Your Local Mag Issue 16 - October 2014

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Your Local Mag ISSUE NO. 16 OCTOBER 2014

Bob’s war BOB ABBOT SHARES THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF 33 YEARS IN NOOSA POLITICS

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Noosa singer and X Factor finalist Andrew Lawson sums it up pre y well.

YLM talked to Andrew, and to local Voice contestants Darren Percival and Isaac McGovern, to see what life after TV was really like.

All three were honest, and realistic. Few people become superstars overnight.

And perhaps there’s a lesson there for all of us. Do we want to get rich or simply get by and be happy?

Noosa Shire a racts some amazing, talented people and many of them have made that seachange or tree-change because they are over the hustle and bustle of city life.

Sure, we could all earn more in the city but then we wouldn’t get to live the good life here. Most of us have traded financial riches for wealth of a different kind – independence, choice, tranquillity, and control over our own destiny.

It’s not always idyllic, of course. Many of us are doing it tough – but at least we get to do it tough in a beautiful location!

Andrew and Tara Terlich and their three children decided on a tree-change, and have launched their own business selling delicious, wholesome snacks.

They happily admit that they are working just as hard as they ever did, but it’s different this time around.

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Certainly that was the feeling at the recent National Day for Dingoes in Eumundi. The event, instigated by renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall, brought together “wildlife warriors” of all ages, supported by experts and celebrities, including Tim Faulkner and Steve Parish.

Both Steve and Tim share their thoughts with YLM inside this issue.

There’s so much going on in YLM this month, from food, entertainment and lifestyle, to our new gardening column with natives expert, Jake Hazzard, and a special four-page supplement to mark Noosa Chorale’s 20th birthday.

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B B'S WAR First of our two-part series in which Bob Abbot tells about being in the front line of Noosa politics for 33 years, his fights with developers to protect Noosa’s core values, and the untold - until now - story of how the stress of amalgamation almost took his life.

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Deputy Mayor Bob Abbot is standing on the veranda of his Tewantin Council office which overlooks Noosa River. He waves a hand at Mayor Noel Playford’s room next door and, referring to the time he was Mayor, says, “I used to be in there. I was there for 10 years.”

Would he like to be there now? “No way.

This Council’s only here for a bit over two years and the job needs a number cruncher.

Noel is by far the best man for the job.”

Bob will be 64 on Tuesday and we meet because I, like so many others in Noosa, know li le about him, other than that for more than half his life he has been in public office and that he is one of the most astute, perceptive and experienced politicians in this country.

With his trade mark dress code of dark pants, wide braces worn outside a black t-shirt, coupled with his full beard and considerable girth, he has the persona of an Amish patriarch but as he says, “I do it to differentiate. I’m not a stereotyped politician.”

Born in Ralston, near Mudgee, NSW, Bob was just an infant when his family moved to Ferny Grove in Brisbane’s western suburbs.

They had a small farm, melons, turkeys for Christmas, and his parents were keen community service workers. Bob remembers them “always holding fundraising barbecues and parties for schools, pony clubs with raffles and that sort of stuff. I suppose that’s why community service is inherent in what I do.”

He started as an apprentice electrician when

he was 15 and got his trade certificate at 19. “I worked in all sorts of industries, mainly commercial and industrial work, shipyards, boiler shops, mineral sand dredges, air-conditioning high rise buildings, department stores, shopping centres. I had a broad spectrum of experience.”

During his 20s in Brisbane he was involved in rugby league and was “president of a couple of clubs. It was a natural thing for me to do – to go from serving hamburgers at the fundraisers to being on the commi ee and president of those groups. I suppose it was all part of my training for my later political career.”

Newly married, Bob and his wife came to Cooran in 1979. “I didn’t know I was in Noosa.

It wasn’t until the lawyers doing the transaction on the property gave us the rates’ notice that we realised we were in Noosa Shire.

“My kids were born here. I saw how in Brisbane, the high-rise Bob Abbot buildings in the suburbs were pushing people further and further away from their jobs. Brisbane was ge ing chaotic in the ‘70 sand I thought to myself, I don’t want to bring my kids up in that environment. I wanted them to grow up in open country style that taught life skills and values they would probably never learn in Brisbane.”

Electrician Bob was soon very much in local demand with domestic work and helping farmers trying to understand the electrical side of their business, pumps, milking machines, irrigation systems.

I still haven't forgotten it.

It really got my back up.

“One of the reasons we really liked the Cooran area was the Show (Noosa Show Society) at Pomona. About a year after we arrived, I heard it was dying and a public meeting was being held to discuss its closing. I had a bit to say and I ended up as president of the new association before the meeting ended that night.

“Being president is what probably pushed me to local government. I had a solid interest in politics when I was in Brisbane. I was spokesman in the early 70s for a group of electricians I worked with.

“When the issue of the Show came up there were good people with good experience but they didn’t have any leadership. I was just lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to do that.

“We spent a lot of time and effort rebuilding the Show and I stayed president for 12 years, pu ing it in a position by which it could survive and be what it is today.”

The year 1981 was coming to a close and Noosa Council had a casual vacancy for a Councillor. In those days Councils filled their own vacant seats and Bob was encouraged by supporters to put his hand up.

He says, “I was creamed in a big way and couldn’t work it out. Later I got a whisper I never had a chance because the previous Councillor had only resigned to let the new man in and it was all organised in advance.

“I still haven’t forgo en it. It really got my back up.”

Three months later, in March, Queensland’s local government elections were held and a now determined Bob decided to give it another shot.

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Noosa Council in late 1990: From left From left, back, Bob Abbot, Brian Stockwell, Joseph Dodd, Douglas Bettens, John Pigdon, Randall Crisp, Ray Kelly, and front, Ian Christensen, Olive Macklin (now Donaldson), Noel Playford (Chairman), Bev Menkens and John Pulham. P Blakeney was absent.

From left: Noosa Show President Bob Abbot in the early 80s with BertWansley, Flo BjelkePeterson, Gordon Simpson and Norma Simpson PICTURE COURTESY OF NOOSA LIBRARY SERVICE/PICTURE NOOSA

Club Med had a formula that didn’t provide for a lot of money to spread around locally and it wasn’t going to provide the employment people were hoping for.

“As it was on Crown land, permission from the State Government was needed so I went to Brisbane to meet with the premier, Joe Bjelke Petersen and his advisors. I said if this thing was to be approved it would just cause absolute outrage among the majority of people in our community “The Premier asked one of his advisors, ‘What do you think about that, John?’who replied, ‘I think that’s fair knowing what I know about that community.’ The Premier said,‘Well, we’ll see what happens. Thank you very much folks’ and that was it. Days later we were told Club Med was gone.”

Bob also recalls with a shake of his head the application in 1988 by the Leisuremark development group to build a mega resort on the North Shore. “We’re talking about 10,000 people living over there with residential, a golf club and an international airport, the whole deal.

“I mean in those days the town of Noosa had a maximum population of 16,000 or 17,000 people and they were planning to put 10,000 people on other side of river. To me the Noosa River was the line of demarcation between human habitat and natural habitat and I just didn’t see the sense of ever breaking it.

“In those days it was the second Council I was in, one with different views about development than the previous Council and any others

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This time he won, ushering in nearly 33 years of working to keep and protect the core values of Noosa, encompassing court ba les with developers (at one time being sued for $20 million), the amalgamation protest, his time as Mayor of Sunshine Coast Regional Council, de-amalgamation, and all the while pu ing up policies that he says “give the capacity for the community to look after itself.”

Bob believes that when he became a Councillor in 1982 it was a natural progression from where he had come from. “I wasn’t thinking of longevity nor was I interested in the Chairmanship in those days. In fact, it wasn’t until 1994 or 1995 that I had a significant understanding of what local governments were supposed to do and what they weren’t doing.

“It was all about community capacity building for me. Roads, rates, rats and rubbish are all valuable stuff but anybody can do that. It’s how you get your Council in your community to build a capacity to look after itself. What I had realised by then was there weren’t many Councils doing that.

“When I found out in ’97 that Mayor Noel Playford wasn’t going to stand, I decided I would and I also made the decision that the message I would sell would be all about capacity building. I laid out a number of policies in that direction and I was elected.

“The really interesting thing was there were seven out of the nine elected Councillors that had a background in community service.

The community had actually recognised what needed to be done, put me there to do and gave me the tools to do it with.”

The 80s and the 90s were a pre y wild ride for Noosa, with developers versus conservationists, and Bob was at the heart of all of it. “In 1985 there was a proposal to build a Club Med on The Spit, a piece of ground, public-owned, that was man-made. It hadn’t been tested properly and was significantly risky in the sense of whether it was going to survive.

“There was interest here from members of the white shoe brigade who were around at the time but the community was just outraged. It wasn’t going to bring money into town because

coming after. Enough Councillors thought it might be a good thing for the future but when push came to shove we managed to get enough people to think along the same line that maybe it shouldn’t go any further.

“Noel was Mayor and I was Deputy Mayor and we were fighting our appeal in court.

Leisuremark took objection to an action we had taken and put a writ on Noel and me for $20million each for supposedly interfering with the legal process.

“It’s a bit daunting when you’re standing in your backyard and a bailiff walks in and hands you a writ to say you’re being sued. As he was walking out the gate, I remember saying to him, ‘I don’t know where they’re going to get it from.’

“That’s something you don’t actually see recorded in a lot of the history. Everyone thought Noel was the only one. I was there. I got the writ, too. Not that it bothers me one bit. I only do what I do for Noosa.

“In the end Leisuremark withdrew as they couldn’t sustain the application and we ended by winning the court case.”

In 1990 the Council gaze ed a Shire-wide ban on buildings over four storeys which came from a community view that it didn’t want to

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be like everywhere else.

Bob says there were many reasons why many people supported no high rise and it was interesting to see a group of people want the same outcome for different reasons.

“The local development industry realised fairly quickly they were be er off with quality rather than quantity. It might have been a higher capital investment per unit, but the returns over the whole development were better. It was a very saleable item for them. It was in their interests to retain the status quo.

“The Greens obviously had their views of the world and mine were similar. We’re in the South East Queensland tourist business and we’re half an hour’s drive further away from our customer base than any other tourist operator up and down the Coast. It was no use us trying to compete on that level with the same product “They had a view we had to be different as well so all of these views really cemented the concept, ‘No, we don’t need high rise. We don’t need massive population growth and we don’t need to destroy our environment to grow.’

“Indeed, all of those things are really important to our economic future, our social future and our environmental future. In the end it became a common goal from some fairly uncommon players.

“I must admit that over the years I’ve heard people espousing the values of Noosa and the values of our environment and our development policies but in the 80s they weren’t saying these things.

“They’ve all grown to be champions of the cause. I don’t get angry but I do remember the early position some people took compared to the position they took later or even now and I think to myself hypocrisy is an emotion I don’t value.

“I don’t hold it against those people that they’ve finally seen the light but I do remember it may not have happened if we had followed their advice many years ago.”

Few people know the stress of the amalgamation ba le in 2007 nearly cost Bob his life.

“Right from the word go I had to keep my mouth shut all the time, although I knew most of the decisions had been made from the start.

The commission had its job to do and did it but we were gone right from day one.

“I wasn’t going to sit by and let it happen without a fight and to be honest it nearly killed me. I ended up seven days in hospital and, while people in the Council knew it, there were few others.

“I ended up with a major blockage in my gall duct and the toxic levels went up in my liver and kidneys but staff kept it quiet. I wasn’t looking after myself. They took the phones from me for a couple of days. I had a phone in both hands. One mobile phone bill in three months was $3000.

Bob's 1997 Noosa Council election flyer

Bob Abbot’s 33 years in public office 1981-1994: President Noosa Show Society 1982-1997: Councillor Noosa Shire Council 1988-1991: Deputy Mayor Noosa Shire Council 1994-1997: Deputy Mayor Noosa Shire Council 1997-2008: Mayor Noosa Shire Council 2008-2012: Mayor Sunshine Coast Regional Council 1997-2006: Member South East Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils.

1997-2006: Chairman of Northern Sub Regional Organisation of Councils SEQ 2006-2012: Member SEQ Council of Mayors 2011-2012: Dep Chairman SEQ Council Mayors 2001-2012: Member Local Government Assn.

Queensland Executive Board 2004-2008: Jnr Vice President LGAQ 2008-2012: Snr Vice President LGAQ 2010-2012: Director LGAQ Ltd 2005-2012: Director Australian Local Government Assn.

2014: Deputy Mayor Noosa Shire Council

“One of the comments I used to make during the campaign was that I lived on a balanced diet of nicotine and adrenalin. It wasn’t alcohol.

I don’t drink a lot as it’s never been part of my political spectrum.”

Were you indignant that Andrew Fraser and Peter Bea ie could come here and just dictate what they were going to do?

“Yes, but I couldn’t let it get in the way of a good fight. I kept a face-to-face, honest and open dialogue with them right to the end. The Mayor of Port Douglas and I came up with a scheme of iconic communities being of significant value to the Queensland economy. Purely and simply what they were and how they had been managed.

‘I put that to Peter Bea ie just before the decision was made and in the end he came back and actually created the iconic community. It was an idea I put to him but the smarties in his office made it theirs.

“A few days before the Noosa march on Brisbane I hit the deck. I was admi ed to hospital, put on drips, antibiotics and all the rest of it. Had I kept going I could have had some serious problems. The toxicity in my kidneys would have killed me.

“The day before the march I said to the doctor looking after me,‘I’m leaving here to go to the march. A car’s picking me up and I’m going to Brisbane. ’He objected and said he wouldn’t let me go. We were arguing, you could hear us all over the hospital, and I’m ge ing dressed when another doctor, a mate of mine, walked in and asked, ‘What’s going on?’

“I told him and I said I wasn’t going to actually march in the march. All I was going to do was get out of the car in Brisbane, have a look, maybe speak, get back in the car and get home.

He looked at me then looked at the doctor and said, ‘Let him go.’

“The doctor said, ‘I haven’t got the results of his test yet and I can’t guarantee his heart is up to it.’ My mate said, ‘Don’t worry about it.

He hasn’t got a heart. Let him go.’“I said thank you, put my coat on and walked out the door and went off to Brisbane.”

I broke in there to tell him I was one of the estimated 10,000 who marched and I recalled that he seemed to be everywhere.

“If you look at all the stuff that was wri en, you’d think I was a big part of that show. The reality is I came in a white car, walked in front of the parade, jumped back in the car and went over to Grey Street Bridge, turned up at Parliament House at the same time as you guys and did another speech. “After that it was back in the car and back to hospital.

“I was probably only on my feet for half an hour but that was part of the deal. Radio stations were in the car with me and we were doing live crosses. It was a totally amazing day.”

WAR AND PEACE In our next issue Deputy Mayor Bob Abbot reveals why he decided to campaign for the job of Mayor of Sunshine Coast Council; the ba les within the Council; why he couldn’t make public his views on deamalgamation; his decision to support Noel Playford; Noosa’s future; how blowing the blues with his band “prevents him being brain dead from politics” and what’s next for him when his Council term is over.

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A MAN ON A MISSION ISOBEL COLEMAN There was a time when the fight to protect and preserve Australia’s native dingo population met with opposition and hostility. But now it appears to have come of age.

The Ochre Project - a proactive, collaborative effort, sparked off by the death of a young juvenile dingo called Inky from the Butchulla K’Gari camp [Fraser Island] – is gathering momentum, its aim to have all dingoes classified as a native animal Australia-wide.

Noosa co-ordinator MarieLouise Sarjeant has won the support of several highly respected environmentalists, including Dr Jane Goodall.

In fact, it was Dr Goodall

who asked Marie to organise last month’s National Day for Dingoes in Eumundi.

The event was supported by multi-award-winning photographer, author and naturalist, Steve Parish.

Steve’s story is an amazing one – and one that, by his own admission, could have had a very

different ending.

With li le formal education, having left school halfway through his first year in high school, Steve was headed for trouble.

“I was not on a good path – that angry youth energy can be volatile and destructive,” he told YLM. And if certain opportunities

A classic dingo shot by Steve Parish

hadn’t miraculously come his way?

“It’s likely I would have been incarcerated.”

Ironically Steve’s first brush with nature came through the seemingly incongruous sports of spear-fishing and hunting. Nowadays the only thing he shoots is his camera – largely thanks to a chance encounter at 16 with underwater photographer Igo Oak. “Igo was the adult who created a pivotal moment in my life. The opportunity to break through the idiocy of an angry youth and connect him to nature was created by Igo by replacing a gun with a camera, and I bless him every day for being there at the right moment,” Steve said.

As a mentor, Igo encouraged Steve’s new passion for scuba diving and underwater photography, a passion which saw Steve go on to join the Royal Australian Navy

if each and every one of us recogin 1963, aged 18, as a diver. nises the connection that we have to Suddenly Steve’s life took on nature. After all, we cannot survive meaning and passion and his future without the natural world.” was sealed.

So what drew him to supporting “The navy gave me the experiMarie’s campaign? ence of diving and particularly the “Dingoes have had and still are pleasure of diving in and out of having a tough time. If we can find Jervis Bay in NSW.” some way to have the farming and He joined the New South Wales Underwater Research Group, a band tourism activities we have alongside the joy of sharing our lives with of extremely enthusiastic underwadingoes, Australia will be a be er ter naturalists who collected and place.” photographed specimens for the In some ways Steve believes Australian Museum. Encouraged by Australia is more divorced from the senior museum staff, Parish and his natural world than ever before. colleagues all felt a pioneering spirit “Children do not venture out as - discovering and recording numermuch and people are more confined ous marine species that were new to to cities. Yet there are shining lights science. in the youth - I meet them in schools But it wasn’t until the 1970s that when I give talks and a few have Steve discovered dingoes. been on workshops. They are totally “In 1973 I joined Queensland engaged with the natural world National Parks and Wildlife Service and understand that a picture tells as a wildlife photographer and was a story. sent on missions to photograph “These are the future champions of the fauna of Queensland - a big the environment departure having they have a big task only photographed to counter some of underwater before the current damage this,” he said. being wreaked on “Seeing dinthe land by big busigoes in the natural ness.” habitat, their orange And Steve coats reflecting in believes we cannot the afternoon sun or afford to be comwandering the beach placent as the ‘war on Fraser Island is on wildlife’ is still a beautiful sight. raging.

The pictures of these Steve Parish “It’s the terminolanimals always cause ogy that indicates great response in the problem. A war on anything social media.” will not succeed. It can only create Five years later, Steve resigned in more problems. We certainly cannot order to freelance Australia-wide. afford to be complacent while the First, he travelled the continent as ecosystems are being destroyed. a photojournalist, creating books Education is the only route to sucon the Great Dividing Range, the cess. When people are connected to River Murray, the Outback and nature, they cannot harm the very Kakadu for a major Australian fabric of what supports their lives. publisher. Then he started his own For some reason, we don’t seem to company, Steve Parish Publishing, understand this at the moment. on New Year’s Day 1985. Inspiring “We are only truly healthy when others and watching them become connected to our ecosystem and its involved in promoting conservation inhabitants.” was his greatest reward.

With around half a million film “My impetus is mostly to eduand digital images to his credit – cate through sharing. What good is and now aged 69 - Steve continues a picture kept to oneself? Through a to work in the field and, through his lovely image, conservation valcompany Nature Connect, to eduues can be imparted without the cate our future eco champions. To hammering words of ‘endangered, find out more, and see his wonderhabitat destruction, or war on this ful images, visit www.steveparishor that’. I believe the environment natureconnect.com.au will only be conserved if it is loved,

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CrocALLwrestling IN A DAY’S WORK FOR TIM ISOBEL COLEMAN It would be wrong to compare Tim Faulkner and Steve Irwin but they do have a lot in common.

Like Steve, Tim is an ardent environmentalist and both men have shared headlines for crocodile wrestling and snake wrangling.

And like Steve, Tim knows that education, and a li le bit of fun, will recruit more eco warriors than threats and fear-mongering.

But that doesn’t mean conservation is a laughing ma er.

“The stark truth of it is that animals are increasingly at risk and it is crucial to educate people about native wildlife. The fact is that if we don’t act, they will be gone,” he told YLM. Tim, Operations Manager at the Australian Reptile Park/Devil Park and a regular on Bondi Vet, recently added a new title to his burgeoning environmental resume, championing the National Day for Dingoes held in Eumundi last month.

But campaigning for the dingoes is not new to him.

“I’ve been an active campaigner for years and years and will continue to be so I was very happy to support this event,” he said.

“Excuse the pun but I’ve always thought of dingoes as the underdog and they badly need our support for many reasons.

“It’s not just about the dingoes themselves - the importance of top order

“I don’t see myself so much as a whizz-bang predators is fundamental and crucial to the conservationist but as an educator. That’s why survival of our native wildlife. Dingoes keep I do the TV show, to get those messages across foxes and wild cats at bay. They prey on larger in an entertaining way.

We have had dingoes at animals like kangaroos and emus and leave the Park for several years.

They are very friendly other smaller animals alone so they are actually and they help get the message across and eduhelping preserve our smaller native wildlife. cate people, especially youngsters.”

“And now the dingo must be recognised as Starting work at age 14 seemed natural to an Australian native animal in its own right.

Tim. His first employer was Featherdale Wild“There have been endless arguments over life Park in Western Sydney and Tim rememthe years about dingoes. For example, the bers it as a great place to start a career in zoo purity issue. But I always say if it looks like keeping because of its focus on native Austraa dingo, walks like a dingo and quacks like a lian animals.

Almost a decade later, he joined dingo, it’s a dingo! the Australian Reptile Park as “One of the biggest issues Senior Curator. to be resolved is the clash And while many people between farmers and dingoes. argue against wild animals being Livestock casualties do happen in captivity Tim believes it is and it’s no good pretending the only way some species will they don’t. But that’s where survive. the government should step in “Take the Tasmanian Devil, to compensate. For years the for example.

With our Devil Ark fight has been between natuproject we have a huge Devil ralists and agriculturalists but population here at the park, 150 that’s wrong. They should be of them.

I call it a conservation/ working together and taking preservation facility.

Conservaon the government.

Tim Faulkner tion is what happens out in the “Is it be er to lose replacewild, preservation is what we do able livestock or irreplaceable here so we can be sure that, if wild Tasmanian native wildlife? This is the issue. There will alDevils became extinct, we would still have a ways be clashes between dingoes and livestock population here,” he said. and the government must step up and bring “Animals in captivity is an emotive subject in a compensation scheme that keeps both but zoos are not what they were 30 years ago, sides happy. The government gets away they are not concrete jungles. These breeding with murder and they must act on this.” programs are crucial for the survival of the Tim also believes it is crucial to species and having the animals here is the best educate people. way of educating people about their future.

“If our animals are happy and healthy then it is working. And you know what, life in the wild isn’t exactly a bed of roses!

“Our native animal populations are becoming more and more fragmented and threatened and as these islands of animals become further separated it is very likely that the type of small population management and breeding programs we do here will eventually have to be implemented in the wild.”

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Life after Are talent shows all they’re cracked up to be?

Former Australian Idol panellist Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson last month slammed the judges from The X Factor and The Voice, saying the shows didn’t produce stars with long careers.

ISOBEL COLEMAN The former record company executive made a damning assessment of today’s crop of televised singing competitions.

But does he have a point?

When the stage lights go

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YLM spoke to three local musicians who have been through the experience.

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“I sometimes get people saying to me, Factor, me ‘hey, ‘hey you were on X Factor why aren’t you making records?’

And I say hey, I’m earning money doing what I love, I’m saving money and I’m living in a great house on Noosa River, I’m happy.”

Andrew Lawson returned home from a year overseas last December and is pre y happy with his life in Noosa right now.

And while he admits he lands some gigs as a result of being ‘recognised’ from TV, it’s pre y much life as normal.

“I think people need to remember that shows like X Factor are basically reality TV shows with a few people who can actually sing!

It’s more about the judges and the ratings,” he told YLM. “When I got back from overseas I got a residency at the Sheraton, which was great, and I’ve just put in an application to do that again this year.

“I also do a lot of corporate functions and weddings’ – events well suited to Andrew’s style of music.

Andrew strongly believes the age limit for contestants should be raised, not lowered.

“Being on the show doesn’t magically transform your life. life When you come out you have to be adult enough to go out and find your own gigs and opportunities.

When you’re on the show you’re looked after 24/7, they do everything for you. And most of the youngsters find it too hard when they come back out – especially if they have to go back to school.

“It also means they can’t come to the launches and after-parties and that is often where the real networking is done.

“I was lucky that I had studied music, I’d gigged before and I knew people in the industry. But a lot of the people on the show with me have now steered away from music.”

And unlike The Voice contestants, who spend li le time with their mentors, Andrew spent a lot of time with his mentor, Kyle Sandilands, and the pair stays in touch.

“As much as you may love it, playing music is a job, people forget that. And I get to do what I love, get paid for it, live in a beautiful place and it’s nearly summer. I reckon that’s a pre y good result.”

It’s famously rumoured that when Coast crooner Darren Percival was invited to take part in The Voice in 2012, he had very few dollars in the bank. Darren – who has since moved from Coolum to Peregian Springs – was runner-up, with many people saying he should have won.

His mentor on the show was Keith Urban.

So how’s that bank balance these days?

“I’m doing what I’ve always done, what I’ve done since I was 15 and nothing has really changed,” he told YLM.

You could say that Cooroy musician Isaac McGovern is one of the lucky ones, because he went on this year’s The Voice with no expectation, no pressure and an extremely level head.

And while he admits the show has helped open doors for him, it hasn’t really changed his thinking or his plans.

“It definitely gets your name out there and

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“When I was invited to audition I was happy with what I was doing but the one h tthing I needed was an audience – that’s why I went on the show. w “In these times, in the music industry, it i is very difficult to get media exposure as a an independent artist. You can make a record, no problem, but it is difficult to get it promoted. Back in the 80s there were lots of TV spots where you could perform but now there’s not.

“By appearing on a show like The Voice you yo can connect with a massive audience in their th lounge-room. You perform and those performances can run and re-run on YouTube.

I thought it would ensure me an audience, people who would go on and buy my albums.

“But it has proven to be quite impossible to reconnect with them, because you have to rely on the media. The statistics support that – 3.5 million people watched the [2012 Voice] final.

So if just one per cent of them had bought my album it would have been number one. But

I am ge ing more bookings because more people know who I am so I’m glad I did it,” he told YLM. “It’s a tough industry and I was surprised to make it so far in the show.” p Isaac, who has been a musician most of his life and only recently started singing, too, h was one of the few artists on the show to get w aall four celebrity coaches to turn their chairs.

He chose Joel Madden.

H Not that he got to spend that much time with the star. w “Joel didn’t coach us – in fact, the celebrities don’t do that much! We mostly worked ti with other people.” w But one thing Joel said was wise advice as far as Isaac was concerned.

“He said to treat the show like just another gig, but on a bigger scale.

“To be honest, I’ve never really liked these shows. We don’t have TV at home so I’ve never watched them and never thought about going on one. But my cousin suggested I try out and when they invited me to go on I thought I may as well.

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“Look, don’t get me wrong. Being on the show was fantastic and lots of other doors opened as a result of it. It was also great to be able to connect with people – I still get emails. I have sung at weddings and funerals, and for sick children, and I feel that I made a difference.

“But I’m basically back where I was, doing the same kind of gigs. And I’m working very hard at making it work. I have my radio show on 92.7 Mix FM and I’m planning more local gigs. Next year I want to do more with schools and the community, run workshops, teach singing, work with choirs, that sort of thing.

“I love my work, I love my family and I love living on the Coast, so it’s all good. But you have to be realistic. If anyone is getting into the music industry to get rich and famous, then try another career!”

Contact Darren through his website at www.darrenpercival.com for more information and check out his new album, Lovelife.

“But I never put too much expectation on it, I just had fun. A lot of the other contestants were hanging all their hopes on the show – a lot have even stopped singing now because they didn’t win.

“You have to be pre y comfortable with who you are to even go on these shows because otherwise they can chew you up and spit you out. There is no creative control over the songs you sing, even what you wear. I struggled with that. I really put my foot down on a few things, like wearing crazy outfits.”

And Isaac agrees with Darren Percival about the future.

“Oh no, you don’t do this if you want to be famous! I don’t want to get rich; I just want enough to look after my family while doing what I love, that’s it.”

If you want to hear Isaac for yourself get down to Caloundra Music Festival this weekend. He will also be playing at Woodford Festival and you can follow what he’s up to at www.facebook.com/isaacmcgovernmusic and h ps://twi er.com/isaacmcgovern

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EVENTS

Businesses urged to join Noosa CCIQ WITH A FRESH NEW COMMITTEE AND AN EXCITING CALENDAR OF EVENTS, CCIQ NOOSA IS URGING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO JOIN UP. Becoming a member provides invaluable opportunities for networking and learning.

In addition, said president Sarah Fisher, local businesses can achieve much more when they work together.

COMING EVENTS INCLUDE: October 14: Noosa Chamber River Networking Cruise - enjoy canapés and your first drink on the Chamber, with a cash bar afterwards. Sunset colours must be worn!

Tickets must be purchased prior.

November 11: Members meeting at Noosa Convention and Exhibition Centre with guest speaker Amanda Stevens.

December 9: Christmas party.

For more information contact Sarah Fisher on 0403 564 897 or see www.noosa. cciq.com.au

Museum Forum on vital Noosa issues KOALA CONSERVATION, THE FUTURE OF THE HISTORIC MILL POINT TIMBER MILL SITE, THE MURDERING CREEK MASSACRE AND NOOSA’S COMMUNITY JURY WILL ALL BE UNDER SCRUTINY LATER THIS MONTH AT NOOSA MUSEUM’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FORUM AT POMONA. According to president, Jeanette Alfredson, the forum’s aim is to raise interest in the Museum and provide heritage-based information to the public.

“Attendance at museums is up and down all over the world. It’s always a battle to get people to come. They do not realise the mountain of information that’s here.

“We want to make clear to people that we are not only about the past. Cultural heritage is timeless and we have invited speakers to talk about matters affecting Noosa and the broader region today and in the future.”

Among the speakers are Koala Crusaders Carolyn Beaton and Meghan Halverson on the need for a new koala conservation program; prominent government archaeologist Steve Nichols on the future of Mill Point; and Noosa Councillor Tony Wellington on the newly announced Noosa Community Jury and its engagement in local government.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct 25, 9am to 3.30pm WHERE: Uniting Church Hall, next to Noosa Museum, 29 Factory St, Pomona COST: $20, concession $15.

BOOKINGS: Essential, and can be made online at the Museum’s website www.noosamuseum.org.au

WILDLIFE WINDFALL

Gill gives her Centre to RSPCA

which gave us a chance to apply for grants but it costs more than $100,000 a year to run this place and we never have enough money.

After years of caring for Noosa’s “The first year we had seven patients, the hurt and vulnerable wildlife, Gill second year 40 or 50 and the third year we Brownhill has taken the ultimate helped a couple of hundred. Now we have 1600 to 1800 patients a year, 80 per cent of them bestep to make sure her work and ing birds. I think that since we started we have that of her late husband Col goes looked after and released a healthy 20,000 or so on. She has donated her property animals and birds into their habitat.”

According to Nicole, this new deal for the and buildings which house her Centre doesn’t mean her organisation will take Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation over its operation. “We appreciate the gift but Centre to the RSPCA. this place runs fantastically well and there’s no “It’s the only way I can guarantee this place reason for us to come in and be solely RSPCA. will keep going when I’m no We don’t need to change anylonger around,” Gill said last thing. week when, accompanied “The job of looking after

by RSPCA Noosa’s shelter injured wildlife is huge now manager, Nicole Cleary, and it is our obligation to the she spoke to YLM about her animals to do what we can for generous gift. them. For example, if we didn’t “I’ve been thinking about have this place, we would have this for the last 12 months. to look after wildlife at the shelI look at the fact that I’m ter in Noosa and we don’t have ge ing older. I have some illthe facilities to do it. nesses and I’m just being re“The working relationship Nicole Cleary, left, and Gill alistic. The arrangement now Brownhill, joining forces to help we have with had with Gill and wildlife like these two baby is that I have life tenancy of Col over the years has been a possums my flat and I will be able to godsend. I don’t have the skill spend the rest of my life here.” and none of my staff have the skill to look after The Centre at 1411 Eumundi-Noosa Road injured wildlife so to have both Centres runcomprises 10 acres covering six blocks of land. ning alongside in this community is, I think, It has 15 flight aviaries, nine possum houses, amazing and we are going to continue that.” two intensive care buildings, four heated While the RSPCA will take over financial boxes for young sick patients and four fenced responsibility, Gill stressed the continued need paddocks for wallabies, kangaroos, ducks and for fundraising is still vital. “The fact that I’ve swans. handed it over doesn’t mean to say we don’t Gill declined to say how much the gift was need money. We’re still running the Centre worth. “I have no idea and I don’t really want just the same as usual. We don’t want to be a to know. It’s probably quite a lot.” burden on the RSPCA. We still want to raise Gill and Col, who died just over two years enough money independently towards our runago, started the Centre in 1997. Said Gill, “We ning costs.” wanted to do something for the community.

Mark Townend is the RSPCA’s Queensland We were helping out at Lifeline at Kunda Park CEO and he believes Gill has made the Centre but we didn’t have a very big income and it “into a wonderful facility that is well known on was costing us too much in petrol. the Sunshine Coast for looking after wildlife.

“I saw an ad for wildlife carers and we went Until now we have been willing to help in the to a meeting to find out what was involved. We background and when she approached us we did workshops to learn how to do look after saw it as a logical joining of our forces. I hope wildlife and we set it up on our own propwe can live out her legacy for many years to erty. For the first eight years we had to fund come.” this place ourselves. Col stacked supermarDonations can be made to the Centre at the ket shelves and I had a sewing business. We RSPCA Queensland website or by phoning became an incorporated body nine years ago Centre at 5442 8057.

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FOR THE PEOPLE & PETS PROJECT FUNDRAISER HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY ATTENDING THE NEXT PEOPLE & PETS PROJECT LUNCH SUPPORTED BY THE LIONS CLUB OF NOOSA HEADS – ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, AT THE RIVER DECK RESTAURANT, NOOSA MARINA, TEWANTIN. At just $32 a ticket, you’ll receive unbeatable value, with a two-course lunch, a glass of bubbles or orange juice, a mini fashion parade, guest speaker, raffles and more.

Monies raised go towards the People & Pets Project, which helps pensioners and those on low income to get their pet de-sexed.

For tickets, phone Joy on 5447 2367 or Beverley on 5474 1630.

A rapturous evening of German song Amanda Cole is a compelling and passionate performer accomplished in art song, oratorio, chamber music, early music and the avant garde.

She has performed with some of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading orchestras and vocal ensembles – and this month, you can catch her locally.

Mezzo-soprano Amanda will join with Janet Brewer (piano/ harpsichord) to take you on a wondrous journey through German song, from the hauntingly beautiful chant of Hildegard of Bingen to the seductive allure of

Amanda Cole Kurt Weill. The program will feature favourite composers such as Bach, Handel and Schubert,

as well as those lesser known, such as Clara Schumann; Albert, Prince Consort (Queen Victoria’s husband) and Henry Handel Richardson - famed Australian author of The Ge ing of Wisdom. Andrew Paszkowski (viola) will join the duo for a beguiling masterwork by Brahms: a rare trio in two movements for piano, viola and contralto.

GEIST: The German Genius and Spirit in Song will take place at Good Shepherd Chapel, Noosaville, on October 25, 5pm; Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, on October 31, 6pm, and at Cooran Hall, Cooran, on November 2, 3pm. For bookings see www. scvenuesandevents.com.au or phone 5413 1400.

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Sandy decided to get behind the camera, rather than in front of it, at Country Noosa's first meeting/field day at Bellbird, a cattle-raising property at Ridgewood that utilises conservation to increase the longterm viability of the operation options from “glamping” to eco lodges, local produce and wine enjoyed in winter by a fireplace or under the stars in summer the potential is only limited by local operators and their efforts.

In July, a ‘Farming into the Future’ film and networking evening a racted 89 people. It was the second largest roll up on the film’s Queensland tour.

This inspiring night of short films was a real eye-opener and provided opportuI envisage an nity for existing and increase in demand potential farmers Every month YLM will for the enviable who are rallying invite a local personality against rising lifestyle of our to pen a guest column on a subject of their input costs, rural communichoice.

This month water charges ties, supported by we welcome Noosa and declining the flexibility that Councillor Sandy soil health.

The digital technology Bolton. fi lms showcased and infrastructure the why, what and provides. It really is a how of their innovative perfect marriage of balance: methods and their transition the soul-nourishing and physically

Country Noosa DESIGNER GUMBOOTS DIGITALLY ENHANCED Paddock to plate, river to plate, home-grown produce, views and a Country Style magazine homestead.

That’s Noosa Country.

And it’s home to an eclectic mix of multi-generational traditional farmers and the emerging ‘regeneratives’ - escapees from Sydney, Melbourne and elsewhere, seeking a tree change, and young families eager to experience the values, outdoor adventure and grounded experiences that country living espouses.

In a world of increasing technology, digital buzzwords and two generations now be er acquainted with surfing the net than surfing, backyard cricket or tag, what does the future hold for the rural areas of Noosa?

I moved to Kin Kin 20 years ago and fell in love with the beautiful countryside, the villages with their distinct identities, farm-gate shopping and the true community heart that welcomed my family.

It was a lifestyle straight out of a magazine: historic old Queenslander, rolling hills, platypus-filled creek, horse-riding and creating recipes from the veggie garden and chook pen. We were ‘paddock to platers’ before it became fashionable!

We still live a rural lifestyle.

However, coastal acreage has a very different flavour both architecturally and lifestyle-wise. The horseriding has been replaced with lake and river dalliances, and kitchen creations with restaurant sampling!

adventurous opportunities of rural living with the mental stimulation and earning capacity of the world of technology.

The opportunities and framework are all there, ready to capitalise on. Noosa has the brand, the Biosphere Reserve status, location, a ractions and talent to enter a new rural era in multiple sectors.

Whether it be organic produce and its by-products, or alternate tourism.

Country Noosa is not just a fashionable trend; it has real possibilities to create a solid local economy, sustainable communities and the ultimate lifestyle. Already the momentum has been building with a variety of new initiatives.

From an economic viewpoint, television programs such as River Co age, Paddock to Plate and Restaurant Australia have created a swell in desire for “experience” dining, tourism and living. The growth in niche produce, eco-accredited endeavours and self-realisation education is a perfect fit for Country Noosa. From a tourism angle, we should consider a Country Loop, taking in our rural villages, with food and art trails, accommodation

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from bankruptcy to record financial and environmental health on a range of commercial farms.

The Slow Food movement is a testimony to the interest in chemical and pesticide-free dining, and could be seen as the face of Permaculture and regenerative farming with Noosa hosting the international Slow Food Conference last month.

Ultimately, the success of our rural endeavours locally and Australia-wide comes down to you, the reader. In order to create jobs for locals, it is vital that Noosa residents recognise the role they play. If the preference is for organic, GM-free produce and a desire to decrease intensive farming practices across Australia, or you just wish to ensure that all local farms remain viable, and jobs are retained and increased, create this through your purchase choices.

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Tree change A WINNER FOR the Terlichs

Life in the raw is a growing business for Andrew, Tara, Tallinn, Zahlia and Nate

ISOBEL COLEMAN When Tara and Andrew Terlich set up home with their children on five acres in Doonan, it seemed the perfect time to slow life down a little and change direction.

Living in London and Hong Kong for nearly 13 years before returning to Australia in 2011, they had been embroiled in the corporate whirl of city life.

Wanting to “do their own thing” and pursue their passion, the busy couple decided to enter the food industry. But they didn’t want a restaurant – especially with three young children – and the product had to be just right.

The answer came while Andrew was competing in the Marathon des Sables - a 250km self-sufficiency running race in the Sahara desert.

“After eating dehydrated foods and heavily processed sports snacks for a week during this race, we came up with the idea of developing allnatural, additive-free snack foods,” said Tara.

And so, after 18 months of researching ingredients, raising funds and taste-testing, At One Foods was born.

“We make a range of all-natural snack bars and balls. They’re made from dried fruits, raw nuts and seeds only, so they’re gluten-free, raw, vegan and paleo-friendly. We don’t add any sugar as the natural fruit sugars are sweet enough. We also focus on including superfood ingredients to really supercharge the nutrition of the products – things like chia seeds, raw cacao, mesquite powder and incaberries,” said Tara.

So far so good, but the challenge

was to take At One Foods from a small boutique business to something bigger and that all came to a head this year.

“We ran a crowd-funding campaign through Pozible. We recognised that there was unsatisfied demand out there for nutritious and tasty snack foods that weren’t full of additives, so we were looking for people who believed in natural products like ours to help us take the next step of getting some of our products packaged and onto the shelves of high-quality retailers.”

When YLM contacted the couple they had just completed their first manufacturer run and were in the process of getting their products into as many places as possible.

“We are in about 25 places now, through the Sunshine Coast and down towards Brisbane. We’ve gone for specialist outlets, like wholefood stores, grocers, juice bars, cafes, even a couple of chemists,” said Tara.

“In Noosa you’ll find At One Foods at places like Organika, Belmondos, Little Cove and Noosa Juicer. We are also in the Kunara Organic market place at Forest Glen.”

The product range includes such delicious temptations as Cacao and Incaberry, Cacao Brownie, Banana and Pecan, Lemon and Chia, and Fig and White Mulberry, all raw, in Superbar or Superball form.

“The cacao and incaberry is very popular at the moment because it is new and different. It’s also incredibly good for you,” said Tara.

When the September school holidays arrived – eager to get stuck into the task ahead – Andrew and Tara dropped off Tallinn, 10, Zahlia, eight, and Nate, six, to visit their grandparents.

“My parents are travelling around

Australia in a bus at the moment, so they have stopped off at Murgon for a week and are having the kids so that Andrew and I can work.”

And part of that work was getting a website up and running, so that customers can now also buy online.

But they’ll miss their taste-testers while they’re gone.

“They love them – can’t get enough

of them! But I’d rather them eat this than other stuff.”

YLM asked the couple how their plan to “slow down” was going?

Tara laughed, saying: “I think we are busier than ever but we love it and we are doing it for the family this time.”

Check out At One Foods for yourself at www.facebook.com/AtOneFoods and www.atonefoods.com.au

What’s On @ October/November NOOSA CHORALE GALA CONCERT

The J proudly supports and congratulates Noosa Chorale’s 20 years. The J - The home of Noosa Chorale 2014.

Date: Saturday 18 October 7pm & Sunday 19 October 2.30pm Price: Adult $38, Concession $35, Mezzanine $30

HAT FITZ & CARA Join this delightful Australian/Irish blues and roots combo for their debut album launch, “Do Tell”.

Date: Friday 7 November 7.30pm Price: Adults $25, Concession $20

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Date: Thursday 20 November 7.30pm

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Noosa Chorale sings Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man in 2012

Classic gems for concert, says Conductor Adrian JIM FAGAN Noosa Chorale is promising fans a champagne weekend of heady singing this month when it celebrates its 20th birthday with a weekend of music at The J. Noosa Chorale music director Adrian King admits that a perfect pleasure for any conductor is selecting special music for special concerts. And he agrees he has indulged himself with his selection of works from the western world’s greatest classical composers for the choir’s 20th Anniversary Gala Concert this month.

“All of the music brings back lovely memories for me. Works such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah performed by us in 2007, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana (2008), Haydn’s Creation (2009), Mozart’s Requiem (2010), Brahms Requiem (2011), Verdi’s Requiem (2013) and Handel’s Messiah in June this year are the cornerstones and foundations of the choral repertoire that is accepted today,” he said.

“And with additional gems like Music from the 20th Century, a Beatles Medley and Puccini’s Gloria, I believe our audiences will be delighted with this intensely musical program.

“Also, no musical celebration of any stature would be complete without Beethoven’s Choral Symphony. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best-known works of the repertoire of classical music. Among critics, it is almost universally considered to be among Beethoven’s greatest works, and is also considered by some to be the greatest piece of music ever wri en.

“The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony.

The words are sung during the final movement by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the Ode to Joy, a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with additions made by Beethoven.

Indeed the concert commences with this joyful statement and work.

“Today, the composition stands as one of the most played symphonies in the world, and for this masterpiece of invention – and indeed the whole Gala Concert program – the Chorale

Noosa Chorale music director Adrian King in full flight is delighted to welcome soloists of international and national acclaim – Liza Beamish (soprano), Jade Moffat (mezzo soprano), Andrew Pryor (tenor) and Jeffrey Black (baritone).

“Together with members of the Chorale and the Noosa Sinfonia, the performance of this kaleidoscopic program with its extensive, wideranging and broad spectrum of styles will be a fi ing celebration for our 20th anniversary,” Adrian said.

WHAT: Noosa Chorale Gala Concert WHEN: Saturday, Oct 18, at 7pm; Sunday, Oct 19, at 2.30pm WHERE: The J, Noosa Junction TICKETS: Tiered seating $38 (concession $35); mezzanine $30. Price includes a glass of bubbly! To book see www.thej.com.au or phone 5329 6560.

CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

JIM FAGAN

Back where it all began: Chorale guest soloist and international opera singer Jeffrey Black is the new director of music at Brisbane's Churchie

Baritone Jeffrey Black’s journey to international operatic stardom started as a boy soprano in the early 70s.

“My voice was breaking and my music teacher at Churchie (Brisbane’s Anglican Church Grammar School) told me he wanted to give me lessons every few weeks as he didn’t want me yelling my lungs out on the football field,” he told YLM last week.

With a voice ready to be further developed, Jeffrey finished school and went to the Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane and from there to Sydney as principal artist with Australian Opera. From there his career has embraced the world’s concert platforms and major opera houses, including La Scala Milan, London’s Covent Gar-

den, New York Met, Paris, Munich, Buenos Aires and the list goes on.

Along the way he has sung more than 100 different roles with divas like Kiri Te Kanawa, Joan Sutherland, Yvonne Kenny and the face of the New York Met, Renee Fleming.

In two weeks’ time Noosa Chorale fans will have the chance to hear Jeffrey’s lyric baritone as he is one of four guest opera singers appearing at the choir’s Gala Concert on October 18-19. This is the

Flashback: Jeffrey Black as Figaro in The Barber of Seville.

Picture: Winnie Klotz and the Metropolitan Opera Archives choir’s 20th anniversary year and the program includes a selection of the finest choral works it has presented during those years.

PICTURE: WINNIE KLOTZ AND THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ARCHIVES

International opera star to sing with Chorale Among the famous compositions Jeffrey will feature in are Verdi’s Requiem, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and Beethoven’s Choral Symphony (Ode to Joy). He is looking forward to singing with the Chorale and seeing Noosa again.

“My family used to go on holidays in Noosa and Noosaville but I’ve been away from Australia for many years. I’m sure Noosa has changed a lot.”

Asked if he had any operatic characters he liked playing, he said his “calling card roles” were Figaro in The Barber of Seville and Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro. “I’ve probably done about 20 performances of the Barber and about 140 of the Count all over the world.

“Probably my favourite is the title role in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. I did it quite a lot in America and also in Sydney. I love the Russian modality, the harmon-

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CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

ic language and also the character.

He is quite fascinating. I had to learn the role in Russian and it took me a considerable amount of time to learn it.

“The first time I performed it was in San Diego with American soprano Renee Fleming. She had a child and I also had a child about the same age and they were both in prams. I well remember one morning we were both pushing our respective babies in prams backwards and forwards on the promenade, practising and speaking our roles in Russian and getting odd looks from passers-by.

“The first thing I did with Dame Kiri was when we played husband and wife in the Marriage of Figaro at The Met and later, when Kiri was doing a world tour, we appeared in Brisbane, then Centennial Park in Sydney and concerts in some of the castles in the northern hemisphere such as Hampton Court in London and the King’s Summer Palace in Stockholm. We had a great time together.”

Jeffrey’s home has been in London for most of his career and he has come home to Brisbane for family reasons. He has done the full circle and is back at Churchie, this time as director of music. “I was looking at doing other things in the arts’ field and when this opportunity came up it was too good not to put my hat in the ring.

“I was extremely fortunate with my time there as a schoolboy and a young man as the music experience I had led me into my career as a professional opera singer. Music can be a stimulating and masculine pursuit but in an all-boys school it’s not an easy sell.

I just feel I ought to at least give the young men the best opportunity I can.”

Does this means his opera career is over? “By no means. The commitment required for rehearsals and performances can take some months and I’ve just started this contract. I’m not saying I won’t accept an engagement but it would have to be approved.”

www.noosachorale.org.au

says thank you ... to all our sponsors, our volunteers, and our fabulous audiences since 1994.

We look forward to another successful 20 years bringing great choral works to the Noosa region.

See us, hear us!

At The J Theatre, Noosa Junc on Gala Concert—18 & 19 October (free glass of champagne) & Wassail (Christmas Cheer Concert) - 20 & 21 December

Trish’s near-perfect 20-year record WHEN VIOLINIST TRISH CORBEN, PICTURED, ACKNOWLEDGES THE APPLAUSE AS SHE TAKES HER SEAT AS ORCHESTRA LEADER FOR NOOSA CHORALE’S GALA CONCERT THIS MONTH IT WON’T EXACTLY BE A NEW EXPERIENCE. Twenty years ago she led the orchestra at the Chorale’s inaugural performance of Handel’s Messiah and she has only missed one concert since that time.

“You could say I have a 99 per cent record,” she says. “The one when I didn’t play was in 1997 and I had to go overseas to visit someone who was ill.”

Trish, who lives in Eumundi, gained a Bachelor of Music degree at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and was a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra for

three years. She taught violin and viola and directed string groups in Melbourne and Adelaide before moving to Noosa in 1992.

She is an unabashed fan of the Chorale which, she says, “always rises to the occasion.”

Trish has been leader of the Occasional Orchestra, the Sunshine Coast Choral Society Orchestra and in 2007, along with choir music director, Adrian King, she formed the Noosa Sinfonia.

“We call it ‘the Get Together Orchestra’ as Adrian tells me how many musicians he wants and when the rehearsal times are. I send out emails, we all then get together and we take it from there.”

She says there will be a record number of 12 players in the violin section for the Gala Concert at The J.

Chorale says thanks for Bendigo’s helping hand “NOOSA CHORALE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY CONCERTS TO THE NOOSA COMMUNITY THANKS TO A GRANT FROM OUR LOCAL TEWANTIN COMMUNITY BANK BRANCH OF BENDIGO BANK.” This was stated by Chorale president John Davies after being presented with a cheque for $2,000 from branch manager, Wayne Hoens.

“We first received support from the bank in 2008, and its sponsorship has allowed us to keep membership of the Chorale affordable and accessible to all the community.

“It also allows us to make singing and listening to live performances of major works affordable to a large number of people.

“Our concerts are challenging and I believe we punch above our weight for a community choir in a regional town in Queensland,” John said.

Those sentiments were shared

by Wayne.

Noosa Chorale president John Davies, left, and Wayne Hoens, Bendigo Bank, Tewantin “What makes my job so gratifying is not only being part of these sponsorships, but developing relationships as strong as the one we enjoy with Noosa Chorale. Their concerts are just wonderful and the quality of their work is further magnified by the fact that these talented choir members live right here in Noosa.

We look forward to supporting Noosa Chorale for years to come,” Wayne added.

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Welcome back for three favourite soloists While baritone Jeffrey Black will be new to Noosa music lovers, three opera singers will make a welcome re-appearance at Noosa Chorale’s Gala Concert.

Soprano Lisa Beamish, mezzo Jade Moffat and tenor Andrew Pryor were soloists in June last year when the choir combined with the Sunshine Coast Choral Society in presenting Verdi’s Requiem.

Andrew also appeared in the Chorale’s Christmas Wassail last December and in June 2012 featured in the choir’s highly acclaimed War, Peace and Glory concert, which included Carl Orff’s The Armed Man.

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Liza Beamish and Jade Moffat singing Verdi's Requiem in Noosa last year LIZA BEAMISH After studying opera in London, Vienna and Sydney, Liza’s stratospheric top notes have placed her much in demand throughout her career, for the specialist role of Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute.

She toured England in this role for a year, and went on to perform it at Sydney Opera House, with Opera Queensland and on tour in NSW and South Australia with Ozopera (the touring branch of Opera Australia). She performed a leading role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni in the Czech Republic, and was chosen to represent Australia, in 2007, at one of the world’s largest music festivals in North Korea, where a endance is by invitation only.

Other career highlights have included understudying and performing the role of Carlo a with the original cast of Phantom of the Opera in Melbourne, and performing leading roles with Opera Australia and Opera Queensland. As part of the duo The Lady and the Larrikin, Liza has performed in many towns and cities of Australia.

Liza is a frequent soloist with many Queensland orchestras, including the Gold Coast Pops Orchestra; Brisbane Pops Orchestra and Gold Coast Symphony Orchestra.

JADE MOFFAT Jade graduated with a Bachelor of Music in advanced performance from the Queensland Conservatorium in 2012, whilst also being a member of

Opera Queensland’s Developing Artist Program.

She recently won the Australian Singing Competition’s Marianne Mathy Scholarship, and is the 2014 winner of the Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship with the Melba Opera Trust.

Jade has appeared in key works like Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem, Durufle’s Requiem, Handel’s Saul, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Dixit Dominus, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and Bo esini’s Messa da Requiem. Operatic roles include Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco, Mrs Nolan in Meno i’s The Medium, Principessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, and understudying Tisbe in Rossini’s Cinderella.

She recently covered the role of Kate Pinkerton in Opera Australia’s Madama Bu erfly, and in September this year made her debut with Opera Queensland as Diane in Philip Glass’s The Perfect American.

ANDREW PRYOR Andrew has sung in Opera Queensland productions of Lucia di Lammermoor,La Forzadel Destino, Oedipus Rex, Eugene Onegin, Otello, Carmen, Parsifal, Turandot, Falstaff and Faust and has performed with Opera Australia in Madama Bu erfly, the Barber of Seville and Billie Budd. He has also appeared with the State Opera of South Australia.

He is a founding member of The Ten Tenors, and with them he has travelled extensively throughout Australia, The Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Swi erland, Germany and the United States and Canada. He has also recorded several albums with the group.

Andrew continues to perform both nationally and internationally as a soloist and with the tenor group TENORI. As a bit of fun, Andrew also performs with one of Queensland’s top corporate show bands, The Famous Unknowns, who also tour internationally. Highlights of Andrew’s career include singing at the AFL Grand Final in front of 100,000 people, and singing with the famous 41-piece ‘Hollywood Orchestra’ in LA in 1999.

Congratulations Noosa Chorale on your 20th birthday!

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My 54-year love affair with

hospitals

There’s something about the feel, the smell, the busy movement of doctors, nurses, ambulance attendants in a hospital that attracts me.

Usually, people can’t wait to get out of there and go home but I suppose I’m the exception. Even after 54 years of close involvement as a nurse and now a volunteer I still get a thrill walking into one to start my day.

When I was little and living in Katunga, near Shepparton in Victoria I knew I wanted to be a nurse although I wasn’t sure what that was. It just sounded good to me. I went to Numurkah Secondary School, Numurkah, about 10km from Katunga. Then, when I was 17, I went off to Melbourne to do my general nurse training at the Alfred Hospital followed by my midwifery training at The Royal Women’s Hospital.

It was then back to Numurkah where I worked at the local hospital. I met Gary and we married in 1966. Michael was born in 1968 with Jacqui coming along in 1969. In 1971 we moved to the iron ore mining town of Paraburdoo in the Pilbara area of WA. We were there for about eight months before moving back to Numurkah.

I again worked at the local hospital, being appointed in-charge of the Midwifery Unit. In 1979 I was appointed Director of Nursing, holding this position until I retired. It was a great time of our life, watching our children grow up into the fine adults they are now, marrying and having their own children.

We used to come to Noosa for holidays and decided we would like to live here when we retired so we bought our home in 1994. Four years later, both now retired, we moved up to Tewantin.

It was at this time that the Noosa Hospital was being built, and a ‘call’ was made for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer. Having settled in and looking for an interest, I ‘pricked up my ears’ and thought YES, that’s exactly what I would like to do.

I was at the very first meeting and I elected to go

Noosa

PEOPLE

Continuing our series where we invite locals to tell us their story.

This month we feature Anne Smith, Tewantin, secretary of Noosa Hospital Volunteers’ Association.

on the Management Committee as honorary secretary, a position I still hold. By February 2000 we nine committee members plus a hospital representative and a start was made on organising rosters, times of duty, team leaders for each shift, uniforms – what and where to get them, orientation of all volunteers and so on.

It was a big job but during the week starting on Monday, April 3, 2000, 40 Noosa Hospital volunteers started duties. Since then the association has grown.

We now have over 60 volunteers, the oldest is 87, and there is a waiting list of 18 months or more.

As well as doing all the original jobs, we now have a very important group of 17 volunteers who provide ‘massage’ to the clients who come for treatment in the renal dialysis and oncology rooms.

We have a daily round of the in-patients with our library trolley.

There are times when patients don’t particularly want something to read, they just want someone to have a chat with. A couple of days a week we have volunteers who come in just to spend time talking with patients.

That’s very important for the patients.

The hospital is a great place to work, and the fact that we have over 20 volunteers who have been with us for 10 years or more says a lot of Anne Smith good things about the hospital and the volunteers.

If you asked me what makes the perfect volunteer, I would say it’s having a good nature and the ability to get on with people. There are patients who can find a hospital environment strange and sometimes their illness or their fears make them act a bit differently than they might. That’s when you’ve got to smile between gritted teeth and get the job done.

We work very well with the staff, and what we do is certainly appreciated by them. They often say, “What would we do without you?” We just reply, “We’re here because we enjoy it.”

We now have over 60 volunteers, the oldest is 87, and there is a waiting list of 18 months.

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Social

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Show Day fun at Pomona From left, Isobel Coleman, Helen Barber, Sarah Fisher, May King Tsang and Sandy Bolton

FORUM LAUNCH A big success Noosa’s Bigger Vision Group (BVG) successfully kicked off a new series of business forums with the question: What is holding Noosa’s small businesses back?

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A lively audience had plenty of questions for the panel, which included Noosa Councillor Sandy Bolton, President of Noosa Chamber of Commerce Sarah Fisher, May King Tsang, co-founder of the Queensland Business Group, YLM Editor Isobel Coleman, and convenor Helen Barber, BVG’s Creative Director and Business Education Facilitator.

Now in its 105th year Noosa Country Show at Pomona Showgrounds provided heaps of fun for all ages.

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Callum Matthews, 15, lives at Marcus Beach and took this early morning beach shot in June.

“I have a great and deep passion for photography and want to pursue that passion as a job for the rest of my life. I am currently capturing photos on my father's SLR Camera when he is not using it."

WIN AN OLYMPUS CAMERA Camera House Noosa and YLM are joining forces to launch this amazing competition, where one lucky reader will walk away with an Olympus OM-D EM-10 camera with 14-42 EZ Lens, valued at $999.

We are inviting readers to send in their favourite photograph – a picture they have taken – to be in the running to win.

It could be a picture of a family member or friend, your pet, a favourite view, a sunset, nature – it’s your choice!

YLM will display the best of the best in our October issue, and again in November. Then in December, just in time for Christmas, we will announce the winner.

So get shooting today for your chance to win this top prize.

Email your entries to isobel@yourlocalmag. com.au, marking it OLYMPUS. Longtime local Bobby Aitken of Noosa Heads sent in a bit of a trip down Memory Lane, saying “I took this photo at First Point, Noosa Main Beach, quite some time ago -1996 from memory. I have been a local for the past 52 years. It was a great day for surfing!"

Michelle Moore says this is her favourite shot of her kids and some local wildlife. “A neighbour called us over to come and see an echidna that had crossed the road from our yard to theirs.

My kids, Caitlin and Max, couldn't believe their eyes. An awesome opportunity to get close to nature!"

Kim Orreal sent in her two fave pictures. “The suns halo happened a few months ago while I was working down Girraween Crescent. I love how the banksia that is sticking up alone at the bottom looks like two people taking in the view.

And my true love the ocean. One of the very many snaps I have taken with my Go Pro." Two shots from local Chris Lofven - The last day of winter and Sunrise

“My entry for the YLM Olympus camera is an image of my stunning friend Erica, sitting in one of the rock pools off Noosa First Point," said Grace Johnson.

Wendy Clewett submitted this photograph of the Noosa Everglades.

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CUP DAY

The race

that stops a nation

The $6.2 million Emirates Melbourne Cup 2014 will be run as Race 7 at Flemington on Tuesday, November 4. It is the most important race on the Australian horse racing calendar and isn’t called the race that stops a nation for nothing. Australia really does come to a halt for an afternoon to watch the Melbourne Cup. But as we all know, it’s not all about the horses – although the focus is very much on the fillies on the field!

But ‘who’s wearing what?’ isn’t a new concept on race day. It actually all began in 1962.

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Fashion

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In recent years men have also got into the swing of things, sporting super sharp suits, to well match their lovely ladies.

WHAT'S HOT IN 2014 While dress choice is paramount, of course, this year the focus is on accessories – more accurately IN THE BEGINNING hats and shoes.

The Victoria Racing The old cliché, ‘get ahead, Club’s (VRC) Fashions on get a hat’ was never truer, with the Field competition was the real stylistas having their instigated in ‘62, followMelbourne Cup hats customing initiatives implementmade to really make a stateed by the VRC Public ment.

Relation and Promotion Melbourne Cup fascinators sub-commi ee in 1960 to remain one of the most striking promote the Centenary features of the fashion scene at Cup. The contest itself the Flemington Spring Carniwas devised in July 1962 val. And some of the styles are and formed part of the Margaret Woods in 1962, winner of the first quite outrageous.

Club’s ‘Fashions, Flowers Melbourne Cup Carnival But whether you choose a and Favourites’ promo“Fashions on the Field" classic pillbox trimmed with tion to ‘woo more women competition eye-covering ne ing, or a large to the races’. and extravagant concoction of feathers and The competition was launched with flowers, do not overlook shoe choice. the object of ‘finding the smartest dressed And therein lies every woman’s diwomen at the Carnival within economic lemma – comfort or heels? It’s likely you restraints’ and would-be entrants were will be on your feet for hours so the head’s enticed with a generous prize pool of saying flats. But it’s Melbourne Cup day goods and cash to the value of almost for goodness sake and that super-expen£7000. There were initially three categories for ladies – one for those whose outfits had sive dress just won’t look the same with ballet pumps! cost £30 and under, one for those worth The secret is to buy quality footwear, £50 and over and a category for the most where style and comfort is possible. elegant hat.

And if you really can’t stand a heel, Each section winner was awarded a choose an elegant wedge, such as Efferprize and the grand prize winner left with gie’s clever Missy, with removable flower a Ford Falcon Futura motor car valued at decoration. £1450!

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DON'T: Go overboard on the fake tan, unless you want to look like George Hamilton. Not only do you risk ruining your expensive dress with orange colouring, you also risk looking like an Oompa Loompa!

DON'T: Go too short: The recommended dress length for the races is just on the knee - so if you’re tugging your dress down or wondering if it’s too short, it probably is.

DO: Choose your hat wisely. If you’re not much of a hat person, try a fascinator instead.

DO: Downsize your handbag. A chic clutch not only looks better, it also be tucked under your arm leaving your hands free to carry a flute of champagne.

DO: Embrace colour. It might be the only day of the year you get away with it.

DON'T: Overdo the jewellery. A beautiful ring or a signature bracelet can lift an outfit - too much will overwhelm your look.

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Garden

READY

Planting natives will also provide the perfect habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife.

Know your

natives

Brushstrokes with Jake Hazzard Native plants form a big part of the Noosa biosphere and are often one of the main attractions for residents and visitors alike.

Not only are we blessed with well-conserved areas of native bushland throughout the shire, but Council and landscapers actively use native plants on public and private lands.

Seaside native plants are fantastic because they create a true sense of place. The twisted shapes and windswept styling of Melaleucas, Banksias, Casuarinas and Pandanus form perfect feature trees and create cover for smaller plants.

Some of my favourite native plants are the ground covers. We are lucky to have so many to choose from. Ground covers reduce the need for weeding when positioned well in the garden. Scaevola, Persoonia, Midyim and Myoporum all have fast growing and flowering varieties that are hard to beat and always look great.

tenance selections provide colour and structure Grass Trees can be used to stunning effect in a variety of se ings. as feature plants in contemporary gardens.

From my experience, a healthy spacing Either on their own or grouped with other between your natives will allow each plant to plants, they always stand out and they grow grow to its full potential and express its personeye-catching flower spikes in the spring time. ality to maximum effect. Grouping each type Some of the densest shrubs for hedgtogether in threes or fours often looks ing and for using as screens and the best. backdrops are native Lilly Pillys.

It’s certainly possible to New dwarf cultivars and combine local natives with trusted favourites provide a existing exotic plants. range of options. Lilly PilChoose natives whose lys look great throughout growth habits and foliage the year and occasionally types provide colour and treat us to white fluffy contrast with your existing flowers and red, pink or Scaevola ‘Mauve Clusters' garden. white berries. make great ground cover Native plant gardens are Iconic Lomandras are likely to be a blend of foliage, being developed into combark and flowers with shape and pact, neat forms and they create texture producing an experience like a lively light-green feature that can no other. Experiment with some different be both subtle and outstanding, dependtypes to see what works, and watch your plants ing on their placement in the garden. They are thrive in our local conditions. perennial favourites for good reason.

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“Do you worry about a loose denture dropping out when you speak? Are you embarrassed by broken or missing teeth? Then you should come and see us,” said Dr Wei Shen at Wattle Street Dental.

“We will give you back the confidence to smile again, at your daughter’s wedding, your son’s graduation, or just in day-to-day life.

“I have talked to a lot of people who are scared of dentists because they had bad experiences when they were young. Dentistry has evolved a lot, even in the last 10-20 years. There are new technologies and techniques coming out every year. We can treat you painlessly, and we have many options for anxious patients.”

If you are not sure what can be done, or how much it will cost, Dr Wei Shen recommends a one-hour compre-

hensive examination as your best option.

“We will listen to what you want, and give you all the options.”

Services include: general cosmetic dentistry, full mouth rehabilitation/ rejuvenation, orthodontics and ‘Invisalign’, Botox/fillers, sleep apnoea/ snoring/physiological dentistry, Cerec Omnicam CADCAM biocompatible ceramic fillings, amalgam replacement and in-house hygienist.

Dr Wei Shen graduated from the University of Adelaide and worked in Victoria for many years before moving to the Sunshine Coast. For her, dentistry is a passion. She loves helping her patients live a healthy lifestyle, achieve a beautiful and functional smile, keep their teeth for life and increase their quality of life. She also loves doing volunteer work overseas and has treated thousands of children in Nepal, India and Guatemala.

Designer labels and more at The Wardrobe Mistress If you’re looking for a great new spring or summer look that’s truly individual, then head to The Wardrobe Mistress in Cooroy’s Wattle Street Complex.

There’s absolutely no chance of running into a friend wearing the exact same outfit.

Owners Cate and Carolyn have worked with top Australian and European labels for years and source the most amazing outfits for this treasure trove of a store.

Expect to discover one-off creations from top designers, as well as shoes, bags and accessories. You’ll be walking out the door in an outfit that could have cost thousands when new!

With gorgeous new fashions arriving now, be sure to visit The Wardrobe Mistress, open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm.

Benefits of using Cooroy Cruise and Travel Tucked away next to Maison de Provence is Cooroy’s only travel agency, one that has been operating in Cooroy for over 30 years. The agency is owned by local girl Natalie Cherry, who has worked in retail travel in the area for 20 years, and also owns Noosa Cruise and Travel. It is for this reason you can shop with confidence, knowing you are using a licensed, professional agency with experience and expertise. And it costs you nothing to use them – you get their friendly support and advice for free.

The team are experts in all things travel, from train trips to coach tours, flights and cruises. They have access to more deals then you would ever see online and can beat or match any competitor’s quote. Natalie and her team will personally ensure you get the best value-for-money and a wonderful holiday experience that meets your needs and budget.

Phone the girls at Cooroy Cruise and Travel to book your next business, leisure or family getaway. Phone 5447 7088.

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Health

& FITNESS

Running power walking?

It’s a perennial debate that takes place throughout the fitness world, with every man and his dog extolling the virtues of one or the other.

Runners believe that walking doesn’t burn enough calories, while walkers believe jogging will damage your joints.

Some UK scientists have even claimed that jogging causes wrinkles!

Firstly, what’s the actual difference? Power walking is classed as walking at a brisk pace, keeping one foot on the ground or treadmill at all times.

Power walking raises your heart rate, gets you breathing heavily but not panting and causes you to perspire but not sweat heavily.

Although on a hot Noosa day walking up steep hills, you might reach a high heart rate that

causes you to pant and sweat profusely!

Jogging, on the other hand, is a high-impact exercise because both feet are occasionally o the ground at the same time and your body’s entire weight hits the ground at once, landing on one foot each stride. Jogging takes place at a lower speed and heart rate than running. The point at which jogging becomes running depends on your height, stride length and level of conditioning.

CALORIES BURNED Jogging burns more calories than power walking because of the higher heart rate.

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ers, the average 200-pound person burns about 384 calories per hour on a 5.6kph power walk, but if he quickens his pace to about 8kph, a jog, he’ll burn 768 calories in the same amount of time.

You can increase your calorie burn while power walking by using dumbbells or hand weights, which might require too much coordination while jogging.

FAT BURNING While you burn a higher percentage of calories from fat than glycogen at a lower heart rate, you burn more total calories exercising at a higher heart rate. With power walking, you’ll burn a higher percentage of your calories from fat, but with jogging, you’ll burn more total calories.

However, running is not suitable for everyone because of its highimpact nature. If you’re concerned about performing high-impact exercise because you’re new to exercise or you’re recovering from an injury, low-impact power walking may be an alternative.

Boost your ďŹ tness gains by swinging your arms with elbows bent 90 degrees, keep your stride short and steady, and avoid swivelling your hips like you’re on a fashion runway. Keep your abs engaged by pulling your navel toward your spine and maintain a neutral spine to reap the toning and slimming

beneďŹ ts of power walking.

JOGGING AND JOINTS Despite the long-held belief that running takes a signiďŹ cant toll on knees and other joints, a Boston University School of Medicine study shows that running does not cause much damage to knees or increase the risk of developing arthritis. In fact, in one Swedish study researchers discovered that jogging might yield beneďŹ ts for people who have or are at risk of developing osteoarthritis. The impact of running when your feet hit the ground as you jog seems to boost the production of proteins that help repair minor cartilage damage and strengthen the cartilage, according to Jonathan Chang, an orthopaedic surgeon based in California. Nonetheless, check with your physician before you start a jogging routine.

IMPACT ON APPETITE Running releases the appetitesuppressing hormone peptide YY, which may also account for why running is be er than power walking to lose weight. Even walkers who burn the same amount of calories as runners by power walking across greater distances had larger waistlines than the runners, according to a 2012 University of Wyoming study published in the The Journal of Obesity.

Breath of life BYRON HILLIER The average person under stress in today’s society breathes in excess of 15-20 breaths per minute.

Yet when someone is calm, centered and relaxed they can take less than six breaths per minute. Surely this can’t purely be related to our oxygen demand?

Today we strive for stillness and yet our lives can seem to accelerate with our commitments, distractions and deadlines making it increasingly difficult to switch off our ‘fight or flight’ mode. This, for many people, can be their default mode driven by an increasing cortisol response.

Focusing on your breathing, your respiratory rate and pulse rate should start to decrease, thereby allowing you to override many of the cortisol-driven symptoms of stress experienced from day to day. This can be achieved in as little as a few minutes.

Recent research has also demonstrated that a daily habit of breathing and meditation can significantly improve memory and concentration. This occurs through neuroplasticity and increased grey matter in the brain.

Ancient wisdom runs through many cultures teaching the benefits of regular breathing and meditation. The Chinese Taoists, like the yogis of India, had profound knowledge of the health benefits of proper breathing. They developed a thorough science that demonstrated, through the regular practice of specific breathing techniques, that greater levels of health and wellness could be achieved. These practices modify and enhance the body’s own self-regulating physiological and bio-energetic mechanisms.

Simply being still and breathing can initiate the most beneficial profound healing response in our body. Self-healing is our own responsibility and can be as simple as breathing.

Byron Hillier is an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist and founder of Noosa Holistic

Are environmental food cues making us fatter?

A UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST RESEARCHER IS EXAMINING WHETHER FOOD CUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT – SUCH AS SUPERMARKET, TELEVISION AND ROADSIDE ADVERTISING – ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC. USC Psychology PhD student Karina Rune, 38, of Tewantin, plans to compare the eating habits of overweight people with their “attentional biases” – the type of attention they pay to various food cues.

“Obesity is described by the World Health Organisation as a global epidemic and in Australia, 54 per cent of adults and 25 per cent of children are overweight or obese,” said Ms Rune, who recently received one of three Rotary Postgraduate Scholarships for USC students in 2014.

“The direct and indirect cost of obesity and related illnesses are in excess of $37 billion annually so it is imperative to research how we might reduce this trend.”

Ms Rune said previous studies had indicated that overweight people had more selective attention for food cues and spent more time focusing on them.

Her USC research will also look at what might stop people overeating as a result.

“That might involve modifying the environment or developing a program to retrain overweight people to become less focused on the food cues and help control the amount of food they eat,” she said.

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Summer is just around the corner and shopping aisles everywhere are filling up with the sweet, fragrant scent of delicious Australian mangoes.

Marvellous

mangoes

Crab and Mango Dip INGREDIENTS

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Caramelised Chicken and Mango Stir Fry INGREDIENTS

The best way to buy a mango is to simply use your nose. A ripe fresh mango should have a fragrant tropical fruit aroma, a full colour and will give slightly to the touch, but stay away from very soft or bruised fruit. An unripe mango has no scent and can have an unpleasant chemical taste if eaten raw. Never buy completely green mangoes, as they may never ripen.

As the saying goes, ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’. This old adage could well be used for mangoes because, like apples, they’re simply brimming with goodness.

Australian mangoes are high in energy, low in fat, and are a great source of calcium and vitamins essential for good health.

In fact, just last month, a study published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolic Insights suggested that regular consumption of mangoes may lower blood sugar levels, particularly in those who are obese.

Just perfect on their own, mangoes are also great for sweet and savoury recipes.

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¼ cup lime juice ¼ cup sweet chilli sauce ¼ cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 500g chicken tenderloins 200g broccolini, cut into 4cm pieces 1 onion, cut into wedges 400g baby bok choy leaves 2 mangoes, peeled, seeded, sliced ¼ cup torn fresh mint leaves ¼ cup torn coriander leaves

METHOD Combine the juice with the chilli, soy and hoisin sauces. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or large non-stick frying pan, add the chicken, cook over high heat for one minute on each side or until lightly browned.

Add the sauce mixture and continue cooking for one minute or until just cooked through.

Remove from the wok and set aside.

Heat the remaining oil in the wok, add the broccolini and onion and stir-fry for three minutes. Add the bok choy and stir-fry until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the reserved chicken and sauces and the mango, mint and coriander.

Delicious served with egg or rice noodles.

¡ 2 mangoes, chopped ¡ 1 200g tin crab meat, drained 2 tbs mayonnaise ¡ 1 bunch coriander ¡ 4 green shallots, chopped

METHOD Combine all the ingredients and season to taste. Serve the dip cold with hot toast or fresh crusty bread.

Chargrilled Mango and Red Capsicum Skewers with Sweet Chilli Dip INGREDIENTS (for 10 skewers) ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡

3 mangoes, diced 1 red onion 2 red capsicums 2 green capsicums

SAUCE: ¡ Sweet chilli sauce ¡ Chopped coriander ¡ Sesame seeds

METHOD Cut all the vegetables into 1.5cm cubes and stick alternately onto skewers. Char-grill on BBQ until soft and lightly coloured.

For the sauce, combine the sweet chilli, chopped coriander and sesame seeds.

SEAFOOD SENSATION Maisie's platters are loved by locals and visitors alike If there’s one thing that screams Noosa, summer and holidays, it’s fresh, juicy seafood.

And it doesn’t come much fresher than Maisie’s on Gympie Terrace.

A Noosa favourite for more than 20 years, Maisie’s deservedly has the reputation of dishing up great food at great prices.

And with summer upon us, and Christmas around the corner, Maisie’s is the pick of the bunch for stunning seafood pla ers.

Piled high with fresh and cooked seafood Head Chef Russell Clarke said the pla ers were great value.

“We use only Australian seafood, and there’s plenty of it. Our pla ers include fresh prawns, oysters, bugs, crab, lobster (optional), octopus and mussels, as well as a cooked selection of calamari, scallops, prawns and delicious blue-eye trevalla. Then we add salads, fresh fruit and sauces – it’s a real feast.”

Many locals may be well acquainted with the pla ers but there are a couple of things you might not know.

For example, these sumptuous seafood

pla ers are available to take away – great meals at Maisie’s for years and learning without pre-ordering. about the restaurant’s history is part of the fun.

“Just come in and tell us what you’d like Old black and white pictures line the walls, and it will be ready in minutes to take away a flashback to 1920 when the restaurant was and enjoy by the river or on built. the beach,” Russell said.

Ziggy and Julie Fiegl have That has to be the perfect owned Maisie’s for around 20 holiday treat. years. Arriving in Noosa 25 years But there’s something else ago, the couple fell in love with that Maisie’s offers that could Gympie Terrace and bought a well make you the most popular known local haunt, The Lobster host around, come Christmas Trap. Offering delicious fresh seatime. food, the restaurant a racted din“We put together stuners from far and wide. But when Russell Clarke ning Christmas Day pla ers, the time came for The Lobster Trap which takes all the hassle out to be demolished and redeveloped, of entertaining. Simply pre-order, any time up the couple bought the lease of another Gympie to Christmas Eve, and the pla er will be ready Terrace eatery, the Mexican Cantina, and for you to collect on Christmas morning,” said renamed it Maisie’s, in honour of their friend, Russell.

Maisie Monseur (nee Massoud). The rest, as “And because we don’t add cooked food to they say, is history. that one, you get even more super fresh, suc“It’s actually very interesting that we still culent seafood.” get our crabs from Maisie’s nephew next door,” Locals and visitors alike have been enjoying said Russell.

We still get our crabs from Maisie's nephew next door.

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PROPERTY

On the waterfront LOCATION, VIEWS AND TRANQUILLITY WITHOUT THE PRICE TAG

Think Noosa waterfront and you can expect to pay millions! And that’s what makes this home one of the best buys around.

43 WEYBA ESPLANADE NOOSA HEADS

UPPER LEVEL

LOWER LEVEL

An astute buyer will see the potential immediately, as it really is about location, location, location – without the price tag. What’s more, this property offers a li le something extra, too – serenity.

Tucked away in one of the quietest streets in Noosa Heads, this stunning north-facing, twolevel home has it all.

It offers the peace and tranquillity of a rainforest yet is only minutes from town. A short drive takes you to Noosa Main Beach, Gympie Terrace or Sunshine Beach, for swimming, shopping and dining.

Or walk along Weyba Creek to nearby shops and dog-friendly eateries or, on Sundays, the ever-popular Noosa Farmers’ Markets, where you can enjoy a coffee and shop for delicious home-grown fruit and veggies, and other local products.

And here’s something you don’t get everywhere! You can moor your tinnie in front of the house. The boardwalk to Hastings Street is only a 10-minute boat ride from here!

The fisherman will love throwing in a line and catching supper. Or simply set your crab pots, sit back and enjoy muddies galore!

Natural flora and fauna abounds in this quiet, private waterfront location. And thanks to the hard work of the local bushcare group, Weyba Creek Reserve is a magical place for all the family to enjoy.

The bushland area that was once quite bare is now an important biodiversity corridor and

habitat refuge that links Lake Weyba, a shallow tidal lake, with the Noosa River. The Weyba mangrove estuary is a filtering and feeding ecosystem, which supports many bird, fish and reptile species.

The estuary itself is a popular place for fishing, boating, canoeing and bird-watching.

Offering two of the most important criteria for both lifestyle buyers and investors alike scarcity and position – this property has the added advantage of dual living if required.

There are very few houses on virtual waterfront land in the established residential area of Noosa Heads so it is extremely rare for one to reach the open market for under $1 million.

And with five bedrooms, three bathrooms and parking for five vehicles, 43 Weyba Esplanade is likely to be snapped up.

Upstairs comprises two bedrooms, bathroom, gourmet kitchen and an open plan living area, flowing out to an expansive deck, where the lucky new owners will no doubt spend much of their time, enjoying those peaceful, water views.

Auction 43 Weyba Espl Noosa Heads For more information, contact Bruce Hawthorne at Belle Property on 0412 345 626.

Another three bedrooms can be found downstairs, along with two bathrooms and a large, separate living area with kitchene e, perfect for teenagers, older parents or guests.

A must to inspect, this property will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 11am. Or you can expect privately by contacting Bruce Hawthorne at Belle Property on 0412 345 626.

The property will go to AUCTION ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, AT NOON.

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what's on Noosa & surrounds 4th-6th October

5th October

5th October

Noosa International 7’s Festival 2014

Great Noosa Trail Walk

NRL grand final live + DJ Mimi Macpherson

Noosa Beach Classic Car Show

See www.noosainternationalsevens.com.au

Cooroy to Kin Kin, www. greatnoosatrailwalk.com. au

3rd-5th October

At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 2-6pm, phone 5430 7500

Late for Woodstock At Sunshine Beach Surf Club, 3-6pm, phone 5447 5491

9th October

10th October

Perry O

Emma Mackenroth

At Tewantin RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766

At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 8pm, phone 5430 7500

11th October

Steve Cummins and the Bar Studs At Tewantin RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766

11th October

Noosa River Race

Watch outriggers race at Chaplin Park and Gympie Tce, all day from 7.30am, see www.noosaoutriggers.com.au

At Noosa Heads Lions Park, www.noosacarclub. com.au/event-det_noosa_beach_classic_car_ show_11

12th October

Humidors At Sunshine Beach Surf Club, 3-6pm, phone 5447 5491

DJ Mimi Macpherson At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 2-6pm, phone 5430 7500 16th October

17th October

18th October

18-19th October

19th October

One Voice

Chris Ramsay

Swinging Martinis

At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 8pm, phone 5430 7500

At Tewantin RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766

Noosa Chorale Gala Concert

Rum Jungle

At Tewantin RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766

Strange Brew At Tewantin RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766

Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2.30pm at The J, Noosa Heads, phone 5329 6560

At Sunshine Beach Surf Club, 3-6pm, phone 5447 5491

DJ Mimi Macpherson At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 2-6pm, phone 5430 7500

23rd–26th October

23rd October

24th October

25th October

25th October

26th October

Reality Bites Literary Festival

Cool to Cool

Fluffy

The Vibe

At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 8pm, phone 5430 7500

Geist – The German Genius and Sprit in Song

Ultimate Bee Gees

At Tewantin RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766

At Tewantin RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766

At Sunshine Beach Surf Club, 3-6pm, phone 5447 5491

At Good Shepherd Chapel, Noosaville, 5pm, www. scvenuesandevents.com. au or phone 5413 1400

DJ Dave Daly

29th Oct–2nd Nov

30th October

31st October

2nd November

Noosa Triathlon Multi Sport Festival

Mal Clarke

Rob Fitchett

At Tewantin RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766

At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 8pm, phone 5430 7500

Geist – The German Genius and Sprit in Song

Noosa Hinterland, www. realitybitesfestival.org

We Want More At Tewantin RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766

See www.ironman.com/ triathlon/events/asiapac/multisports/noosa. aspx#axzz3EIwuXxba

At Tewantin RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766

Late for Woodstock At Tewantin RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766

2nd November

4th November

7th November

DJ Mimi Macpherson

Melbourne Cup live

Hat Fitz and Cara

At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 2-6pm, phone 5430 7500

At The Reef, Noosa Heads, phone 5430 7500

At The J, Noosa Heads, 7.30pm, phone 5329 6560

8th-9th November

Noosa The Hill

At Gyndier Drive, Tewantin, www.noosacarclub.com.au/ event-det__quot_the_hill_quot_ noosa_historic_hill_climb_13

DJ Mimi Macpherson At The Reef, Noosa Heads, 2-6pm, phone 5430 7500

At Cooran Hall, Cooran, 3pm, www.scvenuesandevents.com.au or phone 5413 1400

20th November

Dave Hughes At The J, Noosa Heads, 7.30pm, phone 5329 6560

Drive away happy at Locals supporting locals There’s nothing like the feeling of a new car. There’s the mesmerising scent of that untouched upholstery. Or the way every component gleams, and every control works, perfectly.

If you like the sound of a new car, the Cricks Noosa team are ready help you enjoy a new car experience like no other, with some of the best, and safest brands in the world.

ALL NEW Nissan QASHQAI Enjoy a choice of new petrol and ultra-efficient diesel engine options.

The convenience and safety of Bluetooth with Pandora and Facebook integration. The all-new QASHQAI parks itself with Intelligent Parallel and bay parking. Smart technology with the looks to match.

NEW Subaru XV Safe, reliable and dependable.

Everything you can expect in a Subaru. Excellent ground clearance, spacious cabin suits the family with an adventurous spirit.

NEW Fiat 500 Convertible Easy to drive, easy to park and one of the easiest cars to own.

Feel the gentle wind in your hair (but maybe not too much…) and warm winter sun on your skin. And it’s too gorgeous for words!

NEW Alfa Romeo Giulietta Progression Diesel Elegant and curvaceous.

Fun to drive and lovely to look at.

Beautiful, classic Alfa Romeo. Sharp Sh lines, wraparound seats and a typically ty Italian dedication to detail the Giulietta Giu redefines comfort for the driver and passanger.

Autopark, Lionel Donovan Drive Noosa Ph: 5440 3600 www.cricksnoosa.com.au CROCT

>Fully transferable 6 year/200,000km warranty provided by Garry Crick Auto Group. Vehicle must be serviced at any Garry Crick Service Centre in accordance with manufacturer’s handbook for warranty to remain valid. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only.

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