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Noosa lights up for Christmas By Margaret Maccoll
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What began with a few Christmas lights and baubles has grown over years for some Noosa residents to become major productions that bring joy to many and even raise funds for charity. Across Noosa residents have spent countless hours turning their homes into Christmas displays that are lit up each night for the enjoyment of others. Alan Myers began decorating his house about 15 years ago for his grandchildren. Now his grandchildren are aged in their twenties but each year for about three weeks he sets to making his Carramar Street house a spectacle that attracts 100-150 children each night. As the years have gone on Alan has added more structures with this year’s main attraction a mechanical Santa that sings Christmas carols. See page 2 for more
Teewah tragedy By Abbey Cannan Two men in their mid-30s are being remembered as heroes after they drowned on Teewah Beach performing a selfless act for a young boy. Richard Catbagan and Denny Jade Caballa attempted to rescue a boy who was swept up in a strong rip at an unpatrolled beach north of Noosa on Saturday afternoon. A group of bystanders pulled the men from the water in an attempt to save their lives but sadly neither recovered.
The men are being hailed as heroes as the nine-year-old boy was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious condition. The beach was hard to reach for emergency services, where Queensland Ambulance Service had eight crews respond including critical care paramedics and a rescue helicopter. Surf Life Saving Queensland services, including the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service were also called to assist with the incident.
Sunshine Coast Regional Operations Manager Aaron Purchase said this tragedy followed a concerning number of serious incidents on the Sunshine Coast over the weekend. “Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the two men,” he said. “As we roll into school holidays and the Christmas period, this event is a tragic reminder to only ever swim between the red and yellow flags, so that if you do get into trouble, lifesavers and lifeguards are there to assist.
“If you must swim at remote location, stay close to the beach and remain waist-deep. “However, the safest place to swim remains at a patrolled location between the red and yellow flags.” Lifeguards will commence roving patrols from Double Island Point to Teewah Campground this Saturday 12 December. They will rove along the beach daily throughout the school holiday period, educating beachgoers on the dangers of swimming.
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From page 1 Nearby at Pickering Court, Tewantin, Lee Marsden has recently completed her Christmas extravaganza for the 22nd year in a practice that began in grief in New Zealand. “My mother died in the Christmas week,“ she said. “It was to bring joy back in my life.“ Now Lee brings joy to many lives through
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What are you most looking forward to about Christmas this year? 1. Alisa McCristal and Phoebe Gladman “We are looking forward to seeing our friends and family.”
2. Jason Thomson and Belinda Vanzanen “The best part of Christmas is spending time with family in Noosa.”
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As Christmas draws closer it shows its enduring power by bringing out the best in the human spirit. This has demonstrated itself to me this week on a number of occasions. At the volunteers breakfast last Friday many of the volunteers spoke of the joy and satisfaction they gained from helping others. This week we ventured out to visit a few houses around Noosa that have been adorned with Christmas lights well worth the effort, particularly if you have kids. The owners spoke of the joy their efforts brought to them when they saw the joy it brought to the many visitors to their homes. Most extraordinary this week was the work of Santa’s Classy Helpers, a group of volunteers who work all year to raise money to buy food, groceries and toys for families in need and bring them joy. The most shocking part of this story was to discover there are at least 900 children in Noosa whose families are poor and in need of help this Christmas. Christmas doesn’t solve the problems of the world. They will still be there next month. It may alter a mindset and it does rekindle hope through the acts of kindness shown. Today in Hastings Street entertainers will descend on Hastings Street and remain there for 12 days of Christmas celebrations. Go and soak up the Christmas spirit.
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New beats from Old Souls What happens when a Myth turns into a teenager? He develops an old soul, apparently. You might remember The Myths, who were Noosa’s youngest band just a few short years ago, a bunch of talented 10 and 11 year olds playing party gigs and busking around town, mesmerising audiences with their mature approach to hard rock, punk and heavy metal. Well, founding members Tosh Kachad (drums) and Charlie Pearson (guitar) have created a new band that better reflects their mid-teen musical tastes and called themselves Old Souls. Old Souls will make their debut performance outside Rococo’s on Hastings Street from 5pm on Sunday afternoon, as part of former Long Weekend director Ian Mackellar’s 12 Days of Christmas musical feast involving more than 200 musicians and performers performing street gigs. The new quartet was hard at work in rehearsals when Noosa Today caught up with them last week, having just put
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the school year behind them. While Tosh and Charlie have been busking around town as a duo, Tosh and new member Liam Kishawi on keyboards have also been playing together throughout the year at the Jazz Music Institute in Brisbane, which is where the Old Souls musical direction was born. As it happens, the other new member, bass player Thomas Van Bruggen, has strong jazz bloodlines, his dad being renowned pianist Marnix Van Bruggen. And Tosh, of course, has bro’ed down with the likes of Herbie Hancock and Wynton Marsalis, so jazz fusion it is! And judging by their rehearsal beats, they know their stuff. Noosa will soon know, when they hit Hastings Street with a mix of jazz and blues standards and some inventive originals. The 12 Days of Christmas kicks off tonight (Friday, December 11) through to December 23. In addition to Sunday at Rococo’s, Old Souls will play outside the French Quarter on December 15, 20 and 21.
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The way we were. Tosh and Charlie front the Myths, 2017.
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All for one, and one for all at Hastings Street If there is one good thing that can be said about the bush fire season and Covid-19 it is the fact that it brings out the best of Aussie spirit in so many of our people. The long the short and the tall, the black the white and the brindle, or as they say in the classics,- All for One and One for All. It was Friday afternoon approximately 2.30 pm: two tradies in a truck drove into the car park at the lifeguard tower at Main Beach and called out to tell the duty lifeguards, “a bloke has collapsed on the footpath in Hasting Street in front of Zachary’s Pizza Bar.”’ Without a moment’s hesitation, two duty
Noosa Lifeguards, Adam McKane and James Cervi, grabbed their First Aid Kit which included a defibrillator, jumped into a patrol vehicle and headed down the street. On arrival they found a male in his 60’s laying on his back and in the process of receiving CPR from two ladies: a quick glance from the lifeguards told them that the ladies indeed knew what they were about. The patient was also suffering from lacerations to the head. The CPR was continued then the lifeguards applied the defibrillator. After one shock the CPR was continued and the patient was again breathing. By this time the paramedics had arrived
and the whole procedure was indeed in the hands of a good fully qualified team. “There can be no doubt that the swift action of the two ladies applying CPR was the major factor while waiting for the defib to be applied,” said senior lifeguard Adam McKane. In discussion with the ladies concerned, it was revealed that they were in fact, two qualified nurses and were in Hasting St, as one was celebrating her 30th birthday. They saw the man on the footpath and stepped in to help. “If you ever saw a group of people work together to save a life it was this,” said senior lifeguard Adam McKane. “First it was the two tradies who saw what happened as
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Noosa volunteers party By Margaret Maccoll Noosa Council shone a light on the contribution of Noosa volunteers last Friday and thanked them for the work they do across the shire’s 300 community organisations. Councillors, led by Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie, joined the band on stage to sing ’Always look on the bright side of life’ while volunteers enjoyed a free breakfast, coffee, massages and the offer of a ride with Noosa outriggers. The event celebrated International Volunteers Day and brought together a group of locals who donate their time to a variety of causes. Grahame Wallis joined the SES Cooroy group about five years ago to help the community, particularly in times of emergency and need. “I like the camaraderie and it gives me something to do,” he said. SES local controller Warren Kushoph joined SES three years ago because he “wanted to help”. He said this year SES members had been kept busy helping with airport security during the COVID-restrictions and searching for
Combined Sandflys and Ukulele players entertained the crowd. people who become lost which he said was core part of their work though not widely known. Juli Roberts volunteers for a variety of organisations in Noosa including Red Cross emergency services, Tourism Noosa and
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Christian Outreach Centre food outlet. “I like to help people. It makes me happy,” she said. “I know people who say they’re bored. I tell them to help someone else. When you help someone it gives you joy.” Sandra Lilley volunteers for Noosa Parks As-
sociation because of her love of nature and the environment. “I want to keep Noosa natural,” she said. Eileen Walder volunteers for both the Queensland Koala Crusaders and Noosa Arts Theatre.
Parkyn Hut volunteers celebrate Christmas in style By Patsy Fayne This is the time of year we celebrate the valuable service given to our community by volunteers. December 1 was International Volunteers Day. The volunteers at the Tewantin Information Centre, also known as Parkyn’s Hut, chose this day to hold their annual Christmas Party. Tewantin Bowls Club was the venue and fun, food and fellowship was the order of the night. All who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves....as you see from the photos. Parkyn’s Hut itself is an old miners cottage transported from Gympie by owner Jack Hart, to his property at the rear of what is now the Tewantin Post Office. In 1938, Mr Hart sold the land to the Parkyn family to build a family home. The Hut was used then to accommodate their many guests. 60 years later the RSL purchased the site for car parking space and donated the Hut to the Tewantin Heritage and Historical Society. It was moved with Councils help to its present location beside the Royal Mail. It is now home for the Tewantin Information Centre and the wonderful volunteers who attend to the needs of our visitors 7 days a week. New volunteers are always welcome at Parkyn’s Hut. Volunteering there is a great way to meet new friends while assisting the tourists with maps, timetables and the interesting activities available to enhance the stay
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Carol Williams, Deb Woiwod, Jill Morley and Olive Donaldson, all happy volunteers at Parkyn’s Hut, Tewantin.
Betty McElhinney, Judy Goeldner and Ute Grigull are all smiles sharing the Christmas spirit.
Patsy Fayne cheers on Olive Donaldson, Duchess of Tewantin, with a glass of water. Guess who was the designated driver for the night.
Michael Fayne, Gail McBurney and Richard Carter join forces to wish all the volunteers a Merry Christmas and a safe, happy and COVID free 2021.
Ute Grigull, Helga Thiermann, Bill Barry and John Murray have developed new friendships by volunteering at Parkyn’s Hut. in the Noosa region. If you are interested in joining the team, drop into Parkyn’s Hut for a chat or give Michael a call on 0401 609 133.
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Arts and koala advocates Eileen and David Walder “We’re all on this earth for a purpose - to make things better,” she said. “I’m very concerned for koalas survival. I’ve seen so many lost in the 40 years we’ve been here.” The Arts have always been a big part of Eileen’s life and with COVID-19 restrictions scaled back she hopes the theatre will soon be able to present their long-awaited production of Mama Mia. The sea has been a way of life for Noosa Coast Guard senior skipper Wayne Douglas since he was a child who learnt to drive boats from his uncle, a professional fisherman on the Gold Coast. He now trains other people to drive boats and works with the Coast Guard to assist people in trouble, particularly those going over the Noosa Bar, that he describes as the worst on
the east coast since it was permanently altered by the reclaiming of land at the river mouth. “It’s not always been like that. The Noosa River used to go out half way along Hastings Street,” he said. One of Wayne’s most memorable rescues and one that earned him a commendation from the Royal Australian Navy was the rescue of 23 people in 6m waves on Laguna Bay. Wayne said the rescue occurred when the Young Endeavour tall ship was anchored in the bay. A group of youths left the ship in a semi-inflatable heading to Hastings Street but ended up heading for the rocks. The Coast Guard was able to retrieve all the young people and return them safely to their vessel, he said.
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Helpers bring the cheer By Margaret Maccoll Nine hundred children in Noosa whose families were identified by local charities as being in need received Christmas toys this week thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Santa’s Classy Helpers. Two months ago Lorraine Kenway thought her Santa’s Classy Helpers would not be able to deliver this year on its commitment of the previous decade to bring a Christmas filled with food, household goods and toys to families in need. But the generosity of people and a team of helpers came to the party to provide a record 309 families including 900 children a Christmas to remember. Each year charities including St Vincent de Paul and Salvation Army provide the classy helpers with a list of names of local families including children doing it tough in Noosa. On Monday a team of about 50 volunteers worked all day to unload box after box of groceries including fresh fruit and vegetables, toiletries, cereals and canned foods and treats such as Christmas puddings which were displayed in supermarket fashion throughout The J Theatre. The stage was filled with the main attraction, toys. Prior to the event, with her list in hand and money donated for toys, volunteer Judy Castledine searched the aisles of Noosa toy stores to buy an age and gender-appropriate toy for each child. This year a number of wooden toys hand made by the Cooroora Woodworkers were also donated. “The fantastic part of this is the Noosa businesses,” Judy said on Monday. “They’ve had a hard time this year but they were very generous getting us to where we are today.” Classy Santa Helpers began about 10 years ago with a morning tea and the idea from Lor-
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Volunteers Lynn Robertson, Pam Smyth and Glen Johnston stack tables with toiletries. Pictures: ROB MACCOLL raine that she may be able to help a few people. Now a committee and an army of volunteers spend all year fundraising to make Christmas special for the many people in Noosa in need. This year their fundraising activities were curtailed by COVID-restrictions. Lorraine said it was the volunteers and the generous donors from inside and outside Noosa that made it special.
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“It tells you a lot about human nature,” she said. “Some people are very generous and some are not.” On Tuesday a representative from each family arrived at The J Theatre and accompanied by a helper, to ensure an even distribution, made their way around the wonderland of goods to collect items for their family and toys for their children.
Riley Chapple stocks the shelves with vegetables. “Christmas is a time when great expectations reveal great need and fortunately there’s people like Lorraine and Santa’s Classy Helpers to help meet the need of 309 families this year,” Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie said. Lorraine said at the end of the emotionfilled day the volunteers would just go home, with plans for the next year already on their minds.
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River walk proves costly and traumatic By Margaret Maccoll A walk along Gympie Terrace for one couple last week resulted in a $4000 veterinary bill and weeks of recovery for their little dog. Rhiannon and her partner sat down to have a coke about 11am on Thursday 3 December with their Jack Russell cross, Billie, on a leash sitting at their feet. A man was sitting about 10m from them with his staffy cross, also on a leash. Coincidentally both dog owners rose to leave at the same time. The staffy just launched at Billie, latched on to her face and wouldn’t let go, Rhiannon said. “It was so sudden. They hadn’t even had a chance to sniff each other. “I started screaming. My wife was trying to get Billie’s head out of the dog’s jaws. The owner was pulling at the dog. He said don’t touch it’s head, stop screaming. Lots of people came over to help.” Rhiannon said 8-10 people were trying to prise the dog off Billie, throwing water at it,
hitting it with sticks. “The dog stood there with Billie’s head in it’s mouth. It was a horrible thing to see your dog in that situation,” she said. Rhiannon said the stalemate was broken when a man got a bucket of water, put both dogs heads into the water and the dog released Billie. She said Billie just stood there stunned and bleeding. They rushed her to the vet where she was diagnosed with a broken jaw and detached palate. The man walked to the car with his dog and the couple are continuing to search for him. Rhiannon said the vet told them they didn’t have the expertise to fix the injuries and referred them to North Coast Veterinary Specialists where Billie was operated on Friday at a cost of about $4000. “They managed to fuse her jaw back together with wire,” she said. “It’ll be six weeks before she gets the wire out. “We have to keep her pretty quiet and
give her lots of pats. We hope it won’t affect her longterm. It’s just a horrible thing to happen to anyone’s dog. “It was not a cheap trip to the park.” Rhiannon has reported the incident to Noosa Council and after posting the notice on social media was contacted by about 13 people who came forward as witnesses. Noosa Council Local Laws officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged dog attack. “Council received a complaint of an incident which occurred last Thursday and our officers are currently investigating,” Local Laws manager Phil Amson said. Mr Amson said information from the public had helped the current investigation. “Our officers are continuing to gather further information,” Mr Amson said. “Attacks are distressing for all involved so we again encourage all dog owners to know their responsibilities under the law, to avoid any potential incident.”
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Expansion battle drawn By Margaret Maccoll An application to enclose two roofed decks, one 7.6sqm and another 3.8sqm, may seem small but Noosa Council look set to knock it back to prevent a business with a history of non-compliance from further expansion at its riverside site. Applicant Bayeno Pty Ltd seeks to enclose a front deck and portion of a jetty at the U-Drive Boat Hire site at 256 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville to use the extra space for the storage of
items such as life jackets and to create a space for a new front counter for hire clients. The application was discussed on Monday at Noosa Council’s Planning and Environment Committee Meeting and referred to its General Meeting next Monday. Council officers told the meeting the enclosure of the space under the roofed areas would increase the gross floor area of the business, expanding the business. Officers said the development applica-
tion may seem small but it came back to what Council was trying to achieve in looking after the Noosa River which was “one of the best and most valued natural assets” in the region and was highly valued by the community. Any further encroachment into public space would reduce the area available to the community, they said. Officers said the business already exceeded its operational capacity with aerial photos showing hire craft being stored outside its lease
area and it had a history of non-compliance. They argued to approve increasing the site’s available space would be supporting the business to operate at an increased scale that was not consistent with its lease area. When Cr Amelia Lorentsen asked why the business continued to not comply an officer suggested fines were too low. Because of the public interest in Noosa River businesses the application will be discussed in Council next Monday.
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Missing in firefight action By Aaron Goodwin The State Opposition and local residents are searching for answers as to why a $15 million state-leased water bombing plane sat at Bundaberg Airport for 34 days as Fraser Island burned. Capable of flying over fires and dropping 10,000 litres at once, the Bundaberg-based Canadian Conair air tanker Q400AT was not tasked to the island until November 17, with water bombing not taking place until November 14. The Fraser Island bushfire was set in motion by an out-of-control campfire on October 14. Speaking in Parliament in Brisbane this week, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk defended the management of the Fraser Island bushfire and rejected claims and questions that the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) ,who were in charge of managing the blaze initially before the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) took over on November 27, should have done more to battle the fire. “Initially the parks service were very comfortable with managing that fire,” Ms Palaszczuk said. “The Fire and Emergency Services Department makes the decision on the operational use of the aircraft, the Premier does not make the operational decision on the use of the aircraft. “When they were uncomfortable with managing it, it got immediately moved into the fire service and the Commissioner then takes over the lead. “There were discussions that were happening between the two but when it was deemed to be becoming a fire of significance, it then gets transferred as per the protocols.’’ Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said it was disturbing to see the underutilisation of the $15 million firefighting air tanker consid-
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk checking out the Bundaberg-based Canadian Conair air tanker Q400AT. Picture: CONTRIBUTED ering that Fraser Island had been burning for over a month. He said there are many questions to be answered by the State Government and Fire and Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan. “My fear is that it’s an internal ruckling between Parks & Wildlife who up until just recently had control,’’ Mr Bennett said. “As I heard many times, the traditional owners also had a lot of influence over what could and couldn’t happen. “If we are going to have a really serious go at combating fires, we should deploy these assets as soon as possible. “If QPSW have the desire to use the fires as some sort of back-burning exercise, you need to be upfront with people. “What we have going on now is spin and deceit going on about what did and didn’t happen.’’ Mr Bennett added that after looking into this matter, he believes that the high cost of deploying the water bombing plane and the influence of Fraser Island’s traditional owners with bushfire response may be why the Canadian Conair air tanker Q400AT sat at Bundaberg Airport.
“We can’t have National Parks and their ideology view of the world not in contact and closely working with QFES and more importantly, we are not somehow getting some sort of framework about what traditional owners can, should or shouldn’t have involvement with,’’ Mr Bennett said. “I understand from day one that the traditional owners didn’t want any retardant dropped on Fraser Island and that’s why I believe the tanker stayed idle for so long. “I had some inkling and overheard that the cost per deployment is quite high. “Not only do we pay $15 million to hire this plane, each time it’s deployed or requested there’s another quite significant cost that I suspect will come out in estimates. “My fear is that after fire season we have another Inspector-General enquiry and we never learn anything. “We are going to go into another fire season now with a chaotic management structure and I feel very uncomfortable that the people that should be showing leadership, ie the Minister, is not instilling himself into the process to work with those fire chiefs and those people who have the expertise.’’
When asked why the QFES didn’t take over management of the fire earlier and why the Canadian Conair air tanker Q400AT was not deployed for a month, a QFES spokesperson said, “It would be inappropriate for QFES to comment on incident management decisions prior to the transfer of responsibility to QFES on November 27. “An IGEM review into this fire has been announced by the Premier. “QFES welcomes the opportunity to review the key observations and learnings identified as part of the review, with a view to better understand how its operational response and processes with partner agencies can improve to further enhance the service we provide to the Queensland community.’’ The Premier has ordered a review into the Fraser Island, with the review report due back by the end of March 2021, with results to be released publicly. “There’s terms of reference ... my understanding is that Minister Mark Ryan has written to the Inspector General of Emergency Management,” Ms Palaszczuk said. “He’s asked the office to work closely with stakeholders and the Queensland community, that it considers previous Queensland bushfire reviews and relevant matters from the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.’’ Fire and Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan said the contract for the current season for the Conair Q400 large air tanker had already been extended to December 12, beyond its initial 84-day stay. “Should the large air tanker be needed beyond that date a further contract extension may be negotiated,” he said. “The experts, our firefighters decide when and how to use the large air tanker. “It is an operational decision for them.”
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Sandy’s picks of the year By Phil Jarratt State MP for Noosa Sandy Bolton took time out of the frantic pre-Christmas parliamentary sitting to join with her staff in nominating some very worthy locals who give back to their community - Maureen Farrington for Citizen of the Year, and Sunshine Beach State High students Zoe Gralton and Emily Snell together for Young Citizen of the Year. Maureen Farrington, Citizen of the Year Sandy wrote: “Maureen has contributed an amazing 20 years of service with Red Cross and 11 years with St Vincent de Paul to date. Her earlier efforts also include president of Friends of Regional Galleries and court support for the Magistrates Court. “During Maureen’s many years of service to the community, she has assisted thousands of people, including through the Social Services Hub. Regardless of the day or time, Maureen has taken calls from me to provide advice and specific assistance for those who are isolated, require shelter as domestic violence victims, or families that need goods and furniture. Sometimes it is just someone to talk to, or help to fill out confusing documentation when applying to My Aged Care, or obtaining services without needing to call multiple agencies. Maureen’s passion for helping those in need is second to none and her dedication is inspiring to all of us.” Young Citizen Zoe Gralton and Emily Snell, Young Citizens of the Year “In amongst other initiatives, last year these
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year have shown true community values, either generally or in their specific field of work, sport or passion. These might be drawn from the fields of the arts, sport, education, health, charity, business, tourism, Indigenous affairs, the environment, aged care, government, or somewhere else we haven’t thought of. We are looking for two people - one just starting out in life, one with considerable life experience - who have exhibited a generosity of spirit and/or inspired others with their commitment to excellence. Please explain why you have chosen your nominees in 100 words or less, and email with photos if you have them, to phil.jarratt@noosatoday.com.au or newsdesk@noosatoday. com.au
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Small relief from trucks By Margaret Maccoll The Kin Kin community says the State Government’s recent announcement of speed reductions on the Gympie-Kin Kin Road may result in a marginal improvement but was not a solution to the problem for residents of living with 200 quarry trucks a day thundering through their hinterland towns. Transport and Main Roads (TMR) North Coast Regional Director Scott Whitaker said the speed limit reduction was among a number of road safety measures being undertaken, including vegetation maintenance, repairs and edge-strengthening work. “We have investigated the speed limit and, as a result, Kin Kin Road - from north of the township to the intersection with Paulsens Road - will be reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h,” Mr Whitaker said. “The speed limit on a further 5km section from the Paulsens Road intersection northwards will be reduced to 90km/h.” Mr Whitaker said the Speed Management Committee endorsed a reduction in the speed limit following a review process which considered a range of factors such as road function, roadside environment, existing construction standard of the road, prevailing traffic speeds and crash history. “This committee includes representatives from the Queensland Police Service, Noosa council and TMR,” he said. Kin Kin Community Group president Jan Bonsall said speed reductions on the road may ease some truck revving and air-braking noise but the real solution was to close the quarry. Ms Bonsall said her greatest concern was for the mental health issues resulting from the quarry truck traffic from their noise and safety concerns on the narrow roads. She said people who had lived in the area for years were considering moving because of the stress it was causing them.
Protest outside Noosa Council during the last stakeholder meeting. Save Noosa Hinterland group spokeswoman Sarah Keating said the speed reductions would make no difference to people living south of Kin Kin on Pomona-Kin Kin Road and were a contentious move in the community. “It’s something nobody wants to see longterm,“ she said. “These roads are OK for the majority of vehicles, they’re just not OK for the massive lorry trucks.“ She said the ideal solution was for the quarry trucks to go completely with other solutions for the quarry to go somewhere else or for a separate haulage route to be built.
“This impacts a lot on people. Feelings are very strong out there,“ she said. Ms Keating said with the region promoted for tourist drives it was not ideal to have tourists and quarry trucks sharing the Kin Kin range roads. Mr Whitaker said TMR had implemented other measures to improve safety and address community concerns on this important Noosa hinterland link. “We are aware this is becoming a busier route and general access heavy vehicles use Kin Kin Road,“ he said. “That’s why TMR has recently completed
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A 48km run over 48 hours will be a challenge taken by five Noosa mates this weekend to shine a light on sex trafficking and the work of a local organisation to halt it. Rowan Gameiro and his mates Neil Reitmann, Hein Reitmann, Dave Lalieu and Wilson Symonds wanted to do a fundraiser for an organisation that was locally based with a global impact and they found it in Destiny Rescue. Based at Warana the organisation rescues people from sex trafficking and helps them build a life for themselves. “Not only do they do an amazing job rescuing people from vulnerable situations they teach those rescued life skills so they may succeed in all they do,” Rowan said. He said after researching the issue of sex trafficking they were shocked by the problem. The five men have been training for this weekend when they aim to run a four kilometres circuit they have mapped out across Noosaville every four hours for 48 hours (a total of 48kms) to raise money and awareness of Destiny Rescue. Rowan, a Noosa surf lifesaver, said when they began only one in the group was keen runner but with help and advice they had grown to enjoy it. Sunshine Coast triathletes Belinda and Justin Granger have been giving them tips on running and they had sought advice from other friends who ran. In addition, their workplace in Hastings Street, Pixels Australia, has been right behind them. “Pixels Australia has been amazing support
Paramedics attended a car crash on Gympie Road at 9.15pm on Friday where a man in his 50s was extricated from the car. The man sustained chest and shoulder injuries and was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with a critical care paramedic on board.
A man in his 20s was bitten by a snake at a home in Peregian Springs at 7.14pm on Tuesday 1 December. Paramedics transported the man to Nambour Hospital in a stable condition.
Near-drowning at Coolum Beach Paramedics treated one patient after a near drowning off David Low Way in Coolum Beach at 7.04am on Saturday 5 December.
Car and bike crash at Moffat Beach A person was assessed following a car and bicycle crash on Roderick Street at 5.49am on Monday 7 December.
Critical care called after car crash Paramedics, including critical care, transported a man in his 30s to Sunshine Coast University Hospital stable with a head injury following a car crash on Sir Joseph Banks Drive in Pelican Waters at 6.20pm on Sunday 6 December.
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A very merry time for all Residents from all across the Sunshine Coast gathered for one of the most inclusive Christmas events in the state on Sunday. The STEPS Autism Treehouse 7th Annual Christmas Party presented by the Fleet Office occurred at the Kawana Sports Precinct and enabled young people and families living with disability and autism to experience the joy of Christmas without any limitations. The event was a roaring success and saw just shy of 1000 people come together to support STEPS and celebrate Christmas. The party was also supported by 75 volunteers and 30 sponsors, all of whom were happy to help out the great cause. STEPS Managing Director Carmel Crouch
Ari and Santa. anticipated a large turnout, but the amount of people and support was outstanding. “With the tough time that we have experi-
enced throughout 2020, it was expected that people would really empathise with the supportive environment we were creating,” Ms Crouch said. “However, it was truly heart-warming to see not only the amount of people who wanted to support our cause, but also to see the support and connection that people were providing to one another at the event. “I was elated to see such joy on so many faces, especially for those who have had such a difficult year.” The event was also a great success in raising funds for the STEPS Pathways College and all the outcomes that it supports. Speaking with the Manager of STEPS Char-
ity, Anne Nioa, it was also apparent the exceptional outcomes that events like these could achieve. “We are so grateful to all who have gotten involved in any way this year,” Ms Nioa said. “It’s truly wonderful to know that not only are events like these creating delight for young people with disabilities and autism, but they are also helping to continue creating opportunities and bright futures for those same people.” Both adults and children alike got to enjoy a range of inclusive and fun activities at the party, with sensory activities and interaction with animals being popular across the day. With the hot weather, water activities including the dunking tank and run through sprinklers were also in demand events. The party also featured the drawing of the STEPS Adventure Raffle, with the winner receiving a Camper Trailer package worth $28,819. The prize went to the very deserving and overjoyed Naylor family who will undoubtedly have many exciting adventures in the near future. “It was a wonderful day that will have even more wonderful outcomes. We are so excited to create more opportunities for all as we go into 2021,” Ms Crouch said.
Office walk By Abbey Cannan Due to the unprecedented year many businesses and families have had to endure due to Covid, a local company is getting their staff out of the office with the aim of taking 10,000 steps a day in support of mental health. Connect Fleet has decided to take part in the Stayin’ Wild Challenge, which proudly supports Beyond Blue. Over 28 days starting from December 7, the team of ladies in the office named ’The Fleeties’ will make a conscious effort to step away from their desks and immerse themselves into nature. Connect Fleet’s Meagan Berkhout said they would be completing other lifting and agility challenges all for the good cause of mental health and wellbeing. “The idea came about because we chat very openly about mental health here in our office,” she said. “We have a pretty close-knit team, and are quite supportive of one another. “If it is not one of our own who has suffered or suffers from a mental health issue, we certainly have staff who either have friends or family members that suffer from anxiety, depression or other.” Meagan said the topic of mental health was now being spoken about more openly, and that it’s not something to be ashamed about. “Hats go off to our directors, Adam and Will, who have set out to create a work environment where people feel secure enough to open up about certain struggles,” she said. “We are only human after all, and the best form of healing is to chat about it. “It is something the whole team at Connect Fleet is supportive of, and something we feel very passionate about.” To support the cause visit https:// www.stayinwild.com/fundraisers/TheFleeties
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All aboard the ferry Discounted ferry passes and dedicated ‘Drop and Go’ zones are the latest addition to Council’s expanded Go Noosa program this festive season. It’s in addition to the popular free Loop Bus and TransLink buses which return on 12 December and will continue through until January 26. Mayor Clare Stewart said it was fantastic that Noosa Ferries had come on board these holidays to offer locals and visitors an alternative option to get around town at a discounted rate. Council’s Program Manager of Transport Innovation Adam Britton said the bus will depart the Noosa Heads bus terminal every 15 minutes in a clockwise loop along Noosa Drive, Weyba Road, and Noosa Parade. It will also operate at night, half-hourly from 7pm to 11pm, an hour later than last year. “Passengers can get on and off the bus at Noosa Heads Bus Station, temporary stops opposite The J and Weyba Road AFC grounds and at the TransLink stops at Williams Street and Quamby Place. We encourage people to make use of the 400 free car parking spaces at the Weyba Road AFL grounds, which is our major park-and-ride location,” Mr Britton said. “The Loop Bus is in addition to all the other Free Buses which last Christmas holidays saw almost 250,000 people use public transport instead of driving private cars which is a key objective of the Noosa Council and the community’s Transport Strategy. “Traffic controllers will also be in place in the Hastings Street area to help pedestrians cross busy roads and assist buses to get in and out of the traffic quickly. “Previous data shows that when traffic con-
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trol has been in place, the roundabouts don’t get blocked and bus travel time from Noosa Junction to Hastings Street reduces from 14 minutes to 9 minutes.” Paid parking in the Noosa Heads Lions Park will be managed by the Tewantin Noosa Lions Club and will be available all week-ends during the busy school holidays and every day from Boxing Day to 17 January. For more information about Go Noosa visit noosa.qld.gov.au/go-noosa-holidays Bus timetable information on TransLink routes 626, 627, 628, 629 & 632 is available at www.translink.com.au or call 13 12 30 anytime. A weekend timetable will operate on public holidays with most free bus services terminating around 7pm with the exception of the Loop Bus which will operate until 11pm. Temporary Route 064 Peregian service timetable is available at noosa.qld.gov.au/go-noosa-holidays or call Noosa Council on 5329 6500. Noosa Ferry information visit www.noosaferry.com Free bus services include: Route 626 - Tewantin to Sunrise Beach via Noosa Heads Route 627 - Tewantin to Sunshine Beach via Noosa Heads. Route 628 - Noosa Parklands to Noosa Junction via Noosa Civic. Route 629 - Tewantin to Noosa Junction via Noosa Civic. Route 632 - Noosa to Cooran via Cooroy and Pomona. Route 064 - Temporary Route 064 Peregian Beach to Noosa Heads Route 065 - Temporary 065 Go Noosa Loop
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The Noosa Eat & Drink Festival has announced the first event for 2021, The Noosa Eat & Drink Long Lunch with Youngcare. Taking place in Noosa on Friday 19 February 2021, the long lunch is a partnership with Australian not-for-profit organisation Youngcare, who has a mission of creating choice and independence for young people (16-65) with high care needs by providing fully accessible and age-appropriate living spaces amongst other support. The event is set to bring celebrity power to town, with Channel 9 stars Sylvia Jeffreys and Karl Stefanovic being ambassadors for the lunch. “There will be other supporters of Youngcare, such as John Collins from Powderfinger and Pete Murray and other supporters coming to the event,” Youngcare CEO, Antony Ryan said. Tourism Noosa CEO Melanie Anderson said, “The long lunch is always one of the signature events for Noosa Eat & Drink and we are thrilled to be collaborating with Youngcare to host an amazing long lunch in Noosa, while raising funds for this very worthwhile cause.” The announcement also coincides with Youngcare announcing they will be building a resort style facility in Noosa in 2021. Mr Ryan said, “We are excited to be building in the Noosa community in 2021. The coastal lifestyle will provide the perfect backdrop for young people who have been isolated in institutional care to finally live with choice and control.” “We look forward to working with the Noosa community to help create innovative solutions that promotes genuine integrated living in the Noosa Shire,” he said. Noosa Eat & Drink Festival Manager Lee Huber said, “We are very fortunate to have
Tourism Noosa’s Lee Huber and Youngcare CEO Anthony Ryan. great partners on board to help us deliver this event, all of whom collectively are delighted to be contributing to the efforts of Youngcare through their involvement.” “With catering by Chef Ryan Fitzpatrick from The Ohana Group, wines provided by Treasury Wine Estates and beer by Bricklane Brewing, the event is set for success. Live auctions of incredible prizes will form part of the lunch to help raise funds for the Youngcare charity.” The Long Lunch with Youngcare will take place in Noosa on Friday, 19 February 2021. Tickets available mid-December at $250 per person via www.noosaeatdrink.com.au
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Shark net revolution Three St Andrew’s students plan to revolutionise the use of shark nets after winning the national final of the young entrepreneurship program Future Anything. The Year 9 students, Kiavesh, Ethan and Byron, have developed Aquashield, a prototype and business model to replace shark nets with a new alternative and sustainable design that is reliable, easy to maintain and built with quality materials that last a lifetime. When tasked with their Year 9 problem solving ideas project earlier in the year, the trio decided to use their passion for helping the environment as the driving force to create a product that would help tackle a major environmental issue. “I’ve had a great passion for helping the environment ever since I watched my first David Attenborough documentary, it made me realise how amazing the planet is that we’re living in today,” Kiavesh said. “I remember sitting at the desk on a Sunday afternoon and thinking about how we seem to take so many things for granted in this world and have very little positivity to look at. “That’s when I came to the true realisation that we are not taking any consideration for the environment and decided that our main focus would be on protecting the environment. “I was watching an episode of Shark week on the TV and saw these terrible images of sharks, rays, turtles, and dolphins tangled in shark nets. I then realised that the oceans needed more help environmentally than the land. “I sat down with the team and discussed the problem with them and after doing loads of research and analysis we all agreed that this was going to be the more interesting of the two problems to solve.” The innovative design of Aquashield uses magnets, similar to those used in personal shark repellants on the market, by interfering with the sharks’ senses.
Year 9 students, Kiavesh, Ethan and Byron, have developed Aquashield. After researching, building their prototype and developing a business plan, Kiavesh and his team pitched their idea along with teams from over 40 schools, in Future Anything’s Activate program, which challenges young people to research, develop, and prototype scalable business solutions that make the world a better place. The team progressed through the rounds and semifinals, eventually pitching their business idea in the grand final, live on YouTube on
the Future Anything page. After a series of fast and furious pitches, some super tough questioning by the judges, and a live People’s Vote, the team were crowned winners, with a $2000 kickstarter fund and a suite of support to launch their business into the real world, which they hope to increase through further business and research backing. “We plan to follow our proposed timeline by first receiving support from local conserva-
tion groups, such as the Australian Zoo and the Mooloolaba Sealife,” Kiavesh said. “We’re going to do a fair amount of work during the holidays, and hopefully install this product in Australia and eventually the world. “We are also hoping to expand our market in order to be as successful as possible, but in summary, we are hoping that Aquashield will be a fully functioning business that will help the environment and improve safety standards to a whole new level.”
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Empties put to good use The Red Frogs community organisation managed to collect more than 10,000 empty beverage containers while providing their support programs during last week’s Schoolies Festival on the Sunshine Coast. The Red Frogs have now collected more than 250,000 eligible containers and claimed $25,000 in refunds in south-east Queensland by targeting special events and venues for container collection. The Containers for Change scheme refunds 10 cents for every eligible container returned at a registered Container Refund Point (CRP) by individuals, community and sporting groups and businesses. The Schoolies Festival - even the 2020 version that was abbreviated by the effects of COVID - is a key event for the Red Frogs. The charity’s aim is to provide a positive peer presence in alcohol-fuelled environments where young people gather, educate young people on safe partying behaviours and promote alcohol free activities. But they also took the opportunity to collect containers for refund during the week, assisted by Noosa-based CRP Express Recycling. With much smaller numbers than on the Gold Coast compared to previous years, Noosa emerged as a new destination of choice for Schoolies in 2020. In a community partnership, Express Recycling delivered extra bins to apartments and resorts to ensure Schoolies could easily recycle their containers. Red Frogs’ volunteers also went out knocking on Schoolies’ apartment doors, offering their services and collecting containers as they went. It is a tactic that enables Red Frogs to engage the young visitors and also reap extra funding to do their important work. “We were doing big blitzes on all the apartment complexes and resorts, going from floor
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was only too happy to assist Red Frogs in fulfilling their collection opportunities at the Schoolies Festival. Express Recycling provided bin infrastructure and was able to make sure the funds would flow back to Red Frogs by applying the refunds to their unique Scheme ID. Any community group can attract refunds by encouraging their supporters to quote their Scheme ID when dropping off containers. The funds are then deposited in the chosen group’s bank account a few days later. “We pushed out an extra 30 bins to resorts
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and complexes and the Red Frogs put their own bags in them,” Mr Lawrence said. “We know what containers they have collected because of the special bags they have supplied. “The bins are collected and the refunds applied to the Red Frogs’ Scheme ID. “We are happy to pick the bins up for them and we don’t charge them a cent for that service.” For more information on Containers for Change, see https://www.containersforchange. com.au/
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Santa Claus here early As Bloomhill Cancer Care launches its 2020 Christmas Appeal, local business Jaz Realty has teed up Santa to give some early gifts to children of cancer-affected families. Santa’s sleigh has been mounted atop a classic Bentley, with gifts for 22 children to be presented at a private festive event for families. Bloomhill helps people of all ages who have received a cancer diagnosis, through nurse-led care and allied health services. It also supports children, who can shoulder a huge burden when a parent or family member receives a diagnosis. Bloomhill Client Services Manager Trish Wilson said this year a majority of people, regardless of their health, have experienced uncertainty, fear and worry because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Imagine having to confront a cancer diagnosis, or go through treatment during this time,” she said. “Through cancer treatment, a lot changes in the family. Mum might not be there to make lunches or pick the kids up from school. If it’s Dad, he might not be at work. It often means kids don’t have extra parent support at school, or at soccer and netball games, so kids really are significantly impacted. “We know that kids need a certain level of structure in their life to feel safe and secure.”
Family finances can be significantly impacted, as medical costs add up, and because clients often have to take time off work. “What that means is that, unfortunately kids miss out on the things that we all want our kids to receive,” Ms Wilson said. “We know from previous years that there are families who are particularly distressed at Christmas time, knowing that they can’t provide much for their family. We want to be able to make sure children are part of this time of joy and celebration.” “What better gift could you choose?” she asked. “Each dollar helps us cover out-ofpocket costs for nursing, allied health and wellbeing assessments - so clients can focus their energy on their health and not worry about their finances. “In the past eight years Bloomhill has welcomed 7,325 clients at our Wellness Centre in Buderim - this includes patients, carers, children and bereaved family and friends. “Last financial year alone, Bloomhill actively supported 1,136 clients - providing nearly 7,765 occasions of nursing, allied health and complementary therapy care. All of this is made possible thanks to the generosity of individuals and businesses, who have donated generously to support our charity.” Donate at www.bloomhill.com.au/donate Jaz Hoy from Jaz Realty with Santa.
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Celebrating in Tewantin This year Christmas in Tewantin is going to be bigger and better than ever. The Christmas decorations and solar fairy lights are all up, giving Tewantin a fabulous festive feel. On Saturday 12 December between 9am and 12pm, Tewantin is going to be the place to be. There is entertainment for all ages, with six different live performers who will be playing Christmas songs throughout Poinciana Avenue.There will be three different performers playing down Poinciana Avenue at any one time. The performers include Fabian, Chris Ramsay, Andrea Kirwin, Amanda Jensen, Doo Wop Dolls, and Graeme Ransom. They will also have Miss Donna balloon twisting who is always a hit with the kids making amazing shapes and figures. Christmas Angel stilt walkers will be roaming Poinciana Avenue. Santa with arrive during the morning to give out lolly bags to the kids. It is going to be an action-packed morning, so come and support all of the Tewantin businesses and join in with the Christmas festivities. “Christmas in Tewantin doesn’t happen
without a lot of community spirit from Tewantin business owners,” President of Tewantin Traders Association, Barbara Sheriff said. “Every year it is the generosity of Tewantin businesses that contribute to the cost of new decorations and fairy lights, that gives Tewantin it’s festive spirit. And even though it has been a tough year for a lot of businesses they have still contributed so that Tewantin can look and feel fabulous this Christmas.” Noosa Travel, along with Kass Livesey from McGrath Estate Agents and Cathy Hewett from Tewantin Travel, have worked tirelessly on the Christmas project to bring it all together. “I would like to say a big thank you for all of the support that Noosa Shire Council has given us this year. It has been absolutely fabulous,” Barbara said. “A big thanks to the following sponsors: Bendigo Bank, Richies Bakery, Fifty Shades of Hair, Noosa RSL, Noosa Travel, Tewantin Travel, RJS Accounting, Tewantin Medical Centre, R Simmonds Solicitors, Kass Livesey - McGrath Estate Agents, Chris Reeve Solicitors, Tewantin Heritage & Historical Society. For more information about the Christmas in Tewantin program please go to Tewantin Traders Association Facebook page - Your Community 4565.
• Six live bands playing Christmas music throughout the morning • The children can enjoy: Balloon Twisting, Stilt Walkers and a special appearance from Santa
Special thanks to our sponsors: • Bendigo Bank • Richies Bakery • Fifty Shades of Hair • Noosa Tewantin RSL • Noosa Travel • Tewantin Travel • RJS Accounting • Tewantin Medical Centre • R Simmonds Solicitors • Kass Livesey-McGrath Estate Agents • Chris Reeve Solicitors • Tewantin Heritage & Historical Society Special mention to Noosa Shire Council Friday, 11 December, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 21
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Director Dianne Conley said she was thrilled to finally offer the sort of dreamy products only seen in magazines. “Our focus is on luxury coast living and offering quality pieces that will stand up to the environment or rigours of family living or holiday letting,” Dianne said. “We have curated a selection of furniture
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BEACH PEOPLE
By Phil Jarratt
Young gun to old salt
Josh Constable.
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It seems like only yesterday that baby-faced Josh Constable was winning everything going at the Noosa Festival of Surfing, and steering his way to a world longboard title, but this week the 2006 ASP world champ will be celebrating the arrival of middle age, with 40 candles on the cake at a Byron Bay party with family and friends. But age certainly hasn’t wearied the champ, who remains one of the busiest beach people in town, and is still hoping to get another crack at the World Surf League longboard tour if it returns mid-next year, following solid performances at the WSL Noosa Open this year and last. “I’d definitely like to compete again,” Josh told Noosa Today, “but 2021 is not looking too promising. They’re trying to get it going in the late summer in the US, maybe September. And the Noosa Festival won’t have any internationals and it’s moved back to May, so I’ll have to keep stoking the fire in the belly until then.” In the meantime, the multiple Australian champion is coaching, shaping, running a business and fronting the cameras each week for his Tom Offerman Noosa Surf Report. “I wear a few caps these days,” he says. “I coach the St Andrews College longboard team a few mornings a week, and my surfboard business, Creative Army, is a one-man band so I have to do a lot of the communicating with customers, correspondence and so on, which is time consuming. Plus, I shape all the boards and manage the team I have doing the glassing and the colour work. It’s pretty full on, particularly with the surfboard sales boom we’ve been having.” Then there’s the surf report, which is more of a mini surf lifestyle show, which he films with Anthony Caligari each week for distribution on social media platforms, showing off Noosa’s abundant beach life. “There hasn’t been a lot of surf to report lately,” Josh says, “so we bring in other interesting stuff happening around Noosa, plus the odd great house for sale.” Josh also confesses that as he gets older he’s doing more exercise on top of his daily surfing, swimming three times a week and running on the other days. And then there’s the fun stuff. Family, surf and golf, probably in that order.
Josh pitted on the points. Picture: NATHAN TYACK Wife Anna is also a former world surfing champion as one half of the groundbreaking tandem duo Bobby and Anna back in the ‘90s, so it was inevitable that with two active boys, Jet, 15, and Jive, turning 12 next month, family surfing expeditions would take precedence. But Josh is happy to let the boys do it at their own pace. Says Josh: “The boys are surfing really well and have great potential if they want to take it on. They’re not fully frothing on surfing, they love it but they don’t eat, sleep and breathe it like I did at that age. We let them choose their own path. Jive’s right into skateboarding so we’re at the skate park a lot after school. Jet’s a real thinker, he’s into making model planes, the whole flying thing. This summer break he’s going to start doing his pilot’s training. That’s his passion.” Speaking of passion, golf is Josh’s second love, and he plays twice a week at Peregian Springs, where he is an ambassador for the club. And he has also been an ambassador for the Noosa World Surfing Reserve since its dedication.
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Heidi’s win A Cooroy State School student has won the Laraine Mahoney Writers Award for 2020, which was introduced in memory of a much loved member of the Cooroy Book Club, who passed away in 2018. Laraine Mahoney was a teacher at the Cooroy State School, a member of the book club in Cooroy and a prominent member of the Genealogy Group. Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical and Historical Research Group (CNG) in association with the Cooroy Book Club and the Cooroy State School, now conducts a yearly “Best Writer in Year 6” Award. Year 6 student Heidi Anthony was presented with her prize of $100 and a trophy in the school’s library by her English teacher, Betty McAdam. Heidi’s written piece is titled “The Grand Lord Brumby” and will be featured in the March edition of the CNG’s Missing Link Journal. Her inspiration was a picture of a rickety
foot-bridge, supplied to the students for a writing exercise. In her piece she imagined a story in which the bridge breaks and the character falls through, far down into the river below and emerges, battered but luckily still alive, on the shore of a wonderful, somehow magical island. Heidi, who said she would like to work with animals one day, featured a brumby horse in her story. Heidi’s interests will be well served when she starts high school next year at Noosa State High which offers agricultural studies alongside the usual academic classes. The Missing Link Journal is published twice a year in March and November. The public can access the Journal online at the website: www. genealogy-noosa.org.au.
English teacher Betty McAdam with Cooroy State School Year 6 student Heidi Anthony.
Getting Queenslanders back to work on the farm A program that encourages Queenslanders to fill short-term labour demands in agriculture, including incentive payments up to $1500 to help with travel and accommodation, has been expanded statewide. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said under the Back to Work In Agriculture Incentive Scheme, workers could be eligible for a $1500 payment to assist with accommodation and transport costs associated with travelling and living in remote locations. “The Federal Government is also offer-
ing up to $6,000 for Australian jobseekers to relocate for farming jobs, and our incentive scheme is additional to that,” Mr Furner said. “We started this program in the Wide Bay and Darling Downs regions to support harvesting activities, and now we’re opening it up to other farming areas of Queensland. “This is a fantastic opportunity to see parts of Queensland you may not have visited before, and experience a fulfilling working holiday. “Applicants can work for different eligible
employers at a range of places depending on available work.” Mr Furner said he was pleased with the early stages of the incentive scheme, and it would now be available to farms statewide. “We would love to see Queenslanders taking up these jobs,” Mr Furner said. “It is a real life experience, can put some money in your pocket and let you enjoy some of the great sights of regional Queensland. “We will continue to work closely with industry to support their labour needs and help Queenslanders into jobs.”
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is managing this program and applications can be made through the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) application portal. The criteria employees will need to meet is outlined in the guidelines. Applications will close once all funding has been allocated, or before 30 June 2021. Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network (QAWN) officers are available to help. Just contact an officer in your area on 13 25 23, or visit daf.qld.gov.au (search for back to work).
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Youth call on renewables Cooran environmentalists Jim Bird and Helen Moffitt have taken action to educate and activate young people to call on government to replace fossil fuels with renewables. “In an effort to bring a voice to our young, we collaborated creatively to produce an environmental initiative that could reach right across Australia,” they said. After many months of work this project is finally a reality. “We have produced Environmental activity books, with each one carrying an important message. “They contain not only fun puzzles and interesting facts, they are also highly educational and come with a postcard addressed to the Prime Minister, asking him to take immediate action to greatly expand the production of solar and wind power energy - building their future on renewable energies, and not on fossil fuels.” Jim and Helen believe efforts to tackle climate change have been frustrated by an ineffectual response from government to take appropriate action so they invested $6000 of their own money to produce the books. “Our government in an attempt to comply with the requirements of the Paris Agreement of 12th December, 2015, announced their Technology Investment Roadmap last September. However, its focus on fossil fuels along with longterm solutions, which we do not have time for, demonstrate a high disregard for the next generation,” they said.”At our own expense, we have produced 10,000 copies. We have begun to distribute these, free of charge, to young people. Already, we are receiving a great response. The books have also been offered to schools, and we are hopeful they too take part in the process of offering our kids an opportunity to make their opinion concerning their future heard. “Our Prime Minister, in regard to receiv-
Helen Moffitt and Jim Bird. ing letters from young people states that he, ‘. . .deeply respects their concerns, welcomes their passion and always seeks to respond positively and to encourage them. Through many postcards delivered to the PM over a long period he will be made further aware that the Australian public knows he is receiving them. We believe that young people may succeed where we adults are failing, and that if the Prime Minister receives many postcards from young people around Australia, he will be compelled to respond to their requests. We also believe the national action taken to combat the spread of the coronavirus should become the model for how community effort could be harnessed to make changes in our lives that are kinder to the planet.” Jim and Helen said Sunshine Coast Environmental Council have pledged non-financial support for the project and through a gofundme campaign they hope to recoup some finances. For further information visit our website: https://ourfutureshowbag.org/ The books are available at Noosa Plaza News (Noosa Junction Plaza), Cooran General Store and Pomona Newsagency
Heads of Noosa add to their mighty medal tally Heads of Noosa add to their medal tally at the 2020 Independent Brewers Association awards with four new medals. Heads of Noosa Brewing Co. was awarded two gold and two silver medals for their beers at the Independent Brewers Association Awards on Thursday 19 November at Sea Legs Brewery in Brisbane. The Bock Lager took home gold in the New World Lager category, alongside the Lager 3.5 which claimed gold in the Session Beer / Reduced Alcohol Beer category. No stranger to success, The Japanese Lager and the Summer Dusk Lager were awarded silver medals in their respective categories, Contemporary American Style Lager (Japanese Lager) and American Style
Amber Lager (Summer Dusk). Head brewer and co-owner Lance Masterton was pleased with another quality result, and especially thrilled about the lesser known beers in the Heads Of Noosa family being awarded medals. “We’re really pleased that all four of our core range beers received medals, but in particular it’s great to see our ‘Lager 3.5’ and our ‘Bock Lager’ take home gold medals, they’re both fantastic beers,” Lance said. “Lots of people comment on how much they love our Japanese Lager, so hopefully these results give everyone reason to search out both the ‘Lager 3.5’ (3.5% ABV) and our ‘Bock Lager’ (5.8% ABV). Here’s to Independent Beer.”
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While the initial get up and go to fix those house projects may have gotten up and gone, you can trust the team at The Living Room to share a bit of motivation. Tonight, the team visits Biala Hostel in Sydney’s north, which houses a group of Indigenous girls from rural NSW while they finish high school at the exclusive NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus. Miguel (pictured) whips up a classic custard sure to remind them all of home, while Baz creates a room that teenage girls would dream about.
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Although Graham Norton’s (above) return with a studio audience was short-lived thanks to coronavirus lockdowns, there’s still plenty of socially distanced celebrity guests and red-chair shenanigans to keep viewers entertained. Tonight, those guests include Strictly Come Dancing cohost Claudia Winkleman, who’s on the show to chat about her debut book Quite; Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan, who discusses her new role as ridiculously named socialite Penelope Featherington in Netflix’s period drama Bridgerton; and comedian Lee Mack, whose suddenly relevant sitcom Not Going Out is about to start its 11th season.
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CHRISTMAS WITH DELTA NINE, 7.30pm
We know what you’re thinking: Surely it’s not already time for the start of all the Christmas specials?! But alas, 2020, a year that has seemed to both drag and fly by is coming to a close and that means concerts and compilations and permission to eat many, many fruit mince pies. Singing sensation and all-round legend Delta Goodrem (pictured) hosts this special concert celebration from the Sydney Opera House. The concert is in tribute to the resilience of the Australian spirit of 2020 and features performances from Olivia Newton-John and Vera Blue. Gather – now that you can – with your loved ones and enjoy a collective pat on the back for getting through a year like no other.
It’s hard to imagine that there could be much left for Maggie Beer to learn about food. But the celebrity chef and Great Australian Bake Off judge has long held a secret longing to discover more about Japanese food. Twenty years after her first visit to Tokyo, Beer returns to the Land of the Rising Sun, hoping to amass enough knowledge to produce a Japanese-inspired feast for her friends back in the Barossa. Her travels across the country take viewers from Tokyo across the mountains to rural Noto Peninsula, a hidden gem largely undiscovered by tourists, then south to Osaka. Along the way, she finds plenty of inspiration in the country’s expert chefs and elegant dishes. Maggie Beer travels around Japan in Maggie Beer In Japan
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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 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 2.00 Countdown To Disaster. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (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 Michael Mosley: The Great Intelligence Test. (PGa, R) 3.05 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. (R) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Christmas Love. (2016, PGa, R) Meredith Hagner. 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGal, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Desperate Housewives. (Mads, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 Nine News Local. The latest news, sport and weather.
6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGad) 1.00 The Living Room. (PGs, R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 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. Millie Ross learns the art of fermentation. 8.30 Vera. (PG, R) DCI Stanhope and Sergeant Ashworth investigate a fatal stabbing outside a busy Newcastle nightclub. 10.05 Mum. Summer draws to a close. 10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.50 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Continuous music programming.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scanning The Nile: Looking For The Pharaohs Of Luxor. (PG) 8.30 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (Final, PG) A tour of Nestlé’s Perugina factory. 9.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Country Music. (PGa, R) 11.50 Nox. (MA15+lnsv, R) 2.45 Miniseries: Dead Lucky. (Malsv, R) 4.55 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 2. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. 10.00 MOVIE: Soldier. (1998, MA15+v, R) In the far future, a soldier defends the survivors of a colony from a ruthless military unit. Kurt Russell, Connie Nielsen. 12.00 How To Get Away With Murder. (Mav, R) Annalise is confronted with disturbing news. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 1.30 The Zoo. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PGal, R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (Premiere) Hosted by Catriona Rowntree. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms. (2016, MA15+lns, R) Three exhausted mothers decide it is time to liberate themselves from responsibility, with some fun and self-indulgence. Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell. 10.30 MOVIE: Friends With Benefits. (2011, MA15+ls, R) Justin Timberlake. 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 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. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. The team visits the Biala Hostel, home to a group of Indigenous girls who are finishing high school. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (Mls, R) Hosted by Dave Hughes. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.10pm Dog Loves Books. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Hey Duggee. 6.35 Ben And Holly. 6.45 Andy’s Wild 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 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 11.30 Squinters. 11.50 Red Dwarf. 12.20am Crashing. 12.45 Green Wing. 1.40 The IT Crowd. 2.05 News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.15 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. 5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service. 5.45 Late Programs.
VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Jasper And Errol’s First Time. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Ina Loves Porno. 10.10 Vagrant Queen. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 The Wizards Of Aus. 1.10am Dragula. 2.05 Mardi Gras Movies Home Grown. 2.35 NHK World English News. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 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. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 River Monsters: Top Ten. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Property Ladder UK. 1am The Fine Art Auction. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Fresh TV. 5.30 Home Shopping.
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 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.05 MOVIE: Where No Vultures Fly. (1951) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Earth From Space. 8.50 MOVIE: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. (1986, PG) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy. 11.15 MOVIE: The Day The Earth Caught Fire. (1961, PG) 1.05am TV Shop: Home Shopping.
BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 L.A.’s Finest. 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 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Evil. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 NCIS. 4.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.
N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.05 Kagagi. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Stockman’s Strategy. 11.00 On The Road. Noon MOVIE: The Blues Brothers. (1980, M) 2.15 Footprints On Our Land. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 I Am Numamurdirdi. 7.30 MOVIE: Monkey King: The Hero. (2016, PG) 9.00 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.10 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 10.10 Yothu Yindi Tribute Concert. 11.40 Late Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Complicity. Continued. (2018, PG, Japanese) 7.45 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 9.50 Selkie. (2000, PG) 11.30 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 1.50pm Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 3.30 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 5.45 City Of Ember. (2008, PG) 7.30 Arbitrage. (2012, M) 9.30 Their Finest. (2016, M) Gemma Arterton. A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film. 11.40 Farewell, My Queen. (2012, M, French) 1.30am Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence. (1983, M) 3.45 The Quake. (2018, M, Norwegian) 5.45 Selkie. (2000, PG)
7MATE (73) 6am Fish Of The Day. 6.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Mega Marine Machines. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Gold Fever. 2.00 Outback Truckers. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 The Grade Cricketer. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Mega Marine Machines. 5.30 Pawn Stars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 2. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. 7.00 MOVIE: Planet Of The Apes. (2001, PG) 9.25 MOVIE: Alien: Resurrection. (1997, MA15+) 11.50 Hardcore Pawn. 12.30am Ax Men. 1.30 Mega Marine Machines. 2.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 One Night With My Ex. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Children’s Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Chicken Run. (2000) 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania. (2012, PG) 8.50 MOVIE: Transformers: Age Of Extinction. (2014, M) 12.05am The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 1.00 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Rise. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Late Programs.
PEACH (82) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 Medium. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Seinfeld. 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 Nancy Drew. 12.30am Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.30 Home Shopping.
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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Saturday, December 12 ABC (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (5)
WIN (8)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 The Sound. (R) 3.00 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.30 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.00 Searching For Superhuman. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (Final, R) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)
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. Cup of China. 4.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 4.10 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.40 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone. (R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PGav, R)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Seniors Concert. 1.00 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG) 1.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG, R) 2.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 2.30 MOVIE: Christmas With The Andersons. (2016, G, R) George Stults. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Creek To Coast.
6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Award Winning Tasmania. (Final) 12.30 Rebound. 1.00 The Healthy Cooks. 1.30 Small Gift, Big Heart. (R) 2.00 World’s Greatest Journeys. (PG, R) 3.00 CMA Country Christmas. (PG) 4.00 The Perfect Serve. (PG) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGl)
6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG, R) 7.00 Places We Go. (PG, R) 7.30 WhichCar. (PG, R) 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room. (R) 1.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. 2.30 To Be Advised. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.
7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate when a body is found dead in a vat in a newly opened brewery, in a manner very similar to an infamous execution which occurred at the site in the 16th century. 9.00 Endeavour. (Mav, R) After the auction of a priceless Fabergé egg at Lonsdale College coincides with a series of murders, Morse discovers two of the victims belonged to an elite club involved in a scam regarding the egg. 10.35 Sherlock. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. Sherlock investigates a mysterious case that is baffling Scotland Yard. 12.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) A diverse range of music video clips chosen by special guest programmers.
6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secrets Of Our Cities: Fitzroy. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys: Railways, Law And Order. (PG) Michael Portillo takes a look back at some of the most notorious crimes on the railways. 9.25 MOVIE: Shutter Island. (2010, MA15+av, R) Two US marshals investigate a disappearance from a facility for the criminally insane. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo. 12.00 The New Pope. (Malnsv, R) 1.15 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 1.55 North To South: The Full Journey. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 10.00 MOVIE: Ride Along. (2014, Mlv, R) A fast-talking man joins his girlfriend’s disapproving brother, a hot-tempered cop, on patrol. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter. 12.00 How To Get Away With Murder. (Mav, R) Simon’s accidental shooting is investigated. 1.00 The Zoo. (R) Four Sumatran tigers are born. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R) Peter Maneas explores Lefkada. 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) A look at locations that highlight living well.
6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. (PG) A Christmas concert celebration with Delta Goodrem from the Sydney Opera House. 8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) A series of interlocking vignettes exploring romance in modern-day Britain through the eyes of eight different couples, including the British prime minister and his assistant, in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley. 11.15 MOVIE: Four Weddings And A Funeral. (1994, Mls, R) A bachelor meets his ideal partner at a wedding. Hugh Grant. 1.30 Award Winning Tasmania. (R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact.
6.00 Family Feud. (PG) The Buckingham family returns for their shot at the prize, but first they must outwit a team from Mogo Zoo. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGd, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards in charge of safety at one of the world’s busiest beaches, Bondi. 7.30 Ambulance. (Ma, R) The Friday night shift performance manager is concerned there are not enough ambulances for the shift. 9.50 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Malv) Authorities pursue a killer in the wake of a stabbing in the early hours of the morning. 11.00 MOVIE: In Like Flynn. (2018, MA15+v) Errol Flynn goes on a treasure hunt. Thomas Cocquerel, David Wenham. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
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 Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! 9.50 QI. 10.50 Mock The Week. 11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05am Would I Lie To You? 12.35 Friday Night Dinner. (Final) 1.00 I’m Alan Partridge. 2.00 Absolutely Fabulous. 2.30 Live At The Apollo. 3.15 News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.
VICELAND (31)
6am WorldWatch. Noon Until Proven Innocent. 1.35 New Girl. 2.55 Insight. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.20 Most Expensivest. 5.45 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 6.55 Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle. 7.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 12.25am MOVIE: The Fly. (1986, MA15+) 2.10 The Movie Show. 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Late Programs.
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6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 NBC Today. 11.30 Vasili’s Garden. Noon The Bowls Show. 1.00 River Monsters: Top Ten. 2.00 Reno Rookie. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Sydney Weekender. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Weekender. 4.30 Building The Dream. 5.30 Greatest Outdoors. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (52)
6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.05 My Favorite Martian. 10.35 MOVIE: Young Wives’ Tale. (1951) 12.10pm MOVIE: The Frightened City. (1961, PG) 2.10 MOVIE: The Rat Race. (1960, PG) 4.20 MOVIE: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. (1963, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Cop Land. (1997, MA15+) 12.10am Dangerman. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.
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NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm
SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.40 City Of Ember. (2008, PG) 11.25 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 1.05pm The Tale Of Despereaux. (2008, PG) 2.45 Ragnarok. (2013, PG, Norwegian) 4.30 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 6.10 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 8.30 The Kindergarten Teacher. (2018) 10.20 Let The Right One In. (2008, MA15+, Swedish) 12.25am Late Programs.
7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Freesurfer. 2.00 Outback Truckers. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers. 7.00 Building Giants. 8.00 Motorway Patrol. 8.30 Harness Racing. Queensland Harness Racing Championship. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 10.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.15pm Xtreme Collxtion. 3.15 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: White – Victini And Zekrom. (2011) 5.15 MOVIE: Smurfs: The Lost Village. (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. (2018, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man 2. (2004, M) 11.30 Stunt Science. 12.30am MOVIE: Resident Evil: Degeneration. (2008, MA15+) 2.30 Xtreme Collxtion. 3.00 Late Programs.
PEACH (82) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm Broke. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle. 12.30am 2 Broke Girls. 1.30 Charmed. 3.30 Dr Quinn. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Broke.
Mparntwe: Sacred Sites. 2.30 Baseball. ABL. 4.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s. Second semi-final. Dindima v South Coast Black Cockatoos. Replay. 5.20 Bamay. 6.00 Going Places. 7.00 Red Earth Uncovered. 7.30 News. 7.35 Through The Wormhole. 8.25 Follow The Rock. 8.35 Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me. 10.20 MOVIE: Beyond The Lights. (2014, M) 12.20am Late Programs.
6am Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon Star Trek: Voyager. 1.00 iFish. 1.30 Truck Hunters. 2.30 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 SEAL Team. 12.15am Law & Order: S.V.U. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.
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Sunday, December 13 ABC (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (5)
WIN (8)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. (Final) 10.00 Offsiders. (Final) 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline Summer. 1.00 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (R) 2.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 5. 4.00 Australian Story. (Final, R) 4.30 The Mix. (Final, R) 5.00 War On Waste: The Battle Continues. (PG, R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 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 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 3. Rostelecom Cup. 5.05 Travel Man. (R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PGav, R)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Surf Patrol. (PG, R) 12.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 1.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 5. Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Weekender.
6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl) 10.30 Peaking. (PGal, R) 11.05 Visions Of Greatness. (PGav, R) 12.10 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (2003, PGl, R) 2.00 MOVIE: Blizzard. (2003, G, R) 4.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Territory Cops. (PGl, R)
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 8.00 Australia By Design: Interiors. (R) 8.30 The Living Room. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Destination Dessert. (R) 12.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 1.00 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (R) 1.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. (R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. (Return) 3.00 Emmylou’s Christmas Table. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.
6.00 The Sound. Music show. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Climate Change: The Facts. (R) Presented by Sir David Attenborough. 8.40 MOVIE: Danny And The Human Zoo. (2015, Mlsv) A dramatised account of the early life and career of impressionist, comedian and actor Lenny Henry. Kascion Franklin, Lenny Henry, Cecilia Noble. 10.10 Total Control. (Mlv, R) Alex finally arranges to meet J.C. 11.00 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 11.45 No Offence. (Malv, R) 12.35 Endeavour. (Mav, R) 2.15 No Offence. (Malv, R) 3.05 When Louis Met Paul And Debbie. (PG, R) 3.55 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Brothel. (Malns, R) 5.00 Insiders. (Final)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Blood Of The Clans. (PG) Part 2 of 3. Neil Oliver takes a look at the true story of a Scottish legend, Rob Roy MacGregor. 8.35 Inside The Ritz Hotel. (R) Part 1 of 2. Takes a look behind the scenes of one of world’s most famous hotels, The Ritz Hotel in London. 10.20 Marry Me, Marry My Family. (PG, R) Part 3 of 3. 11.20 Civilisations: Colour And Light. (MA15+s, R) Presented by Simon Schama. 2.35 Inside Hitler’s Killing Machine. (Mavw, R) 3.35 Life After The Oasis. (Malv, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 6. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. 10.00 MOVIE: The Town. (2010, MA15+lsv, R) A career thief plots his next robbery while trying to keep ahead of an FBI agent. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm. 12.30 Medical Emergency. (PG, R) A Jehovah’s Witness faces a life-threatening decision. 1.30 The Real Seachange. (R) Larry and Adrienne try farming. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) Inspectors raid a cockfighting ring. 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Nine News. 7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 8.00 RBT. (PGl, R) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 MOVIE: Sully. (2016, Mal, R) After a pilot makes an emergency landing onto the Hudson River, his actions come under investigation. Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Killer On The Line: Robert Trigg. (Mav, R) 11.50 Grand Hotel. (Ma, R) 12.40 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.10 The Healthy Cooks. (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 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Claudia Winkleman. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. After witnessing her husband’s murder, a woman is kidnapped from her home along with a stash of money. 9.30 Blood And Treasure. (Mv) Danny and Lexi seek out a famed Nazi hunter whose research leads them to Montreal. 11.20 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning. 5.00 Headline News Early.
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. 9.10 Sammy J’s 2020 Dumpster Fire Spectacular. 10.10 Gruen XL. 10.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! 1am Would I Lie To You? 1.30 The Thick Of It. 2.00 Way To Go. 3.00 News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.
VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Hoarders. 12.50 Atlanta. 1.50 New Girl. 3.40 WorldWatch. 4.10 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven. 5.10 Running Wild With Tom Arnold. 6.00 Years Of Living Dangerously. 7.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.35 Lost Gold Of World War II. 9.20 United Shades Of America. 10.10 Vogue Williams: Transgender Warriors. 11.15 Sexplora. 11.40 Hernán. 12.35am Late Programs.
7TWO (72) 6am Mums At The Table. 6.30 It Is Written. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 Greatest Outdoors. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 2.00 Vasili’s Garden. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Blood Work. (2002, M) 10.50 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 11.50 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: The Playboy Of The Western World. (1963, PG) 12.35pm Great Getaways. 1.35 MOVIE: Mayerling. (1968, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: Sayonara. (1957, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Late Programs.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.15 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 8.35 The Tale Of Despereaux. (2008, PG) 10.15 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 11.55 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 2.05pm White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 3.35 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 5.15 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 6.50 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 8.30 Incendies. (2010, MA15+, French) 11.00 Late Programs.
7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 Storage Wars Canada. 2.00 Off The Grid With The Badger. (Premiere) 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Sprintcar Title. 4.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 6. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Prometheus. (2012, M) 11.00 Late Programs.
9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.45pm Monster Croc Wrangler. 2.15 Dance Moms. 3.15 MOVIE: My Girl 2. (1994, PG) 5.15 MOVIE: The Golden Compass. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Downsizing. (2017, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Suburbicon. (2017, MA15+) 12.10am The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 1.10 Tamara’s World. 2.05 One Night With My Ex. 3.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 3.30 Childs Farm. 4.00 Late Programs.
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Touch Football. WA Super League. 2.30 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 3.30 Bowls. SA Super League. Replay. 4.00 Football. NTFL. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Art + Soul. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 College Behind Bars. 8.35 BB King: On The Road. 10.30 Songs From The Inside. 11.00 Late Programs. 28 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 11 December, 2020
6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 11.00 Mission: Impossible. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Family Feud. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Healthy Homes. 4.00 Fishing Edge. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 NCIS: LA. 2.05am Late Programs.
6am Broke. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Middle. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm The Neighborhood. 2.30 Broke. (Final) 3.00 Man With A Plan. 4.00 The Middle. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 Man With A Plan. 11.30 2 Broke Girls. 12.30am Mom. 2.30 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 Grand Designs. (R) 11.00 Christmas At St Paul’s. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Gruen. (PG, R) 1.35 Squinters. (Ml, R) 2.00 Rake. (Malsv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (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 Epic Warrior Women. (Madsv, R) 3.00 Alex Polizzi: Chef For Hire. (R) 4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.30 The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick. (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: Merry Kissmas. (2015, PGal, R) 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGal, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: A Country Christmas Story. (2013, PGa) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.
6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PGm) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 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 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (Premiere) Stan Grant chats with Alex McKinnon. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Rawalinna To Sydney – What Is An Australian? (PG, R) Griff Rhys Jones explores Australia by train, continuing his journey aboard the Indian Pacific. 10.20 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.35 Harrow. (Madnsv, R) 11.30 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.20 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (PG, R) 3.10 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 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 Inside Monaco: Playground Of The Rich. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: You’re All I Need To Get By. (Ma, R) A man is brought to St George’s Hospital after developing a dangerously high heart rate. 9.30 Life And Birth. (Final, M) A woman eagerly prepares for the arrival of her baby, who has Down’s Syndrome. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Agent Hamilton. (MA15+v, R) 11.55 Outlander. (MA15+asv, R) 2.15 Miniseries: Safe Harbour. (Mals, R) 4.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.55 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. 10.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGl) Follows the work of a police unit dedicated to patrolling the motorways of Auckland, New Zealand. 10.30 Station 19. (Ma) Miranda Bailey visits Ben at work. 11.30 Criminal Confessions: Mountain City, Tennessee. (Mav, R) A look at a double murder in Tennessee. 12.30 Funniest Ever Crazy Cats. (PG, R) A compilation of cats doing crazy things. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (Mdlv) Officers find drugs on a driver. 8.00 Driving Test. (PGl) A chef is taking her driving test again. 8.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. (1989, PGv, R) Indiana Jones tries to locate his missing father, who was on a lifelong quest to find the legendary Holy Grail. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott. 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 Generation X: Truth Be Told. (Madhv) 12.20 The Undateables. (Mal, 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 All Aussie Adventures. (PGl, R) After checking out some ancient aboriginal artwork, Russell drops by a remote farm to help out a mate. 9.00 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (MA15+s, R) Stand-up comedy from Danny Bhoy, Dylan Moran, Orny Adams, Wanda Sykes and Michael Che. 10.00 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mals) Hosted by Nick Cody. 11.00 Kinne Tonight. (Mls, R) Hosted by Troy Kinne. 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 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.50 The Office. 9.35 Upstart Crow. 10.20 Detectorists. 10.50 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 11.35 Squinters. 11.55 Red Dwarf. 12.25am Crashing. (Final) 12.50 Green Wing. 1.45 The IT Crowd. 2.10 Sando. (Final) 2.40 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 3.25 Late Programs.
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6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Beerland. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Wales. 3.00 Munchies Guide To Washington. 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.15 This Week. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Nude. 10.15 Sex In Strange Places: Stacey Dooley. 11.15 Late Programs.
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6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Adventure All Stars. 11.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1pm My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 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 Killer Tapes. 11.50 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 12.50am Late Programs.
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6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Return) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (1948, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.
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6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 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. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 17. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 Late Programs.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.10 White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 10.35 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 12.10pm Ragnarok. (2013, PG, Norwegian) 1.55 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 3.35 The Piano Tuner Of EarthQuakes. (2005, PG, Portuguese) 5.30 The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 8.00 The Breaker Upperers. (2018, M) 9.30 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. (2004, M) 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Counting Cars. Noon Outback Truckers. 1.00 Zoltan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 MXTV. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Storage Wars Canada. 4.30 Mega Marine Machines. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 SAS UK. 8.30 MOVIE: Minority Report. (2002, M) 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Nutty Professor. (1996, M) 9.30 MOVIE: 48 Hrs. (1982, MA15+) 11.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.30am The Nanny. 1.00 After The Raves. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Late Programs.
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Art + Soul. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Headdress. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Anthem Sessions. 10.00 News. 10.05 Going Bush. 11.05 Late Programs.
6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm Charmed. 1.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Carol’s Second Act. 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.
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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Grand Designs. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Gatwick: The Last Chance Hotel. (Madl, R) 2.00 Rake. (Mdlsv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (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 Epic Warrior Women. (Mv, R) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGal, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Santa. (2013, G, R) 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Explore. (R) 1.15 MOVIE: A Christmas In Tennessee. (2018, PGa) Rachel Boston, Andrew W. Walker, Patricia Richardson. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.
6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (PG, R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PGm) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 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) Kurt’s convoy arrives at Cox River. 8.30 London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year. Part 2 of 2. Takes a continued look behind the scenes at the world-famous London Zoo. 9.20 Maggie Beer In Japan. Maggie Beer heads to Japan. 10.20 Insert Name Here. (Mls) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 Lucy Worsley’s Christmas Carol Odyssey. (R) 12.05 No Offence. (MA15+l, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 No Offence. (MA15+l, R) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Canterbury To Alexandra Palace. (PG) Presented by Michael Portillo. 8.35 Inside Aldi. (PG, R) Takes a look at how the German supermarket chain Aldi has succeeded in the UK. 9.30 Where Are You Really From? (PGa, R) Part 4 of 4. 10.00 The Feed. (Final) Takes a look at depression treatments. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Why We Hate: Extremism. (M) 11.50 The A Word. (Mals) 12.55 Bad Banks. (Malv, R) 4.00 Miniseries: Supervolcano. (Ma, 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. From University of Tasmania Stadium, Tasmania. 10.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma) A series of teen opioid overdoses sees Severide partner with Sean Roman to investigate. 11.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PGa) Cherry Healy and the experts help Sylvia, who wants to get rid of the scars left by skin cancer. 12.00 Grey’s Anatomy. (Ma, R) The hospital enlists a crisis management team. 2.00 Home Shopping. 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 20 To One. (Mlsv, R) Hosted by Erin Molan and Nick Cody. 8.30 Kath & Kim. (PGl, R) Sharon enlists her boastful boyfriend Mark for her netball team. Kim has doubts about Brett’s manliness. 9.40 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year. (PG, R) Hamish and Andy travel across Europe. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 The First 48: Run And Gun And Lonesome Highway. (Mav, R) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 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 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) Paramedics perform a resuscitation. 8.30 NCIS. The discovery of two bodies in a forest leads the team into the world of modern-day treasure hunting. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mav) Kensi must come face-to-face with a sociopath who has been obsessed with her since she put him in jail. 10.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) 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 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.40 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 10.10 I’m Alan Partridge. 11.10 Frontline. 11.40 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.20am Squinters. (Final) 12.45 Red Dwarf. 1.15 Green Wing. 2.05 Detectorists. 2.35 QI. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.
VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Beerland. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Oregon. 2.55 Munchies Guide To Northern England. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Escaping Polygamy. 9.20 High School Mums. 11.10 Final Space. 11.35 Late Programs.
7TWO (72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Sydney Weekender. 12.30 Vasili’s Garden. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Funniest Cutest Kittens Ever. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Under The Hammer. 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. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: San Demetrio, London. (1943, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Runaway Jury. (2003, M) 11.10 Late Programs.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am White Tuft, The Little Beaver. Continued. (2008) 6.55 The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 9.25 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 11.05 The Piano Tuner Of EarthQuakes. (2005, PG, Portuguese) 1pm Richard The Stork. (2017) 2.35 From Up On Poppy Hill. (2011, PG) 4.15 Kiwi Flyer. (2012, PG) 5.50 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 7.30 Chappaquiddick. (2017, M) 9.30 The Last Emperor. (1987, M) 12.35am Late Programs.
7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Zoltan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Great Lake Warriors. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 Motorway Patrol. 8.30 Full Custom Garage. 9.30 Counting Cars. 10.30 Leepu & Pitbull. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Matilda. (1996, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The DUFF. (2015, M) 11.30 The Nanny. Midnight Baywatch. 1.00 Visions Of Greatness. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.
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Everyday Brave. 2.00 Nyami Ngaarlu-Gundi Woman Of The Water. 2.30 Tayamangajirri. 3.00 Jarjums. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Red Chef Revival. 8.00 The Casketeers. 8.30 Superstition. 9.20 NITV News Update. 9.25 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.55 Football. Monsoon AFL. 11.40 Late Programs.
6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Mission: Impossible. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 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 CSI: Miami. 10.25 Elementary. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.
6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm Charmed. 1.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Seinfeld. 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 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs. Friday, 11 December, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 29
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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Sue Perkins And The Chimp Sanctuary. (Ma, R) 2.00 Rake. (Mdlsv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (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 Epic Warrior Women. (Mavw, R) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Cinderella Christmas. (2016, G, R) 2.00 Funniest Ever Crazy Cats. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.10 MOVIE: Christmas Reservations. (2019, PGa) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.
6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.
6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Gruen. (Final) Comedian Wil Anderson analyses the advertising industry and consumerism. 9.05 Reputation Rehab: One Bad Joke. (Final, Ml) Kirsten Drysdale and Zoe Norton Lodge look at the effect one bad joke can have on a comedian’s career. 9.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) UK-based panel show. 10.20 QI. (PG) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.10 Basketball. WNBL. Second semi-final. 1.10 No Offence. (Madlv, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 No Offence. (Madlv, R) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 London’s Great Bridges: Lighting The Thames. Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Drain Alcatraz. (R) Takes a look at why the waters around Alcatraz Island made it one of the most secure prisons in history. 9.30 Miniseries: The Sister. (M) Part 3 of 4. As Nathan and Bob grimly dig up the woods, the truth about that night is revealed. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 24 Hours In Emergency: Safe Haven. (Ma, R) 11.55 MOVIE: Herstory. (2018, Mal, R, South Korea) 2.05 Vikings. (MA15+av, R) 3.50 Miniseries: Supervolcano. (Ma, R) 4.55 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. From University of Tasmania Stadium, Tasmania. 10.00 Mighty Cruise Ships: Viking Longship Gefjon. (PG) Takes a look at the cruise ship, the Gefjon, as it sails along Danube, Main and Rhine Rivers. 11.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) Teams of two continue their race around the world. Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 12.00 Code Black. (Ma, R) A city-wide blackout causes chaos and leaves the hospital without power. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.
6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Paramedics. (M, R) A tiny patient is in big trouble. 8.30 The InBetween. (Mav) Cassie visits the hospital where Damien’s fiancée is being treated and encounters the spirit of a boy. 9.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) April receives some unfortunate news that makes her question her future with Ethan. 10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R) A woman is found strangled. 11.45 World’s Wildest Weather: Tornado Terror. (PG, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, 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 Royals Revealed: Harry & Edward – Princes In Exile. (PGal) Takes a look at Prince Harry’s decision to abdicate in order to step back as a senior member of the royal family. 8.30 Bull. Bull and Benny defend an estranged couple who are charged with money laundering and fraud connected to a restaurant together so the prosecution cannot use them against each other. 10.30 The Masked Singer USA. Hosted by Nick Cannon. 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 The IT Crowd. 8.55 Rosehaven. 9.20 Gavin & Stacey. 10.25 Frontline. 10.50 The Thick Of It. 11.20 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.05am Red Dwarf. (Final) 12.35 Green Wing. 1.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.55 QI. 2.25 The Catherine Tate Show. 2.55 News Update. 3.00 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.
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6am WorldWatch. Noon Hustle. 12.50 Beerland. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Basque Country. 2.55 Munchies Guide To Sweden. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Climax. (2018, MA15+) 10.15 Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie. 11.35 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Cutest Ever Puppy Party. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Under The Hammer. 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. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 Small Gift, Big Heart At Christmas. Noon David Attenborough’s The Hunt. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 MOVIE: The Lady With A Lamp. (1951) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Silent Witness. 12.10am Late Programs.
BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Mission: Impossible. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 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. 12.10am Shopping. 2.10 Late Programs.
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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Piano Tuner Of EarthQuakes. Continued. (2005, PG, Portuguese) 7.50 From Up On Poppy Hill. (2011, PG) 9.30 Richard The Stork. (2017) 11.05 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 12.45pm The Tree Of Life. (2011, PG) 3.15 Maudie. (2016, PG) 5.25 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 7.30 Tracks. (2013, M) 9.35 Master And Commander. (2003, M) 12.10am Late Programs.
7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Zoltan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 The Hunt For Monster Bass. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Golden Boy. 11.00 Late Programs.
9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Underworld: Awakening. (2012, MA15+) 10.15 MOVIE: Underworld: Blood Wars. (2016, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.
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6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm Charmed. 1.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Seinfeld. 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 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.
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Songlines On Screen. 2.00 Intune 08. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Death Row Chronicles. 8.30 Inna De Yard: The Soul Of Jamaica. 10.15 News. 10.20 Away From Country. 11.20 Late Programs.
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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Landline Summer. (R) 11.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Reputation Rehab. (Final, Ml, R) 2.00 Rake. (Madlsv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (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 Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History. (Mav, R) 2.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy. (PGa, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Make You Laugh Out Loud: Funniest Ever Toddler Tantrums. (PG, R) 1.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.40 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Wish. (2019, PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.
6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.
6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. (Final) Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG) Dr Mike’s team treats a foal. 8.30 Rick Stein: Secret France. Rick Stein’s travels through France’s eastern border regions of Alsace and Jura. 9.30 Death In Paradise. (Final, Mv, R) The police station becomes a crime scene. 10.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Saroo Brierley. (PG, R) 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. (Mal, R) 12.25 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. (Ml, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (Final, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 MOVIE: The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years. (2016, R, , ) Takes a look at The Beatles from 1962 to 1966. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr. 9.30 Lennon’s Last Weekend. Takes a look at John Lennon’s final interview along with archival footage and photographs. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 24 Hours In Police Custody: What Lies Beneath. (Madlv, R) Police receive a call from a young man. 11.55 Wisting. (Mav, R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (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 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Evening session. 9.30 Police: Hour Of Duty. (Malv, R) Police deal with a woman who is threatening suicide and heading towards a bridge. 10.30 The Amazing Race. (Final, PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 11.30 Celebrity Obsessed: Alec Baldwin. (Ma) A look at a case involving Alec Baldwin. 12.30 Blindspot. (Mv, R) Jane recruits someone from her past. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (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 Great Getaways. (PG) Takes a look at holiday destinations. 8.30 Race Across The World. (PGl) Setting off from Panama City, the teams head to the Caribbean Sea where they encounter complications. 9.50 Inside Phuket Airport: Welcome To Paradise: High Stakes. (PGal) A power cut causes problems. 10.50 Nine News Late. 11.20 World’s Wildest Flights. (PG, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 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 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R) Tips and advice for the festive season. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) The case of a teenage girl assaulted in a stairwell in the projects leads to a startling discovery when DNA evidence links the perpetrator to a double homicide. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past. 9.30 Blue Bloods. 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 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Mock The Week. 9.30 Review With Myles Barlow: Christmas Special. 10.00 Reputation Rehab. (Final) 10.30 Superwog. (Final) 10.55 Ghosts. 11.25 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 12.05am Red Dwarf A-Z. 12.35 Green Wing. 1.30 The Office. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.
VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon MOVIE: Venus. (2017, M) 1.40 The Movie Show. 2.10 Munchies Guide To Las Vegas. 3.00 Munchies Guide To Oaxaca. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 VICE. 5.40 The Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.15 Full Frontal. 9.40 Photo Op: Trump And Black Lives Matter. 10.55 Late Programs.
7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Reno Rookie. 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Funniest Ever Toddlers. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Under The Hammer. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 9.30 One Lane Bridge. 11.30 Late Programs.
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 As Time Goes By. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 MOVIE: The Third Man. (1949, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 9.30 The First 48. 10.30 The Price Of Duty. 11.30 Late Programs.
BOLD (81) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 17. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 ST: Voyager. 10.00 Mission: Impossible. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 ST: Next Gen. 5.30 ST: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.
NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.
SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.25 Richard The Stork. (2017) 9.00 Kiwi Flyer. (2012, PG) 10.35 Maudie. (2016, PG) 12.45pm From Up On Poppy Hill. (2011, PG) 2.25 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 4.05 The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. (2009, PG) 6.20 Tony Takitani. (2004, PG, Japanese) 7.50 Ideal Home. (2018, M) 9.30 Children Of Men. (2006, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Zoltan. 2.00 Mine Kings. 3.00 Mudslingers. 3.30 The Hunt For Monster Bass. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 6.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Brothers’ Nest. (2018, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.
9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon American Ninja Warrior. 1.45 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. (1986, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: American Reunion. (2012, MA15+) Midnight Baywatch. 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Late Programs.
PEACH (82) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30pm Charmed. 1.30 Dr Quinn. 2.30 King Of Queens. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.00 Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.30 Carol’s Second Act. (Final) 11.00 Late Programs.
2.45pm Songlines On Screen. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 NITV News Update. 7.30 Black As. 7.40 American Soul. 8.30 MOVIE: Get On Up. (2014, M) 10.55 Late Programs. 30 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 11 December, 2020
PUZZLES No. 006
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
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With excessive effort (11) Having many uses (9) Honey-making hub (7) Cheerfulness (10) Quacker (4) Put to death (7) Producer (5) Colour of strawberries (3) Harmful (11) Genius (10) Schooling (9) Little kid (7) Regular bus between two places (7) Kick out (5) Roughly 1.6km (4) Regret (3)
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EXCESSES PRINTERS 11 LETTERS RESTFULLEST STRANGENESS
8 LETTERS CONDENSE COSINESS
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Is sassafras an exclamation, ingredient or tree?
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In what Australian city was popstar Kylie Minogue (pictured) born?
Chartreuse, army and forest are all shades of what colour?
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Which superhero TV series stars New Zealand actor Antony Starr?
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The ‘shave and taper’ method is employed in which sport?
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I would like to reply to Alan Golley and Jamie Telleman comments in your in the past editions about schoolies. Yes a minority miss behaved but the major were well behaved and celebrating the very strange year to finish schooling years How many of the older generation get in trouble breaking the law but we do not say do not come back or leave Noosa. I worked for a Noosa for all persons not for the so called selected few. The 23 years on council and forty five years working for the community to have a better Noosa, what has gone wrong when so called persons make comments like that has been said by these two persons and also the Mayor, what disgrace if this is what has Noosa become. We can have our so called population cap or development controls but I always said that one thing we cannot control is the type of persons that come into our shire. One of my former colleagues said he would happy to contribute to one way ticket out of Noosa. Ray Kelly, Cooroy
Is now the time for all refugees in our prison camps and hotels to feel Christian kindness and compassion and be granted freedom from their 8 years imprisonment? Will the Biloela parents and their little girls feel Christmas joy in the Christmas Island prison? Still asking. Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach
Needless to say, that I am extremely happy to have Noosa Today physically in my hands Bliss! As for “Tucker with Trevor” I crack up every time I read his reviews and I religiously follow his write ups and check the Restaurants out. ( Housewine? Yes please, Seniors Menu?. Yes please) I have been in Noosa for 26 years (from Sydney) and know what he and his missus are up to. But the one today about the “Royal Mail” needs a special mention because he really got me with the “Circa 1858 Chardonnay”.! Brilliant ! I just hope that the paper will keep you on for a long time to come and we can enjoy your Reviews. A lot of places you mention in your column when you where travelling, I have been too. I am a new “Aussie” nationalized a few weeks ago. Heidi Schum, Noosa
Safety alerts Having just read Heroes with heart and the result of heroic’s of passing by strangers. Then once again another life saved with the use of defibrillator. Seeing as how we have a COVID SAFE app. Surely it wouldn’t be too difficult to have one which would show where the nearest one is on your mobile phone without googling or going to your street maps. Plus street signs of course. Ernest Wright, Sunrise Beach
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What do youths do to occupy their time. Rob Maccoll compiled this image of a group of youths at Noosa Woods launching a bike again and again off a jetty into Noosa River. If you have a lens cape please email newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au
Big year for temple 2020 was certainly a big year for Noosa and the Temple. Our inaugural Black Mass went off without any serious problems - thanks to the support of Noosa Council. Much appreciated. There was an enormous amount of publicity around this event. You might have noticed that The Australian even covered our activities in 5 separate articles. 100 000 people signed the petition - more than the number of residents of Noosa. Our satanic sky banner was also well received. We expect Tourism Noosa is very proud of the attention we have generated for our beautiful town. Perhaps we will even be nominated for an award or two - who knows? 2021 will bring even bigger things for the Temple with the Morrison Government bringing on the Religious Discrimination Bill. Clare - you might want to have a chat with Llew, the next time you see him, to discuss what this will mean for Noosa. We are planning a whole range of activities including events at schools, hydration stations, holy days - it is a very long list indeed. Also - we are thrilled to announce we have made our mark on the map. The Temple’s location is finally recognised on the interweb - see attached photo. Our T-shirts and other merchandise are proving to be a big hit and folk are obviously stocking up for Christmas presents. Again a big win for Noosa. The Temple would like to wish everyone
a joyous Christmas and New Year and we are sure we will be chatting more often in 2021. May Satan richly bless you. Brother Samael Demo-Gorgon, Noosa Temple of Satan
Changing face of Noosa Phil Jarrett’s story on summer holidays at Noosa Woods is reminiscent of the years before pleasant family holiday spots became tourist hotspots or dormitory suburbs for big cities. The aerial picture of the Woods at the time the vegetation was cleared gives some idea of the extent to which the natural course and flow of the river has since been altered by human intervention, thereby setting up erosion problems for posterity. This is typical of what has happened, and continues to happen, at estuaries and beachfronts all along the east coast. Wetlands are reclaimed and artificial islands created for the purpose of housing developments, while sturdy concrete castles stand guard over popular beaches, ready to repel the pounding of the waves. Monstrous towers of Babel are erected on the Gold Coast beachfront, and as the towers creep northward we can only wonder how long it will be before the developers’ dreams for Noosa again come true with the aid of a sympathetic Council and/or State Government. However, in the long run, it may not matter. If current rates of global warming continue unabated, the entire coastal strip from
the Gold to the Sunshine coasts may one day become an antipodean Atlantis, left to be explored like a dive wreck by those who have fled to the hinterland. Bill Bodkin, Sunshine Beach
China syndrome Recent developments on the national and international political scene show a total lack of perspective, double standards and outright hypocrisy, particularly those involving our major trading partner, The People’s Republic of China. It seems incredible that Twitter refused a request from PM Scott Morrison to delete a doctored image of an Australian soldier slitting a child’s throat as posted by a senior Chinese official, while in the US Presidential election debacle, it banned Republican Tweets which it claimed were unsubstantiated. China has defended the shocking image and claims the Australian government has “over-reacted“ following the release of a report alleging that some SAS soldiers were involved in the murder of 39 Afghan civilians. It’s much more than a case of the pot calling the kettle black. China allegedly continues to persecute up to a million Muslim Uighurs in concentration camps. Pro-democracy protests and riots continue against its authoritarian rule in Hong Kong and back in 1989, China slaughtered thousands of student protesters in Tiananmen Square. Now, it holds itself up as a defender of human rights?
If investigations into the Afghanistan report lead to formal charges and convictions, obviously those responsible should be punished but until then, the alleged crimes of s few should not be used as a slur against the thousands of brave men and women who have served Australia well in armed conflicts. In terms of perspective, more than 800 Australian deaths can be directly linked to the Victorian Government’s bungling in controlling the Covid quarantine hotels, but will anyone ultimately be held accountable? John Mikkelsen, Noosa
Students have own thoughts Jenny Webster (NT, 4/12) accuses the wonderful students from SCYT of “vocalizing their teacher’s opinion” at their end-of-year concert. That’s really patronising. What we experienced at the concert was a succession of mature and confident students who were aware and concerned about many of the social and environmental issues that confront their generation. It was obvious that they had thought about the issues and each had formed their own opinion. Singling out mention of BLM and labelling it “politically motivated” seeks to diminish the intelligence and sincerity of those students. From where we sat, the SCYT concert was a marvellous showcase of the entertainment skills and thoughtfulness of both students and teachers. Graham and Diana Coghill, Marcus Beach Friday, 11 December, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 33
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Noosa chef shares dishes A Noosa chef has celebrated the launch her new cookbook sharing some of her cafés favourite dishes with her regulars at the Noosa Eat & Drink event over the weekend. VanillaFood The Cookbook reflects the philosophy of the café, which expanded to a second location in Noosa Junction last year after first opening its doors within Belmondos Organic Market in 2014. Chef and owner Nilla Tomkins said she had long been considering putting pen to paper to share some of her most popular recipes after many requests from customers, but it was the COVID-19 pandemic coinciding with a phone call from her publisher that proved to be the catalyst to bring the book to life. “I eat, breath and live creating beautiful food to keep my family, friends and customers healthy and happy, so to share this collection of recipes feels like sharing a part of myself,” Ms Tomkins said. “VanillaFood The Cookbook, much like my cafés, is an absolute reflection of me and my philosophy around wholesome, seasonal food — it reflects both my journey and that of VanillaFood. “I moved to Australia from Denmark 25 years ago and love to combine what my mother taught me in our home kitchen with all I have learned throughout my career as a trained chef both in restaurants and the catering industry. “I set out to share a collection of recipes that are simple and easy to create for those who love cooking at home and have really enjoyed including some interesting snippets about what inspired these recipes, tips and tricks to achieve the best outcome and how to get the best out of seasonal ingredients.” If the throngs of VanillaFood customers weren’t enough to endorse the recipes, local celebrity chef Matt Golinski certainly has the pedigree and Ms Tomkins was delighted when he contributed the forward for the book after personally testing each of the recipes. “I have always admired Matt and his passion for fresh, local and seasonal ingredients which very much aligns with what we do at VanillaFood, so when the opportunity arose to have him test my recipes, I was delighted and honoured,” said Ms Tomkins. Mr Golinski sees the book as a valuable resource for everyone, from the health conscious, experimental beginner to experienced chefs looking to expand their repertoire of good quality, easy plant-based dishes. “For professional cooks it has become increasingly important to be aware of people’s dietary requirements and to create dishes that are healthy and nutritionally balanced for their customers,” said Mr Golinski. “For the home cook, the shift away from traditional meat-based proteins and heavy, carbohydrate-based foods has opened up a desire to learn how to get the best from fruits and vegetables, legumes and nuts, without compromising the health of themselves or their family through a poorly balanced diet.” When asked about the cookbook’s title and the importance of vanilla when naming her cafs, Ms Tomkins said she’s always loved that one of the world’s premium ingredients incorporates her own name— Nilla. “Many people don’t know that vanilla is the second most expensive ingredient after saffron— nothing beats beautiful fresh vanilla pods and I see them as one of my kitchen’s hidden treasures,” Ms Tomkins said. “My focus on simple cooking without too many ingredients means I am naturally drawn to those ingredients that are the real heroes of fresh, seasonal cooking. Vanilla is one of
VanillaFood The Cookbook reflects the philosophy of the café.
those— but it’s just one of the many featured in VanillaFood The Cookbook.” VanillaFood The Cookbook is now avail-
VanillaFood chef and owner, Nilla Tomkins is sharing some of the cafés favourite dishes.
able for purchase for $49.95 at VanillaFood, Belmondo’s Organic Market in Noosaville and at VanillaFood, 10 Lanyana Way in Noosa Junc-
tion. Copies can also be purchased online at www.vanillafood.com.au and at a select number of reputable, local bookstores.
Sounds Like Summer Fest takes off in Noosa Junction There’s so much to celebrate in Noosa Junction this Summer, thanks to Tourism Noosa’s ‘Noosa Villages Tourism Funding Boost initiative’ and the Noosa Junction Association. Starting this Friday 4 December, the good times are set to roll in Noosa Junction with the Sounds Like Summer Fest on Friday nights through summer until the end of January. Set against the back drop of spectacular 34 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 11 December, 2020
street art, everyone’s favourite local, Noosa Junction’s streets and laneways will be the place to listen to sweet sounds from talented local musos as people bar hop and dine their way around the precinct’s eat streets and bars. A highlight of the Fest will be the week before Christmas, Friday 18 December, with extra performers, kids activities and many local businesses joining in the summer fest
fun, opening their doors in the evening to promote shopping local this Christmas. Noosa Junction Association President, David Langdon acknowledged the incredible support and partnership Tourism Noosa has extended to the Junction over the years, and particularly in 2020, a year like no other. “We look forward to welcoming both locals and visitors to the Junction. It’s a chance to celebrate summer in Noosa Junction and
show off our next gen outdoor dining and bar precincts, laneways of street art, festoon and twilight lighting, and support local musicians and artists through a calendar of music, and pop-up entertainment,” David said. “Throughout summer, but particularly on Friday evenings, we invite locals and visitors to get into our village vibe and enjoy talented local performers at pop up locations as they dine, sip and shop around town,” he said.
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Covibes is back again Following the sell-out shows of CoVibes, The Imperial Hotel Eumundi has announced ‘CoVibes 4’ will take place on Saturday 12 December, with Ayla and Sycco set to take to the stage in The Brewery, supported by Colie. The CoVibes series of events is all about bringing the live music back in an intimate, seated event in the beautiful Brewery room in a Covid-safe environment. In the world of modern music, Ayla is a refreshing force. At once humble and unassuming, yet as an artist, daringly bold. Ayla’s brand of decadent pop, effortlessly
combines otherworldly vocals with sharp-pop blows and multi-faceted production, all the while never underplaying deep lyrical sentiments. In 2014, at just 18, Ayla released her debut single ‘Wish I Was’, which immediately gained attention with Australian radio. By the end of the year this debut single came in #15 on Triple J’s most played songs of the year and #1 by a solo female artist.At 18, Brisbane songwriter and producer Sasha McLeod is Sycco. Equally at home in the studio and on the stage, Sycco demands attention for her soulful voice, observant lyrics, psychedelic jazz aura and undeniable charisma. Following a buzzy
set at Bigsound, Sycco was added to the lineups of the 2020 Laneway Festival and Groovin The Moo and asked to support the likes of Spacey Jane and Vera Blue. Sycco released her third single ’Peacemaker’ to widespread acclaim. She was made Triple J Unearthed’s feature artist of the week and the track was added to full rotation on Triple J as well as Spotify’s New Music Friday, Front Left and Indie Arrivals playlists, as well as several key Apple playlists. COLIE Colie is a project from North Queensland singer-songwriter Nicole Cross. Sincere songwriting drawn from personal experiences and
embracing vulnerability has always come naturally to Colie. She is a storyteller at heart, creating crisp clear poetry in music-motion filling the hearts of her listeners with warm assurance. Celebrating amazing local talent, the CoVibes series is a collab between local artists, agencies and the Imperial Hotel, and is proudly supported by the Queensland Government by Arts Queensland.This is an 18 plus event. Pre-sale tickets are only $35 (plus a booking fee) through OZTIX. No door sales. Doors open at 7pm. Seated show to comply with Covidsafe practices.
$126,000 show of funding support for Wide Bay Local shows cancelled because of COVID-19 will receive a slice of $34 million Australian Government funding to help ensure they can bounce back next year, Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien announced. Mr O’Brien said the Fraser Coast Agricultural Show Society, the Gympie District Show Society and the Noosa Show would receive payments under the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program, with the payment set to arrive before Christmas. “Agricultural shows are a major event in Wide Bay communities, and I am pleased that local Shows in Maryborough, Gympie and Noosa will be able to access this funding to help get them through this tough period, and in a strong position to host again in 2021,” Mr O’Brien said. Fraser Coast Agriculture Show Society will
receive $24,030.11, Gympie District Show Society will receive $66,980.69, and Noosa A.H & I Society (Noosa Show) will receive $34,985.54. “Shows and field days are uniquely Australian, and as well as being an important social event, they provide huge economic spin-offs for local communities as well as creating new opportunities for the businesses and services who exhibit,” Mr O’Brien said. “They also help our farmers’ maintain a competitive and creative edge by providing an outlet to share new ideas, new technologies and new ways of working. “Next year is looking so much brighter, and this support will be fantastic boost for our Wide Bay communities, our volunteers, families and school kids.” Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the funding package was launched to
reimburse eligible costs for shows and field days who had to cancel because of COVID-19. “Today I am pleased to announce that 378 shows and field days&mdash;including Fraser Coast, Gympie and Noosa &mdash;have been approved for funding to help ease cashflow pressures,” Minister Littleproud said. “The Government is keen to ensure show societies and field day organisers are in the best shape possible to continue in 2021. These events bring our families and farmers together, build community spirit and help bridge the divide between country and city.” Chair of Agricultural Shows Australia Dr Rob Wilson said show societies forced to cancel in 2020 were positive about hosting again next year. “This Australian Government support has helped provide certainty and a renewed
sense of optimism ahead of 2021 after a difficult year for everyone, especially our 50,000 volunteers,” Dr Wilson said. “With some states already giving the goahead to shows next year, subject to COVID conditions being met, this funding will ensure hundreds of societies can start planning now.” Secretary of the Association of Agricultural Field Days of Australasia Wendy Franklin welcomed the fast turnaround of applicants’ approvals. “Getting this money out the door is going to be a fantastic Christmas present for many of our event organisers,” Mrs Franklin said. “Even if it’s to help cover costs such as rates, insurance and telecommunications, this support will go a long way towards ensuring next year we can bounce back bigger and better.”
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and the heartburn increased. Thursday nights are free BYO at Pucca, Trevor later learnt, and he would have been far better off bringing a $6 litre bottle of quaffable Baily and Baily from Dan’s, and next time he will. Next came the baked half shell scallops, with balachaung, bamboo and spring onion ($22) and buffalo tartare with chilly chutney, coconut relish, picked onion and pappadum ($20). Two bullseyes here, so to speak - the scallops lightly done and just delicious, the tartare a melt-in-the-mouth sensation, the best Trev had encountered since the bistros of Paris, minus the side of chips which would have made it perfect. We thought about some house-made sorbets to finish off, but Pucca was filling up fast now and we didn’t want to sit waiting with the now-empty carafe a pink-stained memory we’d prefer to forget. We decided to save that for another time. The verdict: A little bit try-hard in some respects, Pucca is a pleasant place for a feed, bright and airy with good, attentive staff, and on the evidence of this brief sortie, they are definitely getting it right in the kitchen. Pucca Bar and Restaurant, 19 Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, phone 5613 3202
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Trevor Pepys reviews Pucca Bar and Restaurant As regular readers will well know, Trevor generally gets his jollies from the north of the subcontinent rather than the south, preferring to roam the cities of the Upper Ganges and explore the wilds of Rajasthan with cobbers like Captain Reggie Singh, the leopard hunter and a pukka sahib if ever there was one, sipping gin cocktails at sunset by the campfire and ripping into chunks of fresh, gamey meat served by a dozen or more servant boys in white jodhpurs and brocaded waistcoats. But, the cuisine of the south is not without merit, and Trevor recalled a recent Goan fish curry at the excellent Copper Kitchen just a few doors down as he stepped out of the afternoon sunlight and waited for a table for an early sitting at Pucca, a newish joint that has been winning praise for its post-Covid Monday night DJ parties rather than its food, but any place that styles itself as “a culinary experience inspired by southern coastal India, the spice ghats of Kerala and its Euro-Indian heritage” is worth a bash, if only to see if reality matches hype. It being Be Kind To The Missus Thursday, Trev dragged the moon-booted (don’t ask, another drunken tumble) significant other to a corner spot on the terrace with a pleasant view of the wheels of commerce spinning along Sunshine Beach Road, and surveyed the menu over a couple of glasses of the Italian house prosecco ($12). The choices were many and varied, but the Pepys pair decided to stick to a selection from the street food and entrees sections. On the street food list “Dad’s Puchkas” sounded inviting, but a neighbouring diner pushed her bowl aside, pronouncing them tasteless, so we opted for sharing the Mooloolaba prawn samosas with cucumber raita ($16) and the spiced lamb curry puffs with tomato kasundi ($14). Both of these were generous serves, with the prawn samosas taking the first honours of the evening for texture, taste and presentation. Come on Trev, I hear you say, it’s hard to bugger up a samosa, but people do, and these didn’t. What was needed, however, was something to wash down the flakes, and mindful that the award wage for restaurant reviewers remains at slightly less than baby-sitter rates, Trev ordered the cheapest wine on the menu by about $25, the 500ml carafe of house rose ($34), taking the precaution of asking the polite young gentleman taking our order if it was light in colour and dry of taste, and indeed, may we see the bottle from whence it would come? “Better I bring you a taste first,” he said, and did, and Trev looked, swilled and drank it down with no immediate ill effect. But it was a grower, as chateau cardboards often are, and with every glass the furry lining of the mouth
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Thursday Girls lunch By Abbey Cannan The Thursday Girls celebrated their main fundraiser for the year with a Christmas luncheon held at the Noosa Springs Golf Club. The 76 ladies raised over $3000 while having a very enjoyable time. “This last month we have sent children to end of year camps, paid for uniforms, books and devices,” committee member Senka Thwaites said. “We would like to thank our ladies who attend our luncheons and ladies and gents who have donated to our cause. “The next function will be in February 2021 at Gusto Riverfront Restaurant. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Thursday Girls and thank you Noosa Today for your ongoing support.”
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Judy Bateson, Judi Forbes, Senka Thwaites, Michelle Wilson (Treasurer), Liz Meikle (chair), Genevieve Flanders and Neridah Rooseboom (Secretary).
Cheers to beers at Noosa Springs after the year 2020 By Peter Owen As Covid-19 restrictions continue to be relaxed, Noosa residents are once again doing what they like best - dining out with friends and enjoying the region’s finest cuisine. Last week at a Noosa Eat and Drink Summer Celebration event at Noosa Springs the focus was on beer, with the popular resort hosting a summer dinner highlighting Australia’s favourite alcoholic drink - beer. Everything from ginger beer to summer ale, lager and mango beer was consumed - either as a drink or an ingredient in the dishes. The beers, supplied by Matso’s and Gage Roads, were selected by Sunshine Coast brand ambassador for Good Drinks Simon Micallef to complement the three courses created by head chef Aden Moriarty.
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Give a gift from Noosa Giving a piece of Noosa this Christmas is the message from local business Noosa Gift Co which has curated a collection of gifts for all occasions and boxed them in their environmentally friendly parcelling. Noosa Gift Co’s thoughtfully designed boxes are themed with iconic Noosa destinations including a personal favourite “The Hastings” Noosa Gin Box. The women behind the business, Noosa mums Sue-Ellen and Courtney have collaborated with local artist Cass Deller and photographer Tracy Naughton to develop their exclusive brand range.Noosa Gift Co are keen to support local, focus on quality and bring together all the amazing creators, designers and makers from the region to create the perfect Noosa gift. “Together with our amazing stockists we are focused on our environment, protecting our wildlife and marine areas and for that reason we have been dedicated to developing sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging for the collection with an element of sophistication that Noosa boasts,“ they said. “Whilst we are supporting local business within our shire we wanted to also create a way we could give back to our community, in particular our youth. We have made it our mission to ensure every child in our shire has the opportunity to attend school camp through our community initiative, CampForKids.“ For more information visit noosagiftco. com.au
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS At Sunrise Beach Uniting Church, 6 Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach on Tuesday 15th December at 7 pm. Come and sing along, all welcome. Contact Ruth Wishart (0421 540 347)
LIONS CHRISTMAS CAKES AND PUDDINGS Are available for sale in the mornings at Noosa Post Office on Fridays 11 and 18 December, Dan Murphys Noosaville on Fridays 11 and 18 December and Bunnings Noosaville on Saturdays 12 and 19 December. Cakes can also be purchased from Terry White Chemist Noosa Junction, NAB and Suncorp Banks at Noosa Civic and Shell (Night Owl) Service Station, Eumundi Road. All profits from sales go towards assisting those in need in the local community. See more on Noosa Heads Lions Club Facebook page or phone Graham on 0414 767 718.
SUNSHINE SOCIAL CLUB Coffee 10am every Saturday at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club. We arrange regular lunches, picnics etc. Couples and singles welcome. Please phone Noeline on 5474 5231.
PICKLEBALL - COME AND TRY For fun or competition learn to play Pickleball, a mix of tennis and badminton. Thursdays 6pm-8pm at the Noosa Leisure Centre, equipment and instruction provided. Book to play at https://www.noosaleisurecentre.com.au. For more information email info@noosapickleballclub.com
UKULELE CLASS Ukulele Class starting soon for raw beginners. No musical knowledge necessary. Call Cherry the Ukulele Lady on 0410 573 629.
ARTS & CRAFTS Learn to crochet workshops: One-to-one tuition with Janelle Turley is on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9.30-11.30am at Noosa Shire Arts & Crafts Association, Wallace House, Wallace Drive, Noosaville. The association is a centre for creativity, learning & friendship. New members welcome.Phone 5474 1211 email: create@noosaartsandcrafts.org.au or visit https://noosaartsandcrafts.org.au.
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 A 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.
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.
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Noosa Branch is the peak National not-for profit 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 & DANCE 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 ex- perience 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
FABULOUS 50S PLUS We are a fun, friendly, seniors social group, we welcome couples and singles to join us for morning coffee every Monday from 10am at 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.
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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 he month. Phone Ian Davies on 0410 750 651 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.
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Weekly roster for Meals on Wheels Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 14/12 to Friday 18/12. Monday Drivers: Rotary D’Break, Tony, Keetha, Andrew, Matthew & Marilia, Margaret & Bill, Patricia, Martina, Jason & Kane Kitchen: Martina, Stephen, Len, Geoff Tuesday Drivers: Bruce, Liz, Tania & Friends, Martin & Jennifer, Denise, Barani & Peter, Gary, Simone & Chris Kitchen: Christine, Loz, Jo Wednesday Drivers: Driver Needed A-Run, Liz & Pat, Gary, Jennifer & Martin, Carolyn & Sue, Sarah & Paul, Barbara & Gerry, Roz, Simone & Chris Kitchen: Richard, Judi, John, Donal Thursday Drivers: Wendy, Graham, Jenny & Kevin, Donna & Julie, Justin, Sharron & Jan, Barani & Peter, Lucky, Victor & Tatiana Kitchen: Loz, Vicki, Jerry, Sharron Friday Drivers: John M, Victor & Tatiana, Susie & Noel, Les & Vicki, Driver needed E-Run, Lynette & John, William & Denise, Dee, Julie B Kitchen: David, Karyn, Geoff, Neil, Charlotte, Judi 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. We are looking for Drivers & Kitchen Volunteers. Friday, 11 December, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 39
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Noel Pearson at home.
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Up from the mission By Phil Jarratt Lawyer, academic, historian, land rights activist, advocate for social reform, provocateur ... Noel Pearson, now 55, has worn many hats over his illustrious and frequently controversial career. Perhaps the one that fits him best now is philosopher, and he can be seen wearing it as he walks or kayaks along the Noosa River, not far from his home outside Tewantin, lost in his many thoughts. Pearson keeps a low profile in his adopted community, preferring the anonymity of his family’s neighbourhood bubble after more than 30 years as an often-divisive figure at the forefront of Indigenous reforms. “I’m a FIFO fixer these days,” he chuckles. “Fly in, fly out, get home to my bubble.” He grew up on the Lutheran Aboriginal Mission at Hope Vale on Cape York, became the first of his extended family to graduate with double degrees (history and law) from university and became the “poster child” for the Aboriginal land rights movement in the early 1990s. But it was his branching out into the even more provocative issues of social welfare reform in Aboriginal communities that made him a national figure in the new century, lionised and criticised in about equal measure by his people and by the media. Pearson has his detractors, but not even his fiercest critics can deny the power of his ideas and his delivery of them. Through his voluminous writings and the magnificent oratory of “The Light On The Hill”, his Ben Chifley Memorial speech in 2000, and his eulogy for Gough Whitlam in 2014, he has become the most passionate and eloquent voice for social justice, black or white, since Charles Perkins. In this two-part interview with Phil Jarratt, the cancer survivor reflects on a life full of challenge, opportunity and continued hope. What did you learn from your mum and dad, growing up in Hope Vale? My father grew up there as his father did, after being brought in as a child. My grandmother was brought in by the police as part of the removals policy, born in the bush and then taken to the mission. So I grew up as a Guugu Yimidhirr person, but also as a Lutheran, heavily influenced by the missionaries. The missionary allowed our language to be taught and the cul40 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 11 December, 2020
Hope Vale Lutheran Mission, 1950s. ture to be maintained, but he didn’t allow us to practice our traditional religion. It remained our unofficial religion, but it wasn’t part of formal mission life. How did the young people feel about being denied that part of your culture? Well, I later went to Sydney University and wrote a thesis about that. People of my generation were critical of mission history, whereas my father and grandfather who had grown up in it could see the truth of it, which is that if the missionaries had not come in at that point in our history, we would have been wiped out, literally. We were on the frontier. Cooktown was a frontier town, the Palmer River gold rush brought 60,000 people, thousands upon thousands of Chinese, opium, massacres ... In 1886, 13 years after the white people arrived in Cooktown, the missionaries found us and they found a wreckage. The tribes of the district were pretty much wasted, and the missionaries set up a refuge from the frontier. My grandfather was 10 years old when he
Picture: PICTURES OF HOPE VALE. was brought to the mission, stripped away from his parents who were still walking around wild in the bush. My father used to tell me he’d see my great-grandfather - his grandfather still walking around in the bush, hunting and living the nomadic life, increasingly being squeezed by the pastoral and mining takeover of the land. My father would see him when he came and hung around the edges of the mission. The wild blackfellas, as the missionaries called them, weren’t allowed inside, so he’d give my father whatever he’d caught, wallaby or pig, and then go. Pre-war there were still a lot of people in the bush on Cape York, and a few in other places. But if there were children in those camps, the police were onto them immediately, so increasingly the camps were just groups of old people, and you can imagine how lonely that was. One of my most vivid memories that I construct when I go to the old camps near Hope Vale, is of the last days of that life, with no children, no future, knowing that when they died out, that life would die with them. They would have been
the saddest days. In 1942, when the mission was moved to Woorabinda near Rockhampton during the war, almost a third of them died of influenza in the cooler climate. Why were they moved? The Australian Army believed that if there was a Japanese invasion the Torres Strait Islanders and the Aborigines would turn against the Australians because they’d been so ill-treated. The policy was to move Aboriginal missions down south or into the interior. The German missionary from Hope Vale, Mr Muni our people called him, Georg H. Schwarz was his name, was interned in Toowoomba for the war. When you were a young bloke being brought up by the Lutherans, a Lutheran had just become the premier of Queensland. Did Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s rise to power have any impact on the Lutheran missions? His history with us preceded his political career. He actually helped relocate the mission back to Hope Vale in 1949. Our people were like the children of Israel - we’d been in exile in a strange land and we needed to go back to our homeland, to the promised land. That was the way the elders saw it, in a religious context. But the problem was to get the land back, and this was where Joh played a pivotal role. He flew over it, surveyed it, then organised the money to purchase the land and helped set up the process of re-establishing the mission on it. He was chairman of the Hope Valley Mission Board for 10 years until the late 1950s, when he got into Country Party politics. Our people had fond memories of Joh as a churchman who had supported us. Was Bjelke-Petersen a formative influence on you? On my generation, yes, because the church was such a big part of our lives, but running alongside of it was this growing resentment of the paternalism, and the church never really learnt to stop being paternalistic. They didn’t realise that times were changing, and the way they related to our people needed to change. My father couldn’t leave the mission without getting the permission of the superintendent, he couldn’t own a car. When he worked as a drover, his money was managed by the state, and was stolen by the state. All the money that our people made was put into a big fund, whatever money they earned was not theirs, it was held by the state.
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This was happening before my time, but the big eye-opener for me was when I went to high school in Brisbane. The church opened up high school access before the state, and from 1964 some Hope Vale kids were able to go to boarding school at St Peter’s Lutheran College. My father’s generation was only allowed to go to school to grade three, then they had to start working at 14. When I went to St Peter’s it was the first time I’d been in the white man’s world. My whole life to that point had been at a remote mission where the only white people were the ones running the place. I’d never known racism, although I had a sense of it when I went into Cooktown as a child, just watching the interaction between our people and white people. We had a certain place in their little town. If you walked past the old Sovereign Hotel in Cooktown you wouldn’t hear words like that? Well, we wouldn’t do that! (Laughs). We had our place. We arrived on the back of the mission truck, we’d go up to the hospital for checkups, we’d go to the caf¨¦ and then go and sit in the park. We had a strict routine and where we could go was very limited. So my awareness of racism was very dim until high school, and then I was exposed to it not just within the school but outside as well. The other day I was with my son in Brisbane and we drove past Brisbane Boys College, and I told him I played rugby there, and I’ve never forgotten it. It was a Wednesday afternoon and half the school was on the sidelines calling us abos. Our whole backline was made up of PNG and Aboriginal kids. But we gave as good as we got, and if you were good at sport, you survived. I was good at rugby, basketball and athletics, so I survived. In fact I loved it. Why did you go to Sydney University? To get out of jail. To escape what was now the National Party. Joh was now ascendant, and he had cottoned onto the fact that kicking the blackfellas wasn’t a bad move politically. That tore me up, knowing the good he’d done for us through the mission, but I realised that he had to be viewed from two angles. There was Joh the right-wing politician and Joh the dutiful churchman. To be honest I was stunned every time I came across media reports of Joh casting aspersions on Aboriginal people or land rights. It pained me that “our church friend”, as we used to call him, got mileage
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out of doing that. Did you ever get the opportunity to confront him about it? No, I didn’t, but many years later I was told that Joh had said how disappointed he was in me for being ungrateful for the opportunity he’d given me. (Laughs) But we forget that in the early ‘80s, Brisbane was still a big country town, very insular, so I decided to go to Sydney to study. Were you inspired to write your 1986 thesis about the history of Hope Vale Mission by bad memories or good? I was even-handed in my treatment. I could see both sides, and my father and grandfather would never have let me get away with just focusing on the bad. By and large, they would agree with my criticisms, and the main one is that the Lutherans should have changed with the times. I was around at the time when they resisted change, and when they were forced out, and I thought that we had thrown the baby out with the bath water, that we didn’t work out how to keep the good things the missionaries had given us and discard the bad things. The mission had set us up strongly as a community, and had the doors of opportunity been opened at that point, we would have been in a much better place now. I’m part of the generation that benefited. I had strong parents who set me up well. The generation that came along next had too much welfare, too much family breakdown. Did your generation have an advantage in the isolation that has now turned into a disadvantage? That’s part of it, yes. One of the strengths of the mission was its isolation, away from the bad influences that would eventually corrupt the social fabric of the community. Isolation had been a factor for 120 years. It was the way the missionary stopped the exploitation of our people, stopped the opium, the prostitution, the exploitation of labour. For my thesis I had to do a lot of oral history interviews, and I was able to catch the old guys of my grandfather’s generation just before they died, the last of the bush-born people. And from that, I developed a sense of what had gone before, and that helped me consider the future. NEXT WEEK: Noel Pearson sees the light on the hill.
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The Cherry Ripes sang and danced to Christmas Carols in Elm Street.
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Sisters Amelia and Anita view the shop window decorations.
Angels take to the streets of Cooroy.
Byron Dwyer won the 6-12 years decorated bike competition.
The Do Wop Dolls perform at the Cooroy Memorial Hall.
Siblings Summer and Jack and their decorated bikes.
Hunter wheeled down Elm St on his decorated bike.
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Cooroy Christmas delight By Margaret Maccoll With its decorated bike competition, shop window trail, Christmas Show and Santa, front and centre, Christmas in Cooroy celebrations last Friday evening were an experience not to be missed. Locals and visitors crowded on to the streets and into shops and restaurants to enjoy the celebrations and make the most of the extended shopping hours. Santa burst into Elm Street to the delight of children who lined up with their families to see him and have their photo taken. Entertainers including the Do Wop Dolls and Cherry Ripes took to the stage in the Memorial Hall and the street. For weeks before the event toddlers to teenagers had been decorating their bicycles for the decorated bike competition with winners including Poppy Ross in the Under 6 years section, Byron Dwyer in the 6-12 years category and a tie declared in the 13-16 years category between the two entrants Liam and Bailey. There were flashing lights, reindeers, tinsel, flowers and even music included in the imaginative entries. Cooroy shops threw themselves into the challenge to spread some Christmas cheer this year and participate as entrants in the shop window trail, that was won by Cooroy Country Wear and Jeanery with second place to Cooroy Shoes and Accessories. The fun continues across the region with the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lights competition winners not being announced until 18 December on Facebook.
Santa makes an entrance at Christmas at Cooroy.
A visit to Santa and his elves was a must-do at the event.
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Poppy Ross and mum Emma with Poppy’s first prize win in the Under 6 years decorated bike competition.
Archie Scarce rides his sleigh bike. Friday, 11 December, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 43
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Aaron Dobbs and Keith Maricich at Trilogy cycles.
Cycling booms in Covid By Iain Curry Coronavirus positives may be in short supply, but the way it has inspired millions of Australians to take up or rediscover cycling has been a silver lining. Locally, you’re certain to have noticed. Cycling was already a popular pastime before the pandemic began, but Noosa and Sunshine Coast roads, pathways and off-road trails are even more awash with cyclists, meaning the likes of Noosaville’s Trilogy Cycles has seen unprecedented demand both on the sales and service fronts. Keith Maricich, owners of Trilogy Cycles, has recently welcomed Aaron Dobbs to his team, bringing with him over 20 years of bike servicing experience. Not just any service, either. In Australia those who work on customer bikes need no formal qualifications, unlike in much of Europe, the UK and USA. Born in Bristol, England, Aaron has full CYTECH certification and multiple cycling and engineering qualifications, plus nearly a decade of experience running his own high-end workshop, BS16 Bicycle Solutions, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Freshly relocated to the Sunshine Coast with wife Cara and son Leo, 2, having somebody with Aaron’s experience and expertise is a boon for the region’s substantial cycling community. Along with his qualifications, the 37-yearold has worked as a mechanic at the Mountain Bike World Cup in Europe, assisted in the build of a World Championship course in Italy and worked closely with suspension companies, including Fox Racing in Sydney. “These experiences have got me used to the highest requirements of World Cup riders,” he said, “and when racing at the highest level you live the highs of getting things right and the lows when things go wrong.” While maintaining bikes for the racing elite is one thing, Aaron said he’s equally at home working on a kid’s school commuter or bringing back to life the rusty old clunker you abandoned in the shed a few years ago. “Everyone should have a bike that works properly and safely for them,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a $500 mountain bike, it should still be set up to be safe and ready to be enjoyed.” Aaron believes if you have a good-looking bike you want to ride it, and that doesn’t just 44 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 11 December, 2020
Cycle mechanic Aaron Dobbs at work. mean the high-end $20,000+ road and triathlon bikes. “You can build a new bike up from scratch, and we can guide you through that, but you don’t need to buy a brand-new bicycle,” he said. “It doesn’t cost anything to come in for a free assessment, I can go through things with a customer and have a look at what needs to be done. Things like rusty bolts can be replaced for a small fee. It will not only look better but work better too.” After a four-year apprenticeship, followed by an assessor overseeing the bike mechanic’s workmanship, Aaron’s qualifications have given him an appreciation for doing things the right way. “You go through all the health and safety and how to deal with chemicals. It’s given me a good understanding or methodical workmanship, which is still what I push today.” For years he’s pushed for a similar amount of training for Australian bike mechanics, and is grateful a CYTECH course is finally coming to Australia soon, albeit a watered-down version of the UK method. “I follow certain procedures and protocols to make sure bikes are perfect; and I hope people have the knowledge they’ll be taken care of in a professional manner,” he said. So what does this mean for Noosa locals?
“I’m employed by Keith (at Trilogy Cycles) but we want to work as a partnership and really push being a professional, premium place. Also, work with the general public with basic bikes, all the way through to the super expensive boutique and top-level competition bikes.” Aaron’s brought an ultrasonic cleaning tank to Trilogy, where he puts dirty bike components in each morning to remove muck and debris. “I’m a big fan of not using a lot of chemicals or heavy degreasers, as we don’t want to wash such things down the drains,” he said. A typical day involves assessing and assembling bikes - from entry level kids bikes for riding to school to full overhauls of high-end ultra-aero triathlon bikes. Make no mistake, there are plenty of Sunshine Coast cyclists and triathletes willing and able to spend the price of a new car on a bike. “With boutique stuff and triathlon, you can really spend what you want,” Aaron explained. “You can go ballistic. What scares people is when you hold a small component in your hand and tell them it costs $800; or a powermeter crank that registers the output of your legs, you can spend up to $5000 on one of those.” A relatively recent phenomenon is electric
bikes, which for Trilogy Cycles now makes up a decent chunk of its business. Best of all, these plug-in machines have made the sport more accessible to more people. “E-bikes are allowing people such as the elderly, those who’ve had knee reconstructions, surgery or difficulty walking to enjoy cycling,” Aaron said. “People are able to go out riding in their 70s or 80s. I’ve had people buy e-bikes and say they haven’t felt like that since they were a teenager. They’re happy, it puts a smile on their face, and it’s a really nice thing to see day-to-day.” Perhaps Aaron’s greatest passion is his ability and experience in bespoke setting up a bike for a customer. His Sydney workshop was solely focused on servicing and builds. “People would buy a bike from a bike shop and bring it to me pretty much straight away,” he said. “I’d gut it down to nothing, pull it down to a frameset and rebuild it.” Watching him in action at Trilogy’s workshop, Aaron’s as at ease on the tools removing, replacing and adjusting bike components as a professional sportsman is in their chosen field. There’s a natural speed, accuracy and smoothness that can only come from many years of experience and passion. Our region’s expansive cycling community is all the better off for Aaron’s arrival here, and the new Queenslander said he was impressed by the local scene, not just on the roads but off them too. “There’s a great mountain bike community with Tewantin’s mountain bike park and Parklands, and so many people are getting back into it,” he said. “Being in the bush, especially in times of Covid, is what people are enjoying. Aaron’s no exception. Having just bought a house and with a toddler running around he’s not been able to enjoy our local cycling opportunities as much as he’d like. “Looking at the weather here most days it’s something I want to get into again very quickly!” he said. “Why wouldn’t you want to ride up here?” As for his work life, Aaron’s eager to help and encourage as many local riders as possible, something that’s always been an appreciated trait of Keith at Trilogy Cycles, ensuring he’s built up loyal and regular customers in a friendly bike shop environment. In that way, Aaron wants to bring his talents on board to be an extension on Trilogy’s formula. “I hope people will give us a chance to impress,” he said.
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Turning waste to energy On the back of becoming Australia’s first council to offset 100 per cent of its electricity consumption through its own solar farm, Sunshine Coast Council is now converting waste to electricity at its Caloundra Renewable Energy Facility. In a first for the region, the facility at 99 Pierce Ave, Bells Creek creates enough energy to power 1200 homes 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The facility, which was officially opened on Tuesday, is linked to the power grid, and generates 7000 megawatt hours of renewable electricity per annum, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 41,000 tonnes each year, which is the equivalent to removing approximately 9000 cars from the road. Service Excellence Portfolio Councillor Christian Dickson said the facility’s opening was another step towards council’s goal to transition to a circular economy for waste. “Our general rubbish disposed of at the landfill releases biogas as it decomposes, which is made up of 50 per cent methane - a potent greenhouse gas 28 times more harmful than carbon dioxide,” Cr Dickson said. “We all need to transition to cost effective, renewable resources and low carbon energy and it’s great to see this waste become a resource. “To support a thriving community now and into the future it is critical that we manage our energy, waste and natural resources efficiently and sustainably, which is why council is working through actions from our Sunshine Coast Waste Strategy 2015 - 2025. “We are currently reviewing expressions of interest submitted by industry for Alternative Waste Treatment options, to harness the potential value of resources which have traditionally been discarded into landfill. “We partner with our community to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill through projects like ASPIRE market place, Living Smart, and ongoing recycling education. “Sunshine Coast Council was the first local government in Australia to offset 100 per cent of its electricity consumption with renewable energy through the Sunshine Coast Solar Farm. “This is another project which ensures the Sunshine Coast contributes to achieving international, national and state greenhouse gas reduction targets, another step towards becoming Australia’s most sustainable region, healthy, smart, creative.” Service Excellence Portfolio Councillor Winston Johnston said the new energy facility contributed to reducing the impact of waste on our environment.
L-R: Greg Falzon (LMS National Biogas Manager), John Hogg (SCC Manager Waste), Cr Rick Baberowski (Deputy Mayor and Division 1), back row David Bonney (LMS Group Engine and Asset Manager), Cr Joe Natoli (Division 4), Cr Winston Johnston (Division 5), front and centre Lyle Manders (LMS National Operations Manager). “Previously, the landfill biogas was combusted via a biogas flare and released into the atmosphere - flaring of the biogas destroys the most harmful emissions,” Cr Johnston said. “Now it’s converted to electricity at the new landfill-biogas-to-energy facility and fed directly into the power grid, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the landfill by approximately 41,000 tonnes each year, which includes both landfill emissions as well as offsetting grid emissions from fossil fuel electricity generators. “When compared to a traditional coal-fired power station generating the same amount of electricity, the Caloundra Renewable Energy Facility will also save more than 15 million litres of water per annum.” Division 1 Councillor Rick Baberowski said plans were in place to expand the energy plants into other council facilities. “In the next five to 10 years, more power generation plants will be installed at Caloundra landfill as the gas collection system is progressively expanded into new landfill cells that hold the waste,” Cr Baberowkski said. “Energy plants are also planned for the Nambour Landfill at Bli Bli in the next two
Division 1 Councillor Rick Baberowski. years, feeding more renewable energy into the grid and further reducing the Sunshine Coast’s greenhouse gas emissions.” The energy facility was designed and built
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Queenslanders will have permanent access to real-time fuel price reporting, after a two-year trial of the program delivered $9.8 million in savings to consumers at the bowser. Energy Minister Mick de Brenni said the State Government was delivering permanent fuel price reporting to save Queenslanders money as part of its economic recovery plan, as Queensland was Good to Go. “Thanks to the hard work of Queenslanders in managing the global pandemic, our State is open for business this summer,” Mr de Brenni said. “At the touch of a button drivers can download an app to search for the cheapest fuel from the State’s over 1,550 servos reporting their prices, and it’s here to stay. “Under the mandatory laws these servos publish their fuel prices within 30 minutes, so drivers can be confident of the best deal by comparing prices through a number of apps. Mr de Brenni said every cent mattered, particularly at this time of year. “In time for Christmas break, we’re giving families certainty that wherever in Queensland they are planning to go this summer, they can hit the road knowing the best place to fill up. “Whether it’s off-roading on Straddie, taking the van down the coast, or giving the V8 a workout around Lakeside, this summer drivers can find the cheapest fuel and spend more on what really matters. “In the last year alone, using apps could have saved Queensland drivers up to $147.”
RACQ spokesperson Dr Rebecca Michael said the peak motoring body welcomed the State Government’s move to honour its election commitment and make this trial permanent. “This data, and the apps which rely on it, puts the purchase power back in the hands of the motorist,” Dr Michael said. “The only chance we have of making the price cycle and local competition work for us as drivers is to buy when fuel is at its cheapest, and where it is at its cheapest, and that’s what the fuel price data gives us.” Dr Michael said petrol prices jumped as much as 40 cents per litre in the hike phase of the cycle in south east Queensland. “Motorists have to shop smart rather than waiting for the fuel light to come on and filling up at the nearest servo who could be overcharging.” Mr de Brenni said the State Government had trialled the program initially so that the government could be sure there was a net gain for Queenslanders. “Trialing this program for two years has allowed us to get this program right, an independent report by Griffith University has confirmed this has saved motorists millions, so it’s here to stay.” For a list of all of Queensland’s Fuel Price reporting apps head to https://www.dnrme.qld. gov.au/energy/initiatives/fuel-price-reporting/information-for-motorists
With Christmas just around the corner the Office of Fair Trading is warning online shoppers to not get caught out when shopping online for Christmas gifts. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman wants Queenslanders to be aware of online scammers and know their consumer rights when shopping online. “Since COVID-19, more and more people are doing their shopping online - but there are risks that consumers need to be aware of,” Ms Fentiman said. “We have heard stories of online shoppers who have fallen victim to dodgy traders and with less than a month to go to finish the Christmas shopping, we don’t want to see anyone miss out this festive season.” Queenslanders are encouraged to check the business reviews and make sure their website is secure before making any payment or providing any personal information. Secure websites feature a closed padlock in the address bar or the address starts with ‘https://’ not ‘http://’. And consumers should always check that they have legitimate contact details before making a payment or providing any personal information. The Attorney-General said if the product is faulty, or it doesn’t match the description
you were given, you are entitled to a refund, replacement or repair “Whether you have shopped online, in store or from an overseas website, your consumer rights still apply,” Ms Fentiman said. “If anything goes wrong with your online purchase, the retailer that sold it to you must provide a remedy. They cannot just direct you to the manufacturer, importer, or delivery company.” “This year is expected to be even busier for our postal services so make sure you check the delivery timeframes,” she said. “It’s also worth remembering that if you paid via an online payment service or by credit or debit card, you may be able to reverse the transaction if there are issues with receiving the product.” The Office of Fair Trading’s top tips for online shopping: Always check you are dealing with a reputable seller. You have the same rights as you would if you bought from a walk-in store. Check with traders what their cut-off dates are to guarantee pre-Christmas delivery. If products are faulty or do not match their description, the trader must fix the issue. They cannot refer you to the manufacturer or importer.
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Jim Brodie won the $100 Davo’s Tackle World/ChaseBaits Fish of the Week prize with the quality mahi mahi which he boated off one of our southern FAD’s.
Young Josh Dodd caught and released a number of bass in Lake Macdonald, including this thumper 47-centimetre specimen.
Warmer times are ahead Well, things are definitely starting to heat up on the land and offshore. The start of the pelagic season is becoming more apparent with mackerel and tuna starting to appear. We are also seeing wahoo and mahi mahi, making for a positive outlook ahead. Offshore, Spanish are on most people’s radar and even though they aren’t here in bulk numbers, they are definitely about. One of the best areas for Spanish is the area around Halls Reef. This usually holds good concentrations of bait and as such the Spanish are soon to follow. You can also pick up spotty mackerel and tuna. The pilchard floater is a great option in close as currents have been very strong out wide and when combined with the winds this makes fishing very hard. If you are looking for strong gang hooks, take a look at the Elkat gangs, which are built tough. Use a small length of superflex wire to help against getting bitten off and let your baits find the fish. If you
are looking to troll then try a couple of medium sized lures like a Halco laser pro or Nomad DTX and follow a reef contour, thermocline or current break if stuck where to troll. Other species of reefies include sweetlip, snapper, tuskies and trout. Running around 40-60lb leader is a must especially if on Sunshine Reef as this is rough ground. Sharks are present here, so be sure to get your fish up fast if you think it’s a keeper. Off the beaches there is a good run of whiting around the river mouth with some medium sized flathead and bream in the mix. Try using the smallest of weight and let the current take your bait along under control so you feel bites. This is a great way to fish an unfamiliar area as the current will often help find the fish as it spirals and eddies along with your bait. The Noosa River has a nice mixed bag of trevally, whiting, jacks, flathead and bream.
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Freshwater has seen some very fat bass and yellow belly coming from Borumba Dam. Lake Macdonald has also been fishing well, especially in the lead-up to the hotter weather. During this time surface lures are going to be the best approach before the sun is overhead. Working the weed edges and overhanging trees should see you land some big fish. Once the sun has risen, then it’s time to break out the small Keitech easy shiners and work any schools of fish and deeper drop offs. Now, for all the latest information log on to www.fishingnoosa.com.au for up to date bar and fishing reports, and 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!
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For bait anglers, try using a whole frogmouth pilchard or whitebait and stay around the dog beach area. This has plenty of cover for fish and if you can get them out you can land a big one. Keep braided lines to no more than 12lb with 10-12lb leader, unless running live baits. Jacks require heavier gear and will often bust you off on 30lb so don’t be afraid to go heavy. Take a look at the new Shimano series rods as this range has something for everyone. Away from the dog beach you can try around Munna Point and the bridge which holds whiting, flathead, bream and trevally. You can even fish lighter as the lack of rain sees the river super clear. If new to lure fishing, the new Nomad Vertrex in the smaller swim 75mm is going to be perfect for flatties and trevally. These easyto-use lures pack a lot of vibration and are sure to be a hit. Use these in the deeper holes and drop off around the sand bags and the river mouth for a big flathead or two.
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Ethan Chilby caught and released this thumper greenback tailor on a surface lure while fishing the Tewantin stretch after dark. Pictures: WWW.FISHINGNOOSA.COM.AU
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An upset for the ages When Prince of Penzance won the 2015 Melbourne Cup it not only provided the famous race with its first successful female jockey, it also delivered one of the greatest upsets in Australian sport. But the 100/1 longshot’s form reversal was nothing compared with Helen Ringrose’s remarkable effort in winning the C Grade Division of last week’s Calvin Klein A, B and C Grade Championship at Noosa Springs. A 45-handicapper more accustomed to finishing at the tail of the field, Helen shot successive rounds of 35, 38 and 38 points to win her division of the hotly-contested 54hole championship. Indeed, her total of 111 Stableford points was the best of any player male or female - who contested the titles. “I’ve no idea what happened,” said a stunned, but delighted Helen. “I’ve been having lessons with (teaching pro) Greg Lynch, but nothing seemed to work. Maybe the penny just dropped.” Helen, who moved to Noosa and joined Noosa Springs 18 months ago, said she entered the tournament primarily to see whether she could play on three successive days. “I thought if I could get around all three days I would have achieved something,” she said. “I knew I wasn’t a threat to anyone.” How wrong she was! When she was growing up in Victoria, Helen was a regular golfer. But work and other commitments became her priority and, for many years, golf took a back seat. While her clubs gathered dust in the garage, Helen went about carving out a spectacular career in government administration. After filling several senior management roles in the Victorian Government, Helen moved to Queensland in 1995 to become general manager of corporate services with Brisbane City Council. Four years later she was appointed Deputy Director-General with the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet, and later served as Director-General of Corrective Services. Helen retired in 2007 after a four-year stint as Director-General of Tourism, Racing, Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs. During that time she was also government representative, advisor and liaison officer for the Kowanyama Indigenous Community on Cape York Peninsula. Thrilled that her handicap was cut by only one stroke after her Calvin Klein heroics, Helen is now determined to prove her win was no fluke, though she cheerfully concedes that the chances of her repeating that performance are not high. Busy Brad back on the road Brad Burns probably plays more rounds of competitive golf each year than any other golfer in Australia. Last year he contested 75 events on the Australasian PGA Legends Tour, traipsing around Australia, zipping across to New Zealand and even venturing into the South Pacific. And when there’s no event scheduled for the over-50s, Burns invariably takes on the younger stars on the regular pro-am tour. So this year - with Covid-19 seriously disrupting schedules and forcing the cancellation of many events - the Yandina Creek golfer has been at a loose end. He’s still played more events than almost anyone - just many fewer than he would normally have played. Burns last week was the best-performed Sunshine Coast golfer in the PGA Professional Championship of Queensland and the Northern Territory, shooting three under-par 69 for equal third at Lakelands on the Gold Coast. And this week he’s been one of the drawcards during the Sunshine Coast swing of the Legends Tour, where the cream of the country’s old masters play at Noosa (Tuesday), Twin Waters (Friday) and Maroochy River (Sunday). Burns, who began his career in golf as a 15-year-old trainee at Gladstone and won his first pro-am as a 16-year-old at Headland, is the outstanding player on the Legends Tour,
How to putt like a pro TAKE THE TIP PETER HEINIGER
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More golfers than ever are playing the game in Noosa. This group is at Noosa Springs, where membership is now only available in Midweek and Corporate categories. taking out the year-long title in two of the last three years. Katherine warms up for final major After modest rounds of 74 and 76, Katherine Kirk was the last player to make the cut and qualify for the weekend rounds of the Volunteers of America Classic in Texas this week. But the Sunshine Beach veteran then found her best form to shoot four under-par 67 on Saturday and par 71 on Sunday to rocket up the leaderboard and finish 25th in the rich tournament. Fellow Sunshine Coaster Sarah Jane Smith (78, 72, 68, 74) finished 48th. Both women will contest the US Women’s Open this week. Big prize awaits finalists Golfers from as far away as 13th Beach (Victoria), Boomerang Farm (Mudgeeraba) and Burleigh (Gold Coast) will line up on Sunday in quest of one of the most appealing prizes to be offered to Australian club golfers. They are among 18 men and women who have won their way into the final of Noosa Springs’ Sunday Series by scoring the best winning score each month during this Covid19-affected year. Sponsored by Universal Property, the event offers a fabulous prize for Sunday’s winners 12 months free golf at Noosa Springs and Links Hope Island.
The male and female golfer with the best stableford score on Sunday will each win the prize. Competition results NOOSA Tuesday, 1 December Men’s stableford: A Grade - Brian Farmer 40, Ross Smith 39c/b, Colin Kinnaird 39c/b, Studley Martin 39; B Grade - Greg Wilson 41, Philip Richardson 39c/b, Michael Kerz 39, Tony Haack 38c/b; C Grade - Bob Muirhead 41, Bob Hobart 39, John Favelle 38c/b, Michael Davenport 38. Rundown to 36c/b. Wednesday, 2 December Vets stableford: A Grade - Peter Blair 44, Alan Hollows 42, Ken Robinson 39; B Grade - John Brodie 41c/b, Andy McGill 41, Kevin O’Farrell 37c/b; C Grade - Ian Glew 43, Raymond Bowen 37, Douglas Ruttan 36c/b. Rundown to 35c/b. Saturday, 5 December Men’s stroke: A Grade - Cameron Matthews 64, Bronson White 66, Brendon Strid 67; B Grade Allan Coulsen 69c/b, Dean Jeffrey 69, Dwight Bandman 70c/b; C Grade - Ben Joseph 67, Barrie Cooper 68, John Kerr 69c/b. Rundown to 73c/b. Women’s Stroke: Lisa Joseph 73, Cindy Lawson 74, Valerie Stevens 75c/b. NOOSA SPRINGS Monday, 30 November Men’s Stroke: Alistair Rooney 66, Mike Cawsey 69, John Reid 70; women’s Stroke: Noi Pike 68,
Are you amazed at the number of putts the professionals on TV make, and then wonder how they do it? Well, of course, their putting strokes are well rehearsed and work very consistently. But that’s only half the equation. They also read putts extremely well. A good putter is a very good green reader. So what goes into reading putts so well? Research! What I mean by that is that they research their own putt by watching very closely shots from other players in their group. For example, they will watch their playing partners’ approach shots to the green and then their putts. Never turn your back on your own ball when it passes the hole with either a putt or a chip. You must keep your eyes glued on what that ball does on its journey past so you follow that exact journey on the way back with your putt. Stay aware and keep your eyes on everything that is going on around you and before you know it, you’ll be putting like those pros on TV. Peter Heiniger is Noosa Springs’ resident PGA teaching professional Margie Charlton 69, Dee Pugh 69. Wednesday, 2 December Men’s Stableford: Paul Matthews 39, John Betar 37c/b, Dino Degotardi 37c/b; women’s Stableford: Patricia Quinn 39, Dianne Kemp 36, Anne Smith 35c/b. Saturday, 5 December Men’s Stroke: Glenn Sunderland 69, Peter Foulsham 70, Peter Degotardi 71. Sunday, 6 December Men’s Universal Property Sunday Series Stableford: Phil Harrison 34, Bruce McCleary 32, Peter Boland 29; women’s: Kelly Lynch 33, Marie Osborne 29, Sandi Hoskins 26. Monday, 7 December Women’s Stableford: Elizabeth Balmforth 40, Penny Bailey 38c/b, Fran Clements 38. COOROY Tuesday, 1 December Women’s 2-person Ambrose, 9 holes: Mary Miller and Terri Cairns 32.75, Margie Lucas and Sue Austenberg 33.25. Wednesday, 2 December Vets Monthly Medal, Stroke: A Grade - Andy Stewart 65c/b, Tom Williams 65, Terry Lyons 66; B Grade - Paul Williams 63, Darryl Ayers 68c/b, Ossie Osborne 68; C Grade - Peter Smith 66, Kevin Crundall 67c/b, Tony Kershaw 67. Rundown to 71. Vets Medal of Medals: Tom Williams. Thursday, 3 December Women’s Stableford: Lynne Dawson 40c/b, Muriel Willett 40. Rundown to 34. Friday, 4 December Coopers Challenge, Stroke: B. Robbo 74, P. Carroll 77. Saturday, 5 December Women’s Stroke: Aileen Morton 69, Judy Kitcher 73. Friday, 11 December, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 51
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Proud traditions revived As trophies go, it was rather large - A big silver cup mounted on a large wooden base with a small lion’s head on either side, and small circular handles hanging from the lion’s mouth. Embedded on each side of the wooden base were small silver discs, that through the years would have the winner’s name engraved. It was called the Lobin Cup. After all recommended guidelines for its award were settled and accepted by the members of the Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, it became without a doubt, the most sought-after award. The nomination of the award and the protocol for the presentation was to make it a tradition in the history of the club. “The trophy was donated by Peter and Fay Lobin for the most outstanding lifesaver of the year Senior or Junior.” Little did we realise that in January 1961, on accepting this magnificent trophy, we were creating something that was to become an absolute tradition. When the final guidelines for nomination were drawn up and agreed upon, it became quite apparent that to win this trophy would leave no doubt that the recipient for that year was indeed head and shoulders above all others. ‘”I want this to be a trophy that is held above all others - the most prestigious,” said Peter. Peter Lobin was an old boy of the Bondi club and a former member of the elite junior R&R squad. On arrival in Noosa with his wife and two small daughters, he became known to us after he was involved in a mass rescue at Main Beach. A major factor in the selection stated: “As some members are not interested in competing for the club, competition was not to be a part of the selection criteria. It was the members’ patrol efficiency, workload and attitude to both his club and in particular his clubmates, that was to take top priority: also, if there were no outstanding nominations it was not to be awarded for that season.” This last factor was of the utmost importance and helped to make the Cup such a tradition. The first to receive the Lobin Cup was Graham Andrews of Gympie. The major factor was his part in the off-season rescue of a group of Asian students at Main Beach in big surf in 1962. It was in the words of one witness who was interviewed regarding the rescue, “One of the most outstanding things I ever saw: he was lucky to come out of it alive.” The cup was awarded, the standard was set and the tradition was born. However, down through the years as often happens when clubs and memberships grow, traditions are forgotten then ignored. We in no way blame any particular person or group for the present situation, for we have all allowed this to happen. But now on the insistence of many life members and long-serving members, the cup has been reactivated and will be restored to its rightful position as ‘the Lobin Cup, Noosa’s Award of the Year’. A protocol regarding the presentation of the award was drawn up and is in the hands of the management committee. Another event that is slowly but surely becoming a tradition in Noosa is the annual Bay to Beach Shirley Straun, Bruce Warren Memorial Swim. This swim, which was first instigated in 2002, starts in Little Cove and finishes at Noosa Main Beach, giving it a distance of 1.8km. Under the sponsorship of McDermott Aviation, this event was originally known as the Shirley Straun Memorial Swim, but following the untimely death of organiser Bruce Warren, senior member of the Noosa Club, his name as a sign of respect was added to the event and rightly so: not only for his outstanding contribution to this swim but also to the swimming standards of the bronze squads and general members of the Noosa Club. This event came about following a Presidents Council conference held in Sydney in 2001. In the closing stage of the conference, we were informed in no uncertain fashion that the standard of swimming in all clubs throughout Australia was slipping and would not, repeat, would not be tolerated. “In other words, gentleman, get back to your clubs and fix it. And 52 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 11 December, 2020
I mean now!” On arriving home, I immediately met with the chief instructor and he agreed to act. But the big decision was, who would be experienced enough to undertake the task? Following our meeting, I stepped out of the office, into the breeze way and standing there in front of the club noticeboard, reading a memo, was the answer. And the name of the answer, was Bruce Warren. Bruce, a somewhat volatile character, had a good reputation as a swim coach of bronze squads and many a bronzy publicly thanked him for his help: or as one young bronzy told us, “For me it was simple - no Bruce no bronze.” However not only was our club mate Bruce renowned for his training of bronzies, but also being the first Australian to compete in the famous Alcatraz Swim in San Francisco, USA. Taking a deep breath, I approached him, “Bruce, I got a job for you.” Yeah, what’s that?” he asked. I explained it fully, including the kick in the but that we all got (with this he totally agreed and promised, that should he take the job he would have total support with no questions asked). Much to my relief, he agreed and as part of his swim program the Bay to Beach annual Swim, (despite a break for a short time due to political interference), ably supported by wife Sandy, became a major yearly event. The main reason for his agreeance to accept the job was revealed to me some weeks later: in his doing so, I found many of us were in total support with Bruce’s concern. We were standing in the doorway to the gear shed and Bruce had his hand on the front of a new IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat), the craft that was now a major vehicle in a lot of our rescue situations. “I feel that if we are not careful, our patrols will think they don’t to have to rely so much on their swimming and fitness, because they now have these bloody IRBs, and that’s all they need. But they are wrong, because there will always come a time when a patience is trapped on the rocks in National Park and the crewie will have to swim in, attach the rescue tube to the patient and then swim the patient
back to the IRB.” This attitude was totally in agreeance with our governing body, the Sunshine Coast Branch. How right they were. Just last season a crewie had to do exactly that, swim from an IRB to a person trapped on rocks in National Park: an extremely dangerous situation. Waves smashing onto the rocks, a patient on the verge of panic and a tough swim to get the patient to safety. On reading the patrol captain’s report, regarding the rescue, I couldn’t help myself in thinking, how right you were Bruce, how right you were! Unfortunately for us, Bruce passed away some four years ago. However, his efforts, strongly supported by wife Sandy, have proved successful and now these swims will continue, as more people step forward to assist. Despite Covid-19, this year’s swim went ahead with a field of 39 swimmers taking part in near perfect conditions. First home in the ladies’ group in order of finish were: Grace Giblett, Courtney Bryant and Stephanie Jones and in the men’s, Zane Hadley, Tony Lamasery and Darren Mercer. Good to see Olympian Karina Lee and Olympic trialist Nick Sloman take part. They naturally blitzed the field but according to the club jester, they were disqualified : reason- swimming too fast. A fun day, but one of great importance. Another successful Bay to Beach Swim, due mainly to the major efforts of Sandy and her team of supporters. It has been announced that on every second Sunday, a club surf swim will once again be held. This was yet again another club tradition that was allowed to lapse. But as a result of Bruce Warren’s successful efforts, the importance of the swim will once again become part of our way of life. This old tradition of the Sunday swims can’t help but create a feeling of club spirit and bonding. The building of a strong foundation for the swim came about following talks between Bruce and John McDermott of McDermott Aviation. John, at the time was looking for a way to commemorate the life of his friend, “Shirley” Strachan (former member of the Skyhooks Band).The swim, with John as sponsor
became a reality. ‘’Not only,” said Bruce, “will it raise the swim standards of our clubbies, but it will do wonders to build self confidence in our young.” Something about which both Bruce and John felt very strongly. It is a known fact that when club traditions (regardless of the sport) are allowed to die, so too does discipline, pride and respect. Take a bow Bruce, Sandy and John, your efforts are now showing results. Also, the Life Members and Old Boys, supporters of the Lobin Cup.
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They faced the challenge By Jo Searle Last weekend in Noosa, Laguna Bay was all about paddling. On Saturday, the Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club hosted the Laguna Bay Challenge, with 18 clubs participating from the South Queensland Zone. The first event of the day, in warm, mild conditions, was the men’s 10km long course. Noosa’s Master Men’s Team Rocco placed third in the division in 54 minutes 27 seconds. In the Senior Master division Team Bodo also placed third in a strong field of 14 crews in a time of 55:47. In the Golden Master division Noosa had three teams racing - Team Benstead, Team Chaffey and Team Dinsey. They finished first, second and fourth in the respective times of 58:25, 1hour 26seconds and 1:04:37. Our Platinum Men, the only over 70 years crew racing, finished in a reputable 1:08:52. Next was the women’s 6km short course with five Noosa crews racing. For this event, coaches devised a mix-up between experienced and novice to give everyone a chance to race and learn from others. The Novice Women’s team steered by Susie Blumentals took line honours and was the first in their division in a time of 36:05. Due to the mix up teams, the four remaining teams were all in the Master Women’s division; the division based on the youngest person in the crew. Team Hegarty placed second in 37:37 and Team Phillis third in 38.13. Then Team Irving fourth in 38.40 and Team Brown fifth in 39.03. The Men’s 6km short course was next. Team Rocco in the Master Men division was third over the line overall and second in its division in 33:58. In the Golden Master division, Team Benstead was fifth over the line and won the division in 34.40 and Team Dinsey placed second in 36:28. Then it was time for the Mixed 10km long course - teams having a minimum of three women. In a field of 12, Noosa entered two teams. Team Kenny was third over the line and first in the Senior Master division in a time of 1:01:12. In the Golden Master division, Team Benstead was fourth over the line in 1:03:47. Following was the 6km short course, in choppier conditions which provided some good runs. Noosa’s Team Henry placed third in the Senior Master division in a time of 44:05 and
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Team players Team Lawrence placed first in the Novice division in 47:44. As the wind and waves whipped up the women’s 10km long course was altered, and teams set off for the adventure... which turned out to be one that no one will forget! There were several hulis (capsizes), including two Noosa crews, some injuries, a couple of jellyfish stings and a broken Caloundra canoe towed to shore. As conditions worsened, the Coast Guard called the race off about halfway through, and those waiting on shore were happy to see everyone return safely. Despite the conditions everyone had fun! The Juniors events ran throughout the day and “All of our Noosa Junors were amazing!” said juniors coach, Flea White. “We had our first team of under-16s in the 6km short course with help from Sophie and Jess from Mooloolaba. Scotty did his biggest race ever and on the ocean stepping up an age category; fantastic work Scotty. Also Sam who’s
14 then had to dash to his Basketball final. And great work by our big guys Jasper and Jett! “It was so awesome that they all came together - and won their age division as the only under-16 boys out there, with the Bayside mixed crew only four minutes ahead.” For the under-12 2km race there was a full Noosa crew with Ava, Adler, Ry, Oliver, Lachie and Liv steering. Coach Flea said, “This was Lachie and Oliver’s first race ever and Liv’s first steering! What an amazing job against some much bigger, older kids. They were third over the line but won their division. “Then in the OC2 2km race, Noosa duo Ava and Liv worked hard in the heat of the day to win their division. Well done girls! “Next were our Mighty Minnows in two 1km races up against some tough competition. Noosa had two Mighty Minnows teams (a mix of minnows and U12s) and one all boys min-
now team. Our paddlers included Erin, Oscar, Zach T, Arrabella and Zack I. It was Arrabella’s and Zack I’s first race ever! They did well coming in fourth over the line and won their division as the only true mixed Minnows division.” Flea’s last comment was: “And a huge thanks to our Noosa Juniors’ mums and dads. All this would not be possible without. You guys are brilliant - and also won your division!” Day two of the paddling events, the Noosa Paddle Sports Ocean Classic, dawned fine and windy. Several Noosa Outrigger paddlers, and some from.other visible outrigger clubs, backed up after OC6 racing on Saturday for OC1 and OC2 racing on Sunday. There were two 8km short course and 16km long course races, with stratum waves for varied craft, including surf skis, SUPs and outriggers to name just a few. In the 8km race, Noosa’s Nicola Cameron and Sue Alvsaker contested the OC2 50-plus Women’s division, finishing in 50.38. In the 16km race, Noosa had four competitors in OC1 divisions. Flea White in the 40-plus Women’s division finished in 1:35:04. In the 50-plus Men’s division, John Goller finished in 1:24:21 and Bodo Lenitschek in 1:31:41. Des Mabbott in the 60-plus Men‘s division finished in 1:34:07.9. It was a great weekend of paddling sports in Noosa and everyone looks forward to the double-header event again in 2021. For more information, or to ’Come & Try’, head to the NOCC website at https://www.noosaoutriggers.com.au Friday, 11 December, 2020 NOOSA TODAY 53
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Thunderous ladder lead By Randall Woodley It has been a great year for Noosa district sporting teams: The Noosa Tigers won the Aussie Rules flag, the Noosa Dolphins are the rugby premiers, and the Noosa Lions’ top division soccer team was awarded its premiership recently. Now the Tewantin-Noosa Thunder first grade players have lifted themselves to the top of the Sunshine Coast Cricket Association premiership ladder. This came about after last weekend’s first innings win over the Gympie team. The other highlights from the weekend matches were a five-wicket haul for first grade bowler Scott Aufderheide, and a stunning century to Blake Steel in third grade. FIRST GRADE: The second day of the match against Gympie resumed on a hot morning last Saturday on a very good batting wicket. Gympie was 1/10 chasing TNT’s 5/312 declared. Gympie had two of the top-ten bats in the competition at the crease and they batted really well to get to 90 before they lost a wicket 10 minutes before lunch. In the second session, the TNT bowlers had to work very hard but when Gympie’s captain went with the score on 115, the home side got on a roll. After some late hitting, Gympie was eventually all out for 183. The Thunder players bowled well in hot conditions on a flat pitch but in some areas the ground fielding was below what was expected of them. Scott Aufderheide was back to his best, snaring 5/53 and probably deserved to be 5/30 odd, with some late streaky batting inflating the figures. Other wicket-takers were Tom Freshwater and Tom Stewart with two each, and one to Jarrod Officer The Thunder went out to bat for 32 overs and bonus points were the only thing that mattered. A very handy 1.53 bonus points picked up in the last session sees the team go a couple of points clear on top of the ladder. The boys have now won 14 of 18 games played so far this season (one drawn). It will be a big game next Saturday, playing the second-placed Glasshouse at its home ground. THIRDS: The match against Palmwoods continued last Saturday with the opposition 2/60 chasing TNT’s 258. The Thunder was playing one man short after a late withdrawal but captain Jason Toohey took two early wickets to have Palmwoods 4/73. They then put on a 100-run partnership before the next wicket fell to Adam Curry (1/18 off five overs) and then another to Nick Bennett, who finished the day with 4/68 off 18 overs. Mike ‘Rowdy’ Thomson toiled away and when he took his wicket the match was in the balance with Palmwoods on 7/207. Later Toohey (3/78 off 21) struck again and the scores were even. A lucky snick for four carried Palmwoods over the line. After a disappointing loss, Thunder still had 13 overs to try and salvage some bonus points. Blake Steel walked to the crease in Thunder’s second dig and put on an amazing display of big hitting, managing to score 124 not out 54 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 11 December, 2020
TNT first grade players in action at Read Park. with 13 sixes and eight fours on no more than 35 balls, losing three pills in the process. TNT ended the day 4/168 from 13 overs. Next week the team is at home playing in a day-night match against Caloundra Lighthouses. FIFTHS: The team’s match resumed last Saturday needing a season high 225 runs to take first innings points against a Yandina side full of experienced, seasoned cricketers, determined not to make it easy. Tewantin-Noosa was 1/10 at start of play. Tony Watson (32) and Nigel Webster (48) got TNT off to the start needed, compiling a 71-run partnership before Webster departed two runs short of his 50. Brendan Wright (28) chimed in nicely with some well-placed boundaries, taking 18 off one over and 10 off the next. After losing more wickets, Evan Baxter (aka Euan Buxton) strolled to the crease with TNT still needing 80 odd runs with only four wickets in hand. Baxter put the big shots away and chiselled away at the Yandina attack ball by ball. He was ably supported by Naveen Chand and Ian Brundell, with the latter putting on a nervous but good display of ball clouting which got TNT to within six runs of the total with only one wicket left. Jack Floyd and Baxter (37 not out) both held their nerve against a Yandina side throwing absolutely everything at them, passing the score with two overs remaining. TNT 9/229. Next week is a home game against the Burpengary Brumbies.
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Century maker Blake Steel at Palmwoods after his innings.
Noosa Hills Par 3 Results for the Monthly Mug event on Saturday, 5 December Winner A Grade: Rusty Milliner 50, R/ up - Zane Jesberg 51, A Grade gross: Rusty Milliner 55, A Grade most greens hit: Carl Harrison 10. Winner B Grade: Paul Davis 47, R/up - Lyne Boyle 50, B Grade gross: Paul Davis 65, B Grade most greens hit Paul Davis 9. NTP: Hole 5 Carl Harrison, Hole 6 - Deb Davis, Hole 8 - Warren Smith, Hole 15 - Sandy Webb, Hole 18 - Warren Smith. Ball rundown: Tracey Frawley 52, Mike Boyle 52, Errol Grieve 52, Nik Lesic 53, Carl Harrison 53, Peter Hall 53, Maria Kirikino 52, Chris Chandler 52, Gay Thompson 54, Michael Gooding 54. Winner Hole 9 inside the circle: Zane Jesberg. Drawn for par Hole 9: Murray Joseph - Unsuccessful.
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Hawaii goes ballistic While the world’s top surfers awaited the start of the 2021 World Surf League Hawaiian season last week, the ocean decided to fire up before they got their coloured rashies on - the north shores of both Oahu and Maui erupting with huge swells from the early hours of 2 December. According to spies on the ground, the next couple of days were brilliant for waves but horrendous for crowds along the North Shore of Oahu’s famous ‘Magic Seven Miles’, with traffic backed up forever on the two-lane Kam Highway and carnage at Waimea Bay as people who really shouldn’t decided to tackle the big boomers. The offshore reefs were the place to be for the tow-in crowd, while over on Maui, Jaws had plenty of tows and plenty of paddlers mixing it up, with usual suspects Kai Lenny and Billy Kemper scoring some of the best waves of the swell, but the video footage that blew me away was of 12-year-old Stevie Roberson, confidently dropping, dropping, dropping down the face of a monster like it was nothing. Stevie is a third generation Jaws surfer, following in the footsteps of grandfather John and father Kaleo, who made his history-making debut at the famed big wave break two years ago at age 10, when he was still known as ‘Baby’. Having ridden many bombs since then, he’s now just Stevie, thank you very much. And look out, Kai and the boys, once this dude gets some more flesh on his bones. Big wave charger Keala Kennelly was front and centre at Jaws on the biggest day, but tour title contenders in the women’s division mainly chose to warm up down the coast at Honolua Bay in preparation for the Maui Women’s Open, which was due for a start at the time of writing. The warm-up sessions proved to be cold comfort for Courtney Conlogue, who fell down the face and broke her nose, re-emerging in the line-up later in the day with 14 stitches. But that won’t stop her in the event. Aussie tour rookie Isabella Nichols was another stand-out in the practice sessions, putting paid to any thought that lack of experience in waves of consequence might be a handicap, and former champ Tyler Wright also looked to be on song. Here, the drought continues Meanwhile, the surf drought and the devil wind northerlies continued to bum everyone out except the kite surfers at the river mouth. Spring is notoriously bad for these conditions, but can anyone remember a surfless season so drawn out? Perhaps it’s just that it’s coming on top of Covid fatigue. But look out! Help is on the way, in the form of a solid bump of east swell predicted this weekend with the potential for the system to keep producing right through to Christmas, according to Swellnet’s Ben Matson. The winds could get a bit flukey as the low tracks down the coast, and, of course, predictions this far out are an inexact science. But the WAMS have got me just a little bit excited. And remember, kiddies, if we do get a good one, the best way to ensure that Santa comes down your chimney with a sack of goodies is to give an old bloke a few waves. When you see him huffing and puffing over the ledge, don’t think he’ll never make the drop, and turn and go. Just wait, watch and wonder. And, as Duke always said, there’ll be another one along in a minute. Quad in a good cause I featured the beautiful Fuyu speed pin replica that we’re going to auction at this weekend’s Surfers Christmas Ball at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club in this column a couple of weeks ago, and now here’s another generous donation from our local surfboard-builders’ community. Our raffle board on the night, courtesy of Classic Malibu Surfboards, is this very cool quad fish with multi-coloured resin tints, shaped and glassed with love and care by CM founder Peter White. Constructed from a lighter EPS foam, the fish is a wider, flatter, fuller, easy paddling board that is rideable at
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Two three-bedroom, two-bathroom, one-car duplex apartments at 1 and 2/4 Douglas St, Sunshine Beach, go to auction Friday, December 18, at 9.30am. 222402
Sunshine Coast Airport CEO Andrew Brodie said the increase in Sydney and Melbourne flights across all three carriers would ensure Christmas was a little brighter for the Sunshine Coast tourism industry. “With Sydney and Melbourne making up around 90 percent of our passenger numbers, the return of these services will provide a welcome boost for many businesses that rely on the airport – like car hire companies, accommodation providers and tourism operators. “All the loadings are 85-90% full this week,’’ he said. “From next week it will be almost 70 services with 200 passengers each flight. “The pent-up demand has been overwhelming.’’ Mr Brodie said it was important to remember each service brings about $50,000 of tourism spend to the wider region. Tourism Noosa international marketing manager Vynka Hutton said Melbourne and Sydney visitors tend to stay longer, spend more and visit midweek as well. “We’re very excited to welcome them back, especially going forward to February
and March to keep the economy and tourism industry going. “Bookings are looking very strong.’’ Visit Sunshine Coast industry and membership development manager Andrew Fairbairn said the resumption of services to Melbourne and Sydney was the turbo charge the tourism industry needed. “Prior to COVID-19, the Sunshine Coast attracted 526,000 visitors from New South Wales including 263,000 visitors from Sydney alone and 415,000 visitors from Victoria.’’ Each service brings about $50,000 of tourism spend to the wider region. DUPLEX IN DEMAND Gillian McCauley and Kym de Warren of Richardson & Wrench Noosa were welcoming the flights from Melbourne and Sydney, especially with the launch of the Niche Luxury Accommodation into the Hastings St office. Yet having borders closed has not held the agency back with technology allowing interested parties to experience walking through properties listed as though it is in real life. People can actually come and have a look, Gillian said... and they have been.
Particularly at 1 and 2/4 Douglas St, Sunshine Beach, that is set for auction at 9.30am Friday, December 18. The two apartments comprise six bedrooms, four bathrooms and two-car parking. They will be offered in one line. “It’s a massive invest opportunity,’’ Gillian said. “There has been interest from locals and Brisbane. “Both apartments are tenanted but a lot of developers are looking as well due to the location. “Very rarely does something like this come up.’’ Renovated by architect James Russell, both apartments showcase well-equipped kitchens, tidy bathrooms, alfresco entertaining, open plan living and dining areas. The property is in a High Density zoning, with potential to build three units over three levels, Gillian said. Recently listed was 35 Moonbeam Cres, Castaways Beach, a four-bedroom, threebathroom house due to go to auction on December 19, but which has attracted very strong interest.
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TIGHTLY-HELD POSITION Stephen Gage and Francene Storie of Zinc Properties Noosa are getting good, genuine interest on the two-bedroom, two-bathroom beachfront apartment Portofino 2, 59 Hastings St, Noosa Heads. The apartment, one of eight in the complex, is going to auction on Friday, December 18, at 5pm. Renovated 18 months ago, it is the first time it has been on the market in 18 years. The configuration has been changed from two-bedroom, one-bathroom due to the changing demographics, Stephen said. “From families, we are now seeing a good mix of families and couples so it has increased the demand.’’ Most interest in the property has been from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney interest has flown up to inspect as well as second inspections from Brisbane parties. “People understand where the value is,’’ Stephen said. The ground-floor apartment has a spacious private courtyard and level access to the each. SOPHISTICATION ON BERRIMA It took time and a lot of perseverance but Sharon McLure of Laguna Real Estate has reported the sale of 8 Berrima Row, Noosa Heads. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-car house sold at $1.40m after interest from three Melbourne buyers. It was a sight unseen situation due to Covid-19 lockdown in Victoria and negotiations took place regarding an application for short-term accommodation in a low-density residential area. The sellers had put in a town planning application on behalf of a buyer but multiple offers from two of the Melbourne parties had waived the application. The property was offered as a sophisticated, fully-renovated Queenslander that offered character, comfort and position. Now Sharon is taking a two-bedroom, one-bathroom, one-car apartment at 1/4042 Grant St, Noosa Heads, to auction on Saturday, December 19, at 11am. An investment opportunity in the heart of Noosa, the ground-floor apartment comes fully furnished. “It’s a a multi-faceted property,’’ Sharon
A one-bedroom, one-bathroom beachfront apartment 308 Maison, 5 Hastings St, Noosa Heads, is set for auction Saturday, December 5, at 1pm. 223008
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom beachfront apartment Portofino 2, 59 Hastings St, Noosa Heads, goes to auction Friday, December 18, at 5pm. 223008
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said. “A little money generator. “A great entry level property that can be Airbnb or permanent residential. At the corner of Grant St and Banksia Ave, it is in a leafy area on the edge of Settlers Cove so it is in good company. BEACHFRONT BEAUTY A one-bedroom, one-bathroom beachfront apartment 308 Maison, 5 Hastings St, Noosa Heads, looks like being a cracker of an auction when Luke Chen of Tom Offermann Real Estate takes it to the market Saturday, December 12, at 1pm. “It’s a beauty,’’ Luke said, “and people are wanting to bid.’’ The interest is mainly from Brisbane, Melbourne, Gold Coast and country New South Wales. Not only is the apartment beachfront, but it’s in a peaceful part of Hastings St and being on the top level of what is regarded as a good complex has an exclusive-use roof terrace. AUCTION WEEKENDS The second of three December weekends for Tom Offermann Real Estate-listed properties going under the hammer, kicks
off Saturday with five properties including waterfront houses on Noosa Sound and apartments in Quamby Place, Noosa Springs, and on Hastings Street. There was robust bidding from two registered bidders last Saturday, for a three-bedroom beauty on a corner block at 65 George St, Tewantin, with a cool contemporary interior, and gardens designed by a professional landscaper. Bidding fell short but agent Cameron Urquhart confirmed negotiations are underway post auction with the highest bidder. Also among the 40 attendees were several conditional buyers with their fingers crossed. It was a champagne celebration following its sale under the hammer of 1/13 Angler Street, Noosa Heads. Agents Nick Hunter and Tim McSweeney reported the local investor was thrilled with the $2.1m purchase which has multimillion-dollar views over Laguna Bay and the Noosa River. The auction of the four-bedroom house 99 Hollett Rd was a rare opportunity to present a lifestyle property in Noosaville
where you can be riding around the 12.5ha estate at sunrise and having coffee with friends by the Noosa River just hours later. The auction attracted 20 attendees; however, the property was passed in. Agents Cameron Urquhart and Lauren Chen are quietly confident several local and Victorian parties, who have expressed serious interest since the start of the auction campaign will show their hands. There were 25 attendees at the auction of an impressive four-bedroom family home in a plum corner position of Noosa Waters at 2 Regatta Cct. It was passed in. Agent Nick Hunter is negotiating with potential buys and finalising a price guide. AUCTION Action SATURDAY, December 5 Noosa Heads 1/13 Angler St: 3bed, 2bath, 2car townhome, pool, Tim McSweeney 0411 122 331 Tom Offermann Real Estate. Sold at $2.1m Noosaville 99 Hollett Rd: 4bed, 3bath, 2car house on 12.52 ha, Lauren Chen 0412 672 375 Cameron Urquhart 0411 757 570 Tom Offermann Real Estate. Passed in, dealing with local and interstate interests 2 Regatta Cct: 4bed, 2bath, 2car house, pool, Nic Hunter 0421 785 512 Tom Offermann Real Estate. Passed in, negotiating Tewantin 65 George St: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house, Cameron Urquhart 0411 757 570 Tom Offermann Real Estate. Two registered bidders, negotiations continuing SATURDAY, December 12 Noosa Heads 308/5 Hastings St: 1bed, 1bath 1car beachfront unit, 1pm, Luke Chen 0417 600 840 Tom Offermann Real Estate 105/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3bed, 2 bath, 2+car townhome, plunge pool, 2pm, Julie Bengtsson 0418 980 247 Tom Offermann Real Estate 35/5 Quamby Place 2bed, 2bath, 1car apartment, 3pm, Luke Chen 0417 600 840 Tom Offermann Real Estate SUNDAY, December 13 Noosa Heads 17 Cooran Ct: 5bed, 3bath, 2car waterfront house, pool, jetty, 11am, Nic Hunter 0421 785 304 Tom Offermann Real Estate ●
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Imagine waking in a luxury bayside apartment, throwing a towel around your shoulders and taking the lift to beach level for a morning swim before breakfast! Sunfilled apartment 308, facing due North across Laguna Bay, has indoor & outdoor dining on the main living level, plus an exclusive use private roof terrace for sunbathing and sunset drinks. The ocean & beach views are as captivating as this photograph.
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Picture a world-class gated residential precinct made up of beautiful homes with contemporary style and influences of the Mediterranean; a championship golf course carved out of the bushland; and a clubhouse that makes living at Noosa Springs an absolute joy. And what about a north-facing townhome with a master suite on the ground level? Bliss awaits.
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Auction Saturday 12 December 2pm View Saturday 1.30pm Agent Julie Bengtsson 0418 980 247
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Upon arrival to unit 35, you’ll find yourself drawn straight to the railing of your outdoor dining area to absorb unique 180° water views over the white sandy beach. There’s always something to see on the waterways that wrap on 3 sides around this perfectly presented apartment; pelicans landing, locals fishing from the far bank, rays hoovering the river bottom, and an endless procession of watercraft heading out to explore the river.
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The magnetism of paradise on a north-east facing, wide white-sand 19m waterfront, with almost 180-degree sweeping Noosa Sound river views, is undeniable. Looks like the alfresco scene is set from lolling on a sun lounge by the pool, lunching with friends or sundowners on the T-shaped jetty. Boating and fishing enthusiasts will be in seventh heaven while stand-up paddle boarders and kayakers will relish the peacefulness of sunrise.
Auction Sunday 13 December 11am View Friday & Saturday 11.00-11.30 & Sunday 10.30 Agent Nic Hunter 0421 785 512
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Living the good life in a postcard position of Noosa Waters is guaranteed when the neighbour is Seahorse Park, your garden has a wide waterfrontage with a jetty, and the address is a tranquil cul-de-sac. Naturally, the pool is north-facing, views stretch across two waterways, and the residents-only lock and weir system to access the Noosa River is nearby. What’s not to love?
Auction Saturday 19 December 12pm View Saturday 10.00-10.30 Agent Michael McComas 0447 263 663
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“Looking for the hallmarks of design excellence and high-end craftmanship? What about a striking modernist waterfront residence which sits smugly near the corner of a top street in Noosa Waters? The art of loving life alfresco is all here. Options include lunches on the undercover deck, catching rays on the paved terrace, floating around the dazzling pool & using the jetty to escape in your boat to the Noosa River.”
Auction Saturday 19 December 5pm View Saturday 11.00-11.30 Agent Michael McComas 0447 263 663
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The height of decadence is an unrivalled architectural work of art and a visually arresting residence, which redefines the limits of an effortless idyllic lifestyle in the heart of Sunshine Beach. The clever use of building materials such as metal slats and a water-wall create an eye-catching façade on the tree-lined corner block and entry to the apply named Coast. The immense open-plan upper level is a total showstopper embracing a relaxed coastal vibe.
Auction Saturday 19 December 4pm View Saturday 10.00-10.30 Agent Rebekah Offermann 0413 044 241
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4/19-21 RUSSELL STREET N O O S AV I L L E Very few apartment buildings in Noosa have the European feel of Hemingway Villas. With French doors to the living room and master bedroom, elevator, large sunny pool and a lock up garage, this 2 bedroom 2 bathroom east facing gem has to be on your list to inspect. Stroll to the river or down to Hastings St and the beach for the lifestyle that so many are seeking.
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Auction Saturday 19 December 11am View Saturday 10.00-10.45 Agent Jill Goode 0418 714 653
12/4 S E R E N I T Y C LO S E NOOSA HEADS Picture turquoise waterways over Noosa Sound, Noosa River, Laguna Bay and beyond to Double Island Point from the north-facing balcony. What about the serene location in a prestigious part of Noosa Hill and a quiet residential enclave, with bushland opposite? This apartment in the very chic-named Petrie Mansions, with all the hallmarks of quality, could be yours this summer.
A3 B2 C1 D Price $1.3M View Saturday 11.00-11.30 & Wednesday 12.00-12.30 Agent Robyn Reid 0418 144 484
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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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3 GUMNUT COURT T E WA N T I N The demand from the rest of the country to secure a spot in Noosa has sky rocketed over the 2nd half of 2020. As a result, properties in entry level brackets don’t last long and reward new home owners with strong growth, or investors with an impressive rental return. Providing the perfect blank canvas just minutes to the North Shore Ferry & the village of Tewantin.
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ELEGANT TOWNHOME WITH GROUND LEVEL MASTER SUITE AND PLUNGE POOL PICTURE a world-class gated residential precinct made up of beautiful homes with contemporary style and influences of the Mediterranean, designed to meld with the environment; a championship golf course carved out of the bushland; and a 5-star resort clubhouse offering the sort of facilities that make living at Noosa Springs an absolute joy. Every day. Apart from closeness to Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach, is the desirability of living in a safe, peaceful, and leafy environment, such as a north-facing townhome, surrounded by communityspirited, like-minded residents. The rotunda-style entry gate, and the subsequent glass and timber-frame front doors, afford a warm welcome. Eyes are immediately drawn to bright white shutters and how natural light, thanks to a doublestorey void, saturates the generous open plan, tiled living, and dining spaces, as well as the U-shaped kitchen with stone benchtops and breakfast bar. Slide the glass doors open to create an almost invisible line between indoors and out to the superb north-facing covered courtyard. Long lunches perhaps? Maybe a dip in the plunge pool. The abutting garden has a green backdrop with Australian native plantings on both sides of the fence. Of course, many birds trill choruses on their daily visits. Attributes are many. With an easterly outlook is a sunroom, office alcove or entertainers might like the idea of a dresser/bar. Those who prefer a master suite on the living level will love that sliding doors open out to the courtyard, plus there is a walk-in robe, and a bathtub and double vanity in the bathroom. Upstairs on the mezzanine level are two high ceilinged bedrooms. One has a walkin-robe and the family-size bathroom has a bathtub. The Cascades precinct of Noosa Springs is situated close to the large resort style pool and barbeque facilities. In fact, with a towel over your shoulder, it will take less than a minute to walk to the rarely used 25 metre pool which is surrounded by stunning landscaping and sun lounges. “All residences at Noosa Springs have around-the-clock security including at the gated entrance,“ explains Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Julie Bengtsson, who is taking the property to auction on Saturday 12 December 2020. “Residents are friendly and supportive, pets are welcome, and it’s in easy proximity to the Noosa Springs Golf & Spa clubhouse complex, especially when the golf buggy is ready and
waiting in its dedicated garage space. “The renowned championship course is rated amongst the best in Australia. The 18 holes meander through lush pockets of rainforest and are surrounded by Lake Weyba, the spring-fed lakes of Noosa Springs and the Noosa National Park with its abundance of flora and fauna including koalas and kangaroos.“ Facts & Features: 2
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part of Noosa Springs prestigious gated residential estate; 24-hr manned gated security; access pathways around course; landscaped gardens to front entrances + walkways fully maintained
Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort: · About world class 18-hole golf course with 10 lakes; abundant wildlife & trees; clubhouse, pro shop, gymnasium, tennis courts, restaurants/bars, spa & more ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 105/61 Noosa Springs Drive, NOOSA HEADS Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Inspect: By appointment Auction: On site, Saturday,12 December, 2.00pm Contact: Julie Bengtsson, 0418 980 247, TOM OFFERMANN REAL ESTATE noosatoday.com.au
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INCREDIBLE BEACHSIDE ABODE AS if backing directly onto Noosa National Park isn’t enough, this perfectly positioned home is also just a few minutes’ walk to exclusive Castaways Beach. For those whom privacy is paramount, you won’t be able to go past this expansive and quintessential beach house, which has just one neighbour. The combination of being one with nature and minutes from the beach make this a unique opportunity on offer. The favourable floor plan works seamlessly for indoor/outdoor living, with the inside flowing outside through 4.7m of bi-fold doors, beyond the salt water resort style swimming pool and into the National Park. With a focus on comfort and lifestyle, the real hero of this property is the expansive north-east outdoor entertaining area, which is separated into multiple spaces, complete with travertine tiles, automated blinds, built-in barbecue and bar fridge. So private, all you hear is the wildlife and the waves. Spend endless days and nights
entertaining family and friends alike in the large well-equipped kitchen, overlooking the swimming pool and alfresco entertaining area. For added convenience and function there is a downstairs bathroom to service guests, as well as a spacious office on entry, which makes working from home a convenient lifestyle choice. Upstairs you will find the master bedroom with its large ensuite and spa bath, featuring its own balcony from which you can overlook the national park, whilst bird watching and listening to the waves. A second living area separates the four bedrooms. For added convenience, included is a 5.5 kW solar panel system, electric blinds in the outdoor entertaining area and an extra long double car garage with internal access to the house. Perfect for families, there are two children’s parks, within a two minute walk from home, offering a school bus pick-up point. Gain income by permanently letting or
holiday letting or simply live in and enjoy, the choice is all yours. You are conveniently located only a five minute walk to the famous Castaways Beach (also known as Noosa’s dog
friendly beach) and a few minutes’ drive to Sunshine Beach, Noosa Junction or Peregian Beach. A twenty minute drive will have you arriving at the Sunshine Coast Airport. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 35 Moonbeam Crescent, CASTAWAYS BEACH Description: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 garage Contact: Kym de Warren, 0412 325 421 and Gillian McCauley, 0467 600 009, RICHARDSON & WRENCH
Richardson&Wrench 126 ‘Sebel’ 32 Hastings Street Noosa Heads 1 bed | 1 bath | 1 car
- Recently refurbished with quality fit out - Opposite Noosa Main beach - Heated main pool, gym, spa, kids pool - Fully furnished with lift access - Strong holiday income & tax benefits Auction On Site 1pm Friday 15 January Open Saturday 1pm - 1.30pm Frank Milat 0438 528 148
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1 & 2/4 Douglas Street Sunshine Beach 6 bed | 4 bath | 2 car Open By Appointment
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Richardson&Wrench 35 Moonbeam Crescent Castaways Beach 4 bed | 3 bath | 2 car
- Bordering Noosa National park; 5min walk to beach; - Incredible north-east outdoor alfresco entertaining area - Separate office on entry; 2 living areas, perfect for families - Generous floor plan; kitchen & living face outdoor entertaining - Large resort swimming pool backing onto National Park Contact Agent
Kym de Warren 0412 325 421
Gillian McCauley 0467 600 009
532 ‘Sebel’ 32 Hastings Street Noosa Heads 1 bed | 1 bath | 1 car
- East facing for morning sun - Popular top floor location - Car park on Title - Opposite Noosa’s main beach - Strong holiday income & tax benefits Price Guide $850,000 Open By Appointment
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REFINED LUXURY The Lumina Residences success story continues with the unveiling of L2. Representing just fifteen boutique apartments, L2 delivers the finest in inspired living, perched amid Noosa’s most exclusive enclave, Settler’s Cove.
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12 - 14 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads. Call 1300 10 10 50
L2 is the rarest of opportunities for owner-occupiers who value 5 Star resort living on the doorstep of Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach. Lumina’s first stage sold entirely off the plan. Demand for L2 will be even stronger.
Every effort has been made to accurately describe the details of this development however this is a guide only. All marketing material, including models, illustrations and plans are indicative only. All details were correct at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. This material is representative as a guide only and does not constitute an offer or inducement.
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57 Foxtail Rise, Doonan Crafted for the modern family, this hinterland hideaway with ocean views is a chance to live in lush bushlands while still just a short drive from the pristine sands of Noosa. The list of features is extensive including gourmet kitchen and home office.
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When it comes to performing in a buoyant market we offer the contacts and expertise to ensure your property is sold in a timely manner at a premium price. Our results speak for themselves, play it safe, get a better result, list your property with Dowling Neylan. DOWLINGNEYLAN.COM.AU
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A MASTERPIECE OF ELEGANCE AND EXUBERANCE 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. Instilling a sense of occasion before the home is eventually revealed, whether by road or helicopter, you are greeted with dual security gates and a winding driveway snaking through manicured lawn to the main residence. Stepping out in the stone-paved forecourt, you are encircled by lush green landscaping that conceals the view emphasising the grandness of the travertine staircase. Ascending the stairs your gaze is torn between Noosa and the ocean or forward toward the opulent entrance. It is at this point that you become aware of the sheer scale of the home, the immense weight of the structure and the unimpeded beauty of the hinterland view. Should you wish to avoid the stairs a lift accommodating up to five people will take you from your vehicle to the main entrance of the residence. Although the home is of such significant stature, there is a sense of calming and warmth that can be credited to the intimacy of the spaces, astute use of textures and materials and ever-present views reinforcing the proximity to nature. Every occasion is considered in the design, from formal dining to tranquil poolside entertaining and more intimate spaces where the serenity of the surrounding trees provides a calming retreat. The central kitchen lends itself as an ideal space for casual cooking, sitting around the leathered granite island bench relaxing with friends and family yet having the versatility to bring in the caterers and wait staff, operating as a virtual commercial-sized kitchen. The kitchen features a vast array of appliances including a walk-in cool room, Subzero refrigerators, numerous Wolf ovens and cooktops, three Miele dishwashers plus a Zip tap. A discreet butler’s pantry completes what is a statement in opulence whilst maintaining liveability and functionality. Six-metre-high cathedral ceilings tower above the main living spaces and connect to outside via triple cavity sliding doors, a dual-sided fireplace keeping you comfortable whether you choose to lounge inside or out. The twelve-metre-long heated pool features a wet edge, like a waterfall cascading to the forest below. Inside, on the lower level, filtered light from the pool’s
two portholes play dramatically against the reclaimed Russian Elm panelled walls of the subterranean media room, complete with 2,000-bottle, humidity-controlled wine cellar. Each of the five bedrooms has its own unique character, united by their grandeur and comfort, featuring detailing from parquetry flooring to private kitchenettes and automated Italian linen curtains that
open to reveal the hinterland view. The headline is, of course, the master suite. You will wake up to sweeping panoramic views, an ensuite clad in white leathered marble, the focal point being the generous bath strategically positioned to drink in the verdant scenery. The expansive dehumidified dressing room easily rivals the finest boutiques, an amazing space to
prepare for any occasion. No number of superlatives can adequately encapsulate the grandeur of ‘Stonelea’ and its equally breathtaking location. ‘Stonelea’ is a residence that can never be recreated, a one-off jewel hidden in the treasure chest that is the Noosa Hinterland - the ideal residence to immerse yourself in sheer luxury. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: COOROY MOUNTAIN Description: 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 14 garage Price: Contact Agent Inspect: By Private Appointment Contact: Kate Cox, 0438 695 505 and Tony Cox, 0402 003 773 20 NOOSA TODAY
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Reed & Co. Presents
The Carol Cruise Friday, 11th December, 2020
Get your boat ready, invite your family and friends, and let’s celebrate the festive season together. We invite you to join us by following the Noosa Ferry, Miss Tewantin on your boat or set up with your family and friends at one of the 4 stops along the Noosa riverbank. This free community event will feature the Noosa Chorale singing some of the most popular Christmas carols whilst cruising on the Noosa River.
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Buyer demand for Noosa property is at an all time high! If you have considered selling, now is the time to capitalize on peak market conditions.
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Open For Inspection Sat 12 Dec 11:15-11:45am
ENTERTAINER’S DELIGHT 3-4 BED I 2.5 BATH I 2 CAR PRICE $1,650,000 Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in the tightly held leafy “Palms “ precinct of Noosa Springs estate. This beautiful “Stephen Kidd “ designed residence offers a casual open-plan layout that embraces indoor/outdoors alfresco living at its best. Offering a recently renovated home with 3 large bedrooms plus 4th/ study all set in a lush garden setting with no lawns to mow. The modern kitchen & dining area flow easily onto the oversized pergola / entertaining area catching the cooling breezes so essential to the Noosa lifestyle. Plenty of room to BBQ with friends or stretch and read a book in the quiet garden setting. The upstairs offers an extra living space through to the large master bedroom suite with built-in spa and beautifully renovated en-suite. The balcony off the living area offers views to the clubhouse and resort pool area.
JOE LANGLEY 0419 883 499 joe@universalproperty.com.au www.universalproperty.com.au
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Level 926m2 block surrounded by larger acreage Originally built in mid-1960’s Timber floors, casement windows, high ceilings Established gardens, some fruit trees Air-conditioned main bedroom Approximately 10 minutes to Kenilworth Renovate or detonate and build again Don’t say we didn’t warn you, this will be value
Auction 18th Dec on site at 11am
Open House: Sat. 10-10:45am Jeanette Catalano 0422 923 851 jeanette@hinternoosa.com.au Sheridan Hodgetts 0419 491 448
30 maple street cooroy 07 5447 7000 sold@hinternoosa.com.au www.hinternoosa.com.au
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Prestige Living By The River! • Modern spacious kitchen with butler’s pantry • Seamless indoor/outdoor living • Large master ground floor bedroom, WIR/ensuite • Polished concrete flooring married with spotted gum timber • Ducted air-con, 5.5kwt solar power & solar pool heating • Side access, room for a boat or small caravan
3 A 2.5 B 2 C Lavish, private living in a highly sought after location! If you appreciate the finer things in life, then this uniquely designed home at 6 Iluka Link is a must to inspect! This property will allow the new owners to enjoy a contemporary home with low maintenance living. Just a short stroll from the Noosa River, Gympie Terrace shops and restaurants, Noosa Yacht Club, Noosa Village Shopping Centre and transport. In other words, prime position!
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Thinking about selling? Graham and Kess can help you make the right move.
SOLD in NINE days
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with multiple offers
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44 Patterson Drive, Tinbeerwah
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144 Solar Road, Cooroy Mountain
Also SOLD by Kess and Graham: 6 Trading Post Road, Cooroy SOLD in two weeks 5 Curry Court, Cooroy SOLD in three weeks 6 Miller Place, Eumundi SOLD in one week 16 Mindi Road, Doonan SOLD 161 Dath Henderson Rd, Tinbeerwah SOLD with multiple offers 48 Pioneer Road, Pomona SOLD with multiple offers
SOLD in TWO WEEKS
102 Viewland Drive, Doonan
SOLD with multiple offers
396B Eumundi Range Rd, Eumundi
SOLD with multiple offers
30 Lone Hand Lane, Eumundi
How can 55 Highfield Rise, Pomona SOLD after first open home 10 Clark Crescent, Eumundi SOLD with multiple offers we help 23 Echidna Lane, Lake Macdonald SOLD you? 203 Sankeys Road, Cooran SOLD with multiple offers 46 Anchorage Cct, Twin Waters SOLD with multiple offers 32 Justin Road, Doonan SOLD in one week with multiple offers Kess Prior 0404 344 399 kess@hinternoosa.com.au Friday, 11 December, 2020 | NOOSA TODAY 25 Graham Smith 0408 874 888 grahams@hinternoosa.com.au
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59 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads
2 Bed | 2 Bath | 1 Car
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ENTERTAINER’S DELIGHT SITUATED in a quiet cul-de-sac in the tightly held leafy “Palms “ precinct of Noosa Springs estate. This beautiful “Stephen Kidd “ designed residence offers a casual openplan layout that embraces indoor/outdoors alfresco living at its best. Offering a recently renovated home with 3 large bedrooms plus 4th/ study all set in a lush garden setting with no lawns to mow. The modern kitchen & dining area flow easily onto the oversized pergola/entertaining area catching the cooling breezes so essential to the Noosa lifestyle. Plenty of room to barbecue with friends or stretch and read a book in the quiet garden setting. The upstairs offers an extra living space through to the large master bedroom suite with built-in spa and beautifully renovated en-suite. The balcony off the living area offers views to the clubhouse and resort pool area. Take a dip or do your laps in the 20-metre community pool only steps away from your door. You can wander over to the golf club in 5 mins for a round or -enjoy
a coffee. The Palms is a perfect place to relax and enjoy the wonderful community life it offers and total security within Noosa Springs gated estate. The gatehouse is manned 24/7, and we have never had a
break-in or a burglary in our 21-year history. Being 5 minutes from The Beach, Hastings St, Sunshine Beach and Gympie Terrace (Noosa River) why would you live anywhere else in Noosa. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 731/61 Noosa Springs Drive, NOOSA HEADS Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $1,650,000 Inspect: Saturday, 12 December, 11.15am-11.45am Contact: Joe Langley, 0419 883 499, UNIVERSAL PROPERTY
200MTS TO NOOSA RIVER – “BRONTE” SMALL COMPLEX OF 8 In a word “Unique”, free standing Villa tucked away at back of complex for privacy. Vaulted ceilings thru out, lots of natural light flooding in from louvered windows above. Spacious open plan. 2 bedrms, one ensuited, both have built-ins & ceiling fans + a 2 way main bathrm & sep loo. North facing back deck catches Noosa River breezes. This Villa is located in the most desirable location of central heart of Noosaville, 200mts to Noosa River, Cafes, Noosa Village shopping centre, Dan Murphy’s!! Don’t miss out on something u have always dreamed of having, a unit walking distance to Noosa River & beaches.
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“Lucky we chose the Garwoods”
Testimonial “Thank you Theodora! I cannot thank Theodora enough for her guidance and expertise when selling my home. Her knowledge of the area is thorough and accurate and her determination to do the best for her client is unwavering, always going that extra mile to achieve the best result.” Review submitted by Jill Agnew (vendor) on 23 Nov 2020
We offer boutique personal service with 50 years combined real estate knowledge – where engaging and connecting is the key to achieving great results. Wishing all our clients and customers a very blessed season with good health and prosperity for 2021.
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EXCLUSIVE ENTERPRISE! THIS elegant Stephen Kidd designed lifestyle residence located in one of Sunshine Beach’s most exclusive streets, opposite Noosa National Park and just a short walk to the beach, offers expansive family-sized living across two levels, showcasing sweeping ocean views from north to south, incorporating Lions Head. A grand double-doored entry sets the tone for what is a gracious residence infused with a Mediterranean style ambience that is immediately calming and soothing. The home comprises four bedrooms, two bathrooms plus powder room, separate living areas, granite kitchen plus kitchenette/wet bar, large upper and lower terrace to soak up vista and breezes, private deck off master, supersized laundry, double lock up garage plus a third lock up garage (accessed from rear), workshop/ multipurpose space, and masses of underhouse storage. Elevated ceilings, abundant natural light, easy-care tiled flooring, split system air-conditioning, cosy fireplace, stainless steel appliances, double oven, ceiling fans, dual vanities in ensuite, spa bath and dual shower in main bathroom, plantation shutters, ducted vacuum, laundry chute, and sparkling inground pool; are all features of note. A well-designed floor plan facilitates excellent separation of living; with the lower level self-contained with its own external access, it is perfect for overnight visitors or teenagers. The guest bedroom opens out to the poolside terrace and has direct access to the two-way bathroom…your visitors may want to extend their stay! Perfectly positioned on the 521m2 block to maximise glorious sea vista, including white-water and sand; you also benefit from gentle easterly breezes that circulate throughout the home so effectively, the airconditioning is rarely used. Low maintenance gardens with tropical vegetation frame the home and there is onsite and off-street parking for extra vehicles and visitors; directly adjacent to a path connecting to Seaview Terrace, you can walk to surf club, patrolled swimming, and village hub with its boutique dining, within 10 minutes. If you enjoy a scenic bushwalk, there are a variety of tracks through the National Park connecting you to various Noosa locations including the picturesque Alexandria Bay, and the dog-beach is just a short walk. There is no excuse not to get fit and keep active in this first-class beachside location. Built in 1998, this is the very first time it has been offered to the market. Be the first to be only the second owner of this magnificent lifestyle residence… a veritable ‘Sunshine Secret’, once discovered it is
tightly held onto! The demand for prestige beachside properties is outstripping supply, so time is of the essence! Featuring: Elegant beachside living on a grand scale in coveted Enterprise Sweeping ocean views from north to south, including Lions Head Expansive family home across two levels, excellent floor plan 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, three living areas and formal dining Central kitchen with granite benches, stainless steel appliances Upper & lower terrace showcasing views and private deck off master Sparkling inground swimming pool, off rumpus on lower terrace DLUG and SLUG and workshop, masses of under-house storage Opposite Noosa National Park with delightful scenic bushwalks Adjacent to path to Seaview Terrace to walk to village & beach Stephen Kidd designed lifestyle masterpiece, built in 1998 Tightly held by original owners, first time offered to the market! ●
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HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 4 Enterprise Street, SUNSHINE BEACH Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 garage Price: On application Inspect: Saturday, 12 December, 12noon-12.45pm Contact: Rob Spencer, 0408 710 556 and Pip Covell, 0418 714 744, SUNSHINE BEACH REAL ESTATE noosatoday.com.au
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EXCLUSIVE ENCLAVE 4 CORAL SEA COURT, SUNSHINE BEACH
A4 B3 C2 D Situated in the exclusive enclave of North Sunshine Beach, with the National Park and the Pristine Pacific as your neighbours sits this modern a’ la mode residence that is a credit to its current owners’ authentic sense of style and form.
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LOCATION, PRIVACY, SOPHISTICATION! 3/33 ELANDA STREET, SUNSHINE BEACH
A2 B2 C1 D Embrace effortless living in the very heart of central Sunshine Beach, just 300-metres to village hub and three minutes’ walk to the surf club and beach, with the purchase of this elegant ground floor apartment in the much-admired and exceptionally welllocated ‘Trieste’ complex • • • • • •
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Expansive ground floor apartment in central location Lift, pool and sun-drenched terrace Private balcony overlooking lush, leafy gardens Secure basement parking for 1 vehicle + storage Just three-minutes walk to village and beach Hurry to secure – this is exceptional in every sense!
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DRESS CIRCLE OASIS IN SUNSHINE 51 BeLMore Terrace, SunShine Beach
A3 B2 C2 It’s with great pleasure we offer to the market this classic plantation style beach house. Situated high on exclusive Belmore Terrace, the residence is set back on a 741sqm block and enjoys ocean views while maintaining the utmost privacy courtesy of a large, elevated setback from the street. • Large ocean views, generous 741m2 block • The home boasts ocean views in its current position set back from the street, with lush gardens • Multiple entertaining areas, open plan living, Large deck • This property is within 100 metres of direct beach access onto the golden sands of Sunshine’s patrolled beach INSPECT
SAT 12 DEC 1-1.45PM
FOR SALE CONTACT AGENT
AGENT ROB SPENCER 0408 710 556
PENTHOUSE PRESTIGE IN SUNSHINE 3/10 Crank STrEET, SunShinE BEaCh
A3 B2 C2 Offered for sale for the first time since the complex’s conception and encompassing the whole top level of this small complex of three, this penthouse boasts stunning white water views of the Pacific Ocean from a covered deck that runs the entire breadth of the building. • • • • •
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Entire top level, White water views Small complex of 3 Open plan living and dining, stone tile floors Two car tandem garage with internal access Within 100m of the patrolled flags and golden sands of Sunshine
INSPECT
SAT 12 DEC 11-11.45AM
FOR SALE CONTACT AGENT
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OPEN HOMES Time
Address
A B C
Price Guide
Agent Time
Boreen Point Saturday 12th December 12.00 - 12.30pm
20Toolara Street
-
-
-
Auction
1.00 - 1.30pm
18 Orchard Ave
-
-
- O/Over $459K Considered
Address
1.30 - 2.00pm
8410/5 Morwong Drive
A B C 2 2 1
1.30 - 2.00pm
105/61 Noosa Springs Dr
3
2
2.30 - 3.00pm
35/5 Quamby Place
2
Price Guide
Agent
$950,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 980 247
2
1
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840
5
3
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0421 785 512
Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880 Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880
Sunday 13th December 10.30 - 11.00am
17 Cooran Court
Eumundi
Monday 14th December
Saturday 12th December
2.00 - 2.30pm
1521/1 Lakeview Rise
3
2
2
$1,630,000
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505
Hinternoosa 0404 344 399 2.30 - 3.00pm
1732/5 Lakeview Rise
3
2
2
$2,650,000
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505
1/20 Viewland Drive
2
2
1
CONTACT AGENT
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505
1/20 Viewland Drive
2
2
1
CONTACT AGENT
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505
12/4 Serenity Close
3
2
1
$1,300,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 144 484
10.00 - 10.30am
3 Payne Street
4
2
4
Offers Over $825,000
11.30 - 12.00pm
7A Crescent Road
3
2
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0499 483 049 4.00 - 4.30pm
Wednesday 16th December
Wednesday 16th December 11.30 - 12.00pm
7A Crescent Road
3
2
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0499 483 049 11.00 - 11.30am 12.00 - 12.30pm
Noosa Heads
Noosa Springs
Thursday 10th December 11.00 - 11.30am
1/40-42 Grant Street
2
1
1
Auction
Laguna Real Estate 0400 084 975
Friday 11th December Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505
Saturday 12th December 10.30 - 11.00am
764/61 Noosa Springs Dve
3
3
2
$1,750,000
Universal Properties 0419 883 499
11.15 - 11.45am
731/61 Noosa Springs Dve
3
2
2
$1,650,000
Universal Properties 0419 883 499
12.45 - 1.15pm
559/61 Noosa Springs Dve
3
4
3
$1,595,000
Universal Properties 0419 883 499
48A Elizabeth Street
3
2
2
CONTACT AGENT
11.00 - 11.30am
1521/1 Lakeview Rise
3
2
2
$1,630,000
11.00 - 11.30am
17 Cooran Court
5
3
2
Auction
11.30 - 12.00pm
1732/5 Lakeview Rise
3
2
2
$2,650,000
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505
Noosaville
2.00 - 2.30pm
1/20 Viewland Drive
2
2
1
CONTACT AGENT
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505
Saturday 12th December
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0421 785 512
Saturday 12th December
10.00 - 10.30am
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955
9.00 - 9.30am
402/62 Hastings Street
2
2
-
$1,890,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 044 241 10.00 - 10.30am
2/34 James Street
2
2
1
Auction
Laguna Real Estate 0400 084 975
10.00 - 10.30am
26/6 Quamby Place
1
1
-
$1,290,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840 10.00 - 10.30am
100/73 HiltonTerrace
2
2
1
Auction
Laguna Real Estate 0491 046 645
10.00 - 10.30am
2/24 Grant Street
2
2
1
$829,000
Robert James Realty 0438 682 700 10.00 - 10.30am
11/152-158 Noosa Parade
2
2
1
$625,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542
11.00 - 12.00pm
817/100 Resort Drive
2
2
1
$685,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 714 653 10.00 - 10.45am
4/19-21 Russell Street
2
2
1
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 714 653
11.00 - 11.30am
4/95 Noosa Pde
2
2
1
$1,200,000
Robert James Realty 0438 682 700 10.00 - 10.45am
6 Iluka Link
3
2
2
$2,950,000
Select Noosa 0418 758 465
11.00 - 11.30am
4 Hollyhock Cres
5
2
3
O/Over $1,200,000
Laguna Real Estate 0491 046 645 10.45 - 11.15am
1/126 GympieTerrace
3
3
2
Noosaville
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955
11.00 - 11.30am
17 Cooran Court
5
3
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0421 785 512 11.00 - 11.30am
99 Hollett Road
4
3
2
Contact Agent
11.00 - 11.30am
18 Cooran Court
4
4
3
PG $7M
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 980 247 11.00 - 12.00pm
4/152-158 Noosa Parade
2
2
1 O/Over $810K Considered
11.00 - 11.30am
12/4 Serenity Close
3
2
1
$1,300,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 144 484 11.00 - 11.45am
3/34 James St
2
2
1
$699,000
11.30 - 12.00pm
1521/1 Lakeview Rise
3
2
2
$1,630,000
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505 11.00 - 11.30am
2/27 Edward Street
3
2
3
Price Guide $2.2 Million
12.00 - 12.30pm
1732/5 Lakeview Rise
3
2
2
$2,650,000
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505 12.00 - 12.30pm
1/181 GympieTerrace
3
2
2
$2,250,000
Dowling Neylan 0409 685 211
12.00 - 12.30pm
19 Habitat Place
4
3
2
Contact Agent
1/159 GympieTerrace
2
1+
1
$850,000
Laguna Real Estate 0407 379 893
12.30 - 1.00pm
308/5 Hastings Street
1
1
1
Auction
8 William Street
4
3
2
CONTACT AGENT
1.00 - 1.30pm
126/32 Hastings Street
1
1
1 AUCTION Friday 15 January Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499
1.00 - 1.30pm
1/20 Viewland Drive
2
2
1
2
2
1
Auction
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Friday, 11 December, 2020
Noosa Estate Agents 0414 424 333 1.00 - 1.30pm Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840 1.00 - 1.30pm
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 672 375 Laguna Real Estate 0407 379 893 Robert James Realty 0412 789 054 Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955
Wednesday 16th December
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0438 695 505 10.00 - 10.30am
2/34 James Street
Laguna Real Estate 0400 084 975
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Address
A B C
Price Guide
Agent Time
Address
Noosa Waters
Eumundi
Saturday 12th December
Friday 18th December
10.00 - 10.30am
32 Mermaid Quay
3
3
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0437 447 804 1.00 - 1.30pm
11.00 - 11.30am
2Topsails Place
4
4
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0447 263 663
11.30 - 12.00pm
24 Masthead Quay
5
3
2
PG $3,300,000
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955
Gheerulla
12.15 - 12.45pm
8 Mermaid Quay
4
4
2
PG $2,900,000
Reed & Co. Estate Agents 0409 446 955
Friday 18th December 11.00 - 12.00pm
Peregian Beach 19 Gouldian Court
157 Oakey Creek Road
Agent
3
2
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0499 483 049
4
1
1
Auction
Hinternoosa 0422 923 851
Noosa Heads
Saturday 12th December 11.00 - 11.30am
7a Crescent Road
A B C
OPEN HOMES
Price Guide
4
3
2
$1,650,000
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0419 757 770
Saturday 12th December
Ridgewood
1.00 - 1.30pm
308/5 Hastings Street
1
1
1
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0417 600 840
Saturday 12th December
2.00 - 2.30pm
105/61 Noosa Springs Dr
3
2
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 980 247
Hinternoosa 0404 344 399 3.00 - 3.30pm
35/5 Quamby Place
2
2
1
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 980 247
4.00 - 4.30pm
7 Dolphin Crescent
4
4
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0419 757 770
5
3
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0421 785 512
2
1
1
Auction
Laguna Real Estate 0400 084 975
1
1
1
AUCTION
Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499
11.45 - 12.15pm
653 Kenilworth Skyring Ck
6
3
4
Offers Over $945,000
Sunrise Beach
Sunday 13th December
Saturday 12th December
11.00 - 11.30am 11.30 - 12.00pm
18 Werita Court
3
2
2
Contact Agent
17 Cooran Court
Laguna Real Estate 0491 185 774
Saturday 19th December
Sunshine Beach
10.00 - 11.00am
Saturday 12th December
1/40-42 Grant Street
Friday 15th January
10.00 - 10.30am
1/56 Ferguson Street
4
3
4
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 044 241
11.00 - 11.45am
3/10 Crank Street
3
2
2
Contact Agent
Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999
11.00 - 11.45am
3/33 Elanda Street
2
2
1
O/O $950,000
Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999
12.00 - 12.30pm
1&2/4 Douglas Street
6
4
2
AUCTION Friday 18 Dec
12.00 - 12.45pm
4 Enterprise Street
4
2
3
Offers Over 3M
Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999
1.00 - 1.45pm
7/2 Parkedge Road
3
2
2
By Negotiation
Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999
1.00 - 1.45pm
51 BelmoreTce
3
2
2
Contact Agent
Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999
1.00 - 1.30pm
Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499
126/32 Hastings Street
Noosaville Saturday 19th December 11.00 - 11.30am
4/19-21 Russell Street
2
2
1
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0418 714 653
11.30 - 12.00pm
100/73 HiltonTerrace
2
2
1
Auction
Laguna Real Estate 0491 046 645
2
2
1
Auction
Laguna Real Estate 0400 084 975
32 Mermaid Quay
3
3
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0447 263 663
2Topsails Place
4
4
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0447 263 663
4
3
2
Auction
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0423 972 034
6
4
2
AUCTION
Richardson & Wrench Noosa 5447 4499
4
3
Saturday 2nd January
Tewantin
10.00 - 11.00am
2/34 James Street
Saturday 12th December
Noosa Waters
9.00 - 9.30am
24 Homestead Drive
4
2
2 O/Over $660K Considered
Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163
10.00 - 10.30am
19 Werin St
3
1
2
$695,000
Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163
10.00 - 10.30am
3 Gumnut Court
3
2
2
$603,000
10.00 - 10.30am
28 Werin Street
3
2
1
$679,000
Robert James Realty 0412 789 054 5.00 - 5.30pm
10.00 - 10.30am
4Troon Crt
4
2
2
$730,000
Robert James Realty 0438 682 700
10.00 - 10.30am
20 Lomandra Place
4+
3
2
$939,000
Laguna Real Estate 0407 379 893
11.00 - 11.30am
8 Nichols Ct
4
2
3
Offers Invited
Robert James Realty 0438 682 700
12.00 - 12.30pm
29/159 Moorindil
2
1
2
$439,000
Saturday 19th December
Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 672 375 12.00 - 12.30pm
Auction Diary
Sunrise Beach Saturday 19th December
Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163 1.00 - 1.30pm
67 Orient Drive
Sunshine Beach Friday 18th December
Boreen Point
9.30 - 10.00am
Saturday 19th December
Saturday 19th December
9.30 - 10.00am
20Toolara Street
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-
Auction
Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880 4.00 - 4.30pm
1&2/4 Douglas Street
1/56 Ferguson Street
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River Frontage Rare 60 acres
2A 2B
20-74 Noosa RiveR DRive, Noosa NoRth shoRe • Price adjustment- who will be the astute new owner? • Huge potential for relaxed lifestyle- Get away from it all • Easy gateway to Fraser Island and the Great Sandy National Park • 5 mins drive to the local hotel, entertaining options & huge equestrian centre • Access by vehicular ferry or minutes boat ride from Tewantin • Subject to Council approval the property would suit “small nature based tourism”, “resort”, “short term accommodation” ventures
FoR saLe $2,200,000 vieW By Appointment Roger omdahl 0412 043 880
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AUCTion on SiTe SAT 19 DeC 10Am
Available For Purchase At Last! 20 TooLArA, Boreen PoinT • Held for over 50 years by the one family, now available for sale! • Located in the highest section of Boreen Point; fully cleared allotment • Corner position with outstanding views of the lake • Stroll to local amenities surrounded by village serenity • Conveniently located metres from launching your boat or kayak • 15 mins to Tewantin then 5 mins to famous Noosaville
AUCTion On Site Sat 19 Dec 10am VieW 12 Dec, 12-12:30PM
roger omdahl 0412 043 880
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Tewantin Family Lifestyle
4A 2B 2C
D
24 HomesTead drive, TewanTin • Set in quiet cul-de-sac, close to bush walking and bike trails • Lovely home with functional floor plan • Spacious kitchen, modern appliances and great for entertaining • Four double bedrooms, walk-in robe and ensuite to the master • Extensive patio overlooking a resort style 9m saltwater pool • Double garage, remote security gate, solar power and air-con
For saLe Offers Over $660,000 Considered view Sat 9-9.30am warren evans 0428 711 163
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Easy Like Sunday Morning!
3A 2B 2C
D
18 WErita Court, SunriSE BEaCh • Solid family home sitting proudly at the top end of a quiet cul de sac • Open plan kitchen/dining/family opening to pool and garden • Kitchen boasts plenty of bench space and cupboards • Separate lounge retreat with stunning views from the bay window • Large master bedroom features an ensuite and walk in robe • Two generous sized double bedrooms with ceiling fans • Neutral décor, air conditioning and inground pool
For SaLE Contact Agent ViEW Sat 11.30-12pm Chrissie Baker 0491 185 774
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aucTioN oN SiTE SaT 19 dEc 11aM
Prime Noosa Location - Walk To Everything!
2A 1B 1C
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1/40-42 GraNT STrEET, NooSa HEadS • Investment Opportunity with good returns right in the heart of Noosa • Ground floor, one level apartment, fully furnished and immaculately presented • Two generous bedrooms with built-in robes, overlooking tranquil pool area • Open plan living opening onto courtyard with private pool access and garden • Single car space with additional off-street parking for your family & friends • Only 5 minutes stroll either way to Hastings Street, Main Beach or Noosa Junction
aucTioN Onsite Sat 19 Dec 11am ViEW Thurs 11-11.30am Sharon McLure 0400 084 975
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Natural Wonderland At Your Doorstep!
4A 3B 2C
20 LomANDrA PLAce, TeWANTiN • Stylish private living in a stunning location at the end of a cul de sac • Light filled elegance overlooking a serene natural lake • Central kitchen with stone benchtop, looks over the sunny terrace • Renovated bathrooms, air conditioning and ceiling fans • Downstairs 5th ensuited bedroom or separate entry office option • Private in ground pool, solar panels and room for the boat • Walk to Golf Course, 10 mins drive to Hastings St, 5 mins drive to Noosa Harbour
For SALe $939,000 VieW Sat 10-10.30am Or By Appointment
D melanie Butcher 0407 379 893
Sharon mcLure 0400 084 975
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Stylish Penthouse Apartment
2A 2B 1C
D
10/144 NooSA PArAde, NooSAville • Panoramic outlook to river from massive rooftop terrace • Fully furnished, spacious, light filled open plan living • Wrap around balcony invites alfresco entertaining • Master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe • Sparkling pool, boutique complex, professionally managed • Secure car parking and additional storage under building • Walk to river beach, Noosaville restaurants and cafes
For SAle Offers Over $795,000 Considered vieW By Appointment John Swainson 0419 701 856
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