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Taste of victory By JOLENE OGLE NOOSA local Elena Duggan has taken out the top title in the 2016 Masterchef competition, beating Noosa chef Matt Sinclair by just two points in a nail-biting finale. The two amateur cooks took on the ‘Verjus in Egg’, a complex 91-step dessert creation by Heston Blumenthal and his executive chef at Dinner by Heston, Ashley Palmer-Watts, in a five and a half

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hour cook on the Channel 10 reality show. The true spirit of the show shone through when Ms Duggan left her own cook to help Mr Sinclair in the final moments, but Mr Sinclair was “gutted” when his egg began to split in the last few second of the competition. Despite an early three-point lead, Mr Sinclair wasn’t able to make the points to see the season out as the winner. Ms Duggan, who grew up in

Tewantin, won the $250,000 prize by just two points and said she was “so grateful for the entire experience”, thanking Mr Sinclair for his friendship throughout the competition. “I’ve learnt a lot about food from Matt,” she said. On congratulating his fellowcompetitor, Mr Sinclair said she had earned the win and thanked her for helping him make it through the competition. Noosa local Mr Sinclair walked

away with a surprise $40,000 prize as runner-up and has told local media he will put the money towards his food truck business, Ten Piece Cutlery. Masterchef judges said they couldn’t wait to line up for Mr Sinclair’s street food cuisine, and Noosa locals might not have to wait for long with Mr Sinclair in talks to host a pop-up restaurant at Ricky’s River Bar, where he has been working for the past two months.

Call her ... King of the Mountain The 38th annual King of the Mountain race was run on Sunday 24 July in Pomona, as over 90 runners ran up and then down Mount Cooroora. It’s no mean feat and while there were some impressive times made, local motherof-two, Hayley Townsend, 28, came through a hero finishing the gruelling race with her two sons by her side. Hayley may have been the last runner to cross the line but she won the Anne Daly Trophy for the most gallant effort after charging to the finish line with her sons, who ran onto the course to join their mum. More on pages 6-7.

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No bus route for mums PREGNANT women will have to travel two and a half hours to the new University hospital after TransLink failed to include a new route to the hospital for Noosa residents. Councillor Ingrid Jackson has slammed the decision, saying TransLink has failed to consider Noosa’s needs and is leaving mothers-to-be vulnerable. With the current bus routes, new mothers and pregnant women will have to travel to the new University hospital by catching a bus from Noosa to Maroochydore and

then changing to a direct service to the hospital. Cr Jackson said the lack of a new route between Noosa and the new hospital would particularly affect mothers-to- be and people who need treatment for acute medical conditions. “The present maternity ward and birthing suite at Nambour Hospital together with many facilities for people with acute conditions will be transferred to the new hospital next year, but no appropriate bus route has been established to cope with

the change,” she said. Cr Jackson said ease of transport should be a major consideration in planning for access to a hospital, and was calling on the State Government to address the issue. A TransLink spokesperson said Noosa residents had been considered in the planning of the new network. “Customers from Noosa using their existing Maroochydore services will be able to change buses easily at Maroochydore station on the same platform and connect to

our new proposed service 611, which would take them directly to the hospital,” the spokesperson said. The TransLink spokesperson said information sessions about the new network would be held in Caloundra, Kawana, Buderim, Sippy Downs and Maroochydore, but not Noosa. Noosa residents can have their say via TransLink’s online portal that is open for public comment until 14 August. Anyone who would like to make a submission can visit www.translink.com.au.

Mumpreneur’s winning ways shine By HOLLIE HARRIS NOOSA businesswoman Aimee Sherriff has been selected as a finalist in the 2016 AusMumpreneur Awards and Conference. Aimee is founder of The Powerhouse co-operative, which is a shared office space enabling parents to either grow their work from home business or establish their own work from home or small business. Her plan is to set up a notfor-profit co-operative structure for parents to work while their children are nearby. The innovative idea to create a collaborative workspace inclusive of training programs, short courses and mentoring has jagged Ms Sherriff a place in the finals for The Big Idea and Making a Difference categories. The AusMumpreneur Awards celebrates and recognises Australian mums in business who are achieving outstanding success in areas such as business excellence, product development, customer service and digital innovation. The awards are designed to recognise the growing number of women who successfully balance motherhood and business in a way that suits their life and family. Ms Sherriff will fly out to Melbourne on 13 August to attend the awards. If you would like to help her chances of securing votes jump onto www.ausmumpreneur.com.

Councillor Ingrid Jackson has slammed Translink for ignoring the needs of Noosa.

Council to court NOOSA Council is headed to court to defend its decision to refuse a development application for a service station that would be located next to a local school. At Thursday’s (21 July) council meeting, councillors voted to defend the appeal that was lodged in the Planning and Environment court on 26 May by the applicants, Synergy Property Partners, who want to build a service station and shop on vacant land next to Good Shepherd Lutheran College. Upon refusing the Material Change of Use application in April, council cited an “unacceptable risk to human health, safety and well-being, in particular to children using the adjacent school facilities”, insufficient buffers between the development and the school, and an inability to contain emissions within the site as the reasons for refusal. In the submission to the court, lawyers for Synergy Property Partners said the allegation the development would pose an “unacceptable risk” to health was “contrary to the scientific evidence available to the assessment manager”. Lawyers also said the development application included a proposal to build a “vapour protection fence”, claims the application is in conflict with the Noosa Plan are “erroneous”, and there is no requirement in the Noosa Plan that a service station must contain emissions.

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The Powerhouse Founder Aimee Sherriff.

IT'S business as usual for Eagle Boys Cooroy and Tewantin after the pizza chain’s head office went into voluntary administration this week. Eagle Boys Cooroy and Tewantin wanted to thank the local community for their ongoing support, with stores across Australia reporting record sales in deliveries and pick-up orders over the past week. Eagle Boys Tewantin franchisee Kathryn Authurs said this was a positive sign and their team was delighted with the local support. “We are continuing to trade as per normal and would like to let the community know we are still going strong,” Ms Authurs said. “We are grateful to the community for getting behind us and we will charge on, providing high quality pizzas at great prices.”

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Top ‘lyrical tenor voice’ honoured” to win in what was his second shot at the title. “It’s the only opera prize like it in Queensland and the recognition from the name of the award, Dame Joan Sutherland, will open doors for me, particularly overseas,” Henderson said. The Brisbane International Airport part-time sales assistant’s opera career is ready to take off as he plans to enrol in a young artist program with a major company. “It’s taken a big load off my shoulders financially, giving me the freedom to pursue my goals and aspirations,” Henderson said. Soprano Tabatha McFadyen of Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, came a very close second, winning the Margreta Elkins Award of $4000. The patron of the award was one of the original judges of the competition until her death in 2009. McFadyen said she was privileged to win the Margreta Elkins award, which was named after the famous mezzo soprano from Brisbane. “Everyone revered and admired Margreta who sang with Maria Callas and Dame Joan Sutherland and was an example and patron to young singers,” she said. “I feel honoured to have won her award.”

Rachael has wheel appeal By HOLLIE HARRIS THE RACV Resort Noosa hosted a fund-raiser this week to help raise money for wheelchair-bound Tewantin lady Rachael Henson to buy a modified car. The resort kindly donated their room and services on Thursday which was put together by Ella Gerahty of Noosa DJ’s with the help of local celebrant Kath Tilly. “I could see her struggle with public transport and the costly Taxi or transfer services to see specialist in Brisbane.“

Winner of the $15,000 Dame Joan Sutherland Award, Brisbane tenor Iain Henderson.

Soprano Tabatha McFadyen of Wentworth Falls, NSW, came a very close second winning the Margreta Elkins Award of $4000. Picture: GREG MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY

said Ms Gerahty Ms Henson’s disabilities have confined her to a wheelchair which restricts her from leading an independent lifestyle. Ms Gerahty and approached Kath Tilly from Lovestruck Celebrant to do this fundraiser for Rachael, directing it to the Wedding industry and local business. The event was themed as “All you need is Love” “A car would greatly improve her lifestyle and as someone who is well known

and liked in the area, the community really rallied together to support her.” “We had many wonderful businesses and individuals contribute, and it shows what a wonderful community we belong to,” said Ms Gerahty. Many people from the wedding industry attended, donating prizes and funds totalling $2700, which takes Rachael one step closer to the $40,000 she needs for a car. Rachael has a gofundme page www.gofundme.com/ RachaelsWheels where you can see her story and progress.

Tewantin’s Rachael Henson attends her fund-raiser at RACV Noosa. Picture: Marion Jonkers Photography

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BRISBANE tenor Iain Henderson’s top note and overall performance convinced judges he was worthy of the $15,000 Dame Joan Sutherland Award (DJSA) in Noosa this weekend. Competing against five accomplished amateur opera divas on Friday 22 July, Henderson also won the audience vote for the People’s Choice Award and $750 in the bi-annual DJSA vocal competition hosted by Noosa Federation of the Arts (NFA). The competition is regional Australia’s richest and most prestigious opera award which was founded to help further the careers of Australian opera singers aged 20-34 in all categories from soprano to bass. Judge and NFA artistic director Brad Jarrett said Henderson possessed a beautiful lyrical tenor voice which allowed him to sing most of the romantic tenor roles in the opera repertoire. “Iain easily reached and held the top C in Che gelida manina, which is the climax of the aria and always excites the audience if sung well,” he said. “His rendition of the serenade from The Student Prince really struck a chord with the audience, and I think took them back to the days of Mario Lanza.” A surprised Henderson said he was “shocked and

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Helping koalas bear bush life AFTER weeks of community feedback, Noosa Council has endorsed a 27-point action plan to better protect local koalas. Mayor Tony Wellington thanked residents and wildlife groups for helping develop the Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan, which council is now rolling out. Council is assisting with a koala health mapping project being run by scientists from the University of the Sunshine Coast. This important work is being funded in part by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation. “This research will help us better understand the overall health of Noosa’s koala populations. We’re also talking with scientific experts from the Richard Branson Conservancy about using GPS tracking devices to monitor local koala movements. If we’re serious about helping the survival of our local koalas, then we need to understand much more about their health, whereabouts and threats,” Cr Wellington said. “Council has included stronger tree protections in recent planning scheme amendments. We will also be looking at the effectiveness of our koala infrastructure such as

Cherie Hampton, Rheian Beresford, branch manager Lauren Browne and Kayley Pattern in their PJs for the Pyjama Foundation day.

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A 27-point action plan has been created to better care for local koalas. roadside fences and underpasses,” Cr Wellington said. Residents, wildlife groups and other stakeholders answered council’s call for feedback on a draft conservation plan last year. Principal Environment Officer Peter Milne said council revised the plan to include that feedback. “There were a lot of calls for greater wild dog control. We’ve included that in the action plan as wild dogs are one of the biggest threats koalas face,” he said. Council received a wide range of suggestions during the public consultation process, from relocating koalas to preventing development in known koala areas. Cr Wellington said coun-

cil had to work within State Government legislation and guidelines, particularly with regards to development issues or translocating native animals. “Thankfully the state is increasingly aware of the need to protect the future viability of this iconic species,” Cr Wellington said. “We will be calling on the state to include Noosa when allocating the $12 million it recently announced for koala conservation efforts. “I thank the community and local koala activists. Their input has been critical to developing this conservation plan. We all have to work together to ensure koalas remain an essential component of Noosa’s biodiversity.”

THE Tewantin Commonwealth Bank branch staff stayed in their PJs on Friday 22 July to show support for The Pyjama Foundation’s work with children in foster care. Branch staff said they loved staying comfy all day in their PJs and selling cupcakes to raise money for the Pyjama Foundation. Pyjama Foundation pens are also available for sale in the branch and will remain on sale until the end of July. Pyjama Day brings muchneeded attention to the important work of the Pyjama Foundation, which offers a one-on-one mentoring program to children in foster care who desperately need assistance with reading, writing and building confidence. In Australia, there are more

than 46,000 children currently living in foster care, 75 per cent of who are unlikely to finish school. The Pyjama Foundation’s literacy and numeracy programs are designed to try and reverse this trend. Branch manager Lauren Browne said it might feel strange staying in her PJs all day, but it’s worth it to help raise funds and awareness for the Pyjama Foundation. “We are delighted to support this amazing foundation and the work they do with kids in foster care and we hope the local community get behind this great cause by coming into the branch and making a donation,” she said. The Pyjama Foundation founder and executive director Bronwyn Sheehan said by offering mentors to children,

who visit them once a week to help them with their homework, literacy and numeracy, the foundation is helping them get a step closer to achieving their dreams. “I am surrounded by fantastic volunteers, who are so committed to the child they visit,” she said. “A growing body of evidence has demonstrated that every child who winds up doing well has had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult. For many foster kids, their Pyjama Foundation mentor is that person. “We’d like to thank the Tewantin Commonwealth Bank branch staff for supporting Pyjama Day and helping us to raise much needed funds so we can continue to support kids in care.”

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Children joined their parents as they made the final dash for the finish line.

It was a tense start at the race line for Pomona school teacher Leslie Saunders.

The 2016 King of the Mountain, Mark Bourne.

It was a strong finish for 14-year-old Reagan Wilson who came runner-up in the junior boys division.

After a gruelling climb, finishing was sweet relief.

Feeding off the crowd's energy helped the runners conquer the last leg of the race.

Cooroy Pomona Lions Heather Manders and Barry Stewart with race winners Mark Bourne and Leslie Saunders and local Bendigo Bank branch manager Geoff Edwards.

The oldest runner to conquer the mountain was 71-year-old Dennis Jackson from New Zealand.

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Bourne’s king and Saunders, queen By JOLENE OGLE MORE than 90 runners pounded the pavement and conquered the mountain in Pomona on Sunday for the 38th annual King of the Mountain race. This year saw a new King crowned as 32-year-old ACT ecologist Mark Bourne crossed the line in an impressive 23 minutes and 53 seconds, followed very closely by New Zealand runner

Shay Williamson with a time of 24:40. Pomona school teacher Leslie Saunders, 45, ran an impressive time of 31:19 to be the first female to finish the gruelling 4.2km race. Ms Saunders said it felt fantastic to hold onto her crown for the second year in a row, and said she was inspired by the children who ran in the Prince and Princess of the Mountain race the day before.

Event organisers, the Cooroy Pomona Lions Club, couldn’t have asked for better weather as thousands of locals and visitors laid out picnic rugs and reclined in camping chairs to cheer on the runners. Kin of the Mountain chairperson Heather Manders said it had been a great turn out for the annual event, and since the running of the race she had received wonderful feedback about this year’s festival.

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The pain from climbing the mountain was clear on runners' faces as they approached the finish line.

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Mal’s no cruiser MALCOLM Turnbull was never cruising in the polls, Dom Massoni (NT, 21 July). Yes, there was a bounce in the polls but that bounce became a ripple in a pond within the second week, dead flat in the third and a vortex going down the gurgler by the fourth week. Malcolm Turnbull’s mistake was his absolute hatred of Tony Abbott, ego, lust for power and greed. This hatred, ego, lust, greed and lack of faith in a man who had won two elections and may or may not have won a third cost the Liberals 13 seats in the lower house and the loss of nine senate seats (to date). The truth be known, Turnbull’s betrayal of Tony Abbott saw around 1.9 million Liberal Party voters abandon the party, vowing to never vote Liberal while the usurper Malcolm Turnbull is Prime Minister. Comments from the Liberal Party hierarchy (Mark Textor) “they don’t matter" further inflamed the Liberal base. As a result 1.9 million “they don’t matters" kept their promise and voted for the minor parties, Hanson, Christian Democrats, Family First and other conservative parties. To suggest a stronger campaign on border security and immigration by Turnbull would have seen a better result is incorrect they would not have made an iota’s difference to the election result. The cause of this devastating result is Malcolm Turnbull. Any recriminations lie squarely on his shoulders, (mea culpa). Colin Bond, Cooroy.

Back to your turf POOR old Jack is still afflicted with de-amalgamation blues, carrying on about Noosa Council affairs, which have no bearing on his turf. Meanwhile AVEO’s development company, having received $25,000 from each golf club member, has decided to take it all, and plans to sell half the golf club land for development. Time for a reality check Jack and worry if AVEO is going to acquire your home for a shopping centre or something else that they are dreaming about. Stop worrying about Noosa’s affairs and write about your turf. F. Venturini, Noosa.

We now have two seasons, summer and hot. Keep on the air con. Hell, why not! The coal we’ve burned, and sent overseas, Has come back to bite us, just as you please. Coal in the ground doesn’t heat up the planet. We need an alternative. We just have to plan it. Steve Hall, Cooroy.

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BEING someone with an interest in commercial fishing, please afford me this reply to Bruce Hallett’s letter (21 July). Over the 100 years he refers to, Noosa commercial fishing in the name of sustainability of the resource have allocated permanently closed areas. These areas are all waters north of the Sir Thomas Hiley information centre and waters east and south of the mouth of Lake Weyba from the f/b sign at the Noosaville boat ramp. Secondly, we have a weekend time closure from 1800 Friday to 1800 Sunday (a 48-hour closure). This closure is now pretty much nationally accepted. Modern day commercial fishing is all about sustainability in management plans dictating total allowable catches, fishing allocations, net sizes, compulsory bycatch and turtle reduction devices, sizes by length and gender. This is some of my commercial fishing’s contribution in the name of sustainability. By comparison, Mr Hallett’s recreational sector has given nothing (apart from size and bag limits) within our Noosa River and lakes system. May I suggest to Mr Hallett to cease his headbutting and work on some no-take areas for his rec sector in the name of sustainability of our public resource. Trevor Clarey, Boreen Point.

BORN in 1938 and my father often joked I was the reason for World War II, I have only watched films from the 1930s and early 1940s of men and women behaving hysterically while listening to one man whip them into a frenzy under his influence. Later on I have watched teenagers and adults reacting the same way to their pop idols. Watching the Republican Convention from America and with the Democrats next week promising the same viewing I can only be thankful I was born in England and have lived in Australia for the last 48 years and that for you to witness that type of admiration for one person you have to be a sports fan barracking for your team. I hope our politicians never resort to that type of political fervour for securing votes and followers. E. Wright, Sunrise Beach.

It’s hot FROGS, toads, mosquitoes and flies, We really shouldn’t see them, here in July. It’s winter you know, so the calendar said, But winter, as we knew it, may well be dead. All of these creatures have come out to join us To celebrate springtime before even August.

I WONDER whether any of your readers have suffered from insomnia since settling in Noosa? Mrs Mudal and I never had any difficulty sleeping, but since moving to Noosa this has changed dramatically. I have been racking my brain for the reason and think I may have the answer. My theory is that the Noosa roundabouts could be the cause of our insomnia. Mrs Mudal tends to spend some time on roundabouts and often circles them four or five times before finding the correct exit. Continuously driving round in circles must surely upset one’s equilibrium and sleep patterns. It was recently suggested to my wife that when retiring she should lie on the edge of the bed. She was assured that she would drop off in no time. She tried this and fell off the bed, dislocating her shoulder. Fortunately she soon returned to normal, but we are both still sleeping badly. Early one morning last week, unbeknown to me, Mrs Mudal attempted to restore her equilibrium by circling a Noosa roundabout anticlockwise. She managed to get round it twice without mishap but on the third circle a large truck approached her. He only avoided a headon collision by swerving across the roundabout and tearing up a good deal of the lawn and garden in the process. Mrs Mudal returned home in a highly strung condition and won’t be attempting that manoeuvre again. If as I suspect a number of local residents are suffering from insomnia since moving to Noosa then perhaps we should get together. We could probably mount a case to have all the roundabouts replaced by traffic lights. I look forward to your readers’ responses. Mervyn Mudal, Noosaville.

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Put through their paces EACH weekday at 7am a group of active Pomona residents meet outside the Pomona Community House to pound the pavement as part of the Pomona Pacers walking group. Started six years ago, the group walks for up to 60 minutes each day from Monday to Friday on a range of local walks. There are currently 24 members in the group, who all enjoy a brisk walk while meeting new friends. Long-time walkers Helen Randall and Denise Ruttley recently shared their stories as members of the Pomona Pacers. Helen said she joined the Pomona Pacers Heart Foundation walking group in May last year and enjoys exploring the beautiful forest walking tracks. “I joined the Pomona Pacers after my daughter (a marathon runner) kept nagging me to join the walking group.

I had been walking solo with my dog along the forest trails near my home and as it was rather lonely I thought my daughter had a good idea and as it turned out it was the best idea ever,” she said. Helen said she is lucky to have good heart health and fitness at the age of 66 but a recent diagnosis of dementia turned her life around. “Yes, it was a shock but believe me the lovely caring people in our walking group have made this adjustment so much easier,” she said. “I was advised by the physician to keep walking and stay fit – and to keep up my social contacts. Well how lucky I am to have my Pomona Pacers buddies to walk with. “The exercise is important but the friendship, chatter and laughter is what keeps me going. We walk and talk but it’s more than walking. We share coffee on Wednesdays when the group gets even bigger

with partners and friends popping in. We also have lots of other outings – moon walks, longer walks to lookouts and up hills (ouch, hamstrings) and many other celebration brunches and lunches for birthdays or whatever.” Helen said she stays positive to slow down the onset of dementia but having the support of the walking group has been “fabulous”. “I recommend that you get involved and find one near you, even if you think your heart’s in good shape you just don’t know what else is around the corner,” she said. Fellow Pomona Pacer Denise has been walking with the group for several years after her neighbour encouraged her to give it a go. Walk organiser Karen Gosling, who has been walking for four years, said in keeping with the spirit of the Pomona Pacers group, Denise keeps an eye on those who may be feeling down or

unwell, and kindly shares her and husband John’s produce with the group. “One of Denise’s many talents is scrapbooking and we are very touched that Denise has produced a beautiful album dedicated to a year in the life of the Pomona Pacers,” she said. “Denise has been collecting group photos and a few candid shots on our walks and outings for some months now as she builds a library of happy memories of our walking group. “With great care and affection Denise has spent hours putting together this book of moments and memories of the Pomona Pacers. “So, you might think of the Pomona Pacers as the local Heart Foundation walking group but really it is a walking group with a heart.” Anyone who would like to join the group can phone Karen on 0408 652 821.

Pomona Pacers Helen Randall and Denise Ruttley with Denise's scrapbook on the group. Picture: JAN WISE

Lapping up pool

90 years young still By HOLLIE HARRIS JUNE Chant celebrated her 90th birthday, on Saturday 23 July at Cooroy RSL, with friends and family travelling from as far north as Townsville, west as Toowoomba and south of Melbourne to share her special day. Born in 1926 in Rosewood, Queensland, she grew up in Grantchester. At age 15 June attended a dance where she saw a photo of a soldier, a Rat of Tobruk, on the wall. She said I’m going to meet that man and marry him and in 1945, she did meet that man, Mr Ted (Edward) Chant and one month later they were engaged. In 1987 June and her husband Ted moved to Cooroy, in search of a home in the sun, where June has lived ever since. When asked what she likes most about Cooroy, June’s eyes light up and she answers: “Everything. It’s such a friendly town. I’ve never spoken to someone here I didn’t like. Such nice people”. June is a mother of six – Don, Kerry, Greg, Ken, Denise and Glenda – and is affectionately known as ‘Nannie’ to her 15 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Above: June Chant celebrated her 90th birthday at the Cooroy RSL on Saturday

Left: Denise Distant, Glenda Kastanya, June Chant (middle), Ken Chant, Greg Chant and Kerry Chant (kneeling).

THE Pomona School pool had a welcome makeover during the winter break and is ready to re-open in August. The pool now has warm 28-degree water with a modern filtration system, a repainted pool surface, automatic pool vacuum and a new pace clock for squads, and passes will be part of the re-opening. Pool lessee, coach and dual Olympian and medallist Greg Rogers said the school principal Alyson Covey had been pro-active and supportive of the makeover. “Alyson and staff have been visionary for the school and the community and are to be commended for the project,” he said. Learn to Swim, Aquafit and squads will be available at the newly-renovated pool. For more information, phone 0416 406 832. All opening hours, prices for Learn to Swim, Aquafit classes and squads can all be found on the Facebook page Pomona Swimming Pool.

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COMMUNITYUPDATES Sewing newS THE Guilded Lilies Tewantin Neighbourhood Group of the Australian Sewing Guild next meeting will be held on Saturday 30 July, from 9am to 3pm, at the Masonic Hall, Moorindil Street, Tewantin. Lorraine will continue the blouse instruction plus a leggings tutorial. Bring your sewing machine, requirements for the tutorial and lunch. Morning tea is provided. If you are interested in sewing why not call in and meet our group, new members are always welcome. If would like more information please phone Trish on 5449 9528 or Kim on 0456 225 698.

CanCer CounCil QueenSland nooSa BranCh WE met every second Friday of the month. Our next meeting will be held on Friday 12 August, at 10am, at the Leisure Centre opposite the Noosaville Library. For more information please phone Kathi on 0418 488 067.

deep peaCe Monthly Meditation COME to refresh and relax, inside and out, at the Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, on Monday 1 August, from 2pm to 3.30pm. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. There is no charge, but donations are welcome.

Mantra’S, MuSiC and Meditation UNWIND with Mantra’s, Music and Meditation presenting a Kirtan afternoon with live music. Come along for a healing, peaceful, uplifting experience next Saturday 30 July, from 3pm to 6pm, at Yoga Health and Healing studio, 33 Podargus Parade, Peregian Beach. Children are welcome, refreshments are provided and entry is free.

Qualified tradeSperSonS needed WORK is about to start on the refurbishment of Tait Duke Community Cottage, Earl Street, Tewantin. A project manager has been appointed and he will have 10 unemployed trade

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trainees to assist him with the project. We need assistance from qualified tradespersons who are willing to do some work on the project and provide on-site experience for the trainees. We do offer some remuneration for these services. We will also need to obtain all the products required for the refurbishment. All sponsors will be acknowledged on site and donations may be tax deductable. If you can help please contact Jim Bennett on 0437 300 434.

tewantin-nooSa garden CluB THE next meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa Garden Club will be on Monday 8 August. The club meets on the second Monday of each month (except December and January) at 12.30pm for 1pm start in the Catholic Church Hall, 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin. Regular guest speakers, plant sales and prizes. August speaker is Stephen Flood. Visitors welcome. For more information please phone Susan Lancaster on 0403 958 806.

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u3a nooSa friday talkS UNIVERSITY of the Sunshine Coast Lecturer in Journalism Dr Jane Fynes-Clinton will present Truth, Lies and the Internet on Friday 29 July at the U3A University Talks. Arnold Kopff will present Armchair Travel: A Journey North by Northwest on Friday 5 August and author/ writer/blogger Ann Rickard will also present Armchair Travel on Friday 12 August. Full details are available at www.u3anoosa.org.au under the heading “Friday Specials”. For more information phone 5440 5500.

good old-faShioned fete COME along to the good old-fashioned church fete at the Cooroy Anglican Church, Tewantin Road, on Saturday 6 August from 8am till 1pm. Stalls include cakes and preserves, craft, plants, sausage sizzle, trash and treasure, books and more. For more information phone Sharon on 5485 4148.

niSCo Sup raCe NISCO SUP racing is a race event especially designed to cater for novice paddlers, so join in the fun, all ages, all levels. The first event to be held at the Noosa yacht and Rowing Club on Saturday 17 September, from 7.30am. $15 entry per person. For more information contact Adventure Sports on 5455 6677 or visit www. kitesurfaustralia.com.au

Cooroy-euMundi garden CluB Meeting THE next meeting of the club will be held on Monday, 8 August, in Tony and Margaret Porritt’s garden at 81 Whispering Gum Avenue, Eumundi, beginning at 9.30am and featuring the club’s annual Garden Quiz. For information contact Carol on 0419 756819.

environMent foruM NOOSA Parks Association’s Friday Environment Forum this week. Drawing on his qualifications and experience in restoration ecology, Dr Stockwell will review coastal management in Noosa from first nations to the present day. In discussing the shifting sands of Noosa, he poses the questions, “Did we manage in the past? Are we managing now? Can we manage in the future?" Everyone is welcome to join the audience at the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville, to hear this enlightening discussion. Coffee will be available from 10am with the forum commencing at 10.30am. Meet Valda in the car park at 8.30am to enjoy birding in Wallace Park.

SunShine ButterflieS day JOIN us daily from 9.30am-2.30pm for fun and interactive days of woodwork, cooking, art, music, singing, life skills, social enterprise, fitness, sports, swimming, recreation and so much more. Contact (07) 5470 2830 or email admin@sunshinebutterflies.com.au

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WEEKLY roster for Tewantin-Noosa Meals on Wheels for the week Monday 1 to Friday 5 August. Monday drivers: Rotary Daybreak, Margaret and Mick, driver needed for run C, Helen and John, Anne and Phil, Kerry and Jeff. kitchen: Lorraine, Stephen and Neil. tuesday drivers: Driver needed for run A, Liz, Tania and friends, Margaret and Jill, Tony and Kim, Maidie and Terry, Diane. kitchen: Ashleigh, Christine, Jo and Peter. wednesday drivers: Des and Ian, Sandra and Bob, Gary, Victor, Jan and Bryan, Lee and Stuart, Dennis. kitchen: Jill, Elfie, Jerry and Peter. thursday drivers: Stewart, Geoff and Margaret, Anne, Sylvia and David, Bev and Tony, Jan and Wendy, Linda and Nabil. kitchen: Christine, Lois, Robyn, John and Ron. friday drivers: Leon, driver needed for runs B, F, Brian G., Brian E., Lynne and Kay, Rosalie and Jack. kitchen: Lorraine, Sandy, Elfie and Peter. If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449 7659. noosatoday.com.au

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THE music of Africa came to St Andrew’s Anglican College last week when a group of visiting musicians performed as part of World Music Week. Students clapped and danced to the wonderful sounds of the balaphon, a type of wooden xylophone or percussion idiophone which plays melodic tunes, and which dates back to the 14th century. Enjoying the beautiful rhythmic sounds with a dance and music concert, the entire school of 1300 students and staff took part in an interactive clapping round which just sounded fantastic. Students then had the opportunity to join the group on stage to drum and learn some African dance moves. Director of co-curricular music Andrew Eunson said the cultural experience was a real treat for the students, staff and parents. “Music is the universal language that links us all together and it was fantastic to see our youngest children from Little Saints and our eldest students in Year 12 immersed together in a musical experience such as this,” he said.

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Noosa’s Weekly Real Estate Guide

Views of paradise

28July, 2016

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on the cover

Your corner of paradise TINGIRANA resort is positioned in one of Noosa’s most enviable locations; the famous Hastings Street. Surrounded by award-winning restaurants, high-end boutique shopping and the breath-takingly beautiful Noosa National Park, millions of visitors come to the region each year to take in the natural beauty of Noosa Heads. Apartment 101/102 in Tingirana offers investors an opportunity to capitalise on the high visitor rates to Noosa Heads, with the dual key apartment offering twice the income potential. The new owners can rent the two apartments together as a twobedroom holiday unit or rent the studio and suite separately to make the most of the high demand for quality accommodation in one of the world’s most sought-after holiday destinations. Guests will enjoy the stunning views of Noosa Main Beach and

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the National park headland, as well as the spacious and stylish apartments that are located right in the heart of Noosa.

home essentials

The ground-floor suite features a spacious bedroom and bathroom with spa bath, a sizeable kitchen and generously-sized

ADDRESS: 101/102 ‘Tingirana’ 25 Hastings

living room, plus a terrace that is perfect for taking in the gorgeous

Street, Noosa Heads

views.

PRICE: $1.95 million

The studio apartment features an ensuite plus a kitchenette and both apartments come fully-furnished. Guests can take advantage of the resort’s pool, gym and on-site restaurant, while the new owners can rest knowing well-established management will care for their investment.

VIEW: Monday, from 12.30-1pm DESCRIPTION: 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car AGENT: Jennifer Carr and Shane McCauley for Richardson and Wrench

This apartment also features ample, shared basement parking and lift access.

Noosa, 0412 158 433 or 0403 646 930

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View Thursday 5.00-5.30pm Friday 11.00-12.00noon Auction Friday 29th July 2016 On-Site 12.00noon

Without doubt this property is one of the most covetable residences in the Noosa Springs gated estate. Unchangeable views down the second hole and through to Lake Weyba are just some of the desirable features of this elegant home. ɒ Large covered terrace overlooks the inground pool and putting green. ɒ Distinctive entry of limestone tiles winding through tiered water features. ɒ Spacious open living spaces, high ceilings & concertina doors allow natural light. ɒ Kitchen boasts Miele appliances, beech timber cabinetry & stone benchtops. ɒ 3 large bedrooms all with ensuites, master with large office & sunny terrace. ɒ Golf buggy bay, only a 4 minute drive to Hastings St & Main Beach. ɒ Enjoy the championship golf course, world-class spa & award winning dining.

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SPARKLING INVESTMENT

NOOSA HEADS 101/102 ‘TINGIRANA’ 25 HASTINGS ST

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View Monday 12.30-1.00pm Price $1,950,000

A fantastic two bedroom apartment with a dual key operation which means each has a beachfront suite with kitchen, dining and lounge while the studio is a spacious bedroom with kitchenette. You can rent it as a complete 2 bedroom apartment or two individual ones – the suite and studio. ɒ Unrivalled position on Noosa beachfront. ɒ Caring, well established management. ɒ Fully and delightfully furnished. ɒ Excellent income. ɒ Pool, gym and even a restaurant on site.

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SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME

NOOSA WATERS 21 SHIPYARD CIRCUIT

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View Saturday 11.00 - 11.30am Price $925,000

Situated in a highly sought after street in desirable Noosa Waters, this contemporary home presents impeccably. Thoughtfully designed, inside is timeless, with neutral tones, large separate living spaces, and room for family and friends. ɒ 5 light filled bedrooms, plus study. ɒ Private ground floor master suite. ɒ Central to the river, schools, and shops. ɒ High ceiling, inground pool and fully fenced.

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Gillian McCauley 0467 600 009 5447 4499 | rwnoosa.com.au Richardson & Wrench Noosa

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NOOSA SPRINGS 716 ‘THE PALMS’ NOOSA SPRINGS DVE

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View Saturday 10.00 - 10.30am Price Offers over $2 million

Substantial single level house overlooking the immaculate Noosa Springs golf course. Perfectly designed with a light, bright and airy floorplan and views to Lake Weyba. This architecturally designed home is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to live in this beautiful estate. ɒ Large single level home & sparkling in ground pool. ɒ Generous open floor plan with high soaring ceilings. ɒ Low maintenance mature landscaped gardens. ɒ Sunny entertaining areas catering for all seasons.

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A good sport in property a cuppa with

Sam Walker THIS week, Real Estate Lifestyle takes five with Century 21 Conolly Hay Group’s newest sales agent Sam Walker, who is a residential and development sales specialist. 1. Tell us something most people don’t know about you? I am an avid golfer, playing off a handicap of eight at the present time. I try to get out on the course every week either at Noosa Golf Club or Mount Coolum Golf Club. I also play rugby union for the Noosa Dolphins. I absolutely love being a part of the club and the mateship associated with being part of a team. Although I feel as though I may be getting a bit old for the rough and tumble now, it’s always hard getting out of bed on a Sunday morning after the games. 2. What has been the most memorable moment of your life to date? A hard question to answer but, probably graduating university (BSocSc, Hon Buss Law), playing in a Noosa Dolphins junior team that went undefeated for nearly four years, and scoring my first hole-in-one at Tewantin Noosa Golf Club on the 12th hole.

3. What do you like most about living/ working in Noosa? Noosa is the most beautiful place ever from walking on the beach or in the Noosa National Park every morning, to amazing cafes, bars and restaurants, no matter where I go in the world I always want to come back here. All of the above makes working here very easy indeed. 4. Where do you think Noosa property prices will go over the next few years? I think we all want the prices to keep rising. Over the past two years we have seen phenomenal growth with some market places in the area reaching preGFC price points. The top-end waterfront and beachfront property prices that took the biggest hit in the downturn have been clawing their way back slowly but surely with some great results being achieved of late. The lack of available land in the area has been a key contributor to pushing our prices back up. 5. Where is your favourite part of Noosa and why? Far too many to choose really, put me anywhere near the water and I’m happy.

Residential and development sales specialist Sam Walker loves golf and selling homes in Noosa.

Sam Walker is the newest agent to join the Century 21 Conolly Hay Group. 6. What attracted you to a career in property? My father is a property valuer who owns Bugler Francis property valuers in Noosa and my mother a renowned interior designer (Kim Walker interior designs) so property runs in my veins. Dad and I go for a walk every Sunday through the national park and the whole time we are talking about the local property market, bouncing recent sales off each other we must drive the other walkers on the track nuts.

7. What was your most memorable sale or listing and why? Every sale is memorable that’s why I love selling, but any sale where the owners work with me to create a selling strategy that best suits their property and current needs at the time and we achieve above market results this makes me happy every time because it means I am doing my job effectively. 8. You are hosting a dinner party and can invite six guests, dead or alive. Who would they be? Ernest Hemingway, John Wayne, Jim Morrison, My Grandad Jack Weller, Joaquin Phoenix and Hank Moody from Californication. We would have a good old fashioned blokes evening eating steaks, drinking plenty of good red wine and scotch. I couldn’t imagine anything better.

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NOOSA HEADS 2/25 VIEWLAND DRIVE

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View Friday & Saturday 11.00-11.30am Price Offers over $795,000

Set high on Noosa Hill next to the National Park, in a prime location a short walk to Noosa Main Beach or Noosa Junction shops, this Townhouse is an absolute ‘must have’.... rarely can you find a Townhouse like this under a Million dollars. ɒ Two sunny north-facing, full-width decks with quiet bush views. ɒ Light filled living and dining, with open gas fireplace. ɒ Master bedroom with en-suite, including spa bath and balcony. ɒ Private in-ground pool, tropical gardern and no body corporate fees.

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Tight rental market shows stresses THE REIQ March quarter 2016 Vacancy Rate Report has revealed the rental market in the south-east corner is operating in very healthy to tight conditions, with pressure building in some key areas for more investors and more rental accommodation to meet demand.

REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said the data showed specific markets in south-east Queensland were crying out for greater investment and more housing construction. “Gold Coast vacancy rates have been operating at less than 2.5 per cent for more than two years and this is clear evidence that there is continuing strong rental demand,” she said. “The Sunshine Coast has had tight conditions for more than four years and rental accommodation can be very challenging to find - this area could support new dwelling construction.”

Finding a rental in Noosa or on the Sunshine Coast is likely to get harder as the market tightens.

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“We are clearly not oversupplied - at this stage.” Outside the south-east corner, vacancy rates are weak, with most regional centres continuing to experience difficulties stemming from the mining downturn. “Gladstone has pushed out to 11.3 per cent, the highest in the state, and this is concerning,” Ms Mercorella said. “The closure of the LNG project continues to have an impact as workers leave in search of jobs elsewhere.” Bundaberg vacancy rate eased from 3.9 per cent to 5.2 per cent.

The results in Brisbane also confirmed the REIQ’s position that the inner city is not in the grip of a glut, with the CBD recording a drop from 3.1 per cent to 3.0 per cent.

Rockhampton has eased slightly, from 6.1 per cent to 6.9 per cent.

“The inner 5km ring is at 3.3 per cent and the middle ring is at 2.5 per cent - these levels continue to fall within what the REIQ considers the healthy range,” Ms Mercorella said.

Townsville has tightened marginally, from 6.4 per cent to 6.0 per cent.

Mackay vacancy rate has tightened, from 9.3 per cent to 8.1 per cent.

Ms Mercorella said negative gearing had been critical in maintaining a supply of investors to the market.

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Developers Selection- Secure your spot in the Goodwin Park Estate We are pleased to announce that we now have only two lots remaining in the Goodwin Park Estate. Act fast as enquiry has been strong, we don’t expect these lots to last too long. • 6 0 1 m2 North facing level block for easy construction • Walking distance to the Noosa River, schools, sporting ields and local shopping

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Areas such as Noosa, the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Caboolture and Caloundra are all experiencing vacancy rates of less than two per cent, which is regarded as very tight.

The negative side of policy change IN A state-wide survey of its membership and their landlord clients, an REIQ survey has found 79 per cent of property investors would abandon property as an investment strategy if Labor’s negative gearing changes were brought in. REIQ chairman Rob Honeycombe said the findings confirmed changes to negative gearing would be disastrous for the Queensland property market. “We now know for a fact that 79 per cent of respondents will get out of property and find an alternative investment strategy that works more effectively and yields a better return,” he said.

“That will have a crippling effect on house values and on the rental market, where the private rental market plays such a critical role in keeping rents affordable,” he said. In a survey sent to more than 14,000 REIQ members and their investor clients, 38 per cent of respondents said a different asset class would be a more likely investment option if negative gearing benefits were removed from property.

they want to build their wealth. They believe it’s as ‘safe as houses’,” Mr Honeycombe said. “We know from this survey that removing negative gearing would smash rental affordability as investors, who provide rental accommodation for about a third of Queenslanders, sold their assets and adopted a new investment strategy.”

Almost 25 per cent said they were unlikely to move to shares.

The Grattan Institute’s report suggested two per cent of value would be wiped off housing values if negative gearing was curbed.

“Mum and dad investors trust property as their investment strategy and that’s where

Mr Honeycombe said that would represent around $130 billion in value.

A state-wide survey has found 79 per cent of property investors would abandon property as an investment strategy if Labor’s negative gearing changes were brought in.

OPEN HOMES Castaways Beach 11 Seafarer Court

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jon Blonk & Kym de Warren

Sat 11-11.30am

Doonan

41 Pelican Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Rory Williamson

252 David Low Way

Star Noosa - Vicki Cooper

Fri 11.30am-12pm Sat 12-12.30pm

Peregian Springs 8 Longwood Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Gavin Ryan

Sat 10-10.45am

97 Panorama Drive

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 9.30-10.30am

8 Curlew Way

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Gavin Ryan

Sat 11-11.30am

175 Valley Drive

David Berns Real Estate - Heidi Woodman

Sat 9.30-10.30am

14 Eagleford Court

Star Noosa - Vicki Cooper

Sat 11-11.30am

Sunrise Beach

Eumundi 54 Panorama Drive

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 10.45-11.45am

60 Ball Road

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 12-1pm

Marcus Beach 20-22 Tristania Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Sam Walker

Sat 11-11.30am

Mount Coolum 24/23-29 Lumeah Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Gavin Ryan

Sat 12-1pm

Noosaville 21 Shipyard Circuit

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Gillian McCauley & Shane McCauley

Sat 11-11.30am

Noosa Heads

1/49 Tingira Crescent

Sat 1-1.30pm

Sunshine Beach 4 Kiamba Court

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

Sat 10-10.30am

1/27 Duke Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

Sat 11-11.30am

5 Bryan Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Sat 11-11.30am

16 Maher Terrace

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Rachel Sellman

Sat 12-12.30pm

60 Bryan Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

16 Ross Crescent

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound

Sat 1-1.30pm, Wed 12-12.30pm

Sat 2-2.30pm

Unit 2/ 9 Pilchers Gap

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound

Sat 12-12.45pm

Unit 5/ 9 Pilchers Gap

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound

Sat 12-12.45pm

3/2-6 Webb Road

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound

Sat & Wed 2-2.45pm

2/16 Hill Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell

Sat 11-11.45am

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound

Thur & Tue 2-3pm, Sat 10-10.30am

Tewantin

7 Habitat Place

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Apt 414‘Netanya’71 Hastings Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Frank Milat & Shane McCauley

‘Tingirana’25 Hastings Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr & Frank Milat

Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 1-1.30pm Mon 12.30-1pm

Apt 628‘Laguna on Hastings’32 Hastings Street Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Frank Milat & Shane McCauley

Sat 12-12.30pm

Apt 7‘Picture Point Terraces’47 Picture Point Cr

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 10-10.30am

31 The Quarterdeck

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Fri 10-10.30am, Sat 1-1.30pm

35b Viewland Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 2-2.30pm

2/25 Viewland Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Fri & Sat 11-11.30am

20 Muirield Crescent

Tinbeerwah 1 Wendoma Court

716‘The Palms’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jon Blonk & Kym de Warren

Sat 10-10.30am

718‘The Palms’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jon Blonk & Kym de Warren

Sat 11-11.30am

757‘The Palms’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode Thur 5-5.30pm, Fri 11am-12pm, Sat 12-12.30pm

Noosa Waters

David Berns Real Estate - Heidi Woodman

1a Lake Weyba Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr & Rory Williamson

Peregian Beach

Sat 10-10.30am

Sat 12.30-1pm

auction diary Fri, 29th July 757‘The Palms’61 Noosa Springs Drive, Noosa Springs

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald

Sat 10.45-11.45am

Weyba Downs

Noosa Springs

4/5 Hygieta Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

Onsite 12pm

Sat, 30th July 41 Pelican Street, Peregian Beach

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

Onsite 10am

The Deep Purple Experience will take over The Villa Noosa this month.

live today NOOSA’S LIFESTYLE GUIDE

Psychedelic 70s Experience CELEBRATE the psychedelic 70s when The Deep Purple Experience and DJ Funkmaster take over the Villa Noosa this month. The Australian Deep Purple show showcases all the power, the passion, the dynamics and stage show that is only second to the real thing. The fully costumed show will transport

you back to the 70s as they recreate one of the best British rock bands of all time. You’ll hear all your favourites from Burn to Space Truckin and Child in Time to Smoke on the Water and many more. The Deep Purple Experience will be joined by DJ Funk Master to create a truly 70s experience laying down the best 70s

dance floor anthems to keep the party going. There will be spot prizes for best dressed and giveaways on the night. Don’t miss this ultimate night of 70s fun when The Deep Purple Experience and DJ Funkmaster take over The Villa Noosa on Friday 29 July from 8pm.

Tickets are $10 pre-sale, $15 on the door and available at the venue or online at www.moshtix.com.au. Noosa Today is giving away four double passes to see the show. If you would like to enter, just send your name and phone number to competitions@noosatoday.com. au. Winners will be contacted on Thursday 28 July.

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Gig

guide JOLENE OGLE

Thursday 28 July Cafe le Monde 6pm Pete Hunt. Tewantin Noosa RSL 7pm Goran Sedler. The J Noosa 7.30pm Sydney Comedy Festival. Friday 29 July Noosa Marina 6pm PlanB Modern Jazz Quartet. Cafe le Monde 8pm DJ Massroom/ Band of Frequencies. Tewantin Noosa RSL 7pm Phil Emmanuel. Villa Noosa 70s night - The Deep Purple Experience/DJ Funk Master. The J Noosa 6pm Sound Feast. Saturday 30 July Cafe le Monde 8pm DJ NuCache. Tewantin Noosa RSL 7pm Neil Diamond Super Hits Show. Sunday 31 July Sunshine Beach Surf Club 3pm Janice Duo. Cafe le Monde 4pm Christian Patey/ Anna and Jordan/DJ Solafreq. The J Noosa 7.30pm Soweto Gospel Choir.

Greenthief are coming to Noosa to celebrate the launch of their sophomore album.

Greenthief set to steal hearts at Villa Noosa MELBOURNE’S Greenthief are excited to stop in at the Villa Noosa as their national tour comes to an end later this month. It has been five years since Greenthief crashed the indie scenester party with a unique blend of psychedelic rock. Spreading their word with frequent trips around Australia, the band has broken sound barriers

and state lines while enchanting audiences with a sound akin to a lovechild of Queens of the Stone Age and Pink Floyd. The trio have received airplay on Triple J, Rage and all key community radio stations. In 2012 they landed in Rage’s top 50 videos of the year and supported The Butterfly Effect on a massive 24-date national tour across Australia.

In 2013, Greenthief undertook their debut international tour, performing 20 dates across Eastern Europe as well as shows in the UK and Germany and in 2014 they dropped their Steve James produced debut record. Greenthief are excited to announce the release of a brand-new single titled ‘Ship To Nowhere’. The single is the first taken from

the band’s sophomore album tilted ‘Tremors’, which was released last month. Greenthief will be supported by the local Dream Thieves and Malibu Stacy on Saturday 30 July at the Villa Noosa. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. For more information contact the Villa Noosa on 5430 5555.

PUZZLES Quick Clues

How to solve Sudoku! Fill the grid so that every row and every 3x3 square contains the digits 1 to 9

9 7

9 5 3 9

4 6 8 7 9 6 2 8

4 5 2 6 3 9 1 4 7 8

1 9 4 2 7 8 6 3 5

8 7 3 6 5 4 2 9 1

3 4 9 5 1 7 8 6 2

6 5 8 4 3 2 7 1 9

7 1 2 8 6 9 5 4 3

DOWN 1. What one must pay daily, for instance, has risen (6). 2. Everything prepared, you say? So soon? (7). 3. Swap with Rod (6). 4. Region that has the same chief (6). 5. The surgeon’s out! (5). 7. Resorting to gun-play is ridiculous in it (5). 13. He’s fifty per cent cockney (3). 14. Doting foolishly on the second of the idols (3,4). 15. Quick to get free, pop back inside (5). 17. Deny formerly carrying a gun (6). 18. Innumerable, in the dark (6). 19. That piece of land in the mouth of the river? (6). 21. Stop in the thicket (5).

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8 7 7 4 8 4 3 4 8 7

4 3 5 9 2 6 1 8 7

Cryptic Clues ACROSS 6. Information one stoops to get? (3,3-4). 8. Blast! There’s only very little! (4). 9. Vacant and without rent? (4). 10. Cater badly, you find (5). 11. Call on her with the fish (4). 12. Help mend the handle, also. (4,1,4). 16. Get cross when I have fun playing: wildly irate (9). 20. Note the doctor may be Persian (4). 22. The girth needs adjusting, wouldn’t you agree? (5). 23. The key person is no longer there (4). 24. A number help out the prima donna making a comeback (4). 25. Does it provide a whistling accompaniment? (6-4).

4 3 2

2 8 1 7 4 3 9 5 6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 21.

DOWN Composition (6) Error (7) Discuss (6) Pair (6) Advantage (5) Answer (5) Tree (3) Raise (7) Lesser (5) Drug (6) Lengthen (6) Grief (6) Hue (5)

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9 6 7 1 8 5 3 2 4

6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 16. 20. 22. 23. 24. 25.

ACROSS Noisy (10) Appear (4) Arrest (4) Abundant (5) Lean (4) Trite (9) Impotent (9) Buss (4) Lift (5) Alter (4) List (4) Explosion (10)

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO.7433 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, The low-down. 8, Dash. 9, Free. 10, Trace (anag.) 11, (her)ring. 12, Lend a h-and. 16, I-nfu-riate. 20, La-mb. 22, Right (anag). 23, G-one. 24, Di-v-a(rev). 25, Kettle-drum. Down - 1, Char-ge. 2, Already (all ready). 3, Switch. 4, Do-main. 5, Under. 7, U-si-ng. 13, ‘Alf. 14, Tin-god-s. 15, R-ap-id. 17, Ne-gat-e. 18, Un-told. 19, Tongue. 21, Brake. QUICK PUZZLE NO.7433 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Vociferous. 8, Seem. 9, Halt. 10, Ample. 11, Tilt. 12, Hackneyed. 16, Powerless. 20, Kiss. 22, Hoist. 23, Vary. 24, Rota. 25, Detonation. Down - 1, Sonata. 2, Mistake. 3, Debate. 4, Couple. 5, Asset. 7, Reply. 13, Yew. 14, Elevate. 15, Minor. 17, Opiate. 18, Extend. 19, Sorrow. 21, Shade.

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WHAT’SON

Flagship history revealed By HOLLIE HARRIS AUSTRALIAN media commentator and author Mike Carlton will share a story of Australia’s history later this month hosted by Mary Ryan’s Noosa. Noosa Boathouse will set the picturesque scene for his latest book exploring our fascinating naval and social history. In Flagship: The Cruiser HMAS Australia II, Mike wows readers with his inimitable panache and flawless research.

From 1928-1942 the battle cruiser Australia II carved a unique place in Australian naval and war history and Mike’s retelling of murder, battles, and kamikaze aircraft will have you turning the page. Join Mike at the Noosa Boathouse, Noosaville, on Sunday 31 July from noon. Tickets are $49 and include a three-course lunch and glass of wine. Bookings are essential, please phone 5455 4848 to reserve a seat.

The master of the page-turner By JENNY CARTER

Mike Carlton will be at the Noosa Boathouse, on 31 July

Tribute show brings the sparkle

The Neil Diamond Super Hits Show is coming to the Tewantin Noosa RSL. described by the president of the Neil Diamond fan club in Australia as the only performer to have mastered the feel of Neil Diamond’s music; he performs a brilliant tribute to the man and the songs that embraced the world. The Neil Diamond Super Hits Show has toured extensively, playing to packed houses through out Australia,

New Zealand and Asia for the past 16 years. Performances for the King of Java, pre-match entertainment for the World Super 12’s Rugby in Dunedin New Zealand, headlining the Gladstone Harbor Festival and numerous performances at the Melbourne Zoo twilight concerts are just a few of the notable credits this show has earned. Other hits that are played in the show include Cracklin Rosie, Kentucky Woman, Solitary Man, Beautiful Noise, Crunchy Granola Suite and I Am I Said, plus many more. Don’t miss Steve Cummins presenting The Neil Diamond Super Hits Show at Tewantin-Noosa RSL on Saturday 30 July in the South Bar from 8pm.

Shackles, tiger sharks, and perilous journeys inland as part of a slave chain gang have never stopped Hal Courtney, and close by, hidden from his enemies’ eyes, are the loyal members of his crew ready to help him attempt to outwit his scheming nemesis, and rescue Judith, if they can. An action packed, at times bloody and incredible, but thrilling tale which kept this reader engrossed to the end.

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Business and pleasure ON Tuesday 19 July Madill’s Holden played host to the Noosaville Business Association’s ’Business after 5’ networking evening. The event was well attended with Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington presenting on Noosa Council’s economic development focus and

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are on their final Queensland leg of the 2125km rally,” he said. “We are very proud to have them participate in Australia’s toughest hill climb and their presence adds another level of excitement to the weekend’s event.” The muscle cars are staging a static display for the public when they arrive in Noosa at Chaplin Park Noosaville on Friday 5 August from 2.30pm to 4.30pm along with the Noosa Car Club. For more information about the Muscle Car Rally and The Noosa Hill Climb visit www.noosacarclub.com and www.aussiemusclecarrun.com.

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Championship up for grabs NOOSA GOLF THERE were 207 entrants in the club championships played on Tuesday 19 July. Scratch rating (M): 72.0. Winners: A Grade - Tim Butterworth 0, 41; Karl Shaw 11, 39; Karl Gottschalk 10, 39; Darren Wylie 7, 39. B Grade - Michael Evans 17, 42; Shane Taylor 18, 40; Peter Cossins 15, 39; Murray McMillan 13, 38. C Grade - Dylan Stone 22, 41; Bryce Smith 24, 41; Graeme Brown 19, 40; Graeme Martin 24, 40. Place-getters: Ken Veitch 22, 39; Peter McDonald 19, 39; Derek Connolly 6, 39; Warren Kay 26, 38; Wayne Arthur 31, 38; Mick Reid 24, 38; Rodney Vaughan 10, 38; Michael Nassereddin 9, 38; John Morton 25, 38; Dallas Furner 8, 38; Alex Officer 5, 38; Robert Beencke 14, 38; Ross Smith 15, 38; John Mill 12, 37; Andrew Watson 7, 37; Graham Dacombe 15, 37; Bruce Watt 36, 37; Arthur Naumov 16, 37; Robin Versluys 16, 37; Terry

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Quigley fires up in debut By DAVID ARNOLD SENIORS: On Saturday, the Noosa Pirates were on yet another journey south to Caboolture to take on Yandina in a must-win game to keep finals aspirations alive. With numbers low due to unforseen circumstances, young Pirates Jake Bullen and first-gamer Tyler Quigley got the chance to show the crowd the skills they have been working on in the under18s. It didn’t take long for the scoreboard to tick over when

Quigley - starting in the number 9 jersey - crossed the line after just two minutes. Lachy Gladman duly converted and the Pirates had a six-point lead. Yandina never gave up and their hard work was rewarded with a try in the 20th minute. But it was an outstanding team performance by all concerned - let’s continue this by getting to training this week. Next week’s game is in Maroochydore to take on Nambour at 1.30pm. U18: On Friday night, the under-18s travelled to Beer-

wah to take on the Bulldogs. An improved effort from last week was needed if the Pirates were to be successful. After a dour first half which saw neither team trouble the scorers, the young Pirates came out in the second half and showed the faithful what they were capable of, running in 22 unanswered points to be victorious 22-0. This week, the under18s will travel to Coolum to take on the Coolum Colts, at 7.45pm.

An unexpected loss TEWANTIN NOOSA BOWLS CONDOLENCES to the family of Lucio (Loui) Lloyd who passed away on 22 July. Tuesday 19 July, club selected triples. Winners: D. Newton, M. Orr and Margaret Dodd. Runners-up: Davin McGuinness, Marian Foster and Maggie Brown. Wednesday 20 July, men’s pairs. Winners: Daryl Haeusler and Eric Kosloff. Runners-up: Nick Gelavis and John Scruton. The jackpot was not won.

Thursday 21 July, jackpot pairs. Winners: Heather Haeusler and Daryl Haeusler. Runnersup: Peter Chalmers and Ken Christie. Margin jackpot not won. Friday 22 July, friendly Friday. Winners: Marian Foster, Bob Ginnaw and Graeme Foster. Runners-up: Peter Schapel, Pam Schapel and Reg Byrnes. Jackpot of $184 was not won. Ladies' section AGM held

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received player of the match for his unstoppable determination in both attack and defence. U9 Blue: The Noosa boys continued to back each other up which led to lots of offloads and exciting runs. Our defence was also great, holding out full sets on our try line. U9 Yellow: Under-9 Yellow blazed through the heat of Saturday and took on the might of the Coolum Colts, twice. Both games were enjoyable to watch defensively, especially in the middle. U10: Our Blue team played at Palmwoods on Friday night with some of our Yellow boys coming to help out with numbers. The team played probably one of their best games all year keeping Palmwoods scoreless. Saturday’s game saw the Yellow team take on Coolum. Excellent effort from all the boys with some standout performances from Ziah, Lochlan Johnson, Lachlan Neville, Jed Danton and Jhemi. Our man of the match and birthday boy was Cohyn North. U12: The under-12 Gold boys played a fantastic game, defeating Maroochydore 44-0. The Noosa boys were strong in their defence with the Maroochydore boys finding it hard to break through Noosa’s strong defence line. U13 Blue: Noosa Blue met Beerwah at Beerwah. A surge late in the second half gave Noosa Blue some momentum but it was too late to get back in the game. Player of the match was Jacob. U13 Gold: The boys decided during the week they are going to win the last four games of the year and today they started in the right direction by beating Beerwah 28-12 in a very entertaining game of footy. U15 Gold: Noosa defeated Nambour 26-6 after their long break from footy. U14 Girls: Well that wraps up the season for the under-14s. It was a physically tough match against a bigger well-drilled Caboolture team. While the 54-12 scoreline doesn’t show it, the girls had some pretty good defensive sets to keep the Caboolture girls from scoring on several occasions. noosatoday.com.au

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Killer closeout set last Sunday.

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Sunday morning coming down IT WAS a beautiful Sunday morning in Bali after an unseasonal week of rain, clear and cool with the sun not high enough to hurt, and local families setting up for their ceremonies and games along the sand. Out on the reef the tide was a bit low but it looked do-able, so I paddled out in the channel without really thinking about it too much. Halfway out I did a double take as a set closed out the length of the reef a hundred or so metres farther out. Magic Seaweed was forecasting five to eight feet, and this was definitely at the upper range of that, if not beyond. But the soupy trails diminished as I reached the line-up and it was calm and inviting again. I picked up the second wave of a mid-sized set and rode it through to the end of the second section, about halfway back to the beach. Then I turned and paddled back. I saw the set feathering on the indicator reef and quickly changed direction, going wide to avoid it. This was my

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first mistake. At low tide there is a keyhole section of the reef where the impact of the breaking wave is less, but I had paddled past it, and even as I streaked as hard as I could for the horizon, I knew I wasn’t going to make it. The lip ripped my board out of my hands and I gave myself up to the washing machine effect, trying to conserve energy. I popped up and the second wave was upon me. Down again, eyes open, swimming away from the light. The third wave ripped my leash plug out, and as I dived again to get under the fourth, I wondered what I could do for an encore. I broke the surface and was relieved to find that the set had finished, but I was a spent force, gasp-

ing for air while trying to float on my back to relax myself. I knew that if I could drift south and get over the reef, the breaking waves would wash me in, but the current was taking me north, out into the middle of the bay. I would have to go with it and hope that I could reach the beach in the next cove. “You okay, mate?” He was a longhaired Aussie kid on a tiny board. My pride, my 55 years of surfing experience wanted to say yes, I’m fine. But survival trumps pride, any day of the week. Hell, I’m 65! I should be playing bowls! “I need a rest,” I croaked, only then realising that I could barely speak. I slumped across his board as he unfastened his leash. “Is that pink board yours?” he asked. I nodded. “It’s floating out to sea. You take mine in and I’ll swim out and get it.” He was stroking away from me before I could even acknowledge his kindness.

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I struggled to paddle the little wafer into the impact zone where a wave picked me up and hurtled me towards the beach. I lay on the wet black sand, closed my eyes and counted my blessings. In no time at all, the young man was in front of me, holding my board. I thanked him and shook his hand. What else can you do? “Ah, it’s nothing mate. Look after yourself.” He jumped in and began the long paddle back out. I like to think I’m pretty fit for my age, but last Sunday was a bit of a wake-up call. The ocean is a fastmoving playing field, particularly here where Indian Ocean swells travel a long way and pack a real punch. Things can change in an instant, and you have to be ready. I wasn’t. I don’t know what the current statistics are, but in the two years I was researching and writing my book, Bali Heaven and Hell, 11 Australian surfers over the age of 50 drowned in Indonesia. That’s food for thought.

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The Rococos Noosa Tigers went down to ladder leaders and arch rival Maroochydore last Saturday to the tune of 25 points in front of a massive Weyba Road crowd. The day featured our first Ladies Lunch attracting a bevy of local beauties, a legends game that coincided with our 2016 past players day and a fitting tribute to a past Tiger great and life member Frank Bates. It certainly made for plenty of action prior to the main game. On a sizzling July day it was the favourites who dominated the home side with outstanding tackling and pressure and, if not for inaccurate kicking for goal, could have had the game down up by half time. The Roos led Noosa by some six and a half goals at the main break with a boisterous Tiger faithful concerned we may be in for a blowout. However the Noosa side came out with plenty of heart and grunt and began making in-roads into the deficit as their pressure and general attack on the contest rose. Once again if not for poor kicking for goal the home side may have even been closer than 22 points at the final change. The last stanza was a scrappy, mistake riddled affair where neither side showed any real dominance with Maroochydore running out 26 point winners. The gallant second half Tigers were left to lament another home loss and look ahead to a

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Within the first five minutes of the match, it was clear we had come to play. Sam Friend was back from a couple weeks in the seniors and his ability to find space and hit the ball with speed was amazing to watch. He finished with three majors and was best on ground.

Age shall not weary him. Bushy Copeland flies high. must-win home game against disappointing result. the second placed Mayne, if we The legends game in near 30 are any chance of snatching a degree heat was very enjoyable double chance or more realisti- but also worrying as yours truly cally a home final. continued to check his pulse as Our two ex-Afl stars Brent fitness concerns were mentally ‘Beamer’ Moloney and Robert prevalent. A big thanks to Butch ‘Bushy’ Copeland were just bril- Smith and AJ for organising a liant the entire day for the home fantastic day and to see Noosa side showing all at the ground Tiger legends like Chapple, Lanwhat effort, intensity and skill is gan, Maher, Vagg, Tindal, Bunney, Hersey etc out their running required to succeed. Brett ‘Angel’ Duke battled around was just awesome. Not to mention once again manfully in the ruck while Lambourn, Sutton and young Corey hearing the words of one of the Boardman never gave up in a Tigers great coaches in Alan Our leading goal kicker (the human ball of muscle) Seb Clift played his role for the team perfectly and Benny Fullers game is coming good at the right time of the season. Dylan Murray took on board some advice about a few things to work at and he has improved out of site. He is always the first one back to help the other five defenders. Our fill-in captain full back P.I. Magnum, who is quickly becoming a cult figure within the

group, just couldn’t be beaten. Special mention goes out to poor Logan, our ruckman, who pushed through illness to play on Saturday. Maroochydore kicked two unbelievable goals in the last four minutes of the game to take the win and although my boys and I were upset with losing that one, we were very positive at the same time. Maroochydore have been winning by ten-plus goals every week, so the finals should be

Photo: Craig Slaney ‘Grumpy’ Smith again inspirational. As mentioned earlier, a more than fitting minutes silence was given to Frank Bates who lost his battle with cancer last week. Batesy was a multiple senior premiership player, respected coach and mentor, life member and AFL sunshine coast hall of famer who will be sadly missed at Weyba Road. Win, lose or draw the Noosa Tigers showed that they are a terrific football club last Saturday. See you at the footy. Cheers Pittsy. very interesting. The most positive thing to come out of the game is our game style, which we think can match it with the best team in the comp. After such a close match all day, the after-game comments were that reserves footy had improved a lot and that it had been a great game of football. Bring on Mayne this week. Go Tigers! Danny

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Lifesavers need a hand SUNSHINE Beach Surf Life Saving Club began patrols in the season of 1980-'81, making the club one of the youngest surf lifesaving clubs in Queensland. The community organisation is run by volunteers who are dedicated to protecting members of the public who surf and swim at Sunshine Beach, one of the best open beach surfing breaks in Queensland, and now you can be a part of this great tradition. Sunshine Beach SLSC is running a pre-season bronze medallion course for new lifesavers. This six-week course is open to anyone 15 years or older who is interested in joining and becoming a volunteer lifesaver. Training to become a lifesaver will challenge your way of thinking about the aquatic environment and provide you with the skills and knowledge you will need to help

keep our beaches safe. You’ll meet others who share the same ideals and become a part of a dynamic surf club that believes in working and playing as a team. Challenge yourself, meet new friends, get fit, learn new skills and more. Join the club as an active member and receive a range of other benefits including free gym membership, discounts on club meals, access to professional coaching programs and more. The course will run Tuesday evenings from 6pm to 8pm and Sundays from 7am to 2pm over a six-week period commencing Tuesday 2 August. For more information contact Terri at lifesaving@sunshinebeachslsc.com.au or on 5447 5491.

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Juniors on board MEMBERS of the Noosa Boardriders Club have been busy launching a new program for under-6 riders and taking advantage of near-perfect competition conditions. With a current membership base of more than 120 competitive surfers and swag of social and family members the club is looking to secure its future with the introduction of a “coach and play” division. The non-competitive coach and play division will be run on Boardrider Sundays and aimed at developing the under-6 surfers who are still on foam boards to ensure the next division up - the under-8s - are strong in numbers and ability. Anyone interested in the new program can find Noosa Boardriders on Facebook for more information. When it comes to competitions, near-perfect conditions made for great waves at the first round at First Point alongside the Noosa Mal Club, on Sunday 17 July.

Over 70 surfers took part with strong numbers across all age groups. Mitchell Peterson took out the under-8 division while Lander Smales won the under-10s. In the under-12 and under-14 divisions, Luke Skelton and Ethan Trotman were winners, with Joe Markwell on show taking out the under-16 division. Not to be outdone, the extremely competitive girls divisions saw one of the club’s youngest competitors Oli Taylor claim the under-8 girls division while in the under-16 girls the hard charging Georgia Lorentson claimed victory. The club’s open men and women will be contesting BOQ Noosa’s round two of the extremely popular Shotgun Shootout, on 6 August, with 40 of the region’s best surfers battling it out for the $600 cash purse for the victor. Local big names like Dean Brady, Harry Bryant, Tori Farmer and The Cervi boys will put on a show that

THE pennant and shield competitions on the Sunshine Coast continue with Noosa Croquet’s pennant team hosting Bribie Island at home. The visitors came out on top winning six of the eight singles and splitting the doubles for a final result of 7-3. Noosa managed to score 49 total hoops versus 70 for Bribie. Noosa’s two singles winners were Colin Hindson and Brian Rudd. Noosa’s doubles winners were Brian Rudd and John Olsen. The pennant team is slipping but remains in the top half of the table. The shield team travelled to Caloundra with four players, which meant each player had to play two singles and a doubles match. In a hard fought contest, Peter Richardson won both singles and his doubles. Margaret Lewins won one of her singles and her doubles. Galina Makarova won one of her singles. Matches ended even at 5-all, but Caloundra took the day with 56 hoops to Noosa’s 53.

Mitchell Peterson, 7, smashing a First Point bomb.

Finals bring out their best will have locals’ and tourists’ cameras flashing. The junior girls and boys will be out the following day, Sunday 7 August, contesting round seven of its 10-round series. For membership or inquiries please contact president@ noosaboardriders.com.au

Summer Lille St John, 7, having fun in the coach and play division.

Sensational weekend weather for anglers By JACK MANGROVE WHAT a weekend it was last weekend - with the breezes dropping and little swell, anglers headed offshore in droves. There have been some great snapper and pearlies around North Reef and Chardon’s Reef, with micro jigs and soft plastics a great way to fish these areas. Rigging your plastics on the Berkley Elevator heads is a great way to help tempt these fish from the bottom, in sizes 5/0 and 7/0 and up to 4oz these heads give the plastic a great realistic look. Sweetlip have been well spread throughout most of the major reefs, with some bigger fish caught during the lower light periods. Tuna and mackerel continue to be caught around Sunshine Reef with most fish taking live baits on a slow floater. We’ve seen an abundance of live bait on most of the reefs at the moment which always helps with the amount of quality fish on offer. On the outer reef like the Hards and Barwon Banks, larger snapper, pearl perch, cobia and jew were all accounted for.

Ross Stark with a couple of nice snapper. In the river, the river mouth and dog beach area have been producing great number of quality bream, whiting and flathead drifting both live and dead baits. Live herring and live worms have been the stand-out baits and pilchards, worms and fresh mullet have been the favourite dead baits. Luderick are also on the chew at

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the river mouth car park rocks sitting in around the eight-foot to 12-foot mark of water. Coolum cabbage has been the favoured bait. Big schools of trevally have been prevalent throughout the Woods Bays and Noosa Sound area. They have been responding well to surface poppers as well as the Lucky Craft range

of lures. Prawn imitation soft plastics like the Squidgy Prawns have also been doing the job. Along the Gympie terrace stretch, using live worms has been producing some good whiting as well as quality sized bream. A little further upriver, the Tewantin stretch and the first ski run has seen school jew in the low lights of the morning and afternoon. Vibe style lures have been dynamite on the jew and the odd trevally. Lake Cooroibah has been producing great numbers of pan-sized flathead fishing hard bodies in the shallow water as well as brightly coloured soft plastics. On the beaches, the weather was perfect with a prevailing westerly, the surf was fairly calm and some nice whiting and dart were taken. The top end of the Noosa North Shore has been the place to be if you are chasing tailor. The rocks around Coolum and Noosa National park was also a great place to hook a nice tailor. Trevally and larger bream have also been on offer in the same areas. So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures.

THE Noosa Tennis Club recently held finals after another bumper season of competitive tennis. The finals came after 14 weeks of games that left only a small margin separating the top four teams that had to tough it out on both nights, Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 July. Wednesday night saw the team of Nick Tudor, Dave Johns and Sam Sheppard get the best out of themselves with a convincing win over the experienced John Watson, Brett Kazakoff and Roger Lucas. Player of the night went to Dave, who had an impressive 30 wins out of a possible 36 games, while the overall most valuable player award went to new competitor Sam, with 20 votes for the season. The Thursday night competition saw a very tight semi-finals match to allow season-favourites Peter Bilton, John Ferguson, Arron Steiner and Laura Livingston to take on Dave McMahon, Adam Townsend, David Hanby and Georgia McMahon. It was a surprise upset with Georgia winning 25 games out of a possible 36, leading the team to a win. Long-time member Brent Plasier won the MVP award with 18 votes. With the season wrapped, the new season of night competitions will soon start and new players of all levels are always welcome. For more information about the Noosa Tennis Club, phone director of tennis David McMahon on 0413 450 207. noosatoday.com.au

Dolphins up for Kiwi sport today challenge in rugby NOOSA’S BEST SPORTS COVERAGE

AUSTRALIA and New Zealand have an old rivalry when it comes to rugby, and this rivalry starts young. The Noosa Dolphins have established a tradition of supporting their under-15 rugby team as they travel to New Zealand to learn, play and compete with the closest overseas neighbours. This year, 20 players, two coaches, and two managers fund-raised over $30,000 for their trip. The under-15 New Zealand trip has become an important tradition to the Noosa Dolphins Rugby Union Club because it offers the players a chance to step up and prove that they are now young men, capable of representing their club and community. On the trip the players experience a different country, different culture, and different teams with different styles. It’s not all serious business though, the players were also lucky enough to have a bit of leisure time to enjoy some of the sights and activities while they were away. Trips such as these are a very rare opportunity and the Noosa Dolphins certainly made the most of it, playing as hard as they could and taking the time to learn about the local culture, all the while packing in as much experience as they could. Though these trips are a great opportunity

The U15 Noosa Dolphins on a recent trip to New Zealand. they remain rare because without the generous sponsorships that the Dolphins received and the diligent fund-raising they each undertook, the trip would be very costly to the individuals.

Sponsors like Tewantin Noosa RSL, who kindly donated $2000 to the team, make it possible for small clubs and teams such as the Noosa Dolphins under-15s to participate in such big

opportunities. Club supporters and parents are all looking forward to see the Dolphins put everything they’ve learned on their trip to good use.

Coming to grips with the game By LUCY WHITEHALL

This Noosa Dolphins team has taken to the field with a vengeance, winning all their games so far this season.

NOOSA DOLPHINS U6: Throughout the season, the U6 boys are continuing to learn and have come a long way from running in the wrong direction. Team player Conor Lee worked really hard this week, scoring an awesome try for his team. The passing and sharing skills are starting to form well and the boys are working as a team. Rorke Richardson and Conor won player of the day awards. U7 Girls: The Noosa Dolphins had their first under-7 girls team this year and they are off to a flying start. They are so far undefeated after four games against Caloundra, Maleny and the university. Most players are new to

rugby but have taken to it with incredible speed, fitness and tackling ability, making them a force to be reckoned with. U8: The Noosa Reds lost to the Brothers Rhinos 35-40 in what is the Reds’ first taste of defeat for the season. The deserved winners were skilful across the park with relentless tackling and precision attacking lines. The Reds fought gallantly and made the coaching staff proud with their never-say-die attitude as an exciting game came down to the wire. Player of the match went to Darcy Fairbanks. U8: The Noosa Fins defeated the St Andrew’s Blue team 75-25. St Andrew’s began and finished strongly with some good cleaning out at the ruck driving through the

advantage line, however the Fins assembled well and with a very good defensive and tackling game they were soon in a position to apply solid attacking pressure. Player of the match went to Phoenix Ericson Wirth. U10: The Noosa Reds defeated the Noosa Blacks 2012 in what was a match played with tremendous spirit. It was end-to-end entertainment as both teams threw everything at each other - in what really was a tribute to the coaching staff of Aaron, Glenn, Mark, Riccardo, Rob and Sean, who have managed to even out the players available to produce three competitive teams for our age group. Player of the match went to Flynn Charman.

Strength in numbers counts THE Cooroy Gymnastics Club sent a team of eight boys to the newly opened Caloundra Gymnastics Centre for their first competition of the year. The competition fielded competitors from Wide Bay to Brisbane from levels two to six and for some of the boys it was their first experience of a gymnastics competition with all athletes competing for apparatus and all around placings. Coach Jeff was very pleased with the team’s performance and especially with the team spirit shown by the gymnasts. The podium results for the boys was fantastic with the level two boys finishing second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh in the all-round over the six apparatus, and Baylen Jupp finishing second in the all-round at level four. Baylen also took out second place in the floor competition, the rings, pbars and high bar as well as third place on the vault. Mackenzie Jones, also in level four, won third place on the rings. noosatoday.com.au

The Cooroy Gymnastics Club team at the recent championships held at the Caloundra Gymnastics Centre.

Good sports take courts and weather by storm In level two, Eli Brauman took out second place all-round as well as on the vault and high bar, plus third place in the floor division and p-bars. Ashton Davis took out third place all-round as well as in the rings, plus second on the pommel and snagged first place on the p-bar and high bar. Other placegetters included Jack Curry who won second on the floor

and first place on the rings, Mini Betteridge who took out second place on the p-bars, along with some great performances from Riley Brown and C.J. Connolly. The team will now focus on the upcoming Sunshine Coast Regional Championships to be held at Maroochydore in August. For more information on boys gymnastics contact the club on 5442 5800.

It was a hard slog for the Noosa representative netball teams at the recent Representation Netball Carnival with the teams having to battle the players and the weather. From rain and muddy grounds to steamy courts and then brilliant sunshine, the girls worked hard to gain some great results. The 13-year-old girls took out first place, while the 12-year-olds won second place and the U13s came runner-up. By all reports, it was a great day. The last carnival of the representative season is the two day Country Carnival at Tweed Heads on 6 and 7 August. Good luck to all of the competing teams. Thursday, 28 July, 2016 | NOOSA TODAY 39

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