertising budget but based only on geo location and filters applied by the searcher. Business owners are able to save time by showcasing their timetable of classes, activities and appointments and allowing customers to book directly through the app with more features coming soon.

“We want to help businesses to succeed by putting them in front of the right people and making it simple and hassle-free for them to fill their classes/ activities so they can put more time into doing what they love. A ‘Letter of Support’ from Leanne Kemp, the QLD Government Chief Entrepreneurs Office who can see the tremendous benefits that this app can offer businesses and individuals. Plus Surf Life Saving Queensland has also confirmed they will onboard all Queensland Surf Clubs by mid November and Queensland Sport and Recreation are working with us to help build awareness of their low income FairPlay voucher initiative which we have integrated into our app,” said Find My Fit, CEO, Amanda Belot.

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A lot of focus is on video streaming, allowing you to join classes and activities without having to leave the house. Businesses that are restricted by space or law are able to increase participation and revenue. “While we are still in the startup phase we are officially launching to Noosa this week and will then be adding other locations in the near future with the intent to go global,” Amanda said. The Find My Fit app is available free on iOS and android, and you can download it by visiting www.findmyfit.com.

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Futuristic Noosaville By Abbey Cannan A Noosaville mechanic has taken a step forward into the future after successfully creating his first electric powered vehicle. AM Auto Services owner Miles Stinton custom made a VW buggy built from a ‘72 Beetle floorpan. The engine removed was a two litre “Pancake” motor from a Type 2 bus married to the beetle gearbox, Miles said. “The decision was made to retain the gearbox with the new electric motor and just have the driveline clutchless, this works beautifully,” he said. “The car is a blast to drive and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it, unfortunately I had to hand it back to the owner though.” Miles said the project was special to him as it had never been requested before. “It is something that is fairly unique, there’s not a lot of people that are doing stuff with it and it’s special to me because I wanted to learn something new,” he said. “It was special to the customer because he wanted something different and it’s still a fairly niche market. “It had its challenges but I would definitely do one again.” Miles said Australia was yet to catch on to the electric vehicle trend. “In America it seems to be quite popular so it is a lot cheaper to do this project because they have everything they need locally,” he said. “As time goes on and it becomes more popular, hopefully there will be companies in

AM Auto Services owner Miles Stinton custom made an electric powered VW buggy built from a ‘72 Beetle floorpan. Australia that will start importing components in bulk, so they are able to sell them at a more reasonable price.” Despite the inevitable growing trend, Miles doesn’t believe electric vehicles will ever replace the conventional motor vehicles. “I think if it was going to happen, it would be happening a lot faster than what it is because the technology is there,” he said. “Manufacturers have already proven that they can do it and do it well, so if it was going to take over the world I think it already would have. “It’s definitely going to become more common.”

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One doctor’s long road to being a GP in Noosa A new doctor is ready to start caring for the Noosa community after making the move from Melbourne into a Sunshine Coast home she had only seen online after hotel quarantine in Brisbane. Dr Nadia Messerschmidt is now seeing patients at the Ochre Medical Centres in Noosa and Eumundi, but her road here has been a story in itself. “I came to Australia when I was 24,” the South African-born doctor said. “Back then I was a software programmer and I had just married my husband. I worked on a big redevelopment of the Lonely Planet website, which aligned well with my love of travelling. “I then did my honors degree in bioinformatics, studying software used to determine whether the DNA from a particular individual contains mutations. During that course, I became increasingly interested in biology, so it seemed logical to enroll in medicine when I finished.“ Dr Messerschmidt found her calling as a GP. “I like both the people side and the procedural side - I did Emergency work as part of my training, which I loved for the variety.” And variety is exactly what maintains her passion. “Each day is different: it keeps me on my toes. There are always new challenges, and it’s rewarding to focus on the patient as whole person rather than one organ or one system.” Dr Messerschmidt may be a new face at the Ochre Health practices on the Coast, but her family already had strong links with the company. “After my husband and I had moved to

Dr Nadia Messerschmidt is now seeing patients at the Ochre Medical Centres in Noosa and Eumundi. Melbourne, his parents came to visit us and they too fell in love with Australia. My father-in-law, who is a GP, started looking into work opportunities and he was recruited by the then fledgling Ochre Health. His name is Dr Mieke Messerschmidt and he was one of the first doctors to join the company in its first practice in Bourke, before moving to a major new Ochre Health clinic in Grafton. He retired in 2018 and, still in the Grafton area, both he and my mother-in-law are enjoying life and growing orchids.” Given the family connection, it was only natural for Dr Messerschmidt to contact Ochre Health to make her own move. She is delighted with the continuity and quality of patient care she is able to provide under Ochre Health’s management framework, which has been built on the company’s rural heritage.

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Sold for $2.15m A local investor has snapped up the freehold of Weyba Medical Centre in ever-popular Noosa as 18 Mary Street sold for $2,150,000 in Noosaville. The asset, that came with 221sq m* net lettable area spread across two levels plus balcony areas on 878sq * land area, was sold on a net yield of 6.4 per cent. The property was marketed and sold by Ray White Commercial Noosa and Sunshine Coast North Property Consultant David Brinkley. “We started marketing the property with only two tenants secured in leases. During the sale process, we located a third tenant to lease the last vacancy for the vendor, which in-turn made it an even more attractive opportunity to

the investor market,” Mr Brinkley said. “Two are Allied Health-based, the other is a general medical practice, and we saw strong enquiry levels on this prime site due to several factors. “Allied Health and medical-based tenants were and still are seen by investors as a safer and more reliable performing section of the market, even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic, with their ability and necessity to continue trading throughout. “The successful buyer was an investor/ owner-occupier I’d been working with for several years now, trying to find a suitable location for them to relocate their professional offices to.

Tourism Fiji chief gets top job

Weyba Medical Centre has sold for $2,150,000 in Noosaville.

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Current Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Fiji, Matt Stoeckel, will swap one idyllic destination for another at the end of the year following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Visit Sunshine Coast. Mr Stoeckel - who has been in the CEO role at Tourism Fiji since 2016 - will start his new tourism role at the beginning of 2021. He will take over from Craig Davidson, who has been Interim CEO of Visit Sunshine Coast since June 2020. Prior to taking up his role at Tourism Fiji, Mr Stoeckel had spent two years with Destination NSW, following several years working for the Swire Group and in tourism consultancy roles with TRC Tourism and Hyder Consulting. In his consultancy role he worked with Fiji’s Ministry of Industry, Trade & Tourism to develop the Fiji Tourism Development Plan 2014-2020, which he was then able to put into action as CEO of Tourism Fiji, including rolling out a new brand marketing campaign in 2019, which aimed to diversify the country’s tourism assets beyond its reputation for relaxation and family holidays. Announcing Mr Stoeckel’s appointment, Chair of Visit Sunshine Coast, David Ryan, said that Matt was eminently qualified for the role with VSC, and would build on the region’s tourism successes in recent years. “Matt brings over a decade of highlevel tourism expertise to the Sunshine Coast, including executive management roles with national and state tourism organisations,” said Mr Ryan. “His experience in developing and refining brand identities for destinations will be critical for the Sunshine Coast as we launch and roll-out our new brand for the region over the next year. “His success in creating a far deeper and more diverse reputation for Fiji’s tourism sector is very relevant to the Sunshine Coast, as we move into a new phase of tourism development on the Coast. “Last year, the Sunshine Coast was Queensland’s fastest growing regional destination, but with the impact of the pandemic and a totally changed domestic and international market landscape we will need a fresh, innovative and collaborative approach to build on our preeminent position.” Mr Stoeckel said that while he would be sad to leave Fiji after such a fulfilling time re-shaping the country’s tourism marketing, he was looking forward to returning to Australia and beginning a new phase of his career with Visit Sunshine Coast. “Fiji is an incredible destination and it has been a privilege to lead the country’s marketing and tourism promotional efforts over the last four years,” said Mr Stoeckel. “It has also been a very rewarding destination to work for, with the strategy paying off, with record year-on-year results achieved for visitor arrivals to the country prior to Covid-19. “What has attracted me to the role with Visit Sunshine Coast is that it is a destination with huge potential. With the newly inaugurated upgraded airport, plans for new hotels and attractions, and its well-earned reputation for authentic nature-based experiences there are massive opportunities for the Sunshine Coast to be a pace-setter in Australian regional tourism. “I look forward to working closely with all of the region’s tourism operators, and our Council, State and Federal partners to maximise the potential and benefits of tourism for the local community.”

The Guide FRIDAY

TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

GAME NIGHT SEVEN, 8.30pm

FRIDAY

GLADIATOR NINE, 8.30pm

Director Ridley Scott (The Martian) revitalises the sword and sandal epic, employing cutting-edge computer-generated images to recreate ancient Rome to stunning effect. Russell Crowe is magnificent as Maximus, the Roman general who is demoted to slave when he falls out of favour with Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix, pictured), who seizes power by murdering his emperor father (Richard Harris). Maximus finds himself as part of the gladiator circus – weapon-wielding brutes battling to the death before a stadium audience.

FRIDAY

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS SEVEN, 7pm

When renting or living in a share house it can be difficult to add personal flair to your space if you have any intention of seeing your bond again. Given that staying at home has never been more popular, interior design guru Tara Dennis has devised three stylish and easy fixes to make any house feel like home. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, it might seem like Melbourne’s lockdown has got the best of chef Karen Martini. Her coffee and pepper-spiced chicken with pineapple and mint salad sounds like the result of a kitchen experiment gone wrong, but Martini assures us they make a surprisingly delicious combo.

SATURDAY

ROSE MATAFEO: HORNDOG ABC COMEDY, 8.30pm

Performed to sold-out crowds in Melbourne and New Zealand before winning Best Show at the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2018, this hour-long show from New Zealand comic Rose Matafeo (pictured) is a playful personal investigation of love and relationships as a millennial, ﬁlmed in London earlier this year. Matafeo wins audiences over instantly with her relatable recollections of teenage embarrassment and tales of passion. No, not that kind of passion – the 20-something comedian confesses that the show is misleadingly titled and perhaps not as raunchy as the title suggests. For her, it’s about “loving anything passionately enough to devote your life to it”.

Even if your own game nights have shifted to video calls this year, you’ll get plenty of relatable laughs in this romp through misadventure from directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Jason Bateman (pictured) and Rachel McAdams are Annie and Max, a competitive couple obsessed with board games. But when Max’s big-shot brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler) throws an all-too-real murder mystery party at their weekly games night, their usually sensible aﬀair becomes a game of dangerous oneupmanship. The script is sharp and delivered with brilliant comedic timing by the enthusiastic ensemble cast including a hilariously creepy Jesse Plemons as a cop desperate for a party invite and New Girl’s Lamorne Morris.

Karen Martini cooks up a storm in Better Homes And Gardens.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 10.30 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 11.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 QI. (PG, R) 1.30 Cyber Dreaming. (R) 2.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Think Tank. (Final, R) 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 The Point. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Hidden Restaurants With Michel Roux Jnr. (R) 4.25 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 9. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story. (2019, Masv, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Desperate Housewives. (Msv, R) 2.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 The Living Room. (PGl, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Josh gets tips from a thriving family garden. 8.30 Vera. (Mv, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the case of a murdered social worker. 10.00 Mum. (Ml, R) Jason has an interview for a job in Australia. 10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.50 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Unearthed: Maya Pyramid. (PGa) A look at the El Castillo pyramid. 8.25 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Underground. Part 4 of 4. 9.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (Mals) Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Celebrity Mastermind. (PG, R) 12.00 The Killing. (Mlsv, R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Fast Ed prepares some Halloween-themed foods. 8.30 MOVIE: Game Night. (2018, MA15+v) A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery. Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler. 10.40 To Be Advised. 11.45 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 12.15 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. (Mav, R) 1.15 The Zoo. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PGl) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 MOVIE: Gladiator. (2000, Mav, R) After a successful Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by the emperor’s heir, he seeks revenge. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 11.35 MOVIE: The Man With The Iron Fists. (2012, MA15+lsv, R) RZA. 1.15 Garden Gurus Moments. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG) The team helps a single mother with a six-year-old son start a new chapter in her life. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Comedians include Ash London, Lloyd Langford, Tim McDonald, Urzila Carlson and Sam Pang. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 1.40 Figure Skating. 2019 ISU World C’ships. Ice dancing. Replay. 3.15 VICE. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Motherboard. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Wellington Paranormal. 10.10 Vagrant Queen. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 Veni Vidi Vici. 12.05am Teen Exorcists. 12.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 10. 3.35 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Travel Oz. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Brit Cops. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.30 Fresh TV. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Hotel Inspector. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 11.30 Property Ladder UK. 12.45am The Fine Art Auction. 4.00 Escape To The Country.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. 2.10 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.10 MOVIE: Champagne Charlie. (1944) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 MOVIE: The English Patient. (1996, M) 11.55 Antiques Roadshow. 12.25am My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 12. Teruel Grand Prix. Replay. 9.30 Mighty Machines. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. 9.30 MOVIE: Gangster Squad. (2013, MA15+) 11.50 CSI: Miami. 12.45am Home Shopping. 2.15 NCIS. 4.05 Walker, Texas Ranger. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Vai. (2019, PG) 7.35 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 9.15 Selkie. (2000, PG) 10.55 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 12.35pm Lassie. (1994, PG) 2.25 Tony Takitani. (2004, PG, Japanese) 3.55 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 5.35 The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 7.35 The Fountain. (2006, M) 9.30 Once Upon A Time In America. (1984, MA15+) 1.45am [REC] 4: Apocalypse. (2014, MA15+, Spanish) 3.35 Departures. (2008, M, Japanese) 5.55 Selkie. (2000, PG)

7MATE (73) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Big Angry Fish. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Goldfathers. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Dipper’s Backyard BBQ Wars. 3.00 The Weekend Prospector. 3.30 Pawn Stars Australia. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 MOVIE: Planet Of The Apes. (1968, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: X-Men. (2000, M) 9.35 MOVIE: X-Men 2. (2003, M) 12.15am Doomsday Preppers. 1.30 Ax Men. 2.30 Sound FX: Best Of. 3.00 NFL. Week 7. Denver Broncos v Kansas City Chiefs. Replay.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.30 Malcolm. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Quantum Leap. 1.00 Sliders. 2.00 Baywatch. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 4.30 Adv Time. 5.00 Teen Titans Go! 5.30 Clarence. 5.45 MOVIE: Monster House. (2006, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Goosebumps. (2015, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Hellboy. (2004, M) 11.55 Heroes. 12.50am Peaking. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PEACH (82) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 8.30 Becker. 9.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.30 Cheers. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.30 Supernatural. 11.30 The Middle. Midnight Becker. 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Supernatural. 4.30 Home Shopping.

Programs. 6.45pm Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Sir Mouse. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Gruen XL. 9.15 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.45 The IT Crowd. 10.15 The Catherine Tate Show. 10.45 The Inbetweeners. 11.10 Schitt’s Creek. 11.30 Red Dwarf. Midnight Josh. 12.30 Chandon Pictures. 1.00 Archer. 1.20 Flowers. 1.50 Finding Joy. 2.15 Small Tales And True. 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Grandpa Honeyant. 5.05 Pocoyo. 5.15 Pingu In The City. 5.25 Patchwork Pals. 5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service. 5.45 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.10 The Dreaming. 9.35 Kagagi. 10.00 The Point. 11.00 Going Places. Noon The Best Of Yalukit Willam. 1.55 To The Point. 2.00 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Crazy Smart Science. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Taste Of The Territory. 6.25 To The Point. 6.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 Mustangs FC. 8.00 MOVIE: Watership Down. (1978, PG) 9.35 Bedtime Stories. 9.45 Ghosts In The Hood. 10.35 To The Point. 10.40 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Pine Gap. (Mls, R) 1.25 Grantchester. (Final, Mv, R) 2.15 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 3.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.30 Big Weather (And How To Survive It) (Final, PG, R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 ABC News: Queensland Votes. 5.30 QLD Votes: Election Night Live.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 1. Skate America. 4.05 The Last Day Of World War One. (PGal, R) 5.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 10. Highlights. 5.35 Hitler’s World: The Post War Plan. (PG, R)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Race Day. Featuring the $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m). From Rosehill Gardens, Sydney. 4.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PGd, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Creek To Coast.

6.00 Global Roaming. (PG, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Rivals. 12.30 Award Winning Tasmania. 1.00 Driving Test. (PGl, R) 1.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 4.00 The Garden Gurus. 4.30 Getaway. (PG) 5.00 Election 2020: Qld Decides - Polls Close.

6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards. 7.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (PG) Panel discussion. 10.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day. 5.00 10 News First.

8.00 QLD Votes: Election Results Live. Continued coverage of the Queensland State election, live from the ABC Election Centre. 10.00 Victoria. (PG) At Osborne House, Albert relishes the opportunity to instruct the family away from London, but Victoria is desperate to get back to the palace and the business of politics. 10.50 Shetland. (Ma, R) Tosh investigates Forst Energy in the hunt for Sally’s killer. DNA testing in the Kilmuir case yields a surprising result. 11.50 Endeavour. (Mav, R) After a Danish au pair disappears, Thursday suspects the case is linked to an earlier crime. 1.20 Poldark. (Ma, R) Ross’s tenacity in helping Ned bears fruit. Hanson’s presence in Cornwall raises suspicions. 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Trains That Changed The World. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys: Railways And Nationhood. (PG) Michael Portillo explores how railways have contributed to the creation of united countries. 9.30 MOVIE: Charlie Wilson’s War. (2007, Mdlnv, R) A Texas congressman, a socialite and a renegade CIA agent conspire to support Afghan rebels against the Soviets. Tom Hanks, Amy Adams. 11.20 Fourth Estate: The NY Times And Trump: The First 100 Days. (Ml, R) 4.00 Trafficked In America. (Ma, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Special: Queensland 2020. Coverage of the Queensland state election, including instant results and expert predictions. 11.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. (Final, Mav, R) The team investigates the kidnapping of an American ballerina who had been performing in St Petersburg. However, they are only allowed into Russia unarmed and under strict supervision. Jack calls in a favour from an ex-KGB friend to track down the man responsible. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PGl) Peter and his wife Helen travel to Samos, a place that holds special memories for them. 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) Luke Darcy, Jo Stanley and Luke Hines look at locations that highlight living well.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 6.30 Election 2020: Qld Decides - Live Results. Coverage of the Queensland election. 8.00 Election 2020: Qld Decides - Analysis. Melissa Downes and Andrew Lofthouse lead an expert Queensland election panel. 9.30 Election 2020: Qld Decides - Election Night Live. Melissa Downes and Andrew Lofthouse lead an expert Queensland election panel. 11.00 The Trump Show: A Dirty Business. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 3. 12.10 MOVIE: A Few Less Men. (2017, MA15+als, R) Travel plans go horribly wrong. Xavier Samuel. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (PG)

6.00 Rugby Union. Tri-Nations. Round 1. Bledisloe Cup. Game 3. Australia v New Zealand. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 9.00 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) Follows dispatchers and paramedics working for NSW Ambulance’s Sydney operations. Cases include a man whose hand is crushed by a forklift and a pregnant woman involved in a car accident. 10.10 999: What’s Your Emergency? (MA15+al) A quick-thinking boy helps in a situation where his mum loses her memory while driving. 12.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Masv, R) When a teenager is found dead in the Hudson River, Benson suspects Rob Miller is behind the death. 1.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Erin and Frank clash over new legislation. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Rose Matafeo: Horndog. 9.30 QI. 10.30 Mock The Week. 11.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.45 Would I Lie To You? 12.15am Staged. (Final) 12.35 Friday Night Dinner. 1.00 I’m Alan Partridge. 1.35 Absolutely Fabulous. 2.05 Live At The Apollo. 2.50 News Update. 2.55 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Travel Oz. 9.30 NBC Today. 11.30 Vasili’s Garden. Noon The Bowls Show. 1.00 Fresh TV. 2.00 A Moveable Feast. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Sydney Weekender. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Weekender. 4.30 Building The Dream. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

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6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 MOVIE: Saraband For Dead Lovers. (1948) 1.30pm MOVIE: Ski Party. (1965, PG) 3.30 MOVIE: Love Story. (1970, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Foreign Intrigue. (1956, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Johnny English. (2003, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible. (1996, M) 11.30 Silent Witness. 1am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon Star Trek: Voyager. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 MacGyver. 3.00 Mission: Impossible. 4.00 Judge Judy. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 11.20 NCIS. 12.15am Law & Order: S.V.U. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Selkie. (2000, PG) 7.35 The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 9.35 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 11.15 Vai. (2019, PG) 12.55pm Kiki’s Delivery Service. (1989) 2.55 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 4.35 The Addams Family. (1991, PG) 6.30 Young Frankenstein. (1974, PG) 8.30 What We Do In The Shadows. (2014, M) 10.05 Sicilian Ghost Story. (2017, MA15+, Italian) 12.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Blokesworld. 9.30 The Weekend Prospector. 10.00 Life Off Road. 10.30 Timbersports. 11.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 9. Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers. 2.30pm Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 11. Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes. 6.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 12. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 9.00 MOVIE: It. (2017, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 2pm Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 3.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 3.30 Liquid Science. 4.00 BattleBots. 5.00 MOVIE: Casper. (1995, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania. (2012, PG) 8.50 MOVIE: Addams Family Values. (1993, PG) 10.45 MOVIE: Get Out. (2017, MA15+) 12.45am Heroes. 1.40 The Horn. 2.40 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.25 Songs Of Praise. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 3.30 Don’t Stop The Music. (R) 4.30 The Mix. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 France 24 English News Second Edition. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 E-Cigarettes: Welcome Back, Big Tobacco. (PG, R) 3.50 The Honesty Experiment. (PG, R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 11. Highlights. 5.30 Nazi Megastructures. (PG)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 12.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 15. Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers. From Sydney Showground Stadium. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Weekender.

6.00 Global Roaming. (PG, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 Ultimate Rush. (PGl, R) 12.00 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. (PGa, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Pontiac Moon. (1994, PGl, R) 3.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 My Way. (PG)

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. (PG, R) 7.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 8.00 Pooches At Play. (R) 8.30 The Living Room. (PG, R) 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.20 Farm To Fork. (R) 2.40 To Be Advised. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Sound. (Return) Music show. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Restoration Australia: Clydesdale. Stuart Harrison meets a carpenter and her mother who are restoring two old prospecting huts. 8.40 Miniseries: Roadkill. (Mdlv) Part 1 of 4. A forceful, charismatic politician’s public and private life begins to fall apart. 9.40 Doc Martin. (PG, R) After Martin rushes a sick Buddy to the vet, he discovers that Angela is too sick to operate. 10.25 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) The situation in Moscow escalates. 11.10 Silent Witness. (Final, Mav, R) Jack’s moral principles are put to the test. 12.10 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 4.00 Silent Witness. (Final, Mav, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Rise Of Empires: Mayans. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 Biden V Trump: The Choice 2020. (M) An investigation into both of the major-party candidates in the upcoming US presidential election. 10.30 Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times. (Mal, R) A look at The New York Times. 12.10 Origins: The Journey Of Humankind: Spark Of Civilisation. (Ma, R) 3.50 The Doctor Who Took Kids Off Drugs. (PG, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Beat The Chasers. (Premiere, PG) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Girls Who Knew Too Much – Sallie. (Madv) A look at the case of Sallie-Anne Huckstepp, who was murdered after turning whistleblower. 9.50 Killer Tapes: The Murder Of Rhys Jones. (Mav, R) Presented by Susanna Reid. 10.55 Autopsy USA: James Gandolfini. (Mad) 12.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R) 1.00 A Moveable Feast. (PG, R) 1.30 The Real Seachange. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.30 Nine News Late. Takes a look at the latest news and events from Australia and around the world. 10.30 See No Evil: Fire Angel. (MA15+v) A look at the kidnapping of Diane Pranske. 11.30 Born To Kill? Class Of Evil: Graham Young – Mad For Murder. (Ma, R) 12.20 Grand Hotel. (Msv, R) 1.10 Rivals. (R) 1.35 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Junior MasterChef Australia. Contestants tackle a two-round elimination challenge beginning with an ice-cream-themed taste test. 9.00 FBI. (Mav) Jess LaCroix and his team from the FBI’s Most Wanted Unit help Omar Adom “OA” Zidan find a fugitive LaCroix arrested years ago after a bus with 26 students goes missing and he is the main suspect. 10.00 FBI: Most Wanted. LaCroix’s daughter is taken away by ICE. 11.00 NCIS. (Mad, R) Fornell’s daughter overdoses. 12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 Gruen XL. 10.45 Sammy J. 10.50 Adam Hills: Happyism. 11.40 Rose Matafeo: Horndog. 12.40am Would I Lie To You? 1.10 Upstart Crow. (Final) 1.40 The Thick Of It. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon John McCain: Maverick. 1.00 Does America. 1.25 Rise. 3.05 WorldWatch. 3.35 Trump’s Law. 5.40 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 6.00 The A350: Star Of The Skies. 7.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.20 Fake News: A True History. 9.35 How French Women Like It. 10.45 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 12. 2.35am Full Frontal. 3.05 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 It Is Written. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Mums At The Table. 9.00 Home Shopping. 9.30 Australia’s Best Drives. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 Vasili’s Garden. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Cold Feet. 1.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Avengers. 11.00 Getaway. 11.30 MOVIE: Our Miss Fred. (1972, PG) 1.30pm MOVIE: Quiet Weekend. (1946) 3.25 MOVIE: Frankie And Johnny. (1966) 5.15 MOVIE: Donovan’s Reef. (1963, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. (Premiere) 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Addams Family. Continued. (1991, PG) 6.40 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 8.20 Lassie. (1994, PG) 10.10 Young Frankenstein. (1974, PG) 12.10pm Tony Takitani. (2004, PG, Japanese) 1.40 The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 3.40 Maudie. (2016, PG) 5.50 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 8.30 Gomorrah. 9.30 I Am Not Your Negro. 11.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 14. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. 12.30pm World’s Craziest Fools. 1.00 Creek To Coast. 1.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 The Fishing Show. 4.00 World’s Craziest Fools. 4.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Last Stop Garage. (Premiere) 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Rivals. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Dance Moms. 3.30 Children’s Programs. 3.45 MOVIE: Stormbreaker. (2006, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: The Phantom. (1996, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. (2009, M) 9.50 MOVIE: The Expendables. (2010, MA15+) 11.50 Heroes. 12.50am MOVIE: Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher. (2014, M) 2.30 Late Programs.

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NRL. Walters-Langer Cup. 4.00 Rugby Union. Ella 7s. Replay. 4.20 Gaelic Football. Ladies Association. H’lights. 4.30 Rugby Union. SA Premier Grade. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Colour Theory: Underground. 7.00 Behind The Brush. 7.30 News. 7.35 The Colour Of Justice. 8.35 Hate Rising. 9.30 MOVIE: Burn Motherf**ker, Burn! (2017, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs. 28 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 30 October, 2020

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 11.30 Australia By Design: Interiors. Noon Mission: Impossible. 1.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Escape Fishing. 3.00 Hotels By Design. 3.30 Healthy Homes Aust. 4.00 Fishing Edge. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 ST: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Charmed. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm The Neighborhood. 2.30 Man With A Plan. 3.30 The Middle. 5.00 Rules Of Engagement. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Gogglebox. 10.00 Man With A Plan. 11.00 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Friends. 1.30 The Flash. 3.30 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 The Brady Bunch.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Gruen. (R) 1.35 Squinters. (Mls, R) 2.00 Unforgotten. (Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Classic Countdown. (R) 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails. (PGa, R) 2.55 Alex Polizzi: Chef For Hire. (R) 4.00 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 4.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 12. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Terror In The Woods. (2018, Mav) 2.00 Manhunt: The Porsche Kid. (Malv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Australian Story. Australians tell personal stories. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers. 9.35 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald. 10.40 ABC Late News. 11.10 Big Weather (And How To Survive It) Ready Together. (PG, R) 12.10 Cleverman. (Mlsv, R) 1.05 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 4.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Great House Revival. (PG) Presented by Hugh Wallace. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: The Extra Mile. (Ma, R) A woman is rushed to St George’s Hospital after being flung from a go-kart at full speed. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 DNA. (Mav) Rolf and Claire seek out a witness. 11.35 The Bridge. (Malsv, R) 1.45 The Red Line. (Mav, R) 3.25 The Doctor Who Took Kids Off Drugs. (Ma, R) 4.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Mals, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Mal) In a punishing day, the recruits must crawl across a jagged ravine on a single rope above the ocean. 8.30 The Rookie. (Madv) As part of their training, the rookies are asked to develop their first confidential informants. Officer Nolan soon discovers that no two informants are the same and struggles with his newest task. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Mv) Severide must make a tough decision. 12.00 MOVIE: Running Home. (1999, Mv, R) Claudia Christian. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) The teams start working on their biggest space yet, the studio and garage. 8.40 MOVIE: Casino Royale. (2006, Mv, R) James Bond is assigned to stop an evil banker from winning a high-stakes casino tournament. Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench. 11.35 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 12.05 Lethal Weapon. (MA15+av, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Junior MasterChef Australia. Contestants tackle a mystery box challenge. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? Comedians include Cal Wilson, Hayley Sproull, Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee. 9.30 Melbourne Cup Preview Show. Takes a look at “the race that stops a nation”, the upcoming Melbourne Cup. 10.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. 5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.50 Luke Warm Sex. 9.25 Detectorists. 9.55 Hang Ups. 10.20 The Inbetweeners. 10.45 Schitt’s Creek. 11.10 Red Dwarf. 11.40 Josh. 12.10am Chandon Pictures. 12.40 The IT Crowd. 1.05 Please Like Me. 1.30 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

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6am WorldWatch. Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 12.50 Trump’s First Year. 1.40 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. Men’s. Replay. 3.10 Balls Deep. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.25 This Week. 5.20 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 In Search Of... 10.15 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Travel Oz. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 11.00 Make It Yours. 11.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1pm Cold Feet. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.30 Honey I Bought The House. 3.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Criminal Confessions. 11.50 Late Programs.

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6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Death In Paradise. 2.10 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.15 Antiques Roadshow. 3.45 MOVIE: No Limit. (1935) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Kiki’s Delivery Service. Continued. (1989) 7.00 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 9.40 Maudie. (2016, PG) 11.50 The Addams Family. (1991, PG) 1.40pm The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 3.40 Young Frankenstein. (1974, PG) 5.40 One Role For Two. (2018, PG, French) 7.30 Made In Dagenham. (2010, M) 9.35 Do The Right Thing. (1989, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Ax Men. 2.00 Last Stop Garage. 3.00 The Weekend Prospector. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 World’s Craziest Fools. 4.30 Goldfathers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 Housos 2020. 9.05 Regular Old Bogan. 9.35 MOVIE: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. (1999, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.30 Malcolm. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Quantum Leap. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Kalgoorlie Cops. 8.40 MOVIE: I Am Legend. (2007, M) 10.40 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 11.40 Tattoo Fixers. 12.35am Social Fabric. 1.40 Surfing Australia TV. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

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APTN National News. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Musomagic. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Taste Of The Territory. 6.25 To The Point. 6.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.25 Woman Who Returns. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.30 Trading Cultures. 10.30 News. 10.35 Late Programs.

6am Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Law & Order: S.V.U. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 ST: Next Gen. 5.30 ST: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 13. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Friends. 10.30 Cheers. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.30 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs. 12467749-HL44-20

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Blue Water Empire. (Mav, R) 2.00 Unforgotten. (Malsv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Classic Countdown: 1976. (PG, R) 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails. (PGa) 3.00 Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle. (PGa, R) 3.55 Escalation Sensation. (PG) 4.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Mommy Group Murder. (2018, Masv, R) 2.00 Manhunt: Nurse Killer. (Masv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Headline News. News, weather and sport every 15 minutes. 7.30 Studio 10. (PG) Panel discussion. 9.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Day. 4.30 Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) Dollar Bill basks in his success and envisions his beloved skyscraper with his evil scheme ablaze. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Outback Ringer. (PG) Lach and his team set a frenetic pace. 8.30 Brock: Over The Top. (Ml) Chronicles the extraordinary life of one of Australia’s greatest racing car drivers, Peter Brock. 9.30 Searching For Superhuman: Thinking Small. (PG) Explores how the human body changes. 10.25 Insert Name Here. (Ms, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.30 Q+A. (R) 12.30 Cleverman. (Malv, R) 1.25 Doctor Who. (PG, R) 4.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 News Breakfast: USA Votes.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Newcastle To County Durham. (PG) Presented by Michael Portillo. 8.35 Insight. (R) Jenny Brockie takes a look at why people are suffering from more food insecurities. 9.35 Dateline. A look at Asian American voters. 10.05 The Feed. A look at the cancelling of cancer screening. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Cardinal. (MA15+av) 11.55 Bad Banks. (Ml, R) 1.55 The Day. (Malv, R) 4.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Mals, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Mal) Recruits are dropped from a helicopter. 8.30 MOVIE: Logan. (2017, MA15+v, R) In a dystopian future, Logan, better known as Wolverine, and one of the last mutants on Earth, returns from a self-imposed exile along with an ailing Professor X to guide a young fugitive to safety. Hugh Jackman, Dafne Keen, Patrick Stewart. 11.30 Blindspot. (Mav) 12.30 Grey’s Anatomy. (Mas, R) 1.30 The Zoo. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) The teams continue to tackle the giant challenge posed by the studios and garages. 8.40 The Trump Show. Part 3 of 3. Trump dives deeper into controversies of his own making, and faces the biggest challenge yet. 9.50 To Be Advised. 10.50 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.20 The First 48: Teardrops And Almost Home. (Mav, R) Dallas detectives hunt a car thief. 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 News Early Edition. 4.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Junior MasterChef Australia. The junior cooks are told they have one last chance to secure a place in the semi-final. 8.30 Ambulance Australia: Ultimate Emergencies. (Mal, R) Follows dispatchers and paramedics working for NSW Ambulance’s Sydney operations. 10.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) Ziva surprises Gibbs with a cryptic warning, prompting him to question why she remained underground. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Return) 9.10 Ghosts. 9.40 I’m Alan Partridge. 10.10 Frontline. 10.40 The Inbetweeners. 11.05 Schitt’s Creek. 11.30 Red Dwarf. Midnight Josh. 12.30 Chandon Pictures. 1.00 Small Tales And True. 1.25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.45 Detectorists. 2.15 QI. 2.50 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 1.40 Does America. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 9.25 We Are Who We Are. (Premiere) 11.25 Escorts. 12.15am Danny’s House. 12.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Shopping. 7.00 Travel Oz. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Sydney Weekender. 12.30 A Moveable Feast. 1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.30 Honey I Bought The House. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Grantchester. 2.10 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.10 MOVIE: Mine Own Executioner. (1947, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Halifax f.p. 10.40 Uncovered: Killed By Hate. 12.35am Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.10 One Role For Two. (2018, PG, French) 8.00 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 10.00 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 11.30 Strings. (2004, PG) 1.10pm Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 3.50 Moonrise Kingdom. (2012, PG) 5.35 The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 7.30 Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow. (2004, PG) 9.30 Precious. (2009, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 American Pickers. 2.00 Wardens. 3.00 Pawn Stars Australia. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Megastructures. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Big Easy Motors. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.30 Malcolm. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon The Nanny. 12.30 Malcolm. 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Along Came Polly. (2004, M) 9.20 MOVIE: The Heartbreak Kid. (2007, MA15+) 11.35 The Nanny. 12.05am Miami Vice. 1.00 Ultimate Rush. 2.00 Late Programs.

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Everyday Brave. 1.55 Woman Who Returns. 2.10 Bamay. 3.00 Jarjums. 6.00 Taste Of The Territory. 6.25 To The Point. 6.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Wellington Paranormal. 8.00 Black As. 8.30 Trickster. 9.30 NITV News Update. 9.35 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.00 Football. NTFL. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Melbourne Cup Preview Show. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 MOVIE: Phar Lap. (1983) 10.55 CSI: Miami. 11.50 Late Programs. 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 King Of Queens. 8.30 Becker. 9.30 Raymond. 10.30 Cheers. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. Noon WIN News. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs. Friday, 30 October, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 29

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6.00 News Breakfast: USA Votes. 9.00 USA Votes: Election Day Live. Coverage of the US election. 12.00 USA Votes: Election Results Live. Coverage of the US election. 3.00 USA Votes: Election Day Special Coverage. Coverage of the US election. 5.00 USA Votes: America’s Decision. Coverage of the US election.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera English News. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.00 SBS News Special: US Election 2020. 3.00 Dateline. (R) 3.30 Insight. (R) 4.30 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 13. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Who Killed JonBenét? (2016, Masv, R) 2.00 Manhunt: Hollywood Murderer. (Mlv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 10.00 Nine News Special: US Presidential Election 2020. Coverage of the US Presidential election. 4.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. Hosted by Eddie McGuire. 4.30 Nine News Local. The latest news, sport and weather. 5.00 Nine News.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 To Be Advised. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Gruen. Comedian Wil Anderson analyses the advertising industry and consumerism. 9.05 Reputation Rehab. (Mals) Kirsten Drysdale and Zoe Norton Lodge come to the aid of The Bachelor’s Abbie Chatfield. 9.40 Planet America: USA Votes Special. John and Chas look at the election. 11.40 The World. 12.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 1.20 Four Corners. (R) 2.05 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.20 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 3.05 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 3.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads: Ermin Way. (PG) Dan Jones travels the Ermin Way. 8.30 The Royals And The Tabloids. (Premiere, M) Explores the long and complicated relationship between the royal family and the tabloid press. 9.30 The Good Fight. (Final, M) The firm is hired to investigate the death of high-profile convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 24 Hours In Emergency: Supporting Cast. (Mal, R) 12.00 MOVIE: Rodin. (2017, Mlns, R, France) 2.10 Vikings. (MA15+av, R) 4.45 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 My House And Other Animals. (PGl) Part 1 of 2. 8.30 MOVIE: Honour. (2020, Malv) Based on a true story. A British police officer investigates the disappearance of a 20-year-old Iraqi Kurdish woman. As she delves into the case, she become convinced she is dealing with a murder. Keeley Hawes, Alexa Davies, Mark Stanley. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 11.30 Blindspot. (Mv) 12.30 Code Black. (Mav, R) 1.30 The Zoo. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Rugby League. State of Origin. Game 1. Queensland v New South Wales. 9.10 State Of Origin Post-Match. A post-match wrap-up of Game 1 of the State of Origin between Queensland and New South Wales, along with expert panels analysis, player interviews as well as a look at Game 2 on the 11th November. 10.10 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.10 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Sharpe tries to find a creative way to help Max. 12.00 World’s Wildest Weather: Facing Down A Hurricane. (Ml, R) Takes a look at wild weather. 1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Bachelorette Australia. Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 8.30 The Masked Singer USA. Squiggly Monster, Whatchamacallit, Sun and Popcorn take to the stage as the competition continues. Hosted by Nick Cannon, with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger. 9.30 Bull. (PGa, R) Bull helps a social media influencer take her father to court to overturn his legal guardianship over her empire. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. 5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Friday Night Dinner. 8.55 Archer. (Final) 9.20 Rosehaven. 9.45 Frontline. 10.15 The Thick Of It. 10.45 The Inbetweeners. 11.10 Schitt’s Creek. 11.35 Red Dwarf. 12.05am Josh. 12.35 Soul Mates. 1.05 QI. 1.35 The Catherine Tate Show. 2.05 Hang Ups. 2.30 News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

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6am WorldWatch. Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 1.40 Donkmaster. 2.55 The Ice Cream Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.00 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.25 MOVIE: The Fifth Element. (1997, PG) 10.40 Stacey Dooley: Countdown To Armageddon. 11.35 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.30 Honey I Bought The House. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Jonathan Creek. 11.40 Late Programs.

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6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 New Tricks. 2.10 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.10 MOVIE: Fear Is The Key. (1972, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 11.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Lunchbox. Continued. (2013, PG, Hindi) 6.50 Strings. (2004, PG) 8.30 Moonrise Kingdom. (2012, PG) 10.15 The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 12.10pm One Role For Two. (2018, PG, French) 2.00 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 3.30 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 5.30 Polina. (2016, PG, French) 7.30 Donnie Darko. (2001, M) 9.35 12 Years A Slave. (2013, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Wardens. 3.00 Pawn Stars Australia. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Megastructures. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.30 Malcolm. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Quantum Leap. 1.00 Sliders. 2.00 Baywatch. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: End Of Days. (1999, M) 11.00 The Nanny. 11.30 Malcolm. Midnight Miami Vice. 1.00 Road Trick. 2.05 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

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1.40pm Lil Bois. 2.00 On The Road. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Musomagic. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Taste Of The Territory. 6.25 To The Point. 6.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 NITV News Update. 7.30 The Wrestlers. 8.30 The Talk: Race In America. 10.30 News. 10.35 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 9.25 MOVIE: Swing Vote. (2008, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 King Of Queens. 8.30 Becker. 9.30 Raymond. 10.30 Cheers. 11.30 Big Bang. Noon WIN News. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America: USA Votes Special. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Reputation Rehab. (Mals, R) 2.00 Unforgotten. (Mals, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails. (PG, R) 3.55 Five Billion Pound Super Sewer. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 14. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Tenth Circle. (2008, Masv, R) 2.00 Code Blue: Murder: The Murder Of Katherine Smith. (Malv, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Headline News. News, weather and sport every 15 minutes. 7.30 Studio 10. (PG) Panel discussion, featuring Sarah Harris and Tristan MacManus, who tackle all manner of topics. 11.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Oaks Day. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG) Mike performs emergency surgery. 8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure: Iran. (R) Part 3 of 4. Joanna continues her adventure following the Silk Road from Iran’s capital Tehran. 9.20 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) A zoo owner is poisoned by a dart. 10.20 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Tim Minchin. (PG, R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.20 Louis Theroux: Savile. (Mal, R) 12.40 Louis Theroux: Dark States. (MA15+ad, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Great Fire Of London: London Burns. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (Final, PG) Takes a look at an archaeological dig near the Chapel on the grounds of the Tower of London. 9.25 Fargo. (MA15+) Josto makes a bold move. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 24 Hours In Police Custody: Too Close For Comfort. (Mal, R) 11.55 Whiskey Cavalier. (Mlv, R) 4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.35 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Mals, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) The semi-finals begin as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges David Walliams, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and series creator Simon Cowell. Hosted by Ant and Dec. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) Teams of two embark on a journey around the world covering more than 53,000km. 12.00 Blindspot. (Mv, R) The team races to thwart a terrorist plot. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft. 8.40 Paramedics. (Ma, R) A newlywed couple have come off their motorbike. Paramedics answer a dangerous callout. 9.40 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Dr Marcel and April clash over how to handle a mysterious patient. Will questions Natalie’s capabilities. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 A+E After Dark. (Mlm) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Bachelorette Australia. Bachelorettes Elly and Becky reveal who they have chosen in the final rose ceremony. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Ma, R) When an actor accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a rock and a hard place. 10.30 This Is Us. (PGas) Kevin spends the day with Rebecca. 12.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.30 The Project. (R) 2.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Mock The Week. 9.30 Reputation Rehab. 10.00 Flowers. (Final) 10.30 Finding Joy. 10.55 Ghosts. 11.25 The Inbetweeners. 11.50 Schitt’s Creek. 12.15am Red Dwarf. 12.45 Josh. (Final) 1.15 Soul Mates. 1.45 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.30 News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 1.45 Donkmaster. 3.00 The Ice Cream Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 Full Frontal: 2020 Election Special. 9.45 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 10.35 Australia Come Fly With Me. 11.35 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Vasili’s Garden. 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.30 Honey I Bought The House. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 As Time Goes By. 2.20 Antiques Roadshow. 2.50 MOVIE: Lady Caroline Lamb. (1972, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. 8.40 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Evil Under The Sun. (1982, PG) 11.05 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 7.15 Polina. (2016, PG, French) 9.15 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 11.20 The Eagle Has Landed. (1976, PG) 1.50pm Moonrise Kingdom. (2012, PG) 3.35 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 5.35 The Man Who Knew Infinity. (2015, PG) 7.35 Kung Fu Hustle. (2004, M, Cantonese) 9.30 Marshall. (2017, M) 11.40 Valley Of Shadows. (2017, M, Norwegian) 1.20am Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Ax Men. 2.00 Wardens. 2.30 Savage Wild. 3.00 Pawn Stars Australia. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Megastructures. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. (2007, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. (1988, PG) 12.15am Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.30 Malcolm. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Quantum Leap. 1.00 Sliders. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Under Siege. (1992, M) 9.40 MOVIE: The Punisher. (2004, MA15+) 12.05am Miami Vice. 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Late Programs.

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Wrestlers. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Musomagic. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Taste Of The Territory. 6.25 To The Point. 6.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 NITV News Update. 7.30 Black As. 7.40 American Soul. 8.30 The Point. 9.30 MOVIE: Black Cop. (2017, M) 11.05 Late Programs. 30 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 30 October, 2020

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Students learn from dino geek

Students heard about the jobs people do.

Students learn about job market Noosa District State High School (NDSHS) Year 11 Social and Community Studies students have enjoyed presentations on a variety of career pathways from a range of guest speakers who shared insights in working in the fields of veterinary science, firefighting, education, performing arts and TAFE. NDSHS graduate Carolyn Medloby shared with the Year 11 students personal insights into life post high school, including some of the challenges associated with moving from the Sunshine Coast to living in Brisbane. Performer, singer and owner of the Little Theatre for Children, Michael Adam Smith, spoke to the students about his love of the theatre and working in the performing arts industry. Fire and Emergency Services Officer Warren Hunter provided the students with an understanding of the work the fire brigade perform from fighting fires and search and rescue to road accidents and dealing with hazardous substances. NDSHS Principal Brett Burgess told the students about his career pathway, which involved initially setting out to become an accountant, and then working as a Health and Physical Education teacher in Longreach. Mr Burgess worked in a number of schools

Emergency services was among career paths discussed with students. in Queensland, including Bribie Island, before taking on the role as principal of NDSHS midway through this year. Mr Burgess told the students that he had no regrets about becoming a teacher and principal, and when asked why he enjoys his job, he informed the students that it was all because of them. The Year 11 students are looking forward

to presentations from Gregson and Weight’s funeral director Tim Goessling, NDSHS graduates Jamison Kehl and Abby Vartan and Antarctic chef and author Zane Hacker. The Social and Community Studies class are finding this term’s focus on the world of work very eye-opening and useful for the students who are now considering their options post-Year 12.

New playground for Tewantin kindy The power of community support has put big smiles on the faces of four and five-year old’s at Tewantin Community Kindergarten, with the instalment of a new outdoor playground. Noosa MP Sandy Bolton helped cut the colourful ribbon, designed by the kindergarten children, to formally open the new playground on 24 October 2020. Early childhood educator Helen Walsh said the investment in this space was a perfect demonstration of what can happen when volunteers, the community and local organisations work together to give the next generation the best chance to interact closely with nature. “The playground is a place for children to explore, play, learn and grow and bridge their creativity and appreciation for the natural environment, Helen said. “Through play children learn about themselves, about others and the world around them. “The activities we provide for them are child-centred and are often based on ideas and events brought in by the children themselves. So, whether it’s time in the garden, creating artwork or reading, the children’s’ experiences are varied and exciting for them.“ 32 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 30 October, 2020

The not-for-profit kindergarten has been focused on providing unique spaces that encourage play in the same quiet, natural setting since 1965. The $19,000 playground is the result of continual fundraising driven by the kindergarten committee over the years including multiple Bunnings sausage sizzles, support from the Lions Club and a $500 restart grant from Ms Bolton. Ms Bolton said the continued success of Tewantin Community Kindergarten was a testimony to the vision and hard work of all the families, local community and staff who have been involved with the community-based centre over the past 55 years and continue to be involved. “As a parent, we simply want the best for our children and grandchildren. And we are so fortunate to have a centre like this here which offers a strong family atmosphere where both children and their parents feel a clear sense of security and belonging,” she said. Applications for Tewantin Community Kindergarten 2022 enrollments are now open. To learn more call 5447 1385 or visit www. tewantincommunitykindy.com.

Noosa MP Sandy Bolton opens Tewantin kindy playground.

Palaeontologist and reality TV participant George Sinapius shared his personal insights with Noosa students into his work as a palaeontologist and tour guide at Winton’s Age of Dinosaurs Museum as well as his experience as a reality television star on Beauty and the Geek. The Year 11 Noosa District State High School students were keen to discover to how to find fossils and asked Mr Sinapius if there could be any in the Noosa region. “The main way to look for fossils is through understanding the geological layering and looking to see what could be discovered in the area,” Mr Sinapius said. Mr Sinapius described his work as a palaeontologist as “... a childhood dream come true.” Mr Sinapius told the students that the coronavirus has impacted tourism at The Age of Dinosaurs Museum “hugely.” “We have limited spaces for the tours and our normal tourist season has been halved due to the restrictions,” Mr Sinapius said. Year 11 student Olivia Smith was interested to discover Mr Sinapius’ other hobbies aside from “digging up dinosaurs.” “My favourite hobby is now catching Pokemon on Pokemon Go, collecting dinosaur DNA on Jurassic World Alive, painting models and woodwork,” Mr Sinapius said. The students also had many questions for Mr Sinapius pertaining to working in the reality television industry, which he described as “... a great experience.” “It was different being filmed and having cameras everywhere. I didn’t think it really hit me until I watched [Beauty and the Geek] and had it aired ... [I] made so many new friendships and it really helped to boost my confidence in the real world,” Mr Sinapius said. Mr Sinapius said he probably wouldn’t appear on reality television again, because “... the producers are always after drama for the show.” He did not like how the geeks were portrayed on the show. “We never had a say in how the show was put together. It was just how the editors decided to portray us,” Mr Sinapius said. Mr Sinapius told the students that he is leaving The Age of Dinosaurs Museum in February 2021 and he is looking forward to “... a change of scenery” and “... a new chapter.” Year 11 student Maya Sela was delighted to receive Mr Sinapius’ letter and enjoyed reading his responses to all her questions. “We are so grateful for him taking the time to write to us all and we wish him all the best with this new chapter,” Maya said.

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Weather a dream job for Michael By Brigid Muir Noosa State High School student Michael was set on his future career path in Year 7 when he discovered the weather station outside the school library. Michael spent lunchtimes collecting weather data from the station he named Dorothy after the weather research device in the film Twister. Teacher Wendy McGorrery organised the school to gift Michael Dorothy after he completed Year 8 and moved to NDSHS’s Senior Campus at Cooroy. Michael enjoys using Dorothy to teach staff and students about the weather. Michael takes Dorothy with him to school and on the weekends when he tracks and chases storms. “I had to replace the wind scoops with ping pong balls after she was hit by hail one afternoon,” Michael said. Michael hopes to one day become the next Higgins Storm Chaser. “Unfortunately, I don’t have the maths to be a meteorologist, but I have the passion for weather. I am autistic, but that won’t stop me from achieving my dreams. I’m a good talker, a good communicator and I love storms,” Michael said. Money is the main impediment for Michael achieving his dream job. “I would really like someone to sponsor me so I can earn a living from my passion. I’d really like someone like Higgins to take me on,” Michael said. A career in the navy and working as a boilermaker are Michael’s back-up plans.

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Students hear how one choice can change a life.

Road RYDA Noosa District State High School Year 10 students completed the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) program at the House With No Steps, Doonan last Friday. RYDA is designed to change the way the students think about road safety. The RYDA program is delivered to over 50,000 senior high school students each year from 650 participating schools. The Year 10 students attended six interactive sessions, which included participating in a stopping distance demonstration, devising personalised safety strategies, evaluating their own risk profile and gaining tips from road safety experts on how to protect themselves and their family and friends. The greatest impact at RYDA came from hearing personal stories of loss and survival, which highlighted how one poor choice can alter a life forever. The students learnt essential life skills, which will put them in good stead as they face the challenges of driving solo or as they take on the role as an influential passenger of a novice driver. RYDA is a program supported by all government and private schools in Queensland. The program was judged by the Queensland Department of Transport as the best and most beneficial way for students to learn how to become drivers of vehicles.

Michael defines weather with Dorothy.

Your vote will decide who governs Queensland Labor’s not working for Noosa Sandy Bolton & Labor’s Noosa... No Public Sex Offenders Register - which will put our kids at risk No Tewantin Bypass, more traffic on our roads Higher unemployment, local businesses closing Since 2018, Sandy Bolton has voted with Labor over 120 times Authorised by Lincoln Folo, Liberal National Party of Queensland, 281 Sandgate Road, Albion QLD 4010 12463852-LB44-20

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COMMUNITY UPDATES NOOSATODAY.COM.AU RED CROSS ELECTION STALL The Noosa Tewantin Branch of the Red Cross, are holding a cake/bake stall from 8-11am, this Saturday 31 October at the Baptist Church on Weyba Road. This location is also a polling station for the election this weekend.

BOOMERANG BAGS NOOSA HOME SEWERS NEEDED We have been sewing throughout Covid and Boomerang Bags are more in demand than ever, but we are limited with the number of sewers at our sewing bees. We need competent sewers to sew bags at home. We can give you packs of fabric cut and ready to sew. It would be preferable if you have an overlocker. Donations of clean re-useable fabric are always welcome and we can arrange to collect if necessary. We continue to support Ocean Crusaders to remove rubbish from the Noosa River and have donated over $5,000 In the last 4 years. Call Sandra on 0466 44 99 46 for more information.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING AT POMONA Every Tuesday evening from 7-9.30 pm Pat and Norm Young organise a Social evening at the 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. Everyone is welcome. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

ROTARY INFO NIGHT On Thursday Nov 26 at 6pm at Tait Duke Cottage in Earl St Tewantin, the Rotary Club of Noosa Heads is putting on an info evening about the many faceted role of Rotary in the community. We extend an invite for community minded people to come along and to consider joining our club and make a difference to our community. To register contact president. noosaheads@rotary9600.org

PROBUS NOOSA RIVER Looking for something to do? While we are not yet conducting our usual monthly meetings our club offers many activities and these subclubs are meeting regularly and include the

following activities - craft, golf, art, lunch, outings, walking trips, theatre, wine appreciation, creative writing, book club, scrabble, coffee mornings, Mahjong and ukulele. Phone 0410 687 639 for more information.

BEEFSTEAK AND BURGUNDY CLUB Noosa Beefsteak and Burgundy Club meet on the third Wednesday each month at a different restaurant. Great dining with good wines and fellowship are our aim. For further details phone John Dicker on 0414 323 266 or Nigel Clark on 0419 671 353.

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP Our weekly Music Group is held every Thursday from 9.30-11.30am in a private home in Noosaville and we are adhering to COVID safety guidelines. 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

INDEPENDENT RETIREES Association of Independent Retirees (AIR) Noosa Branch is the peak National not-forprofit organisation supporting self-funded retirees and those planning a sustainable retirement. We are back to face to face meetings. One of our current advocacy issues is the Retirement Income Review which will directly impact all working Australians and retirees. For further information phone 0478 479 049 or email: airnoosasecretary@gmail.com www. facebook.com/AIRNoosa

WEEKLY EXERCISE & DA NCE Comprising gentle exercises and dance routines to stimulating music, our ‘Dance for Joy’ sessions promote fitness and wellbeing. Routines are specially programmed to promote balance, coordination and core strength for people with restricted mobility. No experience needed. Come along and give it a go. Classes every Thursday at the Freemasons Hall in North St, Yandina, 10.30-11.45am. For more details call Philippa 0417780016 or email philippaj712@gmail.com

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the Wine Bar, Tewantin Marina and Thursdays from 10am at the Boathouse on the Noosa River. We also have a monthly program of dinners, lunches, walks and other activities. Please contact Joan on 0419517869 or Helen on 0459228955 for more details.

TRY TOASTMASTERS Would you like to develop public speaking and leadership skills for life? Welcome to Noosa Toastmasters. We are a fun-loving, supportive group who are all learning together. Due to the current restrictions, we are now conducting hybrid meetings - online via Zoom and in-person at the CWA hall in Poinciana Ave, Tewantin. We meet every second and fourth Monday of the month. Phone Ian Davies on 0410 750 651 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.

BOOKFEST SHOP POMONA Cooroy-Pomona Lions now have their book shop at the Pomona Community House in the heart of Pomona on Memorial Ave, We are Friday and Saturday each week from 9am to 1pm. A great range of good value books, of all kinds on sale. For information contact 0434612149.

PROBUS COOROY In an endeavour to promote fun, friendship and fellowship caring for the senior element of our community, Probus Cooroy has embarked on monthly meetings again. Retired and semi-retired members of the district are invited to come along to the Cooroy RSL on the 1st Monday of each month at 9.30am. For further details 0413 947 320.

NORTH TEWANTIN BUSHCARE Join North Tewantin Bush Care Group of localn volunteers every first and third Sunday of the month from 7.30-9.30 am to help maintain the beautiful natural flora in the area. We weed and plant along the river. It is light work and a lot of fun. All equipment is provided and an excellent morning tea follows. Grab a hat and come along. Phone 0432 384 596.

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We are a fun, friendly, seniors social group, we welcome couples and singles to join us for morning coffee every Monday from 10am at

Now Spring is here and the Bees are more than anxious to hum, so help them to continue with their fun in your garden by purchasing a native

Weekly roster for Meals on Wheels Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 2/11 to Friday 6/11. Monday Drivers: Rotary D’Break, Tony, Sam, Andrew, Driver Needed E-Run, Alice, Patricia, Martina, Cedric Kitchen: Stephen, Len, Geoff Tuesday Drivers: Alice, Driver Needed B-Run, Tania + Friends, Margaret +Jill, Denise, Maide + Terry, Barani + Peter, Driver Needed H-Run, Simone + Chris Kitchen: Christine, Loz, Jo, Geoff Wednesday Drivers: Nancy, Victor + Tatiana, Gary, Jennifer + Martin, Jan + Bryan, Sarah + Paul, Barbara + Gerry, Roz, Simone + Chris Kitchen: Rob, Richard, John Thursday Drivers: Jenny, Justin, Anne, Donna + Julie, Neil + Kenny, Sharon + Jan, Barani + Peter, Lucky, Victor + Tatiana Kitchen: Loz, Vicki, Jerry, Sharron, Anthea Friday Drivers: John M, Victor + Tatiana, Driver Needed C-Run, Jean + Janet, Lynne + Kay, Lynette + John, William + Denise, Dee, Julie B Kitchen: David, Karyn, Geoff, Neil, Charlotte You can also check the roster on our website www.mealsonwheels-tewantinnoosa.org.au If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449-7659. bee box from the Noosa Men’s Shed. Call by on a Wednesday morning between 10 am and Noon at The Cobbers Shed to organise a purchase. Other garden accoutrements (like Ad- irondack chairs, Bird Houses, possum boxes).

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How Much Can A Koala Bear? Homes and food destroyed by bushfires, developers, land clearing, logging; killed by dogs, diseases and cars. Will cutting ‘red and green tape’ have any bearing on our Bears’ survival. Unbearable! Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach.

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Saddened By Satan Thank you, Rev Chris Johnson for your letter, to Noosa Today stating some of your concerns regarding the practice of Satanic worship. I too am saddened that so many people do not know the good news that comes from knowing Christ. The joy of knowing Christ has been the glue in my life. The one constant that can assure me of salvation and give me release from all the poor choices that I have made in my life. I am happy to share this joy with others who seek to know Christ and what the Christian journey can offer. Mary Couche, Noosa

Step Into Darkness Chris Johnson (Letters 23 October 2020) is certainly correct that the planned Satanic worship event at Halloween is a tragic step into darkness. Sadly too, it is a transparently cynical move to be thanking Scott Morrison for his championing of religious freedom in our country which leaves the door open even for such events. Yet there are many things which we are free to choose but which may nevertheless have disastrous consequences. Only a little reflection indicates that not all things freely chosen are good for people, and some are indeed disastrous. Yet Christ’s invitation, never a compulsion, to true freedom from all darkness and evil remains wonderfully in force: “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John’s Gospel 8:36). Greg Passmore, Cooroy

No Hospital Support Now that pre-polling for the 2020 Queensland State Election has commenced so far I have not heard of one single candidate who has declared support for the retention of the designated public beds at Noosa Hospital or for the urgent need for increased bed numbers, both public and private. Do any of the candidates actually understand the importance of Noosa Hospital to this Community, and to this region, which is so heavily weighted with folk over 50 years of age, and with younger couples who grew up here and who want their children to have the same lifestyle they had. Noosa Hospital has become the hub of this region. It gives us many employment opportunities, and attracts to our area doctors, specialists, allied health and related professionals, who have located to the region during the past 20 years that the hospital has been in operation. Our hospital owes it’s existence to the people of this community and since it has become the only hospital available to the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, residents are entitled to expect that the State Government will provide our hospital with the appropriate funding and

Phil Aland was at the river in Noosaville on Saturday after the storm passed. The shaft of sunlight only lasted a couple of minutes but I was lucky enough to see it, he said. If you have a Lenscape please email to newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au

attention which this fast growing community requires and deserves. Liz Aspinall, Tewantin Retired hospital CEO

How To Not Vote A how to not vote for Labour in our Letter Box today includes a not to vote for Sandy Bolton as she has voted with Labour over 120 times since 2018. Surely as Labour was the goverment during her time in Parliament and as an Independant then to get what she wanted for her electorate was the sure way of getting it. I guess she would have voted the same way, if not maybe more times if the government was the LNP, as they insist they would have (and will be if elected) a better goverment. So if the LNP and Sandy gets elected again will she recall this flyer when her vote is essential for an important policy to pass and become law? A case of don’t bite your nose off to spite your face as more and more voters are unhappy with the two major parties and some of the others, who can never win goverment anyway, but it’s a free country and in the last 8 months people have had to do double somersaults to survive. Ernest Wright, Sunrise Beach

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It seems beyond ones thought capacity. Or is it the cognitive error of foreshortening. But very few people alive today seem to care about the future. Already plastic microparticles rain from the sky. Similar to the acid rain of the previous generation. That’s two generations now who have deigned to pick up the pollution football. Then there is the resources issue. People put money away for future generations... So what about some minerals, or parks or clean air? Future generations might want some of that to! The great unblinking eye of utter myopia that is the present economic system rewards people for turning a profit on the commons now, and not costing the effects of such “turning“. These effects being pollution, resource depletion and the now undeniable fact of impoverishing future gens. You see if the biosphere and the way people use, is how wealth is made, then any non renewable use of it is straight out theft from future gens.

They will have the tech some kleptocrats say. Tech to do what? Build a new biosphere/ habitable planet? Thats some tech indeed! Profit now equals poverty later. Non sustainable commerce won’t buy you air, fresh water systems or a liveable climate. But it will buy you damnation(from your great grandchildren) and ecocide. Dylan White, Doonan

Reconsider Issue I must say I found Ingrid Jackson’s article in the Noosa Today edition of 23 October very disturbing. Despite population caps we have a growing but ageing population and medical facilities are becoming more essential. As the McMenamin family operate two radiology clinics in the Shire already it is reasonable to assume they would be best qualified to identify a need for a further facility in Cooroy. As they were prepared to fully restore the relocated historic building . there seems to be very little reason that conditions stipulated by the Council cannot be met. It is fairly obvious that for the efficient operation of medical facilities they need to be strategically located and this project was a very good example of that. It would be my wish, no doubt along with many others, that the Council reconsider this issue as soon as possible. Simon Gamble, Noosa Heads

Breakup Impact In this day and age, relationships don’t last. In Australia, the Bureau of Statistics figures show one-third of marriages end in divorce. Enduring partnerships are no longer the norm. This is especially the case on the Sunshine Coast, with divorce and separation rates far higher than Australia’s average. Separation is a common relationship phenomenon in the community today, and Australian societal attitudes towards marriage, separation and divorce have shifted markedly in recent years. The proportion of Australians who view marriage as a lifelong commitment that should never be ended (except by death) has decreased dramatically, paralleled by increasing acceptance of divorce. In the old days, courtship was taken very seriously. A man would really have to try his best to earn the affections of a woman. He would do this by doing things for her and tak-

ing her out on dates. He would typically also have to earn the respect of the girl’s parents. Nowadays, things are far more casual in peoples’ approaches to relationships. Today, singles often jump into relationships too quickly and then don’t wait for intimacy, or marriage, or children. Friends with benefits haphazardly turn into something more. People long for companionship so much that they settle for someone who is not a good match. Problems arise because many couples don’t honour the commitments they make. It’s very easy to walk away and look for something younger, prettier or richer. Dating apps have created a mentality that people and relationships are disposable and easily replaced. All you have to do is swipe left. Technology has made it easy to cheat and find sex elsewhere. Drugs, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and criminality also play a large part in relationship breakdowns. A relationship that is abusive and/or toxic, certainly does not deserve to last. On the Sunshine Coast, and in many regions, women outnumber men, and the pool of available singles who do not dabble in drugs; have been divorced or come with emotional and/or psychological baggage is considerably limited. Sometimes a blind eye is turned to glaringly obvious problems from the get-go of a relationship in the hope they will change. When children are brought into the world by a couple who breakup, these children are more likely than others to experience relationship problems themselves. A child of divorce is twice as likely to endure a divorce later in their lifetime. If both their parents are children of divorce, then that number goes up to four. As we grow up, we learn a lot just by watching our parents. Especially conflict management. So, it’s no surprise that children of divorce often pick up some unhealthy tactics to approach conflicts with their friendships and other relationships. Because of this, many of these children wind up suffering the same problems that drove their parents apart. Unfortunately, this cycle often continues. Many adults recall the breakup of their parents as the most traumatic event of their youth. Parental breakups are a leading cause of psychological distress and a major cause of suicide among young people. There are also clear associations between persistent negative, hostile and disruptive behaviours, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and marijuana use. It is these children who are our future ... Brigid Muir, Cooroy

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A voice for business The measure of a great Chamber of Commerce is that they not only advocate on behalf of local businesses but also for their community. Recently elected Noosa Chamber of Commerce president ROB NEELY sat down with Noosa Today to discuss the next five years and how Covid will affect those plans. Can you tell us briefly about yourself, what brought you to Noosa and why you took on the voluntary role? I originally found myself in Noosa as a 14yo boy in 1974 with my parents who had decided to take the family on a around Australia trip leaving from Melbourne. We had made it up as far as Gympie with the new Valiant and a ‘state of the art’ 25 foot Caravan in tow, when a truckie asked my dad where we were headed to next. The wisdom of the well-travelled truckie changed my life and the safety of our family when he said “Not this year mate, don’t go up North this year, its gunna be a bad cyclone year mate turn around and stay down here somewhere” At the time I thought it odd that my father listened to this bloke he had never met, and yet only 6 months or so later Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, most likely where we would have been by then. Anyway dad turned around and we decided to head to Pine Trees caravan park in Hastings St for a few nights. Back then Hastings St didn’t even have gutters, and as we drove down towards the caravan park my dad turned to mum in true Paul Hogan style and said “Not staying here luv, there’s too many bloody hippies”. So we turned the Valiant and 25 foot caravan around in the middle of Hastings St (where Aromas is now) and pulled up next to the then Surf Club (which was only a shack). But when I walked up over the sand I immediately fell in love with what later became my home. As a 14 yo boy surfing the waves with two other hippie types at First Point, that day Noosa took over my soul and has been there ever since. From 18yos of age I came back to Noosa every few months each year and at 21 after obtaining my Pilots Licence I began making monthly trips in our little twin engine aircraft landing every Friday afternoon at the Noosa Airstrip and departing back to Melbourne on Monday mornings. In 2006 I moved my wife and two children aged 7 and 3 to Noosa for good. I have volunteered all my life sitting on NFP Boards all over Australia including several for the Federal Govt in Canberra and many in the Melbourne Corporate arena, once established here I took on various Volunteer roles with Angelfilght being the first, and then I joined the Noosa Heads SLSC where eventually I became the Deputy Club Captain and spent years on the Sponsorship Committee with people like Garth Prowd, Ian ‘Macca’ McDonald and even the now Noosa Councillor Amelia Lorentson for a bit also. Volunteering and giving back has always been a fundamental ethos of mine and more broadly my girls and my beautiful wife. What do you think is the greatest value of Noosa Chamber of Commerce to the people of Noosa? Chambers in normal times are there to advocate on behalf of the business community with all levels of government . They are there to promote business and negotiate with Local Government, State and Federal Governmentt, however this year is different. The first issues we had to deal with was to survive after Covid struck us down in March. This meant we had to silo off to the side our normal chamber business and get stuck into how to manage our businesses particularly Accommodation and Retail through this crisis. Once the borders open more fully on November 1, we will go into the Revive mode, which will see us get through the busy Tourism Season of December and January and onto March where we expect some enormous dif-

Noosa Chamber of Commerce president Rob Neely ficulty’s forced upon us by greater Australian Economic Issues. I would expect if we do our job well then sometime around September 2021 we may get into forecasting a Thrive mode. So this year the Chamber mantra has been Survive - Revive - Thrive. In amongst all of this over the past 6 months we have also been very carefully monitoring the mental health and wellbeing of our members and the broader business community, in fact every business owner that has reached out to us whether a Member or not we have taken their particular issues on board assisted as is possible and where appropriate lobbied very hard for them. Due to Covid 19 circumstance our primary focus has been with our local council, to help navigate the often too rigid policy’s developed pre Covid to ones that recognise the challenge of this virus and negotiate regulation that businesses can work with. Councils all over Australia can often be immune to what’s actually going on in the real world, and as such we have met with the Mayor and CEO frequently to ensure Council has real time feedback so we can navigate through this difficult time together A good example is the recent reversal of ending the Free Go Noosa Transport for Dec and Jan. A report was forwarded for adoption by Councillors that all busses that were free last year would be charged for this year. Chamber with the support of other Business precincts and our Peak Tourism Body stepped in and advocated to reverse the recommendations in the staff report. We were successful in this representation to council. It’s worth noting that 68% of those that use the Free buses are in fact Noosa Ratepayers and their families -this is a great win for everybody. What NCCI projects have you seen completed over the past two years and what have been their outcomes? What has happened over the last two years was ‘business as usual’ however we are wiping the blackboard clean and starting again from scratch this year as the world has been turned on its head. There are micro and macro issues that we are facing, but the bigger picture stuff is to somehow get embedded into the local government act that Council have to consider Economic and Social outcomes as a part of the Development Application (DA) process, and that the town plan should be a directional document - not prescriptive document - and the importance of an economic strategy that

gets implemented and that does change the employment outcomes of this town through the development of the new Local Economic Development Plan (LEDP) that will see us 20 years into the future. Noosa began as a hippie town, then it developed as a Holiday Destination and Hastings Street became a photo opportunity for rich listers and over the past 15 years we have seen the unplanned organic growth of Aged Care and the Construction that is required to build those facilities and now the subsequent pressure on our housing market. The new LEDP which we are now discussing with the Noosa Council Business Development Dept will if done properly map out the future growth for our Shire. The fundamental in the development of that plan for me is to make sure we have jobs here for our children, and not just casual jobs in retail and accommodation, but we are now focussed on bringing high paying jobs here, we don’t know yet what that looks like, but it might be Biotech, Agritech or divisions of large IT or Accounting Firms that want their workforce to spread out into regional areas. So for me it all begins with a WHY and we will plan the HOW over the next 6 months. Do you think the Noosa community engages with NCCI and understands what it does? Historically Chamber has had good years and great years, but I hear loud and clear on social media and through other community groups that parts of the community do not understand what an effective Chamber can do for the community. As such our messaging needs reflect our social and environmental values but also to be community focused - whats good for business is good for the Noosa Community. The reality is there is no one size fits all solution to what is forecast to be a recession 45 times worse than the GFC, so govt cannot save our local economy only small and medium sized businesses and their employees will get Noosa through the 2021-2025 economic window. What has been the impact of Covid-19? Founding Father of the USA, Benjamin Franklin said “Out of adversity comes opportunity.” Chamber sees this global issue as an opportunity to reset. We are a small regional town that has the ability to change and adapt quickly. We need everyone on board, and because we are such a small town we all know each other, so now is not the time to say ‘No we cant do that’ but rather ‘how can we do that, if an idea has merit lets see if we can give it a go’. To do that we all need to be aligned, Noo-

sa Council, our Local State Member and our Federal Members along with all elements and business precincts. Ben Franklin was back then trying to start a nation, we are a small town with ~6800 businesses, so we can definitely make change happen and Covid is giving us this opportunity. What do you hope NCCI can achieve over the next five years? We recognised at the start of Covid that to be able to achieve anything in the next 5 years we had to reshape the Chamber and its Board. Chamber is not a one man band, and I am only one small part. To achieve the deliverables we had circled we have put together a experienced and committed team of Noosa’s business leaders for which I am very grateful, because without my committee we would not be able to effect change. We truly work together as a team to be the voice of our members, to earn trust in the community and challenge the status quo to meet the needs of Noosa businesses. 2021-2025 will be the biggest economic challenge of our time. Todays Noosa economy is an “ accidental “ economy. It has not been designed nor curated. The shire has a poor record of delivering forecast economic outcomes. Covid 19 has ended this luxury. 21% of our 26,800 workforce earn less than $650 a week. In the last 5 years 2800 jobs were created ( just 2% per annum- the inflation rate) and 60% of those jobs were in the low paying wage band. Without intervention this economy will continue to be susceptible to economic downturn- especially as the worlds economy contracts as a result of covid 19. Simply put there will be less consumption as a result of the worlds economic contraction. We are heading for an economic cliff -our job is to soften the fall as much as we can. The only methodology that can achieve this is economic and social outcomes a consideration within the planning approval process, an honest quality partnership between the business community and all levels of governmentbut especially council and an interventionalist strategy to change the uneven balance of our economy. With Local Govt having such a huge impact on the shape and size of our local economy, we are insisting on evidence based decision making processes otherwise peoples livelihoods will be lost. The chamber as a team stands ready to play our part in delivering these outcomes. Friday, 30 October, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 37

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Events not to be missed From a beachfront lunch, to lunch and dinners on the river, with the National Park as a backdrop and into the hinterland, A Noosa Eat & Drink, A Summer Celebration offers up some incredible events in stunning locations ... . Here are seven events not to be missed! Beachfront: Nu Nu to Noosa, Tropical South East Asian Treat! - Palm Cove’s Nu Nu chef Nick Holloway will join the team at Season for a 4 course collaboration lunch showcasing tropical south east Asian flavours paired with the best Australia has to offer in bio-dynamic, organic and natural wines; $180. Friday 4 December. On The River: Sunset Prawns & Prosecco - Nothing says “Hello Summer” like Prosecco, Prawns and Sunsets in Noosa. So jump onboard the Noosa Ferry for an iconic Noosa experience and kick start your summer in style! This event

will see you cruising the Noosa River at sunset while enjoying Dal Zotto Prosecco, Fresh Mooloolaba Prawns, Freshly Shucked Oysters and nibbles catered for by Noosa Boathouse. Heads of Noosa beers also available. $99. Friday 4 December. North Meets South at Noosa Waterfront - This Italian 5 course dinner inspired by locally sourced ingredients matched with wines from Italy will be fun! In 2020 style, guests will enjoy a zoom chat with the winemaker from Piedmont and Pulia; $185. Friday 4 December. Local Seafood, Taste of Noosa Lunches at Gusto - Seafood lovers these lunches are for you - featuring 5 dishes showcasing local seafood from Noosa Scallops, Fraser Island Spanner Crab, Mooloolaba Prawns and local line caught fish; $75. Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December. National Park Backdrop:

The Perfect Perch - Matt Golinski’s View Restaurant - A collaboration between Queensland chefs Glen Barratt, Dominique Rizzo, Andrew Wilcox and Matt Golinski, this unforgettable evening will showcase the best produce from the Noosa and Gympie regions. Guests will enjoy an entertaining evening full of fun, with some surprise live performances on the cards too; $150. Friday 4 December. Hinterland: The Summer Harvest Lunch at Black Ant Gourmet - Head to the hinterland, meet local producers while tasting Dingo Creek Vineyard’s bubbles or Amrita Park’s Mead before enjoying a summer harvest lunch by Jodie Williams of Black Ant Gourmet featuring some of the region’s best producers; $95. Friday 4 December Mary Valley Food Rail and Trail - Discover the Noosa hinterland on this tour with exclusive transfers from Noosa and a Mary Val-

ley Rattler rail experience. This tour has it all from local produce, a coffee and roastery tour at Flying West, a tour of Kandanga Farm and the famous Mary Valley Rattler. Lunch includes a tasting plate of fresh local produce including cheeses, salami, macadamias, dried tomatoes, biscuits, salad and relish with beverages. $195. Saturday 5 December. Showcasing Noosa’s incredible food and drink experiences, Noosa Eat & Drink, A Summer Celebration is a collection of bespoke events featuring Noosa restaurants, chefs, breweries, distilleries and producers. From long lazy lunches, degustation dinners, food & drink discovery tours, guest chefs, cooking classes, Meet-The-Maker experiences, winemaker lunches, sunset soirees and perfect picnics, the weekend will truly be a Summer Celebration. For booking details head to www.noosaeatdrink.com.au

Spend a spooky night out this Halloween If you’re looking for some Halloween fun this weekend here are a few ideas. Rocky Horror Halloween: Join the Doo Wop Dolls for a night of fearsome fun at Tewantin Noosa RSL on Saturday 31 October from 7pm with a themed Rocky Horror show. Cost is $55 for the show and 2-course meal. Book at reception or call 5447 1766. Trick or treat train: Dress in your spooky costumes and enjoy all the family fun onboard the Mary Valley Rattler steam train for the Spooktacular Halloween trick or treat 38 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 30 October, 2020

train on Saturday 31 October. Tickets from $85 include an on-board meal and a Trick or Treat for the kids. Departs Historic Gympie Station at 5pm for a return trip to Amamoor in the Mary Valley, and returns at 8pm. Must book ahead at www.maryvalleyrattler.com. au/upcoming-events/ Hitchcock Halloween: Head to the Majestic Theatre Pomona on Halloween night, Saturday 31 October, 7-11pm for a dose of shock and suspense as they feed and water you while Hitchcock’s Psycho scares the liv-

ing daylights out of you. Includes complimentary beer or wine on arrival and ghoulish gourmet. Prizes for best dressed and Majestic Hitchcocktails will be flowing. Tickets $25/$20 concession. Doors open 6pm. Book online at www.themajestictheatre.com.au. The Majestic also screens Blackmail, a 1929 British thriller drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from noon to 2.30pm on 31 October. Tickets at the door, $15 adult and free for kids under 16, doors and bar open 11.30.am, snacks and refreshments available.

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Explore the full Uke Fest If you’re looking for something fun to do on Halloween, a full moon botanic Uke Fest will be taking place at the Noosa Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre. The event will take place from 3pm till 8pm on Saturday 31 October and all tickets are to be purchased for $25 from the Trybooking site at https://www.trybooking.com/BMBWA. Profits from the event will go to SCUM and Park Bench Ukulele Clubs and charities. WHAT TO BRING: Your musical instrument. A cushion to place on Amphitheatre masonry bench seating or stacker chair. Refreshments.

Insect protection. Torch. Warm and waterproof clothes. PARKING: There is parking in the Botanic garden parking bays, the picnic area bays and along Lake Macdonald Drive verge areas. We encourage carpooling with your friends to minimize parking needs. REGISTRATION: Upon arrival at the venue patrons will register at the registration tent. To comply with the Covid-19 rules a wrist band will be fitted and temperature check done prior to admission to the Amphitheatre. First Aid personnel will do this check.

COVID-19: Covid safe practices are in place. Safe distancing is to be practiced in a Covid safe way and our Volunteer Covid “Police” will be monitoring this. Hand sanitizers are available at entry points. All persons in the Amphitheatre area will need to wear a wristband as it confirms they have registered and been temperature tested. FOOD AND DRINKS: Food and coffee vans will be located on the pathway above the Amphitheatre. THE VENUE: Noosa Botanic Gardens is next to Lake Macdonald and has eight hectares of beautiful plants and wildlife. If you want to

turn up early there are many separate areas to enjoy a picnic lunch in a Covid safe way. Botanic Garden Volunteers may be available for limited number guided garden walks. Check out the Noosa Botanic Garden website for more information about the park. OPEN MIKE AND BUSH POETS SESSIONS: If you want to “do your thing” at these sessions please email me at fullmoonbotanicukefest@ gmail.com or tick the box when purchasing your tickets. Please limit your “act” to no more than three persons to prevent crowding on the stage and less than five minutes duration.

Shenzo Gregorio, Curator of the ‘40 Hour Jammin’ Music Festival.

Top musicians back to work at Kin Kin music festival Music lovers are urged to support more than 65 of the state’s premier musicians who’ve been doing it particularly tough during COVID-19 as they perform at a two day music festival. The festival will take place on November 14 and 15 at Kin Kin on the Sunshine Coast hinterland for the fourth annual ‘40 Hour Jammin’. Festival Curator and Artistic Director, Mr. Shenton Gregory (stage name Shenzo Gregorio), said “The cream of Queensland’s musical talent will perform over two stages in four-hour sets covering jazz, flamenco, classical, world and gypsy jazz.” “The 2020 40 Hour Jammin will feature popular Woodford Folk Festival headliners such as Linsey Pollak, Andrew Veivers, Andrew Clermont, Louise King, Lizzie O’Keefe and Ben Walsh so Woodford fans can still get their musical fix for 2020. “I’m pleased to announce we are also featuring The Eumundi School of Rock curated by Katie Noonan. “Each four-hour set will feature two hours of rehearsed and polished performances followed by two hours of free flowing ‘jamming’ during which any of the 65 musicians can join in and improvise with the featured act it’s like nothing you have ever seen before.” “COVID has been devastating for musicians,” he said. “While some of us have secured Job Keeper via our day jobs, everyone is starving for stage time and the opportunity to reconnect and perform with other top musicians.” “In 2017, the 40 Hour Jammin’s inaugural

Shenzo Gregorio with several performers at last years’ 40 Hour Jammin (in pre Covid-19 conditions) on Magnetic Island. year, every artist volunteered, even covering their own travel expenses to participate in the Festival.” “This year’s Festival will not only enable us to support musicians with a share of ticket sales, respecting their time and talent, but also to progress the vision of the Festival to one where both the charity we are fundraising for benefits as well as supporting the very artists who make it come to life.” Since inception, the 40 Hour Jammin has raised money for the Motor Neurone Disease charity The MND and ME Foundation, in honour of Mr Gregory’s late mother who

died of MND. Mr Gregory said this year a proportion of takings will assist with Festival overheads and be designated to support the musicians participating. “Through the three Festivals to date more than sixty five thousand dollard has been raised for the Foundation.” “This year we plan to buy equipment like ventilators and iPads (for communication) to donate to the MND and ME foundation, so they can distribute those items to existing MND sufferers.

Mr Gregory said “the 40 Hour Jammin Music Festival is unlike any other festival experience.” “It’s like being backstage when all the crowds have gone and the musicians are just talking after the gig,” he said. “Sometimes, someone starts banging a beat on something or playing an instrument, and then... as if we can’t help it ... instruments get taken out of their cases and the jammin’ begins.” “Artists offer their instrument, voice or dance while listening to others’ offerings, as we all set off on an adventure together ... that’s jammin.” “I’ve performed in twenty countries on four continents and from a musicians’ perspective the best part has to be the jammin backstage. This festival will draw you into a backstage hanging with the musicians’ experience.” The 40 Hour Jammin 2020 will be hosted on a beautiful Permaculture Farm at Kin Kin, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland and is a family friendly Covid-Safe event. It is also an alcohol, drug, smoke and waste-free event. While the Festival is a non-stop 40 hour long music experience, due to COVID restrictions, we have designed a variety of options that vary from attending for one evening or day to staying awake with the musicians and powering through a full 40 hour experience. Family packages are available and tickets for children under 15 are half price. Tickets are available online from today at www.40hourjammin.com Book early as limited tickets are available and no tickets are available at the farm gate. Friday, 30 October, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 39

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Remaining mains, caught in the nick of time. a choice over three share-sized courses. We skipped the artichoke tarte tatin in the first for the Moroccan veal and the tuna kibbeh with tahine, both delicious. We sipped an impertinent Algerian rose through this course - no we didn’t, there’s no such thing, we drank our Provencal BYO. Next it was the harissa roast sirloin strips with wild mushroom and Israeli (covering both bases) couscous, and an ocean trout moussaka with eggplant. In this, the sirloin starred, the fish a little bland. But the vegetarian offerings in the next section, a baked ricotta with salad

Pictures: SUPPLIED and baked potato and fried fetta with creamy leek, lifted the game once more. My friend and neighbour was right, you might be in a shopfront that needs work, but the style, flavour and subtlety of several of Iggy’s dishes was engaging, and unlike I’ve had in Noosa since Luc Turschwell started reinventing his mumma’s Algiers cooking. Finally, a chocolate and cranberry cookie and washed rind, caramelised oat crumb and pistachio dessert to finish. Trev doesn’t normally list every element for brevity’s sake, but there was a reassuring hint of all of the above in these

two complementary and excellent sweets. Iggy has a basic wine list and a fair deal on wine by the glass at $8 each for three or $9 for two. Given the fact that the corkage is $10 per person rather than bottle, you might want to factor that in, unless the boss is paying. The verdict: Disregard the confusing menu construction, the construction works and the whole look of the place, and go with your gut. This is great tucker, simple ethnic dishes done well, and with flavoursome combinations. Iggy Sun, 32A Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Junction. Phone 0478 627317 for bookings.

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For the love of animals By Margaret Maccoll Dogs and cats have become much more precious to their owners during Covid-19 resulting in reduced numbers at RSPCA Noosa. RSPCA shelter manager Nicole Cleary said the numbers of both dogs and cats surrendered to RSPCA had greatly reduced. “Everyone is enjoying their dogs more and relying on their pets instead of just having pets,“ she said. The shelter closed for only a few weeks when Covid-restrictions were first implemented in March but has since remained opened. Nicole said the reduced numbers of pets coming into the shelter has reduced their need for volunteers who have only recently been called on to assist. She said despite the reduced demands the service continued to feel supported by the community. With fundraising activities curtailed during Covid-restrictions RSPCA has turned to online selling raising about $6,500 on Marketplace. On Saturday the shelter held its annual Cupcake plant and garage sale and were thrilled with the response from residents. By the end of the day the event had raised a grand total for cupcake day of just over $10,200 with Noosa winning RSPCA awards for team effort and top bakers. “It’s been amazing the community support for the month of October,“ she said. For more information or to donate visithttps://www.rspcaqld.org.au/locations/noosa

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Interrogating colonialism Imagine how different Australia would be today if all our Prime Ministers had been Aboriginal. That’s what Sunshine Coast artist Michael Cook encourages viewers to do with one of his photographic works currently on display at the USC Art Gallery as part of an exhibition called Michael Cook: Undiscovered. In the work, ‘Through My Eyes’, the artist has reimagined the faces of Australia’s 27 Prime Ministers from 1901 to 2010 by overlaying their photographs with portraits he took of Aboriginal people from Cherbourg and other places. The explanatory notes state: “By giving the faces of Australia’s former heads of government distinctly Aboriginal features, Cook is challenging us to look at the faces of Australia’s political leaders in a different way; through Indigenous eyes. “In turn, this encourages us to consider what

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In the diary of a first-time In the world of endurance athletes, there is nothing more gruelling than an Ironman event conducted in extreme temperatures. So it says a lot for the courage of 21-yearold USC student and Noosaville barista MATT O’BRIEN, that he chose to make his Ironman debut in the spring humidity of tropical Cairns last month. Still recovering from the beating his body took, Matt wrote this gripping account for Noosa Today... The lead-up The 3am alarm cut through my rest, and I was greeted with a cup of coffee from Dad. This was it, my first Ironman. In just under four hours, I’d be hitting the waters of Palm Cove near Cairns to swim 3.8 kilometres, ride 180 kilometres and run 42.2 kilometres. I arrived at transition at 4:30, doing final check-ups on my bike and gear. Time went by very quickly, and before I knew it I was putting my wetsuit on and lining up for the rolling start. The swim I lined up at 6:25. The water was 27°C, but it had felt bearable during my warm-up swim in the thick wetsuit. The officials sent the pros on their way and gradually began letting the agegroup athletes trickle out onto the swim course. Thank god, I was getting mildly poached. I knew what I had to do. My row got the go-ahead, and I was off. As I ran to the water, I knew there was no turning back now. I dove straight in and began swimming at a comfortable and maintainable pace, passing people left right and centre. I felt good, I just had to make sure I stuck to the game plan. It’s a struggle to maintain focus for 3.8 kilometres of straight swimming, but before I knew it, I had finished my final loop, the only problems being a minor foot cramp (a sign of things to come) and my swimming cap gradually slipping off, but I was greeted with jelly legs as I experienced gravity for the first time in 57 minutes. 46 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 30 October, 2020

Barista Matt at work at Gibson’s. The bike The bike began with a small climb to take us out onto the Captain Cook Highway where I would spend the next four and a half hours. The heat was pretty mild for the first hour or so, but I still found myself running out of water about 10 to 15 minutes from every aid station, and at around 90 minutes in, I realised that it would’ve been much more beneficial to have two bottles of water to switch out at every station, and have all my nutrition in one bottle, because when it started to heat up I just

Picture: ROB MACCOLL couldn’t get enough water in. The first 100 kilometres or so I felt pretty strong, but I had a big drop off in power - 217 watts for the first half and 180 watts for the second - which disappointed me. The course was also much hillier than I had expected. I approached the climbs steadily, but as the day went on my heart rate just wouldn’t settle in time for the next climb. I finished my final loop on the Captain Cook Highway, and began my trip south back into Cairns. Suddenly it was like a switch had

been flicked in the weather - instead of hot and humid it turned hot and bone dry. This was the longest 40 kilometres of my career on the bike, and I spent it just surviving, trying to replenish my energy in any way I could. This is when my mind started to wander, losing focus at times. After what seemed like an eternity, I turned onto the esplanade, making my way into transition, dismounting without anything seizing up! It was almost overwhelming, suddenly being thrust into a hub of activity and excitement.

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ironman The run I took my time in transition. I sat down on a plastic chair, put on my compression socks and running shoes, grabbed my fuel and lathered myself in sunscreen. I had a chat to the other athletes setting themselves up for the marathon, having a joke and exchanging words of encouragement. On the way out to start the first of four 10.55 kilometre laps, I decided to down some electrolytes and a bit more water. I wasn’t quite thinking straight, my judgement slightly clouded, which is why I didn’t notice how full my stomach was getting. I started out on the run, and soon realised I shouldn’t have drunk so much in transition. I’d started running feeling full and bloated, and was adding to the problem at every aid station by putting more liquid in my stomach and not being able to process it. I paid a hefty price at the 15-kilometre mark when I pulled up at a Porta-loo and threw up pretty much all the nutrition that I had forced into my gut in the previous hour. I forced myself to keep going and tried to get some fuel in, but once I reached the halfway mark, I was feeling very dizzy and nauseous. The dizziness started to wear off after the longest five kilometres of my life, but I had to sit down at every aid station for anything to remotely feel like I could keep it down. This was also when I had the first severe cramp in my left hamstring - a sign of things to come. The third lap was physically the hardest, and where I would lose the most time. I would run until the onset of cramps, and then drop back to a walk just before they got too severe, although sometimes I misjudged. At least three times my entire left leg cramped, and once both legs cramped simultaneously. These bouts would last for up to a minute, and all I could do was stand on the side of the course and grit my teeth. Of course, there were other people going through similar situations - some extremely fitlooking - and I used this revelation to keep my-

self going. Even though the run was going horribly, I whacked a smile on my face and relished the support people on the sideline were giving out. And then I got second wind on the fourth lap. I wasn’t going very fast, but I was feeling better and the finish line was now a reality. At the airport turnaround I stopped at an aid station for the final time, sipping on Coke, water and electrolytes. I hit the boardwalk with 2.2 kilometres to go, as the sun started to dip below the mountains in the west. Spasms went coursing through my hamstrings but I didn’t care, I didn’t have to worry about saving myself any more. Hitting that red carpet came with an indescribable rush. A wave of goose-bumps came over me and I felt the strangest combination of emotions - pure joy, overwhelming relief, bitter disappointment and a sense of pride for having battled it out. I couldn’t tell you exactly what the announcer said as I came down the finishing chute, all I heard was, “Welcome home Mr Matt O’Brien - you are an Ironman!” The post-race The first thing I did after I crossed the line was ask if there was anywhere to sit. They pointed to a wheelchair and I promptly replied, “Nah, there’s no way I’m sitting in that”. Dad was waiting for me outside the recovery area. I gave him a hug and shed a few tears. It was then that the adrenaline started wearing off, and I started to feel even worse. I woke up the next morning pretty tender, but feeling much better. Stairs were my worst enemy and it took me a while to get going when I had to stand up, but once I was up and rolling, I felt pretty good, considering the previous day’s events. Over breakfast Dad and I got to talking about the past 24 hours. He pulled me up on saying, “And when I do my next Ironman...”. He asked me: “Oh, so you’re going to do another one?” You bet I am, Dad. I have unfinished business. Triathlon diehards can read the full account of Matt’s ordeal on his Instagram account, @mattobrien_tri

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An extraordinary weekend There is no denying 2020 is a year like no other, but in these unusual circumstances sports fans were served up a double dose of extraordinary in this year’s AFL and NRL grand finals. Many Victorians thought the sky would fall if the GF was taken away from MCG, and for a moment on Saturday afternoon, as the skies turned black and the rain bucketed down in Brisbane, Gil McLachlan and the AFL heavies could have been forgiven for thinking it was actually going to happen. The weather lifted, and the Gabba showed what an amazing surface it is as the water drained away miraculously (Clem Jones probably speaking to the man upstairs explaining the intricate drainage system beneath his hallowed piece of turf, albeit with a slice of the MCG added). Suddenly, it was ball up and it was as if there was not a thing wrong in the world for four quarters of football (unless you were following the Cats). It was a marvellous spectacle and, from a dyed-in-the-wool league fan, it was a fascinating and entertaining game. Whether or not you are a Tigers fan, there is no denying the talent and skill of three-time Norm Smith medallist Dusty Martin. While the Tigers may have some detractors, they showed plenty of class, led by captain Trent Cochin in removing their premiership medals as they joined the guard of honour paying tribute to one of the greatest of all-time, Gary Ablett, ‘The Little General’, as he left the field for the final time. Of course, there are the southern naysayers who did not appreciate the game timeslot but then nothing short of the MCG was going to soothe their anguish. They ought to be grateful they had a 2020 comepitition. On Sunday, the action moved to Sydney’s ANZ stadium for the NRL grand final. After Peter V’Landys and his team led the way, showing the world how to run a complex competition in a pandemic situation, the icing on the 2020 NRL cake was a thrilling grand final. The young legs of the minor premiers, the Panthers, up against the wily and experienced Melbourne Storm juggernaut. The skies over ANZ opened up just to add another element to the contest. Youth and enthusiasm proved no match for age and experience in the opening stages of the game and, although Gus Gould bombarded us with commentary on how the Panthers were on top really, the scoreboard told a very different tale at half-time. The second half had everything. The almost obligatory official blunders and plenty of theatre as that youth and enthusiasm, and did I mention - talent, mounted a comeback. It had us all on the edge of our seats and Bellyache rearranging the furniture in the coaches box as Melbourne held on for an epic win. No arguments though as a Ryan Papenhuyzen was presented the Clive Churchill Medal. Both the Richmond and Melbourne sides have previously tasted success. Both clubs have also faced plenty of challenges and there is no doubt their 2020 premierships will hold a very special place in the folklore of their respective clubs. This year we have seen how closely sport is woven into our society. Sport is truly part of the Aussie DNA. The grand final games of both codes were a fitting end to season 2020 - a season where our elite footballers have shown us that they are so much more than just talented sportsmen. - Casey

WHEN THE GREATS ST AND TALL Commeth the hour; commeth the man - surely that was penned for Richmond’s Dusty Martin. As the Cats dominated early doors at the Gabba, it was Martin who stepped up. Just a couple of minutes before the long break, with 48 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 30 October, 2020

Gympie’s own Tino Fa asuamaleaui is set to make his State of Origin debut for Queensland. the Cats holding a comfortable lead, Martin snapped a goal to cut the margin to 15. It planted a seed of doubt in the Cats camp and a seed of hope in the ranks of the Black and Gold Army. After the break it was Martin who led the way, righting the Tigers’ ship and setting Richmond on a winning course. The yellow and black army believed it, and the rest of us witnessed greatness in this final. To win one Norm Smith Medal as best and fairest in a grand final is a dream. Win two and it ensures your name will never be forgotten. Only three others aside from Martin had previously won two Norm Smith medals - Gary Ayres, Luke Hodge and Andrew McLeod. If you win three then you must be Dusty Martin because no one has ever scaled those lofty heights before. Along with the third Norm Smith comes the unofficial accolade as the greatest finals footballer in AFL/VFL history. The Tigers completed their three-peat and Dusty was undeniably the best player on the paddock on each occasion. His performance in GF 2020 bordered on supernatural. Players, spectators and commentators could only watch and wonder. As people look back on the 2020 grand final Martin’s fourth goal late in the dying moments of the game will remain one of the game’s highlights. Mere mortals would not consider attempting his late snap at goal. For Dusty it was all in a day’s work. Teammate Shane Edwards summed it up. “One of the most individually brilliant goals that I’ve ever seen. You become a spectator. For about 10 seconds there you’re just thinking, ‘He couldn’t, could he?’, and he does.” As one champion was crowned another exited the game - Gary Ablett Jr. While Ablett departs as one of the finest products of the game, you wonder how much greater his legacy may have been had he not been lured to the Gold Coast at the peak of his career. Martin, on the other hand, is committed to remaining a Tiger for life. After winning his third Norm Smith he said, “There’s no way I would have been able to do it without my team mates. “We’re an unbelievable team. It’s not a oneman team - we all do our part. We’re humble and we’re hungry. Success is awesome.” Dare I say; Dusty, you’re awesome.

HE’S THE BOSS The weekend was not all AFL and NRL. There was a significant horse race on in Melbourne the champions grand final, the WS Cox Plate. Talk about ’Commeth the man’. In racing circles there is no-one who can step up to a big occasion better than one of Gympie’s favourite son’s, Glen Boss.

After a suspension putting him out of contention for the Cox Plate ride, Hugh Bowman, who knows a thing or two about what it takes to win a Cox Plate, convinced connections of Sir Dragonet to give the ride to G. Boss. Boss has a pretty good record in the race, himself having won three prior to this year (So You think, Makybe Diva and Ocean Park). Glen Boss and Sir Dragonet proved to be a perfect match and the rest is history. The international galloper - now trained by the Ciaron Maher, David Eustace partnership was an impressive winner, leaving the talented field in his wake. He impressed Boss enough to snap up the ride in the Melbourne Cup (another race he knows a bit about winning), sending an ominous warning to his rivals. Boss is not one to hide his emotions or shy away from a celebration. On Saturday he found himself in the stewards’ room for a couple of expensive breaches. The stewards relieved Boss of $1000 for his extravagant celebrations as he stood high in the irons, waving his whip in jubilation before Sir Dragonet passed the winning post. In the post race celebrations in the mounting yard he hugged connections of the winner, breaching Covid protocols. It was a hug that cost him another $1000. If Sir Dragonet lives up to Bossy’s expectations next Tuesday, he’ll probably have the cheque ready for the stewards as he weighs in. As attention turns to ’that’ race next Tuesday, these are my early Melbourne Cup fancies in no particular order:Finche; Sir Dragonet; Anthony Van Dyck; Miami Bound. Don’t dismiss Vow And Declare. If a P. Moody runner earns a start I’ll be forced to find a spot for it in a trifecta. Happy punting.

STORM SEASON IN A NUTSHELL When the siren sounded full-time in the NRL grand final on Sunday night it was reward for a team that handled the rigours of 2020 possibly better than most, despite being away from their home base for more than five months. In accepting the premiership trophy, Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith acknowledged the NZ Warriors for their contribution to the season and rightly so but also gave a big nod to a group of very unsung heroes. In Storm speak, they call them the “Renegades“ - the blokes who did not get a game this season but who have been with the players every step of the way, and it has been quite the journey. While there were many questions raised before the final around age versus experience, Melbourne led by Smith put on a grand final masterclass in the first half. Many people tried to make the game all about Cameron Smith (and he was the conductor of the Storm orchestra) but there were plenty of other class performers.

There are Panthers who will have ongoing nightmares in which the flying Fijian Suliasi Vunivalu plays a leading role along with Ryan Papenhuyzen. Others might have woken with the imprint of one or two of the Bromwich brothers, Christian Welsh , Brandon Smith or even that fox terrier like Cameron Munster somewhere on their being. Getting a reaction post game from Cameron Smith about his future was like extracting blood from a stone. Across the board there was not a player who did not know his job or execute it well. At least until late in the second half when things became a little ragged causing Smith to lose his cool with his players and the coach to all but implode. Penrith lost no fans with their second half comeback. If, as the saying goes, you have to lose one to win one, then beware the wounded Panthers because they were a shattered group. Whether or not you are a fan of the Storm, Bellamy and Smith you have to acknowledge their remarkable performance as a unit. As many players go their own way now, this group clearly has a unique and unbreakable bond. Never was that more evident than when footage was revealed of the group in a tight circle in the centre of ANZ in the wee hours of Monday morning singing a Fijian hymn to farewell Vunivalu who is heading to rugby union in 2021. As much as the media tried to make it all about Cameron Smith it was far more. If it was Smith’s swansong then he leaves on the highest note. A fitting farewell for a man recognised as a defining player of his generation. Perhaps we will not fully appreciate his contribution to the game until he hangs up those boots.

... AND ON TO ORIGIN If you enjoyed the past few weeks of rugby league then strap yourself in because we are going to do it all over again with Origin. On paper the Blues have the upper hand but fortunately the game is not decided on paper, past performances or reputation. So off to Adelaide we go. Why, I am unsure, but the Maroons will take the opportunity to beat the Blues anywhere. While the team may not be the most experienced to pull on a Maroon jersey there is no doubting the credentials of the coaching group which includes Wayne Bennett, Neil Hendry, Mal Meninga and Billy Slater. Not a bad line up. The squad looks like this: Corey Allan (Rabbitohs); Jai Arrow (Titans); AJ Brimson (Titans) Kurt Capewell (Panthers); Patrick Carrigan (Broncos); Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles); Xavier Coates (Broncos); Lindsay Collins (Roosters); Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (Storm); Moeaki Fotuaika (Titans); Jake Friend (Roosters); Dane Gagai (Rabbitohs); Harry Grant (Tigers/ Storm); Coen Hess (Cowboys); Valentine Holmes (Cowboys); Hymel Hunt (Knights); Ben Hunt (Dragons);Felise Kaufusi (Storm); Josh Kerr (Dragons); Brenko Lee (Storm); Edrick Lee (Knights); Dunamis Lui ( Raiders); Cameron Munster (Storm); Josh Papalii (Raiders); Phillip Sami (Titans); Jaydn Su’A (Rabbitohs); Christian Welch (Storm). I am particularly looking forward to the debut of youngster Tino Fa’asuamaleaui. The 20 year old man mountain played his early football for the Gympie Devils and was signed as a teenager by the Broncos. He has an illustrious career in the junior representative ranks and debuted last season for Melbourne. He also made his international debut for Samoa last year. Tino is a prestigious talent and made his presence felt coming off the bench for Melbourne in the GF. He’s sure to be a great addition to the Maroons. This group has a mix of youth and experience. It’s the ideal mix that coaching crew love to get their teeth into. Look out cockroaches, the cane toads are coming for you!

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Richard takes the spoils Richard Robinson, starved of playing golf with his mates at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads for much of the year because of Covid-19 restrictions, became aware of the Sunshine Coast Spring Classic only three weeks before the event began. “I was taking a break at work, looking at a golf magazine, when I read about it,” he said. “I rang my wife, asked if she’d fancy a week at the Sunny Coast, and then booked my place in the field.” It worked out well. Robinson, 53, a golfing fanatic, was always in contention before sealing the deal with a magnificent 41 points at Peregian last Thursday. He scored 140 Stableford points after rounds at Maroochy River (40 points), Twin Waters (27) and Noosa Springs (32 points), before his tournament-winning rout at Peregian. A latecomer to golf, Robinson did not play until he was 36, but has certainly made up for lost time. Though he lives in Brisbane he joined Coolangatta-Tweed because he enjoyed playing with a group of Gold Coast-based mates. “Then they closed the borders and I had nowhere to play,” he said. He joined Carbrook at Easter, then warmed up for the Sunshine Coast swing with a week at Bargara, before basing himself in Noosa for the Classic. While his wife Sharon, an artist, doesn’t play the game, she joins Robinson on his golfing jaunts and, as he says, “always seems to find something to do.” Robinson, who grew up in Canberra, said he loved the event - though his handicap dropped from 14 to 12 over the four days - and is looking forward to returning next year to defend his title. “We played four great courses,” he said, “but it’s always the way with golf - it’s the people you meet and play with that make it truly enjoyable.” The event was originally scheduled for June, with the aim of showcasing the region’s finest golf courses and giving interstate and New Zealand golfers a chance to play in the Sunshine Coast’s warm winter weather. “Covid-19 put a stop to all that,” said the executive general manager of Noosa Springs, Mark Brady, one of the event organisers. “We acted quickly and rescheduled it for October. “We were forced to cap the event at 76 competitors,” he said. “Hopefully, if restrictions continue to ease we will be able to accommodate more players from New Zealand, Victoria and NSW next year. “The feedback from players has been very encouraging and we’ve learned a lot from these four days. We’re hopeful this will become a major event, and have a positive impact on our region’s economy.” RESULTS: Division 1: Richard Robinson (CoolangattaTweed Heads) 140 points; Chris Mouldey (Pine Rivers), 133; Neil Smith (Parkwood) 132. Division 2: Stephen Kemp (The SGA) 139; David Wood (Noosa Springs) 134; Wayne Dobson (Ocean Shores) 131. Ladies: Alana Griffiths (Keperra) 132; Linda Jedynak (Noosa) 131; Jeanette Guidice (Keperra) 124. Covid lays Adam Scott low It’S ironic that Adam Scott, who delayed his return to the US Tour because of his concerns about contracting Covid-19, should become the first Australian pro to be struck down by the virus. Scott withdrew from the Tour’s Zozo Championship last week after returning a positive test, but is still confident of contesting the Masters at Augusta National in a fortnight. Scott is the 12th player to test positive to Covid-19 since the PGA Tour resumed tournament play in June. Under the tour protocols, Scott had to self-isolate for 10 days before returning to play, and will have to undergo tests for the virus for the next three months.

Richard Robinson proudly shows off the trophy he won for being the inaugural Sunshine Coast Spring Classic champion. Kirk again in the mix Katherine Kirk, the Noosa girl who has now spent 17 years on the LPGA Tour in the US and considers herself a veteran, continued her recent run of great form to finish tied 6th in this week’s Drive On Championship in Georgia. Kirk, 38, shot rounds of 72, 65, 70 and 70 to finish five strokes from the winner, American Ally McDonald. It was the fourth top 10 finish of the season for the star who began her golfing career on the Sunshine Coast as the outstanding junior, Katherine Hull. Her proud father Frank - himself a keen golfer but with considerably less talent - tells the story of how he taught his daughter everything he knew about golf. “Then she started having lessons,” he said. Katherine is usually planning her annual return to Australia for our rich women’s tournaments in January and February. “But Covid’s put a stop to that,” Frank said. “We won’t be seeing her this year.” The Victoria Open and the Australian Women’s Open have been cancelled this summer, with crowd and travel restrictions making it impossible to stage international events. A toast to Noosa Springs Skins The last of this year’s Noosa Springs Skins Series - where the focus is on fun and the prizes are bottles of wine - will take place on Wednesday, 25 November. The series is an opportunity for golfers to let their hair down, enjoy a great golf course, and have a chance of winning some of the 72 bottles - four for each hole played - of wine on offer. Teams of four compete in a skins-type Stableford competition where the total of the best three scores becomes the team’s score on each hole. Golfers lucky enough to hole out on the Par 3 4th will win a corporate membership valued at $2250. And all players get 20 per cent off the cost of their next round of golf at Noosa Springs. Guests pay just $79 - and that includes lunch and post-game nibbles. For members, the cost is $39, while Links Hope Island mem-

bers pay $69. It’s a shotgun start at 12 noon, and anybody interested in a day of stress-free golf can register at the Golf Shop (5440 3325) or download an entry form from the Noosa Springs’ website. If you don’t have four players, register anyway. The Golf Shop team will find you a place in a team. Noosa teams dominate title A team from Noosa Golf Club won the Sunshine Coast district veterans’ 4-Ball Ambrose Championship with a remarkable round of 49.125 at Nambour last week. Robert McCormick (13), Pieter Kanters (11), Trevor Sumner (2) and Gary Ogg (13) combined brilliantly to take the hotly contested title. The score meant the team made the equivalent of 14 birdies in an event where every player takes a shot and the best result represents the team score on each hole. The team handicap is one-eighth of the players’ total handicap. Another team from Noosa - Alan Meredith, Brian Jackson, Trevor Payne and Shayne Rayner were second, with a score of 52.375 Cooroy ladies help cancer research Maria Taurer somehow manoeuvred her ball through a toilet seat on the 10th green at Cooroy last week to score a unique hole-inone, and help raise more than $2400 for the worthiest of charities. Maria was one of 50 pink-clad women who played in a novelty Ambrose event on Thursday in support of breast cancer research. The winning team - Tina Thomas, Juliet Hall, Joyce McKay and Kaye Gilmour - had to negotiate a series of challenges on the course, but still managed an impressive score of 49.875. A post-game auction, conducted by Cooroy Cougars cricketer Kirsty Patten, raised $875. In all, a total of $2422 will find its way to cancer research. Charlie leaves the best until last Charlie Dann shot the best final round - a sixunder par 65 - to finish 22nd and become the leading Sunshine Coast representative in the

Northern Territory PGA at Darwin’s Palmerston course at the weekend. Dann (73, 75, 65: 213) finished two shots ahead of his good friend, Maroochy River’s Shae Wools-Cobb (73, 71, 71: 215) and 12 strokes behind winner Aaron Pike. Ryley Martin (80, 74, 75), an ambassador member of Noosa Springs, was 52nd, while Coast-based veteran Glenn Joyner (81, 72, 77) was 54th. Noosa pro Mark Tickle (82, 79) and Yandina’s Brad Burns (78, 80) failed to make the 36-hole cut. Competition results NOOSA Monday, 19 October Women’s Stableford: A Grade - Jennifer Eborall 40c/b, Sandra Fortington 40c/b; B Grade - Bronwyn Dean 41, Jill Hill 39c/b. Rundown to 36c/b. Tuesday, 20 October Tuesday Club, men’s Stableford: A Grade - Greg Collins 43, Veb Palfery 42, Peter Buhk 41, Peter Cossins 39c/b; B Grade - Clark Plasier 44, Ken Morroe 43, Michael Norman 42, Richard Rudledge 41; C Grade - Michael Jedynak 44, Greg Kuch 43c/b, Bob Mirams 43, Marc Murray 42c/b. Rundown to 38c/b. Saturday, 24 October Men’s Stableford: A Grade - Warick Redwood 41c/b, Alex Officer 41, Barry Robinson 40; B Grade - Mathew Leahy 43, John Deem 41c/b, Dean Jeffrey 41; C Grade - Mark Buckley 43c/b, Anthony Broad 43, Mick Jones 41c/b. Rundown to 37c/b. Women’s Stableford: Liv Dolan 43, Valerie Stevens 38c/b, Kathleen Anschau 38c/b. NOOSA SPRINGS Monday, 19 October Men’s Stableford: Ola Andresen 39, Robert Hobson 38, Bob MacPherson 37. Wednesday, 21 October Men’s Stableford: Bill Young 39, Bob MacPherson 37c/b, John Gavin 37; women’s Stableford: Lorna Gibson 39c/b, Jennifer Aitken 39, Dee Pugh 38. Saturday, 24 October Men’s Stableford: Murray Hopping 41, Alan Powell 40, Vince Green 39; women’s Stableford: Diana Foulsham 44, Narelle Magner 43, Susan Lee 39. Sunday, 25 October Men’s Universal Property Sunday Series, Stableford: Lionel Richards 38, William Coman 37, Gil Hoskins 36; women’s: Dana Angus 32c/b, Noi Pike 32c/b, Zen Boakes 32c/b. COOROY Monday, 19 October Vets Stableford: A Grade - Doug Conn 36, Brian Clemow 35c/b, Shane LeGale 35; B Grade Bruce Otto 42, Wayne Carty 39c/b, Jack Timm 39; C Grade - Mike Miklenda 42, Ron Ballantyne 37, Rod Roemermann 35c/b. Rundown to 30. Tuesday, 20 October Women’s Stableford (9 holes): Toni Mason 21, Juanita Langford 20. Rundown to 15c/b. Wednesday, 21 October Vets 2-man Ambrose: Don Esposito & Brett LeMoy 59.25, David Tink & Richard Gibson 60.5, Graham Laing & Brad Lavender 60.75. Rundown to 62. Thursday, 22 October Women’s 4 person Ambrose: Tina Thomas, Juliet Hall, Joyce McKay, Kay Gilmour 49.875, Chris Michael, Sarah Brogden, Amanda Tie, Margit Cruise 50.875. Friday, 23 October Coopers Challenge, Stableford: B. Price 40, B. Robbo 37, L. Cobb 36. Saturday, 24 October Men’s Stableford: Division 1: R. Pajak 39, B. Robbo 38c/b; Div 2: M. Fallon 38, R. Blount 38. Rundown to 35. Sunday, 25 October Mixed Foursomes Championship: Division 1 K. Brittain & T. Thomas 87 (gross), T. Foster & C. Foster 67.5 (net); Div 2 - G. Hall & K. Hall 88c/b (gross), D. Tink & A. Morton 68 (net). Friday, 30 October, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 49

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Bring on the rains This week we have seen a change of season coming - for the first time in a long time the seasonal rains are fast approaching. This makes now a great time to start fishing as fish tend to feed hard before and after the rain’s arrival. With the rain we usually see the rivers along the coast have a much-needed flush. Depending on how much rain falls, the bait that is currently extended throughout the system will become more congregated. In turn, this will see the predatory fish in hot pursuit, so jack anglers take note. Mud crabs will also be on the move so be ready with pots and take a look at our readyto-go crab pot specials. Offshore was a great week and mahi mahi were on the menu, as well as snapper in good numbers. Both species will take floaters, lures and jigs and on light spin gear. They provide excellent acrobatic displays once hooked so break out the 15-20lb gear. Small stickbaits work really well and the larger 120mm and 90mm Sugapens are worth trying, as are small slugs in the 20-30 gram range. Once hooked, other fish will often follow so always aim for a double hook up. Double Island was popular, as was North Reef, with conditions allowing for trips out wider than previous weeks. With the rain forecast it would pay to fish in close around jew shoal and Sunshine Reef. As the rivers get flushed out the local reefs will see a lot of baitfish and food getting washed out. Prawn style soft plastics will get smashed by reef fish, so use the Chasebaits flick prawn, Atomic Prong and Squidgies prawn paddle tail 80mm on 3/8th jigheads. Another great way to fish during dirty water is to look for the clean water line as fish often feed in and out of this as that is also a sign of a temperature break. Mackerel and other pelagics can often be found along these lines. Surf fishing has seen a few cases of reef fish coming from the deeper drop offs and holes around the headlands and other points down the coast. Although not too big these sweetlip and small snapper still provide great fun. Night time fishing has seen a few jewfish lost and other baits getting picked up by sharks. Always fish with heavier leader around 50-

60lb and use a quality mono like Platypus, which is Australian made. The river saw a great run of fish with anything from trevally, queenfish, tailor, jacks, flathead, whiting and bream getting caught. Most of the focus was in the lower estuary with anglers running braid in the 6-10lb range having the most success. Now is the time where surface fishing is starting to wake up and anything that resembles a prawn will get smashed. Take a look at the MMD splash prawn as this suits our river perfectly. Ask us how to work this lure and where to fish it for the best success. There is a larger model, which will see anglers with heavier combos do well on mangrove jack along the rock edges and pontoons toward the marina. On the flats of the frying pan, flathead will hit surface lures and out in the open and around the point of woods bay you can expect to see queenfish take these down with ferocious top water explosions sure to get the heart pounding. If lure fishing isn’t your thing, then grab a pack of hardy heads and fish these on a twin hook rig in the current around the river mouth rocks and dog beach for trevally and flatties. Whiting anglers should look around the mouth, Gympie terrace and the dog beach. Don’t forget - we sell live beach worms if you struggle to get them, yourself. Lastly, the freshwater will see a welcomed raise in dam levels. Borumba is around 80% capacity and Lake MacDonald is close to 90%. This will see the bass exploring into previously high and dry areas in search of food. Try small grubs, tail spinners, shallow diving lures, spinnerbaits and weedless rigged plastics for a great mix of options. Keep leaders to 6-10lb depending on the structure and fish with stealth as movement in shallow water travels a lot further leading to spooked fish. Now, for all the latest information log on to 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. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, and remember: Tight Lines and Bent Spines! NOOSA WEATHER FORECAST

Tide Times 29TH OCTOBER TO 4TH NOVEMBER 2020 Time

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THURS 29TH OCTOBER 00:25 AM 6:38 AM

0.34 m 1.61 m

FRI 30TH OCTOBER

12:35 PM 6:37 PM

0.49 m 1.67 m

0.29 m 1.7 m

1:12 PM 7:09 PM

0.47 m 1.66 m

1:22 AM 7:44 AM

0.26 m 1.77 m

1:49 PM 7:40 PM

0.47 m 1.62 m

SUN 1ST NOVEMBER 1:50 AM 8:17 AM

0.26 m 1.81 m

2:25 PM 8:12 PM

0.49 m 1.57 m

2:19 AM 8:50 AM

0.28 m 1.82 m

3:02 PM 8:44 PM

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MON 2ND NOVEMBER TUES 3RD NOVEMBER 2:48 AM 9:24 AM

0.33 m 1.81 m

3:41 PM 9:16 PM

0.59 m 1.4 m

3:18 AM 10:00 AM

0.39 m 1.78 m

4:24 PM 9:52 PM

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THU 29 OCTOBER Morning clouds.

28 / 18 °C

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James Baldwin won the $100 Davo’s ChaseBaits Fish of the Week prize with this mahi mahi, which he boated at the Barwon Banks. Pictures: WWW.FISHINGNOOSA.COM.AU

FRI 30 OCTOBER Sunny.

SAT 31 OCTOBER Light rain late. Mostly sunny

SUN 1 NOVEMBER Storms early. Clearing skies.

MON 2 NOVEMBER Showers late. Afternoon clouds.

27 / 17 °C

27 / 20 °C

26 / 19 °C

TUE 3 NOVEMBER Sunny.

25 / 18 °C

WED 4 NOVEMBER Sunny.

25 / 19 °C

Jane Jackman caught this 48-centimetre Mangrove Jack while fishing with her husband Brett in the stretch between the lakes.

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Rain washes the cricket out By Randall Woodley All three Tewantin-Noosa Cricket teams’ matches were abandoned on Saturday after storms swept across the Sunshine Coast. This was a disappointment to the players as three of the four teams had strong wins the previous weekend. FIRSTS: The team had travelled to Nambour and batted first, scoring 162. This score should have been at least 200-plus with openers Jake Dennien (54) and Alex Bennett (32) setting up the foundations. However, the other nine batsmen struggled to put runs on the board and this is an area the team will need to improve on when it begins two-day matches later this month. When the storm hit, Nambour was 0/41 after 10 overs. The thirds, fifths and sixths who started

their matches at midday had all their games washed out. Next weekend all the teams will be playing double One-Day matches, the first on Saturday and the second on Sunday. The fixture arrangements are as follows: FIRSTS: Saturday (10am) versus Coolum and Sunday (10am) versus Caloundra. Both matches are at Read Park. THIRDS: Saturday v Maroochydore (Buderim) and Sunday v Burpengary at their ground (both matches starting at 12.30pm). FIFTHS: Saturday v Glasshouse at Glasshouse and Sunday away to Caloundra (both matches starting at 12.30pm). SIXTHS: Saturday v Palmwoods and Sunday v Maroochydore (both matches at Dale Officer Oval and commencing at 12.30pm).

Players Jack Leary, Arkie Thorson, Sean Stafford-Johns, Liam Switzer, Cooper Delaney, Gus Butler, Sam Barnes and Liam Pepper. Not pictured: Elijah Wood.

Shepherd is leading them Good Shepherd Lutheran College’s Intermediate (14-15 years) Boys took out first place in Basketball Queensland’s CBSQ Junior Secondary Division 2 tournament last weekend down in Logan. Currently on top of the ladder in the Sunshine Coast Secondary Schools As-

sociation competition, the boys are enjoying unprecedented success for a Noosa school basketball team. Good Shepherd’s boys are coached and trained by Sam and Max Webster and GSLC Basketball coordinator Mike Mooney.

This TNT batsman plays it cautiously at Dale Officer Oval.

Tee off for breast cancer

Pink power at Cooroy Golf Club.

As it turned out, 22 October proved to be a very successful day for fundraising for breast cancer research at Cooroy Golf Club. All told, 50 eager women set out in a blaze of pink to master the novelty course. The winning team consisted of Tina Thomas, Juliet Hall, Joyce McKay and Kaye Gilmour, with Chris Michael, Sarah Brogden, Amanda Tie and Margit Cruise coming second. Pin shots went to Juliet Hall (twice) and Leith Barr, with Toni Mason winning the accuracy drive for nearest to Bundy Bear - resplendent in a pink feather boa. Maria Taurer had reason to celebrate - her tee shot on the 10th somehow managed to find its way through the small gap in the toilet seat surrounding the hole to finish in the hole. Congratulations on your hole-in-one, Maria.

The auction held after the game, very ably conducted by Kirsty Patten (who prefers playing soccer to golf), proved to be a huge success. Her sense of humour struck a chord with those present and she managed to encourage the bidding to the point where $875 was raised from the items auctioned. More was raised from a continuous raffle, competition fees, escape tickets, a raffle of Dimples scotch, a sausage sizzle, and donations. All up approximately $2400 was raised - a very worthy amount. Thanks to sponsors Cooroy Country Wear & Jeanery and Noosa Cruises and all those members and friends who generously donated products and their valuable time to help such a worthy cause.

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Between The Flags Ron Lane

Farewell to real legend This week in the lifesaving movement, we will be saying a sad farewell to one of our Sunshine Beach clubbies - a clubbie who has in his time become something of a legend. His dedication and loyalty have already well and truly earned Bill Twigger the coverted award of Life Member of Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club. His overall attitude and work for lifesaving in general (and not just his own club) has also resulted in the life membership of Sunshine Coast Surf Life Saving. In an organisation where club loyalty, team work and mateship are of the utmost importance, this softly spoken man stands with the best. Bill’s career started some 44 years ago at Eloura Beach SLSC in Sydney, when in 1976 he joined the club obtaining his bronze in 1977. “As soon as I obtained my bronze, I became involved in the IRB crews and because I was so small, they kept using me as the patient for a lot of training exercises. However, I loved the IRBs, stayed involved and became heavily involved in the IRB racing. By the time I was in my mid-20s our crews were at gold medal standard.” It was 25 years ago that Bill moved to Noosa with his family and immediately joined the Sunshine Beach club. For the Twiggers, lifesaving was to became a family affair with wife Lyn (who obtained her bronze at age 40) and three daughters all becoming patrolling members. “Down through the years I have held every position in the club, except secretary and treasurer. I ducked those positions,” he said with a laugh, “because I hated all the writing that went with being a secretary and I hated doing figures so I avoided treasurer. Because I enjoyed training, I worked with bronze squads and also training of IRB crews: when lifesaving started racing the IRBs, I represented Sunshine.” Because of his love for working with sea craft, Bill joined the Jet Boat Rescue Service and spent 12 happy years in that branch of lifesaving. When you are a team member of those emergency response groups you can be called out at all hours of the night. When discussing those times, I asked if there was any special occasion that came to mind? “Yes, there was an incident where a boat with two men on board was well overdue. We received the call at about 11.30pm. and by the time we launched it was midnight. We went through the Noosa Bar and it was pitch black; we could not see or hear a thing. Once we finished search patterns, we cut the engine, let the boat drift and in the complete silence and darkness, we started calling the names of the men: it gave us a real eerie feeling. After a while, we got a response from one who we found clinging to the nose of their upturned boat and later, found his mate some distance away clinging to a large plastic bottle. This was approximately 2am and we were just out from Teewah. They were two very lucky men.” Another incident that came to mind was his part in assisting a man who had suffered a massive heart attack while sitting on the beach, just looking out to sea: right behind where Bill’s patrol was standing. “We worked on him and with the support team, were able to pull him through: that was a couple of seasons ago and I still see him occasionally. He always stops for a chat: it is one of those things that leaves you with a good feeling.” When asked why retire from something to which he was so dedicated and involved, his response was very honest. “Like you said, I love the business and I am happy with what I have achieved. I have great respect for our organisation and I love digging into our history: however, I just feel that it is time to go. (There is) great morale amongst our patrol captains, the best you could work with. So, all’s well and I am happy to walk away. And to all my mates thanks for the memories.” He’s a man whose contribution to the Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club and lifesaving in general should, I feel, never be forgotten. Finally, the world of surf lifesaving competition is starting to once more gain momentum. 52 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 30 October, 2020

Lana Rogers won in impressive style.

Lana Rogers with coach Sharlene Kelly

Bill Twigger with his rescue team

Lana Rogers at Noosa Main Beach

On Saturday at Alexandra Headlands, surf clubs from the Gold and Sunshine coast gathered to contest the surf carnival known as ‘The Unbreakable’. This carnival, proudly sponsored by Sunshine Toyota, received great support. And for the Noosa Club it started with a bang. Representing Noosa was Lana Rogers (last year’s winner of the National Nutri Grain Iron Woman championship and the Coolangatta Gold), and for the women, the major event was the under-19 and Opens, Alex Unbreakable. “It was similar to last year’s Coolangatta Gold,” said coach and mentor Sharlene Kelly. “The course was held over a distance of 16 kilometres and consisted of a ski leg, board, swim and run. For Lana it was ideal: when she stood up after the swim and started the run it was virtually all over. Her win was outstanding - very strong and smart (referencing her ability to pace herself).”

When asked what she thought was Lana’s big improvement on last year’s performance, coach Kelly replied: “Her body surfing. The wave she picked up in her swim section was really good - something to see. She held it right to the beach - a great improvement.” Regarding this, Lana agreed with coach Kelly - adding: “Yes, that’s right. After that wave it has made me much more confident with my ability to pick up and hold the wave: this could be a major factor in winning the big races.” With such an overall performance, this happy dedicated and positive young Noosa lady has thrown down the gauntlet to all concerned for the season ahead. This Friday, Noosa’s boat section will travel to Bundaberg to contest the first boat carnival since February. As this will be the first round of the prestigious Queensland Cup, Noosa will take a total of 12 crews: this will consist of a

mixture of veteran rowers and rookies. Boat sweep/coach Dave Tomba said: “Amongst our team there will be, in the under-19 division, three female and one male crew, three u/23 female, two female reserve crews and one open female. The female crews are coming on strong, but we could do with a few more young men. Bargara Beach can often be a flat surf so it will definitely be a good test as to the fitness of our crews.” Boat Captain Anthony Fox said: “We have been preparing for this and we are hoping for a very strong season. On behalf of our boat section, and our club in general, I would like to thank our major sponsors for standing by us during these tough times: R&W Coolum and Noosa; Habitat Early Learning Centres; and Solo Hart Sunshine Coast. Their support has been outstanding.”

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Life of Brine Phil Jarratt

The wild and woolly backdrop to Aleutian juice.

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All in the arc of a surfer Although he’s still in his 20s and potentially not even halfway through a stellar surfing career, Noosa’s Harrison Roach has absolutely nothing left to prove. During his many years with the Deus Ex Machina brand, he left pro longboarding behind to focus on surfing and filming incredible adventures around the world - producing memorable videos of small groups of friends taking on some of the world’s most remote and challenging waves on all manner of surfcraft. Among my personal favourites is Harry and Bryce Young channeling the Morning Of The Earth Bali sequence 45 years on by drawing magical lines on retro shorties across a dreamy Uluwatu swell, but we’ve also seen him getting seriously pitted in waves of consequence from Hawaii to Morocco and points in between. So, as I say, Harry has nothing left to prove, but it appears that, despite the pressure of studying for a business degree, he just can’t say no to something truly out there, which is what new sponsor Roark proposed just before Covid kicked in. When I was offered a trip to the Azores a couple of years ago, all I knew about the midAtlantic island group was contained in a dirty limerick from my youth. Harry was much the same when his sponsor proposed a journey of surf discovery to the Aleutian Islands. “I’ll admit I had no idea where they were,” he told me this week. “But it soon became clear that it was going to be about leaving comfort and certainty behind and experiencing wild weather and landscapes in pursuit of surf solitude.” My only surfing connection with the Aleutians, a long chain of mystical islands that reach across from the tip of Alaska halfway to the coast of Russia and separate the Bering Sea from the Pacific Ocean, was that I once owned a beautiful seven-six swallow tail Aleutian Juice surfboard, shaped by Dave Parmenter and cast off in my general direction by Jeff Hakman. Dave still makes boards under that label because, like many surfers of his generation, he was drawn to the theory that the monster north swells of winter are born in the Arctic zone, and first smash the Aleutians with ferocious impact before hitting Hawaii a day or so later. Harrison and friends were going to the frontline of proper waves. Home to about 8000 people, the Aleutian Arc islands are part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, the largest refuge in the United States, and are also an important stopping point for migrating birds. The northernmost point of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the

Arc of Aleutia poster.

Aleutian camping. islands have 57 volcanos. Under the hammering of constant Aleutian Lows for much of the year, the waters of the Bering Sea are said to be among the most dangerous in the world. Says Harrison: “In the preparation process I realised that having the right equipment would make the difference of whether I’d be able to actually pull it off. There’s no farting around in that part of the world. We had to have everything we needed, and nothing more - head to toe wet weather gear, insulation layers and sleeping bags for negative temps, high quality 6mm wetsuits with hoods, booties and gloves, insulated gum boots, goggles, waterproof bags, and surfboards, of course. “Even with all of the gear we were still uncomfortable, but at least we were able to manage. On that kind of trip, where you’re in

Harrison Roach on location. really remote locations, you start to weigh up risks. Some of the waves we surfed were really dangerous, and on top of that we were on an island that is so remote and so governed by the natural elements that it’s regularly inaccessible. Medical help, should we have needed it, was a long way away, and waves I might normally not have blinked twice at started to look quite daunting. “One of the waves was legitimately gnarly too - a slab that broke on dry reef. And that’s not even taking into account the sealife below the surface. My two friends and I were regularly harassed by the local sea lions.” Would he be rushing back? “It’s hard to explain, but the Aleutian Islands felt both idyllic and perilous at the same time. When we were there last November, air temperature ranged

from 4C to -3C, and the water went from very cold to [expletives deleted] cold.” I think that’s a maybe. The Arc of Aleutia, filmed by Chris Burkard and Bel Weiland, and featuring the surfing of Harrison Roach, Parker Coffin and Nate Zoller, is a beautiful and sometimes astounding documentary of a surf trip to a place that few of us will ever get to see. The surfing, much of it in extreme conditions, will blow your mind, but this is so much more than a surf film. The Arc of Aleutia’s Australian premiere will be held on Saturday, 7 November from 5pm at the Apollonian Hotel, Boreen Point. It’s a family friendly event, open to the public with music, prizes, food and beverage available. It’s not the Aleutians, but the screening will be outdoors so you are advised to bring a blanket. Friday, 30 October, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 53

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Dolphins to host deciders The Ray White Noosa Dolphins this week host the 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Grand Finals. In a remarkable achievement, the Noosa Rugby Club has three teams out of the four in the grand final. Director of coaching Geno Costin is confident that the rigorous preparation of each playing group leading into this week will allow each team play to their full potential this Saturday. A Grade coach Mick ‘Roxy’ Phelan, women’s co-coaches Laurence Epstein and Mark Cowie, and Colts coach Eric Smyth have reported that all their squads are at full-strength, and are primed for the biggest games of their careers. All coaches, their support staff and trainers deserve special mention for the hard work and dedication in such trying times. With the Covid-19 pandemic, it has indeed been a challenging year for the club, and as it has with people all over the world, it has forced the Noosa Rugby Club to react to these challenges, to act decisively, with agility and with determination. There is a consistent belief around the club that the pandemic has only strengthened the bonds amongst the teams. Club president Donald Mckill and the management team are extremely grateful for the faith that the sponsors have shown in the club during what has been a tough year for many in our community. “Special mention also needs to go to our loyal supporters and tireless volunteers, who make the club not just the centre for rugby in Noosa, but a club which we are all proud to call a family Club,” he said. The Noosa District Rugby Union Club has come a long way since it was incorporated in 1985 and currently has 22 senior and junior teams participating in the local Sunshine Coast amateur club rugby competition. From modest beginnings, training and playing on borrowed turf in Tewantin, the club’s forefathers paved a foundation that sees Noosa Dolphins rich with tradition, strong bonds and success - both on and off the field. Since their first grand final appearance against Maroochydore Swans in 1988, the Noosa Dolphins have proudly appeared in 31 First Grade deciders with premiership wins

A grade scrum half WILL CHRISTIE heads for the tryline on 16 occasions. Numerous premiership successes by Reserve Grade, women’s, and under-19 Colts teams have earned the club the title of ‘Leaders on the Sunshine Coast’. The commencement of juniors in 1990 and its subsequent development sees their Dolphins junior program recognised by Queensland Rugby for its continuing growth and popularity within the Noosa area. The Noosa Dolphins Juniors are represented by multiple teams in most age groups from under-6 to under-17 Junior Colts. With the support of Sunshine Coast Rugby Union’s representative pathways, players have the opportunity to perform at trials for selec-

tion in representative teams. While they humbly boast a rich history of players that have represented the club at regional, state, national and international levels the key to the club’s on-field success is the retention of the junior players who progress through to the Dolphins’ senior ranks. The Noosa Dolphins are strongly supported by the local business community and their long-term partnership with their sponsors allows the club to operate professionally and provides significant opportunities for growth through the maintenance and improvement of facilities and player development. In return, the club’s global exposure, visitors to the grounds and a full calendar of events

provides an ideal networking platform for all community partners and sponsors. Socially, they schedule a diverse range of annual functions and events. This includes a season launch, sponsors day, ladies day, Back2Noosa Day, presentation day/night, Noosa International Sevens Tournament, and most recently their venue hosted the national touring, all-ages music festival ‘The Drop’ as a part of the Noosa Festival of Surfing. Unreservedly, the strength of the club lies in the contribution of their volunteers. Noosa Dolphins volunteers dedicate countless seen and unseen hours, offering their skills, their time and their energy to help create a strong and dynamic rugby community.

World champions are urging youngsters to get on track Australia’s top athletes, including Sally Pearson and World champion Kelsey-Lee Barber, have urged kids to dust off their running shoes and get back on the track this summer. The call comes as Coles signed new partnership agreements with Little Athletics Australia and Athletics Australia to provide financial support to build grassroots athletics across the country at more than 500 Little Athletics centres, in schools and with Indigenous and para-athletes. Olympic champion Sally Pearson was joined by 2019 World Champions Kelsey-Lee Barber and Jaryd Clifford and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Matthew Denny at Runaway Bay Little Athletics Centre in Queensland to make the announcement. Sally, Kelsey-Lee, Jaryd and Matthew called on kids across Australia to get active and join up for Little Athletics as Covid-19 restrictions ease in time for the summer season.

Sally Pearson, who started her illustrious career at Little Athletics on the Gold Coast, said she was delighted to continue supporting the next generation of Aussie athletes despite retiring from international competition last year to give birth to daughter Ruby. “I’m so glad to continue my involvement with athletics through Coles’ partnership with Little Athletics Australia,” she said. “Little Athletics is where it all began for me, so I know how important grassroots centres and volunteers are to helping kids realise their potential.” Research by the Australian Sports Foundation in July suggested that more than 16,000 local sports clubs were at risk of closing due to reduced revenues and increased costs arising from Covid-19. Little Athletics Australia CEO Martin Stillman said the Coles partnership provided wel-

come relief at an uncertain time for grassroots sports clubs. “Coles has been a wonderful supporter of Little Athletics since our partnership began in 2017,” he said. “Their support at the grassroots level through fruit donations and equipment grants is where it’s been the most impactful and we’re delighted to have them on board for another two years.” Athletics Australia CEO Darren Gocher welcomed Coles’ ongoing support for its athletes, coaches and community programs, adding: “We are thrilled to have Coles continue as our community partner. Together, through programs such as Sporting Schools, Raise the Bar Indigenous Academy and Coles Little Athletes Big Dreams, we are ensuring Australians are leading healthier and more active lives.”

World champions Sally Pearson (left) and Kelsey-Lee Barber (right) supporting Runaway Bay Little Athletes Boston and Tyler.

From tee to green - the Noosa Golf Club results SATURDAY There were 220 players in the Saturday Men’s Single Stableford on 17 October. Scratch rating (M) 71.0 Winners: A Grade: Justin Morgan 42, John Mulquiney 41 C/B, Paul Venning 41 B Grade: Graeme Caffyn 41 C/B, Bruce Hallett 41, Robert Knott 40 C Grade: Jim Harpley 43, Jerome Stuart 42, Evan Millar 41 Place Getters: Max Rogers 40, Mathew Leahy 39 C/B, Kent Officer 39 C/B, Tony Cawley 39 C/B, Ken Mor-

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row 39 C/B, Tama Stana 39 C/B, Tim Dolan 39 C/B, Ian Vardy 39 C/B, Peter Crooks 39 C/B, Michael Meltzer 39 C/B, Bradly Graham 39 C/B, Thomas Loveridge 39, Denis Daebritz 38 C/B, Michael Clayton 38 C/B, William Fogg 38 C/B, Neville Hazlett 38 C/B, Brian Priebe 38, Bobby Bosworth 37 C/B, Gary Elliott 37 C/B, Kenny Lindsay 37 C/B, Mark Latham-callcott 37 C/B, Dave Whitehead 37 C/B, Dean Jeffrey 37 C/B, Shane Dunning 37 C/B, Michael Newman 37 C/B, John Bennett 37 C/B, Ian Smith 37 C/B, Brian Holmes 37 C/B, Michael Masters 37 C/B, Alex Officer 37 C/B, Pete Ferguson 37 C/B, Geoff Foster 37 C/B, Barrie Cooper 37, Adam Dehnen 36 C/B, Jim Scholes 36

C/B, Ben Meredith 36 C/B TUESDAY There were 223 players in the Tuesday Club Single Stableford on 20 October. Scratch rating (M) 72.0 Winners: A Grade: Greg Collins 43, Benjamin Palfery 42, Peter Buhk 41, Peter Cossins 39 C/B B Grade: Clark Plasier 44, Ken Morrow 43, Michael Norman 42, Richard Rudledge 41 C Grade: Michael Jedynak 44, Greg Kuch 43 C/B, Bob Mirams 43, Marc Murray 42 C/B Place getters: John Deem 42, Craig Lena 41 C/B, Ste-

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phen Price 41 C/B, Bruce Osborne 40 C/B, Peter Turnbull 40, Keith Moore 39 C/B, Bradley Juillerat 39 C/B, Gregory Strang 39 C/B, Derek Connolly 39 C/B, Graham Hillan 39 C/B, John Curtiss 39 C/B, Anthony Zipf 39 C/B, Peter Gilligan 39 C/B, Justin Smith 39 C/B, Craig Beckey 39 C/B, Aldo Oriti 39 C/B, David Cameron Mills 39, Alex Officer 38 C/B, Dale Officer 38 C/B, Simon Tooman 38 C/B, Warick Redwood 38 C/B, Eugene Barry 38 C/B, Chris Horan 38 C/B, Michael Meltzer 38 C/B, Graeme Martin 38 C/B, Mal Condon 38 C/B, Karl Gottschalk 38 C/B, Tony Lincoln 38 C/B, David Alsop 38 C/B, Mark Ostwald 38 C/B.

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Yet Warren also offered a word of warning to those who are selling ... they need to know where they are going. Otherwise they can be left searching for a home in the same tight market. “In my 39 years in real estate I’ve never seen a market like this,’’ he said. “It’s contrary to Covid-19 which we thought would close everything down. “But it’s given the market a completely different dimension. “People are paying a lot for rentals … whether it’s $500 a week, $1000 or more, accommodation is at a premium. “Clients had been looking for three months and finally found one to rent at Noosa Waters. They had sold a substantial home and wanted to buy.’’ On 580sq m, the property at 49 Hilton

Esp has further potential to develop. It features three spacious bedrooms, lounge and sunroom, a wide covered timber deck with Noosa River views. As well as the original veejay lining boards, it has high ceilings, and two-car accommodation underneath. STORM HEIGHTENS AUCTION ACTION Showers were predicted but not as early as they hit Noosa on Saturday. Ten minutes before auction time at 2/37 Sobraon St, Sunrise Beach, the crowd was gathering. Yet so was the storm. What it showed was how well designed the building was with the apartment opened and not affecting the living area where auctioneer Gordon Macdonald had set up his board. Continued on Page 4

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FIRST time offered to the market in 80 or so years, it’s little wonder that Warren Evans of Laguna Real Estate has been swamped with inquiries on the riverfront house at 49 Hilton Esp, Tewantin. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is scheduled to go to auction on Saturday, November 7, at midday. And it is attracting more attention than Warren has seen in a long time. “Built in 1939 and it’s in better condition today. The house was raised in about 1981 and the land was filled for the raising of the slab. “The ceilings are high enough to build in underneath. “It has remained in the same family and the three children raised in the home. There’s a lot of history here. “There are builders and painters in the family, so it’s right up to scratch … high ceilings and veejay walls. “The house at No. 63 was the last sale in the street. It went to locals who spent four months renovating. “They retained the home but extended at the back. “My thoughts are you could do similar here. Open it up … the trees and vegie gardens are classics. “It’s just just like the place my grandparents had.’’ Warren is expecting quite a few registrations on the day. Interest has been mainly local but also from Brisbane and Victoria. “It’s quirky … interstate buyers might not get that as easily. “Quirkiness in a beautiful position.’’ He has had at least 15 groups through each open for inspection to date as well as private appointments during the week.

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STRONG LAUNCH OF NEW BRAND The team at Noosa Estate Agents were impressed by the response at the weekend to their first open homes under the new brand. Nathan Howie, Kelsie Melville and Scott Cowley all reported good numbers and interest. Yet they also welcomed the many favourable comments on their move to their own agency. Scott and Kelsie had about 30 groups through and an offer on the four-bedroom, three-bathroom waterfront house at 24 Neptune Cct, Noosa Waters. The house is a classic design and quality build that will not date, Scott said, and it comes with 30m of water frontage, which is unusual as most are about 20m. The 925sq m block fits a 450sq m single-level house with 11m lap pool and jetty. “It’s quite a big block compared to the average, therefore you can build a home of that size on one level - you cannot do that in many other areas. On the market with a price guide of $3.50m, most interest has been local but there are people from Melbourne looking as well. Scott said the Melbourne interest had a friend who bought on Noosa Waters. “Had had never thought of buying sight unseen but realises the market is hot. “He saw the video on line, that included day and night shots. Then we did a FaceTime walk-through.

“It’s a matter of dealing with the times. Technology is showing people they can get a much better feel than they have before. “Everything’s changing. It has been for a number of years ... so now we can step forward without crossing borders. It’s an an eye opener.’’ Scott said the number of people who congratulated Noosa Estate Agents on their brand launch was rewarding. “There’s people who have come through, congratulated us on putting some quality material out there … it was just a good feel on Saturday.’’ Now he and Kelsie have a quality riverfront home to look out for this week. Meanwhile Nathan Howie had mostly local and Brisbane interest at the threebedroom, four-bathroom villa with office and pool at 766/61 Noosa Springs Dve, Noosa Heads. Listed at $1,695,000, it features open plan family living with polished concrete flooring, separate parents retreat and guest living room. Nathan said it was very encouraging to see locals investing in the Noosa market, whether downsizing or improving their position. NEAT AND DISCREET There was a lot of interest on Saturday morning at the open house for 7/18 Park Rd, Noosa Heads. It’s been 11 years since one of the eight units sold in this special position, above First Point.

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Luke Chen was kept busy with inquiries on the fully-renovated three-bedroom apartment at the top of the complex. Seamless stacking glass sliders push back to open the living space with vaulted ceilings to the outdoor dining and deck. Going to auction on Saturday, November 14, the clean lines of the apartment suit the location. You are at treetop height so as well as a resident rainbow lorikeet that seems to like perching on the balcony, there is always the chance of spotting a koala in the eucalypts. From the deck you can look down to the sand at First Point as well as enjoying filtered views to Main Beach and North Shore. Discreet yet just a five-minute walk to Hastings St. AUCTION ACTION SATURDAY, October 24 Noosa Heads 12 Hollyhock Cres: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house, pool, Rick Daniel 0411 737 767 Richardson & Wrench Noosa. Sold prior Sunrise Beach 9 Ridgeway St: 4bed, 3bath, 2car house, pool, Cathy Fraser 0499 483 049 Tom Offermann Real Estate. Under offer on day after auction 2 C’Vue, 37 Sobraon St: 3bed, 2.5bath, 2car, pool, Gillian McCauley 0467 600 009 Leanne Southwell 0423 955 624 Richardson & Wrench Noosa. Sold at auction $1.330m. SATURDAY, October 31 Noosaville 33 Seacove Ct: 4bed, 2bath, 2car house, 9am, Chris Miller 0412 894 542 Tom Offermann Real Estate Sunrise Beach 60 Orient Dve: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house, pool, 11am, Peter TeWhata 0423 972 034 Tom Offermann Real Estate. Sold prior to auction FRIDAY, November 6 Noosa Heads 11 La Mer, 37 Hastings St: 3bed, 2bath, 1car beachfront apartment, 12pm, Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Frank Milat 0438 528 148 Richardson & Wrench Noosa ●

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From Page 3 Gillian McCauley and Leanne Southwell of Richardson & Wrench Noosa had sensed a good response to the modern C’Vue duplex apartment in a tightly-held cul-desac close to the beach access. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, twocar apartment on multi levels offered sea views and a rooftop terrace with pool. “This is a four-level opportunity,’’ the auctioneer said. “Quality from the rooftop pool all the way down. “As we rapidly get ready to pull the final curtain on 2020, it’s in your hands, where do we begin?’’ Bidding started at $800,000 start on the left and rapidly rose to $1.285m on the phone. New blood came in with $1.290m on the right. Once bidding hit $1.3m the auctioneer conceded it was a significant mark as the phone bidder and the new interest brought it down to a two-horse race. At $1.330m the phone bidder called it a day, leaving an extremely excited and relieved pair of bidders from the floor to sign the contract and open the champagne. HEATING UP AND NOT EVEN SUMMER The Noosaville property market is incredibly hot at the moment ... just ask Lauren Chen of Tom Offermann Real Estate. A four-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 9 Fuller Ct has sold prior to auction which was scheduled for auction in November. “It sold on the first inspection before the open home,’’ Lauren said, “... single level, facing north, elevated and in a cul-de-sac. “The huge ceilings were a big drawcard. “There is a huge open plan kitchen, living and dining area, plus a second sunken formal living area. “It went to local interest who had sold their property and needed somewhere to go. “They realised they had to act quickly. “They had sold in Noosa Heads and being an avid garden wanted some space. “Noosaville is incredibly hot and this was a perfect scenario of the market. “They presented an offer exceeding the seller’s expectations. “There were tears of joy, literally, from both parties.’’

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If you aspire to living and loving life in a large, very private family residence at the end of a Noosa Waters’ cul-de-sac, surrounded by green spaces such as parks, croquet club and wide-open sporting fields, this is it. Entertaining indoors and/or alfresco on a large scale, is obviously at the heart, with it’s massive north-facing undercover terraces, outdoor kitchen, in a naturally lush and private setting.

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On an idyllic knoll, resplendent Piralilly Estate soaks up endless skies, majestic natural assets such at Mount Cooroy, a freshwater creek meandering near 44.2ha of lush rainforest, pastures, fish-filled dams, and manicured lawns. The limelight however belongs to the residence, fashioned with clever architecture, to totally connect naturally to the spectacular location and eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye views. Winner of Qld Master Builders House of the Year 2019.

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First impressions count for everything, especially when you are admiring the head-tuning almost celestial-height foyer of the ravishing Little Cove residence, which mimics the landscape with a sophisticated yet laid-back, shoes-off mindset. Expansive interiors exemplify a sense of calm, while relaxing or entertaining options offer class or casual, indoors, or out, with a tranquil rainforest backdrop.

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When lazing on the sunny North-facing deck of “Cove Point” #7, you can actually hear the casual chat of board riders gliding around First Point. The background laughter of children on Main Beach completes the harmony. Imagine a 3 minute walk for your morning swim at Little Cove before breakfast, or a 5 minute walk to meet friends for an early-evening glass of wine and reflect upon another long, relaxing, Noosa day.

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Whilst enjoying expansive 180 degree coastal & hinterland views across your 893sqm site, this breezy, architecturally designed statement home emits a coastal hideaway feel with warm timber finishes & an enormous resort style pool as a central family hub. With the Noosa National Park as your neighbour, enjoy privacy & seclusion whilst still within 5 minutes of Hastings St and the Noosa Junction.

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Prized location taking beachside living to new heights. Enjoy ocean views and the sound of rolling waves and cooling sea breezes. Just a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw from the sand. This generous and private residence offers soaring ceilings and the perfect north easterly aspect designed to offer protection whilst maximizing the ocean and white water views and an abundance of natural light.

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Picture an impressive apartment with an invisible line between indoors and out, seemingly suspended over a white-sand beach and jetty. Bedazzling seascapes across the Noosa River to the North Shore, south stretching to the Everglades, beyond to Mount Cooroy, as well as gull’s eye views of waterways around Noosa Heads to the right. Such are the pleasures of basking in a carefree, sunsplashed yearround idyllic playground.

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402/62 HAstings st NOOSa HEadS Live to love ever-trendy Hastings Street, and revel in the joy of knowing your apartment is one of only two penthouses in the much-coveted French Quarter Resort with ocean views. Within cooee of all the action, on the top level, is an extensively renovated to highend perfection, contemporary gem, with views from Hastings Street across the azure waters of Laguna Bay.

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8 4 1 0 / 5 M o rw o n g D r i V e NOOSa HEadS If you dream about a north-facing oasis, 5-minutes to Noosa Main Beach with salty breezes and a stunning seascape, this is it. admire the dazzling azure waters of Laguna Bay, beyond to the Coloured Sands and the hinterland from the large balcony off the open plan living/dining space.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS PAVE THE WAY TO GRAND DESIGNS THE answer to an insatiable demand for indulgent living with a Noosa Heads’ postcode, is a sprawling private residence within cooee of Hastings Street. The exclusive Habitat enclave set the benchmark for high-end living from its inception and it is easy to see why. Extralarge sites, backed by a lush fauna-filled nature reserve, are close to the waterways around Lake Weyba whilst taking in views of the surrounding bushland also breezes from various directions. Arrive in style at the end of the cul-de-sac, Plaudits for a grand albeit contemporary design begin with gates opening to a classic circular driveway fringed by hedges, plus manicured gardens, a statement palm, and Foxtails framing the porte-cochere. Admire the lobby-like entrance with its polished honey-hued timber floor and the vaulted ceilings allowing natural light to saturate the super-sized, living and dining spaces which have coastal-cool limewashed timber planks. There is a seemingly transparent transition to the long wide entertaining terrace which is also accessed from the formal lounge. Taking centre stage with an idyllic northwesterly aspect is a glistening recently resurfaced azure pool reminiscent of a resort, which like the terrace is surrounded by beautiful tumbled limestone. Beyond the pool are manicured lawns which almost stretch to the bush backdrop on the rear boundary, Petanque, cricket or footy anyone? The kitchen, which has a servery to the terrace is galley-style with an island bench, butler’s pantry and high-end European V-Zug, was designed and custom built by Custom Kitchens Noosa. A separate wing on this level has two bedrooms with built-in robes, a bathroom, study, and a living/media room. A teenage retreat perhaps? Upstairs is a major master retreat with walk-in robe, bathroom with custom-built vanity unit, loads of storage, a private balcony and study. In the north wing are three generous-sized bedrooms. Two have built-in robes; one has a walk-in robe and a balcony and the bathroom with shower and a bath is family-size. “The opportunities for this exceptional residence in the prestigious Habitat enclave are limitless,“ comments Tom Offermann Real Estate agents Chris Miller and Jesse Stowers who are taking the property to auction on Saturday, 7th November, 2020. “It is a very well designed, high-quality home for a family or

an astute investor in the second-to-none Noosa Heads location with its enviable postcode of 4567. “It’s 5-minutes to Hastings Street, close to Noosa Junction, walking distance to Noosa famers markets and has a nature reserve on its doorstep, plus golfers will be happy with its proximity to the championship course at the Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort.“ Facts & Features: 2

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axy colour; area redone incl. new glass fencing About: long circular driveway; security incl. front gates; separate carport; building work by Derek Chart; living/dining spaces are Godfrey Hirst Belle engineered wide plank 8mm flooring; aircon+ ceiling fans; insect screened windows + doors Kitchen: custom made by Custom Kitchens Noosa; Laminex is Highland Anthracite (also butler’s pantry) and Grey Linen, Caesarstone benchtop in Oceanfoam;splashbacks in both are gloss marble-look tiles - Jewels Bianco Lunensis; appliances - European V-Zug; butler’s pantry benchtops - Ebony Marble Laminex Garden: David Reynolds DR Landscaping; 25,000L water tank; large garage/shed with attached carport & mechanics pit; 16/3kw solar panels. ●

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Proudly Richardson&Wrench Noosa | 07 5447 4499 12467701-NG44-20

Beachfront, Hastings Street, Noosa, one of the best addresses on the east coast of Australia. La Mer sits right in the heart of the action overlooking the waves breaking from the national park past Little Cove and right into the beach in one direction, and in the other direction all the way up to Forty Mile Beach towards Double Island Point. All with the beach and sea right in front of you.

‘The Best Reputation in Real Estate’

- Beachfront ‘La Mer’ Penthouse apartment - Breathtaking views over Laguna Bay & out to Little Cove - Large private rooftop entertaining area with internal access - Spacious 238sqm featuring vaulted ceilings & skylights - Stairwell from apartment to pool & beach - Tightly held, and rarely sold in this position

Auction On Site 12pm Friday 6 November Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Frank Milat 0438 528 148

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1 ‘Da Vinci’ 33 Duke Street Noosa Heads 3 bed | 2.5 bath | 2 car Open Saturday 12-12.30pm

Proudly Richardson&Wrench Noosa | 07 5447 4499

Auction - Luxurious entire floor apartment boasting ocean views - Short stroll to Sunshine Beach, village cafe’s & restaurants On Site 11am Saturday 7 November - Multiple indoor outdoor living spaces for entertaining Gillian McCauley - Small complex of only two, lift access, double lock up garage 0467 600 009 - Outdoor BBQ area with pool, separate shower & toilet - Income potential through holiday letting or permanent letting Kym de Warren 0412 325 421

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5108 ‘Peppers’ 5 Morwong Crescent Noosa Heads 4 bed | 3 bath | 2 car Open By Appointment

Proudly Richardson&Wrench Noosa | 07 5447 4499

Exclusive extra-large four bedroom Peppers Tree Top Villa Designed by award winning architect John Mainwaring Spread over 3 spacious levels with quality finishes throughout Great investment opportunity with excellent returns Short stroll to Hastings Street & Noosa Main Beach Situated next to Noosa’s National Park and overlooking beautiful Laguna Bay

‘The Best Reputation in Real Estate’

Auction On Site 2pm Saturday 14 November

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Frank Milat 0438 528 148

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221 ‘Sebel’ 32 Hastings Street Noosa Heads 2 bed | 2 bath | 2 car

- Spacious deluxe 100sqm ‘Sebel’ apartment - Lift access, fully furnished, two car spaces on title - Large 20sqm north facing balcony overlooking resort pool - Directly opposite Noosa main beach - Excellent yield and depreciation benefits

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Auction On Site 1pm Friday 13 November Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Frank Milat 0438 528 148

‘The Best Reputation in Real Estate’

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PRIVATE ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED HINTERLAND SHOWSTOPPER HOME SET on one easy maintained acre of privacy with breathtaking views it is no surprise that this location is so desirable. This truly beautifully designed near new home is set in a peaceful natural bush setting that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to leave. The timeless classic design encompasses the true essence and flow of seamless indoor/outdoor living and embraces the beauty of the natural environment with ample indoor and outdoor spaces to entertain or to relax and enjoy the serenity. This house is orientated to capture the morning sun with its north east facing aspect. The open plan living and dining areas overlook the easy to maintain lap pool and gardens to the north and the pristine bushlands to the rear of the property. The design brings the tranquil serenity of the natural setting and light to each room of the home. This secluded property is framed by the forest as your back yard, and you can relax to the serenade of the local wildlife. Situated in a peaceful highly sought after area amongst quality homes on the top of Doonan summit, this north facing one acre residence is only a short 10 minute drive to Noosa Heads, Noosa River, National Parks and Eumundi. With never to be built out expansive views over the natural bush vista, privacy, serenity and relaxation is guaranteed. The build of the property is outstanding with exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail like no other and too many features to list. Down stairs the open plan living, dining and kitchen is perfect for entertaining with quality appliances and ample subtle storage features that flows seamlessly onto a central covered outdoor terrace with broad unobstructed views to the hinterland. With 2.7m high ceilings and feature windows the aspect is captured from every glance. There are extensive Victorian Ash solid timber feature walls throughout, two additional bedrooms, an additional spacious separate media room/ bedroom that also opens to the central covered terrace. A beautifully crafted internal featured Victorian Ash stairway takes you to the private master bedroom occupying the upper floor with 100% pure wool loop pile carpets and overly generous walk-in robe and ensuite. With outstanding views of the hinterland from your bed and bath the master is the perfect retreat. This property is a jewel in the crown and a must inspect for those looking for a property with style, character and timeless design for the coastal living. â&#x2014;?

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 1 Forest Ridge Drive, DOONAN Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: On application Inspect: By appointment Contact: Leanne Southwell, 0423 955 624 and Shane McCauley, 0403 646 930, RICHARDSON & WRENCH noosatoday.com.au

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A HOME THAT OFFERS PRIVACY, INDIVIDUALITY & LUXURY A home that makes an impact from every angle, from the elegant arches along the waterfront to the curved main building and oriental front gates this residence takes a form like no other. The three main structures each have strong architectural form and are bound by a central flyover roof that begins at the front gate and runs to the waterfront entertaining pavilion. This is an unbeatable residence for those who like to entertain with options ranging from the roof top bar that has views along the waterfront to Mount Cooroy, below in the poolside alfresco compete with full kitchen, to the more formal internal dining room and lounge. The northern wing flanks a championship-size flood-lit tennis court and includes a cinema with bar, gym, recreation/yoga room and steam room. Set on a dual parcel of land equalling 2,611m2, the site has two street frontages and 22 meters of direct water frontage with a private jetty for boat mooring. The waterway can only be accessed by local residences, further adding to the privacy of the home, which then has lock access into the Noosa River. With a concrete construction and towering walls of glass the main residence exudes quality. Following the curved nature of the home, the kitchen bends with the walls and flows out to a central bar that also services the formal dining and living rooms. Also, on the ground floor, the master suite has a parents retreat and an office, plus his and her ensuites and dressing rooms. Upstairs is another lounge room plus kitchenette that can be hidden away. Three bedrooms each with their own ensuites fan out from this area. Further, a separately accessed staff apartment is ideal for a nanny or caretaker as required. A rare opportunity and a home that offers privacy, individuality and luxury in one of Australia’s most sought after coastal locations, this is a residence that is ready for you to make your own. meters of direct water frontage with · 22 private jetty allotment with dual street front· 2,611m2 ages along prestige dress circle pools, one lap pool approx. 18m · Two sized tennis court with · Championship flood lights entertaining with full alfresco · Waterfront kitchen and roof-top bar gym, games room, steam room · Cinema, suite with his and her ensuite and · Master dressing rooms staff apartment · Self-contained · Four kitchen facilities ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 29-31 The Peninsula, Noosa Waters Description: 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 3 garage Price: $6,500,000 Inspect: Saturday, 10.15am - 10.45am Contact: Adrian Reed 0409 446 955, Darren Neal 0401 212 505 22 NOOSA TODAY

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‘Stonelea’ Cooroy Mountain INFORMAL TENDER Tuesday 10th November 5:00pm AEST

Unapologetically decadent, with privacy paramount, ‘Stonelea’ represents the pinnacle of hinterland living. Surrounded by breathtaking panoramic views, it is expertly crafted into the upper limit of ridge line - a masterpiece of elegance and exuberance.

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Tony Cox 0402 003 773

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28 The Anchorage Noosa Waters PRICE Contact Agent

A north facing Paul Clout designed home in esteemed dress circle The Anchorage, this is a home where triumphant design meets resort style living. Looking across a wide body of water the expansive homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s layout ensures streaming light, tailored breezes and water views throughout. The significant structure embraces the northern outlook through wide banks of bifold doors and offers elegant and flexible entertaining.

INSPECT Saturday 11:15 - 11:45 am

Adrian Reed 0409 446 955

Darren Neal 0401 212 505

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24 Masthead Quay Noosa Waters PRICE GUIDE $3,300,000

A wide, 26-meter water frontage in a quiet enclave of Noosa Waters, this Trevor Reitsma designed home has a lot to offer including a luxurious waterfront lifestyle. A strong focus on quality and design is immediately apparent upon entry into the huge voided foyer with a focal point on the sweeping staircase that wraps around the formal dining room.

INSPECT Saturday 1:00 - 1:30 pm

Adrian Reed 0409 446 955

Darren Neal 0401 212 505

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48A Elizabeth Street Noosaville PRICE GUIDE $2,100,000

One of four brand new coastal homes, set in the heart of a desired riverside enclave, offering the highest quality of design, scale and architecture. Completely stand-alone residence on a site of approximately 340m2 within a complex with a considered design balance of internal and exterior living.

INSPECT Saturday 12:00 - 12:30 pm

Adrian Reed 0409 446 955

Darren Neal 0401 212 505

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19 Springs Crescent Noosa Heads AUCTION 11am Friday 13th November

Recently completed, this Paul Clout designed masterpiece is set over a single level and has expansive golf course and lake views. Located centrally in Noosa Heads, your privacy is assured within â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oasisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the gated golfing estate. Built to the absolute highest quality, there is flawless detail execution throughout from the curved timber wall to the breathtaking marble fireplace.

INSPECT Saturday 1:00 - 1:30 pm

Adrian Reed 0409 446 955

Darren Neal 0401 212 505

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Adrian has an excellent knowledge of the Noosa market and is committed to achieving the best possible outcome for his clients, always going above and beyond.

Kates communication with us at all time throughout the process was consistent and knowledgeable. I would recommend Kate and her staff without hesitation.

Monique is friendly and a straight talker. I could tell she knew the Noosa Waters market and how to achieve the best sale price. As she predicted the sale was fast, and I couldn’t have been happier.

Darren, thank you so much for your commitment throughout the marketing of my property. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you. Great result, congratulations.

Vendor - 29 Saltwater Avenue Noosa Waters | $2,350,000

Vendor - 32/512 David Low Way Castaways Beach | $2,575,000

Vendor - 2 Oceanmist Court Noosa Waters | $1,150,000

Vendor - 155 Shorehaven Drive Noosa Waters | $3,700,000

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Mark displayed the highest integrity, he was very respectful and caring not only of us but the prospective buyers that he introduced. His skill and professionalism are of the highest standard

After having my home listed with another agent for 6 months, Shantelle had a contract within 3 weeks. I have been very impressed with her professionalism, attention to detail and delightful personality.

Adrian is an excellent agent, solid negotiator who is right at home at the top end of the Noosa market. Great support team in marketing and design that has resulted in a fantastic presentation.

Kate was able to get two contracts within four days of going to market. Can’t do better than that.

Vendor - 76 Grasstree Road Eumundi | $1,230,000

Vendor - 144/61 Noosa Springs Dr Noosa Heads | $810,000

Vendor - 26 Wygani Drive Noosa Shore | $3,970,000

Vendor - 8 Sleepy Hollow Drive Noosa Heads | $1,150,000

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Convincing Mum to downsize has been hard work but with Monique’s local knowledge of the Noosa Waters market, the sale was fast and efficient achieving a better than expected result.

Mark is a professional through and through. My experience of selling was seamless and uncomplicated. I would recommend Mark if you want the ease of negotiations and peace of mind.

Shantelle was always extremely pleasant and nothing was a bother. She has an excellent knowledge of the property and was very informative. She was exceedingly patient and at no time did we feel rushed.

Adrian was dedicated to finding buyers in today’s unpredictable climate. His excellent interpersonal skills, positive approach and hard work instilled confidence and comfort.

Vendor - 25 Shipyard Circuit Noosa Waters | $1,079,000

Vendor - 17 Livingstone Street Tewantin | $920,000

Buyer - 519/61 Noosa Springs Drive Noosa Heads | $3,600,000

32-36 The Anchorage Noosa Waters | Undisclosed

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Kate provided us with a professional, friendly & understanding service at all times throughout the purchase of our property. She was always available if we had a question and went above and beyond

Monique knew our wish list and she delivered on every point. Thanks, Monique for all your hard work and pulling in those network connections to make this all happen.

I met Mark when I was enquiring about a house for sale and as soon as I met him I could tell he was honest. So I signed him up on the spot to sell my place. I highly recommend Mark he is professional, honest and reliable.

Shantelle was attentive, consistent & knowledgeable in her approach. She communicated well and has a warm. Nothing was ever too much trouble.

Buyer - 32/512 David Low Way Castaways Beach | $2,575,000

Buyer - 7 Spindrift Court Noosaville | $1,250,000

Vendor - 7 Red Ash Court Cooroy | $680,000

Buyer- 10 Neptune Circuit Noosa Waters | $2,210,379

Adrian Reed 0409 446 955 adrian@reedandco.co

Kate Cox 0438 695 505 kate@reedandco.co

Monique Sommer 0433 641 158 monique@reedandco.co

Darren Neal 0401 212 505 darren@reedandco.co

Mark Hodgkinson 0409 484 159 mark@reedandco.co

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Given that every 2nd house offered for sale in Noosa Waters has a Reed & Co sign out the front, we decided to talk to Adrian about the sale of our house. He delivered a wonderful purchaser for our home and we could not be happier.

Kate was great to deal with. Because of Covid I bought from what I could see online so Kate’s input was integral. Everything that she had told me about the apartment was accurate.

Monique has been great to deal with. Good and honest communication. We would be happy to deal with her again in future.

Mark was always available and immediately was in tune with our expectations. Very well presented & professional.

Vendor - 15 Shorehaven Drive Noosa Waters | $2,476,000

Buyer - 13/37-39 Noosa Drive Noosa Heads | $1,265,000

Buyer - 90 Shorehaven Drive Noosa Waters| $960,000

Buyer - 17 Livingstone Street Tewantin | $920,000

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The purchase was quick & we appreciated the effort Shantelle put into helping us purchase this home.

We chose Adrian as our agent mostly due to his local knowledge of the area and were not disappointed. Adrian and Darren were knowledgeable, professional, cheerful and positive.

Kate is a very experienced and professional agent with excellent knowledge of the Noosa market. From my Noosa experiences, kate would have to rate as one of the very best agents in Noosa.

Monique is the consummate professional. She is sincere, honest and has integrity. Her confidence and dedication were reassuring and she was meticulous in her attention to detail.

Buyer - 21 Shipyard Circuit Noosa Waters | Undisclosed

Vendor - 7 The Peninsula Noosa Waters | $2,510,000

Vendor - 6/8 Quamby Place Noosa Heads | $3,200,000

Vendor - 21 Shipyard Circuit Noosa Waters | Undisclosed

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Mark is active, which is critically important in the real estate market. Quick to follow up, open, honest, reliable and likeable, which is also very important in real estate sales.

We have bought and sold several properties with Adrian. He is the consummate professional who understands the market, collaborates with buyers and sellers combined with the best possible marketing available.

Kate and her team redid the marketing, including some styling and brilliant photography. Their internet marketing was excellent. At all times Kate is confident, competent and utterly professional.

Absolutely wonderful experience dealing with Adrian and Darren. They made it so easy buying a property when we were interstate.

Vendor - 15 Tedford Drive Tewantin | $635,000

Vendor - 17 Seamount Quay Noosa Waters | $3,900,000

Vendor - 13/6 Serenity Close Noosa Heads | $3,380,000

Buyer - 17 Shorehaven Drive Noosa Waters | $3,085,000

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Adrian is a clear communicator that gets things done and gets results. Using a clever and appropriate use of social media with a sense of style. You get the sense that every sale builds on the previous sales.

Monique was a dream to deal with. Selling a home can be an emotionally charged experience. Monique was not only a confidante but incredibly professional & highly experienced.

Mark was a pleasure throughout the process of purchasing our investment property. No request or query was a problem.

Adrian is an amazing agent. He shows a house to its fullest potential. He’s professional, he’s thorough and he is fantastic at advising us on what improvements could be made. He’s our to man.

Vendor - 25 Grant Street Noosa Heads | $2,015,000

Vendor - 27 Seacove Court Noosa Waters | $1,427,000

Vendor - 11/31 Elizabeth Street Noosaville | $890,000

Vendor - 153 Shorehaven Drive Noosa Waters | $3,750,000

Shantelle Francis 0422 862 821 shantelle@reedandco.co

Tony Cox 0402 003 773 tony@reedandco.co

Currently Listed Properties

Total Sold Properties

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$267M

12 House 11 Unit/Townhome/Land

120 Online Sales 13 Off Market Sales

$253M Private Treaty $14M Auction Sales *Includes off market sales

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SUPERB OCEAN AND HINTERLAND VIEWS A sophisticated, architecturally designed home with superb ocean and hinterland views. Multi-generational living with five bedrooms set over three levels. A master bedroom with walk-in robe and stylish ensuite set on the upper level. Displaying breathtaking views. Work from home in the generous office space, with its own picturesque window overlooking the ocean. On entry you are welcomed by the large open plan kitchen, dining and living space, that leads out to the extensive outdoor entertainment area with magnificent views overlooking the hinterland. An outdoor kitchen adds to the multiple entertainment areas this home has on offer. Addition to this level are two more bedrooms with a shared bathroom. One of which has a walk-in robe and external access to the deck. The lower level that can be utilized as a fully self-contained area, comprises of two generous bedrooms, both with deck access, a living area with kitchenette that leads out to the large 11 x 4.5m curved pool. Further on this level is a fully tiled bathroom as well as a spacious laundry.

Features: Existing short term rental option Ironbark Timber floorboards. Kitchen with Bosch appliances, stone benchtops, three stainless steel ovens, a wine fridge and drinks cooler

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· Ducted Samsung air-con throughout with App remote control compatibility · Ducted vacuum system throughout. · Dowell windows and Viridian Smart Glass on all windows for added thermal barrier

Dowell windows on Eastern · All side have Neoprene seals for acoustic barrier. 120 sqm fully tiled 4 bay lock· Extensive up garage with workshop and a separate storage area. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 343 David Low Way, PEREGIAN BEACH Description: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $2,150,000 Inspect: Saturday, 11.30am – 12noon Contact: Shantelle Francis, 0422 862 821 and Adrian Reed, 0409 446 955, REED & CO. ESTATE AGENTS 30 NOOSA TODAY

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LIVE, LOVE AND SELL NOOSA Established names in Noosa Real Estate launch new agency WORKING with a team of like-minded professionals in a prime location is the aspiration for many. Noosa Estate Agents – the newest boutique agency on Queensland’s glorious Sunshine Coast – has the right formula and is ripe for success. Launched at the start of October, Noosa Estate Agents is an alliance of three highprofile operators within the Noosa property arena – Nathan Howie, Scott Cowley and Kelsie Melville. While the business itself is newly minted, it’s taken its owners decades to reach this point. All long-term locals who have carved out their own unique careers in one of Australia’s most dynamic real estate markets. “If you combine our credentials, we have sold over $400 million worth of property in Noosa and have 45 years of real estate experience. That’s what we bring to this venture which we’re proud to call our own”. The agency is definitely greater than the sum of its well-credentialled parts, with all three associates having forged their bond working closely as part of team in their previous roles. “But there comes a time to move forward professionally. We have a lot of years ahead of us and what better opportunity, particularly during COVID, to have a reset and self-evaluate about where we’re going and what we have planned for the future. We’re pretty tight knit and have always worked well together. “We’ve never really been competitive with each other, more like we have always had each other’s back.” Noosa Estate Agents is founded on the principal of having an intimate understanding of the local clientele, the region and changing market conditions. The trio have identified the need for a new approach. “There’s a lot of competition here in Noosa – around 250 agents – but clients deserve an alternative, particularly in terms of quality service and innovated marketing strategies. “Personal service and attention to detail has been largely lost in the local industry over the years… that old-school approach to clients. We think many agents have probably become a little content and too transaction based, and we want to provide a better experience.” “We own property here, but we love to live the lifestyle – playing golf, socialising, water sports and just taking in all that Noosa has on offer. We’re fortunate enough to have a great network of friends and associates and love dealing with likeminded people. “I think we are all very approachable and quite genuine too. People are already enjoying our journey and supporting us under this new brand.” Of course, networks and talent will only noosatoday.com.au

Nathan Howie, Kelsie Melville and Scott Cowley of Noosa Estate Agents.

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A three-bedroom, four-bathroom villa with office and lap pool at 766/61 Noosa Springs, is listed at $1,695,000. 219340

A four-bedroom, three-bathroom waterfront house with pool and jetty on 925sq m at 24 Neptune Cct, Noosa Waters, is on the market with a price guide of $3.50m.

take you so far when starting a business. Fortunately, Noosa Estate Agents found their logistical solution in the UrbanX platform and its CEO, Dan Argent. “We officially launched just six weeks after deciding to hit go with the support of UrbanX’s large administrative and marketing team. To be able to set up a new business so quickly and with such excellent

services and results for our clients. “We’ve enjoyed this experience of creating a brand that is connected to our community and offers the style of marketing that properties in this area deserve. We’re confident that Noosa will embrace our venture and we look forward to serving the local area for many years to come.” ●

support was incredible. “UrbanX provide us with flexibility thanks to their exceptional staff and technical platforms. This helps to free up a lot of time for us, so we are able to focus on what we do best – list, market and sell property. Technology has taken over and when used correctly is a powerful tool that assists us in providing the best possible

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• Boutique complex of only four townhouses, pet friendly

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• Open-plan layout that embraces indoor/outdoor living • Gorgeous timber flooring, ducted and split system cooling • Low maintenance surrounds, 6.6kw solar power • Large master bedroom with north facing balcony • The Noosa River, supermarket and restaurants at your finger tips I N S P E C T S AT U R D AY 1 0 -1 0 . 3 0 A M A N D W E D N E S D AY 2-2 . 3 0 P M

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Luxurious single level home with 30m waterfrontage Four spacious double bedrooms and three bathrooms Expansive open plan living areas with high ceilings Kitchen has granite tops, walk-in pantry, Miele appliances 11 metre lap pool, built-in sauna and established jetty Stunning water views and easy walk to shops and river

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PRICE GUIDE $3,500,000

SCOTT COWLEY 0414 544 420

KELSIE MELVILLE 0424 904 301

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SEACHANGE AND TREECHANGE SPRAWLING an enviable private estate with a majestic rain forest and meandering creek abutting the rear boundary, is a massive classy residence located in the heart of convenience, just five minutes to the Noosa River. Drive through the security gates along the semi-circular palm-fringed driveway and choose your parking spot from the many available. At the front entrance first impressions do count. Thoughtfully designed in tune with the idyllic sub-tropical climate, the residence offers oodles of space and numerous options, high ceilings optimizing natural light, beautiful polished timber floorboards, obvious tranquility plus a verandah which totally wraps around, is accessed from nearly every room. Off the hallway is an office and a rather grand living/dining space featuring a woodburning fireplace for those cosy winter nights. On the north side, a commercial-style kitchen has all the latest bells and whistles including an island bench/breakfast bar, walk-in pantry and large family meals space which opens out to an enormous deck for hosting memorable alfresco parties. It overlooks the pool, water feature, sandstone surround and sun deck, park-like grounds and beyond to the backdrop with stands of tall natives the kookaburras and galahs call home.

country living with the very best elements for sea as well as tree changers.” Facts & Features: Land size: 9913 m2 Block House size: 840m2 Ceilings: 3.5m Kitchen: DeLonghi appliances incl gas hob, 2 dishwashers, walk-in pantry, 3m stone-topped island bench, wine fridge Security: keyless electronic front gates Solar system: 21 panels, 5Kw Aircon: zoned and split systems Water: town + 3 x 10,000L tanks & commercial-grade multi-stage sewage treatment system/grey water House 5 living areas Downstairs media room and gym 4 bathrooms and powder room Modern kitchen with new appliances Solar hot water Foxtel & comms and throughout 50,000lt Concrete Pool Shed 360sq/m shed. 10m x24mx5m. Heavy gauge commercial construction 3 phase power Dedicated comms and Foxtel Commercial office space/air- conditioned Internal Ethernet Data Self-contained toilet, shower and kitchen Mezzanine storage area Mains water and 2x 22,000lt water tanks plumbed to garden area ●

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Along the hallway past the media room, prepare for a lovely big surprise. Behold the mega master suite with a walk-in wardrobe to suit the fussiest fashionista, an open bathroom with long vanity units on two walls, a very generous-sized couple’s bath taking centre stage and plenty more room for sumptuous sofas. There’s a bedroom, sitting room and family bathroom nearby whilst the north-east wing comprises four queen-sized bedrooms. Downstairs is another immense space for a gym, games, wine collection, pool table and/ or home cinema. You decide. As you pass the pool check out the bevy of tanks underneath the house which

includes the latest in water collection to augment town supplies. Ahead is a super-shed. With an air-conditioned office, bathroom, 3-phase power, workshop and capacity for more than eight vehicles, boats and serious water sport toys, could this be the greatest man-cave you’ve ever seen? “The is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to live the Noosa dream close to numerous schools, shopping centres and the Noosa River,” comments Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Peter TeWhata, “plus a plethora of natural assets such safe beaches, best surf breaks and the world famous Noosa National Park. “It’s also the epitome of town and

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HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 5 Beckmans Road, TEWANTIN Description: 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 8 garage Price: $1.995m Inspect: By appointment Contact: Peter TeWhata, 0423 972 034, TOM OFFERMANN REAL ESTATE 34 NOOSA TODAY

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MODERN QUEENSLANDER, DUAL-LIVING POSITIONED to capture stunning views over the treetops to Mt Cooroora, this lovely property offers new owners the charm of a Queenslander with modern comforts on five fully fenced, useable acres. Character features include high ceilings, a wood fire in the living area and wide wraparound verandahs for enjoying the northerly outlook and peace afforded by the private, tranquil location. Entertainers will love the spacious octagonal deck extension with its inbuilt sink, power outlet and mountain vista, not to mention the immaculate, brand-new kitchen which features timber benchtops and crisp white cabinetry. Other recent updates include fresh paint, new floor coverings and new bathroom fixtures. The generous master bedroom includes a walk-through robe and ensuite, and all three upstairs bedrooms have direct access onto the verandah. Downstairs, a large tiled space incorporates a fourth room, bathroom with shower and a separate toilet. This could easily be used

for a home office, art studio, home gym or granny flat. With its own entrance, there’s also the potential for dual living. Also on this level are the laundry, loads of storage, and access to the 4-car garage and covered patio area. The beautifully maintained landscaped gardens include a delightful mix of tropical and native species, while the large dam is

stocked with sliver perch so you can wet a line and catch your dinner. Or simply relax around your fire pit with family and friends and enjoy the natural surrounds from your ridge-top location. The tranquil, secluded block sits on a no-through road, yet is only an 8-miunte drive to either of the charming villages of Cooroy or Pomona. Thirty minutes will

see you lazing on Noosa main beach or shopping and dining on Hastings Street. If you’re seeking a secluded haven with a character home and gorgeous views, be sure to arrange your inspection of this piece of hinterland paradise. Features: Modern Queenslander home on 5 fully fenced usable acres Absolute privacy, north-facing ridgetop location, mountain views Freshly painted, new kitchen, floor coverings and bathroom fixtures High ceilings, fans, wood fire, open plan living, wraparound verandas Master bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite, chute to laundry Downstairs room/office, bathroom & patio: dual living potential Electric gate, 4-car garage plus 2-car 7m x 6m shed with workshop 2.2 kW solar, NBN, approx. 17,000 gallons water, new fire pit 8 minutes to Cooroy or Pomona, 30 mins to Noosa Heads ●

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HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 70 Blanckensee Road, BLACK MOUNTAIN Description: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 6 garage Price: Offers over $975,000 Inspect: Saturday, 31 October, 1.00pm-1.45 pm Contact: Kess Prior, kess@hinternoosa.com.au and Graham Smith, grahams@hinternoosa.com.au, HINTERNOOSA REAL ESTATE

Modern Queenslander With Mountain Views 70 Blanckensee Road, Black Mountain Positioned to capture stunning views over the treetops to Mt Cooroora, this lovely property offers new owners the charm of a Queenslander with modern comforts on five fully fenced, useable acres. • • • • • • •

Private, north-facing ridgetop location Open plan living, high ceilings, wood fire Master bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite Multifunctional room downstairs with bathroom Electric gate, 7m x 6m shed with workshop 2.2 kW solar, NBN, wraparound verandas 8 minutes to Cooroy, 30 mins to Noosa Heads

Offers Over $975,000 Open House: Saturday 1 - 1:45pm Kess Prior 0404 344 399 kess@hinternoosa.com.au Graham Smith 0408 874 888 grahams@hinternoosa.com.au

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Hidden from the world on a secluded hilltop, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Villa Montecitoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is reminicent of a wonderful country villa in Europe. Secretly tucked away in Doonan, on a treed 6 acre parcel, this gracious provincial farmhouse really is in a class of its own. Securely located behind a gated 250m driveway, this imposing villa features 10 foot ceilings, large open fireplace, 100 year old recycled timber floors and historic exposed timber beams. The gourmet kitchen has custom hand finished cabinetry with Carrera Del Oro marble counters and commercial oven. Simple in design, there are four bedrooms (all with access to an en-suite), three bathrooms, two living areas and a grand master bedroom. The large verandah overlooks the fully tiled 10 metre pool with waterfall edge, grassed area and entertaining loggia, all with stunning views of Noosa Heads and Lake Weyba. Planted with olive, avocado and fruit trees and even a string of grape vines. If you love the European lifestyle, but want to live in one of the best places in the world, this is the property for you.

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• Magnificent Views • Large Living Spaces • Study or 5th Bedroom • Multiple Living Areas • Electronic Gates • 10 Meter Fully Tiled Pool

Auction: Saturday 7 November at 11:00am Contact: Linda Shore-Perez Mobile: 0427 378 687 Email: linda@villarealestate.com.au Contact: David A. Perez Mobile: 0427 378 600 Email: david@villarealestate.com.au

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A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY HIDDEN from the world on a secluded hilltop, Villa Montecito is reminiscent of a wonderful country villa in Europe. Secretly tucked away in Doonan, on a treed 6 acre parcel, this gracious provincial farmhouse really is in a class of its own. Securely located behind a gated 250m driveway, this imposing villa features 10 foot ceilings, large open fireplace, 100 year old recycled timber floors and historic exposed timber beams. The gourmet kitchen has custom hand finished cabinetry with Carrera Del Oro marble counters and commercial oven. Simple in design, there are four bedrooms (all with access to an ensuite), three bathrooms, two living areas and a grand master bedroom. The large verandah overlooks the fully tiled 10 metre pool with waterfall edge, grassed area and entertaining loggia, all with stunning views of Noosa heads and Lake Weyba. Planted with olive, avocado and fruit trees and even a string of grape vines. If you love the European lifestyle, but want to live in one of the best places in the world, this is the property for you. â&#x2014;?

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 33 Viewland Drive, DOONAN Description: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 garage Inspect: By appointment Auction: Saturday, 7 November at 11.00am Contact: Linda Shore-Perez, 0427 378 687, VILLA PRESTIGE REAL ESTATE 38 NOOSA TODAY

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MODERN SPLIT LEVEL TOWNHOUSE IDEALLY located in a quite leafy street directly opposite Ferris Park, this central Sunshine Beach unit presents as the perfect opportunity to acquire a piece of this premium suburb at an extremely competitive price. Set well back from the street, this private Mediterranean style unit is built over two levels and ideally located at one end of the complex amongst lush landscaped gardens. The lower level of the property features open plan living and dining that flows seamlessly onto a private front verandah and garden, while the rear of the residence offers a north facing courtyard with outdoor dining, presenting as an ideal entertaining space. The upper level features two generous bedrooms with elevated ceilings and a modern, renovated bathroom. The master bedroom with walk-in robe, boasts a private balcony overlooking rich tropical gardens. A relaxed 500 hundred metre stroll from this residence will find you amongst the

eateries of the famous Sunshine Beach village, surf club and patrolled beach.Live in, rent, or use as a beach weekender, this address presents as a property with options. In addition the unit offers air-conditioning, lockup storage, ceiling fans, secure car accommodation and pool in complex. Features: 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom + powder room Walk to beach, parks and shops Low Body Corporate Multiple outdoor entertaining areas Caesarstone bench tops Fully fenced courtyard Air-conditioned ●

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HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 1/6 Ray Street, SUNSHINE BEACH Description: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 garage Price: On application Inspect: By appointment Contact: Rob Spencer, 0408 710 556, SUNSHINE BEACH REAL ESTATE, 5447 2999

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RARE OCEAN VIEW LAND IN SUNSHINE 27 ADAMS STREET, SUNSHINE BEACH

Land 519m2 Just footsteps from the sand and surf with coastal views. Tightlyheld by the same family since the land was released in the early 1950s. This is the closest vacant land to the beach in the area, tucked away at the Ross Crescent end of Adams Street close to popular surf breaks. • Stunning sea vista including white water and beach • Just 50 metres to beach access • High side of the street allows full advantage of views

FOR SALE BY NEGOTIATION

VISIT OUR OFFICE 36 Duke Street, Sunshine Beach, QLD 4567 OR CALL US (07) 5447 2999

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OPEN HOMES Time

Address

A B C

Price Guide

Agent Time

Address

Black Mountain

Wednesday 4th November

Saturday 31st October

11.00 - 11.30am

1.00 - 1.45pm

70 Blanckensee Road

Offers Over $975,000

Hinternoosa 0404 344 399

Castaways Beach

50Tristania Drive

A B C

Price Guide

Agent

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 319 879

Noosa Heads Friday 30th October

Saturday 31st October

10.30 - 11.00am

1732/5 Lakeview Rise

$2,650,000

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505

11.00 - 11.30am

1521/1 Lakeview Rise

$1,630,000

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505

Cooroy

12.00 - 12.30pm

23 Weyba Park Drive

CONTACT AGENT

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505

Saturday 31st October

10.00 - 10.30am

1 Driftwood Drive

High 900,000's

Dowling Neylan 0412 585 494

12.00 - 12.30pm

55 Straker Drive

Offers Over $649,000

Hinternoosa 0487 401 776

12.00 - 12.30pm

5 Bartholomew Court

Offers Over $649,000

Hinternoosa 0408 874 888

10.00 - 10.30am

6/7 Peza Court

$1,379,000

10.00 - 10.30am

7/18 Park Road

Auction

Cootharaba

10.00 - 10.30am

4/95 Noosa Pde

$1,200,000

Robert James Realty 0438 682 700

Saturday 31st October

10.00 - 10.30am

1732/5 Lakeview Rise

$2,650,000

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505

10.00 - 10.30am

4/10 Serenity Close

Contact Agent

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0419 757 770

Eerwah Vale

10.00 - 10.30am

402/62 Hastings Street

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 044 241

Saturday 31st October

10.30 - 11.00am

1521/1 Lakeview Rise

$1,630,000

12 Mitti Street

Auction

10.30 - 11.00am

11.30 - 12.15pm

1057 Cootharaba Road

2 Anderson Road

Offers Over $875,000

Offers Over $1,299,000

Hinternoosa 0487 701 776

Hinternoosa 0404 344 399 11.00 - 11.30am

Dowling Neylan 0405 976 181 Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505 Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 044 241

Eumundi

11.00 - 11.30am

766/61 Noosa Springs Drv

$1,695,000

Urban X 0414424333

Saturday 31st October

11.00 - 11.30am

4/81 Noosa Parade

$795,000

Dowling Neylan 0405 976 181

817/100 Resort Drive

$685,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 714 653

11/37 Noosa Drive

Price Guide $1,290,000

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

Hinternoosa 0422 923 851 11.00 - 11.30am

13 Mainsails Square

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 672 375

Lake MacDonald

11.30 - 12.00pm

23 Weyba Park Drive

CONTACT AGENT

Saturday 31st October

12.00 - 12.30pm

8309/5 Morwong Drive

$745,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0433 237 422

7/8 Quamby Place

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840

10.00 - 10.45am

17 Sterling Drive

Offers Over $1,350,000

11.00 - 11.30am

87-95 Jocelyn Drive

$1,195,000

11.00 - 11.30am

11 Wilkes Lane

Offers Over $1,250,000

10.45 - 11.30am

293 Gumboil Road

Offers Over $1,150,000

Hinternoosa 0404 344 399 11.00 - 11.30am Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 484 159 11.00 - 11.30am

Hinternoosa 0408 874 888 12.00 - 12.30pm

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505

Marcus Beach

12.00 - 12.30pm

5/24 Edgar Bennett Ave

Price Guide $2.5 Million

Saturday 31st October

1.00 - 1.30pm

10 Honey Myrtle Road

$990,000

Laguna Real Estate 0400 084 975 Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955

11.00 - 11.30am

50Tristania Drive

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 319 879 1.00 - 1.30pm

19 Springs Crescent

AUCTION

12.30 - 1.00pm

42 Mahogany Drive

$1,145,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 319 879 2.00 - 2.30pm

8410/5 Morwong Drive

Auction

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

Time

Address

A B C

Price Guide

Agent Time

Noosa Springs Saturday 31st October

Address

11.00 - 12.00pm

49 Hilton Esplanade

A B C 3 2 2

11.00 - 11.30am

15 Blackbutt Crt

Offers Invited

Offers Over $945,000

11.00 - 11.30am

764/61 Noosa Springs Dve

$1,895,000

Universal Properties 0419 883 499

Twin Waters

12.00 - 12.30pm

541/61 Noosa Springs Dve

$2,495,000

Universal Properties 0419 883 499

Saturday 31st October

12.45 - 1.15pm

744/61 Noosa Springs Dve

$2,750,000

Universal Properties 0419 883 499 9.00 - 9.45am

46 Anchorage Circuit

Noosaville 12.00 - 12.30pm

16/287 GympieTerrace

PG $950,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0433 237 422

5.00 - 5.30pm

30 Lake Weyba Dve

$1,025,000

Universal Properties 0431 761 644

Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163 Robert James Realty 0438 682 700

Hinternoosa 0408 874 888

Marcus Beach Saturday 21st November

Saturday 31st October

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955 3.00 - 3.30pm

9.30 - 10.00am

2/126 GympieTerrace

CONTACT AGENT

10.00 - 10.30am

2/27 Edward Street

Price Guide $2.2 Million

10.00 - 10.30am

2/16 Sunseeker Close

$865,000

Laguna Real Estate 0434 236 110

10.00 - 10.45am

30 Lake Weyba Dve

$1,025,000

Universal Properties 0431 761 644

10.00 - 10.30am

37 Lake Entrance Blvd

2 O/Over $675K Considered

Laguna Real Estate 0407 379 893

11.00 - 11.30am

9/73 HiltonTce

Auction

Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880

11.00 - 11.30am

15/239 GympieTce

O/Over $780,000 Cons

11.00 - 11.30am

8 Jailee Court

$1,125,000

11.00 - 11.30am

6/140 Noosa Pde

O/Over $745,000 Cons

11.15 - 12.00pm

5 Mason Court

$875,000

12.00 - 12.30pm

1/181 GympieTerrace

Contact Agent

12.00 - 12.30pm

48A Elizabeth Street

PG $2,100,000

Auction

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

50Tristania Drive

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 319 879

AUCTION

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

Noosa Heads Friday 6th November 12.00 - 12.30pm

11/37 Hastings Street

Saturday 7th November

11.00 - 11.30am 17 Habitat Place Laguna Real Estate 0434 236 110 1.00 - 1.30pm 402/62 Hastings Street Select Noosa 0418 758 465 Friday 13th November

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0414 367 282

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 044 241

Laguna Real Estate 0407 379 893 1.00 - 1.30pm

AUCTION

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

12 Mitti Street

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 044 241

7/18 Park Road

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840

Select Noosa 0400 220 580

221/32 Hastings Street

Saturday 14th November

Dowling Neylan 0409 685 211 12.00 - 12.30pm Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955 1.00 - 1.30pm

Wednesday 4th November 9/73 HiltonTce

Agent

Auction

Auction Diary

Friday 30th October

11.00 - 11.30am

OPEN HOMES

Price Guide

2.00 - 2.30pm

5108/5 Morwong Drive

AUCTION

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880 2.30 - 3.00pm

8410/5 Morwong Drive

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 672 375

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840

Auction 14th Nov

Urban X 0414424333

Auction 14th Nov

Urban X 0414424333

Auction

Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

Auction

Dowling Neylan 0412 764 370

Saturday 21st November

Noosa Waters

1.00 - 1.30pm

Saturday 31st October

13 Mainsails Square

Saturday 28th November

8.30 - 9.00am

33 Seacove Court

Auction

10.15 - 10.45am

29-31The Peninsula

PG $6,500,000

11.00 - 11.30am

24 Neptune Circuit

Guide $3,500,000

11.00 - 11.30am

4 Masthead Quay

3,350,000

11.15 - 11.45am

28The Anchorage

CONTACT AGENT

12.00 - 12.30pm

32 Saltwater Avenue

Auction

1.00 - 1.30pm

24 Masthead Quay

PG $3,300,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

1.00 - 1.30pm

7/8 Quamby Place

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955 Urban X 0414 544 420 Dowling Neylan 0400 128 142

Noosaville Saturday 31st October

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955 10.00 - 10.30am Dowling Neylan 0412 764 370

4/59 Elizabeth Street

Wednesday 4th November

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955 2.00 - 2.30pm

4/59 Elizabeth Street

Saturday 14th November

Peregian Beach

11.30 - 12.00pm

9/73 HiltonTce

Saturday 31st October 11.30 - 12.00pm

343 David Low Way

$2,150,000

Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0422 862 821

Saturday 31st October

Sunrise Beach

9.00 - 9.30am

Saturday 31st October 10.00 - 10.30am

9 Ridgeway Street

Noosa Waters 33 Seacove Court

Saturday 21st November 4

Contact Agent

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0499 483 049 2.00 - 3.00pm

32 Saltwater Avenue

Sunshine Beach

Saturday 31st October

Saturday 7th November

11.00 - 11.30am

3/1 Park Crescent

$820,000

Dowling Neylan 0409 685 211 11.00 - 11.30am

1/33 Duke Street

AUCTION

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

11.00 - 11.30am

1/33 Duke Street

AUCTION

Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499

Auction

Tewantin

Saturday 31st October 10.00 - 10.30am

19 Werin St

$695,000

10.00 - 10.30am

89 Furness Drive

O/o $699,000

Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163

Saturday 7th November

Robert James Realty 0438 682 700 11.30 - 12.00pm

49 Hilton Esplanade

Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163

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BDM - Overseeing the property management department, 25 years real estate experience

Specialising in managing properties from Marcoola/Coolum to Noosa

Layne McLure

Patsy Johnson

Department Manager 5447 3999

Property Manager 5447 3999

Leasing Consultant 5447 3999

Property Management Support 5447 3999

Proactive professional ensuring all clients achieve excellent results

Committed to providing optimum customer service within the property management team

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Kellie Connor

Holiday Property Manager 5474 4447

Holiday Management 5474 4447

25 years experience Overseeing our 90 property holiday portfolio

Delivering excellent customer service for over 23 years

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Dean Stolpmann

Property Management Support 5447 3999

Property Management 5447 3999

Providing excellent support to all clients and the property management team

10 years experience Managing properties in Tewantin & Noosaville

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LIVE THE LIFE YOU’VE ALWAYS DREAMT OF SET in the exclusively and tightly held location of the Esplanade, Tin Can Bay is this beautifully presented water frontage double storey brick home. Designed to take in the dazzling water views from most rooms, the sea breeze will fill your lungs which is just as well as your breath will be taken away by the stunning views! Set on a 769sqm block this property has taken into consideration the holiday lifestyle. With dual living or dual Airbnb rental a real possibility. With upstairs featuring a huge master with built-ins and walk-in robe as well as water views and access to the front balcony, you’ll wake up wondering how on earth you got so lucky! Also upstairs is another large bedroom with built-ins and fan, as well as an office or third bedroom. There is a large bathroom and separate toilet. The loungeroom is positioned sensationally, opening to the outside verandah with views on two sides and flows seamlessly with the dining and kitchen, which also takes in the water views from both windows. A lovely sunroom on the north western side of the house will be perfect on those cooler winter days, once again offering sparkling water views from one of the windows. Heading downstairs there is 2 very

large bedrooms with built-in robes. Easily fitting 3 single beds in one and the other big enough for a king size, this downstairs unit is totally lockable from the upper floor. Downstairs also has its own kitchen and lounge area, bathroom with separate toilet, and opens onto a massive 100sqm outdoor barbecue area that has Travertine marble floors and a magnificent solid sandstone bar. This fantastic entertainment area is mostly undercover, so rain hail or shine it’s the perfect place to have a game of pool and chill. Now, if you had any toys that needed to be kept out of the elements there is a massive double brick shed big enough to house the boat, jet skis, caravan or any other toys that you may have. The property also benefits from a 16 panel solar system keeping your electricity costs to a minimum, and if there is ever a black out you can rest easy knowing the wired-in generator will keep everything running. Only a stones’ throw from the Marina and boat ramp, this property will appeal to those who love getting out on the water, or for those who just want to sit back and take in the spectacular views. Call me for your private inspection of this idyllic seaside property today. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 59 Esplanade, TIN CAN BAY Description: 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: Offers over $895,000 considered Inspect: By appointment Contact: Johnathon Merton, 0423 584 241, LAGUNA REAL ESTATE 44 NOOSA TODAY

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Holiday Getaway - Must Be Sold!

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9, 73 HILTOn TerrAce, nOOSAVILLe

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• Fully furnished ideal for your holidays and as an Investment • Professional on-site managers ensure hassle free income • Close to Noosa River, marina, yacht club, restaurants & shops • Upstairs, three large air-conditioned bedrooms & bathroom • Downstairs, large open plan kitchen/meals, living plus terrace • Separate downstairs toilet and laundry; also a lock up garage • Resort incorporates, 3 pools, spa, sauna, restaurant, bar, tennis court, bbqs, games room, jumping pillow, tour desk, wireless internet; bus transport outside the resort

AucTIOn Sat 14 Nov, 12pm VIeW Sat & Wed 11-11.30am

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Old Tewantin Art Deco 19 WerIn STreeT, TeWAnTIn

3A 1B 1C

• Beautiful, solid and low maintenance 1950’s build • Located only 10 minutes walk to the Tewantin Village • A family home with a light and bright kitchen • Three bedrooms, one bathroom and separate toilet • Single lock up garage, immaculate workshop with timber floor • Land area of 678sqm, the potential is endless • Plus a 65sqm granny flat (*subject to Council Approval)

FOr SALe $695,000 VIeW Sat 10-10.30am

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Gympie Terrace liFesTyle!

2A 2B 1C

15/239-245 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville • Magnificent fully furnished unit in the stunning Colonial Resort • Located in an elevated position on the top floor giving privacy • Two bedrooms, two bathrooms in excellent condition • Master bedroom features walk in robe, ensuite and large balcony • Boasts pool, spa, gym, sauna, BBQ’s & outdoor entertaining • Just a few steps to Gympie Tce, river, restaurants, cafes & shops

For sale Offers Over $780,000 vieW Sat 11-11.30am anita Nichols 0434 236 110

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Noosa Banks - Game, Set and Match

4A 2B 3C

8 TiNGara CourT, TewaNTiN • 13m lap pool and tennis court • Open plan kitchen, dining & living opening onto outdoor entertaining area • 4 bedrooms with master suite separate to guests bedrooms • Open plan ensuite to master bedroom and centrally located 2nd bathroom • Large double garage with work bench and storage areas • Additional off street parking in carport area for boat or van • 6KW solar system and 5000 litre water tank

For SaLe Offers Over $1,000,000 Considered View By Appointment

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Les Miller 0491 046 645

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Hilton Esplanade and Loving It!

3A 2B 2C

49 HILton EspLanadE, tEwantIn • First time offered to the market in 80 or so years • Elevated with further potential to develop • Three spacious bedrooms, relaxed lounge and sunroom • Wide covered timber deck with Noosa River views • Original VJ lining boards, high ceilings and so much more • Easy walk to the Noosa Marina, Hilton Shops and the Tewantin village

auctIon 7 Nov 12pm VIEw Sat 11am-12pm warren Evans 0428 711 163