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Locals surf to victory The 2024 Australian Longboard Titles have crowned four new champions after a day of glassy offshore conditions at Cabarita Point. Two Noosa surfers claimed victories in what has been an exciting competition. Noosa Heads local Mia Waite, 16, dominated the day, posting the highest single wave score, an 8.83, and the highest heat total of the day, 14.16 (out of a possible 20), to secure back-to-back Australian Titles. “I’m super glad I could defend my title. I haven’t had waves that good in a long time, super pleased with my surfing today,“ Waite said. Surfing Australia Contest director Glen Elliott said, “We were greeted with prime longboard conditions in the three-to-four-foot range. As the tide filled in, it offered multiple scoring opportunities from the outside banks through to the inside shore break. First in the water were the elder statesmen in the Over55 and Over-60 age divisions. “The Over-40 Men also took to the water, showcasing just how competitive that division is going to be. Continued page 37
Noosa Heads local Mia Waite dominated the day. (Surfing Australia)
Protecting country Noosa Council last Thursday signed an historic commitment to sustainable custodianship of the lands and waters of Noosa, in partnership with Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (KKPAC). “Today is no ordinary day. It is emotional. It’s taken some time to get here,” Aunty Helena Gulash said. “It has made me reflect back at least some decades. “Families have continued to live on country and care for country. It was an honour for me to be with my late mum Lois Gulash and cousin Aunty Eve Fesl. “It was in the past three decades or so that Kabi Kabi peoples decided to become politi-
cally organised. We started to assert ourselves in terms of sovereignty and our long custodianship of this country back in the 90s. We spent a lot of time up here in the Noosa region because we had good friends in Council. I see this work as a continuation of what started some decades ago and it’s the beginning of a whole new era. “We were successful in native title claiming June this year. We are grateful for being in this position now to move forward with the current council to ensure Kabi Kabi peoples, our contribution to caring for this country, our unique connection to this place. We, our culture, our people are not separate from the environment. We are intricately interconnected. “We look forward to working more closely on
many exciting ventures into the future in collaboration with council and community to bring to the forefront contributions Kabi Kabi have always made and can make well into the future including sustainable practices to address challenges we will have in the future including climate change. “I’m very proud to be here to day. We all look forward to moving together. We all want a better future for our younger generations. We want them to have a legacy of healthy country, healthy people.” As part of the world’s oldest continuing culture, the Kabi Kabi have been living sustainably in the Noosa Shire for over 30,000 years, caring for the lands and waters that we all call home. Kabi Kabi Peoples’ relationship with the land is
based on the notion for custodianship of Country, protecting, sustainably managing, and regenerating natural systems that we rely on for healthy food, clean water, fresh air, medicine, culture, shelter and recreation. Mayor Frank Wilkie said the commitment between Noosa Council and the Kabi Kabi People acknowledges Noosa’s First Nations people and their deep cultural and spiritual connection to the natural systems that sustain us. “Today presents the opportunity for each of us to live more consciously, more mindfully, with deeper respect, gratitude and appreciation for this most incredible place and for each other,” Mayor Wilkie said. Continued page 4
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