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Glossies stand off “Just sad,“ was how 11-yearold Spencer Hitchen said he felt when earthmovers on Monday knocked down feed trees that sustain his beloved Glossy Black Cockatoos to make way for a Uniting Church development at Sunrise Beach.

“It’s not good,“ he said.

For the past few years Spencer and his mother Maxine have spearheaded a campaign with Glossy Team Sunrise to save five hectares of native habitat approved a decade earlier for development of a Blue Care aged care home and retirement village.

The campaign has amassed more than 68,000 signatures on a petition and scientists across Australia and internationally have voiced their support.

The campaign took a sudden change Monday when, with Noosa Council approvals in hand, Blue Care forged ahead with its plans and police were called on the conservation group.

Read more on page 3 Spencer and Maxine Hitchen face police officers on Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach. 266000 Picture: ROB MACCOLL

Resort objection

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A proposal to build a five-storey, 112-room hotel with luxury suites, three tennis courts and two swimming pools at Noosa Springs Resort and Spa is to be considered by Noosa Council, most likely at its March 17 meeting.

And already more than 500 objections from homeowners from Noosa Springs, Parkridge, The Oasis and Elysium, as well as local golf-

ers, have been submitted to the council saying they don’t like it and they don’t want it.

They have also sent a 21-point public impact statement outlining their opposition to the $29 million proposal.

The property is owned by Chinese company Golden Horse Nine Dragon Lake Holdings, a major Hong Kong-based real estate and resort developer, which bought the land and spa eight years ago.

Leading the fight for the objectors are former State MP and local body councillor, Earle Bailey and architect John Cochrane, a specialist in residential, commercial and hospitality developments. Both men live at Noosa Springs.

“This is a very bad proposal. It is substantially wrong,” Mr Bailey told Noosa Today.

“The so-called boutique hotel is six times bigger than typical boutique accommodation.

“Two-thirds of the land, which will be taken

up by the hotel, is not zoned for development – it is zoned open space/recreation. It will adversely affect every person who lives here.

“And not only villa owners but our koalas as well. If the development is approved, it will mean tearing out koala habitat trees and relocating them to somewhere else.

Mr Bailey said bushfires in the area were a serious concern.

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Earle Bailey and John Cockrane are leading objections to the development proposal.

Resort ire From page 1 “We have hundreds of homes here and there is only one road in and out. If there was a mass evacuation I don’t know what would happen.

“Also, with 200 or so guests plus additional staff, there will be a huge increase in traffic which is already over capacity at peak times and noise. Most guests at this type of hotel do not arrive by bus.”

Mr Bailey was MP for Toowong from 1984 to 1987 and a councillor with Port Douglas Council from 1993 to 1999. He received an Order of Australia Medal in 2001 for his services to the Port Douglas community and the radio and television industries.

“In all my years in politics I don’t think I have ever seen such a gross over development, on such a scale and footprint and so visually overpowering. I’ve seen situations when people get carried away with something and this is one of them.”

Architect John Cochrane said: “The only argument presented for this extraordinary proposal is that the site generally is set aside for tourist accommodation and there are no other sites available in Noosa (other than Settlers Cove). The argument is that the public good is served by the development and therefore the zoning is inconsequential.

“The proposal exceeds the 12m height by 10 metres.”

Mr Cochrane said the parking study was

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lacking in any meaningful analysis of existing use. There was reference to a survey but the results were not included as an appendix. Also, the study was at one time in the day and would be completely inadequate in establishing the real pattern of use, he said.

“The parking study argues for a net reduction in parking while the need for parking is increased. The justification for this is that the site is urban and guests could scooter to Hastings Street or use a shuttle bus. There is no analysis of rental car use.

“The parking rate is proposed as one per four rooms as opposed to one per room as per the current Noosa plan. The justification is made by using an example of the Gold Coast.

The differences are clear. Noosa Springs is not an urban site; there is no walking to town or restaurants.

“The proponent suggests that providing no parking will encourage users to catch a bus or use a scooter. Hard to believe…

“The parking study does not address staff needs other than to suggest destination facilities - jargon for a shower for people who ride or walk. Again, totally inadequate for a site with poor public transport. Also, bearing in mind that the working hours for most staff will not suit public transport even if it did exist.

“There is no analysis anywhere of the impact of the development on existing users of the resort and this is a valid issue for assessment.”

Mourning Day, Invasion Day or Australia Day - everyone seems to have a different opinion on what it should be, but what it isn’t is a day when the whole nation comes together to celebrate.

Our Federal Member Llew O’Brien says it’s a time to focus on unity, freedom, and bringing our communities back together.

“We are one country, and we must continue to uphold the Australian values of mateship, fairness and equality,“ he says.

“Our great Aussie spirit has been highlighted throughout our flood-affected communities in Maryborough, Gympie and the South Burnett recently, where people have put their own safety and comfort aside to help others in need.

“The courage and kindness of those everyday Australians helping their neighbours; the volunteers; the Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services; and council workers who have worked around the clock to protect others from the ravages of ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth – this is what makes Australia such a remarkable place to live.“ I’d have to agree with Llew that helping each other in times of trouble has long been an Australian trait to be admired.

But equality is surely at the heart of the issue - colonialism, First Nations, wealth, poverty, racial tensions, religious beliefs, cultural differences, republicans, monarchists - big challenges, no solutions.

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Trees are toppled at Sunrise Beach.

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By Margie Maccoll As bulldozers downed trees on Grasstree Court Sunrise Beach, Glossy Team Sunrise member Desiree Gralton described the situation as a “failure of leadership“.

She said while an amalgamated Sunshine Coast Council approval was given 10 years ago, it was only in 2018 that the chief executive officer rubber-stamped the project to go ahead without community consultation. Not once had all stakeholders been able to sit down and put forward their opinions, she said.

“They completely failed in community engagement,“ she said.

Maxine Hitchen said her 11-year-old campaigner son Spencer broke down and cried when he saw the trees being cut down and other school children were also crying at the site.

“I know he’s angry and I’ve never seen him angry,“ she said.

“It’s just not OK for the church to make them feel like that.“ She said one child, a regular church attendee, approached the group, asking, “what God does this?“ Maxine said not only did the group fear for the future of the vulnerable glossy black cockatoos and other wildlife in the habitat set for destruction, they were concerned for the safety of future residents of the facility in the event of a bushfire.

Maxine said the bushland had experienced several fires that were locally recorded and it was inevitable there would be future bushfires in the national parkland that surrounded the development.

She said in the event of a fire the completed aged care home, which will accommodate 102 people and occupants of 122 residential villages, along with staff could amount to 300-400 people who would have to be evacuated via a single dead end road, that was shared with a church and shops and connected to a service road to Sunshine Beach schools.

“It’s putting the area at risk. We know they’ve had multiple fires here,“ she said.

Resident Barbara McPhee likened its potential to a situation experienced by another Noosa aged care facility when 90 residents, corralled in the foyer, had to be evacuated after it came under threat from bushfires in 2019.

She said 25 fire units surrounded the facility which sent out calls for help to the community to evacuate residents.

“In the end, firefighters risked their lives to save the residents,“ she said.

Both Noosa Council and Blue Care confirmed works had commenced this week on prescribed roadwork and intersection upgrades for the Blue Care development that would follow.

This week’s land clearing was for works external to the project and included the removal of a strip of vegetation on the verge to make way for a new bus stop and a strip either side of Grasstree Court partly within the lots for services, including an Energex transformer, they said.

Council’s development assessment manager Kerri Coyle said the developer had all the necessary approvals in place for the project to proceed.

“This includes a Bushfire Management Plan July 2020 which features a number of measures

to minimise and address the potential risks of bushfire to future residents and employees,” she said.

“The plan was prepared by an experienced bushfire consultant and reviewed internally by Council officers who have training in bushfire management.

“To also address the habitat loss from the site, the developer is required to implement a five-year vegetation clearing offset program and propagation and replanting (on council land at Girraween) of Glossy Black food trees at a ratio of eight to one from the parent tree.“ Council said the development application included a number of environmental conditions to address habitat loss including the identification of all active glossy black cockatoo food trees within the development footprint or areas likely to be impacted, with some feed trees required to be retained on the development site.

Both Blue Care and Ms Coyle confirmed the approved development was a staged project, with stage one to be the aged care component on the northern side of Grasstree Court with the self-contained retirement units to follow on the southern side.

“Clearing of the vegetation is also required to be staged, with the northern lot to be cleared first, with the southern lot not permitted to be cleared for construction until the required offset planting has been undertaken,” Ms Coyle said.

Maxine said it was ironic that on the day before land clearing began the Uniting Church congregation gathered on Sunday in the Grasstree Court church for a day of mourning

to express sadness for past injustices to First Nation Peoples.

“We are called to love God and to love each other,“ the church informed its congregation.

“It means being advocates for a fair system, speaking out when we see injustice, and standing with our brothers and sisters in times of sorrow. This is why we will gather on the Sunday before Australia Day.“ She called out to parishioners at the end of service to say they could do something about the injustice to wildlife before them.

Blue Care issued an email to stakeholders last week to say it had the go-ahead to proceed with construction of stage one of the facility, the residential aged care facility on the northern side of Grasstree Court, and early works contractor, Carruthers, would commence works this week.

Maxine said the the conservation group was shocked when contractors began removing trees on the southern side of the road and when they went to view the damage, police were called, a move she described as “just flexing their muscles“.

Noosa police senior constable Justin Heinemann told the group the foreman had called police because there had been “interference in the workplace“.

He and another Noosa Police officer spoke to the group to tell them of their rights to a peaceful protest but warned them against trespassing on the site.

Maxine told police the group had not interfered with the work and were not intent on breaking the law but were there to document what was happening.

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Rekindling the dream North Shore In crisis part 2 by Phil Jarratt “What we really need to understand about the issues facing the North Shore and Cooloola is that the vast majority of people who go there are not hoons. They’re just normal people looking for a wilderness experience. No matter what we think of what the place has become, for many urban dwellers it’s a frontier, and it’s the only one they’ve got.”

So says former Noosa mayor Noel Playford, whose idyllic memories of a childhood spent fishing, hiking, paddling and adventuring on the pristine river, the swampy crab holes, the dunes and the endless lonely beach, stretch back more than 70 years, and nearing 80, he knows better than most that the gap between the dream and the reality is like quicksilver.

In this article, we’re going to look at what the future might hold for the North Shore and Cooloola, but sometimes it’s instructive to look back as you move forward.

There was no ferry across the Noosa River when Noel was growing up on his parents’ farm at Kin Kin in the early 1950s, but there were two ways to get to the wilderness.

He recalls: “It was all state forestry in those days and from our place you’d head up the Wolvi road and turn right at the forestry camp.

They called it Cooloola Way later, but then it was just a track, and it was the only way to Rainbow Beach before there was a town there.

“You were supposed to get approval to use it but no one ever did. We’d camp there at the headwaters of Tin Can Bay and spotlight for crabs at night, wading knee-deep through the mud in bare feet.

“Further along we’d cross the bridge at Teewah Creek and head down what was known as the military road, later renamed King’s Bore Road, onto the beach. You could get down it OK but getting off the beach was difficult, particularly if the sand was very dry.

“I’d try to get a ride with the uncle who had the light ex-army Jeep rather than the one with the Land Rover, but either way it was a long, slow process.”

The other way to the beach for a fishing trip was to hire a boat at Boreen Point and, from Teewah landing, wade through a couple of hundred metres of swamp to the beach track and find a gutter to fish. Noel recalls seeing occasional ancient Fords and other relics that had been converted into beach cars.

“The people who had shacks along the beach would float them over from Tewantin and keep them on the North Shore, and apart from replacing the battery, they seemed to last forever.”

In the early 1960s the winds of change began to sweep along the North Shore beach.

First, a man called Herb Woods set up a ferry service at the end of Moorindil Street in Tewantin, running a raggedly intermittent service on a tiny barge without council approval.

“One night we missed the last ferry,” Noel Playford remembers. “I had to swim the river and wake Herbie up to come and get us.”

Second, the state government cleared all the old fishing shacks off Crown Land behind the beach and subdivided 48 blocks at Teewah and offered leases to the shack people and Noosa residents.

The first ferry. Owner Herb Woods (right) and Sid Robinson, who drove it for 25 years.

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Daytripping on Teewah Beach, 1940.

Newly-wed teachers Noel and Diana Playford bought a block and started building a weekender.

Says Noel: “The ferry was the beginning of the end of the good old days, which I’d loved, except perhaps the sand that got into everything when you camped on the beach – your bed, your clothes, your hair, your teeth, your food. But you could be up there for days and not see anyone but the occasional wormer.

“The ferry and the Teewah subdivision made it possible for people like us to spend weekends and holidays there, but it began to change. We started to see more traffic on the beach, and it went from being just a few fishermen in old road cars, to modern fourwheel-drives, and it started to get busy. Or so we thought.

“But there were years when the beach got eroded down to coffee rock and it was difficult to drive, and that was when people started talking about building a proper road to Teewah. They wanted electricity too! What they really wanted was suburbia in a wilderness.”

The early 1960s were still a bit like the sleepy

1950s in Menzies’ Australia. The wave of social and political revolution amongst the young that would define the decade had not yet washed onto our shores, and in Queensland, the tide had recently turned the other way with the 1957 ousting of Labor after decades and the election of the Country-Liberal Party.

The new conservative state government quickly introduced the Crown Land Development Act, creating opportunities for huge development leases over large slabs of coastal land, and by 1962, with the completion of the Bruce Highway between Brisbane and Cairns, the bulldozers were busy creating link roads to new towns and resorts, and the government was counting its takings and its rapidly improving approval ratings.

But there were some who wanted the brakes applied.

In 1962, a poet and a painter came together when friends Judith Wright and Kathleen McArthur joined with a publisher and a naturalist to found the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland in Brisbane, while later in the year in Noosa, the foundation meeting of the

Noosa Parks Development Association was called by Arthur and Marjorie Harrold. (The association later dropped development from its title and within three months it had more than 100 members).

The political battle to save the sand mass of Cooloola began in 1963, with the state government declaring a 16,000-acre fauna reserve stretching from the upper reaches of the Noosa River over the Cooloola Sand Patch to the ocean. This sacrifice of a tiny piece of poorlytimbered country was seen by conservationists for what it was – tokenism in the face of pending lease applications for sandmining and logging operations.

The Parks Association countered by calling for the creation of a national park extending from the Noosa North Shore to Fraser Island, taking in the Coloured Sands, the Cooloola high dunes, the lush rainforests, perched lakes and the Noosa Plain. A huge call, but this was a prized and treasured environmental asset.

The battle lines were drawn. A few months on, sandmining companies applied for two leases over 6000 hectares of the high dunes.

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Morning light on the ferry.

Noel Playford upriver.

By the end of the 1960s, alongside the 300-strong Noosa Parks Association stood the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, the National Parks Association of Queensland, the Australian Conservation Foundation and at least another dozen smaller conservation and community groups.

The NPA teamed with Kathleen McArthur on a huge Postcards to the Premier campaign that resulted in more than 150,000 cards reaching the desk of new Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, an achievement Arthur Harrold called “a masterstroke”.

In 1970, NPA, the Brisbane-based Cooloola Committee, and the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation put together a petition of 24,000 names in support of a Cooloola National Park, most of them drawn from marginal seats, and provoked a backbench revolt that threatened Joh’s premiership.

He reversed his pro-mining stance and supported protection of the dunes, although he also spent the next couple of years securing perpetual water extraction licences from Teewah and Seary’s Creek within the park, and their threat to the ecological integrity of the Noosa River system is still very much with us.

But after its declaration in 1975, the Premier and his secretary, Beryl, took the government jet to Rainbow Beach, and Bjelke-Petersen actually wept at the beauty of the dune-scape he believed he alone had saved.

The gazetting of a 25,000 hectare Cooloola National Park was a massive symbolic victory for Queensland conservationists, but the Parks Association and its allies knew there was still much to be achieved before the sand mass could truly be considered safe.

Nearly half a century later, and after many vital additions to what is now officially known

Picture: PJ as the Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park, the threats remain, although their sources are somewhat different.

Says Noel Playford: “In the years I’ve been talking about, we’d do things over there that you wouldn’t do now, but because there were so few of us it didn’t make that much impact.

Now, with so many more people over there, it’s become a lot easier to destroy the environment.”

It’s a view shared by many sections of the Noosa community, and the dilemma of people-pressure is reflected on the Queensland government’s website introduction to the park: “Chances are, if you’ve heard of Cooloola you might know it as the sandy beach highway between Rainbow Beach and Noosa, the mecca of four-wheel drivers and fishers. But there’s a lesser-known side to Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park. Get off the well-worn coastal track and you’ll find a vast landscape of sand dunes, freshwater lakes, tall forests, paperbark swamps, wildflower heath and a pristine river system.”

The unwritten subtext here is, “Give the beach a break!”

Veteran Noosa councillor and planning and sustainability consultant Brian Stockwell has been a member of the Teewah and Cooloola Working Group since its inception in 2018, although since the council elections of March 2020 the group has met only once, which Noosa Today understands reflects a lack of interest from the Gympie end since the election.

This was by no means the first working group on Cooloola and it won’t be the last, but Cr Stockwell is adamant that over its first two years it achieved consensus.

“Within the working group there was broad agreement that the focus should be on en-

Behind Teewah.

hancing the wilderness experience, beach camping not beach driving.”

This writer has seen documents that indicate the group had produced a raft of recommendations to deliver that focus before it went into hiatus, including abandoning the oneday beach permit, and reducing the camping capacity of the entire park from over 2000 to around 1300.

But while the group may have slipped into slumber, Cr Stockwell has been proactive behind the scenes, researching numerous response models for the North Shore and more generally for Noosa destination management, some of which he outlined in an article published in July, 2020, in which he posited, “before we can defend ‘The Noosa Experience’, we must first define it”.

He continued: “Rather than loving Noosa to death, we need to understand the carrying capacity of our natural attractions … our river, our beaches, our parks and our trails.

“At what point is the experience of living and visiting Noosa diminished by having to share it with too many people, too many cars or too much loss of the natural values and village atmosphere that brought most of us here?”

Cr Stockwell outlined possible “interventions to defend the Noosa North Shore experience”.

These included capping day permits for vehicles on Teewah Beach, an on-line booking system for the ferry to control congestion and safety issues, a responsible beach driving test attached to on-line permit applications and the introduction of vehicle recognition software at the ferry for ease of payment. While some of these ideas seem complex and even draconian at first glance, it is interesting to

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Brian Stockwell remains optimistic about the future of the North Shore.

He told Noosa Today this week: “The greatest challenge is the beach. The use of the beach is currently in fundamental opposition to the central ethos of what Noosa is. The Queensland Government has allowed it to become a blemish on the Noosa brand by not controlling and managing the impact of visitation.

“I would be hopeful that the State Government will take a responsible approach, even if it doesn’t understand why it’s so important to Noosa, but just wanted to make the beach safe.

These issues are not going away, and when we have Native Title finalised, and when we see the Great Sandy management plan, these are going to be triggers for further changes.”

Noel Playford’s golden age of the 1950s is likely to remain a beautiful memory, but the straight-talking former mayor is also optimistic.

He says: “I’m fairly positive about the future for North Shore and Cooloola, particularly the parts of it that people hardly ever get to. I don’t see much happening to the Sand Patch, for example, because most of the people who go there tend to respect where they are. You go up on the dunes and you won’t find a bottle top.

“It’s totally different on the beach and at Double Island Point. The vehicles have to be controlled but it’s going to be tough. The 4WD lobby is a bit like the American gun lobby.

Their attitude is if you start restricting us it will never end, so don’t start.”

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Surf chaos hits headlines

Noosa World Surfing Reserve president Kirra Molnar.

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How accidents happen: Surfer on the left drops in, surfer on the right is forced to straighten out in front of rocks. Screenshot courtesy Swellnet.

Derek Symons’ nasty head injury.

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develop a culture of caring in the water. Education is key and with a growing population of surfers here and globally it’s an ongoing issue for which there is no easy solution.”

Kirra said the Noosa World Surfing Reserve, which has been the umbrella organisation of all major stakeholders in the local surfing community for more than eight years, had been working on surf etiquette and safety issues for over two years, “starting from the grass roots by educating people and our youth on

untary code which is currently being finalised.

Kirra, who was in the surf around the time of the National Park incident and knows both the protagonist and the victim, said it was important to note that the line-up was not overly crowded that day and that both surfers were experienced.

“It’s a wake-up call that these things can happen to any of us in any conditions, and that we need to take care not just of ourselves but each other.”

surf safety and the surfer’s code. We are now developing programs to become part of the school curriculum, and we are working on an overarching surf code, developed within each discipline of surfing and surf craft, along with permanent beach signage to explain safety and conduct to newcomers to the sport.”

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One surfer’s serious head injury while surfing the Noosa points and another’s lucky escape while attempting to launch off Dolphin Point in dangerous conditions have sparked a round of seasonal media frenzy calling for action.

The catalyst was 42-year-old Noosa surfer Derek Symons’ sliced scalp mid-January at National Park break – “‘Blood pouring out’: Crowded Noosa surf nears flash point,” trumpeted News Limited print and e-media around the country, from Sydney’s Daily Telegraph to the local Noosa News – but this was just the most graphic of a series of incidents and near misses over the wave-rich period since New Year which has attracted record crowds.

Derek, a capable surfer with 20 years local experience, required 17 staples in the back of his head after duck-diving, but not deep enough, to avoid an oncoming surfer.

As he told the ABC: “One person cut me off and knocked me off a wave, and then while I was recovering and trying to untangle everything, his partner or friend caught the next wave and just ploughed straight over the top of me.”

The surfer’s fin cut through his scalp, and dazed and bleeding profusely, Derek had to be helped to the beach at Little Cove to await an ambulance.

Noosa Boardriders Club president Paul Peterson was quoted by the ABC as calling for direct action from local surfers to stop dangerous breaches of etiquette: “Without seeing violence as the answer, I see strong management of a line-up as the only way it’s going to work going forward.”

While there was undoubted support for this view in the surfing community, surf instructor, pro longboarder and president of Noosa World Surfing Reserve Kirra Molnar advocated a more measured response: “This incident is a clear reminder that what we do in the water has consequences. This does not just come from one person or one group. All surfers need to take responsibility for their actions and help

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Honours for Noosa pair Dr Susan Elizabeth Davis was surprised and appreciative to be recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List for her service to education and to the performing and regional arts and humbled, saying there were a lot of other people deserving of recognition.

Dr Davis was one of two Noosa recipients of an Order of Australia Day Medal this Australia Day. Former Australian and Brothers Rugby Union player and former Member for Sherwood, David Dunworth, who now lives in Peregian Beach, was awarded an OAM for service to rugby union.

Dr Davis is an Adjunct Associate Professor and former Deputy Dean Research for the School of Education and the Arts at CQ University.

She is passionate about the transformational power of the arts and creativity for enhanced learning across formal and community learning contexts.

A lot of her work has been in a regional context and a large focus for her has been the power of the arts to give people a voice, a place to belong, something she discovered early in her own life.

“I grew up in Caboolture. My family was good at sport,” she said. When a local church group put on a Christmas pantomime she took part.

“It was something I could be good at and I enjoyed it,” she said.

“It’s about caring about things, finding something you can be committed to and helping others.

“Through education and the arts, I was able to find my way through life. I found different pathways of enjoyment, solace, at times, and satisfaction. I enjoy the opportunity to share that with others.”

Her career spans experience as a secondary drama teacher, Performing Head of Depart-

Dr Sue Davis. ment, Senior Policy Officer and more recently as a lecturer in primary and early childhood teacher education programs. Dr Davis has been actively involved in various state and national curriculum development projects, Queensland Drama State Panel and Arts Advisory committee and in Drama Queensland/ Drama Australia for more than 25 years.

While her research has focused on drama, engagement, digital technologies, sustainability and scriptwriting her practice has been in developing performances and workshops with schools, for arts-based community projects and events.

Her projects include the international Water-Reckoning Rolling Role project and learning program The Open Storybox which first trialled with Sydney Theatre Company in 2014 and with Patch Theatre Company 201516.

In 2007 she was a founding member of the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance established in response to an unmet need in the com-

munity. The project initially received only 12 months funding but was continued and is now recognised as the peak arts and industry group on the Sunshine Coast.

Her recent project Wild/flower Women was born out of work with the Noosa Biosphere and other community groups.

Providing an opportunity for locals and visitors to learn from others, the project involves exhibitions, workshops with visiting artists and wildflower walks, where participants can discover more about the local flowers that are taken for granted.

“We tell stories about people and places while taking people for a walk in a nice location,” she said.

“It’s already creating a wider area of interests.”

Dr Davis has authored and co-authored numerous peer review articles, book chapters and several books, received a number of awards including the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research and is a regular presenter at na-

tional and international conferences.

David Dunworth OAM recipient David Dunworth has had a long association with rugby union in Queensland.

He began playing with Brothers Rugby Union Club in Brisbane in 1965 and continued for the next decade.

During that time he represented both Queensland and Australia. He moved on to Queensland Country Rugby Union in 1977 where he was both a player and team captain as well as a coach from 1977-1979.

After a decade in the 1980s in the real estate business, Mr Dunworth entered state government politics as the Member for Sherwood from 1990-1992. Mr Dunworth then took up several roles with Brothers Rugby Union Club, including president and chairman from 19951998.

He was a member of the Team of the Century in 2001 and was awarded life membership in 2008. In 2000 Mr Dunworth was recogised with an Australian Sports Medal.

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Boy charged with murder A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder following an altercation with another boy in Buddina on Thursday night, 20 January.

At 11.20pm, emergency services were called to an area outside a Buddina home in response to an altercation which allegedly resulted in a 16-yearold boy suffering a life-threatening wound.

Despite the efforts of emergency services, the boy died at the scene.

A boy was immediately taken into custody and assisted police with the circumstances surrounding the 16-yearold boy’s death.

The 17-year-old was charged on Friday morning, 21 January, and will appear in Maroochydore Childrens Court.

A woman drowned at Marcus Beach about 7am on Tuesday despite the efforts of paramedics who tried valiantly to revive her.

A beach walker noticed the woman face down in the choppy conditions about 6.30am and raised the alert.

Surfers brought the woman to shore while beach goers called for emergency services.

Multiple ambulances and police units rushed to the beach about 2km north of Peregian Village and Peregian Surf Lifesavers.

The 52-year-old woman from New South Wales died at the scene. Police understand she was holidaying on her own in the area.

Paramedics and police attempt to revive a woman on Marcus Beach.

Man drenched in fuel flees attacker at Buderim A man has been charged after allegedly pouring an accelerant over another man and attempting to set him alight in Buderim.

It will be alleged a 38-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were leaving an address on King Street around 12.30pm on January 15 when a 27-year-old woman known to them exited a unit complex and threw a plate at their vehicle.

The pair immediately drove away while another man, also known to them, entered a vehicle and allegedly pursued them, ramming their car multiple times.

As the man and woman attempted to fur-

ther escape the pursuit, the man allegedly drove onto the wrong side of the road and through a red light in order to catch up with them.

The pair called police while the man eventually abandoned the pursuit and returned to the King Street residence.

Upon arriving in his vehicle, the man then allegedly approached a 35-year-old male associate of the man and woman who was reversing his car from their garage and rammed it from behind.

The 23-year-old man left his vehicle and was then approached by the man who doused

him in accelerant over his face and upper body before producing a lighter and attempted to ignite it.

The victim managed to wrestle the man away and flee the scene.

As he left the 27-year-old woman from the unit complex allegedly entered his car and away a short distance before dumping the vehicle.

Police attended the scene and took the woman into custody after she was found hiding in a bin.

She was charged with one count each of

unlawful use of a motor vehicle and wilful damage and is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on March 3.

Ongoing investigations by detectives led to the location of a 37-year-old man on River Esplanade in Mooloolaba.

He was charged with one count each of grievous bodily harm, dangerous operation of a vehicle, endangering the safety of a person in a vehicle with intent, wilful damage, driving with a disqualified licence and three counts of breach of bail.

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Park pegged for housing

By Margie Maccoll After spending 20 years weeding, tree planting and tending an 800sqm block of land at the Toulambi Street entrance to Pinaroo Park, residents were shocked to hear the site they believed to be part of the park may be cleared

by Noosa Council for affordable housing.

David and Dianna McCready bought one of five blocks on Toulambi Street auctioned in 1996, but two blocks at 30 and 32 have remained unsold. Block 32 now supports a pathway through the park and a Unitywater pumping station.

With Dianna’s background in science research and an interest in the environment the couple who moved into the street in 2001 began improving the public park by removing weeds and planting native species.

“We started clearing invasive species out of there and the whole park,” David said. “We took on the role of voluntary caretakers. We spent years and years pulling out the weeds.

And eventually we got rid of it, including lantana. And Singapore Daisy - there were eight infestations. I worked on it for years - every year, pulled them out by the roots.”

A group of Noosa and District Landcare volunteers turned up one day to remove rubbish and a collaborative working arrangement was formed, with Landcare delivering seedlings to David’s residence which he and Dianna would plant in the park.

There are now eucalyptus trees as well as Queensland Red Cedar, once plentiful in the region, and Cowrie Pine in the park that provide a dense corridor and food for wildlife.

“The whole of the park region has been a work in progress with removal of invasive weeds, clearing of rubbish and debris and the planting and re-planting of native species in the park area, leading to substantial success in maintaining this Bushland Reserve,” David said.

David and Dianna McCready at the site they have maintained for two decades.

Picture: ROB MACCOL “It was the regular home to koalas which were often sighted and recorded in the Koala Tracker system when they were prevalent, sadly not so much now.”

Concerned at the possible loss of the habitat he had worked so hard on David emailed Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart, saying: “to go against the principal of environmental preservation by removal of food trees and passage, for the sake a small number of accom-

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“It is timely to support the integrity of this special place and recognise that in inner urban regions, such zones are rare and treasures.

Some of these trees are giants to come. They could reach 60m in height.”

Having previously been involved in the construction industry in Melbourne, David

believes there would be more suitable locations to build a residential development than the steep block, such as the air space above The J Theatre car park.

Mayor Stewart acknowledged Noosa was in the grip of a severe housing crisis that was having an impact on the economy, the ability of businesses to attract and retain staff, and the liveability of the community.

“Noosa Council, like all levels of government, has a responsibility to plan for and enable housing to meet the needs of our community - all members of our community including, and especially, the most vulnerable,” she said.

“In this regard, Council has recently completed a comprehensive Housing Needs Analysis and is currently finalising a Housing Strategy. As part of this process, Council has taken a strategic look at its own land holdings and has determined to investigate a number of sites to consider if housing on these sites is suitable and may contribute to meeting some of the shire’s housing challenges.

“The site at 30 Toulambi Street, Noosa Heads, is one of these sites currently under investigation, and as part of these investigations Council will consider all relevant issues.

“This site is zoned for residential development. Should a proposal proceed on this site it would need to consider existing vegetation and be designed in a manner that retains vegetation where possible.”

Cr Stewart said as part of the Housing Needs Analysis, and soon to be released Housing Strategy, Council was looking at a range of actions to help address the housing crisis beyond the identification of sites.

“Council has also called on the State Government to do the same and identify potential State-owned sites and other policy and planning levers, including increased funding and investment into community housing, to help address the current crisis,” she said.

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An icon of conservation Noosa mourns the passing of Cecily Fearnley, Noosa’s dedicated and proud conservationist.

Over the past 66 years, long before the term eco-warrior was coined, her love for the natural world profoundly influenced the development of Noosa and surrounds.

Noosa is famous for the unique ambience our close interactions with the natural world bestows. This joy is Cecily’s legacy to her community.

The parents of Cecily instilled in her a love of the natural world and an abiding desire to know more while still a child in suburban Brisbane. Many weekends were spent bushwalking, with the mountains of the Scenic Rim and Binna Burra her favourite haunts.

Cecily, who was born in 1925, finished school while World War II raged and her older, extended family and friends were risking their lives fighting overseas. She was determined to contribute to the war effort and worked for the US army drawing maps for Allied pilots of Japanese-held targets in the Dutch East Indies.

War ended, with the opportunity for Cecily to recommence her love of the natural world.

As luck would have it, she was sketching nature while on an outing to Redcliffe when a man noticed her drawing. He was the director of the Queensland Museum and was looking for an artist to draw specimens.

Her work as a museum artist commenced, leading to overseas travel and work through post-war Europe and the British Isles.

Returning to Australia, Cecily became a founding member of the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club.

Her friendship with a fellow member and naturalist was rekindled, having met many years earlier while climbing Mountain Tibrogargan. Jim became the love of her life, cemented by marriage in 1953 and the arrival of four children, Celia, Jonathan, Roger and Anna.

In 1956, shortly after their wedding, Jim and Cecily purchased a seaside cottage at Little Cove beginning a tradition of cherished family holidays, which later became their retirement home. For the following 66 years, they worked tirelessly to ensure development sympathetic to Noosa’s natural environment.

Their dedication to the protection of Noosa’s natural heritage began simply. Cecily started a bird observers group and, with Dr Arthur Harold, led monthly walks exploring surrounding bushland.

Cecily and Jim’s commitment to preservation of the local flora and fauna grew when plans to build a road around Noosa National Park’s coastline were mooted. They joined with other like-minded and determined locals to stand up for the environment, forming Noosa Parks Association, and successfully lobbied against the proposal. This was the first of many significant wins for the protection of Noosa’s beloved natural beauty.

With the continued push of developers to clear the natural habitat of Noosa and surrounds, Jim decided political action was the only way to make a difference. He ran for council in 1978, topped the polls, becoming the first person elected on a conservationbased policy.

Cecily Fearnley with her Queensland Natural History Award.

Jim and Noosa Parks Association’s political strategies at local and state government levels were instrumental in the southern extension of Noosa National Park to include the whole of stunning Alexandra Bay. He also played a key role in the limiting of high-rise development to treetop-height allowing Noosa to keep its unique laid-back ambience and natural beauty.

While Jim used politics to protect the environment Cecily chose her own talent; education. She began writing a weekly newspaper column Noosa Nature, accompanied with her own sketches of local flora and fauna. The baton was passed onto others after 30 years and 1500 articles, and several popular books.

Cecily recieved a raft of awards for her work protecting the environment, including Queensland Naturalist of the Year in 2001 and Noosa Council’s Australia Day Award and Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellowship Award in 2004.

Cecily’s other legacy combined her interest in her community and her impressive ability to speak prepared or impromptu. She took on many and varied leadership roles in local organisations.

Cecily’s community roles usually entailed detailed and diligent organisation; be they people, places or things, and always with her trademark smile and warm welcome. The groups, to name a few, included Noosa Bird Observers Group, Noosa SES, Noosa Arts, the Penguin Club and Cooroy and District Historical Society.

Cecily passed away peacefully just short of her 97th birthday. She is survived by her four children, 11 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.

Due to Covid limitations a private funeral

Cecily Fearnley at her beloved Noosa. will be held at 10am Friday 28 January. The service will be available for viewing on Zoom latrobe.zoom.us/j/88113773656 In lieu of flowers, a donation to Noosa

Parks Association to help with their on-going work to protect Cecily’s beloved natural world would be very much appreciated (noosaparks. org.au).

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Summer bull sale result

By Erle Levey It was a brilliant result for John and Roz Mercer yet it also underlined the strength of the stud cattle market.

The second Kandanga Valley Charolais and Charbray summer bull sale on Saturday saw a 100 per cent clearance of the 43 head offered.

Top prices across both breeds were achieved by progeny of Kandanga Valley Lionheart.

Their Charolais bull, Kandanga Valley Quesada, a polled, 25-month-old that weighed 838kg, sold for $25,000 to return Mundubbera buyer Lance Taylor of Landen.

Other regular buyers Perrett Traders of Diaper Station, Jimna, were active, securing all four of the top-priced Charbray bulls.

Alben and Helen Perrett, together with daughter Amy Chapman, bid to $20,000 for Kandanga Valley Roman, another son of Kandanga Valley Lionheart.

The two-year-old, honey-coloured Roman weighed in at 854kg.

It was a day when several return buyers were active in selecting a good draft of bulls for their herds.

The Perrett family also paid $18,000 for Kandanga Valley Quartos, $17,000 for Kandanga Valley Qumby, a quality son of the Kandanga Valley Jesuit, and $14,000 for Kandanga Valley Roko, sired by Kandanga Valley Lawson There were 18 Charolais and 25 Charbray offered, selling at an average of $10,580.

The Charolais averaged $10,500 and a gross of $180,000, while the Charbray averaged $10,640 and gross of $266,000.

John Mercer said they decided early on if they could average $10,000 at the summer sale they would be very happy, considering it is a bit out of season for most breeders.

“But it is proving to be quite successful,’’ he said.

“There were still plenty of value-for-money

bulls that sold to some very happy clients.

“The industry is in an amazing place economically at the moment and this is reflected in the bull selling market.

“The season is also shaping up well for most cattle people, putting everyone in an optimistic mood for the medium-term future.’’

The Kandanga Valley bulls are good muscular, carcass types that breed very weighty weaners or bullocks with high yielding carcasses.

The bulls are noted for their survivability in all environments.

This sale saw buyers from Collinsville and Sarina in the north, Injune in the west, and south through the Brisbane Valley.

Among the buyers were Graeme McPherson, Kilcoy – five bulls; Fort Cooper, Nebo – four bulls; Callander family, Sarina – four bulls; and the Bonnisch family, Injune – four bulls.

New buyers were from Woolooga, Maleny, Yuleba, Tenterfield and Ipswich.

The move to change their satellite sale date and venue last summer paid off for the Mercer’s with their first on-property summer sale.

Until then they had held their satellite bull sale in Nebo late in the year, but a change in circumstances paved the way for an additional on-property sale at Warravale, Upper Kandanga.

That saw a top-price of $20,000 with 36 Charolais bulls that averaged $6730 and 14 Charbray bulls averaging $9286.

This year’s sale shows the change in the market and grazing conditions, yet also the respect that Kandanga Valley bulls have earned.

The sale was conducted by Nutrien in conjunction with Shepherdson and Boyd, with online bidding through Auctions Plus.

Mr Mercer expects 100-plus bulls to be offered at their July on-property auction.

Dane Pearce of Nutrien, Lance Taylor of Dayboro, Michael Lawton of Norco, with Roz and John Mercer of Kandanga Valley Stud. Lot 2, Kandanga Valley Quesada, a 25-month-old polled Charolais, sold for $25,000.

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Merv Cummings on Noosa Beach in 1966.

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In our present situation, there is definitely one in particular of which we should all become more aware and that is of those who volunteer to work in essential services. In particular those whose duties will place them in harm’s way.

All communities have such men and women and, in some cases when age has them living in retirement, they finally pass on, it is only fitting that their service and awards should be acknowledged.

Such was the case on Friday 14 January when life members and old boys of the Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club were notified by a family member that Mervyn William Cummings, life member had passed away. Mervyn, affectionally known to his club mates and community supporters as Spooty, was a much loved and respected member.

It was on a late Saturday afternoon in November 1959 that, along with a large contingent of mates from Gympie, he joined the club and staying together, they passed their bronze medallion examination in 1960.

He was awarded the club’s highest honour, life membership in 1975 for his outstanding contribution to both his club and community.

Working on the beach, he served as a patrolman then as a patrol captain. He also went on to become chief iInstructor, and in surf sports he represented his club rowing as a member of the senior boat crew.

On earning his instructors certificate, his work with the young rookies was also noted.

This training of young members was a follow on from his days as an instructor as a Warrant Officer in the RAAF Cadet/ Reserve. Fellow Noosa clubmate and also former RAAF Cadet/ Reserve Officer Flight Lieutenant Ken Window served at the same time, on occasion at Amberley and Archerfield.

“Spooty was good at his job and his work with the cadets was such that he was highly respected. As a result of this he received the Cadet Force Medal, Air Training Corp for devotion to duty and long service.”

Another close clubmate, former club vice captain and surf boat crewmate Jim Schofield said: ‘’Spooty was very dedicated and noted for his loyalty. We rowed and did patrols together and in his work with the juniors, showed great communication skills. His years in the surf club, his time with the PMG as well as his years of service to the Cadet/ Air Force Reserve showed him to be a man of dependability and loyalty - everything you could ask for in a rescue organisation such as the Noosa Surf Life Saving Club.’’

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Merv Cummings with his family - Aaron Cummings (son), Merv Cummings, David Cummings (son), Rebecca Ciancio (daughter), Jackie Cummings (wife) and Sebastian Ciancio (grandson). challenge one receives when racing surf boats in big seas stayed with him throughout his career. In those days membership of a country surf lifesaving club like Noosa, with very few members, no money and a club house that was close to being condemned, was rough.

To cap it off discipline during basic training was regimented. It was indeed a life that was rough and ready.

When you walked through the doors as a trainee you learned quickly that all men are equal regardless of their occupation, be it as a brain surgeon or a builder’s labourer.

In 1962 while working with two other clubmates, he became one of the founding members of what was to become the most sought after trophy within the history of the club, the Lobin Cup, the highest award for the lifesaver of the year.

Donated by the Lobin family, so prestigious did this award become, that if there was no outstanding member who stood head and shoulders above the rest, it was not to be

awarded. It was not uncommon to see veteran members, on being named recipient, reduced to tears.

Mervyn’s part in establishing this prestigious award, plus his life membership, will ensure that his name will never be forgotten in the annals of the club history.

Like the majority of veteran members in the late ‘60s, Spooty had a bit of a larrikin streak.

Well I remember that on occasions we were rostered to do the Saturday arvo chook raffles (this was after doing four hours on the beach) at the Reef Hotel.

He would, on completion of our fundraising, disappear out the back. Minutes later he would return to the bar with a floor bucket, drop the bucket on the floor, and standing on it, would much to the amusement of the bar manager, proceed to sing his interpretation of one of the top 40 songs. After a moment of stunned silence, the bar, which in those days was very cosmopolitan, would erupt into much cheering and laughter, followed with

loud calls of, ‘Good on yuh Spooty,’’ and ‘Cummo, you bloody beauty’. And another Saturday arvo party would erupt.

To the locals, here was a lifesaver dedicated to his job of beach safety and when involved with members of the community, had the ability and respect to create a feeling of goodwill.

This was a clubbie who epitomised what a lifesaver should be while in performance of his duties.

On Tuesday January 25 at 2pm, wife Jacqueline, daughter Rebecca, sons David and Aaron, grandchildren and other family members, plus life members and long serving members of the surf club, gathered at Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens Crematorium, Holland Park, to bid a sad farewell.

His clubmates came to say goodbye to a mate who, in every way, had earned their love and respect.

So, to Spooty, we bid a sad Vaya Con Dios old mate, Vaya Con Dios. Proud to say as one of our people, he served our community.

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Union’s crisis plan The Health Services Union is calling on the Prime Minister to fund a home guard-style system which would allow everyday Australians to provide support to the overwhelmed aged care sector.

The emergency initiative, similar to the Volunteer Defence Corps deployed during World War II, would help alleviate pressure on exhausted staff and provide a way for Australians who can and want to help to do so.

It comes on top of requests from aged care providers and unions to deploy the Australian Defence Force to support the sector and provide staff with an additional direct payment.

HSU national president Gerard Hayes said the sector was in the middle of an unprec-

edented crisis and required immediate assistance.

“Conditions for both staff and residents are deteriorating rapidly as Covid cases in aged care continue to rise,” Mr Hayes said.

“We are hearing horrific reports from our members. Some facilities are so short staffed residents aren’t being showered for days. Others are experiencing food supply issues.

“The majority of staff are exhausted and many are quitting. It is an unmitigated catastrophe.

“The Morrison Government failed to prepare before letting Omicron rip and this is the disastrous result.

“The Prime Minister could help fix this crisis

now by paying everyday Australians to provide support to aged care facilities in roles which don’t require training such as food delivery.

“Australians could become community angels, helping facilities in dire need of assistance, particularly in regional and remote areas.

“The Morrison Government needs to do whatever it takes to relieve pressure on aged care.

“Rapid Antigen Tests should also be made free and available to all and the sourcing of adequate personal protective equipment for all workers should be made a priority.

“Overworked, modestly-paid staff and aged care residents, who helped build this country, deserve better.”

Critically essential industy list expanded Queensland’s arrangements for critically essential workers have been expanded, with disability care, aged care and telecommunications now declared critical industries.

Workers performing critically essential roles may continue to work if they are a close contact.

Additional testing requirements have also been added to ensure close contacts who are working are regularly monitored for Covid-19.

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath said Queensland was the first jurisdiction in the country to establish critically essential worker provisions to help keep Queensland running.

“These changes mean more clarity for employees and employers on what a critically essential worker is, and what they are able to do,” Minister D’Ath said.

“A critically essential worker is only able to attend the workplace as a close contact to perform a critically essential role, when both

The definition of critically essential workers has been expanded to: Include the beverage manufacturing industry.

Include telecommunication and broadcasting services.

Clarify that paid workers in disability care and aged care are critically essential.

Minister D’Ath said all categories of critically essential workers had been carefully considered, and were vital to keeping Queensland running.

“These measures keep Queenslanders safe, while also ensuring we can continue to keep our supermarkets stocked, power connected to our homes, and our hospitals available to provide free emergency health care to those that need it,” Minister D’Ath said.

“We have worked with stakeholders, including unions, to find the right balance of keeping Queensland running and keeping Queenslanders safe.”

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Workers performing critically essential roles may continue to work if they are a close contact. employer and employee agree.

“The critically essential worker must have no symptoms of Covid-19, be fully vaccinated and provide a negative Rapid Antigen Test on their first day of work, prior to commencing work, and every second day thereafter while working, including the usual day six test for close contacts.”

Employers must provide the Rapid Antigen Test to the employee.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that, from Monday 24 January, the time between second doses and the vital booster will now be three months instead of four.

More can get booster More Queenslanders are now eligible to get vital booster shots.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that, from Monday 24 January, the period between second doses and the vital booster will now be three months instead of four.

More than 60 per cent of eligible Queenslanders have received their boosters.

“We know how vital the booster shot is,” the Premier said.

“It gives that extra immunity.

“Shortening the period between second doses and the booster will give more people more protection.”

The three-month gap is in line with health advice and other jurisdictions in Australia.

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Dig deep for flood appeal

By Abbey Cannan Rotary Noosa Heads is calling on the community to dig deep for the many families severely impacted by devastating floods that hit the Maryborough area.

The appeal by the Rotary Club has already raised close to $6500, but they hope to raise at least $15,000.

“It is certainly not too late to make a difference in the lives of those families who are in need of financial support and are likely to face many months of hardship,” Rotary spokesman Bob Birkhead said.

In one of the most devastating floods in recent years, residents were forced to leave everything and flee to safety.

All donations made will be distributed by The Rotary Club of Maryborough Sunrise, with 100 per cent of all funds raised going to help families.

Federal Member for Wide Bay and Dep-

uty Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien said while the Australian and Queensland Governments have a range of disaster relief payments available to assist people impacted by the floods, additional support raised through community service organisations like Rotary was always welcome.

“Ex-tropical cyclone Seth hit parts of Wide Bay hard,” Mr O’Brien said.

“I commend the combined efforts of the volunteers at Noosa (Heads) Rotary Club and Maryborough Sunrise Rotary Club who are extending a helping hand to help people recover.

“Their generosity demonstrates the strong spirit, resilience and neighbourly care shared between Wide Bay communities.“ Donate now to Rotary Club of Noosa Heads’ Bendigo Bank: BSB: 633-000, account: 135 570 869, reference: FLOOD APPEAL. Please check the details carefully.

Every dollar donated goes directly to the beneficiaries.

On Saturday 8 January, the Woolooga Trader was underwater.

Cyclone brought Gympie’s biggest flood in 1893

By Gympie Family History Society This January our region has again experienced the flooding which follows severe weather events particularly cyclones.

Every flood is regrettable for the loss of life, damage to livestock and crops and destruction of dwellings and buildings.

It is, however agreed, that the flood of 1893 was the worst Queensland and the Gympie region has ever experienced.

On February 1, 1893, a cyclone crossed the Queensland coast near Rockhampton causing major flooding.

Overnight the tropical cyclone then moved south with renowned long-range weather forecaster Inigo Jones recording a record 907 mm of rain in 24 hours to 9am at Crohamhurst near Peachester on February 3.

A 15 metre high wall of water was observed roaring down the Stanley River Gorge where it flowed into the upper reaches of the Brisbane River.

During this time, the SS Dicky ran aground because of cyclonic seas at what is now called Dicky Beach.

The Sunshine Coast was sparsely populated.

However main towns such as Maryborough and Gympie recorded loss of life and major flooding.

Brisbane floods caused widespread damage with devastating consequences due to this cyclone.

Not long after, two more cyclones caused major flooding when a cyclone crossed the coast near Bustard Head on February 11 and another cyclone tore through Southeast Queensland on February 17, 1893.

On 2 February 1893, major flooding occurred at Gympie, Maryborough, and Bundaberg.

Large portions of Gympie and Maryborough were submerged.

The Mary River was reported as being 80 feet (the official figure was 25.45 metres) above normal at Gympie.

During the afternoon the wharves at Bundaberg were reported as being under 8 feet (2.43m) of water.

There were very high tides at Sandgate on Moreton Bay near Brisbane with seawater flooding overland and large damaging waves on the beaches.

The Gympie Times and Mary River Gazette carried this report on 11 February 1893.

(This is a condensed version of that report.)

The Flood At Gympie The Field One Sheet Of Water The Mines Blown Up “We reported in our previous issue that the water had reached the floor of the Theatre Royal (now the Royal Hotel on the corner of Monkland and Mary Streets) and since then the rain has been falling almost continuously.

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1870 flood, Gympie overlooking Mary St. The flood of February 1893 was a further 3.3 metres higher again, with the recorded height as 25.45m at its peak. of fine weather.

“At times houses could be seen going down the river, as many as five being counted on one occasion floating along with the current.

“As many as 125 houses have been counted floating down the river, and buildings upside down or on their sides are to be seen on every hand.

“The flood water reached its highest point at, 3 o’clock on Saturday morning (says the same paper of the 6th) having risen to a height of 11ft 7in. (3.3m) above the flood of 1870 until the present the highest recorded on Gympie.

“On Sunday morning, the sun came out in full force, and with the exception of a few showers, the weather was fair.

“As the water receded the work of clearing the debris from the main streets and the flooded buildings, was carried on with vigour, and by the evening many of the business premises in upper Mary Street were cleaned out.

“The water went down pretty quickly all day.

“It is impossible to estimate the damage at present, but it will run into thousands of pounds.

“Many of the houses in the low lying part of Mary Street are still submerged, and it cannot be ascertained whether they are upset or are swept from their foundation.

“The roof of some house has been carried off and deposited in front of Mr. Sudbury’s premises in Monkland Street, and lower

1870 flood, Gympie. Upper Mary Street. down Mary Street, the veranda of the tenement lately occupied by Mr. J. Ireland has collapsed. leaving a yawning gap, which was speedily fenced in.

The One Mile “Towards the One Mile, which is low lying ground, the scene is indescribable, and on every hand are to be seen houses of all sorts and sizes, household furniture, and debris of every description.

“The back yards and verandas of most of the higher buildings present a curious appearance with all sorts of articles hung out to dry, and resemble nothing so much as second hand clothes shops.

“Mrs. Tozer’s paddock is like a small settle-

ment, and off the lower portion of the ground two houses, said to belong to Mr. A. Ball, One Mile, and Mr. Bwald, have been deposited.

“Mr. Cullinane’s drapery premises have also been further advanced towards the road and occupies half the footpath.

“A little below this the shop and residence of Mr. Wilcox, chemist, has been lifted in a whole and carried into the roadway, and is a total wreck, showing signs of collapsing altogether.

“The greatest amount of concentrated damage, however, appears to, have been suffered on the Great Eastern Road, where a complete settlement has been entirely swept away.”

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PDCC looks to new chief President of the Pomona and District Chamber of Commerce (PDCC) Phil Moran looks forward to joining other community representatives in discussing issues affecting the hinterland with new Noosa Council chief executive officer.

Scott Waters takes up his appointment officially in late February.

“The Chamber welcomes Mr Waters’ enthusiasm to get about and understand his new patch,” Mr Moran said.

“Noosa is very different to Mackay and Darwin where he has served in senior local government roles. We are a shire of distinct villages and communities, but we can have similar problems.

“In 2022, the PDCC wants to explore the feasibility of developing new businesses, such as a bike shop, boutique accommodation and sustainable tourism ventures to diversify the hinterland economy under the umbrella of the shire’s new Economic Development Strategy, dubbed the Smart Biosphere. This is a good fit for the hinterland and Pomona’s status as the hub town for the trails network. The Chamber

wishes to be part of determining the Action Plan priorities underpinning the economic strategy objectives.

“New blood and new money is coming to Pomona and district at a time when the real estate market is hot, supporting a population growth across the hinterland estimated at 1.7 per cent annually and surpassing the shire average of 0.7 per cent. This is putting a strain on ageing facilities.

“The council has been successful in attracting state and federal funding for much-needed smaller projects in Pomona and other towns without having to spend much of its own money. The PDCC would like councillors and the council staff to listen to local voices – across a variety of perspectives, no doubt – and to arrive at an overarching strategy that sets the standard. It should not be an aspirational vision, but binding.

“The Noosa Trails Masterplan is the model. It was based on sound research, it explored possibilities in conjunction with stakeholders and it set priorities that could be evaluated with other levels of government for joint funding.”

Mr Moran pointed to a tired streetscape at Pomona and civic facilities below the standard the community desired.

“We will see the new Noosa Biosphere trailhead facilities rolled out at Cooran and Pomona this year, and that is very much appreciated, but the momentum must be maintained.

Shovel-ready projects should be designed to start when money becomes available, not just from the council coffers, but elsewhere.

Possible use of the railway land off Factory Street for parking and kerb and channelling with additional formal parking spaces along Station Street between the art gallery and Subway Avenue were on the discussion agenda, he said.

“The PDCC is determined to provide honest feedback from members to all levels of government, including the council, and to amass data that proves the case for more resources being directed to the hinterland. Remember, this was a big policy motivation for councillors at the last council election and we will be reminding them respectfully of their obligations,” Mr Moran said.

Pomona and District Chamber of Commerce president Phil Moran.

Nathan Buckley named as One Nation candidate Solicitor Nathan Buckley will stand as One Nation’s candidate for the seat of Wide Bay at this year’s federal election.

Passionate about defending the rights and freedoms of individual Australians, during the past two years Mr Buckley has acted for many people subjected to what he describes as “Covid-19 vaccine coercion and discrimination”.

“I’m an advocate for freedom of choice, one of the most important principles of Australian democracy,” he said.

“Australians should be free to make their own choices about their health and the medical procedures they undergo.

“Coercion is not consent. People shouldn’t be forced to choose between their jobs and

the jabs, but in my work I’ve encountered thousands of Australians who’ve been fired from their jobs or been excluded from public life.

“This pandemic of discrimination must end. I’m standing for One Nation in Wide Bay because Pauline Hanson has been an inspiration with her efforts to make vaccine coercion and discrimination unlawful.

“I’ll be advocating for a return to pre-pandemic normal as soon as possible.

“Businesses in Wide Bay need to operate without fear they will be suddenly shut down. We need a great deal more flexibility around testing and isolation for critical supply chain workers. Our tourism industry

must be allowed to recover.

“Our children need to be able to go back to school and face-to-face learning.”

Mr Buckley has a focus on reviving the local economy in Wide Bay, urgent infrastructure and road upgrades, housing affordability, and health and education services and facilities.

“Recent events have shown the Bruce Highway needs better protection from flooding and as our population continues to grow, our major road transport route will need upgrades to accommodate increased traffic,” he said.

“We’ll also need to plan and build more schools, hospitals and recreation facilities,

and we need to ensure funding for aged care is sustainable in the long term.

“Housing affordability is an urgent national issue and its impacts can be felt keenly in regional areas like Wide Bay. “Queensland regions are desperate for skilled workers but it’s not easy to get them when you have nowhere affordable for them to live. We need to take some heat out of the market – banning foreign ownership of residential property would be a good start.

“We need businesses and borders to open without restrictions. We need an end to vaccine mandates. We need an end to QR codes, restrictions and lockdowns. We need our lives back. We need our country back.”

New Noosa Matters community website goes live It’s been a long time coming, but Noosa’s newest community website will go live this weekend, supported by a record number of community organisations.

Editor Ric Jay told Noosa Today: “Noosa Matters is a place for the community of Noosa to question and discuss where we are, where we want to go and how best to get there.

This is a community initiative run by volunteers and supported by not-for-profit community associations. It is a forum designed to help protect Noosa’s environment, lifestyle and sustainable economy in the decades ahead.”

Inspired by the vision and depth of local knowledge of former Noosa mayor Noel Playford, who will manage the site, Ric, a veteran senior broadcast journalist, foreign correspondent, social and environmental activist and mentor, says Noosa Matters will draw on the history, membership and activities of local community groups and residents to provide online access to local history, activities and environmental information, provide information, analysis and opinion from independent resident contributors on a range of topical issues that may affect the future of Noosa, and encourage community debate by Noosa residents on significant community issues.

Among the community groups supporting Noosa Matters are Noosa Parks Association, Cooroy Residents Association, Noosa and District Landcare, Peregian Beach Community Association, Noosa Integrated Catchment Association and Noosa Shire Residents and Ratepayers.

Says Ric: “We’ll seek to explain issues and inform readers, make suggestions, and hold local power to account, particularly when that power seeks to influence planning outcomes.

Noosa Matters is a place for local information and analysis that new residents and those interested in local politics may find useful, and for informed opinion and debate.

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Noosa Matters editor Ric Jay. place to live. More of these battles lie ahead as development and other pressures build.

We are unashamedly on the side of residents who live here and want to retain the balance

Picture: SUPPLIED of constrained, low-key development, strong environmental protections and sustainable economic development that benefits all of Noosa.”

Noosa Matters is a free access not-for-profit project. For more information contact manager.noosamatters@gmail.com ór visit noosamatters.com.au

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Richard’s here to buy gold The Unique Jewellery Co, Best Price Gold Buyers director Richard Macdonald will be bringing exquisite antique and estate jewellery and collectables worth over $1m to Noosa Civic Shopping Centre.

The acclaimed writer of Selling Collectables Made Easy will be at Noosa Civic Shopping Centre, opposite Flight Centre, from Monday 31 January to Sunday 13 February 2022.

He and his team will be there to tempt buyers with some of their lovely and unusual items, and Richard has kindly offered to extend his broad knowledge to the people of Noosa by giving free market appraisals of jewellery, all things gold and silver, watches, all coins and banknotes, stamps, medals and military items. Richard hopes to replenish his stock while he is in Noosa.

The very items he is happy to appraise are the very same that he is happy and hoping to buy from you.

As the largest buyer and seller of estate gold and silver jewellery in Australia, he needs to constantly buy items to replace gold jewellery at the same rate it is sold. He is especially after gold chains, both heavy and light, both in good resaleable condition and/or broken.

Recycling is close to Richard’s heart and all items sold to him, broken or not, are lovingly restored and then reappear born anew, looking for a new loving owner.

To this end, his shop has a seemingly insatiable appetite for broken gold including yellow and white gold.

Richard said, “There is not a single piece of gold we refuse to buy, including old gold nuggets, old wedding and dress rings, single earrings, broken chains and even old gold teeth and fillings, and we are paying top dollar to get it.”

Don’t forget to bring your coins, banknotes and stamp collections into Richard and his team.

They buy all of these in any condition and have buyers waiting for your collections and

The Unique Jewellery Co, Best Price Gold Buyers director Richard Macdonald will be at Noosa Civic Shopping Centre from 31 January to 13 February. even your small tins of coins.

“A very old lady brought in a medium size tin of coins, found after her husband died,” Richard said.

“Among the mix of pennies, pre-decimal silver and common coins, I found a gold half sovereign. She literally cried when we told her the tin’s value. She had no idea the coin was even there. It was a wonderful moment to be able to help this lovely lady find some undiscovered wealth.”

If you are interested in selling items, then you cannot go past this recently published book, Selling Collectables Made Easy.

Richard Macdonald has documented some of his wealth of extraordinary knowledge and provided a series of tips and tricks that will help you not only sell your goods, but know what to look for when buying goods. We all hear the stories of lucky people who buy a piece of costume jewellery for a few dollars, only to find out much later that the piece was

worth an extraordinary amount of money.

This book will show you what to look for, will pique your curiosity and will provide you with an insight into the world of buying and selling collectables.

Purchase this book for $15 and Richard will happily sign it for you.

Richard Macdonald looks forward to meeting all customers both old and new at Noosa Civic Shopping Centre, opposite Flight Centre, during the week of 31 January to 13 February.

Richard Macdonald and his team bring with them an exquisite collection of jewellery and an insatiable appetite for your unwanted pieces.

Bring your Gold and Silver as well as your coin, banknote and stamp collections in to Richard and his team. They buy all of these in any condition and have buyers waiting for your collections.

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Best price gold buyers will be at Noosa Civic Shopping Centre, Monday 31 January to Sunday 13 February 2022.

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THERE’S IN THOSE DRAWERS Richard and his team will also buy good antique and collectable pieces, such as china and glassware.

He is the largest buyer and seller of Estate Gold and Silver Jewellery in Australia. He needs to buy to replace gold jewellery. Richard is happy to provide you with an appraisal if you are just wanting to know what your item is worth.

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DEATH IN PARADISE ABC TV, Saturday, 7.30pm

VERA ABC TV, Sunday, 8.40pm

MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT Nine, Monday, 7.30pm

The clever thing about this show is the way the creators can cycle through lead actors relatively routinely after their character’s stint on the remote Caribbean island of Saint Marie is done. The regular refresh brings potential for new fans as the show is revamped.

Now in its 10th season (and fourth detective inspector), the team – now led by DI Neville (Ralf Little, pictured) – work to solve the disproportionate amount of murder and mayhem that seems to plague this idyllic island. Tonight, the team is baffled when an archaeologist is poisoned during a dig and no evidence is uncovered to prove how it was done.

Traditionally wearing her trusty bucket hat and weathered trench coat, DCI Vera Stanhope (played with wisecracking aplomb by the awardwinning Brenda Blethyn, pictured) is an entertainingly original and multifaceted character. Based on the books by crime writer Ann Cleeves, Vera returns for its 11th season with arguably its best crime-ridden yarn yet. In the first of the four-episode run, it’s a case of quality of quantity in this British murder-mystery. Tonight, in “Witness”, Vera untangles the mystery of a murdered local builder, who was found beaten to death the day before he was due to testify in court on a case involving a local sportsman accused of assault.

Here we go again with the ninth season of this addictive charade involving pretend marriages, fame-hungry and/or plastic surgeryobsessed contestants and a highly optimistic chance at love. In past seasons, there have been a whirlwind of fights, affairs, outbursts and jawdropping behaviour overshadowing any tales of everlasting love, and that’s what makes Married At First Sight such a foamy and foolish cocktail; it’s frankly hard to resist.

Guided by relationship “experts” John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla (pictured), the brides and grooms include DJ Jack Millar, Melbourne florist Jessica Seracino and personal trainer Andrew Davis.

OUTBACK RINGER ABC TV, Tuesday, 8pm

Wild animals, majestic landscapes, the shadow of ever-present danger and a bunch of salt-of-the-earth people who take it all in their stride; that’s the backbone of this fly-on-the-wall series shot in the Northern Territory. Returning with season two, Outback Ringer follows the brave folk who hunt and capture feral bulls and buffalo for money. Last season, the drought made going tough, with emaciated animals, scorched earth and dwindling fortunes.

This time the families, including bull-catching wife and mum Liz Cook (pictured), are faced with huge animals after a bumper season of rain. The land is lush, and so is the potential windfall.

Friday, January 28 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Our Dementia Choir.

(Final, PG, R) 11.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 1.30 Van Der Valk. (Final, Mlv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 5.55 You Can’t Ask That. (PGals, R) An insight into people’s lives.

6.00 WorldWatch. 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 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula.

3.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.00 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 2.

Morning session. 11.00 The Women’s Ashes Lunch Break. 11.40 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 2.

Afternoon session. 1.40 The Women’s Ashes Tea Break. 2.00 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes.

Test Match. Australia v England. Day 2. Lateafternoon session. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) A mix of topical issues.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 12. Mixed doubles final and men’s singles semi-final.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R) 1.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (R) 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 Summer Drum. (Final) Analysis of the day’s news.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. Part 1 of 3.

8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Things take a troubling turn when the circus comes to town, bringing with it a chain of clown sightings.

10.05 Mum. (Ml, R) Kelly and Jason prepare to go on holiday.

10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events.

11.00 QI. (Ml, R) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

11.35 Killing Eve. (MA15+av, R) 12.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Good With Wood. (PG) 8.30 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads: Fosse Way. (PGasv, R) Dan Jones travels along Fosse Way. 9.20 Ancient Superstructures: Petra The Desert Rose. (PG, R) Part 4 of 4.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 11.35 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Masv, R) 1.20 The Killing. (Man, R) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+lv, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 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. Final.

10.30 MOVIE: Goodfellas.

(1990, MA15+vld, R) Based on a true story.

A young New York City street hustler ascends the ranks of the Mafia after being mentored by gangsters, only to have all he has accomplished threatened by drugs and greed. Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci.

1.30 The Zoo. (R) Keepers prepare to deliver a giraffe’s baby. An Andean condor escapes during an early-morning training session.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute.

(R) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

6.00 Nine News.

6.30 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 12. Men’s singles semi-final.

10.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Helen goes to great lengths to prove a point.

11.00 Reverie. (Mav, R) The upgrade is set to launch.

12.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 1.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Dirt N Dust Festival. (PGl) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

Graham Norton chats with actor and director Sir Kenneth Branagh about his movie Belfast.

9.35 The Montreal Comedy Festival.

(MA15+ls, R) Stand-up comedy from Peter Helliar, Rhys Nicholson, Tiffany Haddish, Fortune Feimster and Nath Valvo.

10.35 Steph Tisdell: Identity Steft.

(MA15+l, R) A performance by Steph Tisdell.

11.45 Soccer. AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Group Stage. Australia v Thailand.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.10pm The Wonder Gang. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 5.50 Peppa Pig. 5.55 Hey Duggee. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Dead Europe. (2012, MA15+) 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.55 Brassic. 11.40 QI. 12.10am Community. 12.35 Parks And Recreation. 12.55 To Be Advised. 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.05 Little Princess.

5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

11.35 Hindi News. Noon Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 2.20 Frozen Faith. 2.55 Jungletown. 3.45 America: News. 4.15 PBS News.

5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex And Music. 10.25 Sexplora. 11.25 Narcos. 12.15am MOVIE: Under The Silver Lake. (2018, MA15+) 2.45 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 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Last Chance Learners.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 Bargain Hunt. 6.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. Gold Coast v Richmond. 8.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 10.00 The Amazing Homemakers. Midnight Australia’s Big Backyards. 2.00 The Fine Art Auction. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 World’s Greatest Islands. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: I Believe In You. (1952, PG) 5.30 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 A Fire Inside. 9.30 MOVIE: Blown Away. (1994, M) 11.55 The Equalizer. 1am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon Becker.

1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 10.30 Nancy Drew. 11.30 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 Becker. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Waabiny Time. 9.10 Bushwhacked! 9.35 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Great Blue Wild. 11.00 Going Places. Noon Stand Up And Be Counted: A NAIDOC Concert Special. 1.50 Road Open. 2.00 Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Project Planet. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay.

6.30 News. 6.35 Lost Treasures Of The Maya. 7.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 7.45 MOVIE: Tracks. (2013, M) 9.45 Bedtime Stories. 9.55 I Live, I Breathe, I Surf.

10.50 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Boy And The Beast. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.15 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 8.55 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 10.30 Equity. (2016, M) 12.25pm Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 2.20 Ottolenghi And The Cakes Of Versailles.

(2020, PG) 3.45 The Thief Lord. (2006, PG) 5.35 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 7.30 The Breaker Upperers. (2018, M) 9.00 Once Were Warriors. (1994, MA15+) 10.55 Slack Bay. (2016, M, French) 1.10am Reprise. (2006, MA15+, Norwegian) 3.10 The Untamed. (2016, MA15+, Spanish) 5.00 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG)

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Storage Wars: TX. 8.30 The Women’s Ashes Pre-Game Show. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Billy The Exterminator. 12.30 Pawnography. 1.30 Picked Off. 2.30 Shipping Wars.

3.00 Bull Riding. PBR Australia. Monster Energy Tour. Townsville Grand Final Night. Replay. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Heavy Rescue: 401. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Big Bash League Final PreGame Show. 6.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Final.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: War For The Planet Of The Apes. (2017, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 9.00 iFish Summer Series. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 1.00 Infomercials. 1.30 Home Shopping.

2.00 SEAL Team. 3.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 5.00 Diagnosis Murder.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 News. 6.00 MOVIE: Antz. (1998, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. (2012, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Bad Neighbours.

(2014, MA15+) 11.15 Malcolm In The Middle. 12.15am The Carrie Diaries. 1.15 Summer House. 2.10 Love Island USA. 3.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Care Bears: Unlock The Magic.

5.30 Gumball.

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, January 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Australia Day Live 2022. (R) 2.30 Australia Remastered: Pacific Ocean. (R) 3.30 Landline Summer. (R) 4.00 Basketball. WNBL. Perth Lynx v Bendigo Spirit.

6.00 WorldWatch. 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 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 Figure Skating.

ISU European Championships. Highlights.

3.30 The Seekers: Live In The UK. (R) 5.35 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Women’s Ashes Lunch Break. 11.40 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 3. Afternoon session. 1.40 The Women’s Ashes Tea Break. 2.00 Cricket.

The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 3. Late-afternoon session. 4.00 Better Homes. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Creek To Coast.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Destination WA. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: The Indian In The Cupboard. (1995, PGl, R) Hal Scardino. 3.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 13. 4.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PG, R) 4.30 Driving Test. (PG, R) 5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 9.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.30 St10.

(PG) 12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 1.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 3.00 Three Blue Ducks. (PGl, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 5.00 News.

6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

(R) George meets an old friend in Norfolk.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv) An archaeologist is poisoned during a dig.

8.30 All Creatures Great And Small.

(PG) As James settles into life in the Dales, Siegfried’s younger brother Tristan arrives, bringing his own unique brand of chaos.

James treats a wealthy widow’s Pekingese.

9.15 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) Mother Mildred decides Sister Frances must attend her first solo birth before Nurse Crane returns.

10.15 Father Brown. (PG, R) Hercule Flambeau visits Kembleford.

11.00 Finding Alice. (Mls, R) Alice decides to have a baby.

11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Conquering The Wall.

(M) Explores real-life prison breaks.

8.30 The World’s Greatest Hotels: The Peninsula. (PG) Takes a look at The Peninsula Hong Kong, one of the city’s most historic hotels.

9.25 World’s Most Beautiful Railway.

(R) A look at Scotland’s railway network.

10.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 11.15 Dublin Murders. (MA15+a, R) 12.20 MOVIE: American Animals. (2018, MA15+l, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Twelve Monkeys. (1995, Malv, R) Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe, Brad Pitt. 4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A passenger has declared only tobacco but it is clear straight away he is not telling the whole truth.

7.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 6.

(2013, Mlv, R) In the wake of their last heist, a crew of criminals reunites to take down a former soldier and his gang. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson.

10.10 MOVIE: Non-Stop. (2014, Mlv, R) During a transatlantic flight, a US Air Marshal receives a cryptic message threatening to kill the passengers.

Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore.

12.20 MOVIE: Ice. (1998, Mv, R) A sudden ice age strikes the globe.

Grant Show, Eva La Rue. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey: Rhodes. (PG)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

6.30 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 13. Women’s singles final. Men’s Doubles Final. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey.

11.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max, Lauren and Floyd recall a patient’s past encounter that could lead to a massive lawsuit.

12.00 Manifest. (Madv, R) Olive frantically searches for meaning in a centuries-old text.

Michaela faces unexpected scrutiny at work.

1.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) A countdown of the top 10 funny people.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG, R) Hosted by Stu Cameron.

6.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12.

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers.

From Moreton Daily Stadium, Brisbane.

9.00 Ambulance. (Malv, R) Follows Doctor Ian and paramedic Nikki, the only doctor led team caring for the north west of Manchester, as they are dispatched to an urgent call in progress for a 13-year-old patient who has been stabbed.

11.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) After a prized Kentucky racehorse is stolen and its groomer is taken hostage, the Fugitive Task Force learns that they may be the only ones who consider the young woman’s safety a priority over the horse’s.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.00 Gavin & Stacey.

10.30 Insert Name Here. 11.05 Schitt’s Creek. 11.25 The Trip To Greece. 11.55 Archer. 12.15am Dead Pixels. 12.40 The Young Offenders. 1.10 David Attenborough: Kingdom Of Plants. (Final) 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

11.00 SBS Courtside. 11.30 Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Chicago Bulls. 2pm WorldWatch.

2.30 Last Chance High. 3.00 The Pizza Show. 3.25 WorldWatch. 4.50 It’s Suppertime! 5.50 Delivering The World: Inside DHL. 6.40 The Story Of The Songs. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 Why Women Kill. 10.20 The X-Files. 12.50am 9/11: Escape From The Towers. 2.25 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Creek To Coast.

11.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Race Day, Summer Festival at The Valley and Sunshine Coast Cup Day. 4.30pm The Amazing Homemakers. 5.30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 6.30 The Hotel Inspector. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Mentalist. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs.

8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Garden Gurus Moments.

10.05 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.25 MOVIE: Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) 1.10pm MOVIE: Gun Belt. (1953, PG) 2.45 MOVIE: Red River. (1948) 5.30 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 6.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 7.00 MOVIE: My Fair Lady. (1964) 10.30 MOVIE: The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

(1981, M) 1am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Frasier. 9.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 3pm Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends. 12.10am Home Shopping. 1.10 Infomercials. 1.40 Mom. 2.05 The Big Bang Theory.

2.35 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 3.30 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.15

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73)

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

A Time To Swim. 12.15pm Lost Treasures Of The Maya. 1.10 Bamay. 1.40 Rugby Union. Ella 7s. 2.00 Ice Hockey. National Hockey Super League. 4.00 Soccer. Scottish Women’s Premier League. 6.00 Away From Country. 6.50 News. 7.00 Chuck And The First People’s Kitchen. 7.30 MOVIE: Marley.

(2012, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Black Sheep. (2006, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 8.25 Abe. (2019, PG) 10.00 Kirikou And The Sorceress. (1998) 11.25 The Breaker Upperers. (2018, M) 12.55pm The Painter And The Thief. (2020, M) 2.55 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 4.35 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 6.10 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 8.30 Septembers Of Shiraz. (2015, M) 10.35 Room In Rome. (2010, MA15+) 12.35am Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Bondi Rescue. 10.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman.

1pm JAG. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish Summer Series. 5.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 NCIS: New Orleans. 1.10am 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Life Off Road. Noon Shipping Wars. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 The Food Dude. 2.30 Heavy Rescue: 401. 3.30 Pawn Stars. 4.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. Brisbane Lions v Geelong. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 MOVIE: We Are Marshall.

(2006, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: The Replacements.

(2000, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

2pm Malcolm. 3.00 MOVIE: Bedazzled. (2000, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: Major Payne. (1995, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: School Of Rock. (2003, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Step Up. (2006, PG) 11.25 MOVIE: Step Up 2: The Streets. (2008, PG) 1.20am Summer House. 2.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Teen Titans Go! 4.50 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 5.30 Gumball.

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Sunday, January 30 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6am Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer.

(R) 1.00 Finding Alice. (Mls, R) 1.45 Mum. (Ml, R) 2.15 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 3.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 4.00 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) 5.00 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 5.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (Final, 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 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU European Championships. Highlights. 4.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize.

4.40 Private Lives Of… (PGv, R) 5.35 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Women’s Ashes Lunch Break. 11.40 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 4. Afternoon session. 1.40 The Women’s Ashes Tea Break. 2.00 Cricket.

The Women’s Ashes. Test Match. Australia v England. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

4.00 Better Homes. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Drive TV. 10.30 The Xtreme CollXtion.

(PG, R) 11.00 Women’s Footy. (Return, PG) 12.00 Karl Meltzer: Made To Be Broken. (PG, R) 1.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show.

2.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 14.

Women’s doubles final. From Melbourne Park.

Hosted by Roz Kelly. 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGdl)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Tomorrow’s World. (PGa) 8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (R) 1.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 2.30 Australia

By Design: Architecture. (PG) 3.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (Final) 5.00 News.

6.05 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature: Cyclone. Part 1 of 4.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Muster Dogs. Part 2 of 4.

The training for the four-month assessment is well underway.

8.40 Vera. (Return, Mv) Vera investigates when a family man is murdered the day before he was due to testify in court.

10.10 Doc Martin. (Ma, R) The locals attend a gig race and festival.

11.00 Harrow. (Malnv, R) A death at a nursing home is investigated.

11.50 The Bikes Of Wrath. (Ml, R) 1.15 Growing Up Gracefully: Looking Your Best. (Mlns, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.55 Keeping Australia Safe. (Ma, R) 4.55 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Wall Of China: The Making Of China. (PG) Explores the Great Wall of China.

8.50 Auschwitz: One Day. (MA15+) The story of a typical day in 1944 at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims.

9.50 The World’s Biggest Murder Trial: Nuremberg. (Mavw, R) Takes a look at the Nuremberg Trials.

11.05 The Great Plague: Aftermath. (Ma, R) 12.00 I Am Jackie O. (Mav, R) 1.30 Life And Birth. (PGa, R) 3.50 Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off. (Mal, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 7.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Kerry Whelan – Wife For Ransom.

(Mav) Examines the case of Kerry Whelan.

8.50 MOVIE: The Greatest Showman.

(2017, PGa, R) After meeting a wealthy playwright, entrepreneur PT Barnum sets out to create a wax museum and circus.

Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams.

11.00 Criminal Confessions: Chris Watts – Confession Untold. (MA15+av, R) 12.30 MOVIE: The Other Side Of The Door. (2016, MA15+h, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

6.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 14.

Men’s singles final. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey.

11.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max searches for a solution to crowd funding after his appearance in a viral go fund me video.

12.00 Manifest. (Madv, R) Ben works alongside a new ally.

1.00 Customs. (PG, R) Follows customs officers at work.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Take Two. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (Final) The Aussie celebrities discover which of them will claim the title of King or Queen Of The Jungle and the $100,000 prize for their nominated charity.

Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 FBI. 11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show, covering breaking news, politics, health, money, lifestyle and pop culture.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 The School That Tried To End Racism. 9.20 The Hunt For Gaddafi’s Billions.

(Final) 10.10 Kylie Minogue Golden: Live In Concert.

12.10am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.55 MOVIE: Dead Europe. (2012, MA15+) 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Chicago Bulls. Replay. 2.00 Black Market: Dispatches. 3.00 Tattoo Age. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.00 Insight. 5.00 Look Me In The Eye. 5.55 Speed With Guy Martin.

6.50 Deadly Destruction. 7.45 When Big Things Go Wrong. 8.35 Patriot Brains. 9.30 MOVIE: Vice Versa: Chyna. (2021, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs.

8.30 Shopping. 9.00 NBC Today. 10.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 11.30 Animal Rescue. 12.10pm Escape To The Country. 2.10 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. 4.20 MOVIE: Superman II. (1980, PG) 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Railroad Australia.

(Premiere) 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Heathrow.

11.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian.

10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 MOVIE: Young Wives’ Tale. (1951) 1.25pm MOVIE: The Brigand Of Kandahar. (1965, PG) 3.05 MOVIE: The Vikings. (1958, PG) 5.30 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 6.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 7.00 To Be Advised. Midnight Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Brides Of Beverly Hills. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours.

10.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Noon Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 9.

Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats. 4.00 Carol’s Second Act. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials.

1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.15

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73)

Football. WKFL. From Western Australia. 12.45pm Motor Racing. W Series. Highlights. 1.15 Soccer.

Serie A Femminile. 3.00 Rugby Union. Monsoon Rugby Union. 4.30 Softball. SA Premier League.

6.00 Going Native. 6.25 Brass Against The Odds.

6.35 News. 6.45 Unknown Amazon. 7.35 Coast New Zealand. 8.30 To The Ends Of The Earth.

10.00 MOVIE: Vai. (2019, PG) 11.35 Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 8.35 Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 10.30 Slack Bay. (2016, M, French) 12.45pm Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 2.20 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 3.50 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 5.30 Kirikou And The Sorceress. (1998) 6.55 Abe. (2019, PG) 8.30 Police Story. (1985, M, Cantonese) 10.25 Police Story II. (1988, M, Cantonese) 12.40am Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.50pm Malcolm. 2.20 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Diancie And The Cocoon Of Destruction.

(2014) 3.50 MOVIE: Captain Underpants. (2017) 5.30 MOVIE: 100% Wolf. (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Hercules. (2014, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Immortals.

(2011, MA15+) 11.40 Malcolm. 12.10am The Carrie Diaries. 1.10 Summer House. 2.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 3.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Morning Programs.

10.30 Young Talent Time Unmasked. 11.30 Australia By Design: Interiors. Noon Australia By Design: Architecture. 12.30 Scorpion. 2.30 Soccer.

A-League Women. Round 9. Newcastle Jets v Canberra United. 5.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.30 Soccer.

AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Knockout stage. Second quarter-final. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

(Final) 10.30 48 Hours. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

11.00 River To Reef: Retro. 11.30 Step Outside.

Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4.

Collingwood v Fremantle. 4.00 Ultimate Fishing.

5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 MOVIE: The Maze Runner. (2014, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. (2015, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

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The new Hyundai IONIQ and MG ZS with Fleet Coordinator Geoff Archer and Carbon Reduction Project Officer Anne Nolan.

SORT YOUR RUBBISH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Rethinking how you unload your rubbish at the tip can help reduce waste to landfill and save you money There’s a smarter and easier way to dispose of your waste when next heading to the Noosa tip.

As you pack your vehicle or trailer, think about separating certain items that can be disposed of for free.

Noosa currently diverts about 47 per cent of waste from landfill.

The State Government wants 80

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per cent diverted by 2030.

Waste Manager Kyrone Dodd said that means a massive change in behaviour.

“There are so many items that are accepted for free at waste facilities, which are then recycled,” he said.

“If you group similar items together then it’s much easier to

unload at the collection points at the transfer station,” Mr Dodd said sorting can be as simple as putting all of the household recyclables together, flattening any large cardboard boxes, putting bricks and rubble together, and separating timber, metals and electronic waste.

“It can make such a difference

to the amount of waste sent to landfill which ultimately helps our environment.”

Items that can be disposed for free include, timber, scrap metal, TVs, computers, toasters, kettles, car batteries, gas cylinders, old paint tins, oil and the list goes on.

For more information: noosa.qld. gov.au/environment-waste

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BRIDGE UPGRADES IN FULL SWING IN BRIEF single-lane bridge built in the same location.

“The new bridge will have a design life of 100 years, comply with all current bridge standards and will require less maintenance than the existing bridge,” Dennis said.

Tablelands Bridge during construction recently

Work to replace the existing Wahpunga Lane Bridge in Kin Kin is underway and, weather and construction conditions permitting, will be completed in approximately four months.

The bridge is a key connector between Sister Tree Creek Road and Gympie-Kin Kin Road.

The single-lane bridge provides access to Kin Kin and users of the

Noosa Trail Network. The timber bridge was identified as a high priority for replacement based on a condition assessment. Reusable timber parts of the existing timber bridge will be salvaged and used in other Council projects.

According to Project Manager, Dennis Luinstra, the current single-lane timber bridge will be demolished and a wider concrete

Avoid lengthy queues at the counter by choosing one of the following payment options: Pay online, pay over the phone, access BPay or visit Australia Post.

This renewal follows the recent complete replacement of Tablelands Bridge in Cooran which provides vital access to residents, accommodation, users of the Noosa Trail Network, and visitors to the lookout.

New Local Law

These bridges are part of a comprehensive bridge refurbishment program jointly funded by the Australian Government and Council. Other bridge work being delivered under this program include the Cooroy Belli Creek Road Bridge, Lawnville Road Bridge, Garth Prowd Bridge and Lake Doonella Bridge.

Fishing will join the line-up of FREE and low-cost programs

They will meet every second Tuesday to cast a line and have a chat.

Cheryl Pattison, acting Community Development Manager, said “The first month of the year has already been a tough one for many locals in our community.

“We are thrilled that our Connecting Noosa program which has been a success over the past year, will continue into 2022. There are a great selection

of health, wellbeing and creative activities.”

“After a challenging few years, we are hoping these programs help locals find something new to try and connect with other members of the community.

“The returning programs include yoga for all levels, stretching, Tai Chi and monthly art and sewing workshops” We are asking that anyone that is vulnerable, has COVID-19 symptoms or health concerns please do not attend.

Please follow the QLD Government COVID-19 directives

Rates are now due and pay before 18 February to receive a 5 per cent discount.

“The construction of the new bridge will use a Modular Bridge System which means that most components can be pre-fabricated, delivering a quicker build time and reducing workplace health a safety risks associated with traditional bridge building methods,” he said.

CAST A LINE WITH YOUR MATES Fishin’ Mates, for males 12-25, is the latest program to join the Connecting Noosa schedule.

Rates Discount

and maintain social distancing requirements while attending these programs.

For info, see council’s website.

From February 1, Noosa’s new Short-Stay Letting Local Law will require property owners to appoint a manager or contact person.

A complaints hotline 5329 6466 will need to be displayed at the front of the property and guests will have to comply with a code of conduct.

NOOSA PARADE UPGRADE KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH Major work to upgrade the Noosa Parade corridor, one of Noosa’s busiest pedestrian and cycle routes, kicks off in February.

The 1.2km major upgrade will provide improved and safer access for all road users, including dedicated on-road cycle lanes in both directions and a permanent reduction in the speed limit to 40km/h.

The construction of the $8 million Noosa Parade upgrade is partially funded by the Dept of Transport and Main Roads through the Cycle Network Local Government Grants program with the balance funded by council.

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Monday, January 31 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law. (PG, R) 11.05 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Cook And The Chef.

(R) 1.25 Vera. (Mv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 America In Colour. (Mav, R) 2.55 The Italians. (R) 3.10 Prince Albert’s Secret Papers. (R) 4.05 Michael Mosley: Queen Victoria’s Slum. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. (2014, PGal, R) Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner. 1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: All For Love. (2016, G) 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 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.

8.00 Back Roads: Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. (PG) Guest presenter is Paul West.

8.30 The China Century: Cold War Two. (Mav) Part 5 of 5.

9.30 The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty: The Comeback.

(Ms, R) Part 3 of 3.

10.20 Strong Women. (Ma, R) 10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. (R) 11.25 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (R) 12.30 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 1.10 Who Killed Belinda Peisley? (Mal, R) 2.15 Call The Midwife.

(Ma, R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Heritage Rescue: Castle Howard.

(Premiere, PG) Presented by Nick Knowles.

8.30 Secret Scotland: Borders.

(R) Part 4 of 5. Susan Calman visits the Scottish Borders and the famed Gretna Green, the UK’s wedding capital.

9.20 Historic House Rescue: Welsh Farmhouse Pt 2. (R) Part 2 of 3. Using the latest scientific research, the team uncovers the age of Llwyn Celyn.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Paris Police 1900.

(Premiere, MA15+asv) 11.50 Wisting. (Mav, R) 12.45 Unit One. (Masv, R) 4.05 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+v, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 The Voice Generations. (PG) Part 1 of 3. Talented Australians of all ages team up to impress the coaches.

9.00 9-1-1. (Ma) Bobby and the 118 race to the rescue when an abandoned oil well erupts and causes a massive sinkhole in downtown Los Angeles.

Athena investigates a 30-year-old cold case involving a casino robbery.

11.00 Fantasy Island. (Ma) Mr Jones faces his past.

12.00 MOVIE: Table 19.

(2017, Mdl, R) Anna Kendrick.

1.40 Hooked On The Look. (MA15+a, 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 Married At First Sight. (Return, Mls) The experiment begins with the hens’ and buck’s nights and the first two of the couples walking down the aisle.

9.30 MOVIE: Bridesmaids.

(2011, MA15+ls, R) Two best friends have a falling out after one of them asks another person to be her maid of honour. Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne.

11.50 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) 12.50 Customs. (PG, R) 1.20 Explore: Wellington. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Australian Survivor.

(Return) A group of 24 Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Charters Towers, Queensland.

9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) All hell breaks loose when Barnes and Jess are caught in a shooting while Christmas shopping with their families at a mall where the exits have been rigged with explosives so no one can escape.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies. 8.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.10 To Be Advised. 10.00 Doctor Who. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.35 QI. 12.05am Escape From The City. 1.05 Community.

1.30 Parks And Recreation. 1.50 ABC News Update.

1.55 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 SBS Courtside. 10.00 Basketball. NBA. Milwaukee Bucks v Denver Nuggets. 12.30pm WorldWatch. 1.30 Nirvanna. 2.00 The Third Industrial Revolution. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. (Final) 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Mighty Trains. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.30 Cold Case. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz.

10.30 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 1.55 Keeping Up Appearances.

3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: CarltonBrowne Of The F.O. (1959) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 Silent Witness. 10.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United.

Replay. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Seinfeld. Noon Carol’s Second Act. 1.00 Creative Generation 2021. 2.30 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73)

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Keep Calm And Decolonize. 2.00 Shortland Street.

2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Emptying The Tank. 6.40 News. 6.50 Unknown Amazon. 7.40 Through The Wormhole. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents.

9.00 First School At Middle Beach. 9.30 Miniseries: Hungry Ghosts. 10.30 Late Programs.

Long Way North. Continued. (2015, PG) 6.10 Abe. (2019, PG) 7.45 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 9.25 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 11.00 Police Story. (1985, M, Cantonese) 12.55pm The Big Boss. (1971, M, Cantonese) 2.50 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 5.10 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 7.35 The Meddler. (2015, M) 9.30 Song Lang. (2018, M, Vietnamese) 11.25 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials.

7.30 Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers. Replay. 10.30 Cheers. 11.00 JAG. Noon Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 Blue Bloods. 12.15am Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6am NFL. NFC Championship Game. 9.00 Sound FX: Best Of. 9.30 NFL. AFC Championship Game. 12.30pm Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 1.00 Sound FX: Best Of. 2.00 Shipping Wars. 2.30 Pawnography. 3.30 Highway Thru Hell. 4.30 Heavy Rescue: 401. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Crimson Tide. (1995, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Raymond.

5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Gold Coast Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Riddick.

(2013, MA15+) 11.00 Resident Alien. Midnight The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Love Island USA. 1.50 Social Fabric. 2.50 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, February 1 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law. (PG, R) 11.00 Muster Dogs. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 1.55 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 America In Colour. (Mav, R) 2.55 The Italians. (R) 3.10 Secrets Of China’s Forbidden City. (PG, R) 4.05 Michael Mosley: Queen Victoria’s Slum. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 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.

8.00 Outback Ringer. (Return, PG) Follows families catching bulls and buffalo.

8.30 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds: A Catalyst Special.

Ann Jones explores the lives of birds.

9.30 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Uluru to Adelaide Find What Makes Australia Extraordinary. (Final, R) Griff concludes his journey on the Ghan.

10.15 You Can’t Ask That. (Ml, R) 10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland. (Mls, R) 12.10 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 12.55 Growing Up Gracefully.

(Mls, R) 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Linz To Bratislava.

(PGa, R) Hosted by Michael Portillo.

8.40 Magic In The Mountains. (PG) Takes a look at how Squaw Valley, a little-known ski area in California, won the bid for the 1960 Winter Olympics.

10.05 SBS World News Late.

10.35 Living Black: Dr Michael Mosley - Health Revolution. (R) 11.10 Shadow Lines. (Malv) 12.00 The Looming Tower. (MA15+s, R) 2.45 Box 21. (MA15+asv, R) 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. (Mdlv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 The Voice Generations. (PG) Part 2 of 3.

9.00 Adele: One Night Only. (PG, R) Featuring performances from Adele, including her first new material in six years, as well as chart-topping hits.

11.00 Gordon, Gino & Fred: American Road Trip: Summer Of Love (San Francisco And Napa Valley) (Mdl) The guys head to San Francisco.

12.00 Absentia. (MA15+av, 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 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The next couples walk down the aisle.

9.10 The Weakest Link. (PG) Quiz show featuring celebrities answering general knowledge questions.

10.10 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.40 Botched. (MA15+amn, R) With Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow.

11.40 The Village. (Mas) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of 24 Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Charters Towers, Queensland.

9.00 NCIS. (Ma) The team investigates after a financial advisor is found shot at a naval station.

10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles.

A civilian scientist is killed.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.15 Gavin & Stacey. 9.45 Brassic. 10.35 Schitt’s Creek. 10.55 Doctor Who. 11.50 The Trip To Greece. (Final) 12.20am Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.05 Community. 1.30 Parks And Recreation. 1.50 ABC News Update. 1.55 Close. 5.05 Little Princess.

5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Milwaukee Bucks v Denver Nuggets. Replay. 2.00 Funny How? 2.30 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 3.30 Bamay. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 China’s New Silk Road: Yiwu To Madrid. 9.35 China’s LGBTQAI+ Surrogacy Families. 10.00 Late Programs.

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 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.45 Without A Trace. 12.45am To Be Advised. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Poirot. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Mister Ten Per Cent. (1967) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks.

8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle.

11.00 Frasier. Noon I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 1.30 Friends. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73)

2pm Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Jarjums.

4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Bamay. 6.25 Keep Calm And Decolonize. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon.

7.30 Cold Justice. 8.00 Rise Up. 8.50 The Beach.

9.20 NITV News Update. 9.30 Miniseries: Hungry Ghosts. 11.25 Late Programs.

Morning Programs. 7.05 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 9.30 The Red Balloon. (1956, French) 10.10 Police Story II. (1988, M, Cantonese) 12.25pm Fist Of Fury.

(1972, M, Cantonese) 2.30 Robinson Crusoe. (2016, PG) 4.10 Parade. (1974, French) 5.50 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 7.30 The Grandmaster. (2013, M, Mandarin) 9.30 Reign Of Assassins. (2010, MA15+, Mandarin) 11.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 RBT. 8.00 Gold Coast Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Under Siege 2. (1995, MA15+) 10.30 Resident Alien.

11.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show.

9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 Cheers. 11.00 JAG. 1pm Star Trek. 2.00 A-League Highlights Show. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods.

10.25 Bull. 11.20 Hawaii Five-O. 12.15am Shopping.

1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Shopping. 2.15 MOVIE: Parkland. (2013, M) 4.10 Late Programs.

26 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 28 January, 2022

6am Morning Programs.

10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Billy The Exterminator. 12.30 Lost In Transmission.

1.30 Detroit Steel. 2.30 Shipping Wars. 3.00 Highway Thru Hell. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 American Pickers. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island.

(2017, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

Wednesday, February 2 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (Final, R) 11.05 Great Barrier Reef: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address.

1.55 Just Between Us. (Malns, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (Final, PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 America In Colour. (PGav, R) 2.55 The Italians. (R) 3.10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (PG, R) 4.00 Michael Mosley: Queen Victoria’s Slum. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.40 Talking Honey: Princess Diana. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 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.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (Return, PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Return, M) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.

9.00 Fisk. (Final, Ml, R) Gruber & Gruber is nominated for an award.

9.30 QI. (Return, Mls) Hosted

by Sandi Toksvig.

10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News.

11.00 The Business. (R) 11.15 The China Century. (Mav, R) 12.15 Killing Eve. (MA15+av, R) 1.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 1.45 Growing Up Gracefully.

(Mal, R) 2.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 3.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum.

(R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Royal House Of Windsor: Fire, Feud And Fury. (PGa, R) Explores the House of Windsor.

9.25 Hidden Assets. (Premiere, MA15+) A detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau and her team uncover a criminal conspiracy.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

11.00 In Therapy. (Mls) Leonora criticises Damien.

11.50 Witch Hunt. (Madl, R) 1.35 Cacciatore: The Hunter. (MA15+dlv, R) 3.45 Miniseries: The Hunting. (Malns, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 The Voice Generations. (PG) Part 3 of 3. The four finalists perform for coaches Keith Urban, Rita Ora, Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy.

8.35 MOVIE: Eddie The Eagle.

(2016, PGals, R) An Olympic underdog wins the hearts of sports fans, despite being reviled by the sporting establishment.

Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Keith Allen.

10.55 Criminal Confessions: She Never Came Home. (MA15+alv, R) A look at the case of Kenia Monge.

12.00 Mean Mums. (PGa, R) 1.00 Scandal. (Mav, 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 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The next couples walk down the aisle.

9.10 Rise And Fall Of Janet Jackson.

(Maln) Takes a look at Janet Jackson and how her career was never the same after the Super Bowl controversy.

10.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

11.10 Framed By The Killer: The Sex Cult Frame. (MA15+lsv) Part 1 of 3.

12.05 Grand Hotel. (Mlsv, R) 1.00 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of 24 Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Charters Towers, Queensland.

9.00 Bull. (Ma, R) Bull and the TAC team defend a woman who is on trial for her husband’s murder, but is unable to provide a defence for her actions as she was blackout drunk at the time and has no memory of the event.

11.00 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Making Child Prodigies. 8.30 MOVIE: Uncle Vanya. (2020, M) 11.00 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 11.50 Doctor Who. 12.40am The School That Tried To End Racism. 1.30 Community. 1.50 Parks And Recreation. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon MOVIE: Drunken Master. (1978, M) 2.00 The Last Shot. 2.50 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.00 Rise. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Letterkenny.

9.00 Back To Life. 9.35 MOVIE: Get The Gringo.

(2012, MA15+) 11.25 MOVIE: Train To Busan. (2016, MA15+) 1.35am Late Programs.

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 Million Dollar Minute. 1.30 To Be Advised. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 9.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 10.30 Miranda. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 1.55 Explore. 2.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Up Jumped A Swagman. (1965) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle.

11.00 Frasier. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Friends. 2.30 NBL Slam. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.10 Mom. 11.35 King Of Queens.

Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 Country Music. 8.30 Going Native. 9.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.30 To The Ends Of The Earth. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Parade. Continued. (1974, French) 7.20 Robinson Crusoe. (2016, PG) 9.00 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 10.40 Song Lang. (2018, M, Vietnamese) 12.35pm The Way Of The Dragon. (1972, M, Cantonese) 2.30 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 4.55 The Red Balloon. (1956, French) 5.40 Belle. (2013, PG) 7.30 Mulholland Falls. (1996, M, ) 9.30 Burning.

(2018, M, Korean) 12.15am Late Programs.

7MATE (73)

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 8.00 Roads Less Travelled. 8.30 iFish Summer Series.

9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 Cheers. 11.00 JAG. 1pm Star Trek. 2.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 Blue Bloods. 12.10am Shopping.

1.40 Infomercials. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

Noon Billy The Exterminator. 12.30 Lost In Transmission. 1.30 Detroit Steel. 2.30 The Grade Cricketer. 3.00 Highway Thru Hell. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 American Pickers. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 Storage Wars. 9.30 Extreme Unboxing. 9.55 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day -2. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 SeaQuest DSV. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 RBT. 8.00 Gold Coast Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Mad Max: Fury Road. (2015, MA15+) 11.00 Resident Alien. Midnight Late Programs.

Owned by locals, supporting locals, employing locals.

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Thursday, February 3 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Back Roads.

(PG, R) 10.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 11.00 Wild Australia: After The Fires. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz.

(PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 2.00 Just Between Us. (Final, Ml, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank.

(PG, R) 5.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (l, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 America In Colour. (Mav, R) 2.55 The Italians. (R) 3.10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (R) 4.05 Michael Mosley: Queen Victoria’s Slum. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

Day -1: Day session. 12.30 To Be Advised.

1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PGad, 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. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.45 Talking Honey: Princess Diana. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 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.

8.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (Final) Kurt speaks with Madison de Rozario.

8.30 Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland: Lost In Scotland. (Final, Ml) Part 3 of 3.

9.20 Climate Change: The Facts. (R) Presented by Sir David Attenborough.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds: A Catalyst Special. (R) 12.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.55 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 1.40 The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty.

(Ms, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble: Exmoor. (Premiere) Kate Humble goes on a walk in Exmoor.

8.30 Miniseries: The Long Call. (M) Part 1 of 4.

9.25 Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve. (M, R) Part 3 of 4.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 La Fortuna. (Mdl) 12.05 Gomorrah. (Madl) 1.10 Partisan.

(Premiere, Mal) 2.00 The Hot Zone. (Ma, R) 4.40 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 8.30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day -1: Night session.

Featuring a variety of events from the XXIV Olympic Winter Games.

10.30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day -1: Late session.

11.30 An Hour To Catch A Killer.

(Mv, R) Follows a homicide unit.

12.30 Scandal. (Mav, R) The events in Rowan’s basement are revealed.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute.

(R) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mlns) Drama hits the experiment.

9.00 Australia Behind Bars.

(Premiere, MA15+adl) Melissa Doyle takes a look beyond the high walls and barbed wires of three of maximum security prisons.

10.10 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.40 Prison. (Return) 11.40 Manifest. (Madv, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 To Be Advised.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav) The detectives are called in to help investigate a wave of hate crimes on Christmas Eve, from threats to the local Jewish community to an attack on a mosque.

Rollins catches up with an old flame.

10.30 Blue Bloods. Frank contends with a potentially dirty cop.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 QI. 9.00 Hard Quiz. 9.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.05 Doctor Who. 10.55 Insert Name Here. 11.25 Live At The Apollo.

12.10am Would I Lie To You? 12.40 Community.

1.05 Parks And Recreation. 1.25 ABC News Update.

1.30 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon MOVIE: God Help The Girl. (2014, M) 2.05 Most Expensivest. 2.35 A Day In Slab City. 3.00 Gaycation. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting.

5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Chasing Famous. 11.00 Vikings. 11.55 News. 12.50am The Trixie & Katya Show. 1.20 VICE. 2.25 Late Programs.

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 Cricket. The Women’s Ashes. One-Day International. Australia v England. Game 1. 8.00 Border Security: International. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Last Chance Learners.

4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Seaway. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 1.55 Explore. 2.00 As Time Goes By. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Carry On Teacher. (1959) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 To Be Advised. 1am TV Shop. 4.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory.

1.30 Friends. 2.00 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.45 Belle. (2013, PG) 8.40 Parade. (1974, French) 10.20 The Grandmaster.

(2013, M, Mandarin) 12.20pm Game Of Death.

(1978, M, Cantonese) 2.15 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 4.00 The Little Witch. (2018, PG) 5.50 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 7.40 Café Society. (2016, M) 9.30 The Bravest. (2019, Mandarin) 11.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (73)

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under.

8.30 NBL Slam. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 Cheers.

11.00 JAG. 1pm Star Trek. 2.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.00 Cheers. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 Soccer. AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Knockout stage. Second semi-final. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

Going Native. 2.00 Shortland Street. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Jarjums. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Miniseries: New Gold Mountain.

9.30 MOVIE: Rock The Kasbah. (2015) 11.25 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Detroit Steel. 2.30 Shipping Wars. 3.00 Highway Thru Hell. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Day -1: Night session. 8.30 MOVIE: Commando. (1985, MA15+) 10.15 MOVIE: Hot Shots! (1991, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

Noon Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Blades Of Glory.

(2007, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Semi-Pro. (2008, M) 11.25 Young Sheldon. 11.50 Late Programs.

Friday, 28 January, 2022 NOOSA TODAY 27

PUZZLES SUDOKU

No. 065

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.

easy

2 5 8 2

4 9 7

9 1 4

2

5 7 1 2 7 3 4 5 1 6 2 7 3 9 3 4 7 6 6 9

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS Type of hat (3) Pre-evenings (10) Containers (7) Most wealthy (7) Businesses that sell goods (9) Look for (4) Giving an alternate name to someone (10) Scottish loch (4) Downtime (4) Symptomatic (10) Insects (4) Making loud and confused noise (10) Wetter in terms of weather (7) General style of cooking (7) Expert (10) Allow (3)

1 3 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 23 25 27 28 29 30

7

8

9

4 6

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Wishlist chief executive officer Lisa Rowe says a recent funding boost has enhanced services with state-of-the-art medical equipment including eyesight-saving lasers.

Sight-saving wish list After successful cataract surgery, Tewantin resident Pauline Durham could never have anticipated almost losing her eyesight on two occasions.

Standing with her colleague during a shift at a Noosa resort, her workmate noticed something was wrong with Pauline’s left eye.

“My eye had turned black and purple,” Pauline recalls.

“I went to see my optometrist and he confirmed I had a retinal detachment and was advised to head immediately to Brisbane for a procedure to help save permanent loss of eyesight.

“I was shocked and scared. All I could think

about was not seeing my grandkids.”

Unaware about the increased ophthalmology services on the Sunshine Coast, the 60-year-old was redirected by the Brisbane team to ophthalmology surgeon Dr Warren Apel at Caloundra Health Service.

“I was booked in that very week on October 1 and was amazed to be arriving back home within a couple of hours post-surgery,” she says.

The successful procedure yielded a 90 per cent return of Pauline’s vision on the proviso she saw out the recommended recovery time.

“It took a mountain of discipline over the two months. Mentally it was one of the biggest roadblocks of my life not being able to do regu-

lar things like work, exercise and cooking.”

The extension of ophthalmology services on the Sunshine Coast is thanks to supporters of Sunshine Coast Health Foundation – Wishlist, which has directed more than half a million dollars over the past decade to the Ophthalmology Unit at Caloundra Health Service.

Wishlist chief executive officer Lisa Rowe says a recent $70,000 funding boost plus $430,000 raised from The House the Coast Built appeal in 2011 with Ausmar Homes has enhanced services with state-of-the-art medical equipment including eyesight-saving lasers.

“This equipment has changed the lives of

thousands of locals and they have enjoyed access to state-of-the-art treatment right here on the Coast without the inconvenience of travelling to Brisbane,” Ms Rowe said.

But there is still one item left on the charity’s wish list - a $48,213 laser to benefit patients at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

“Given everything I went through, I owe an enormous debt of gratitude for the caring and careful guidance of Dr Apel and his team, and to Wishlist for funding the equipment needed to make my procedure possible,” Pauline adds.

Help patients like Pauline needing emergency eye surgery on the Sunshine Coast by making a donation at wishlist.org.au.

Noosa company joins forces in fight against bushfires Noosa company Helitak Firefighting Equipment (Helitak) has joined forces with an Alabama aviation service in the United States in the fight against bushfires.

Arista Aviation Services (Arista) and Helitak have entered into a Cooperation Agreement to modify and provide aerial firefighting helicopters with expandable underbelly fire suppression tanks.

As a leader in Sikorsky Black Hawk UH-60 airframe modifications, Arista retrofits different configurations, including the aerial firefighting platform and views the Helitak FT4500 as a critical component in the performance of aerial firefighting operations.

Rotary Aerial Firefighting specialist Helitak designs and produces a product line of advanced aerial firefighting equipment and has obtained an STC for its FT4500 expandable fire suppression tank for installation on UH-60/S-70 series aircraft. The FT4500 tank shell is manufactured from carbon fibre with a maximum capacity of 1100 gallons US (4500 litres).

Under the agreement, Arista will offer the Helitak expandable tanks to customers wanting to operate with a fixed belly tank requiring no airframe modification and no extended landing gear installation.

Helitak’s chief executive officer and chief

engineer Jason Schellaars said, “We are delighted to work with Arista and its customers to offer versatility to the operators.

“It is clear, from our discussions with Arista, that their leadership in the Blackhawk retrofit and modification market is worldclass and to have been selected by Arista to provide the underbelly tank is further testimony to the durability and innovation of our designs.”

Arista’s president Rich Enderle said the company was known for offering customers a wide variety of options that helped ensure their mission success.

“After looking at numerous tank options, we believe the Helitak Tank provides our customers with a sustainable, quality solution, that will enhance their capabilities and meet the demanding conditions of aerial firefighting,” Mr Enderle said.

“We are excited at the opportunity to work with the professionals from Helitak.”

Arista and Helitak believe the retrofitted Blackhawk airframe, coupled with the lightweight FT4500 aerial fire suppression tank, covers all necessary firefighting mission objectives, including: Type 1 capacity.

Night NVG bombing operations.

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Aerotech Blackhawk with Helitak Fire Suppression Tank fitted.

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Qld’s worst rail disaster

By Gympie Family History Society Talked about for many years after it occurred, the Traveston Creek Rail Disaster of 9 June 1925 had a profound effect on the citizens of Gympie.

The following information is taken from newspaper reports of the tragic accident just after it occurred.

RAILWAY DISASTER MAIL TRAIN DERAILED. Carriage Into Creek.

NINE KILLED; 40 INJURED. The mail train which left Brisbane last night for Rockhampton met with disaster at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning, when the engine left the rails while negotiating the bridge over Traveston Creek.

It was followed by several carriages.

One carriage toppled over and fell into the creek below.

Nine passengers were killed and between 30 and 40 injured.

A relief train with a doctor and ambulances has been rushed to the scene.

So far, the particulars are meagre.

The list of injured is: KILLED. Raphael Rosier, believed to reside in Adelaide; Philip Reid, electrical worker, of Sydney; Mr. Rout, of Rockhampton; Mrs Mellhamizzer, travelling to Bundaberg; Jack Gardiner, identified by mother, who is injured in hospital.

INJURED. Miss Ethel Page, Fred Glover; Miss Mary Williams (of Sydney) Douglas Bloomfield; Everard Prizeman, Mrs Bert Coombs (of Port Kembla, N.S.W.) Frank Poster (of Sydney), Gertrude Foster (of Sydney), Fred Kedron (of Sydney), Joseph Tawrell (of Sydney), Jack Dear, (of Boggabri), Walter Powell, Robert Edwards (of Camperdown, N.S.W.), Tom Dempsey, J. Davy; C. E. Baxter, Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Tom Moor, Mavis Gold, George Artlett, Miss Ivy Gardiner, Mrs. Kathleen Ryding, Hughie Graham, Mr. Maxwell, Mrs. Mills and infant (of Balmain, Sydney), Mr. and Mrs. Barry, (of Darlinghurst. Sydney), Fred Zommerle , A. Conrad (of Sydney), Jack Stephens (of Waverley, Sydney), William De Wheeldon, of Webb, G, Smith, H Worthington.

A late message says that included in the killed is Mrs. Dear, of Boggabri, N.S.W. *Later corrected to Mrs Dean.

Probably the fact that the train was drawn by two engines, which did not leave the rails, saved the other carriages from diving over the bridge.

A second-class carriage was badly smashed in the creek, and pieces of wood, steel and glass pierced the bodies of many passengers.

It was pitch dark at the time, which made the task of rescue very difficult.

The accident is the worst in the history of the Queensland railways.

The train which met with the disaster consisted of two engines, three first class sleepers, one second-class sleeper, two first class carriages, two second class carriages, a composite carriage, a goods wagon, a brake van, and a travelling post-office.

There were no casualties among first-class passengers, the portion of the train wrecked consisting of second-class carriages.

Particulars of the accident, received from Gympie, indicate that three second-class carriages were derailed.

It is thought that one of them, became derailed just before reaching the bridge, and that after tearing over the sleepers it struck a post, with the result that the couplings of the third carriage from the guard’s van broke.

Another coupling, that on the last of the three carriages which connected with the guard’s van, also broke, and the result was that three carriages toppled over, one falling on to level ground, and the other two over the bridge, about 30ft (9m), into the riverbed.

Mrs. Jackson, sister of Mr. Hugh Keys, of Bundaberg, who was also a passenger by the train, described one very pathetic incident.

She said it was very sad to see a little girl left alone, with her father killed and her mother injured.

The child was taken charge of at the railway refreshment rooms, Gympie.

SCENES OF SUFFERING In one case a lady passenger, was killed in a lavatory, and rescue workers, had to cut a passage to remove the body.

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The 1925 Traveston Creek rail disaster was the worst rail tragedy Queenslanders had seen.

Workers repair the track. The derailed train can be seen in the background. One of the carriages has fallen off the bridge and is lying upside down.

Wreckage is spread across the ground. A crowd of people can be seen in the distance.

This was in an overturned coach on the embankment.

The chief injury and loss of life occurred in the composite coach, which was pulled from the bridge by the luggage van.

Both coach and van were smashed practically to matchwood, and the scene in the darkness must have been terrible.

Much damage was done to the bridge transoms and sleepers; but the break gang worked vigorously and had the line clear by the afternoon.

The disaster was rendered the more terrible by the scenes of suffering that were witnessed in the fitful light of lamps.

The permanent way showed clear signs of the tram’s erratic career.

For one and half miles along the route the sleepers were cut and splintered, and it is wonderful that a disaster did not happen sooner.

At the ninety-six miles bridge, however, the journey came to an end.

The luggage wagon at last plunged from the bridge to the ground 30 feet below, dragging with it the preceding composite coach consisting of first and second-class compartments.

The guard had a wonderful escape.

The coupling between the luggage van and his van breaking, the guard’s van remained on the bridge.

The coupling between the composite

coach; and the one immediately ahead held fast and this coach was dragged off the rails and flung on the side of the embankment.

One lady passenger was, brought out from a carriage with a baby still clasped in her arms.

Both were dead.

It was a difficult task to shift the wreckage to release these two; for heavy beams had to be removed.

It was remarkable that anyone in the car which was nearest the luggage van, escaped.

Pieces of the carriage were lying about in all directions.

Another dreadful sight was a mother holding her dead child in her arms, with her head badly bleeding.

DEBRIS CHOPPED AWAY Those who answered the first cries of the injured came upon an appalling sight.

Carriages were on their heads, with the wheels in the air, and to rescue the injured beneath the debris, lifting jacks had to be used.

All the time the rescuers feared that the wreckage would catch fire, but this was averted.

On arrival of the Gympie breakdown train at the scene of the accident, the ambulance men had to chop the injured out of the debris.

This continued until all were liberated, and the front part of the wrecked train was sent back to Gympie with the injured and other passengers.

Medical men who rushed to the scene of the disaster with breakdown trains performed splendid service in alleviating sufferers, particularly those suffering from minor injuries.

TRAGIC END TO HONEYMOON Mrs. Sarah Dean (nee Druce), who was killed in the railway accident, was a resident of Boggabri (NSW) up to six months ago.

She was married in Brisbane on Monday and her husband was badly injured.

Those who died on the 9th June 1925: 1. Mr Philip Richard Reid —buried Gympie 2. Mrs Sarah Dean {nee Druce} - buried Gympie 3. Mr Benjamin William Hill—buried Gympie 4. Mr Raphael Rosier—buried Gympie 5. Mr Victor Herbert Shadwell—buried Boonah 6. Jack Wilson Gardener—buried Warwick 7. Mr James Edward Lumley Rout -- buried Rockhampton 8. Mrs McDhagger -- buried Bundaberg 9. Joan Edith Robertson -- buried Winton Mr. Davidson visited the whole of the patients in the hospital at Gympie.

The exact casualties he said, were nine killed (seven adults and two children) and 26 injured.

These 26 were all now in hospital, others who were less seriously hurt were able to proceed on their way.

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Cathy Mitchell planting a tree for Tourism Noosa’s environmental sustainability initiative.

Trees grow for tourism Tourism Noosa’s environmental sustainability initiative, Trees for Tourism has delivered positive results for the region since partnering with event organisers to give back to Noosa’s environment.

Since its inception 3930 trees have been planted that will sequester 487 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The program supports Noosa and District Landcare’s rehabilitation projects, in particular on the Noosa Trail Network, revegetating several areas of the trail to provide shade trees for walkers, assist with erosion and improve the habitat for local koalas and other wildlife.

Tourism Noosa’s head of tourism sustainability Juanita Terry-Bloomfield said, “Noosa’s sponsored events donate a portion of ticket

sales to Trees for Tourism.“ “The program was developed recognising the economic and social importance that events provide to the local community and our desire to find a positive way for events to give back environmentally.

“Partnering with Noosa and District Landcare was the perfect choice - one tree planted from Trees for Tourism on average will sequester 124 kg of CO2 in its lifetime. This means that one small seedling will absorb 124kg of CO2 in its lifetime.

“We have found many of our event organisers have embraced the program, sharing it with their event participants whilst others have used the tree planting as a team building day.”

Noosa Classic event organisers have been participating in the program since their event commenced and event director Angela McGlinchey said, “We love being involved in Trees for Tourism. It’s a great way for our event participants and us as an event organiser to give back to the community and we look forward to strengthening and continuing our support in 2022.“ Noosa District and Landcare manager Phil Moran said, “Trees for Tourism shows that tourism and the environment are not mutually exclusive and it is great to see the tourism industry and event organisers contributing to improving our natural environment here in Noosa via this program.“ Events to date supporting Trees for Tourism

include Great Noosa Country Trail Walk, Noosa Classic, Noosa Eat and Drink Festival, Noosa Enduro, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Open Studios, Noosa Summer Swim, Noosa Triathlon, Sunshine Coast Comedy Festival, and Wild Women Adventure Race.

Other donations have been received from operators including Grill’d Noosa, Queensland Tourism Industry Council, some resorts and Tourism Noosa members at networking nights and visitors donating at the Noosa Inforamtion Centre also contributed to Trees for Tourism.

To donate to Trees for Tourism visit the Noosa Information Centre on Hastings Street, Noosa Heads.

Regional train services cut Queensland Rail will cut some regional services temporarily from Monday 17 January.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said to manage an increasing number of employees in isolation while minimising the impact to customers, some regional services will be temporarily reduced.

“Like the rest of Queensland, Queensland Rail is experiencing a rising number of employees who need to isolate for their health, and for the safety of others,” Mr Bailey said.

“To manage this and ensure stability and clarity for customers, from Monday 17 January, Queensland Rail will temporarily suspend operation of the Inlander service between Townsville and Mount Isa, and the Westlander service between Brisbane and Charleville.

“From the week commencing 24 January, the Spirit of the Outback service between Brisbane and Longreach will also temporar-

ily reduce to one service per week.

“Queensland Rail is contacting all customers that were booked on the impacted services to offer a refund, rebooking or alternate transport arrangements.“ Mr Bailey confirmed there would be no impacts to the regional freight network, and at this stage, no changes on the Brisbane to Cairns corridor.

“Queensland Rail will continue to review the impacts of Covid-19 on the workforce and its operations and keep customers informed of any developments,“ he said.

“Queensland has also adjusted isolation rules for essential workers which includes transport staff, easing pressure on the Queensland Rail workforce.”

For more information, customers can visit queenslandrailtravel.com.au or call 1800 TRAINS (872 467).

Some train services have been reduced.

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e-Scooter caution This is not a complaint letter, this is a word of caution to e-scooter riders using the footpaths, especially those who like to ride fast. Many escooter riders are young and their awareness of potential accident situations may be limited.

When a vehicle is backing out of a driveway, the driver’s natural inclination is to look to the right for pedestrians on the footpath and then to look for cars and pedestrians coming from their left hand field of vision, which would be on the same side of the road and the flow of traffic.

The time it takes for a fast moving e-scooter to come from nowhere to behind the backing vehicle after the driver has looked in that direction is only a few seconds. If the e-scooter rider, or even a bike rider, is approaching at speed on the footpath from the opposite direction to the flow of traffic, they put themselves in serious danger of getting hit.

Witnessing such an event today, it was only sheer luck and the quick reflexes of a good driver that two riders on one fast moving escooter had a near miss instead of a fatal accident. I hope they learned something and that this tale saves someone else.

Woody Dass, Noosaville

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Accept the risks I am free. You can be too.

After lockdowns, being on the wrong side of state borders and experiencing all the stress of the pandemic and then some, I’m finally free and you can be too.

I would strongly suggest that you consider settling into the updated world we live in and accept the new risks of living, just like you did before all of this.

If you are still not at peace with the pandemic, I’d be looking to blame the hyperbole and fear tactics of the state government leaders across the country who have deliberately peddled fear in a political tactic as old as the ages. They’ve provided media fodder to feed the ratings of the 24/7 news cycle and polarised Australians who used to have a collective psyche that didn’t have state borders. Have you have fallen for their tactic of divisive politics and turned against your fellow planetary inhabitants?

Perhaps in response to Jen Oakley (21 Jan), we should all carefully consider why we may be feeling that spitting on the streets is somehow a ‘them’ issue rather than an ‘us’ issue. As repulsive as this example is, I think we all know that this is a part of society and there are hundreds of your fellow locals who would do this in front of you without thinking.

Come to peace with the new risks to your life and concentrate instead on breaking free from being a pawn in someone else’s political ambition.

I’m triple vaccinated and are living my new life according to the health advice of the agencies which my taxes pay for. Exactly the same as I do for all the other existential threats to my ongoing occupation of this planet.

I wear a seatbelt while driving, try to eat healthy and engage cautiously with activities which I know carry risk. I’ve incorporated the relative risk of the virus into my everyday and I’m so much happier for it.

It has suited politicians to skew the public perspective to their favour but I’d suggest it is time to have a little self-reflection and consider how your attitudes may have changed, par-

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“Not a popular subject, but this big guy was dead centre of the main Wooroi bike trail (last Thursday) during an afternoon downpour and he wasn’t budging for me or anyone,” Dave Grant said after he shot this snap. “He was ready to fight for his rights, I just wanted him to move so a bike didn’t hit him.” If you have a Lenscape please email to newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au

ticularly in a way not in alignment with your pre-pandemic values.

Look after your own preventative health, take care of your fellow community members and consider that if the pandemic doesn’t kill you, becoming a crotchety old nay-sayer just might.

Gerald Forsythe, Noosa

Peace reigns on Gympie Terrace The bus drivers are on strike and peace has descended along Gympie Terrace.

It is fantastic.

I cannot tell you how wonderful it is not to have noisy, polluting buses grinding up and down the road at regular intervals, air brakes puffing and engines roaring! I’m sure a lot of restaurants owners and employees must feel the same! The only other days we ever get relief from this constant intrusion on our lives is on the Noosa Marathon weekend!

It would be interesting to know how many people have actually been negatively impacted without the service running along this road? It seems most of the buses are nearly always empty!

Countless letters written to Noosa News in the past and phone calls to Translink regarding certain particularly offensive vehicles had resulted - unsurprisingly – in nothing changing for the better!

I wonder if it ever will?

Maddy Nielsen.

Noosaville

Freedoms eroded in response to Jen Oakley’s cries of horror at current conditions and behaviours: Jen, in our tiny corner of the world we are experiencing a taste of the chaos which has been deliberately orchestrated globally by what was once known as The New World Order. It is now called The Great Economic Reset. No, not a conspiracy theory. It is there for all to read about on YouTube.

The world chaos we now see has been decades in the planning. Have you noticed our freedoms being eroded? God help our grandchildren.

Which leads on to the letter from David Muir AM. Patience dear David!! Our traitorous future King of England is involved with the Great Reset mob (Bill Gates, Fauci et al). So when our wonderful Queen passes on, whatever happens to the Monarchy is anyone’s guess. You had better get your ducks in a row real quick!!

Elizabeth Cameron, Tewantin

Ban cars from North Shore Beach There is a very simple solution to the problem of the desecration of Noosa North Shore beach by cars (NT 21/01/22), and to what must be a nightmare for North Shore residents: ban four wheel drive vehicles from going on the beach, and issue very steep fines for those who ignore the ban.

It is ridiculous that such a beautiful natural

area should be constantly ruined by masses of vehicles. It is very likely that some of the drivers of these 4WDs are the people who have caused feacal pollution of the sand dunes there. 4WD vehicles are essential in many circumstances, but hooning on beaches, or overloading same, is an inappropriate use of them.

This would leave the beach open to quieter pursuits, and make it a safe area for children, again.

Joy Ringrose, Pomona

Covid drops, deaths increase Good News on Channel 9 this morning (24 January 2022).

The rates of infections from the Covid viruses is dropping in Australia.

I would sincerely hope so, as there is not many left to be infected by them.

But I am more concerned to hear or see the recent daily increase of deaths.

Ernest Wright, Tewantin

In the chook pen In the pen, roosters ran around like headless chooks as the great cark-it disease infected the worker hens. Taking credit for daily sun risings, top cock crowed,“It’s always darkest before dawn and dawn’s coming so please hang in there”. He then announced that day-old chicks will be recruited to produce nest eggs because he doesn’t lay the eggs.

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach

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The first meeting of the year for Tewantin-Noosa National Seniors will be held on Thursday 17 February at 10.30am at the Tewantin-Noosa RSL. Our guest speaker is our favourite podiatrist, Scott Whitham who will speak about how important our feet are. All members and friends welcome. Please phone Norm for numbers for morning tea on 3129 0540.

Noosa 2010 Combined Probus Club members enjoy bus trips, coffee, lunch and dinner outings, weekly walks, theatre and garden outings, yoga and a monthly speaker. Meetings are held at the Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9am. Couples and singles welcome. For details phone Barbara on 0491 354 054.

Brand new class for beginners. Awesome fun, low impact exercise, boosts memory, improves flexibility and balance, reduces stress, increases energy levels and no partner required. Every Monday 2-3pm Noosa Catholic Parish Church Hall, Moorindil St, Tewantin. Enquiries to Sue on 0408 337 262.

SEWING NEWS

LEARN TO DANCE

The Guilded Lilies Sewing Group will not meet on Saturday 29 January due to Covid. Keep safe sewing friends. Phone Angela 0408 068 148.

Every Sunday from 12.30pm at the Tewantin Masonic Hall we teach basic dance steps, waltz, then old time, new vogue and social dances running through to 4pm. Lots of fun and dancing, including a 20 minute tea/coffee break, so hope to see you there. For more info, please phone 0429 829 328 or visit andrewsclassdance.com No need to book, just rock up.

Probus is all about friendship, fellowship and fun for retired seniors. Our club meets at the RSL on the fourth Tuesday of the month except December starting at 10am for morning tea which costs just $5. We have interesting guest speakers and weekly activities and outings to suit all levels of fitness. We offer a warm welcome to retirees living in or around Tewantin and the Noosa hinterland. Phone Christine Hartley on 5442 7397.

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP

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AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS MEETING The Tewantin/Noosa Branch of the Australian Red Cross will meet on Friday 18 February at 9.30am at the Forum Room, 16-21 Lake Weyba Drive, Laguna Retirement Village. All visitors are welcome. For more information phone Julie (president) 0407 571 282. Further meetings will be on the third Friday each month.

AIR MEETING CANCELLED Association of Independent Retirees (AIR) Noosa Branch next meetings are on 10 and 17 February. For further information phone 0417 431 303, email airnoosasecretary@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/AIRNoosa

ARTS AND CRAFTS Learn to crochet workshops with Janelle Turley Wednesdays and Saturdays 9.30-11.30am.

Colour theory starts Tuesday 15 February for 4 weeks, 9 am – noon, with tutor Lizzie Connor.

Members $95/Non-members $115 (booking required). Colour therapy: starting Tuesday 15 February for 4 weeks, 9 am – 12 noon, with tutor Lizzie Connor. Members $95/Non-members $115 (booking required). To book phone 5474 1211, email create@ noosaartsandcrafts. org.au or visit noosaartsandcrafts.org.au

MALIBU CLUB AGM The Noosa Malibu Club will be holding its 2022 annual general meeting on Tuesday 1 March, 6.30pm at The Noosa Touch Association Grounds in Butler Street Tewantin. All members are invited to attend.

Please contact the Club secretary, Rick Espiner, for further Committee nomination information if required on secretary@noosamalibuclub.com

BEEF STEAK AND BURGUNDY Noosa Beefsteak and Burgundy Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at a different local restaurant for good food, wines and fellowship for couples or singles which is our aim. For more information phone John Dicker on 0414 323 266.

JOIN NOOSA TOASTMASTERS We are a fun-loving, supportive group who are all learning together. We meet every second and fourth Monday of the month. The first two visits are free. For inquiries phone Ian Davies on 0410 750 651 or email noosatoastmasters@ gmail.com

MAGZ JAZZ Increase strength, flexibility, energy and wellbeing. Learn fun new dance moves to inspired music. Tuesday mornings in Doonan. Please contact Margaret on 0425 269 988.

TAP DANCE Enjoy learning tap dancing or start again.

Come along and have fun with others at the Catholic Church Hall, Moorindil St, Tewantin on Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm. Phone Helen on 0448 621 788 for more info or just turn up.

SUNSHINE SOCIAL CLUB We meet for coffee every Saturday 10am at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club where we organise weekly lunches and picnics. Couples and singles most welcome. Please phone Noeline on 5474 5231.

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Enjoy learning tap or start again on Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm. Then learn to boogie Bollywoodstyle at 4.30-5.30pm. Lots of fun with partner and circle dances. Suitable for all abilities.

Classes at the Catholic Church Hall, Moorindil St, Tewantin - commencing Thursday 20 January. Phone Helen on 0448 621 788 or just turn up.

I’m planning to re-launch Spiritsong Chamber Choir. Will be looking for experienced singers to sing from composers such as William Byrd, Henry Purcell, Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Tomkins, John Dowland and Adrian Batten. Would love to hear from you if this is your passion.

Phone choir director Andrew Emmet on 5474 1498 or email andrewjemmet@gmail.com

Why not give listening to classical music a try, without any obligation, in a friendly group meeting in a comfy home in Noosaville. We watch DVDs featuring classical music or listen to classical music CDs. There is no charge but a donation of $2 for morning tea or coffee and biscuits is appreciated. For more details ring Lyn on 5449 0537.

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

FABULOUS 60S PLUS We are a fun, friendly, seniors’ social group, we welcome couples and singles from coast to hinterland 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, picnics and other activities. Please contact Joan on 0419 517 869 for more details.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING AT POMONA Every Tuesday evening from 7-9.30 pm Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - the cost is $4. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

PROBUS NOOSA RIVER Looking for something to do? Our club offers many activities including art, craft, book club, canasta, coffee mornings, creative writing, golf, lunch outings, Mahjong, Scrabble, theatre (local and Brisbane), walking trips, ukulele and wine appreciation nights. We meet on the first Monday of each month at the Girraween Sports Complex Clubhouse (entrance off roundabout adjacent Eenie Creek Rd and Langura St) at 9am. Call 0410 687 639 for further details.

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Weekly roster for Meals on Wheels Weekly roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 31 January.

Monday drivers: Tony, driver needed Run B, Darryl, driver needed Run E, Rosemary, Alison, Ian, Jason Robyn, driver needed Run K. Kitchen: Georges, Mary, Len, Geoff.

Tuesday drivers: Alice, Darryl, Tania and friends, Margaret and Jill, Denise, Nicki, driver needed Run G, Gary, Simone and Chris, Gwen.

Kitchen: Christine, Jo, Michelle.

Wednesday drivers: driver needed Run A, Trish and Karen, Julie L, Jennifer and Martin, Jan and Bryan, Paul, John H, driver needed Run H, Simone and Chris, Joy and Sue, Paul and Fiona.

Kitchen: Denise, Martina, Judi, Christine.

Thursday drivers: Zac, Darryl, Barry, Donna and Julie, Justin, Penny R, driver needed Run G, Martin, driver needed Run I, driver needed Run K. Kitchen: Georges, Donal, Loz, Vicki, Jerry, Sharon.

Friday drivers: driver needed Run A, Lin, Susie and Noel, Jean and Janet, Lynne and Kay, Kevin, William and Denise, Ian, Julie B, Lesley, Victor.

Kitchen: Georges, Geoff, Charlotte, Judy.

You can also check the roster on our website mealsonwheels-tewantinnoosa.org.au If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449 7659.

Appeal is helping children in need get back to school The Smith Family launches its 2022 Back to School Appeal, calling for extra support to help thousands of young Australians in need re-engage with their education in the wake of Covid-19.

Thousands of Australian children will start the new school year behind, requiring additional support to catch up with their peers and recover lost learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Smith Family said.

As the nation’s largest children’s education charity launches its 2022 Back to School Appeal, The Smith Family is calling on Australians to support children in need.

The children’s education charity needs to find 5200 new sponsors for their Learning for Life program that provides vital emotional, financial and practical support, helping children to make the most of their education.

The charity says the need is greater than ever.

The Smith Family’s chief executive officer, Doug Taylor is extremely worried about the persistent and significant gaps in learning between children experiencing disadvantage and their more affluent peers, which has compounded for some because of long periods of disrupted learning over the past two years.

“For the children we support, the return to school this year may be the toughest yet.

We are particularly concerned about the students whose education has been significantly impacted during those critical transition years of early primary school and between primary and high school, and who’ve spent more time learning remotely than in the classroom, as they are at greater risk of disengaging with their learning.

“The Grattan Institute’s analysis of the 2021 NAPLAN results shows that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are not performing as well as other students in reading and numeracy. On average, Year 9 students from a disadvantaged background are more than four years behind their advantaged peers in reading in both NSW and Victoria. This can and must be addressed through the use of evidenced-based initiatives involving students, parents, schools and community organisations,” said Mr Taylor.

Andrew Pierpoint, president of the Australian Secondary Principals’ Association (ASPA), stressed priority needs to be given to children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing in the new school year.

“Increasingly, more and more children and their families rely on additional support to make ends meet. Never before has our education system and organisations like The Smith Family faced challenges like the ones that have emerged over the past two years and will continue to emerge in 2022,“ he said.

“As we approach a new school year, we must focus on supporting those students who have fallen behind to help them recover lost learning. But it is also vital that we provide the mental health and emotional wellbeing support that some students need, not just to adapt post lockdown, but to thrive. As a society we must recognise this need, work together and have ready to go support in place – now.”

To sponsor a student today through The Smith Family Back to School Appeal go to thesmithfamily.com.au/sponsor-a-child.

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By Peter Owen When 16-year-old Graham Waddell landed his first job as a kitchen hand at the 1997 Open Championship at Troon, the young Scot concedes he was more interested in catching a glimpse of Tiger Woods than in developing his culinary skills.

He didn’t get to meet Woods at that tournament, but he did develop a passion for cooking and the buzz of working in a busy, hectic kitchen.

Soon after, he was offered an apprenticeship at the fashionable Highgrove House Hotel in his home town of Troon, south of Glasgow, though his initial responsibilities were limited to cutting up vegetables.

“It was six months before I was allowed to even make soup,” he said.

A quarter of a century later, after a career that’s taken him around the world and given him the opportunity to cook in some of the best restaurants, Graham has renewed that early connection with golf.

He’s just been appointed head chef at Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort’s Relish restaurant and the affable, easy-going Graham couldn’t be happier.

“It’s a fantastic venue with a lovely, big kitchen and the staff are fantastic,” he said.

“I also love being able to cook the kind of food I like, based on fresh seasonal produce.”

Reflecting on his past experiences in some of the finest restaurants in Glasgow, London and Brisbane, Graham said: “I have one foot in French gastronomy; the other in Queensland’s larder”.

When he was still a teenager, Graham

cooked with celebrity chef Nick Nairn in Glasgow, then moved to London where he worked in the kitchens of Mayfair’s Le Caprice, Lady Diana’s favourite eatery, and Covent Garden’s famous Fish restaurant.

Then he took a break, flew to Sydney and backpacked through NSW and Queensland, picking up work at Fraser Island, Dunk Island and Daydream Island.

“I had to pinch myself,” he said. “The weather and people were wonderful and it was exciting to work in such busy, exciting environments.”

By this time Graham had lost all interest in returning to the United Kingdom.

He took a job as a chef at stylish Baguette restaurant in the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton, remaining there for five years and, along the way, meeting Sarah, another chef, who became his wife.

Together they spent a year working in Melbourne before returning to Brisbane, firstly to help out at Baguette, then to open their own restaurant, St Baxter, in New Farm. At the same time Graham headed up the kitchen of the award-winning Alliance Hotel in Spring Hill.

Whenever they could, they headed to Noosa for holidays, and when Sarah, who had done her apprenticeship at Sails restaurant in Hastings Street, landed a job in Noosa, the family – which by then included daughters Ilsa, Evie and Bella – relocated.

Graham said he was delighted to be working at Noosa Springs, and looking forward to putting his own stamp on Relish’s cuisine.

“I believe in letting Mother Nature speak for herself,” he said.

“The creativity of designing new dishes is

Graham serves up some of the delicacies he created for Relish diners. what keeps me excited about the job.”

Though he’s been at Noosa Springs for only a few weeks, he’s already prepared an entirely new seasonal menu which was quietly introduced a week ago.

“I’m very pleased with the feedback and I think patrons will notice the new approach,” he said.

Working at Noosa Springs has also allowed Graham to rekindle his love of golf – something he’d neglected since those childhood days when he honed his swing on the fairways of Troon.

“I’ve been hitting balls on the practice range and I’m planning to have a game next week,” he said.

Unity College students participate in School Beach Clean Up.

Students pick up 100kg of rubbish from beaches Over six weeks, Sunshine Coast kids hit the sand to clean up rubbish from the region’s beaches in time for turtle nesting season.

The event was a huge success with 686 students, parents and teachers from 10 schools removing almost 100kg of rubbish from 14 beaches across the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast Council is sending a big thanks to all the students who participated in the 2021 Sunshine Coast Schools Beach Clean Up. A number of schools participated including St John’s College, Coolum State School, Meridian State College, Pacific Lutheran College, Unity College, Chancellor State College, Coolum Beach Christian College, Caloundra State High School, North Arm State School and Baringa State School.

Some students also attended a briefing from Sunshine Coast Council and visited the Coastal Discovery Van to learn about coastal processes and their impacts on the coastline.

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A Pacific Lutheran College student participates in School Beach Clean Up at Dicky Beach. ability Portfolio Councillor Maria Suarez thanked the Sunshine Coast schools and students for their continued support of the annual event.

“With the first turtles laying on our local beaches over the summer, you and your students have contributed to their ongoing survival and helped to protect and preserve our local environment,” Cr Suarez said.

“We sincerely appreciate your time, effort, enthusiasm and ongoing passion for the environment.”

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Mess Esque will be playing at The Imperial Hotel on Saturday 12 February.

See Mess Esque live in Eumundi Saturday 12 February will see a rare live performance from Mess Esque in The Bunker at The Imperial Hotel Eumundi, supported by Brisbane-based These Guy. Mess Esque is the musical vision of Dirty Three guitarist Mick Turner and McKisko composer Helen Franzmann.

Since forming via a lockdown-confined correspondence in 2020, they have recorded and released two records, Dream #12 (Bedroom Suck) and the self-titled Mess Esque (Drag City/ Milk).

Together they create a curious synthesis of dream pop, psych soul and ethereal indie rock.

Effortlessly balancing bold emotional immediacy with a quietly assured sense of composure, Mess Esque draw the listener into their compelling world of sideways shadows and nocturnal projections.

Franzmann’s dream diary reflections and

cyclical refrains echo Turner’s tapestry of guitar loops, organs, flutes and scattered percussion.

Melodies arch upwards dramatically before dissolving into diaphanous substratums of whispers and sighs.

Songs unfold in their own time, drifting outwards before circling back to find themselves where they left off, each time the same but somehow different.

While ongoing restrictions have hindered and postponed live performances in their journey so far, 2022 sees Mess Esque finally able to recreate these special songs in the concert setting.

The results will no doubt be as captivating and mesmeric as they appear on record.

Mess Esque play dates across Australia this February and March, followed by a US tour in May, including a coveted slot at Wilco’s Solid Sound festival.

“This will be our first show in a year and only our third ever due to the lockdowns and being separately located in Queensland and Victoria,” Mick said.

“We’re so ready and excited to get playing live after making these albums.”

The line-up includes Peggy Frew (Art of fighting) on bass, Keely Young (Requin) on guitar/backings and Kurt Read (Glows) on drums.

Supporting Mess Esque is synth-pop quartet, These Guy – comprising multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Joe Saxby, Josh Coxon (aka Simi Lacroix) on guitar, Eddie L’Estrange on drums and Durwin Anderson on bass.

Hailing from Brisbane via Canada, These Guy will be playing songs from their latest release and third full length album A Long Winded Story.

Tickets are $20, plus a booking fee via Oztix.

Doors open at 7.30pm for this 18-plus event.

Diva Meow Meow returns to Noosa International cabaret diva Meow Meow returns to Noosa by popular demand for one night only on 4 March.

Meow Meow’s unique brand of subversive and sublime entertainment has hypnotised inspired and seduced audiences worldwide from London’s Royal Albert Hall to Lincoln

Centre New York, to the Hollywood Bowl, and the Sydney Opera House.

The NOOSA alive! special event is being presented by festival patrons Kristin and David Williamson.

Meow Meow will perform at The J Theatre

on 4 March at 8.15pm. Cost $69. Dress is wear your best.

More information can be found at noosaalive.com.au If you need help to complete your ticket purchase, email admin@noosaalive.com.au

If you love contemporary fiction with a touch of magic realism thrown in, the latest novel by a Noosa author is right for you.

Sometimes to move on, you have to cleanse the past.

Julie Holland, a local contemporary fiction author, has addressed this premise in her new book, HERE-After.

“HERE-After is a story about love and betrayal, about belief and possibility,“ Julie said.

“It is concerned with the notion of after-life – life after heartbreak, after loss and abandonment and grieving, after great change – and the possibilities not just of an after-world but a happy afterlife.

“Yes, there is a ghost in HERE-After, but it isn’t a paranormal story. I wanted to include a ghost in my plot because, after all, who didn’t love the movies Ghost and Sixth Sense.

“We were driving through South Melbourne a couple of years back and I saw the perfect building to locate HEREAfter. It has since been renovated but I still have the original building’s facade image. Of course, in HERE-After, there is the possibility of love and new friendships as well.“ Primarily, Julie’s contemporary fiction novels focus on mature women who are faced with life changing choices, with emotions, family and location all playing important roles.

Her stories are warm, humorous and inclusive.

Her first novel, That Summer In Nautilus Cove, loosely set in her hometown of Noosa, welcomed great global reviews for its coastal fiction vibe and later life premise.

Julie has worked in many industries, from advertising to travel, education to public relations. She dabbles in painting and photography, writes inspirational verse and is a prolific reader.

She grew up in Melbourne before making a change to the beautiful Sunshine Coast where she writes and, with her partner, owns an art and homewares store (Hearts and Minds Art).

She has a chapter book and several children’s books, plus a book of inspirational verse, A Nest Twice Built, published, but contemporary women’s fiction is her love.

Julie is currently working on her third novel.

HERE-After is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon, with print copies at Hearts and Minds Art and Village Bookshop, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads (heartsandmindsart.com.au).

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Freshly-shucked oysters.

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Pork belly and tuna.

Alba earns a solid birdie Trevor Pepys reviews Alba by Kuruvita Trev is back! Yes, even semi-professional restaurant reviewers need a break, and having had to fend for yourselves these past couple of weeks in the way of where to eat, I’m sure dear readers you will be very relieved.

Not that you’ve had too much choice in restaurants since Christmas, with far too many of them having to close for Covid isolation. But things seem to be normalising a little, including Trev himself, who went down like a sack for a few days but is now the proud possessor of a negative RAT (which is what we used to call our headmaster back in the day) which sits proudly on the mantle alongside the junior badminton trophies and the pre-school poetry prize.

But that’s enough about Trev, let’s talk about where Trev ate.

And on a showery midweek evening, he and the missus schlepped up several hills to get to the admirable Peter Kuruvita’s new HQ, Alba by Kuruvita, tucked away in the hills overlooking Lake Weyba. And it must be said the Kuruvita team have done a fine job of reinventing the old Fish site within the Parkridge estate, although a table on the lawn would be a little too close to a hooked tee off the Noosa Springs golf course it overlooks. Inside, however, bars flow seamlessly into dining rooms and providores and much more, all very stylish.

Peter wasn’t there of course. Trev remembers sharing breakfast hoppers with him some time ago when he said, “If a Kuruvita restaurant is any good, it doesn’t need a Kuruvita in it all the time.” Trev admired not only the sentiment but the engaging use of the personal third person.

Now, let’s get down to business. PK fans of old will be relieved to hear that his famous snapper curry is featured, and several tables of tanned people in collar-up polo shirts were hooking in, but we decided to focus on some small plates, starting with half a dozen freshly shucked oysters ($4.50 each) which we washed down with a glass of refreshing Tar and Roses Prosecco ($10).

Next up we had share plates of the Sri Lankan Roti Sambar with red coconut chutney ($10), followed by the Tiger Prawns with Black Pepper and curry leaf sauce ($26) and Seared Yellowfin tuna, twice-cooked pork belly ($25).

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Tiger prawns. not Gris ($11) from The Other Wine Co. Succulent and super-fresh oysters with a drizzle of Tabasco was a perfect starter, and the lightly-spiced roti was delicious. Likewise, the tiger prawns melted on the tongue.

It was only the tuna and pork belly that let us down, which is a shame because the combination could have made it the star of the evening. The pork belly was average, the tiny portion of tuna was burnt not seared.

Fortunately, what was good was very good indeed, and the servings were big enough to make this a substantial light meal.

The verdict: Top marks for ambience, service and most of the food, plus a varied wine list ideal for drinking by the glass. Trev’s first visit wasn’t quite a hole-in-one, but let’s call it a well-played birdie.

Alba by Kuruvita, 3 Alba Close, Noosa Heads. Phone: 5211 1555.

Peter Kuruvita in the shell of what would become Alba.

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Free train ride for kids With the school holidays in Queensland extended an extra two weeks, the Mary Valley Rattler is coming to the rescue of parents in the Gympie, Noosa and Sunshine Coast areas with a special kids’ ride free offer until schools return.

Beginning Monday 24 January and extending over the next two weeks to 6 February 2022, one child under 12 can ride free on the heritage railway with every full paying adult. That is a saving of $35 per child.

A range of services is available across the week, and the Rattler’s very own mascot, Steam Man, will be at Gympie Station and aboard the trains to make it even more entertaining.

While the emphasis will be on fun, the story of the Mary Valley Rattler offers so many lessons in history, geography and community for children, with the landscape of the Mary Valley and the historic locomotives providing a truly inspiring story.

Children also have the opportunity to meet the driver before the train departs Gympie Station at 10am. The trains will travel over bridges and through the lush landscape to one of Mary Valley’s most attractive villages, Amamoor, where passengers disembark and get to see the steam engine being turned around on the historic turntable.

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Spanish mackerel from a recent Trekka 2 charter to Sunshine Reef.

The best is yet to come While the winds persist and the swell continues to hit the bar, the offshore scene has experienced less traffic.

Some boat owners braved the bar and took their time to make it safely across the set waves. With the full moon mid-week, conditions were tough with a slow morning bite and, with winds picking up mid-morning, the opportunities were in short supply.

Those who went out ventured to North Reef and wide from Sunshine Reef to find the cleaner water.

Before rains and winds, the mackerel were in close feeding on the big bait schools. The dirtier waters have now pushed them out wide into deeper water. Those who went out found Spanish on the troll using a mix of Rapala and Halco deep divers. Top tip when doing this is not to run heavy lines and leaders, remembering that mackerel will bite through just about anything.

Once we see the winds drop off and the swell become more manageable, the fishing should be some of the best going. The reefs have had many weeks’ reprise from the daily traffic and as such the fish have had more time off. As for sharks, we will have to wait and see, but assume they are still there for now.

Surf fishing has also been a bit quieter due to the wind and swell, however, the inshore gutters have been the target. These are well within casting distance for most anglers and are holding smaller whiting and bream and, of course, small dart. These fish do not require traditional 12ft rods and heavy lines and are more fun to target on smaller whiting rods with lighter 6-10lb lines.

With the focus still in the rivers it comes as no surprise that more fish are getting reported from here. Flatties, bream and whiting are the main targets for most anglers. These are generally the easier fish to catch with the lower part of the river the best place to find them. For bait

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A Grade most greens hit: Dave Francis and Rusty Milliner tied with 7.

B Grade Mens: Garry Bailey 52, R/Up: Neil Webb 53; B Grade Gross: Garry Bailey 66.

B Grade Mens most greens hit: Shaun Tierney, Norm Barnes, Peter Williamson and Jake Fulton tied with 3.

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Borumba has a lot of vegetation floating on the surface which shows you which way the wind is blowing. Often bass will follow this vegetation as insects get caught up in this. If you have an electric motor, you would be wise to spot lock in a bay and spend some time watching and seeing if you have found the fish.

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anglers now is the time to break out the light stuff and use well presented baits on smaller size 6-8 hooks. It is important to match your bait to the hook size as the name of the game is to hide the hook and not have it on display.

For those looking at getting setup, we carry a huge range of tackle for fishing in the estuary and can show you knots and bait rigging techniques. For those that won crab pots, the mud crabs are still on the move and this is the best season for crabbing the coast has seen in a long time. If looking to get started, we carry a wide range of pots and have all the accessories to get you compliant including plenty of bait.

Away from the river, the dams are murky, causing a slower surface bite. It is always worth trying first and last light, especially if you find a patch of water with some structure free from weed. The cicadas are about so grab a Tiemco soft shell cicada and cast around the base of trees and overhanging shrubs. Be sure to keep

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Freddie learns his lesson Standing on the 18th tee at Noosa Springs last week, 41 stableford points already safely tucked away, 15-year-old Freddie Newing was contemplating a round for the ages – something he could boast about to his mates at school.

Not even an errant tee shot on that final hole dimmed his dream.

So, despite his dad Shaun’s advice to take his medicine, play safe, and take advantage of the two shots the 26-handicapper had on the hole, Freddie went for broke.

You don’t need me to tell you what happened.

Freddie hit it into the trees, took two to get out, then lost the next shot into the forest. When he added it all up, it was a 10 – zero points under the stableford scoring method.

“Perhaps I was a little over-confident,” a rueful Freddie conceded after the round.

Not that it mattered a jot. Freddie’s 41 points was good enough to win the Wednesday competition – and it certainly ignited the teenager’s interest in a game that, until now, has played a distant second fiddle to cricket.

Freddie Newing and his family are on holiday in Noosa.

He lives in Melbourne, is a member of a golf club at Wollongong, where his grandparents live, and loves nothing better than visiting Noosa, where dad Shaun is a corporate member of Noosa Springs.

They’re here for another week, and Freddie plans to play golf most of those days.

His heroics last week cost him three strokes from his handicap, but Freddie doesn’t care.

He wants to cut it to single figures by the end of the year, and is already planning lessons from a pro when he returns to Melbourne.

Until now his sporting passion has been cricket. He’s an all-rounder with YouldenParkville’s A Reserve side in Melbourne’s Mercantile Cricket Association – not bad going for a 15-year-old.

When he gets home he’ll be starting Year 10 at Melbourne Grammar School.

Right now, though, he’s loving playing golf alongside his dad – a handy 15-handicapper – and learning a little more about the management side of the game and how to finish off a great round.

Scott puts his money on Europe Don’t plan on catching a glimpse of Adam Scott around his Sunshine Beach home anytime soon.

The 2013 US Masters winner and his family are now basing themselves at their alternate home in Switzerland, and Scott is reacquainting himself with the DP World Tour – known until late last year as the European Tour.

It’s a far cry from 2020, when Scott bunkered down for much on the year on the Sunshine Coast as Covid raged throughout the world.

He returned to the US towards the end of 2020 and, ironically, was one of the first members of the US PGA Tour to contract the virus, from which he quickly recovered.

Scott’s career suffered, however. Shortly before the world was put on pause, he had won the Australian PGA Championship and the Genesis Invitational, and climbed to number seven in the Official World Golf Rankings.

He went winless for two years after that, and began his 2022 campaign last week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship ranked number 51 in the world.

It was a good move. Scott played four solid rounds – 70, 72, 68 and 72 – to finish 10th after contending midway through the final round.

Scott, 41, had not played in the Middle East since 2009, but the region held positive memories for the Queenslander, a two-time winner in the desert.

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Freddie Newing (right) and his proud dad, Shaun, on the fairways of Noosa Springs.

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stableford: James Boyle 39, Andrew · Men’s Blonk 38, Martin Scollon 36c/b; women’s: Carole Blonk 35, Berenice Holmes 34c/b, Diana Goss 34.

Wednesday 19 January Men’s stableford: Fredderick Newing 41, Chris Coombe 40, Vince Green 37; women’s: Diana Foulsham 37, Karen O’Brien 36, Tereza Holley 35.

Saturday 22 January Men’s stableford: Brian Clark 41, Christopher Harrold 37c/b, Fergus Legh 37c/b; women’s: Debbie Healy 39, Lee-Ann Hay 38, Amanda Harburg 37.

Sunday 23 January Men’s Sunday Series, stableford: Mike Angus 38, Phil Harrison 37, Bruce McCleary 36; women’s: Dana Angus 31, Elizabeth Wadsworth 28c/b, Leilani McDowall 28.

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Perhaps not the winners, but the Karen Mitchell team had as much fun as anyone – (from left) Karen Mitchell, Craig Deacon, Gavin Mitchell and James Whitelaw. given the circumstances everywhere around the world.

Scott’s plan is to compete this year on both the DP World Tour and the PGA TOUR, while remaining based in Europe.

The Scottish Open, Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship will now count towards both money lists and provide players such as Scott with greater flexibility in building their schedule.

“There’s obviously been many challenges for everyone the last few years, and not letting that get you down and remembering that every time you get to the golf course is a great opportunity,” he said.

It’s unlikely Scott will get to enjoy Noosa life until at least the end of the year – and even that will depend on how the world is then coping with Covid.

Golfers dig deep for surf lifesaving Nearly 120 golfers gathered at Noosa Springs last week – to enjoy a game of golf, to be sure, but also to raise money for surf lifesaving and to keep swimmers safe.

It was the annual charity golf day for Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club – an event that organiser Michelle Burnett has worked hard over recent years to turn into a major fund-raising occasion.

This year the golfers helped raise $18,500 which will go a long way towards making our beaches safer.

“It’s the biggest day we’ve ever had, and the most money we’ve ever raised,” Burnett said.

The day’s competition was won by the team from sponsor Scientific Games.

Slow start no bother to Quayle Despite a terrible double-bogey on the first hole, Gold Coaster Anthony Quayle hung on to score a two-stroke victory in the weekend’s Queensland PGA Championship at Nudgee.

Leading by six strokes when the final round began, Quayle won from NSW’s Daniel Gale, with Louis Dobbelaar, third. Dobbelaar is coached by Sunshine Coast-based Grant Field,

whose protege Jed Morgan won the Australian PGA the previous week.

Best of the Sunshine Coast pros was Shae Wools-Cobb whose last round 68 took him into a share of 22nd.

Club competitions NOOSA Monday 17 January Women’s stableford: A grade – Barbara Daly 37, Paula Jeffery 36, Cynthia Duco 35c/b; B grade – Alice Cumming 37, Heather Birt 36, Jane Peterson 35.

Tuesday 18 January Men’s stableford: A grade – Steve Grey 38, Michael Napier 37c/b, Mark Trevanion 37c/b, Alan Holley 37c/b; B grade – Murray Joseph 39, Graham Dacombe 38, Mike Dehnert 37, Peter Wright 36; C grade – Neil Bickley 39, Barrie Cooper 38c/b, Michael Breid 38c/b, Adrian Ward 38c/b.

Wednesday, 19 January Vets stableford: A grade – Graham Farrell 38, Alastair Kerrison 37c/b, John Bennett 37; B grade – Graeme Caffyn 38, Phil Grieve 37c/b, Bob Foster 37; C grade – Evan Millar 38, Ralphe Rickman 37, Allan Emery 35c/b.

Thursday 20 January Women’s 4BBB stableford: Bronwyn Dean & Gail Murden 44c/b, Cynthia Duco & Karen Haynes 44, Gwen Steel & Pamela Lavender 41c/b.

Saturday 22 January Men’s 2-ball aggregate stableford: Strid Brendon & Michael Brennan 75, Greg Smith & Roger Waters 72, Alan Meredith & Mark Skiperdene 69c/b; women’s: Jess Fleming & Tash Baker 67, Paula Jeffrey & Jan Smith 64, Cindy Lawson & Noreen Flood 63.

NOOSA SPRINGS Monday 17 January Men’s Senior Medal, stroke: Peter Cordukes 68c/b, Robert Joske 68, Jeff Forbes 69; women’s: Tereza Holley 71c/b, Sally Simmons 71c/b, Carol Moloney 71.

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Too much is better than too little TAKE THE TIP PETER HEINIGER One of the most common problems experienced by golfers is not taking enough club when hitting to the green.

Very rarely do you see a golfer hitting an approach shot to the green over the back. More time than not, they can be seen chipping up to the hole from short of the green.

This can be related back to trying to force the wrong club to do the work. In doing so, the shot becomes mis-timed and comes up short of its intended destination.

The solution to overcome this common fault is simple.

When you’re next out playing, take at least one extra club more than what you feel you should.

You’ll automatically swing easier, time the ball so much better and as a result, will hit more greens than in the past.

Never let your ego stand in the way of a good game of golf. It’s the score that counts, not the club you use.

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Breeding bulls is the business of John and Roz Mercer at their Kandanga Valley Charolais and Charbray Stud, as ERLE LEVEY reports.

Taking care of business “You’d be lucky to find a straight post in there ... it’s the bull paddock” John and Roz Mercer’s property was spared by the recent storms that swept through the Wide Bay and Burnett recently but the fence on the bull paddock at their Kandanga Valley Stud has taken a buffeting over the years.

The paddock is at the heart of their Charolais and Charbray stud and the bulls have tested the posts out each season.

While John and Roz only saw water rise over some of the creek flats that are part of the 750acre Upper Kandanga property, their thoughts went out to those in the Kilkivan, Goomeri and Tansey areas where so much damage was inflicted in the major rain event earlier this month.

It’s at the end of the day and I’m sitting with John and Roz on the back verandah of their home.

Over an ice-cold double sarsaparilla, they tell me a bit of history of Warravale.

The property has a couple of kilometres frontage to Kandanga Creek and has a backdrop of bushland ranges.

The hay barn that dominates the skyline was built from locally milled timber in 1962 and fits 10,000 square bales. It’s an impressive structure and one can only imagine the stories it could tell.

Both the Kandanga Valley Charolais and Charbray studs were established in 1988.

The first Charolais cattle at Kandanga were purchased by John’s parents, Kev and Joan.

That was in 1973 and there has been a Charolais infusion in the Kandanga Valley herd since those early days.

John and Roz purchased Warravale from his parents in 1986 and have since owned properties in Central Queensland as well as at Tansey and the Gympie district. They also agist cattle on properties west of Gympie.

“Now, having sold all of our Tansey grazing country, we have secured a very nice property, Durilgai, at Moonie on the Western Downs,’’ John said.

“That’s where most of our Charolais females run.

“Dad bought some cattle at the first Charolais sale in Queensland. That was in Dalby, and started the stud.

“Then he bought some registered Charbray in Gympie in 1979.

“Bill Bishop had the first Charbray dispersal sale at the Nahrunda Stud. They were making a name.

“They are great cattle in any country but we found they were so successful here.’’

Charbray have great saleability and the Mercers put heavy emphasis on purebreds for a much better consistency of progeny to be delivered.

John’s parents were originally from Bundaberg and had four years at Eumundi before buying Warravale.

At the age of 18 John attended Burdekin Agricultural College while Roz was from the dairy-farming Franz family at Amamoor.

Sitting here at Warravale, chatting, it was like an autumn day. No sign of the heavy rainfall the week before except at the creek crossings along the road.

“The water came up in a few places but not much damage,’’ John said. “There are a few fences to fix.’’

There’s certainly been a few ups and downs in the 50 years John has been in the industry.

Right now, commercial cattle prices are as good as any he’s seen.

“We are riding a wave at the moment.

“It’s been pretty good across the board.

“We are now running in excess of 1200 registered stud cattle, down from a peak of around 1700.

“We have put a big emphasis on fertility and productivity over the last few years as we have wound our herd back to a more manageable level.’’

Kandanga Valley is 750 acres of creek flats to scrub hills, all with improved pastures.

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Roz and John Mercer at their Kandanga Valley Charolais and Charbray Stud. 264885

Rolling hills and river flats ... Kandanga Valley Stud. 264885

They are great cattle in any country but we found they were so successful here.” leased block at Glastonbury.

At Moonie, they run 300 Charolais and Charbray breeders plus 100 heifers.

“It’s clean country and there are no ticks, so we run the Charolais breeders out there and bring the young bulls back to acclimatise.’’

The stud has been going long enough now for Warravale to rely on their own bloodlines for breeding.

John selects bulls that are from good cows.

“We keep a good bull and use him, then you will find some of the best bulls come out of the cow.

“That leads to good consistency in quality bulls.

“Lots of muscling, constitution and ability to put on fat.’’

Since 1979 they have used registered Charolais, Charbray or Brahman bulls over registered females of the same breeds as part of the selection process.

Early on, Charolais breeders were purchased from numerous high-profile studs plus smaller herd dispersals back in the ’80s.

This practice has led to a versatile breed that is more suited to the local environment.

“Since then we have bred heavy-muscled, soft-fleshed French type cattle with an eye on all the traits required to perform in Queensland conditions.

“Traits like fertility, milk, growth and muscling rank very highly in our selection criteria.

“With commercial cattle you are looking for a high meat yield, plenty of bone and structure.

“The tremendous growth of those first Charbrays, with the added benefit of tick resistance, convinced us that Charbray cattle were the most profitable in our environment and probably most other environments as well.’’

Pride of the herd is Kandanga Valley Jesuit, the Mercer’s 2016 EKKA Grand Champion Charbray bull that is having a major influence in the herd with 211 progeny recorded.

An outstanding on-property sale last July has rolled on to a highly-successful summer bull sale last Saturday.

At that sale 43 young bulls were offered, with 100 percent sold at auction for an average of $10,580.

Charolais bulls sold to a top of $25,000 while the highest price Charbray bull was $20,000.

The young bulls offered last Saturday had a tough start to life at Moonie, as they were born at the height of drought, but since then they have taken off beautifully.

Being prepared on coastal pastures means they can adapt to most environments.

The two years of drought in 2018-19 was a shocker.

“We bought as many cattle home as we could but then ran into drought here, and a bushfire in 2019 didn’t help us.’’

The prices now help compensate for the battles over the years.

The drought meant it was expensive, as the Mercers were bringing hay from Victoria and lick from Sarina.

Now, the hay shed at Moonie has blown down in the recent storms - a 30m shed totally demolished.

“There’s always something,’’ John said.

So what drives you?

“Seeing the results of hard work.

“The on-property sales mean we can present the bulls in peak condition. We can have them looking their best all the time.

“Every animal I look at I’m judging them.

I’m assessing them.

“It’s lovely if you’ve got 1300-1400 head to call your own.

“You’re your own boss.

“Last year’s July sale saw 40 years of hard work come to fruition.

“Now we have to spend it on catch-up to repair things … if we can find someone to help do it.’’

John and Roz have raised four great children - Wade, Kate, Nick and Brooke - and are now proud grandparents to an ever increasing family of enthusiastic, passionate offspring.

The kids come to the sales to help out when they can.

At the same time John has used his knowledge and experience in the industry to give back by judging.

He judged four breeds at Beef Week in Rockhampton … Blonde d’Aquitaine, Wagyu, Boran and Piedmontese.

He was also fortunate enough to be asked to judge an international Charolais/Charbray show.

The judging took place over the internet through other parts of the world where the Charolais and Charbray run co-jointly. Yet in Australia they are separate breed societies.

The cattle were videoed as they were led and presented - as if being presented at a live show.

It gave John an insight into other cattle and the types of country they were in, such as Brazil and Mexico.

That reinforced his opinion that Charbray perform anywhere.

They were in pretty good order despite being in harsh country.

The Mercers have also been on three world congress tours for Charolais and Charbray cattle.

Every country has Charolais, but different types.

The first tour was to the UK and Northern Ireland, then France … home of Charolais.

Then to Sweden and Norway.

This year at Kandanga the rainfall has been good right through, John said - no records but a good average year.

“That has allowed us to expand and make it a very productive piece of country.

“If you don’t keep going ahead, you’re going backwards.

“Looking ahead, we would still like to be in the game for a while. Try and reinvent ourselves.

“Things are good at the moment so we’ll keep going as we are.’’

The on-property bull auctions are exciting for John to see them in the sales ring.

It’s also stressful, as so much is relying on one day.

“You can have weather, but it’s also a matter of whether buyers turn up or not.’’

So, what is it about cattle breeding that makes it so attractive to you?

“Forty years of battling and scraping … it’s not for everybody.

“It’s so picturesque here though. You can go from one door to another … two or three times before breakfast ... and just look out.

“In the late afternoon, you can sit out the back - like this - and look up the valley.

“It’s pretty hard to find another valley that looks like this.

“The bunya trees … the stately gums.

“The old dairy and the barn were built about the same time as I was born.

“The barn - you don’t see many like that.

“It would be one of the first herringbone dairies in Queensland. Maybe the first.

“There was an electric gate to herd the cows in, and it even had a feed-lot when we bought it. There wouldn’t have been too many of them then.

“It was a showpiece property.’’

And judging by the numbers at their recent auctions, it still is.

John and Roz’s respect for their property and passion for their stock is resulting in some pretty special outcomes.

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Four records for a cause Well-known Sunshine Coast fitness identity and endurance champion Jamie Milne is undertaking a mammoth effort with an incredible four Guinness World Record attempts in the next 12 months in support of people living with dementia.

Jamie’s gruelling Wairua World Record Warrior campaign kicked off Saturday 22 January in Maroochydore where he was put through his paces during an eight-hour burpees challenge.

This will be followed by: 24-hour pull-up challenge, Tuesday 7 June, JMT Mind Gym in Warana.

100km ultra marathon with 20kg backpack, Saturday 15 October, the Blackall 100 Event Trail.

Eight-hour double-unders challenge, Friday 16 December, JMT Mind Gym in Warana.

Raising funds and awareness for Dementia Australia is a cause that has long been close to Jamie’s heart, having lost his beloved grandmother Mary to younger onset dementia.

Jamie said his drive to raise funds is a result of his great respect for the work of Dementia Australia, and the services and care the organisation provides to those who need them most.

“The Wairua World Record Warrior challenge is my way of actively giving back and contributing towards an incredibly worthy cause,” Jamie said.

This is not the first time Jamie has offered his support to Dementia Australia. He has a long-standing association with the organisation’s Memory Walk and Jog fundraising events, and in 2021 attempted to break the record for completing the highest number of Murph Hero Workouts in 24 hours, raising an incredible $14,000 for the organisation in the process.

Dementia Australia chief executive officer Maree McCabe said Jamie’s ongoing enthusiasm and commitment to making a difference was inspiring.

“We are incredibly grateful to Jamie for everything he does for Dementia Australia. His commitment, drive, energy and generosity

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Sunshine Coast fitness identity and endurance champion Jamie Milne is undertaking a mammoth effort with an incredible four Guinness World Record attempts. make a real and lasting difference to Australians impacted by dementia by funding important support services, as well as vital research,” Ms McCabe said.

“Thank you so much Jamie. On behalf of Dementia Australia, I’m wishing you the very best of luck with these incredible recordbreaking attempts.”

Currently there are almost half a million people of all ages living with all forms of dementia in Australia. Without a major medical

breakthrough this figure is projected to increase to one million people by 2058. Community fundraisers like Jamie play an important role not only in funding support, but also in raising awareness of dementia.

Jamie said, “As well as helping Dementia Australia to support more people impacted, I am also proud to be undertaking this challenge as a loving tribute to my grandmother.”

“For all the goodness in my personality and character, my values, principles and love, I ac-

Doctors praise Surf Life Saving Club As Noosa Hospital enters its third year as a sponsor of Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, several team members took time out to acknowledge the valued work of this local club.

One of the hospital’s orthopaedic surgeons Dr James Cox – also a member of the Noosa Heads SLSC – switches from the Hospital’s cool, clean operating theatre environment to the sandy warmth of Noosa Beach where he does volunteer patrolling and helps in the water with Nippers.

“All three of my kids do Nippers at the club and it’s such a lovely way to start a Sunday. It’s great fun, outdoors, exercise and I want my kids to be surf safe,” he said.

Dr Cox said the club had a wonderful community heart, with members coming from across the area, including the hinterland.

He would have been in the photos but was busy in Noosa Hospital’s operating theatres.

Hospital CEO Justin Greenwell said it was great that so many community organisations in Noosa support each other.

“Noosa is such a terrific local community and it’s a privilege for us as the local hospital to be able to financially support the work of Noosa Heads SLSC,” he said.

“Noosa Hospital recently welcomed a patient transport buggy thanks to local Lions Clubs and local business Gregson & Weight fundraising to donate a brand new buggy for volunteers to transport patients to and from the carpark to the hospital entrance.”

Mr Greenwell said he loved the locals caring for locals aspect, adding the Noosa Hospital team cared for the most Emergency Department presentations in the year to June 2021 with over 21,190 presentations, up 12 per cent on the previous year.

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Noosa SLSC president Ross Fisher and Noosa Hospital director of clinical services Sudhiira Perkoulidis, with Hospital team members Megan, Peter, Frances, Johanne, Karen – and Noosa SLSC education manager Riley Palmer.

Noosa SLSC’s education manager Riley Palmer and president Ross Fisher with Noosa Hospital’s director of clinical services Sudhiira Perkoulidis.

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credit my grandparents, especially my Nanny Mary.“ Dementia Australia is the source of trusted information, education and services for the estimated half a million Australians living with dementia, and the almost 1.6 million people involved in their care.

For support, contact the National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500. People looking for information can also visit dementia.org. au

There’s a flood of cliches swirling around the Noosa Aquatic Centre at the moment.

‘Incredible feat of endurance’ and ‘punching way above our weight’ are delivered with an emphatic fist pump.

And deservedly so! For the eighth year in a row, Noosa Masters swimmers have won the coveted Vorgee National Endurance 1000 trophy.

The statistics are impressive. Noosa’s 58 swimmers made up less than four per cent of all competitors, but amassed almost nine per cent of the total points nationally. With 18,681 points, Noosa topped the list of 128 clubs.

At the elite level, only 55 swimmers around the nation achieved the top possible score of 1005 points, and seven of them (more than 12 per cent) were from Noosa.

The competition is titled Endurance for good reason.

Over a year, swimmers complete 62 swims, racing against the stopwatch to meet ambitious targets. Events ranged from 400 metres to swims of 60 minutes, including the fearsome 800 metres butterfly – swum five times!

Behind the scene, Endurance coordinator Jane Powell is supported by a team of watchful deckies.

Numerous club members wield the stopwatches each week, while Endurance recorder Tricia Chalmers handles thousands of computer entries.

Jane, Tricia and the team are already ‘on deck’ for 2022, aiming to make it nine in a row.

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Harper Lea batting for Thunder 16s on Saturday.

Ollie Wilson batting at Read Park for the Under 16s.

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By Randall Woodley Quote of the week: “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

-Adam Gilchrist After so many players and club supporters had been looking forward to last Saturday’s cricket matches, it ended up being a very disappointing weekend for the club.

The first disappointment was when the much anticipated and crucial First Grade match against the Caboolture Snakes was called off due to the state of their ground. Caboolture is second on the ladder behind Tewantin-Noosa Thunder and both teams were keen to obtain points from the clash. Next Saturday the two adversaries will line up again in a 50-over match at Caboolture and it is hoped that this time the weather will not be the decider.

SECOND GRADE The team’s mission was to defeat the secondplaced Maroochydore team and climb up the ladder from fourth place.

However, the day did not turn out as planned and the boys went down in a tight game, the Maroochydore Swans achieving the win by two wickets in the second last over of the match. Thunder had won the toss and batted first but found it difficult to form partnerships and was bowled out for 133. The outstanding batsman for Thunder was Adam Curry (38) who, with Nigel Webster (22), did put on 50 runs. The score was at least 30 to 40 runs less than needed.

Maroochydore did not fare much better in the afternoon’s sessions and after being 7 for 105 with eight overs left, they managed to stave off the Thunder bowlers to win the game.

All the Thunder bowlers performed well with Talon Reichert, Jason Toohey and Connor Harrison picking up two wickets each. The team will have a chance for revenge when they take on the Swans at Read Park again, next Saturday.

FOURTH GRADE Playing at home against Wamuran on a goodlooking pitch, Thunder won the toss and decided to bat first. By the 19th over, the team was in deep trouble with eight wickets lost for only 32 runs. Thankfully, the number 10 and 11 batsmen showed some fight to add another 77 runs to the total to get the team to a more respective score 9 for 109. Ethan Slaney finished with an excellent 49 not out with the next top scorer being Mike Thomson with 7 not out.

It was always going to be tough against the top team but Thunder took on the challenge.

Slaney and Thomson (surely now allrounders) nabbed the only two wickets to fall with the visitors passing the score in the 24th over. Unlucky bowling from Anstey and good bowling from Harper Lee and Lachy Webster went unrewarded.

A disappointing result but great to see the juniors stepping up in the seniors and performing well. The match will be repeated next Saturday.

Ethan Slaney playing with the seniors Fourth Grade.

Fourth Grade bowler at Dale Officer Oval.

Lachlan Webster at Read Park.

SIXTH GRADE Playing Palmwoods at their ground, the team had high hopes of staying on top of the ladder with a win but the cricket gods apparently had other ideas for the afternoon. Palmwoods batted first and even though there were no big scorers, the team managed to put 145 runs on the board before being dismissed in the 39th over.

Thunder batted second and felt that the target was achievable.

Whether it was the good bowling or bad batting or a mixture of both, the Thunder team had no answers and were bundled out for 129 in the 21st over. The boys will need to rethink

their strategies and turn up for training this week if they are to turn the tables next Saturday against the same team at the same venue.

JUNIOR MATCHES Under 17 - Last Saturday morning the team were thrilled to be advised they would be playing their match against Maroochydore on the club’s main ground at Read Park.

The boys made the club proud by winning the match against a depleted Maroochydore side. Batting first they batted well, if a little slowly to score 129 in their allotted overs. Top scorer was Ollie Wilson 39, Tom Daly 18 and Harper Lee 16. Maroochydore struggled the whole innings and fell well short of the target.

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Best bowling figures were from Lachlan Webster 2-2 off 3 overs.

Under 15 - The team was at Cooroy to play the team that defeated them the previous Saturday. Unfortunately, the result was the same. Cooroy-Eumundi scored 3 for 119 and the Thunder team was 6 for 102 after their innings. Top scorers for TNT were Farren Cooke 19 and H. Wyatt 17.

Under 13 - The team had a big win over USC. The Thunder team put 169 on the board for the loss of four wickets with M. Medoro 47 no and M Arnold 29 being the best of the batsmen. USC could only muster 75 in reply.

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Noosa lifesavers compete in the Summer of Surf Carnival.

Noosa boys in the Summer of Surf competition.

Noosa wins state title For the Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club surf sports team, it was indeed a good weekend.

Competing in the board riding events at Alexandra Headlands, the Noosa team put in their best performance in years to come home topping the overall points, making their team winners of the Queensland Championship.

Noosa finished with 96 points with Maroochydore second with 89 points and host club Alex, third with 77.

Under the leadership of team captain Jack Lewis, the boardies are going from strength to strength, and it is pleasing to see that the team events cover all groups from the nippers through seniors and on to the masters.

The guidance and help that masters can pass on to the youth is indeed worth its weight in gold, in particular in times of big surf competition. To get words of advice from those who have been there and done it is often the difference between winning and losing.

In the team were seven members having their first experience and their performance was good. A big asset is the fact that Kirra Molnar, who is the teams’ world tour WSL athletic/ coach and takes sessions for all abilities and ages, is part of the membership through the club. If members are keen to compete at state and/or Aussies, or just improve their surfing capabilities, just step forward and join the ranks.

A good performance saw both Kirra and Jack come home with medals.

Also, it was interesting to see the Marsh brother and sister team of Taj and Kaya competing and doing well. Recently we saw these two young athletes winning medals in weightlifting at state level.

The medal tally throughout the carnival was exceptional. They did their club proud.

Over at Maroochydore, the Summer of Surf Carnival sponsored by Murphy Builders, Noosa team was competing in another two-day carnival.

This saw them finish in eighth place overall, in what coach Darren Mercer classed as very trying conditions.

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ski almost to the finish, where she was caught by others on a runner. Electra Outram finished in third place in the open board.

In the blue ribbon events, the Taplin Relays, Noosa had four teams competing, two in the open men’s, three-man Taplin, one in three-women Taplin and one in the six persons open mixed Taplin.

Despite not coming home with a medal it was good to see Noosa compete in these Taplin as it covers three disciplines, swim, board and ski. This shows depth amongst the competitors and creates a good build up for future carnivals.

But for this carnival, the top performance came from the beach competitor Kai Thompson. In the open beach sprint, he finished second and, in the beach flags open, he finished third. Team mate Liam Fell was fourth.

Despite being only 19, Kai is consistently mixing it with the big boys. He recently represented Noosa in the Queensland Super Surf League Team in a major carnival at North Bondi with equally outstanding results, definitely showing up as a super star in the beach events. With Thompson on the beach and Electra Outram on the water performing as they are, things are looking good amongst our young.

In the boat section, Noosa was again very busy competing on Saturday at Mooloolaba in windy conditions for state selection. Noosa was represented by one crew, the Bandits, but did not make the finals.

Sunday Noosa had four crews competing in round two of the Queensland Cup again at Mooloolaba. The racing was a true test of fitness with a course of 750m in flat conditions. All crews performed well on the day with standout performances by the u/19 males, the Roosters, who finished third and the u/19 females, the Tweeties finishing fourth in their final.

Next carnival will be in a week at Dickies Beach and two weeks later will be the Australian Surf Rowers League (ASRL) at Elouera NSW. The ASRL carnivals are amongst Australia’s biggest and the competition is always top shelf so we wish Noosa good luck.

Noosa competitors shone in the beach sprint.

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Surf Film Archive founder Jolyon Hoff with an armful of pure gold.

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Restored footage from an early ‘70s classic.

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Jake Hennessey on the job.

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Non-stop fun at the fest With a little over a month to go before the Noosa Festival of Surfing gets underway, event manager Josh Allen has released the highlights of a sensational entertainment program on the beach and beyond.

This year it’s actually 10 days of pure stoke as the party gets underway on festival eve, Friday 4 March, with a fundraiser for SurfAid, the 2022 festival’s major beneficiary.

Since SurfAid was launched at the 1999 Noosa Festival, its programs in dozens of developing world surf zones have saved countless lives in remote villages. Special guests for the early evening ticketed event at the Beach Bar will be seven-time world champion and long time ambassador for the Noosa Festival Layne Beachley, and the first female chief executive officer of Rip Curl and former pro surfer Brooke Farris. Surf scribe Nick Carroll will get in the middle of a lively conversation between two powerhouse women who have well and truly smashed surfing’s glass ceiling.

Opening day Saturday 5 March will feature the Vetshop surfing dogs, followed by the traditional opening ceremony, welcome to country and paddle-out. The crowd in the Beach Bar will be going nuts. Then Sunday kicks off with a Melanoma March, hosted by Backslap.

Add your presence to this great skin cancer awareness drive.

Tuesday 8 March is International Women’s Day and Queensland’s Sirromet Winery will host a celebration of girl power in the Beach Bar, including an all-female art show and a presentation from the Gold Coast Women’s Surf Festival.

Wednesday 9 March will feature one of the most highly anticipated events off-beach, when Creators and Innovators Night comes to the Noosa Surf Museum on the river at Noosaville, featuring historic and contemporary surfboard shapers and designers including ‘60s legends Bob McTavish and Hayden Kenny, plus Stuart and Ryan Campbell, Joel Fitzgerald, Josh Constable, Thomas Bexon, Tully St John and Mitch Surman. Hosts will be Matt Chojnacki and yours truly.

Thursday 10 March will see another great event at the Surf Museum when Noosa World Surfing Reserve introduces the Surf Film Archive. This event was just confirmed as we went to press, so you’ll hear more about it in coming weeks, but briefly, film-maker and archivist Jolyon Hoff was so blown away when veteran surf film-maker Dick Hoole took him down to the basement of his home in the hills behind Byron Bay and showed him hundreds of reels of decaying surfing footage from the pioneer years stacked to the ceiling, that he decided to do something about it.

The Surf Film Archive is now a national initiative that aims to seek out and restore old film footage of Australian surfing and is now turning its attention to the Sunshine Coast.

Jolyon and his team have been searching the country for the past year, uncovering hid-

Screenshot of Kelly Slater’s epic burn at takeoff. den gems, some of which reveal a who’s who of Australian surfing history. Jolyon will be showing some restored highlights as well as presenting a behind the scenes look at how the restoration works. This is a must for surf history buffs.

Continuing the theme of surf film history, on Friday 11 March, Tracks Magazine will host the first show of a double-header at The J, when they present the completely remastered 50th anniversary edition of ground-breaking Australian surf movie Morning Of The Earth, with some of the stars in attendance.

Following that, the second show of the night will be big wave legend Mark Mathews’ Life Beyond Fear. This visual and spoken presentation by one of the world’s truly fearless surfers has captivated and inspired audiences around the world.

Friday and Saturday also sees the return of the skate ramp in The Woods where local skatey guru Mat Chigwidden will present a pro event and demos featuring street legend Jackson Pilz among others.

For more information on all these events, including how to buy tickets, visit noosafestivalofsurfing.com Surfer burnt by GOAT In the countdown to the WSL season-opening Billabong Pipe Pro, every pro and his dog was in the lineup last week as one of the cleanest swells of the year hit the Oahu North Shore.

It must have been even harder than getting a wave at Tea Tree during Seth, so I suppose we have to forgive the man who has ridden more perfect waves than just about anyone on the

Still two in the barrel but only just. planet for this horrendous burn. Or do we?

Proudly unvaxed, Kelly Slater has spent most of the past two years turning up at the world’s best surfing playgrounds and dominating in uncrowded perfect conditions, so maybe he’s just forgotten that there are other people! Anyway, I’ve liked and respected Kelly as a surfer and a human for long enough to give him the benefit of the doubt, but this drop-in on Kalani David at Backdoor last week makes it tough. The irony is that Kalani is such a good surfer he almost made it out anyway.

FOOTNOTE: I was sorry to see Maritime Safety Queensland’s Noosa River Officer Jake Hennessey leave Noosa last weekend to take up a new role based in Gladstone. Although he’s only been based in Noosa for a relatively short time, Jake, a keen surfer as well as a maritime safety specialist, has been a real asset to the local surfing and marine community, and his wise counsel over the duration of last year’s surf safety Council roundtable was much appreciated. Good luck up there on the Discovery Coast, Jake, and see you when Agnes Point is pumping.

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AUCTION RESULTS THE MAIN TALKING POINT PROPERTY MATTERS ERLE LEVEY HIGH tides, full moon, sand on the beaches - it’s been a real Noosa summer.

And the strength in the property market is certainly still there.

Dean McLure of Century 21 Noosa said the underlying outlook for 2022 was the activating of cash buyers as they have the power to make decisions.

They are not dependent on record low interest rates.

“They see growth,’’ Dean said. “They can make sharp, quick decisions.

“Buyers are still coming here.’’

With four registered bidders at 4 Hygieta St, Noosaville, last Saturday, the fourbedroom, two-bathroom house sold at auction for $2.15m.

The successful bidder was from Sydney, looking to relocate in the near future. It leaves Dean with three parties still looking.

He said the position was what attracted the price.

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“It’s that good.

“To get a block of land in Noosa is virtually impossible.

“This one had good orientation, and was close to river precinct.

“Any house in that precinct comes in at that figure, just based on the land value.

“Buyers have confidence to invest due to the number of architect-designed homes going in.’’

AUCTION CAMPAIGN BRINGS FRESH LISTING The auction of 52 Longwood Dve, Peregian Springs, later on the Saturday was shaping as a cracker.

Dean McLure had three registered bidders for the four-bedroom, four-bathroom house with pool and bidding to $2.5m.

The bidders were all local yet with different agendas - one wanting to relocate to a quieter community, a young family looking for a golf-course change while representing value for them, and a couple actively seeking a property there for quite some time and seeing value north of $2m.

Dean expects post-auction negotiations to see a contract this week.

The marketing and energy of the campaign saw a Noosa Heads house-owner

deciding to sell his property by auction.

The beautiful, architect-designed house at 9 Jan St, Noosa Heads, comes with a rainforest outlook.

On a single-level with three bedrooms and office, two big living areas, high ceilings and pool, the house features 6kw solar and underground water storage.

It is set for auction Friday, February 25, at 6pm.

DREAM SITE There is a wide range interest in the fourbedroom house at 1 Ferguson St, Sunshine Beach, ahead of Saturday’s auction at 3pm.

On a 543sq m corner site, the property is in demand due to its location, according to marketing agents Kathy Wise and Rob Spencer of Sunshine Beach Real Estate.

Interest in the property includes expats, as well as locals, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne parties.

On the crest of Weyba and Ferguson, it takes in ocean as well as hinterland views.

“It’s an idyllic spot to build a dream home,’’ Rob said. “So close to everything good about Sunshine yet away from the noise.’’

An upper level of hardwood flooring with open-plan kitchen, living and dining, flows

onto the large deck.

The spacious main bedroom on this level boasts walk-in robe, ensuite and direct access to the east-facing deck area.

The lower level offers three bedrooms and a second living area with kitchenette that opens onto fenced lawn and gardens.

Meanwhile the four-bedroom, threebathroom house at 44 Ferguson St is receiving a wide range of interest.

Scheduled for auction with Kathy and Rob at 11am on Saturday, February 5, it is a well-built house designed by Noosa architect Tim Ditchfield.

At the quiet end of Ferguson, it is attracting interest from those wanting a low-maintenance, lock-up-and-leave property, Rob said.

“It’s so close to everything yet so quiet.

And it backs onto a nature reserve.’’

The three-bedroom, three-bathroom house at 13 Hill St, Sunshine Beach, has had the auction date changed from this Sunday to the following Saturday, February 5, at 11.30am.

“There has been a lot of interest from people wanting a home with a difference,’’ Rob said.

“This has a real Sunshine Beach feel with something a little difference architecturally.“ Set back from Hill St with three-car garage and income-producing bungalow, it is 200-300m to the beach.

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PEPPERS PENTHOUSE SET FOR AUCTION Chris Miller at Tom Offermann Real Estate has continued his stellar run in Peppers Noosa with the sale under the hammer of the one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment 7303/5 Morwong Dve for $790,000.

Now he has a two-bedroom, twobathroom, two-car penthouse apartment with exclusive pool access going to auction Sunday, February 13, at 12pm.

The apartment at 7503/5 Morwong Dve, Noosa Heads, is in a really special position, Chris said.

On the top floor with an over-sized floorplan, it comes with ocean views.

“Interestingly, it is the only one in Peppers with exclusive access to Brooke’s Pool,’’ Chris said.

“It is positioned high on the ridge, access to this spectacular pool was negotiated as part of the original sale.’’

EVERYONE WANTS CASTAWAYS This Saturday, January 29, Chris Miller is taking the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house with pool at 11 Topicana Rise, Castaways Beach, to auction at 5pm.

“The response has been phenomenal,’’ Chris said. “Everyone wants to live there.

“This has been as strong a response as anything else I’ve dealt with in the recent past. It has been very well received.

“People are loving the number of owneroccupiers there are in Castaways.

“Tropicana Rise has beach access at the end of the cul-de-sac.’’

There have been two points of difference that surprised Chris from the open houses.

One was the rooftop terrace with ocean and white water views, while on the other side there is a national park outlook. So you get sunrise and sunset from here.

The second point was the 20m lap pool that extends the whole length of the house but also offers a water feature.

“There has been a really good crosssection at the inspections but locals are understanding how unique Castaways is, how tightly held it has become.

“People have been flying up, and there have been a number of FaceTime inspections as well.

“They really know how good it is.’’

A new listing that Chris is very excited about is in Bayview Woods at Little Cove.

In a complex of five at 1-7 Bayview Rd, it is a four-bedroom, four-bathroom, two-

AUCTIONS THIS WEEK FRIDAY, January 28 Noosa North Shore 43 Noosa River Dve: 3bed, 1bath riverfront Queenslander, circa 1913, on 1019sq m, in rooms 11am, Warren Evans 0428 711 163 Laguna Real Estate Noosa Waters 5 The Promontory: 4bed, 4bath, 3car waterfront house, pool, dual jetties, 2pm, Adrian Reed 0409 446 955 Darren Neal 0401 212 505 Reed & Co Sunshine Beach 6/4 Park Cres: 2bed, 1bath, 1car apartment, 4pm, Tiffany Wilson 0468 922 519 Tom Offermann Real Estate SATURDAY, January 29 Castaways Beach 11 Topicana Rise: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house, pool, 5pm, Chris Miller 0412 894 542 Tom Offermann Real Estate Noosaville 10 & 11 / 9 Albert St: 2bed, 2bath apartment, 12pm, Michael McComas 0447 263 663 Tom Offermann Real Estate Sunrise Beach 31 Ben Lexcen Dve: 3bed, 2bath house, pool, 1pm, Rob Spencer 0408 710 556 Sunshine Beach Real Estate 11 Dayspring St: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house, 4pm, Jesse Stowers 0414 367 282 Tom Offermann Real Estate Sunshine Beach 1 Ferguson St: 4bed, 2bath, 1car house on 543sq m, 3pm, Kathy Wise 0407 968 300 Rob Spencer 0408 710 556 Sunshine Beach Real Estate Peregian Beach 34 Avocet Pde: 5bed, 4bath, 2car house, pool, 2pm, Mike Hay 0417 624 059 and Jonathan Tomasini, 0401 807 697 Century 21 Noosa ●

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AUCTION RESULTS THURSDAY, December 23 Noosa Heads 9/13 Noosa Pde: 1bed, 1bath, 1car apartment, Peter TeWhata 0423 972 034 Tom Offermann Real Estate. Sold post auction FRIDAY, January 14 Noosa Heads 16 Toulambi St: 4bed, 3bath, 2car house, Brian Hayes 0414 840 212 Richardson & Wrench Noosa. Passed in, listed offers above $1.995m SATURDAY, January 15 Noosa Heads 11 Milpera Retreat: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house, Roger Omdahl 0412 043 880 Laguna Real Estate. Five registered bidders, sold at auction $1.78m 4 Hygieta St: 4bed, 2bath, 2car house, 12pm, Dean McLure 0499 270 691 Century 21 Noosa. Four registered bidders, sold at auction $2.15m Peregian Springs 52 Longwood Drive: 4bed, 4bath, 2car house, pool, 6pm, Dean McLure 0499 270 691 Century 21 Noosa. Three registered bidders, bidding to $2.5m and negotiating WEDNESDAY, January 19 Noosa Heads 7 Wild Apple Ct: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house,

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Sold at auction $1.44m Tewantin 5/2 Sidoni St: 2bed, 2bath, 1car apartment, Roger Omdahl 0412 043 880 Laguna Real Estate. Sold prior

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Live the dream dual key investment so close to cosmopolitan Gympie Terrace, Noosa River foreshore and shopping precincts.

Push back glass sliders and wispy sheers, notice how bright natural light in a dappled kid of way, invites itself in, thanks to the idyllic aspect. The verdant outlook on the left is north, and it’s swaying palms to the east -perfect to capture divine summer breezes.

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Auction Saturday 29 January 12pm View Friday 4.00-4.30 & Saturday 11.30am Agent Michael McComas 0447 263 663

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1 1 D AY S P R I N g S T R e e T SUNRISE BEACH

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With an ultra-convenient location in the heart of Sunrise, approx 600m to the beach, this residence represents a golden opportunity to enter the Noosa property market.

There is plenty of scope to update, renovate, or build a dream home as some of the neighbouring properties have done and potentially even capture some ocean views.

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Auction Saturday 29 January 4pm View Saturday 3.30pm Agent Jesse Stowers 0414 367 282

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Ready to cultivate a sunny state of mind in an oasis of splendour with a sky terrace, Castaways Beach on your doorstep, and sparkling views of the Coral Sea from Noosa National Park to Point Cartwright? It’s not just about the easy beach access, surf breaks and the feeling of toes-in-the-sand, it’s knowing, the house was built to complement the climate and the address.

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Auction Saturday 29 January 5pm View Saturday 4.30pm Agent Chris Miller 0412 894 542

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Picture an original multi-level beach house with an abfab whimsical aesthetic, lush garden, pool, ocean views, national park backdrop, a few minutes to toes-in-thesand, partially obscured on a prestigious seaside street in Sunshine Beach.

Reimagine the faded hidden beauty with great bones as an uber cool beach house indulgence of captivating scale and over-generous living spaces, opening to alfresco terraces and salty breezes.

Auction Saturday 12 February 1pm View Saturday 1.00-2.00 Agent Chris Miller 0412 894 542

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13 PETREL STREET PEREGIAN BEACH

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Dream about the perfect family lifestyle beachside Peregian? How about waking every morning to a brilliant sunrise, grabbing the kids, surfboards and dog, and a few minutes later being on the beach, greeted by waves breaking onshore? All this and more with your 2-level contemporary residence in a sought-after street, a dazzling pool, also a servery from the kitchen to the alfresco entertaining space.

Auction Sunday 13 February 11am View Saturday & Wednesday 11.00-11.30 Agent Roark Walsh 0437 447 804

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7503/5 MORWONG DRIVE NOOSA HEADS

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Oh, for a penthouse in paradise, a stroll from the azure shallows of Laguna Bay and the shimmering white-sand of Noosa Main Beach, also sea views from the very generous north-facing terrace, as well as the spa bath and master suite. Seemingly perched atop rainforest trees, the in-vogue apartment with high-ceilinged oversize living spaces and beachy-aesthetic is one of only four on the much-coveted top floor.

Auction Sunday 13 February 12pm View Saturday 11.30-12.00 Agent Chris Miller 0412 894 542

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6 ARKANA DRIVE NOOSA HEADS

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If you love northerly water views, living life to the fullest indoors, alfresco and the garden, plus much more, welcome to the upper level. Add the downstairs retreat to recreation with pool, sun terrace, bedrooms and hang-out space with kitchenette for teens and grandkids, also gym space. All that sums up an extremely appealing residence, positioned on the high side of a quiet street.

Auction Saturday 19 February 12pm View Saturday & Wednesday 11.30-12.00 Agent Peter TeWhata 0423 972 034

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Minutes from Little Cove Beach in an exclusive enclave, cosseted by the Noosa National Park, is Serenity Cove, a holiday home with back-to-back bookings.

Note the contemporary aesthetic, double height windows and feel instantly connected to life outdoors with its panoramic backdrop, and glistening pool wrapped by expansive terraces taking centre stage.

Views from the upper-level super-sized master suites, each with spa, are equally sensational.

Auction Sunday 27 February 11am View Saturday 10.00-11.00 Agent Chris Miller 0412 894 542

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5/67 GIBSON ROAD N O O S AV I L L E

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If your dream of finding the ultimate chic waterfront townhouse to complement an unretiring lifestyle is never-ending, this beautifully renovated entertainer has it in spades. Fish for flathead from one of the four jetties, paddle a kayak, take a motorboat via the private lock system to the Noosa River. Holiday living every day for the wise investor doesn’t get any better.

Price $1.65M Agent Julie Bengtsson 0418 980 247

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19 KEY COURT NOOSA HEADS

When it comes to the rare find of waterfront land with a jaw-dropping address, 500m to Hastings Street, this is it.

Waterside, the grassy flat site featuring a brilliant red poinciana, is framed by a 20m revetment wall and glistening saltwater lapping the white-sand foreshore.

With mesmerising long-water views, it has all the hallmarks for the creation of a spectacular showpiece with a jetty

Price $7M Agent Mal Cox 0407 708 860

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PREMISES/BUSINESS INVESTMENT AN undeniable magnet for millions of national and international visitors annually is Hastings Street. Sitting plum, with a huge frontage on Queensland’s premier tourist boulevard, in its absolute heart near the famous treed roundabout, several beach towel lengths from Noosa Main Beach, is the stellar centrepiece of Rococo Bistro & Bar, with the strata freehold.

For fifteen years, the matchless corner premises of the multi award-winning formidable business, which is open from breakfast until midnight every day, has attracted over 100,000 customers annually.

Whether alfresco pavement or courtyard-style dining, being totally immersed in the excitement of the dedicated bar area, utilised as an entertainment/function venue, or taking advantage of its reputation as an offpremise boutique caterer and corporate/ major event producer, this is a unique strata freehold, business and lifestyle package on a prestigious much-coveted site.

“It’s not surprising Hastings Street was voted the Best Main Street in Australia,” enthuses Tom Offermann principal of the eponymous real estate agency for over 30 years. “During that time, restaurant premises in a similar league have seldom become available, and they are even rarer to obtain with the business. In fact, I don’t recall a complete package of a triple-A Hastings Street restaurant ever being offered.”

The price guide of $17.5m includes the strata title premises and business, plus fit-out, fixtures and equipment.

Information: Freehold Strata Lot 51 The Emerald Noosa: over 30m street frontage north and east; 400m2 total space plus 38m2 of council outdoor dining permits; Including 2 undercover car spaces and store room.

Flexible site, value-add future redevelopment opportunities.

About Rococo Bistro: Multi Award Winning Restaurant and Bar; Iconic in reputation and formidable business with exceptional growth over 15 years; 100,000+ customers annually; liquor license commercial + other/subsidiary on-premise 10am to midnight 7 days/ nights; capacity 180 seated/320 standing; employees 50+; Sunshine Coast industry leader as on/off premise boutique caterer and corporate/major event producer; Contemporary Italian cuisine with emphasis on the region’s fine produce; exquisite alfresco dining, cocktails, craft beer, vintage wine and Champagne.

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LIVING ON NATURE’S DOORSTEP DREAM about the perfect family lifestyle beachside Peregian? How about waking every morning to a brilliant sunrise, grabbing the kids, surfboards and dog, and a few minutes later being on the beach, greeted by breaking waves…

Home is where the heart is and generosity of space are both obvious when the super-sized timber front door, framed on one side by four translucent tempered glass windows, is opened to the wide entrance foyer.

A further reveal as eyes are immediately drawn to the open floor plan. The living and dining spaces are via the kitchen with large neutral tiles which give off a cool seaside aesthetic. Admire how they stretch on either side in an almost seamless fashion to outdoors.

On the right off the dining room, the pool with water features and sandstone coping, shimmers in the summer sun. On the northern side the terrace wraps the pool, while on the other side it morphs into an undercover terrace, no doubt a favourite spot for family and friends, throughout the year. Noteworthy is the four-window servery from the kitchen, which has creamy stone which indoors to outdoors for perfect weather covered entertaining.

On the left off the kitchen hub is the living room, with its floor-to-ceiling purposebuilt wall cabinet for all entertainment, bar and book requirements.

Once again inside becomes out, this

time a massive ultra-private grassed area is fringed by lilly pillys and extends the width of the block. It also connects via a pathway, to the alfresco terrace on the north side.

Enjoying the verdant outlook is a queensized bedroom with built-in robes, plus a bathroom and toilet cleverly designed to be 2-way, so guests and pool users can access it via the laundry door. ●

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A BENCH MARK DEVELOPMENT IN COOROY ZEST DESIGN NOOSA PROVIDING the ultimate in style, quality and comfort, the ‘Belvedere on Pearl’ offers a lifestyle of contemporary luxury amid a charming countryside setting.

A collection of 11 exclusive residences, Architecturally designed by Zest Building Design, all tailored to a low maintenance lifestyle, while also catering to those who love life without compromise.

The superbly designed floor plans result in ultimate indoor to outdoor living and a lifestyle of comfort and ease.

With two and three bedroom options available, the ‘Belvedere on Pearl’ has something to offer everyone.

Lifestyle: The ‘Belvedere on Pearl’ combines low maintenance living with convenience, meaning you’ll find yourself with more time to relax and enjoy the things you love.

An array of high quality contemporary finishes offer a sense of added luxury throughout, while the dual level layout has been designed to guarantee privacy and easy entertaining.

When you’re not in the mood for staying at home you can simply stroll down the road to enjoy a choice of local amenities, including cafes, eateries, Apex Park and Cooroy Golf Club.

Whether you’re looking for somewhere to raise your family, or you’re looking to downsize, you will enjoy the lifestyle benefits that the ‘Belvedere on Pearl’ has to offer.

Location: Cooroy, also referred to as the ‘Heart of the Hinterland’ is a small town filled with history and charm.

Originally established to support the local wood and dairy industries, the town is now popular among families, retirees, and tourists.

Cooroy provides a peaceful lifestyle, while still being just 22 kilometres west of Noosa and 129 km north of Brisbane.

Please email for a full list of prices and floor plans.

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HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 5 Pearl Street, COOROY Inspect: By appointment Contact: Alisa Wythes, 0415 111 370 or alisa@wythes.com.au, Agent: WYTHES REAL ESTATE

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ESCAPE TO THIS STUNNING HAVEN IMAGINE an expansive tri level Noosa residence distinguished by its illustrious setting, appealing northeast aspect, and grand internal space this generously proportioned Noosa hill property delivers the ultimate lifestyle. Homes of such unparalleled quality and prime coveted location rarely come onto the market making this a truly unique opportunity.

Perfectly positioned in one of most prestigious and quiet cul-de sacs on Noosa Hill this substantial residence is embraced by natural privacy commanding magical Ocean and National Park vistas that are hard to replicate.

A home of superior construction with its foundation residing on deep reinforced concrete piles and all floors in reinforced concrete slab construction.

This remarkable residence offers a sanctuary of effortless living within a versatile and sprawling multi-storey floorplan designed on a grand scale. Freeflowing and expansive, the entire top floor is reserved for the deluxe master suite with ensuite complete with its full width terrace to soak in those captivating Ocean and Noosa National Park views.

Upon entry from the tree lined street landscape, the ultra-impressive, covered colonnade entrance and adjoining courtyard garden warmly welcomes you into the grand home.

Offering spacious open plan living and dining zones that delight with breathtaking Ocean and National Park vistas.

Complementing these spacious living areas

is an extensive all year-round entertaining terrace combined with its own remotecontrolled awning.

The large gourmet style kitchen seamlessly blends in with its stylish stone benchtops, double sinks, European appliances, and walk in pantry.

Remaining on this level there are 3 ultraspacious bedrooms and two well-appointed bathrooms incorporating frameless glass with shower, bath, and marble top vanity basins.

On a separate wing of the residence, the ground floor is configured with an additional 2 enormous bedrooms, one of which overlooks the sparkling 10 metre salt water inground swimming pool and private tropical courtyard.

From the pool deck, there is direct access from your secure gate to the Noosa national park walks.

In addition to the already sprawling internal floor space this separate wing features a recently renovated selfcontained area supplemented with a stylish kitchen, lounge, and dining area that hug a landscaped outdoor alfresco BBQ courtyard.

There is also an enormous laundry, workshop, and a remarkable temperaturecontrolled 2000 bottle wine cellar.

Your expansive home offers an outstanding coastal location, just minutes’ drive from Noosa Main Beach and the thriving heart of Noosa Heads with its fabulous cafes, restaurants, and worldclass boutique shopping. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 28 Angler Street, NOOSA HEADS Description: 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 garage, pool Price: Contact Agent Inspect: By appointment Contact: Rick Daniel, 0411 737 767, RICHARDSON & WRENCH noosatoday.com.au

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513 ‘Sebel Noosa’ 32 Hastings Street XX Name Street Suburb Noosa Heads X bed | X bath | X car 1 bed | 1 bath | 1 car

- 50 characters - Luxury Hastings Street investment opportunity - 50 characters - Large private balcony with a leafy aspect - 50 characters - Fully furnished & self-contained - 50 characters - Car park on title & lift access - 50 characters - Great holiday returns & tax advantages Auction Day X Month On Site Price Guide $1 Million

Open Day XX.XX-X.XXpm & Day XX.XX-X.XXpm Inspect By Appointment Shane McCauley Frank 0403 Milat 646 930 0438 528 148

Shane McCauley Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 0403 646 930

28 Angler Street Noosa Heads 6 bed | 4 bath | 2 car | pool

- Captivating Laguna Bay and National Park Views - Located in one of Noosa’s prestigious and quiet locations - Multi-storey floorplan and self-contained accommodation - Entire top floor occupied by the master suite - An ultimate Noosa lifestyle property with endless features Contact Agent Inspect By Appointment

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Ground floor north facing river view apartment 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan living & dining Ceiling fans throughout, Split system air conditioning Secure undercover parking plus lock up storage bay Large exclusive terrace overlooks pool, gardens & views Ideal downsizer or lifestyle investment opportunity Opposite the Noosa River, walk to shops cafes & restaurants

I N S P E C T BY APPOINTMENT

SCOTT COWLEY

0414 544 420 KELSIE MELVILLE

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HAPPY NEW YEAR WELCOMING IN 2022 WITH WYTHES As the sun rises on 2022, we take a moment to reflect on what inspires and drives the team at Wythes. We took a moment with our dynamic sales team to find out what they are looking forward to in 2022:

“Supporting our team to continue their exceptional service to our clients” - Sirah Robb

“Building relationships with our community” - Caroline Johnston

“Seeing families come back together” - Alisa Wythes

“Continuing our exceptional service to our clients” - Warren Berry

“New collaborations, new friendships and new connections“ - Lian Scott

“Finding beautiful homes for our buyers” - Shane Stanbury

To hear more of what the team at Wythes are looking forward to this year or to request an appraisal scan the QR code or visit our website wythes.com.au

COOROY OFFICE 07 5472 0033 sales@wythes.com.au 36b Maple Street, Cooroy 26 NOOSA TODAY

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DOONAN OFFICE 07 5449 1186 doonan@wythes.com.au 777 Eumundi Noosa Rd, Doonan

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NEW SETTLER’S COVE DEVELOPMENT THE hugely popular apartment developments of Lumina, Emerald, Iluka, Elandra and Riverlight have made Noosa’s Settler’s Cove precinct a highly sought-after star in the already glittering Noosa luxury real estate heavens.

However, all good things come to an end, and the stunning Tallow Residences mark the last chapter in the remarkable Settler’s Cove story.

So, what makes these apartments so very special? Well, to start with, it’s their location. The Settler’s Cove precinct sits snuggly in what’s arguably the quietest, yet most accessible, corner in central Noosa.

For those unfamiliar, this exclusive enclave bounded by the Noosa River and Noosa Junction has no through traffic. Yet only minutes from Hasting’s Street, it’s a rare find.

But beyond the fantastic location, it’s how the developer, Cape Bouvard Developments, and architects, Blackburne Jackson, have carefully weaved these open, bright and spacious apartments into the surrounding bushland.

A clue is in the name, Tallow - inspired by the towering Tallowwood trees that shade the banks of the Noosa River.

Each of the 22 apartments across two buildings, and ranging in size from 208m2 to 262m2, have been carefully designed to offer great privacy, without sacrificing the expansive views across the Noosa hinterland.

Generous alfresco living spaces and large, picture-frame windows draw the

indoors and outdoors into a seamless whole. While inside, you can expect all of the top-line fixtures and finishes, and superb craftsmanship, that has made the earlier Settler’s Cove developments such standouts.

Sensuous natural finishes are key, with natural stone and timber featuring throughout.

Outside the same thoughtful attention to detail is evident. Lush tropical gardens blend seamlessly with the surrounding

natural bushland. A heated pool, jacuzzi, parkland barbeque and servery, round out the outdoor experience. While an air-conditioned gym, secure underground parking and an on-site manager, add to the convenience. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 16 Serenity Close, NOOSA HEADS Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: On request Inspect: Display apartment open by appointment Contact: Visit TallowResidences.com.au to register your interest, SETTLERS COVE 30 NOOSA TODAY

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This new development of 22 luxury apartments over two buildings is the very final release at Noosa’s exclusive Settler’s Cove. You have the opportunity to be among the first to register your interest in these unique and exquisite apartments.

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Inspect by Appointment

2 LARGE BLOCKS WITH STUNNING VIEWS! We present a unique opportunity to build your dream home in the heart of Eumundi! Fabulous elevated position with breathtaking views to Mt Cooroy and a perfect Northern aspect.

Award Winning Architect Concept Designs to complement each block are available.

Civil works commence in February 2022 so you can secure your preferred block now and have plenty of time to plan your perfect home and builder.

Underground services include electricity, water, sewage, phone and broadband.

Imagine strolling down to the village for an early coffee or an evening meal - no need for the car.

Even the children have an easy walk to our famous Eumundi State School - what a relief not to have the taxi run morning and afternoon! Noosa’s famous beaches aren’t far away either (15 mins) so you can have it all - country village and beach lifestyle all in one.

125 Memorial Drive, Eumundi Lot 202 1,472m2 - Under Offer Lot 203 2,032m2 offers over $750,000 Carol Dolan 0412 062 882 carol@noosahinterlandrealty.com.au

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TROPICAL HIDEAWAY IN SUNSHINE BEACH SITUATED high amongst gardens and tree lined canopy this light filled home enjoys a relaxed privacy while capturing cooling breezes from its elevated position throughout the year.

Built over three levels this meticulously maintained home is all about alfresco living.

The mid-level of the residence with its elevated ceilings and hardwood floors, promote the feeling of space and light, while the open plan kitchen, living and dining flows seamlessly onto a generous covered front verandah and bar that enjoys views of the hinterland and beyond.

In addition this level offers two generously sized bedrooms, a two way bathroom and a second spacious living area at the rear that leads onto the sparkling inground pool and surrounding deck.

The upper level of the home is dedicated to a master retreat complete with ensuite, walk-in robe and Juliet balcony, while directly adjacent is a generous living area again with elevated ceilings, overlooking the pristine saltwater pool.

The lower level is perfect for storage

and has been used as an art studio that could potentially be converted into further independent living space.

Centrally located a relaxed ten-minute stroll from this residence will find you amongst the eateries of the famous Sunshine Beach village, surf club and patrolled beach. Alternatively, an easy walk in the opposite direction will take you to the Sunshine Beach schools’ precinct including aquatic and tennis centres.

This is a residence with options, presenting as a perfect opportunity for a family, couple, investor or weekender, to secure a property in one of Noosa’s premium beachside suburbs. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 178 Edwards Street, SUNSHINE BEACH Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage, pool Price: Contact Agent Inspect: Saturday, 29 January, 11am-11.45am Contact: Kathy Wise 0407 968 300 and Rob Spencer 0408 710 556, SUNSHINE BEACH REAL ESTATE

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NOOSA BEACHSIDE BOUTIQUE REALTORS

GOOD BONES, LASHINGS OF POTENTIAL! 32 Solway Drive, SuNShiNe BeaCh

A3 B2 C1 D Tucked away in a private position on a leafy 611m2 block just footsteps to Noosa National Park, is this charming family home offering a fabulous Sunshine Beach lifestyle to savour, only 10 minutes’ walk to vibrant village hub, surf club, and patrolled swimming.

• Central kitchen, multiple timber decks • North facing inground swimming pool • Generous floor plan, views to the National park

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

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Situated high on the crest of Ferguson Street, this Sunshine Beach residence is ideally located on a prime corner site that boasts both ocean and hinterland views while capturing the true essence of a home by the sea, across two levels of casual living.

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Ocean views 543m2 level block within an easy walk of sand and surf East facing high side at quiet end of street Close to excellent surf breaks and fishing beaches Walk to Sunshine village, Surf Club and eateries

VISIT OUR OFFICE 36 Duke Street, Sunshine Beach, QLD 4567 OR CALL US (07) 5447 2999 34 NOOSA TODAY

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AUCTION THIS SATURDAY 31 BEN LEXCEN DRIVE, SUNRISE BEACH

A3 B2 C D Set well back from the street, this private, contemporary single level home is designed around its central outdoor entertaining area and pool, promoting a seamless indoor-outdoor lifestyle.

• A recent renovation featuring Coastal tones and VJ paneling gives a relaxed, sophisticated beachside feel • Private master bedroom boasting a generous walk in robe and modern ensuite • A sunroom can be made private with the use of bifold doors to add extra room for guests • An easy living design ensures wide ranging appeal to INSPECT

SAT 29 JAN 12-12.45PM

AUCTION ONSITE SAT 29 JAN 1PM

AGENT ROB SPENCER 0408 710 556

UNIQUE DESIGN IN A FABULOUS LOCATION 13 HILL STREET, SUNSHINE BEACH

A3 B3 C3 D Architect designed in the 1970’s, this quintessential beach house evokes seaside memories and promises great fun right in the heart of Sunshine Beach.

• A separate fully equipped cabin carries an established reputation of attracting holiday and extended term guests • A swooping roofline embraces an abundance of natural light and catching regular sea breezes • 6.5kw solar system, air conditioning, Bosch appliances • Duplex zoned 506m2 block within minutes walk of the beach

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

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Address

A B C

Price Guide

Agent Time

Address

A B C

Price Guide

Agent

Saturday 29th January

Castaways Beach

10.00 - 10.30am

77/73 HiltonTerrace

1

1

1

O/O $350,000 Considered

Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880

10.45 - 11.15am

133/73 HiltonTerrace

2

2

1

O/O $595,000 Considered

Laguna Real Estate 0412 043 880

11.30 - 12.00pm

1/18 Sunseeker Close

3

2

2

Auction

Dowling Neylan 0421 579 757

11.30 - 12.00pm

10/9 Albert St

2

2

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Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0447 263 663

2.30 - 3.00pm

35 Regatta Circuit

4

2

2

$2,550,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

Saturday 29th January 4.30 - 5.00pm

11Tropicana Rise

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 842

Cooroibah Saturday 29th January 10.00 - 10.45am

7 Morning Dew Close

7

3

3

Contact Agent

Laguna Real Estate 0421 489 361

Noosa Waters

11.00 - 11.45am

3 Morning Dew Close

4

3

4

Contact Agent

Laguna Real Estate 0421 489 361

Saturday 29th January

Cooroy

10.00 - 10.30am

42 Shipyard Circuit

4

2

2

Price Range Early $2M

Noosa Estate Agents 0412 585 494

11.00 - 11.30am

54 Saltwater Avenue

4

2

2

Auction

Dowling Neylan 0412 764 370

Saturday 29th January 11.30 - 12.15pm

37 Pearsons Road

4

2

4

Offers Over $800,000

Hinternoosa 0404 344 399

Peregian Beach Saturday 29th January

Doonan

11.00 - 11.30am

13 Petrel St

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0437 447 804

11.00 - 11.30am

12/89-91 Oriole Ave

3

2

1

Price Guide $1.35M

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 319 879

Hinternoosa 0404 344 399 12.00 - 1.00pm

3&4/38 Avocet Pde

2

2

1

From $1,400,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0413 319 879

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0437 447 804

4

3

6

Auction

Penny Neep Real Estate 0400 404 213

3

2

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0414 367 282

2

1

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0468 922 519

Saturday 29th January 10.00 - 10.45am

173 Valley Drive

5

5

12

Offers over $3,150,000

10.00 - 10.45am

73 Botanica Circuit

4

2

8

Offers Over $1,840,00

Penny Neep Real Estate 0400 404 213

11.30 - 12.30pm

244 Duke Road

5

3

2

Offers Over $1,650,000

Penny Neep Real Estate 0400 404 213 11.00 - 11.30am

Wednesday 2nd February 13 Petrel St

Noosa Heads

Pomona

Saturday 29th January

Saturday 29th January Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542 1.30 - 2.30pm

55 Pioneer Road

10.00 - 11.00am

4/1-7 Bayview Rd

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4

2

Auction

10.00 - 10.30am

16 Viewland Drive

3

2

2

Tender

10.00 - 10.30am

35 Sunset Dr

4

2

2

$1,895,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0411 757 570

11.30 - 12.00pm

7503/5 Morwong Dr

2

2

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

11.30 - 12.00pm

6 Arkana Dr

5

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0423 972 034

12.00 - 12.30pm

1/81 Hastings St

3

2

1

Contact Agent

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0419 757 770

Sunshine Beach

1.00 - 1.30pm

4/95 Noosa Pde

2

2

1

$1,475,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0423 726 639

Friday 28th January

Dowling Neylan 0405 976 181

Sunrise Beach Saturday 29th January 3.30 - 4.00pm

Wednesday 2nd February 11.30 - 12.00pm

6 Arkana Dr

3.30 - 4.00pm 5

3

2

Auction

Noosaville Thursday 27th January 11.00 - 11.30am

8/267 GympieTerrace

2

1

1

O/O $2.1M Considered

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11 Dayspring St

6/4 Park Cres

Saturday 29th January 10.00 - 10.30am

2/1 Stevens St

3

2

2

$4,500,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0423 972 034

10.00 - 10.45am

3/33 Elanda Street

2

2

1

Contact Agent

Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999

11.00 - 11.45am

178 Edwards Street

3

2

2

Contact Agent

Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999

7 McAnally Dr

4

2

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

3

2

2

$4,500,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0423 972 034

Laguna Real Estate 0407 379 893 1.00 - 2.00pm

Wednesday 2nd February 2 2 Friday, 28 January, 2022

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0447 263 663 10.00 - 10.30am

2/1 Stevens St

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Tewantin

North Shore

Saturday 29th January

Friday 28th January

11.00 - 12.00pm

79 Outlook Drive

3

2

2

O/O $1,175,000 Considered

Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163

Auction Diary

10.30 - 11.00am

A B C

43 Noosa River Drive

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Agent

3

1

-

Auction

Laguna Real Estate 0428 711 163

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0437 447 804

7

4

8

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Peregian Beach Sunday 13th February

Castaways Beach

11.00 - 11.30am

13 Petrel St

Saturday 29th January 5.00 - 5.30pm

11Tropicana Rise

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 842

Ridgewood

Noosa Heads

Saturday 29th January

Sunday 13th February

1.00 - 2.00pm

12.00 - 12.30pm

7503/5 Morwong Dr

2

2

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

5

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0423 972 034

21 Carroo Lane

Garwoods Estate Agents 0411 862 954

Sunrise Beach

Saturday 19th February Saturday 29th January 12.00 - 12.30pm

6 Arkana Dr

12.00 - 12.45pm

31 Ben Lexcen Drive

3

2

-

Auction

Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999

4.00 - 4.30pm

11 Dayspring St

3

2

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0414 367 282

2

1

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0468 922 519

32 Solway Drive

3

2

1

Auction

Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999

1 Ferguson Street

4

2

1

Auction

Sunshine Beach Real Estate 07 5447 2999

4

2

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

Friday 25th February 11.00 - 11.30am

4/1-7 Bayview Rd

4

4

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0412 894 542

Sunshine Beach

Noosaville

Friday 28th January

Saturday 29th January 12.00 - 12.30pm

10/9 Albert St

2

2

-

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate 0447 263 663 4.00 - 4.30pm

Saturday 19th February 11.30 - 12.00pm

15/239-245 GympieTerrace

6/4 Park Cres

Saturday 29th January 2

2

1

Auction

Laguna Real Estate 0434 236 110 10.00 - 10.45am

Noosa Waters

2.00 - 2.45pm

Friday 11th February

Saturday 12th February

12.00 - 12.30pm

54 Saltwater Avenue

4

2

2

Auction

Dowling Neylan 0412 764 370 1.00 - 1.30pm

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YOUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM

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Shaun, Lisa and Mel are your trusted Property Management Team

THIS elegant first floor apartment in the boutique centrally located Trieste complex, just a short stroll to village, surf club, and beach; boasts sparkling presentation and exceptional privacy, as well as showcasing a delightful, leafy outlook to the north-east.

With two double-sized bedrooms, two bathrooms and a powder room, quality kitchen, open plan living flowing to covered terrace, separate laundry, and basement parking with storage and fully-furnished with near-new furniture (available to purchase via negotiation), it is ready to move straight into or rent out to the lucrative holiday market. Current owners have invested in newly laid carpet as well as some other upgrades; and existing features include laminate timber look flooring in kitchen and living, ceiling fans, direct patio access from master, 2-pac soft close cabinetry, Bosch appliances, induction cooktop, stone benches, separate shower and bath in main bathroom, split system air-

conditioning, and tasteful decor throughout.

The living is effortless, this is the perfect ‘lock and leave’ investment - so easy to care for, and when you are away travelling, there is nothing needing to be done, just organise for your mail to be collected, and that’s it…Bon Voyage!

Trieste is a stunning architecturallydesigned complex of 10 high-end apartments framed by lush gardens - there is lift access from the secure underground basement carpark, and communal pool with sunbathing terrace, along with barbecue gazebo in a verdant garden setting. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Call our team on

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Address: 3/33 Elanda Street, SUNSHINE BEACH Description: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage, pool Price: Contact Agent Inspect: Saturday, 29 January, 12noon-12.45pm Contact: Kathy Wise, 0407 968 300, SUNSHINE BEACH REAL ESTATE

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Former gracious Queenslander needs attention

A4 B2 C8

1024 Browns Creek Road Eerwah Vale • Gently rolling landscape, 2 Hectares with a 10 stall stable block • Easy access - just 8 minutes to Eumundi and 23 to Noosa • Motivated vendor wants it sold on auction day Auction: Saturday 26th February 2pm View: Saturday 29th January 2pm

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David Garwood 0411 862954

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HOME FOCUS

HAVEN OF PEACE AND PRIVACY IMAGINE reclining on a comfortable chair gazing out to lush, green lawns bordered by magnificent trees and shrubs, listening to nature’s soft songs, cool drink in hand and thinking – I want this life!

Now your daydreams can become reality…..presenting to you a lovely family home located in a cul-de-sac in the boutique Noosa Country Estate on 1.9 acres of low maintenance established gardens and mature fruit trees.

The home interior is warm and inviting.

Spacious open plan kitchen, dining and living flow through to the ultra generous 50sqm of covered outdoor entertaining area.

You’ll find plenty of inspiration to prepare tasty meals in the large kitchen with copious bench space and an oversized pantry in which to store all your culinary helpers.

Four bedrooms with built-ins, master with walk-through robe and ensuite, 1 main bathroom, airconditioning and ceiling fans throughout.

If you’re thinking of working from home or establishing a small business or hobby, you’ll love the detached, newly created 6 x 3m plumbed, powered and airconditioned office. Located alongside the main home, the office is completely separate and extremely comfortable – could perhaps be a “girl-shed”?

A Balinese gazebo and bar/bbq area adds a tropical element to the gardens.

Meander through at sunset, smell the perfume from night flowers then relax in the gazebo to round off the day.

This property has all the desirable additions for quality country living: a double garage; 2-bay carport with 3 phase power – store all your boys toys!

2 inground concrete water tanks holding 76,000 litres – plenty of water for irrigation; 20 panels of 5Kw solar; and established veggie gardens.

But wait – there’s more! A self contained, one bedroom with kitchen granny flat will accommodate guests, grandparents or teenagers. They’ll love the privacy and the calming green views.

A superb country home offering an enviable lifestyle. Only 8 minutes to Tewantin Village with all the modern amenities and the Noosa Marina. Minutes to beautiful Lake Cootharaba, Lake Cooroibah and Boreen Point for boating, fishing, kayaking and of course, those lazy Sunday lunches at the Apollonion Hotel.

Twenty minutes to Noosa Heads and the beach.

There is currently a huge demand for small acre lots, particularly with dual living options. Don’t miss your chance - call Jen Galinska now for more information. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 3 Morning Dew Close, COOROIBAH Description: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: On application Inspect: Saturday, 11am-11.45am Contact: Jen Galinska, 0421 489 361, LAGUNA REAL ESTATE noosatoday.com.au

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We Are Hiring Sales Agents! for our prominent Noosa Offices

The Laguna Advantage Established since 1978 Multi Award Winning Agency Offices in four high profile locations In house Marketing Manager Award Winning Sales Support A warm team environment Excellent commission structure If you have a current Queensland Real Estate Salesperson Certificate/Licence and a proven sales history we would love to hear from you!

Please send your resume to: Jane Keating accounts@lagunarealestate.com.au (07) 5474 4447 www.lagunarealestate.com.au 40 NOOSA TODAY

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