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laughter, news, what’s on ht community mmun mm unit ity it y ne news ws wh hat at’ t’s ’s o n an and d ou ourr giant crossword puzzle! Catch up with the latest instalment in Ted Emery’s hilarious travelogue, find out what superstar Rhonda Burchmore is up to, and take a trip down Memory Lane with Una Johns. You can also discover what makes a man strip, in our very candid interview with entertainer Blake West. Wow, better make that an extra large cup of coffee to get through this lot!
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Community
UPDATE
Noosa Hospital is keeping it local ISOBEL COLEMAN As probably the biggest employer in Noosa there’s no doubting Noosa Hospital is working hard to not only keep jobs local, but also to provide a future for our young people. The hospital, part of Ramsay Health Care, has been taking on nursing graduates for about five years now, and the statistics are looking good. Under Ramsay’s GradPlus program, Noosa Hospital has been providing around four places a year for Registered Nurse (RN) and Enrolled Nurse (EN) graduates. The training is so popular – last year the hospital received 150 applications – that this year it has
Clinical Educator Vicki Parr, centre, with new graduate Vicki Pearson, left, and 2013 graduate Brittany Parker, who is now employed by the hospital
offering the students jobs once they finish the training. Staff Development Manager Jo Fahey told YLM that this was important on several counts. “We are trying to support local youngsters who want to stay and work on the Coast as we feel that is vital. “But it also makes good sense when we have invested time and training in those youngsters,” she said. Jo plans the graduate training program, and helps Clinical Educator Vicki Parr deliver it. “The GradPlus program is an important part of what Ramsay Health does. It means that when
the RNs and ENs qualify, they then have support for the first 12 months. It helps them to become work-ready and put their training into practice,” Jo said. The hospital also supports schools with work experience for students doing Allied Health or Aged Care Assistance. The next round of applications opens in August – see www.gradplus.com.au – and, Jo said, scoring the highest grades isn’t the most important requisite. “It’s about lots of things and one of the most important is being able to fit into our culture and be part of the Ramsay family – the rest we can teach.”
increased the intake from four to six for RN grads, and from two to five for EN grads. But the really good news is that the hospital is consistently
Wayne Hoens, back right, congratulates Mary McMahon, left, Paul Jones, Sue Siburn and the three winning teams on their success
Readers Cup - the coolest thing READING HAS BEEN THE COOLEST THING IN SCHOOL AT NOOSAVILLE LATELY, AND IT’S PROBABLY A LOT TO DO WITH THE FACT THE FIFTH ANNUAL BENDIGO BANK READERS CUP HAS JUST BEEN HELD. Over the past few weeks students representing their classes at Noosaville State School have participated in a competition where a selection of books are read and then factual questions are asked about each title in front of adjudicators. Readers Cup competitions challenge students to read widely, work
collaboratively in a team and continue developing a love of reading. Noosaville State School principal, Mary McMahon said the competition had grown to become one of the most popular interschool competitions and feels it will continue to go from strength to strength. “It’s been with Tewantin Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank’s help that we’ve been able to purchase some great books from local bookstores for the year group winners,” Mrs McMahon said.
PHOTO: ANDREW “PHIPPSY” PHIPPS
‘Exocetus' passes University exam JIM FAGAN Little Exocetus passed its first test last Wednesday as the possible key to ridding the world’s oceans of plastic and other pollutants. With Noosa inventor Phil Armstrong casting shreds of tissue paper in its path, the less than two metre boat sucked up the debris floating on the choppy lake at Sunshine Coast University like a vacuum clearing the church of confe i a er a wedding. Oceanographer and university lecturer in science and engineering Adrian McCallum and third year civil engineering student, Sco Roy were clearly impressed. “I think it is a great idea, a necessary initiative,” Adrian told me. “Similar parties around the world are investigating ways of doing this. ‘We’re not doing anything official with Phil at this stage but we are interested in helping out on the design of the boat and understanding the mechanisms of how the water moves into the vessel and what happens to it there. It’s definitely got potential. “Using so ware, we’re hoping to model what’s going on with the fluid flow. That’s a good way of being able to manipulate certain things without going to the expense of building a physical model “A er you tweak things by so ware you may be able to change the mock-up and get a be er feel for what will actually happen in the real world.” Adrian said the university had some immense 3D modelling talents among the student body.
Inventor Phil Armstrong describes how Exocetus works to University of Sunshine Coast's Adrian McCallum and Scott Roy. It’s a multi-billion dollar vision to clean up “Every fourth year engineering student has our oceans and an organisation called Exocetus to complete a project which takes up a comFoundation International has been set up to plete year at university where they have to do make it happen. Phil is the founder and director some research into particular facets of engiand he is has on board three like-minded Noosa neering. Because we deal with both mechanical men, directors Kel Wearne and David Morison, and civil engineering here, then something to and supporter Andrew “Phippsy” Phipps. do with the mechanisms of boats and how it afAll four were present at the test run and, as fects the environment would be great project. “I hope we can do some sensible research they watched Exocetus builder Stuart Walker of Coolum Laser Design using remote radio that’s useful to the world as a whole and also control to position the li le boat among the litbenefit Phil and his team with our progress. I think it is a great cause and I’m very supportive ter, there was general agreement they had come a step closer to fulfilment. of it.” I asked Phil if he had ever thought he Just ge ing Exocetus, named a er a Mediwould see this day. “If you had asked me five terranean sea “two winged flying fish”, to this years ago, I would have said no. I wasn’t quite trial stage has cost Phil hundreds of thousands sure how to make the collection system work of dollars and most of his life’s savings over 18 and minimise the effect on marine life. I’m years. The test vessel alone, due to its unique happy with it now.” design, has cost around $13,000.
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Celebrity
TALK
THERE’LL BE PLENTY OF bling WHEN
Rhonda
ISOBEL COLEMAN
Believe it or not, there is a Facebook page dedicated to Rhonda Burchmore’s legs!
They have been called the “best legs in the business” and next month they will be walking the Australian star straight into town for the Noosa Long Weekend Festival. YLM caught up with Rhonda when she was fresh from opening the Adelaide Festival with her saucy new show, Vinyl Viagra and she was buzzing. “It was very le of centre for me, a risk, but it paid off and I had so much fun. It’s a celebration of empowered women who have put their songs down on vinyl, everyone from Lady Gaga to Dietrich,” she said. “It’s like my evil Rhonda Burchmore twin so I get away with it!” Rhonda hopes to bring Vinyl Viagra to Noosa next year but next month, you can get “up close and personal” with her at Berardo’s Restaurant & Bar, when she presents Red, Hot and Saucy. “It’s a tribute to the saucy and blue entertainers and it’s a very intimate supper show. I’ve performed at Berardo’s before and I just love Jim and Greg. “This will be the very personal Rhonda, with some wonderful music and some saucy tales.” The audience will be just inches away but Rhonda never feels intimidated. “I love people in general and I’m not shy. There’s many a time I’ve sat on a gentleman’s knee!” While she admits the private Rhonda is very different, when it’s showtime, she simply shines. Just like the stars of old. “That’s right, the show must always go on, despite anything else that is happening in your life. I love what I do and I am blessed that I
COMES TO TOWN!
from their troubles and make them laugh one minute, or cry over a lyric. It’s very powerful.” It may sound crass to say Rhonda was born to be a star – but she was! And that wasn’t due to a pushy stage mum, either! “I was aged about three and there weren’t really babysi ers then so when my sister went to dance classes, the whole family went. And I would get up and join in. “The dance teacher said to let me, because I wasn’t bad at it and the rest is history! “My parents encouraged me but they weren’t pushy. In fact, my dad said I should get a ‘real’ job so I went to university and became a school teacher and I taught for a li le while, but it was never my first love. “But it was good to have that back-up as it is an incredibly fickle industry and I think it has the highest unemployment rate of any industry. You need to be versatile oree hmor rch onda Burc Rhon t a at to succeed.” e ie x e ex L er ter ghte augh nd dau an e se ou She’s modest but there is no H t n e en rnm ern ver ove Gov underestimating Rhonda’s star quality. In fact, this year’s Austracan still do what I lia Day weekend saw her awarded want to do. A er 30 an OAM for service to the arts and years’ performing community. She received her OAM I still adore it,” she at Government House, Melbourne said. on March 28, accompanied by her But performdaughter, Lexie. ers do need to be The Sydney Morning Herald once versatile. described Rhonda as “larger than “Absolutely! life” and when you look at her long A lot of people try Rhonda Burchmore and successful career, there is no it and then give it doubting that she is a true star and away because it’s will continue to shine for a long, long time. too hard and they don’t get the work. I have
This will be the very personal Rhonda, with some wonderful music and some saucy tales.
loved doing the big shows, like Mamma Mia, but when those offers aren’t there, you have to put a different hat on and record an album, or write your own show,” Rhonda told YLM. “I love to entertain people, because it takes them to a different place. I can distract them
NOOSA LONG WEEKEND FESTIVAL DATE: Thursday/Friday, July 24/25 TIME: 8.30pm VENUE: Berardo’s Restaurant & Bar, Hastings Street PRICE: $85 INCLUDES: Two course supper and glass of wine
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Ted’s
TALK
THE REPLACEMENT HIP(PY) TRAIL Part 3
TED EMERY is a film director (Kath and Kimderella) and TV producer, with Full Frontal, Fast Forward and Kath and Kim among his credits. He is now living in Noosa and says he will write for YLM “when inspiration strikes.”
Ever noticed how the level of enjoyment of a holiday is dictated mainly by your bowels? There are holiday-makers that adapt to a changed cuisine with seamless internal intervention - and then there are princess brides and house painters. The three of us - the bride, myself and the painter - chose to stay in Melaka in a hotel to which time bowed its head in reverence as it passed by. Colonial decay: large rooms, high ceilings, porcelain tiles regrouted as recently as 1947 and plumbing more audible than aqua efficient. A truly fabulous place built for comfort not for speed. What wasn’t so comfortable was the idea of three single beds in the one room. If you glance back to my first paragraph you will need no further enlightenment. The bride was in a holding pa ern and the painter was doing touch and goes - the innocuous aviation parlance is for no reason other than I wish to remain married and get the house painted again at some stage in the future at mate’s rates. Bonding with others is a concept that works
best, slowly, even over a lifetime, but certainly not over a night time. We le Melaka and headed for Ipoh (yes, yes, move on!) The last Anglo Saxon le Ipoh in a bit of a rush during the ‘Malayan emergency’ in 1948, leaving behind some spectacular examples of extravagant colonial architecture. As the empire’s swash buckled over time, so did the buildings. To walk around and through the huge railway station, government offices and private mansions, now too expensive to maintain and originally plonked on a jungle village a very long time ago, it was all grist for the Google mill when we got back home. Chasing the history of the region and saying a stupid amount of times, “I wonder what it was like back then.” Being the first non-Malays to return since 1948 was not all jolly hockey sticks though. Actually, there was a large Singapore-style hotel full of Saudi money lenders there, but that’s everywhere so it doesn’t count. You don’t look in that direction and the romance stays alive - we couldn’t find where the locals ate. Normally you just walk in the opposite direction to the tourists and you end up in hawker heaven. No tourists meant hit the back streets. Not the ideal choice at night. Heavy steel roller doors across shopfronts and human shadows staring from stairwells was starting to chip away at the obligatory too-loud
The locals, well some of them, were staring at something that never comes to their part of Ipoh.
bravado one always employs in situations just prior to being kidnapped or killed in a foreign land. And the small dark blue BMW that went past, did a U-turn, and stopped right beside us signalled our demise. Silhoue ed in the car were four thugs in hoodies, until the window went down, revealing four young ladies in burkas. A bell like female voice almost sang the words: “Welcome to our country. Need any help?” The Ipoh hawker food stand is a large cobbled together network of eateries where wok-sizzling, spatula-scraping, bo le toppopping and yelled food orders are its muzak. Constant family cha er, serious student debate, laughing children, scratching dogs and no tourists . . . until. From the patrons and purveyors bemused perspective, a small dark blue BMW rounded the corner, stopped mid-hawker stand and disgorged three laughing Australians, who looked like they were packed in for shipment. Lots of fond goodbyes and more silliness with the BMW crew. The locals, well some of them, were staring at something that never comes to their part of Ipoh. A er lots of fond hellos and more silliness we ate and drank ourselves to death. Days later, as we stood waiting for the train to Bu erworth, I studied the grandeur, large proportions, serious styling, pomp, folly and uniqueness of the station, and decided that, if Dame Joan Sutherland hadn’t become an opera singer, she could have been Ipoh railway station.
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Close up
Una, left, with her sister, Marie, on Main Beach in the early 50s
ON LOCAL Surfers were discovering Noosa in the 1960s
Noos a WAS INNOCENT
WHEN
AND SO MUCH
fun
“We had a shop on the beach, Seabrae, ae, and Marie and I served the first hamburgers in Noosa, feeding the lifesavers and holidaymakUna Johns was 15 when she ers. On holidays and weekends we would all came to Noosa in 1948 and she work from six in the morning until midnight. remembers a time when Hastings “There weren’t many bikinis on the beach in those days. I can remember the first time I saw Street was a dirt road and Noosa a bikini girl. She walked past our veranda and I was a place where people did just said, ‘Oh My God.’ things differently and, in an “We danced a lot in those days. At Tinbeerwah there was a dance every month and we innocent way, had more fun. would go to Gympie for the Ball. We would “Men wore felt hats on the beach and if come home around a girl wanted to a ract 2.30am, have a barbecue someone’s a ention she on the beach, dance and would pinch his hat and stay up all night and go he would have to chase straight to work.” her to get it back. That was Una says Noosa was romance - Noosa-style,” a small town and everyshe says. one knew each other’s Recently we told business. “One man was how Restdown Honey, having a romance with established in 1871, was someone else’s wife at being revived by a fourth one of the guest houses. generation member of the She would hang a tea pioneering Johns family, towel on the rail as a Andrea Wytenberg, and Una Johns celebrates her 80th birthday secret signal about when on the Noosa Queen we asked our readers to he could visit. The probshare their own memories of lem was that everyone in town knew the signal Noosa in earlier days. and would have a giggle as they went past. We were told about Una, now the matriarch “I used to hang a tea towel over the veranda of the family, and she recalled for us how she rail to let the kids who were swimming in the and her sister, Marie Hines, came to Noosa surf that lunch was ready and to come up to the looking for work. house.” “I had seven sisters and three brothers Una’s daughter Sandra, who was si ing in and we were farmers at Pomona. There was a on the interview, added, “I’ve o en wondered drought because for three years we didn’t get where that came from.” any rain. We worked at Laguna House, which Noosa had its share of characters in those was a guest house where all the honeymooners days. “We had The Hermit, who we had to came. serve at Laguna House and look a er him. We “We met the two Johns brothers, Ken and called him ‘Dirty Dick from Coolum.’ The dirt Jimmy. I married Ken and had three daughters, was ingrained into his arms, legs and face. He Karen, Narelle and Sandra. Marie and Jimmy always walked in the middle of the road, starhad Bob, Trine e and Reg.” ing straight ahead like a soldier. He seemed to Una says the two families were very close be well educated. He was a real mystery man. and lived in the same beachfront house on “And there was Bert Nash who lived in Hastings Street.
JIM FAGAN
Marie and Una served the first hamburgers in Noosa from their Seabrae Cafe on the beachfront Hawley’s old co age (opposite the current site of the Reef Hotel on Noosa Hill). Bert was deaf and was known as ‘Dummy Nash” and his father was the first to discover gold in Gympie. He used to write everything down and when he ran out of room he’d turn the page sideways which made reading difficult. “He gave Ken a card with the sign language on it and Ken learned how to talk with his fingers.” Una also remembers the Vita Tan Man, John Paterson. “He brought the Vita Tan sun lotion to Noosa. It was made from mu on bird oil and he used to spray the girls on the beach. It gave the best tan and he used to drink it to prove it was good for you. He used to park his Rolls Royce, which had a stuffed mu on bird on the bonnet, outside Laguna House.” At one stage the Johns family owned 10 allotments, representing 30 per cent of Hastings Street. These included their large Queenslander home, the general store, Seabrae and a block of flats. These properties sat where Berardo’s on the Beach, Bistro C, Netanya Resort and Sails are now located. Worn down by council rate hikes and the ever increasing lack of privacy and noise and bustle as people “discovered” Noosa, the Johns family finally sold their last Hastings Street property in 1987. The family home was one of the last local residences in Hastings Street. It was the end of an era for Noosa, but not for Una. She celebrated her 80th birthday with her family on Noosa River in March and she is a highly regarded volunteer at Noosa Hospital, being one of the original volunteer group that started in April 2000. “I massage the patients’ hands, do li le jobs like combing their hair or I just sit and talk to them.” Her house backs on to Weyba Creek and she loves her view of the park and the water. It isn’t Main Beach, and the easy stroll through the sand to the rolling surf, but Una is happy. She has her memories and she’s looking forward to making many more.
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Close up
ON LOCAL
Frank
Frank as slobby sports journalist Oscar Maddison in The Odd Couple
hopes for
THREE LITTLE WORDS JIM FAGAN
Noosa councillor and part-time actor/ playwright Frank Wilkie has a way with words. As a schoolteacher, author and journalist he has earned his living from them and as an actor and a playwright some of his happiest hours have been spent entertaining audiences with them. Now he’s hoping just three little words - “The winner is . . . ” will be his when his play “The Devil’s Dance” is performed as one of the three finalists in Noosa Arts Theatre National OneAct Playwriting Competition. The festival starts with a preview tonight and also features “Instructions for Two or More Players” by West Australian writer Michiko Parnell and “The Invitation” by another West Australian, Michelle McCormick. It will conclude with a matinee on Thursday, July 19. This isn’t the first time Frank has been a finalist. In 2010 his play “Tudo Ou Nada” made the top three and, although he didn’t win the top prize, his play won the Audience Choice Award. He says he is a newcomer to writing plays, starting in 2008 with
“Newsroom”, a satire about what happens in a traditional Australian newspaper when a media giant takes over. “David Williamson was a key influence in having Noosa Arts consider it as a production. If it wasn’t for David, I would never have got my start as a playwright,” Frank told YLM. “He has always encouraged me, run an eye over my plays and given critical advice, encouragement and enormous inspiration. “I admire the way he continues to produce such prolific, popular plays which always pack out the theatre. I don’t think Australia will ever see another playwright of his calibre. We’re lucky to have him here in Noosa. “As a journalist I enjoy telling stories. On the stage you don’t tell people what’s happening you show them, bring stories to life. I find Frank Wilkie satires a good way of communicating messages but also a way to make people laugh.” He is more well-known on the Coast as an actor, having won several awards, including best male actor in 2006 and 2007 and best supporting male actor in 2013 at the Sunshine Coast Theatre Festival. “I got involved in acting in 2000. I was 37 when I was sent as a journalist to do a critique of a show and, si ing in the audience, I had a strong sense that I could do
As a journalist I enjoy telling stories. On the stage you don't tell people what's happening you show them, bring stories to life.
this. I thought it’s easy to say that so I just challenged myself to go and get some lessons. I auditioned for “Hotel Sorrento” and got the part. You learn something every show and increase your skills every show. “All the theory in the world doesn’t help you when you go on stage.” He enjoys diversity in the roles he plays. “I’ve played everything from a mad Nazi in “The Producers” to slobby sports journalist Oscar Maddison in “The Odd Couple” and a workplace bully in David Williamson’s “Brilliant Lives’. Right now I’m in another Williamson play, “Managing Carmen”, for the Noosa Long Weekend. I play a bigoted, homophobic, sleazebag manager of a cross dressing AFL sports star!” As I said at the beginning, Frank has a way with words. ONLY TWO KNOW WINNER'S NAME Only two people in Noosa Arts know the winning order of the three finalists in the National One-Act Playwriting Competition, President Lisa Park and her co coordinator Susan Dearnley. For the first time in the history
of the 37-year-old festival, a panel of industry professionals in Brisbane chose the winners from the 71 entries from all over Australia. They are playwrights Stephen Carleton and Helen Howard and director, actor Kate Foy. Their order of finish is now in a white envelope and will be announced at the end of the festival. Prize money totalling $6000 will be shared among the three winners with $3000 for first place, courtesy of major sponsor the Tewantin Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank, $2000 for second and $1000 for third. One playwright will also take home the Nancy Cato Audience Choice Award, a cash prize from the family of the late Nancy Cato, the first winner of the competition. During each performance audiences will receive voting slips and asked to indicate their choice of best play. The votes will then be counted and the audience choice announced with the main result on Saturday July 19. The festival is part of the Noosa Long Weekend. For details of performance dates and how to book call 5449 9343 or see online www.noosaartstheatre.org.au
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NAKED AMBITION The carpenter who likes to strip When Noosa 5 Cinemas offered YLM a ticket giveaway for the next Chicks At The Flicks event, and said the movie was Magic Mike, we just had to dig a little deeper into the world of male strippers. Luckily we discovered Blake West, who talks very candidly about his work. Now based in Adelaide, he loves to visit Noosa when he can. ISOBEL COLEMAN HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A MALE STRIPPER, AND HOW OLD ARE YOU? I’ve been in the adult entertainment industry for three years now. As part of my job I also do topless waiting, nude modelling, full strip shows, lap dances and private parties. I’m 23. IS IT YOUR FULL-TIME JOB? IF NOT, WHAT IS YOUR DAY JOB? No, stripping is primarily weekend work. You get the occasional mid-week show but Friday through till Sunday is when all the action takes place. During the week I’m busy building houses as a qualified carpenter. HOW/WHY DID YOU BECOME A MALE STRIPPER? Haha, the one question everyone always asks! The surprise to everyone is that I’m not stripping to get myself through university! So many people think we are doing this to put ourselves through uni. To be honest I don’t know why I did, I just walked past the male strip club one day and thought to myself, “Hey I could do that”, so that’s what I did. I sent in an application and had an interview with Madame Josephine (Adelaide’s All Male Strip Revue). In all honesty I love entertaining people and putting smiles on faces. I want people to enjoy themselves. HOW DID YOUR FIRST EVER STRIP GO? WERE YOU NERVOUS? My first show is one of those things you will never forget - the adrenaline rush was crazy!
And yes, I think there would be something wrong if you weren’t nervous! It took me a few shows to find my groove but once I found it, I owned the show. The ladies were there to see me - and all of me is what they’d get ;) OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO STAY IN SHAPE DOES THAT MEAN HOURS AT THE GYM AND A DIET OF LETTUCE LEAVES? Well, luckily for me my metabolism is still super fast so I can get away with a less strict diet but I do like to live a healthy lifestyle. I usually prepare all my meals for the week and train hard five to six times a week. WHAT'S YOUR ‘THEME' IE FIREMAN, COWBOY ETC? The show I’m famous for would have to be my Top Gun/Officer and a Gentleman show (Naval Officer). I also perform a tradie act and a policeman act. WHAT REACTION DO YOU GET WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE YOU ARE A STRIPPER? It’s mixed – 90 per cent of people are pretty cool with it and have a bit of a giggle. Being on the male side of the industry you get looked at a bit differently to the females in the industry, which is a shame but comes back to people stereotyping. IS IT HARD GETTING/KEEPING A GIRLFRIEND, WITHOUT THEM GETTING JEALOUS? This is a topic I feel pretty strongly about. I find that as a male stripper, you’re on the top of the checklist for females to sleep with. The
Chicks At The Flicks is back AND IT’S GOING TO BE THE BEST LADIES NIGHT OUT EVER! Noosa 5 Cinemas is excited to announce they will be screening Magic Mike on Wednesday, July 9, providing two hours of entertainment with superb eye candy. Shades Café and Wine Bar has also joined in the fun, offering tapas, wine tasting and entertainment from 5pm for $15. Pre-show entertainment at Noosa Cinemas starts at
6.30pm with stalls, raffles and lucky door prizes. Magic Mike commences at 7pm. All tickets are just $20 for this event and include a CATF gift bag filled with samples, discount vouchers and more! Based on a true story about a male stripper, Magic Mike stars Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey. To book your Chicks/ Magic Mike tickets, phone 5447 5130 or see www.
job does present many opportunities because females seem to be more relaxed and open around a confident male who is also sexually open. Getting and keeping a girlfriend on the other hand can be quite difficult. It takes a lot of trust, which essentially any relationship needs to function properly. A lot of girls cannot handle the fact that other people get to see me naked. Personally I believe if I’m coming home to them at the end of the night it shouldn’t matter too much. I’ve previously had a girlfriend who was really supportive to begin with but at the end of the day my job became an issue for her. I make sure people are aware of what I do before I get into anything with them. That way there’s no trying to change me and they enter into it willingly so they can’t use it against me.
IT'S ALL A BIT OF INNOCENT FUN, RIGHT, NOONE GETS OFFENDED? Yes, it’s a lot of tongue-in-cheek fun. Females come to see us to have a laugh with their friends WIN A DOUBLE and enjoy a few drinks. When males go to see PASS to see Magic Mike at female strippers, it’s a lot more intimate and sexy. They have a tendency to become infatuChicks At The Flicks (does not ated with the females. Our side of the industry cover entry to Shades event). is more fun and cheeky. Simply email your name, address and phone number to isobel@yourlocalmag.com.au, marking your entry MAGIC MIKE
noosacinemas.com.au To book your seats for Shades, phone 5448 0055. Please note this is an 18+ event. Noosa Cinemas is not affiliated with any adult entertainment.
WHAT DO YOUR MATES THINK ABOUT IT? Yeah, my mates love it! Within the industry I’m pretty well known so it has its benefits. My mates live vicariously through me and my adventures on the weekend. In fact, I have met some of my closest friends through stripping. There are so many nice, loyal and genuine people despite all of the stereotypes formed on our industry. You can find Blake performing live at Madame Josephine’s All Male Strip Revue at 141 Hindley St, Adelaide. You can also view his photos and keep updated at www.facebook.com/blake.west11
French dining, designer clothes, travel, fitness and more – all in one location Wardrobe Mistress is one of a kind Quite a surprise awaits you at Wattle Street when you discover The Wardrobe Mistress. For it is a veritable treasure trove of pre-loved vintage and new fashion that will have you heading to the
changing room with an armful of discoveries before you can say Vogue! Owners Cate and Carolyn have worked with top Australian and European labels for many years, and now bring that expertise – and those labels - to the Wattle Street Complex. And thanks to super fashionable local Simone Leete, we were able to bring two such outfits to life. Simone’s elegant daytime look could take her from a board meeting to the Champs-Elysees for lunch, while the pre-loved party outfit is a knockout! The Wardrobe Mistress also offers special services, such as personal styling and help to de-clutter your wardrobe. Cate said they were very pleased they had chosen this location. “As well as being surrounded by professional businesses we have met some very interesting and happy new clients who have already become regular customers,” she said. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm, phone 0418 923 933 for more information.
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Whatever your age, whatever your fitness goal, Erin Yarwood at E Fitness has you covered! From kickboxing and circuit classes to Pilates and gentle exercises, plus the fun and bonding Mums & Bubs class, Erin can tailor your exercise program to obtain maximum results while keeping it safe and fun. Erin has been in the fitness industry for 10 years and loves her new studio in the Wattle Street Complex. And by also offering one-on-one training and 12-week challenges, Erin’s clients are definitely getting results. “I invite you to get fit in a comfortable setting, with a qualified trainer for a fraction of the price,” she said. Erin’s also got busy locals covered with her lunchtime massage offer – an unbeatable 15 minutes for just $15. Erin opens Monday to Saturday – phone her on 0423 905 744 for appointments and class times, or call into E Fitness, upstairs in the Wattle Street Complex.
Bastille Day may only last for 24 hours but, at Maison de Provence the celebrations will happen for a week prior! Owners Eric and Francoise Pernoud won’t be opening on Monday, July 14, but the week before there will be something different and special every day. Perhaps celebrating dishes from a certain region in France, or a delicious new pastry, or even melt-inthe-mouth macarons in the colours of the French flag! For great coffee, delicious meals and pastries, and wonderful service, you can’t go past Maison de Provence. Authentically French, the wonderful aromas will draw you in and, once there, it’s hard to leave – not only because of the food and ambiance, but also the eclectic mix of provincial decor, flowers and curios. It’s the perfect place to start or end your next visit to the Wattle Street Complex.
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had moved to the Coast and was looking for work. He kept it very quiet that he was a baker but he was excellent with coffee and soon became our head barista. “Not long a erwards my son became unwell and our doctor put him on a no-grain diet, which was really difficult. Then we were allowed to start re-introducing grain to his diet, as long as it was 20 hours fermented. I was pulling my hair out trying to make sourdough pizza bases! I thought coffee was hard – sourdough is a nightmare!” It was at that point that Jason mentioned he was a baker and Ryan Taylor had already started playing around with slow fermented breads. And so the seed of an idea was born. “From a business angle I thought it would be a nightmare. It takes 20 hours to ferment – how the hell would we make any money? And we are still working that out,” Ryan said. “But we are selling out every day and people who haven’t been able to eat bread for years are telling us that they can not only eat our bread, but it
People who haven't been able to eat bread for years are telling us that they can not only eat our bread, but it is improving their health.
If you told Ryan Taylor and Jason Higgins that they weren’t exactly on the fast track to success, they wouldn’t be offended. Because there is nothing fast about making genuine sourdough, the key product at Tanglewood Bakery. Speakers at the latest Slow Food Noosa breakfast, Ryan and Jason explained how a chance encounter not only lead to the new business but could be welcome news for the many locals who find themselves unable to eat bread. Jason, who also owns Belmondos Organic Market, incorporating Clandestino Coffee Roasters, explained. “About four years ago Jason became our first interstate customer for our coffee. We really liked him because he was interested in what we were trying to do and gave us great feedback on the product. We started to build quite a relationship. “Then he just turned up on our doorstep one day, saying he
is improving their health.” Jason, formerly a pastry chef at Pa ison’s Patisserie in Sydney, said baking the bread had become an obsession. “For three or four years, still working as a pastry chef, I was experimenting with sourdough, cooking continuously at home, driving my wife mad with the mess! “A move to Noosa had been on the cards ever since I started visiting the area at 16, so the timing was perfect. “Sourdough is an extremely slow process, fermenting it, turning the dough hour after hour to take it from heavy to light. Then le ing it sit for 16 to 18 hours before baking.”
Slow fermenting the dough has many health benefits, making the bread more digestible, neutralizing the phytic acid that can be difficult to metabolize, removing the need for outside leavening agents, and imparting a greater depth of flavor. Making his bread even healthier, Jason uses ancient grains such as spelt and quinoa, and even sprouting grains. “It’s like missing vegetables through your bread and it is very good for the stomach,” he said. When you learn that most plastic-wrapped supermarket bread goes from flour to plastic-wrap in three hours or less, it’s easy to see why genuine sourdough bread is the be er choice. Jason says he will continue to experiment with grains and flavours, and to slowly grow the business with Ryan but they won’t be mass-producing any time soon! Tanglewood Organic Sourdough Bakery is located at Belmondos Organic Market in Rene Street, Noosaville.
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Rebecca O'Connor as Tina Turner.
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Recycling pays off for tribute band Paying homage to one of the biggest bands of the 60s and 70s, Creedence Clearwater Recycled certainly warmed up a chilly night at The J Noosa, with their authentic renditions of CCR’s greatest hits. Pictures Craig Holmes www.craigholmes.com.au
Rebecca’s simply the best REBECCA O’CONNOR IS SIMPLY THE BEST WHEN IT COMES TO TINA TURNER TRIBUTE ACTS. In fact, she’s so good, that Tina herself is a fan! “Rebecca is so good she is scary”, is what Tina had to say! If you’ve seen her before, you’ll want to go again, and if you’ve never seen her, watch out! She’s at Sunshine Beach Surf Club on Saturday, July 12. And, in conjunction with the club, YLM has two double passes to give away! Rebecca not only looks just like the real thing but she sounds amazing and will be hammering out some classic Tina tunes, including Simply the Best, We Don’t Need Another Hero and, of course, the all-time hit, Nutbush City Limits. Doors open at 7pm and tickets are on sale now - $25 for members, $27.50 for non-members. See www. sunshinebeachslsc.com.au or phone 5447 5491. To enter our ticket giveaway, email your name, address and phone number to isobel@yourlocalmag.com.au, marking your entry TINA
Cathy and Malcolm Campbell with Pauline Lister
Gary and Dee Seaman, Mitchell Hooymans and Phoebe Seaman
Pink Beyonce and Nicholas Pearson
Shannon McGrath, Steve Wise, Jan Leverton and Kim Beckinsale
Ulrike Sturm and Beatrice Sand
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Retro Nudes
Art is Life expressed
Forever Everly
An exhibition by the Noosa Paper & Books Group, at Harbourside Gallery, Noosa Marina, daily from 10am to 4pm, phone 5447 5007 or 0411 244 304.
An exhibition by Robin Pierre Versluys, at Harbourside Gallery, Noosa Marina, daily from 10am to 4pm, phone 5447 5007 or 0411 244 304.
An exhibition by Kristine Cameron, at Harbourside Gallery, Noosa Marina, daily from 10am to 4pm, phone 5447 5007 or 0411 244 304.
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766
8th July
10th July
11th July
12th July
Phil Emmanuel
Rebecca O’Connor’s Tina Turner Tribute Show
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.
At Sunshine Beach Surf Club, doors open at 7pm, phone 5447 5491. YLM and Sunshine Beach Surf Club
July
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Combined art exhibition opening at
Annual Pomona Poker Run Stan Topper Park, 9am, phone 0417 756 876 or 0419 712 235
Harbourside Gallery, Noosa Marina, 3pm, phone 5447 5007 or 0411 244 304.
Chicks At The Flicks
Cool 2 Cool
Presents Magic Mike at Noosa 5 Cinemas, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads, from 6.30pm, phone 5447 5130.
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766.
12th July
13th and 14th July
17th July
18th July
A Small Family Business
Goran Sedlar
Pink Tribute
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766.
Joe Cocker Tribute by Mad World Band
6th July
8th July
CCIQ Noosa
This month’s guest speaker will be Jennifer Forster, Editor of Why Fitness Magazine, at Noosa Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hilton Parade, Noosaville, 5.30pm for 6pm, see www.noosachamber.com
have two double passes to give away! Email your name, address and phone number to isobel@yourlocalmag. com.au, marking your entry TINA
WIN!
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.
A National Theatre Live Screening at Noosa Arts Theatre, 6.30pm (Sunday), 10am (Monday), phone 5449 9343
24th July
25th July
Don Costa
Contraband
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766.
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.
18th – 27th July
19th July
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.
Noosa Long Weekend Festival
At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.
26th July
27th July
DJ Dave Daly At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm, phone 5447 1766.
Jay Hoad At Noosa Heads Surf Club, 8.30pm, phone 5447 3055.
Various locations, see www.noosalongweekend. com
King of the Mountain Festival Pomona, 7am-5pm, see www.kingofthemountain. com.au
Chad Morgan
31st July
Michelle Brown At Tewantin Noosa RSL, 7pm, phone 5447 1766.
CLUB DIRECTORY From fundraising to flowers, there’s heaps to do in the Shire. If you would like to list your organisation, please email details to isobel@yourlocalmag.com.au For the latest news from these groups visit www.facebook.com/YLMNoosa BUSHLAND CARE: Ph Wendy May from Landcare on 5485 2155. CANCER COUNCIL NOOSA BRANCH: Ph Marika on 0427 741 253. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Ph Tony on 5474 0620. COOROY-NOOSA FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY GROUP: Ph 5442 5570. ENVIROMENTAL FORUM: Visit www.noosaparks.org.au for more information. GARDEN CLUB (COOROY-EUMUNDI): Ph Tony on 5442 7403. GARDEN CLUB (TEWANTIN-NOOSA): Ph 5442 7730. GRIEF SUPPORT: Ph Dallace 0407 498 794 or Sharon 0438 217 000. GUILDED LILIES SEWING CIRCLE: Ph Aileen 5455 6959 or Annemarie 0413 014 283. LADIES PROBUS CLUB OF NOOSA HEADS: Ph Kim on 5455 3860 or Lilian on 5449 1043. LIONS CLUB (NOOSA HEADS): Ph Keetha 0421 250 614. NOOSA CROQUET CLUB: Ph 5474 2077 NOOSA PHOTO CLUB: See www.noosaphotoclub.org
NOOSA TOASTMASTERS: Ph Irene 5473 0869 or Tracey 0407 692 302. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Ph 5472 0494 or 5474 3563. PERMACULTURE NOOSA: Email info@permaculturenoosa.com.au ROTARY CLUB OF NOOSA: Ph Tess on 0407 377 210. ROTARY CLUB OF NOOSA HEADS: Ph 5449 1424 SMITH FAMILY’S NOOSAVILLE VIEW CLUB: Ph Nanette McLay on 5455 6157. SUNRISE SPIRITUAL CHURCH & SPIRITUAL GROWTH CENTRE: Ph Rev Laine 5449 0937. SHAPE UP NOOSA FREE FITCAMP: Ph 0490 386 635 TEWANTIN-NOOSA MUSIC CLUB: Ph Carol 5442 4564 or Gloria 5442 4810. TEWANTIN-NOOSA NATIONAL SENIORS: Ph Norm 5474 0919. TEWANTIN-NOOSA PROBUS CLUB: Ph Christine Hartley on 5442 7397. TEWANTIN-NOOSA RSL WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: Ph Kay 5447 5042. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY: Ph Carmen on 5495 6980 or Janet 0416 442 962.
For Sale
74 Edington Drive Cooroibah
For more information on this property, contact Robyn Offerman at Belle Property on 0409 585 047
New jobs a game changer for property market When it comes to understanding the property market, especially on the Sunshine Coast, much-respected commentator Michael Matusik is one of the best.
The Sunshine Coast market has finally entered a recovery. It has been a long time coming. The Sunshine Coast, unlike other markets across southeast Queensland during the previous market upturn, didn’t necessarily overheat property value-wise; but instead, it was more hit by a collapse in tourism and retail spending, plus new residential development. These three industry types were, historically, some of the major employers on the
Sunshine Coast. The Sunshine Coast, up until recent years, has suffered from a lack of ‘employment depth’. GAME CHANGER However, the new infrastructure being delivered around the Kawana area – namely the hospital and associated uses – is a ‘game changer’ adding employment strength to the Sunshine Coast, whilst also helping to reduce the cyclical nature of its employment. Today, close to 165,000 people are employed
on the Sunshine Coast. Over the past twelve months, 14,000 new jobs were created on the coast. A total of 32,000 new jobs are expected in the Kawana area on infrastructure & housing build-out. In 2001, unemployment on the Sunshine Coast was over 11%. Today, it is less than the Queensland average. The Sunshine Coast, in short, is creating new jobs. And with this essential change comes an increase in population growth; a rise in dwelling starts; more sales; a li in rents and a return to price growth.
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Great Floor Plan, Private and Spacious • • • • • •
Large well-presented and maintained family home Generous dining, living areas, open plan kitchen Terrific outdoor entertainment and sparkling pool Separate media room plus an office Main bedroom, parents retreat, modern ensuite Ducted Air, Solar HWS and pool double garage plus storage
TEWANTIN
Price:
$740,000
3 Murdock Court
Inspect: Sat 10-10:30am Agent: Rosemary Callaghan 0419 236 133
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Exceptional family home dual living Clever and practical floor plan over two light filled levels Multiple living spaces with wide sunlit timber decks with LED lighting Sparkling solar heated 10 metre pool Outdoor servery kitchen perfect for entertaining Minutes to Sunshine Beach Surf Club, village, shops and restaurants
SUNSHINE BEACH
Price:
Offers over $1,300,000
17 Pacific Avenue
Inspect: Sat 5th 1-1:30pm Wed 9th & Fri 11th 2-2:30pm
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Outstanding Family Home • • • • • •
Set in a quiet cul-de-sac surrounded by exclusive homes Comprises three light-filled living areas and four spacious bedrooms Chef’s kitchen also separate butler’s kitchen Beautifully presented with north east aspect and privacy Superior fittings and fully ducted air conditioning through-out Generous covered outdoor entertaining area overlooking 10-metre pool
NOOSAVILLE
Price:
$897,000
19 Attenuatta Place
Inspect: Sat 11-11:30am Agent: Rosemary Callaghan 0419 236 133
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Great Opportunity on Noosa Hill • • • • • •
Meticulously presented house with self-contained guest retreat Superb central location, direct access to Noosa National Park Sparkling lagoon pool, two living areas & study Polished timber floors, plantation shutters & cedar blinds, DLUG, Air-conditioning & security system Great natural light and breezes, minutes to shops and Hastings Street
NOOSA HEADS
Price:
21 The Quarterdeck
Inspect: Sat 12-12:30pm
$929,000
Agent: Rosemary Callaghan 0419 236 133
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5/46 Duke Street, Sunshine Beach Phone 5448 0444