Your Local Mag Issue 12 - 9th August 2014 by Your Local Mag

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Your Local Mag ISSUE NO. 12 9th AUGUST 2014

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STAR IS SHINING BRIGHT! Inside: WHY A FORMER NEW YORKER WANTS TO SAVE OUR NATIONAL ICON FOSTERING A FUTURE: COAST CHILDREN WHO NEED YOUR HELP

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Thanks for coming! When you host an event you usually get lots of RSVPs and lose, say, a third on the night? And when the event ends, given most people have had a long day, they head out the door quick smart! Not so this week when YLM hosted the Boost your Business event with international speaker Amanda Stevens at South Pacific on Thursday. Not only did Amanda address a packed room but we enjoyed a very well a ended networking session and delicious nibbles afterwards! To me this reflects three points. Firstly, Amanda is a terrific speaker and it’s rare for her to do a home gig. Personable, informed and humorous, Amanda had the audience laughing, taking notes and clearly ge ing a lot out of the opportunity. Secondly, local business owners – just like YLM – are clearly very serious about growing and improving their businesses in these tough times, and recognised that this was a great opportunity to network and learn. And thirdly, it confirmed the amazing community support that YLM has enjoyed since it launched. In a world of big business and corporations, it’s great to have a publication that is

staﬀed 100 per cent by locals with 100 per cent of its revenue going back into local businesses and the community. The evening ended with a prize draw, with lucky guests taking home books by Amanda, spa vouchers for The Noosa Spa, free advertising in YLM and, the top prize – which Bre Williams of Choices Flooring Noosaville won – a place at Amanda’s upcoming workshop, valued at $495. Thank you to you all for coming and we’re pleased you had such a great time. See inside for pictures from the event. Also in this week’s YLM you k s issue sue of o Y LM y ou can ﬁnd out why former New Yorkerr Meghan Halverson wants to save our national icon, and discover why Noosa desperately needs more foster carers. Enjoy!

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Contacts EDITORIAL EDITOR Isobel Coleman 0413459495 Isobel@yourlocalmag.com.au SENIOR JOURNALIST Jim Fagan 0408056276 jamesfagan25@bigpond.com PUBLISHING AND SALES Jo-anne Oertel 0419502297 joanne@yourlocalmag.com.au SALES SUPPORT/ADMIN MANAGER Jill Drescher 0417471497 jill@yourlocalmag.com.au Cover: RISING STAR DANI BAINBRIDGE See page 12 Photo: PETER TRAINER – ICON STUDIOS

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Helena headed for 2016 Olympics SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOXER HELENA SLAATS DREAMS OF COMPETING IN THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES AND GOING BY HER RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS, IT SEEMS HIGHLY POSSIBLE. Especially with some help from Tewantin Noosa RSL. The Noosa District State High School student took out the State Title earlier in the year and has now also secured the Australian Junior 60kg title in Freemantle, Western Australia. Tewantin Noosa RSL & Citizens Memorial Club provided Helena with sponsorship of $500 towards her travel costs to Perth. “The support of Tewantin Noosa RSL has been

invaluable and without it I would have struggled to compete in Freemantle and to secure my Australian Title. I am so grateful for the opportunity I was given to spend a week in Perth surrounded by so many talented boxers. It is an experience I will never forget,” said Helena. Helena has boxed for the last three years and is trained by Israel Kani of Noosa Box Office. Her goal now is to qualify at the end of the year for the youth world titles and to travel next year while competing.

Helena Slaats gets a helping hand from John Coert, on behalf of Tewantin Noosa RSL Michael Andersen and President Lyn Hodges

Top honour for Michael LOCAL COOROY IDENTITY AND MEMBER OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF COOROY, MICHAEL ANDERSEN, HAS BEEN HONOURED WITH A PRESTIGIOUS ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AVENUES OF SERVICE CITATION. In presenting the award to Michael at Cooroy Rotary’s Changeover Dinner, President Lyn Hodges said the Citation provided a means for Rotary Clubs to personally recognise a member of the Club for outstanding efforts in the five Avenues of Service: Club, Vocational, Community, International, and Youth. “Michael was a worthy

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the ever popular Pomona King of the Mountain Festival International Mountain Challenge. “We have been fortunate to work with a lot of local visionaries and a lot of hard working volunteers, just like the Pomona Lions Club,” SCCFSL board chairman, Rick Cooper said. “The Pomona King of the Mountain Festival remains one of the best opportunities for our community to get together in the Noosa hinterland.”

There’s certainly been no shortage of events in recent weeks. And the Cooroy and Tewantin Community Bank branches of Bendigo Bank have played their part in providing financial sponsorship to enable these events to take place. After the withdrawal of Noosa Long Weekend Festival’s previous major sponsor, the board of Sunshine Coast Community Financial Services Ltd (SCCFSL), who own and operate the Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin Community Bank branches, stepped in with a rescue package to ensure the 2014 Noosa Long Weekend Festival (NLWF) could go ahead. Bendigo Bank was not only the presenting sponsor of the festival but also separately supported the Noosa One Act Play Festival this year.

Geoff Edwards from Bendigo Bank with members of Cooroora United's women's and U8 Jaguars teams with their new shirts But the sponsorship didn’t end there. For the fifth straight year, Bendigo Bank (through its Cooroy Community Bank branch) sponsored

From left, Heather Manders and Barry Stewart with KOM winners Ben Duffus and Kim Beckinsale, and Geoff Edwards

COOROORA IS A CLUB UNITED And they look good, too! Local soccer club Cooroora United had a surprise for their players at training this week. Courtesy of the Cooroy branch of Bendigo Bank, nearly 260 club members received a new training shirt, which will also be worn by the players each time they play home and away games. Cooroora United President Tony McCarthy thanked branch manager Geoff Edwards for the Community Bank’s long-term support. “The bank has provided us with a lot of help on and off the field over the past five years and our club is on a real high right now,” he said. Mr Edwards said it was great that more locals were realising that banking with Bendigo makes these sponsorships possible. “Few banks list their key business strategy as working for the benefit of a community, but so it is with our Community Bank branches.” To join Cooroora United visit www.cufc.org.au

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E C N E R E F F I D A E K MA

Foster a future ISOBEL COLEMAN Right now, as you read this article, there are hundreds of children in foster care on the Sunshine Coast. Every day there are children and teenagers who need someone, maybe you, to nurture and love them. And that number is rising. IFYS Limited – Integrated Family & Youth Services – is one of the agencies which looks after fostering on the Sunshine Coast. And it’s no easy feat. “We are currently caring for about 150 children in around 120 foster families but we need many more carers,” Andy told YLM. “There are many reasons why children come into care and the decision is made based on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe and caring environment at that time. “The family may be struggling with issues around neglect,

domestic violence, and sexual abuse. “There are many more people homeless and while it may be okay for mum and dad to sleep in the car we can’t allow a child to do that.” But, contrary to the way child protection is often portrayed in the media, taking a child into care is not about breaking families up. “Quite the opposite – our goal is always to support the biological family so that eventually the child can go home,” Andy said. “This is not always possible but that is the aim. In fact, the goal is not to have the child go into care! “But if a child does come into care, the job of the foster carer is Andy not only to look after the child but also to help the child stay connected with the biological family. “It’s important to remember that just because your child is in care, it doesn’t mean you are a bad or abusive parent. It just means that sometimes, life’s extreme pressures make it very hard and the parents just don’t have the capacity to care for the child at that time.”

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The desire to keep biological families together is one of the reasons IFYS like to make Kin Care arrangements whenever possible. This means the child is cared for by another member of the same family – like grandparents or an older sibling – or somebody close to the family – a neighbour or a teacher. “It’s all about helping the young person understand their identity and their story and being able to reach their full potential,” Andy said. Indeed, that is the theme of the new IFYS campaign. “In a normal family situation, children talk about what they are going to do that week, that year, and in the future. But often for a child in care, they are worried just about that day and who is going to love them. “This campaign is about foster carers helping that child still believe and dream about a future beyond this moment in time. “We want our foster carers to get the child into the community, into sports clubs, integrating the child into whatever it is the family does.” But it’s not always easy. To become a foster carer requires screening and inter-

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ADRIENNE IS A FOSTER CARER AND THIS IS HER STORY. “It is a privilege to be able to offer a child a safe loving environment. We got into foster caring because we felt that we have enough love in this family to share it with some others. The real purpose of what we do in the big picture is that ultimately families can be reunited. This purpose is greater than my own need – if families can get over their issues and get together again then our whole community is a better place. I see myself as an aunt in the children’s lives. I’m not responsible for major decisions like when they go back to their families. When they do go back to their families it can be sad but the main thing to remember is that it is not about me – it’s about what is important for the children. My message for anyone who may have an inclination to do foster caring is to just investigate it. You may be the person who can show a child what it means to be safe and you may regret not doing it.”

views to make sure it is right for that person. “I always say it takes about the same amount of time as it does to grow a baby! But it is necessary. For example, many children in care have suﬀered complex traumas and may react to situations with what could be seen as antisocial behaviour. The foster carer is shown how to deal with those situations without using punishment. The child has been through enough already and punishment is not the answer,” Andy said. But apart from the obvious, there are no rules about who can become a foster carer. “We are not just looking for that mum and dad nuclear family. We take single people and we don’t discriminate on race or creed, so long as they can provide the necessary care.” What Andy really needs right now are more full-time foster carers who are able and willing to take adolescents, and children with a disability. “Times have changed and much of that sense of community has gone so friends and neighbours aren’t always there anymore to help out. “Our goal is to support families and the community to support each other. That would be perfect.”

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Meghan with Noosa koala. Lily, who is now in Cairns

KOALA CRUSADER Why a former New Yorker wants to save our national icon JIM FAGAN Squirrels, chipmunks and raccoons were part of Meghan Halverson’s life growing up in New York State. “We had a house on the Niagara River overlooking the Canadian border and I was a bit of a tomboy. Life for me was climbing trees, taking photographs and rescuing wildlife. “I remember I was just 10 when I found a baby boy raccoon which had been a acked by a dog. I thought he was dead. He looked up at me and I wrapped him up in a towel and put him a basket with a hot water bo le. Mum and I did all

kinds of research in the library and he lived. “I took him back to his family which lived in the rafters of my artist dad’s studio and from then on the family basically adopted me. I think they just knew I was trying to help them.”

Fast forward 42 years and Meghan is now living in Doonan with her family and she hasn’t lost her passion for rescuing and saving defenceless animals. She’s been in Australia five years and already she is President of the volunteer group Queensland Koala Crusaders Inc. She also has a reputation as a koala activist, ready to take on Governments, developers and anyone else whose plans threaten the survival of koalas in the wild. Her public spat with Michael Gloster of Noosa Parks Association in May is something she found “shocking and surprising. I was invited by the NPA to talk about koalas and reference was made to our group’s Koala Summit Report of 2012, where it was suggested maybe Noosa National Park could be a haven for koalas if we put in the right mitigation protection to keep them safe. “He got up and really wanted a fight with me. I was quite taken aback. One of our main missions is ge ing koala activists and wildlife groups to work together – because divided, we fail. My personal mantra is to keep the focus on what is best for the wild koala every day – that everything else is secondary. “I think the source of the misunderstanding is that they really don’t want to fence the koalas in – that they would thrive be er if allowed to roam freely. I don’t disagree with that in principal and think it’s really sad to think we might have to, if you want to keep the population of the koalas there safe due to the continuing losses due to car hits and dog a acks in the area around the park. “We’ve got to find ways, maybe short-term, of fencing them in, sustaining and growing the population and then figuring out a way to connect areas by corridors between other sanctuaries or havens. “At our Koala Summit two years ago Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said he wanted to grow the Coast population to 500,000. If they do that the koalas are stuffed unless we have sanctuaries and corridors.” Meghan has always wanted to be a vet “but circumstances prevented this” so instead she became a registered nurse specialising in neonatal and paediatric intensive care. She is also a midwife and she described how these professional skills worked for her when she started as a volunteer at Australian Zoo. “On my first day in Australia I went to the Zoo because I had read Terri Irwin’s book “My Steve” and, being American like Terri, I was intrigued with what happened to her and her family with the tragic death of her husband. He was always a part of our life. When my son Josh was very li le, Steve Irwin was his hero. “The following day I went to Noosa National Park looking for koalas and found just one that day. That was the first time I had seen a koala in the wild before and I said ‘Wow.’ I was kind of blown away. I heard you could volun4X4ADPS(2)160614

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the vulnerable, she had just been to Melbourne working on a plan with an alliance of groups who want to create a national campaign to look at deforestation and some of the issues that happen on hardwood plantations with koalas. “When the timber is harvested, the crop is taken all at once and a large numbers of koalas are killed. We want more stringent Government guidelines about cropping that will actually protect koalas.” Meghan lives on acres at Doonan with husband Rex, two of her three children, Rachel and Sarah, two cats, two dogs and ﬁve chickens. Interview over, we stand outside her house in a clearing surrounded by tall koala food trees. There are birds galore but the branches are empty of any other wildlife. “It would be Meghan Halverson something to see some koalas up there,” I say. “I know,” says Meghan. “It breaks my heart.”

teer at the Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital Meghan's love for animals so I signed up and was there for started early. three and half years, two or three Seen here as a days a week. Josh did one day five-year-old a week. Because I had a nursing with her kitbackground I did a lot of work in ten Bandera or Bandie for intensive care, hands on with li le short. babies, which was fascinating. “I guess that time was what drove me today to be seen as an activist. It was terrible what was happening to koalas and it was really clear to me the numbers were diminishing quite rapidly. Those we saw in the hospital, even if they them. I believe in the power survived horriﬁc injuries, were coming back as of people and ge ing more repeat admissions. It just seemed to me that not people to think the same. enough was being done in the areas of preven“And it’s not just about tion and preservation of safe habitat for the the koala. If we can create koala so we and our children could continue to sanctuaries for wild koalas enjoy what makes living here so special. we are also preserving all the “I mean, when you think of Australia you other species that live in the think of koalas. Everybody round the world same forest - and those trees does and me, being from somewhere else, now are part of the natural balance living here and becoming a citizen, it seemed for people, too. The more that something should be done to help the people we have the more original citizens - the kangaroos, koalas, the trees we need to ensure clean echidnas, the platypus. Animals that exist noair to breathe!” where else in the world. I just kind of came to She can’t say much about it yet but, when thinking I would do everything I could to save we met to talk about her life as a defender of

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ISOBEL COLEMAN It’s a big ask, moving away from everything you know and love when you’re just 18. But Dani Bainbridge knows that’s exactly what she needs to do to become a star!

also the biggest Michael Jackson fan and have so much respect for his passion and incredible talent.” Dani describes herself as ambitious, hard working, grateful, passionate and kind, and says her dream is to inspire and inﬂuence people with her music, to create a unique style and be well known for it. But amidst the excitement and success she admits one thing. “Bondi Junction is amazing and it’s such a great opportunity for me to explore a diﬀerent way of living but it could never compare to the beautiful, friendly and quiet vibe Noosa gives,” she said. “What I miss most about Noosa would have to be my family, and of course, my beautiful friends from Noosa Professional Dance Academy. And I also miss the gorgeous sunshine!”

The singer, songwriter, dancer and model has packed a lot into the past few years, determined to follow her dream. And this week she is celebrating the release of her debut EP, Reckless: Fearless. “I’m very excited to show everyone what I’ve been working on so hard here in Sydney. I was lucky enough to be noticed by a label called Music Entourage – working with them has been such an awesome experience.” Dani only recently moved to Bondi Junction, Sydney, to take her career to the next stage. But up until then she lived and went to school in Noosa, competing in numerous dance and singing competitions as a student of Noosa Professional Dance Academy. Dani has won awards such as Best Stage Presence, Best Portfolio, Most Photogenic, and the Shining Star award at the Showcase National Dance Championships. “I’m studying at JMA Entertainment, participating in classes such as artist development, which is an inspirational class taken by Maurice June, who created the extremely successful dance troupe, Justice Crew,” Dani told YLM. “I also take dance classes with the incredibly talented Turanga Merito and vocal lessons with one of my biggest idols, X Factor contestant Angel Tupai.” Dani’s EP is the result of Dani Bainbridge months of writing and producing her original music. “The style that I create is known as pop/indie with R&B/jazz/electronic inﬂuences,” she said. “Lana Del Rey would have to be one of my PHOTOGRAPHY biggest musical inﬂuences, simply because of PETER TRAINER ICON STUDIOS her originality, style and creativity, but I’m

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My Magniﬁcent Huck I’ve always had horses since I was 14, either riding them or racing them. All have been thoroughbreds, because I admire them greatly for their athleticism and great beauty. They are magnificent. I have an older thoroughbred mare called Remi who is 22 this year and still going strong! I use her for trail riding and pony club. I belong to Pomona Pony Club as an adult rider. I help at our working bees when I can and set up for our annual This week we gymkhana. For the last couple feature Deborah of years I’ve ‘pencilled’ for the horse judges in the show ring Baldwin, 56, a at the Show. pharmacy dispensary But the horse of my heart technician in is my eight-year-old bay exracehorse Huck or, as he was Noosa Heads. known in his Magic Millions racDeborah Baldwin and Huck ing days, Huckleberry Dane. My heart just bursts open when I see him. It’s just like being in love. I’ve lived in Noosa since 1977. I came here with half a dozen school friends when I was 19. They all drifted back to Melbourne but I never did. My folks had split up and I didn’t feel I belonged to a family anywhere. I loved the ‘villagey’ style of Noosa and I made lots of wonderful lifelong friends. Noosa is still beautiful but in the late 70s it was magic! I married in the late 1970s. My son, Chris, lives in London and is head sommelier of a three-star Michelin restaurant. I’m a qualiﬁed chef and in my early ...‘Helping Children Reach Their Full Potential’ years in Noosa I worked in places like the now Just as children and young people come in all shapes and sizes and with different needs, long gone Barry’s on we know that it is important to have all sorts of carers that are able to provide quality care the Beach and The A ic. - that’s why you may be the person we are looking for. I love good food and A program of wine but I wasn’t really

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enjoying it much in the end. It can be gruelling. You get too old eventually and it’s a hot, hard and often antisocial environment! When I decided my hospitality career was over, I went into pharmacy where I’ve spent the last 20 or so years. I work at the DDS (Discount Drug Store) in Tewantin. The staff is great to work with and our customers are great, too. I like the small community feel of DDS. We know all our customers by names, they are like friends really! It’s always nice to see them. In the 1970s my then husband was into racing and I became keen on the sport. I have had a lot of racehorses over the past 30 years. They have always been looked after when they’ve retired, always gone to a good home. It’s not right that so many horses end up at the “doggers” when they finish racing. They should not be seen as a disposable commodity. They are still young horses and have a lot of life left and a lot to offer. I have a long-time partner Rory Quinlan who is a talented musician. Rory’s band Industry of Kool perform all genres of music from AC/DC to Michael Buble. Rory and I raced Huckleberry Dane with two other couples. We bought him from the Magic Millions sales as a baby. Huck was a moderately performed racehorse, earning about $160,000 in prize money. The pinnacle of Huck’s career was running second by a whisker to Temple of Boom in the Magic Millions Open Sprint in 2011. The horses Huck split in that race, Temple of Boom and Atomic Force, went on to be multiple Group 1 winners but Huck was developing unsound front feet so was unable to be competitive for much longer. I knew from the beginning that Huck was the horse of my heart. I have spent a lot of time and money ge ing the very best possible treatment for Huck’s poor feet. It’s been heartbreaking for me to see a horse in so much discomfort but Huck has been stoic I have to say. He is always a happy horse! I hate to think what would have happened to him if I hadn’t kept him. I’ve had him for a year now. I’m just really glad I’ve got him. He’s a real horse, very smart, a real beauty. It’s been a great journey with him so far. He has come a long way since being off the track. My horses are therapeutic in a way. When I spend time with them, I don’t think about anything else. I don’t think about anything that might be stressful in my life. Even just the smell of a horse does wonders!

Jim Fagan

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to lower the cost of producing PDO, DuPont began using biotechnology based on fermentation of corn glucose. This replaces the use of petroleum in the production of the fibre. As a renewable resource, corn glucose is much more sustainable than petroleum. Additionally, replacing petroleum with corn glucose means that fewer chemicals are put into the fibre, which in turn means that fewer chemicals will come out of the fibre in the form of VOCs (off-gassing). This could be especially beneficial to those with environmental sensitivities and conditions such as asthma and allergies. Choices Flooring Noosaville is the place to find triexta, in the Godfrey Hirst Carpets range. Choices also stock Brease carpets and Comfort CHOICE underlay, which carry the Sensitive Choice blue bu erfly symbol and have been specially developed to be asthma and allergy friendly.

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7th August

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Judy Watson Exhibition

Fabian

The Naked Magicians

Celtic Celebration

Noosa Strade Bianche Cycling Festival

At Noosa Regional Gallery, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am – 4pm, until August 24. Phone 5329 6145.

At TewantinNoosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766.

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

Heatseeker At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

Body Heat At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

10th August

13th August

14th August

Mick Lindsay

Laugh with Robin Storey

Annie Jeffs

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

Local author event at Noosaville Library, 10am11.30am, phone 5329 6555.

At Noosa Marina and Noosa Hinterland, see www.noosa-stradebianche.com.au

15th August

The Goonies

At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766. 15th August

Industry of Kool At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

At Eumundi Drive-in Movies, gates open at 6pm, movie at 6.30pm, see www.starrynights. com.au

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21st August

22nd August

23rd August

24th August

Noosa Jazz Club hosts The SCREAM Big band

The Vegas Legends Show

Kool Vibe

Smokin Crawdads At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

Don’t Lock up your Granny

Cooroy Originals

At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766.

At The J, Noosa Junction, 7.30pm, budget bar, no BYO, phone 5447 2229.

At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

At Apex Park, Cooroy, 1pm-5pm, see www. facebook.com/ CooroyOriginals

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29th August

30th August

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Sami

Meridian

Elton John Tribute

At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766.

At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

Katie Noonan Songbook Tour

Opera in the Amphitheatre

At The Majestic Theatre, Pomona, doors 6pm, support act 7.30pm, Katie Noonan 8.30pm, phone 5485 2330

At Noosa Botanic Gardens, Cooroy, 2.30pm, see http://www.operatif. com.au/outdoor-opera. html

DJ Dave Daly At Tewantin-Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.

Open inspections from Friday 8th August Noosaville 1/12 James Street 96/179 Weyba Road 13/179 Weyba Road

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Noosa team scoops top awards Noosa-based building designer Gerard Smith has scooped another two awards for the stunning waterfront home, The Riverhouse, at the recent BDAQ State Design Awards. Gerard – formerly Mojo Design, now Gerard Smith Design - teamed up with Noosa builder Dean McEwan from DRM Constructions, who constructed the home. The previous week Dean picked up multiple awards for The Riverhouse, including Sunshine Coast House of the Year 2014 at the Housing and Construction Awards. Together, Gerard and Dean are accumulating an array of accolades for this masterpiece within the design and construction industries. Gerard now progresses to the National Building Design Awards to compete against the best of the best Australia-wide. Dean will compete with The Riverhouse against Queensland’s best at the Master Builders State Housing and Construction awards in September. Gerard is no stranger to accolades, having won two of the most prestigious overall building design awards: The Premier’s Award (at BDAQ state level) and the Overall Design Ex-

cellence Award (at the BDAA free rein with the design, Award-winners national level) for the most and the builder, Dean Gerard Smith, right, outstanding home design of McEwan, is a quality and and Dean McEwan the year on two previous ocskilful builder who was casions. fantastic to deal with. Continuing the tradition “When a home of this of designing luxurious homes complexity is designed, that inspire visually from it is of the utmost imporevery angle, Gerard meets his tance to ensure that a qualclients’ requirements while ity builder executes the adding his own creative input build and refined detailing to design a product that often to the highest of stanfar exceeds their expectations. dards. For The Riverhouse, “It was an absolute pleathis has definitely been sure to design this home, and achieved. indeed everything that I have “In addition to ensuran opportunity to design. I am really pleased ing that the home was carefully tailored to fulfil with the outcome,” Gerard said. their individual and lifestyle requirements, I “I am always very grateful in being granted focused primarily on designing the most apthe opportunity to create something – particupropriate home to take full advantage of the larly a home like this. For me, it is the most beauty and aspect of the site while also considexciting and rewarding part of my job.” ering the adjoining properties, the orientation However, Gerard admits seeing the end of the site and other site-specific conditions.” result is also very rewarding. With a total floor area of almost 450sqm “It is a beautiful home. But more imporand incorporating five bedrooms, the home tantly, the clients are extremely happy, and this offers separation and togetherness areas, with for me, is the ultimate objective. the focus on a relaxed day-to-day living space “The stars really aligned for this home – overlooking the manicured lawn, swimming the clients were fantastic, giving me a relative pool and river.

Queensland-born and bred Brian Hayes first dabbled in real estate in the mideighties after returning from several years working in Europe. Brian’s parents retired to Noosa in 1983 so in 1997, Brian and wife Marie also made Noosa their home, moving here from Adelaide with their three young children. Brian went back into real estate in 1997 and opened his own office in Noosaville in 2001 as Brian Hayes Real Estate - later changing it to Noosa Hot Properties. After building the business in sales, and having 130 properties under management, he sold in 2012 and now consults to Belle, dealing with new and long-term clients. Brian has exceptional knowledge of the riverside area in and around Gympie Terrace, especially with duplex and multi unit zoning, and has sold many sites that now boast brand new homes or duplexes. “Noosaville has really come into its own and just a casual stroll down the esplanade of the river will confirm what a beautiful part of the world it is,” he said. Brian’s expertise extends to all areas of Noosa, including rural and coastal. Brian is passionate about customer service and enjoys the everyday challenges that real estate brings.

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lifestyle welcome to the noosa lifestyle, if you are looking to acquire the most important features of living in this wonderful climate, namely position and aspect, it is on offer here. this splendid design by multi award winner, stephen kidd, capitalises on the northerly aspect and allows for extended views to the east and west along the waterway accommodation 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 3 car garage, home office with extra study nook, media room, separate living areas inside and out, private decks. features included are: pool, jetty, air con, built-in bbq and sink, well appointed kitchen with stone tops and stainless appliances, wine cellar under stairs, guest’s room with ensuite and private deck, plenty of natural light through elevated ceiling windows, media room, large office and extra storage in garage that would accommodate more than two vehicles.

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sunrise beach

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lifestyle sitting on the crest of sunrise beach this substantial modern ‘beach house’ enjoys a sweeping 180 degree north east ocean vista. cleverly designed to maximise views and privacy on a 659 sqm block. 100 mtrs to pristine beaches and a stroll to sunshine village cafes and bars. accommodation spacious media/formal lounge with private courtyard and step down to the lower level kitchen & entertaining overlooking the 16m lap pool. boasting views from all bedrooms, dual master suites enjoy balconies bathed in sunshine with luxurious ensuites, marble vanities and dual showers.

view by appointment for sale $1.95m contact 5470 2341 robyn opperman 0409 585 047

features capturing ocean breezes through banks of cleverly placed louvres and walls of sliders. ducted air conditioning and surround sound system. easily maintained gardens compliment the architectural elegance of this home.

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noosaville unit 18 “montpellier resort” 7-11 james street trendy investment unit in boutique resort, set in the prime noosa river precinct. luxurious apartment living combined with quality onsite management for high occupancy and good yields. this unit must be sold!

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74 valley drive by appointment view auction forthcoming contact 54702341 Robyn Opperman 0409 585 047

reduced $20,000 to sell now! this cleverly designed easy care, low set brick home is perfect for an extended family. enjoy the country lifestyle only ten minutes to noosa. a great investment or down size – be quick!

• fully furnished with quality ﬁxtures/ﬁttings • upper level overlooks pool/tropical gardens • light & bright capturing breezes year round • enjoy the ambience – river, shops & cafes

• master bedroom with walk in robe/ensuite • living opens to wide patio & garden views • secluded from street for maximum privacy • dual living retreat for teenagers/guests

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by appointment view for sale $619,000 contact 54702341 Robyn Opperman 0409 585 047