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INSPECT SATURDAY 10.00-10.30AM 6 STEVENS STREET, SUNSHINE BEACH
Jazz ends on a high note
Car show thrills dads
Tiger women roar
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Roll up, roll up to the show The Noosa Country Show opens today bringing agriculture and country to the fore at Pomona Showgrounds and Noosa Shire has a public holiday to celebrate it. The show is a long-standing country institution, with a mixture of ring events, displays, competitions, entertainment, a rodeo and, of course, food. Gates open 8am daily for the show on Friday and Saturday.
Cassidy, pictured with Rocky, is gearing up for the horse events at Noosa Country Show. Picture: ROB MACCOLL
Community joy By Erle Levey It has been some time coming but the result has been truly worthwhile. Since 2020 Permaculture Noosa has been drawing plans, fund-raising and building a pavilion at Cooroy Community Gardens. On Saturday that effort was realised with the official opening of the pavilion. “We did it,’’ Permaculture Noosa president Cr Tom Wegener said. “I’d like to thank the people who have put thousands of hours into this building. The
wicking garden beds, the worm farm and the compost. “It gives me great pride to mention all of those who have made substantial contributions to this building. “It should be heritage-listed today because of the amazing amount of community work that’s gone into it.’’ Project manager Sandra Guy said that during the construction process it was a matter of dealing with Covid and rising building costs as well as the day-to-day issues that come up.
“Permaculture is about living in an intelligent way,’’ she said, “... finding the best way is to live in harmony with our environment and in full health. “This building is a practical demonstration of that in several ways. “The pavilion has been a community project from the very start. It could not have been completed without the generous support of grants, donations, local businesses and volunteers. “Bendigo Bank has donated 30 per cent of the required funds. To honour their contribu-
tion and our appreciation, this building has been named Bendigo Bank Community Pavilion. “We were 15 months into the project when Trish Radge from Bendigo Bank heard that there was something exciting happening down at the end of Emerald Street. “As a result the bank injected $50,000 which enabled the builders to put in the ironbark posts and install the roof in order to fast-track the project.’’ Continued page 6
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