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Schools out, beach is in By Margie Maccoll Year 12 studens across Noosa ran into the ocean in school uniform this week in what has become a tradition to mark the seniors final day of school and the beginning of their post-school lives. On Thursday in perfect beach conditions it was the turn of Sunshine Beach State High School. The excited teenagers clambered on to the school bus for the short ride to Noosa Main Beach where their parents were waiting to watch their dash to the sea. Proud parents told Noosa Today of their children’s plans for the future. Some were going to celebrate their school years at Schoolies, some were not. A few were heading to Bali for a week, with mothers in tow. A few planned to spend a week with friends at quieter beach destinations and others were beginning their careers as early as next week after completing Certificate courses during their school years and lined up a job. Some planned to study at universities, others were going to have a gap year before future study and a few had plans to travel overseas. The immediate plans for all was to enjoy a gala graduation on Thursday evening. Continued page 2
Seniors celebrate the end of school. (Rob Maccoll)
Storms hit Noosa By Margie Maccoll Severe storms with cyclonic-like winds lashed Noosa on Monday night leaving behind a path of destruction with fallen trees, powerlines and debris. Energex reported 9000 power outages across Noosa with restoration of power likely to take until Wednesday. SES Noosa local controller Warren Kuskopf said areas were hit hard at Boreen Point, Noosaville, Noosa Heads, Pomona, Kin Kin and Peregian Beach. Warren said powerlines right across Boreen Point were down, and with roads cut due to fallen trees and debris, people were stranded at home, in many cases with no power,
phone or internet. Warren said fallen trees and roof issues made up most of their calls. “There were lots of jobs where trees were down across driveways,” he said. In one instance a large tree had fallen crushing parked cars in a resort car park, he said. Energex crews worked to fix power lines, reporting from the Scenic Rim to Gympie there were 162,000 outages, 600 powerlines down and more than 880,000 lightning strikes during the storms. A council spokesperson said their crews were cleaning up debris and fallen trees and branches which would likely take a few days and they thanked residents for their patience.
“We ask anyone who comes across a blocked or damaged road or fallen tree, to give us a call on 5329 6500 or lodge a request on the Snap, Send Solve app - https://www.snapsendsolve.com/,” he said. To find out more about outages visit the Energex outage finder – https://www.energex.com. au/outages/outage-finder/emergency-outagestext-view/ If you see fallen powerlines, stay well clear and call Energex immediately on 13 19 62. Council’s Disaster Dashboard provides realtime updates, warnings and road conditions. You can also sign up to receive disaster alerts straight to your phone. Visit disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au
A tree down at Peregian Beach roundabout. (Rob Maccoll)
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