Issue 128 – Thursday 1 September 2011
For lovers of Eumundi everywhere Ph 0413 199 766 ● PO Box 463 Eumundi Qld 4562 ● editor@eumundigreen.com.au ● www.eumundigreen.com.au
Smiles all round
Eumundi Green turns five!
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PAGE members Jack, Peter, Jenny, Keith, Graham and Ray at Belli Hall at the well attended “wrap-up” function to celebrate the withdrawal by Powerlink of their proposed powerlines and substation project. Members with one voice declared it was a “great day for individual land owners, for the environment and for common sense.”
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ould you like the chance to take your dad to a Ross Wilson concert at Joe’s Waterhole on Saturday 10 September? Ross is well known for his Daddy Cool to Mondo Rock solo artist hits. Eumundi Green in conjunction with Joe’s Waterhole is offering one lucky winner a double pass to the concert – simply send an email to editor@eumundigreen. com.au by 5 September to be in the draw. Include in the email the answer to this question: What is the website for concert information at Joe’s Waterhole?
umundi Green is celebrating its fifth anniversary with this Issue 128. The owners of the community magazine, Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd (ECCO), are thrilled that this milestone has been reached. ECCO chair Sam Scanlon said, “It is a remarkable achievement for our small town and district and I join with my fellow directors in thanking the Green advertisers, our readers, our dozens of volunteers and supporters everywhere. You made it happen five years ago and together you have sustained the magazine with great enthusiasm through thick and thin. “Right now our local economy is considered by many to be in bad shape. It is important then that Eumundi Green continues to show leadership with news and views, by promoting local businesses, by connecting people and remaining
vibrant in this period of economic, political, and social uncertainty. Eumundi Green is community glue. “We know that many valued business partners are facing plenty of trading challenges. Eumundi Green is facing a downturn in its advertising revenue. We’re tightening our belt as we are absolutely committed to continuing to deliver a fortnightly publication that fulfils our vision of ‘taking the essence of Eumundi to the world’ and supports businesses when they need it the most – now! "We plan to strengthen our operating base in a number of ways and we hope that our loyal supporters will join with us to ensure a strong future for Eumundi Green way past the next five anniversaries. On page 5 we outline five of our belt-tightening strategies we intend to pursue over the next couple of months,” Sam said.
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In the last couple of weeks Council surprised Eumundi by changing Napier Rd to Brandt St without notice. Following representations by the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce to Div 10 Cr Paul Tatton outlining the significant changes required to location details for police, child care, rural fire service, markets and car parks, the decision has been reversed and the name Napier Rd was re-installed this week.
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Editor's Desk My Street – Capricorn Crt Elaine Riding
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was reluctant, at first, to write about my ‘street’ as Capricorn Crt is such a quiet and peaceful place. Being a Court, there is no through traffic and kids play in and around the road, and everyone looks out for each other and pretty much everyone knows everyone else! We arrived in 1994 moving up from Adelaide to the green pastures of the hinterland. We moved our house here from Brisbane, a lovely old Queenslander, which sits very nicely in this beautiful countryside. Back then we were surrounded by 10 acres of vacant land, it had been a 600 acre dairy farm and only a few houses were here. We used to drive down the block across the causeway on to Lone Hand Rd, (great
Monique and Lisa Delanou of Lisa’Sista Phtography are very valuable volunteers for Eumundi Green contributing several photos for most issues in recent times.
fun!) and cut the grass with a tractor, all very different for city people. There were very few trees and it took a lot of work to turn it into the overgrown forest that we have now! Still, the animals and birds have returned and we feel blessed to have their company. We’ve had such a good time living here and met some amazing people. Now we are surrounded by million dollar properties, but the feeling is still the same - Paradise!
Community Diary
Congratulations to Hugh Brennan who received his Mathletics gold award on parade at Eumundi State School last week.
Fri and Sat 2 & 3 Sept Lux Radio Theatre at the Indee The Third Man 7.30pm Indee Theatre Ph 5472 8200
Sun 4 Sept Lux Radio Theatre at the Indee The Third Man 2pm Indee Theatre Ph 5472 8200
Fri 9 Sept Arts in Action day From 11am and auction 6pm Eumundi State School Ph 5472 6333
Sun 4 Sept Fathers Day
Tues 6 Sept Eumundi Photo Club 7pm Discover Eumundi Ph 5442 8762
Fri 16 Sept Cr Paul Tatton’s mobile office The Fig Tree Drop in between 9am-1pm
ECCO thanks the volunteers who contributed over 100 hours production, collation and delivery work for the last issue of Eumundi Green.
This fortnight’s volunteer writers:
Fran Maguire Sub-editor
Karen Watkinson From the Treetops
Lyndall Friend Your Say
Sue Campin
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Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd Caroline Arnett In the Spotlight
Helen Hepburn Nature Notes
Nathan Woodcock Computer Coop
Kon Hepers
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Disclaimer (the fine print): All information in Eumundi Green has been written in good faith based on material, verbal or written, provided by contributors. The editor is not obliged to publish every item of information received nor will all letters and articles submitted be published without change because of layout and production considerations. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in this publication, the publishers cannot be held responsible for any consequences resulting from omissions or inadvertent errors contained herein. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of, or endorsed by, the editor or the publisher of Eumundi Green. Inclusion of any material is in no way to be taken as an endorsement by the publisher of Eumundi Green. Any photographs submitted to Eumundi Green are accepted on the basis that approval has been given for publication by the subjects of the photograph. Advertisers upon and by lodging material with Eumundi Green for publication or authorizing or approving the publication or any material indemnify the publisher and its agents against all liability, claims or proceedings whatsoever.
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Business News Rock walls and placement
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sample of rock wall and placement constructed by Ted Dwight with his new business Teewah Bear Enterprises at the permaculture farm he and his partner Jo Brown are creating at Verrierdale. The farm once had 60 acres planted with bananas but that is now reduced to an acre and a half while the self-sustainable campaign has brought vegetables, herbs, chooks and pigs. Ted also provides all types of landscaping services, top soil and rocky fill, and a pick up service for scrap metal recycling.
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organic, and have an increasing range of organic dry goods including a wide choice of glutenfree products that includes flours and cake mixes, quinoa products and a variety of dairy. Paul is a familiar sight in front of the pink building at the Original Eumundi Markets.
Business Clinic
The Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Inc.
This new fortnightly feature will bring views on topics suggested by our readers. If you have a question or would like to express a view please contact editor@eumundigreen.com.au. We’d like to hear from you.
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How to survive a market downturn Q: What can I do to survive the ongoing market downturn? Know your business: Are you staying ahead of the game? Are your structures, finances, people and systems all working in harmony to deliver great products and service? A downturn in the economy is a great time to review how efficient your business is, where you could save money or increase your cash flow. Cultivate relationships and networks: Whatever you do, in business or in life, the old adage “it’s not what you know but who you know” is true. Take an interest in your local community, be generous with your time and energy, make new contacts and offer to help. The next person you meet might be the one who saves your business bacon. Look for new opportunities and be open to them: There are still dollars out there and people willing or needing to spend, so how will you make sure they are spending with you? Gaining market share is what that’s all about – getting your share of the pie. Don’t disappear by cutting back on communicating with your customers through advertising. Just change your tactics to get better value for money to deliver a strong call to action and create new business enquiry. Maree Thomson Business & Marketing Consultant www.inxellence.com.au Views expressed in the Business Clinic are general in nature and not to be relied on as legal, financial or professional advice.
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Kerrie Bryant-Adams, secretary
ur August meeting was held at Joe’s Waterhole and we were fortunate to have both Glen Elmes MP and Div 10 Councillor Paul Tatton in attendance. Glen provided members with an overview of what we might expect leading into the state election, issues in our electorate and also discussion around de-amalgamation. Glen also discussed the impact of new legislation on business in relation to waste and other key environmental issues. Cr Paul Tatton provided insight into changes being made from a Council perspective in the area and also the work that is to be carried out in Eumundi with additional seating, new signage to replace the sign in Caplick Park to assist visitors in finding their way around the town rather than out of town, as well as improvements to areas such as the roundabouts from each of the approaches into Eumundi. Members also raised concern about the painting on the guardrails coming into Eumundi and their unsightly appearance and Glen commented that he would follow this up at state level Main Roads. There was a great deal of discussion around the changing of Napier Rd at the Police Station end to Brandt St without any consultation and the inconvenience to businesses who had not been notified that not only affects their listings, stationery, but also GPS devices, etc. Paul agreed to follow this up as to the rationale and logic of changing a street name that is synonymous with Eumundi and the impact on businesses and services that operate in that street. A different meeting format will be trialled at the September meeting where activity reports would be provided in advance. The Chamber will introduce a guest speaker every second meeting to assist members with their business in times of economic hardship. Any enquiries in relation to new membership please contact Felicity Newman 5442 7879. For all other matters associated with the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Inc please email the Secretary at ecc@eumundi.info or go online to www.eumundi.info. Next Meeting: Monday 19 September 6pm at the residence of Maree Thomson and Mick Barton, 109-111 Memorial Dr Eumundi (Up shared driveway, house on left). Members and potential members are welcome to attend.
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Business and Community News New chapter for Eumundi Scouts hall
Country theme for staff conference
Question Would you be able to let us know if and when restoration work will be carried out on Eumundi Range Rd between Caplick Way and the Lookout. We know there have been many demands following the long period of rain but this road is characterised and has been for a long time by a series of patches and pot holes.
Response Council appreciates that road surfaces across the region have suffered from the months of summer rain and nowhere more than in the Eumundi area perhaps where rainfall has at times been the heaviest in the region. Following assessment of the state of the roads in the Eumundi area, Council has a long list of works in priority order. There is of course a backlog of work for the road repair crews but roads such as the Eumundi Range Rd are definitely "a work in progress". The section of Eumundi Range Rd between Caplick Way and the C Ball Lookout has been assessed with works prioritised. Pavement failure repairs have been completed to a number of higher priority patches along this section of road over the last two months. Further work is expected to commence in the near future.
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Eumundi’s Solar Power Specialists owners Jock and Diane Howard hosted a country style meal and dance for staff, part of their annual staff weekend conference.
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embers of the “Green” board of Eumundi Green are leading the “tightening our belt” campaign and we ask for your understanding and assistance where you can as the following five strategies are implemented over the months ahead: by an innovative campaign to grow our advertising revenue by trialling new initiatives such as a special markets edition of Eumundi Green for distribution away from the Sunshine Coast four times a year by inviting anyone who is not an advertiser, sponsor or volunteer with Eumundi Green to consider becoming a Friend of Eumundi Green by contributing the equivalent of $2 per issue, ie $50 per annum to help sustain the magazine; Friends will in return receive several benefits such as a chance to win a valuable holiday prize at a nearby resort
in September, regular lucky draws for a charity of choice and an annual discount card for use with participating advertisers of Eumundi Green – watch this space!” by making sure income and expenditure at least match for each issue of Eumundi Green; we plan to reduce the number of pages in each issue where that is necessary commensurate with the advertising iand other income by incorporating our trading post insert Green Leaf into the magazine itself on page 8 with an upgraded format and with a price increase to $8 per line for colour and wider column width. Please look at the changed look of Green Leaf on page 8 of this issue “We welcome as always your feedback and support for the Green, our great managing editor and our talented professionals and dedicated volunteers,” Sam said.
Div 10 Cr Paul Tatton with Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre manager Wendy Birrell at the hall to receive Council staff advice on works needed to bring the hall to a standard for public use. The goal is to make the restored hall available for community development activities. Call Wendy on 5442 8762 to discuss ideas for the use of the hall.
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Community News Floating Bridges popular at local gigs From the Treetops Karen Watkinson
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attendance of over 400. The promoter of these four annual dances, Malcolm Prendeville of PPS Productions, said that these dances are a tribute to the community of Verrierdale who come together to help promote and run the dances on the night for the mutual benefit of all.
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n a visit to friends, we were charmed by Eumundi. There are so many good things here. Tempted, we bought a house 5km from the centre of the village. Three years on, I still relish the wonderful post office which opens on Saturday mornings so we can take care of all the transactions we otherwise would have to give up a lunch-break to do; the several good restaurants that serve fresh, local and frequently organic products to which we are addicted to frequenting; pubs; a theatre; a superb bookstore; a bakery or two; a pharmacy and a medical centre. Please note, I did not say the markets! Sure, the markets are great if I want to while away a morning. It is then worth driving down to the car park and paying $4 to park. It’s a very reasonable fee for a morning. But is it reasonable if I just want to pop into the post office, the bakers or the pharmacy?
Do I really want to add 20 minutes to my five minute errand time by queuing for the car park, trudging up to the main street then having to trudge back again? I know we wouldn’t have many of the amenities I love were it not for the crowds attracted on market day. I am aware that the income generated from the market rents and the car park helped reopen the medical centre and provided the community bus. I know the markets were probably why the top end of Memorial Dr looks so lovely now, but why oh why can’t the residents have free, reserved 15 minute parking spots in the main street on market days? An alternative solution would be to spend some community money on putting in a footpath which runs the length of Eumundi Range Rd, instead of stopping at Finley Rd, then those of us who live “up the hill” may be tempted to combine exercise and errands!
Love or detest something? This is your chance to shout it from the treetops. Send up to 300 words to editor@eumundigreen.com.au
Police Beat Blair Doran, Eumundi Police Station
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Busking at Kenilworth Celebrates last year. Organisers of this annual festival, this year on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, have several ideal spaces for busking and are keen to hear from prospective entertainers. Buskers need to register with the entertainment co-ordinator in order to be eligible for the cash prizes worth up to $50. Please call 5472 3223 and leave your details or email kac@kenilwortharts.org.au.
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his week we are seeking public help to identify offenders responsible for a number of offences which occurred in our division. Offenders have broken into a house in Eulinga Ct, Ninderry by removing a fly screen and sliding open an unlocked window. Once inside the offender has stolen a wallet and purse containing credit cards. These cards were then unlawfully used to purchase a large amount of goods at various businesses. A vehicle was damaged behind the Eumundi butchers. The black Holden Astra was parked there during the day and unknown offenders have caused damage to the front end by unknown means.
In another unrelated incident a window was smashed at a house in Bunya Rd North Arm by unknown persons. A motive for this offence is unclear at this stage as the house was not entered and it just appears to be a deliberate act of malicious damage. We are also seeking information in relation to a Giant Yukon brand bicycle silver in colour with an orange stripe. The bike was stolen from under a business in Memorial Dr during the last week. It has been seen on two occasions since being ridden around town. If anyone has any information relating to these matters your help would be greatly appreciated. Contact Eumundi Police on 5442 8222.
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Community News News in brief
Seniors week 2011
Cocoa Chocolat is conducting relaxed fun filled chocolate five classes on either a Sunday or a Monday in September. Second generation Dutch Chocolatiere Louisa Raven will teach the basics of how to temper chocolate in a full hands-on class, where you can have some good fun, meet new friends and take your proud creations home to your loved ones. For more info call 5442 7841. Pappadams and Poetry Ayurvedic feast at Berkelouw Books set for Sunday 11 September has had to be postponed to a date to be advised in November. Cooroy-Noosa Family and Local History Research Group will hold its AGM at 2pm on Saturday 3 September at 41 Miva St, Cooroy. Before the meeting Helga Hill will speak on ventures into family history research. All welcome. Enquiries 5442 5570. Legacy’s appeal this year runs until 3 September. Legacy has been helping Australian Defence Force families cope with the loss of a loved one in the service of our nation since 1923. Legacy is a non-profit organisation established by the ex-service community to support and care for the families of Australians lost in war and is often one of the first points of contact for grieving families. It supports more than 100,000 widows from both world wars, Korea and Vietnam, as well as those who have lost a loved one in recent deployments such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Belli Hall at 1170 Kenilworth Rd will host the next old-time dance on Saturday 10 September from 7.30pm. Families are welcome for a night of fun, beginners welcome
too. Live band, Sunshine Swing, will again entertain with “live” sound featuring popular vocalist, Rex Eggmolesse. Entry fee of $12 per adult, $5 students, includes a hearty supper and door prizes. Children are free. For information call Margaret on 5447 0175 or visit www.bellihall.com. Unitywater has requested tender submissions from previously qualified Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) participants for the construction of an improved, more environmentally friendly sewage treatment plant at Cooroy to replace the existing 40 year old plant. The project is a $15.6M investment from Unitywater to manage the increasing volume of wastewater being generated in the Cooroy and Pomona catchment. The Mill Place Retail Store in the Cooroy Library now displays and sells art and craft made on the precinct to assist artists and woodworkers to promote and sell their creations. Examples of products sold include creatively crafted ceramic and woodwork pieces made by local community members from the Cooroora Woodworkers, Camphor Laurel Timber Initiative Inc. and the ceramics workshop. Cooroy Library in co-operation with the University of the Sunshine Coast and Bendigo Bank will be conducting a Writing Yourself Up workshop on Wednesday 21 September from 2pm to help young adults over 14 to get their first job. The workshop will include all aspects of getting started on the journey towards a first pay cheque such as where the jobs are, how to apply and writing a winning resume. Phone 5454 9000 for more information.
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oing to the Majestic Theatre at Pomona to see Buster Keaton in The General was a highlight of this year’s seniors week event. So was the “Hill’s Hoist” and wall display at Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitors Centre. The Memories at the Museum project started on International Museum Day held on 18 May each year. This year the theme was Museum and Memory.
The project is ongoing and visitors to Discover Eumundi are asked to note on a shipping tag any memories evoked by displays. Thelma and Joan as past workers on the Eumundi manual telephone exchange had a special interest in the telephone equipment on display. Call into Discover Eumundi and have a look at the current and permanent displays and record your memory.
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Your Say Taking the Eumundi walk After reading the directions for a short walk in the last Eumundi Green, I suggested to a friend from Brisbane that we give it a test run. My friend Ruth had just returned from a three week walking holiday and was interested in a local walk followed by lunch in Eumundi. Parts of it were a challenge, but aptly described. The directions were explicit and we had no trouble combining the map and instructions. The timing was accurate and the walk interesting enough to make us look forward to the next published Eumundi Conservation Park walk. Thanks to the Green and Elizabeth Vacher for adding another local activity for us and our visitors to enjoy. Lyndall Friend Belli Park What is best for us by us The issue of de-amalgamation needs to be approached thoroughly and intelligently. Any future decisions need to be based on a shared vision of what we want as a community, not just what we may perceive as beneficial, and importantly, what the actual costs will be to us as rate payers should we de-
amalgamate. Amalgamation has come at a great cost and it will be sometime before we see any tangible benefits. I have no doubt that the majority of the Sunshine Coast residents would like to embrace the Noosa model for sustainability and level of development, but even with de-amalgamation, there are no guarantees. I also have no doubt that the original reason for amalgamation was political. Local government only exists through an Act of State Government as it is not recognised under the Australian Constitution. Amalgamation will make it easier for political parties to run teams, such as in Brisbane, with the danger that Council is ultimately a puppet of the State. Noosa, either as part of the Sunshine Coast region, or as a separate identity, will not be immune from political pressures from State governments to allow more development, irrespective of ideologies. We can still maintain our community values and identity with an amalgamated Council. And, I believe, we can achieve more by being part of a wider region. With time we will mature
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 14 September at 10.30am Cooroy Library, Maple St
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and have better access to services, such as a light rail linking the coastal towns, improved bus services running east and west and better community facilities. The community, Council and State government need to have a strong relationship, with respect and common goals and ideals, and we need to make decisions on what is best for us, by us. Kent Hartshorn Eumundi
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RENTALS Well appointed self-contained furnished flat Sunrise Rd available for rent $275pw incl electricity. Suit single or couple Ph 0419 218 347
work hard, pay bills, do paperwork, make phone calls, send emails, drive here, pick this up, drop this off, do your washing, cook for the family, help kids with home work, maintain the yard. At the annual Yandina Street Fair I forgot about all these things for a whole day, which helped me to remember that it’s the simple things in life that I like the best! I like fireworks - they go BANG! Good simple fun – the bang of fireworks, the kids having a great time. Lisa Delanoue Eumundi
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COMING UP 4 Sept 90 boutiques Eumundi Square for shopping with a difference and Sunday specials ......................................................... Fathers Day brunches & lunches great local options, your choice of two pubs & several cafes & restaurants ......................................................... 2pm Lux Radio Indee Theatre ......................................................... 11 Sept 90 boutiques Eumundi Square for shopping with a difference and Sunday specials ......................................................... Woofstock 9am–4pm
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Schools News Congratulations Sienna
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Cooroy State School students presenting their 40 minute workshop.
Doonan’s Sienna Gelavis was thrilled to receive first place in the recently held junior Eisteddfod woodwind section (under 11 yrs) at the Nambour Civic Centre. The Sunshine Coast Eisteddfod competitions provide excellent opportunities for children to gain experience and confidence performing in their chosen field such as music, dancing, singing etc.
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of Narelle Nightingale and Annie Bailey, with support from The Sunshine Coast Council and Noosa Landcare, researched an environmental topic and developed a fun, interactive, educational 40 minute workshop which they presented at the conference. Their workshop “Weeds to Wonderland” covered the reestablishing of the ecosystem at the Lower Mill Site in Cooroy.
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Thursday 13 October 8.45am–11am at the Prep Centre, Napier Rd Alex and Katie’s Magic, Magic, Magic enthralled their school peers on parade at Eumundi State School last week. At the same time they had secured their spot as a finalist in the Eumundi’s Got Talent competition.
Are you interested in saving the last church in Eumundi?
Families of children enrolling or planning to enrol for Prep next year are warmly invited to attend an information session and open day including a tour of the school and an opportunity to meet the teaching team. Program for the day: 8.45am Introductions, meet the team - administration and teaching staff 9.30am School tour for new families, current parents to enrol 10.15am Question and answer session - new families to enrol 11.00 am Conclusion Please call to confirm your attendance.
St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Memorial Dr Eumundi has served the community for many years and is in danger of closing. We would like to see more people attend the services on Sundays at 11am.
If interested come along or phone
Bob Bebbington on 5447 6140 or 0487 332 162 Thursday 1 September 2011
22 Caplick Way • Eumundi Q 4562 P 5472 6333 • F 5472 6300 • E the.principal@eumundiss.eq.edu.au
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Markets Drum Who said it was hard to get a present for dad?
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teve from Tribal Vinyl Shop (near Schmutta’s on market days) with a new cool pressed vinyl record The Love Mixes just released by new Sunshine Coast Record Label Mank Industries. The variety of records would make “a great and groovy fathers day present”. Take a retro-step off Memorial Dr and enjoy the cool vibe.
Save the Fraser Island Dingoes petition
WHAT'S IN THE SPOTLIGHT Local Law Review If it’s important for you to do things like keep chooks in your backyard or walk your dog in a particular park, council wants to hear from you. Council is reviewing its local laws to achieve one functional, easy to understand, contemporary suite. You are invited to have your say on the draft local law proposals until 11 September. Information sessions will be held across the region. Visit council’s online events calendar to find the one closest to you.
Free native plants Council is hosting weed swaps at libraries right across the Coast. Simply bring along a bag full of weeds to receive two native plants for free. You can ask advice on what to plant and how to recognise pesky weeds. Head to Noosa Library on Thursday 8 September from 1pm - 4pm.
2012 Australia Day Awards If you know a person or community group dedicated to making the Sunshine Coast a better place, recognise their efforts by nominating them for a Sunshine Coast 2012 Australia Day Award. Award categories are community, creative, environment, sport and recreation, business, senior citizen and young citizen of the year. Visit council’s website for details.
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wo Adelaide visitors to the Pavillion Markets met with stall hosts Maxine and Marie to add their signatures to a petition to Parliament. The petition requests the government to establish better ethical care, to have better education on the dingo, educating tourists that the dingo is a
protected species on the Island which is a National Park. Maxine and Marie and their fellow campaigners are at the stall each market day at the Pavilion talking with visitors who are usually not aware that the dingo on Fraser Island is a protected animal. For a copy of the petition go to www.savefraserislanddingoes.com.
Adieu, adieu Ian
Nine Sunshine Coast bus services operating north of Maroochydore and Nambour have changed to take advantage of the new Noosa Junction Station. For detailed information about these changes, new timetables or to plan your journey, visit translink.com.au or call 13 12 30.
Surrealism for Kids Surrealism for Kids on Tour is an interactive, free and fun exhibition for families at the Noosa Regional Gallery on Saturday 24 September. The tour features games of chance, word play and picture-making that was used by surrealist artists as a creative way of stimulating their imaginations.
Free tree days Help plant the seeds for a greener future. Rate notice holders can collect two free trees (per rate notice) between 1pm - 3pm from Perigian Beach Park on 16 September, Nancy Cato Park, Noosa on 23 September, Tewantin RSL Park on 30 September and Cooroy Apex Park on 7 October
COUNCIL MEETINGS Performance and Service Committee Meeting 9am, 6 September, Tewantin. Strategy and Planning Committee Meeting 9am, 7 September, Tewantin. Ian Benjamin (left) sharing a toast with friend Uwe Terton at his farewell party recently. Ian is joining his partner Sue Langdon on a work assignment at Elcho Island in the Northern Territory. Friends paid many tributes for Ian and Sue’s contribution to community life through their business Eumundi PhotoHut, through their market stalls and as volunteer workers for good causes. Editor’s note: Thank you Ian for the hundreds of photos you contributed to Eumundi Green. We look forward to your return.
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Ordinary Meeting 9.30am, 14 September, Tewantin.
T 1300 00 72 72 or 07 5475 7272 E mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
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Arts Scene Forest Dreaming unveiled
Double celebration at Cooroy RSL Bowls Club
Mara Ellis (left), Joel Coates, Div 10 Cr Paul Tatton, Barrie Adams with artist Steve Weis following the unveiling of the public artwork along the edge of part of the intersection of Memorial Dr and Caplick Way.
Life drawing tutor Kenilworth Arts Festival
Bloomhill representative Jenny Carroll (left) addressing the crowd at the Tinbeerwah Art Group and Cooroy RSL Bowls Club charity fundraising event and exhibition of latest artworks last Friday. Guests enjoyed a wine tasting conducted by international wine connoisseur Martin Field and the RSL Bowls Club showed off their new look bar and Italian restaurant Locale.
Wendy’s create collage
Painting by award winning Coolum artist Pauline Adair. Pauline will teach life drawing in pastel with her course titled Rhythm of Life at a four day art workshops 26 to 30 September, part of this year’s Kenilworth Arts Festival.
Wendy Catlin proudly holds the mixed media collage she created at a recent workshop held at Highly Strung and led by Froyle Neideck. The next workshop is Wednesday 21 September at 10am. To join the workshop or for more information contact Vanessa on 54427044 or contact Froyle at www.froyleart.com.
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Community Support Walk with Me
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ohan, the son of Lyn and Justin McDonald of Eumundi, is a very courageous little boy. Born with Tibial Aplasia, which means he has a lack of bones, at just four years old Rohan has endured two major operations on his legs, will have more surgery at the end of the year and is on his tenth set of prosthetic legs. The Sunshine Coast branch of MontroseAccess, a not-for-profit group that supports young people with disabilities and their families, has supported the McDonalds since Rohan was six months old. Lyn said they are very grateful for its support with speech therapy and physiotherapy, equipment loans and home visits. “In the earlier days, we would call a lot as we weren’t sure as we’ve never done this before,” she said. “They were great and very supportive and really helped us get our heads around it all.” The McDonald family is now taking the opportunity to give back, Rohan having been chosen as one of three young ambassadors in MontroseAccess’s first Walk with Me event on the Coast
on Saturday 10 September, when residents, sports stars, councillors and business people will walk with local children with a disability, aiming to raise $40,000 for the Sunshine Coast branch. “We’re so proud of Rohan for being an ambassador,” Lyn said. “The walk is a great way to get the message out there about MontroseAccess and the great services it provides families like us with children with mobility issues.” Local and community organisations have also supported Rohan and his family. Julie Templeton of Riding for Disabled Sunshine Coast (RDA), based at Yandina, said Rohan has ridden with them since he was small and recently featured in a Channel 7 story on the RDA. Rohan is excitedly awaiting the delivery, via the US, of a handpedal trike, ordered and funded by the Eumundi and District Community Association (EDCA). The $1200 trike was specially made for Rohan in his requested colour of red. EDCA secretary/
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treasurer Lainie Adams said he is a worthy recipient of its community benefits provided through the Wednesday terraces
markets. What a brave little boy, and we’re looking forward to seeing him around town on his red trike.
Rohan on Alfie at Riding for the Disabled Sunshine Coast with volunteer Ali. RDA Sunshine Coast is running an urgent and major fund raising campaign as it needs to purchase land to continue its operation. Find out how you can help at www.sunshinecoastrda.com.
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o support Rohan and MontroseAccess in Walk with Me, you can register to walk or sponsor him at www.wwmsunshinecoast. gofundraise.com.au or call Sarah Morgan on 0421 664 969.
Operating Wednesday Markets for Our Community
Dichroic Fashion Jewellery Originally from New Zealand and now living on the Gold Coast, Coral Burmester fronts Dichroic Fashion Jewellery, a family business that designs and manufactures products from a home studio. Husband Peter creates the unique pieces using techniques working with metal oxides he employed as a potter to produce, as the name suggests, colours from the process of firing the glass. Coral has been trading on the terraces Wednesday market for three years and she loves it. “It’s one of the best markets in the whole of Queensland,” she says. “The organisers are really good, easy-going – it’s one of the happiest markets I’ve been to.” www.dichroicfashionjewellery.com
EDCA is holding its AGM on Monday 12 September 7pm in Joe’s Waterhole gaming lounge. Residents with an interest in community development are invited. For information contact secretary/treasurer Lainie Adams on 0431 685 063.
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Woofstock 2011 Pampered pooches return to Eumundi
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t had that Eumundi magic. That is what Woofstock director Dave Daly said about the inaugural event last year and why they are bringing it back to Eumundi on Sunday 11 September. “When you call an event Woofstock you need an area with a great earthy feel about it,” Dave said. “When I first spoke to Eumundi Markets manager Peter Homan about the idea, he agreed Eumundi is the place for it.” Dave said last year they only expected crowds in the hundreds for their first ever Woofstock, but dogs and their owners came in droves. “Everyone had a smile, especially the dogs, so we just had to bring it back to Eumundi,” he said. Woofstock has established ongoing support from RSPCA QLD with its Educational Mobile Units on site at each event.
The festival provides an avenue for local canines to display their talents among their peers and opportunities for local businesses to showcase their products and services to an already converted audience. “What sets Woofstock apart from other pet events is that it is strictly geared towards dogs and their owners,” Dave said. “This year’s event will feature a list of shows such as Waggiest Tail, Dog – You Got Talent and Doggy Fashions on the Field. This year we will launch our new themed activity called Wet & Woof.” Competitions, giveaways, stalls, entertainment and fun can be enjoyed through the day by dogs, their friends and dog lovers. So come on our doggy readers, grab your owners and come along to the Eumundi Markets site on Sunday 11 September.
A day out for all the family.
Woofstock
returns to Eumundi!
Curious? Come and find out more at Woofstock.
Sunday 11 September, 9am – 4pm Eumundi Markets site Woofstock is a non-stop party:
A fun day out for locals and visitors and their four footed friends! Over 60 stalls with the latest in every conceivable doggy indulgence! From toys, fashion, food, doggy furnishings as well as entertainment on the main stage! If your dogs have talent – enter them in the “Dog – You Got Talent ” competition, or the “Waggiest Tail” or maybe the Doggy Fashions on the Field. You can enter your super doggy in Australia’s next top K9 Model. We will be raising funds for RSPCA QLD. We will provide water stations for your thirsty little friend. Competitions, giveaways, stalls and entertainment all day for pampered pooches and their pets.
Ph Dave 0427 458 894
www.woofstock.com.au Dogs of every type can bring along their friends. Thursday 1 September 2011
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Celebrate Food Sicilian apple cake
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ears have been popular since ancient times and arguments continue about whether the apple or the pear came on the scene first. There are many ideas about where the term pear-shaped came from. One view suggests the use of pear-shaped to describe something that has gone awry. This assumes of course the original
plan was to create a perfect circle. That is, a pear is a circle gone wrong. Try these wonderfully dense cakes to celebrate the joy of apples and pears, such internationally recognised icons of health and refreshness. Both are a little more complex but worth the effort. Recipe and baking thanks to the wonderful Dr Higgins and Jennifer Bishop!
Pear cake Ingredients 4 eggs 165g caster sugar 125g softened butter 50g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 375g almond meal 2 tbs amaretto plus extra to serve 2 firm pears – peeled, cored, thickly sliced and rubbed with lemon 25g flaked almonds Icing sugar to dust Mascarpone
Method Beat eggs, caster sugar and softened butter for five minutes until thick and pale. Fold in sifted flour and baking powder and then almond meal and amaretto. Pour mixture into greased, loosebottomed cake tin. Arrange pear slices in a ring on top of the cake mixture pushing them down to almost submerge them. Scatter the flaked almonds on top and bake for 45-50 minutes at 180C until a skewer comes out of the cake clean. Dust with icing sugar and serve with mascarpone and a glass of amaretto.
Ingredients 120g butter melted 50g toasted walnuts ground 1 kg Granny Smith apples 120g raisins 100g pine nuts toasted 250g sugar 3 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla essence zest and juice of 1 lemon 150g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 100 ml full cream milk 3 tbs sugar 1 tsp cinnamon Method Preheat the oven to 170C. Using 20g of the butter grease a
24cm cake tin generously then sprinkle with the ground walnuts. Peel, core and quarter the apples, cut them into slices.Toss the apples with the zest and juice of the lemon and set aside. Whisk the eggs, vanilla and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add the melted butter, flour, baking powder and milk. Mix thoroughly. Pour one third of the batter into the prepared cake tin then top with one third of apple, raisins and pine nuts. Repeat with remaining ingredients and finish with layer of apples. Sprinkle the combined sugar and cinnamon over the top. Bake for 55 minutes.
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For more information please call Diane or Steve on 5446 0206 Fax: 07 5472 3105 or email: kenilworthhotel@bigpond.com
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ake this treat for dad on Fathers Day. Serve with sliced banana, maple syrup or favourite yoghurt or ice-cream
Ingredients 1 cup self raising flour pinch salt ½ cup milk ½ cup soda water or lemonade 1 tbsp butter, melted extra butter for cooking Method Sift flour and salt into medium sized bowl. Make a well in the centre. Whisk milk, soda and egg together in a jug. Add about ¼ cup of the milk mix to the flour, gradually blending to a smooth paste before adding more milk mix. Add until all ingredients are mixed into a smooth batter.
Add melted butter and stir, cover with cling wrap and leave at room temperature for ½ hour. Transfer mixture into a jug. Melt a small portion of extra butter in a hot pan and cook pancakes in batches. Serve with fruit, maple syrup or ice-cream
Thursday 1 September 2011
Health and Lifestyle Which is better – diet or exercise?
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Lee Smith, personal trainer, Make A Difference hen trying to lose weight the age old question has been whether diet or exercise is more effective? The key to weight loss is burning more calories than you eat. Because 3500 calories equals 0.45kg of fat, you need to burn 3500 calories more than you take in to lose 0.45kg. So if you cut 500 calories from your typical diet each day, you’d lose about 0.45kg a week (500 calories x 7 days = 3500 calories). However, you can’t cut back on too many calories because on a superlow-calorie diet, you deprive your body of essential nutrients, and you have a tougher time keeping the weight off because your metabolism slows down. Exercise can help burn off the excess calories that you can’t cut through diet alone. Put simply, exercise helps boost your fat burning potential. The more aerobic the exercise the more
calories you burn. For example, half an hour of fast walking burns 200 calories while jogging for the same amount of time burns 350 calories. But any increase in your exercise level will provide benefits – taking a walk around the block is better than sitting in front of the television! Exercise also offers numerous health benefits, including boosting your mood, strengthening your cardiovascular system and reducing your blood pressure. And exercise can also help in maintaining weight loss. Studies show that people who get regular physical activity maintain their weight loss over the long term. In contrast, people who lose weight by crash dieting or by drastically reducing their calories are likely to regain weight quickly, often within six months after they stop dieting. So, what’s the answer? Exercise plus calorie restriction provides the weight-loss edge.
Organ donations increase
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he highest ever organ donation rate for the month of July was achieved with 33 deceased donors giving a second chance at life to 98 Australians in need of a transplant. This year has seen the highest organ donation rate of 201 donors and the highest transplant recipient outcome of 593 transplant recipients for the same period in any year since national records began. As at end July 2011, the Australia and New Zealand Organ Donation Registry shows that there were
201 organ donors compared to 174 organ donors for the same period in 2010 representing a 16 per cent increase. This year to date, the number of transplant recipients has increased to 593 transplant recipients compared to 526 for the same period in 2010. Transplant Australia said more people than ever before are now receiving a transplant and this is reflected in the overall official waiting list reducing from 1875 on 3 January 2008 to 1590 at 4 August 2011.
Lucy Cloonan personal training and group exercise classes Yandina and Eumundi, Ph 0412 489 313.
EUMUNDI VILLAGE PHARMACY Join our Blackmore's Loyalty Club today! Purchase five products and receive your sixth purchase at 50% discount Any purchase of Blackmore's vitamins over $30 attracts a complimentary bottle of fish oil and D3 capsules (100) while stock lasts. Tania Watson B.Pharm., MPS, Shop 1, 2-6 Etheridge St Eumundi Ph 5442 8455 • F 5442 7077 OPEN 6 DAYS: Mon–Fri 8.30am–5.30pm Sat 8.30am–1.30pm Thursday 1 September 2011
need to upgrade your existing glucometer? We have a supply of new machines that can be given to clients who need to do regular blood sugar testing. This also entitles you to a free battery replacement for the machine once a year as well as a Lifetime Warranty. What a great deal! Speaking of diabetes, if you are between the ages of 4049 years you are able to have a 10 minute risk assessment
done at the centre to ascertain what level of risk you have for developing diabetes. Remember that our health management is centered around preventing the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes and this quick check will clearly show your current risk score. Please phone to make an appointment with the nurse if you would like to have this done at no charge. Yours in health and welcome to the Spring!
Quality community care Bookings by appointment 3/2-6 Etheridge St Eumundi P: 5442 8882 • F: 5442 7054 E: eumundimedical@bigpond.com
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to a soothing new experience in dentistry Ph 1300 88 57 56 Open Monday−Friday With evening appointments available Shop 5, 77 Memorial Dr Eumundi www.eumundidentalspa.com.au
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Ph 5442 8456 or M 0413 199 766
Bookkeeper/Admin Solicitors Family law, criminal law, drink driving, wills and estates Ph 5449 7993 • M 0400 784 754 www.oceanlegal.com.au
Cooroy Family Support Centre Inc. Domestic & family violence, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief & loss, post trauma or parenting issues We provide free, confidential professional counselling and support services
Ph 5447 7747 • 8 Oak St Cooroy
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In the Spotlight Bark Design celebrates station opening Caroline Arnett
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ith four long years in the making, the Noosa Junction Station (formerly the Noosa Transit Centre) at the intersection of Cooyar St and Sunshine Beach Rd has recently been unveiled to reveal a sympathetic environmental triumph for Lindy Atkin and Stephen Guthrie of Bark Design Architects. The “little studio on the hill”, home to Bark Design on Sunrise Road just near Wust Rd Doonan, has been the regional practice engaged to design the major $10m state, federal and local government project which Stephen says will act as a catalyst for the next phase of development of the Junction. One of the criteria the council insisted upon was to appoint a local architect who understood the essence of the region and how people want to live. Of all the teams associated with the project, Lindy and Stephen are enormously proud to be the last people standing, the only continuity from day one. “We’re really looking forward to actually going there,” says Lindy, “taking a spot on one of the recycled timber benches, to see if it’s the same as how we imagined it.” Stephen and Lindy believe that the Eumundi Noosa region provides a “sense of journey” through the abundant environment of trees, boasting beautiful treelined roads, national parks and wetlands. They felt there should be a gradual introduction on the approach to the station, rather than a monumental building, with a play on light and shade that trees create. Interestingly,
Noosa means “place of shade and shadows” which has been an important design statement behind the project. Bark has been thriving on the coast for 14 years. “There’s something really nice about having a regional practice,” says Lindy, “you have more of an identity in a region and more of a community spirit. A lot of regional projects end up being designed by large city practices and you wonder whether perhaps something important doesn’t get translated in that design process.” As well as Bark receiving a number of awards for various buildings in the past, Lindy was the recipient of the 2010 Sunshine Coast “Outstanding Business Woman” award. “It was the first time that I know of that a ‘creative’ had been given this award… the first time the creative industry had been celebrated,” she says proudly. Two of the most important architectural principles to Stephen and Lindy are the drive to create timelessness in their designs and the flexibility for any circumstantial change to both public and domestic projects alike. With their long list of complementary traits, they have successfully created an ideal balance between them that projects their small business forward into the future. People have often wondered what happens in that little studio on the hill and whether they serve pizza or coffee... “Oh you’re architects?” they say. “We might put a coffee machine out the front, for a second income,” Lindy adds with a smile.
Eumundi Green around the world
Sophia and Finlay Ryan at Skyline in Queenstown early this winter, overlooking the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu. “We loved the snow on the mountains and the gondola ride. Daddy took us on the luge ride which was fun and wobbly. We love Eumundi and brought the Green with us to remind us of home.”
Local Law Review – Have your say Council is reviewing its local laws to achieve one functional, easy to understand and enforceable suite of local laws for the region. These laws affect you, so we want your input. • Administration • Aerodromes • Animal Management • Bathing Reserves
• Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities, Infrastructure and Roads • Parking.
• Community Health and Environmental Management Council welcomes submissions on the proposed local laws between 15 August 2011 and 11 September 2011. Visit council’s website to view the proposed local laws, fact sheets, public interest test plans and to make your on-line submission. You can also view this information and collect a submission form at council’s customer contact centres and libraries. Information sessions will be held around the region. Visit council’s website for details. Sunshine Coast Regional Council Locked Bag 72 Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Qld 4560 T 07 5475 7272 F 07 5475 7277 E mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
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Bits and Pieces Keep Smiling This is for the dad or perhaps a favourite male in your life to share on Fathers Day this Sunday The older I get the better I used to be - Lee Trevino Whatever you have, spend less - Dr Johnson If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter - Albert A Grant One only needs two tools in life - WD40 to make things go and duct tape to make them stop - G M Weilacher He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead - Anon True friends stab you in the front - Oscar Wilde You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks - Eskimo proverb Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway - Anon Sex on TV can’t hurt you unless you fall off - Anon Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles - Charlie Chaplin Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine - Robert Gallagher Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory - Franklin Pierce Adams
brought to you by MATT NOAKES, Eumundi Post Office Ph 5442 8202 • Mon-Fri 8.30-5.00 • Sat 8.30-11.00
Green Tip Those pesky mice! Janet Millington
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any of us have had regular and prolonged visits from mice this winter as they come in from the fields for shelter. Of course there are several different species and knowing which ones you have helps in knowing how to move them on. The native marsupial mouse or antechinus is a delightful creature but doesn’t make a good house guest. In mating season the courting can last for 12 hours at a time. This exhausts the blokes who die young and the females share the raising of the offspring. You can tell the difference between the native and introduced mice from their droppings. The antechinus leaves long thin dark faeces which may have a white tip and the field mice leave small droppings that look like small dark long grain rice. For poison free deterrents try the following; Sprinkle oil of peppermint or oil of cloves in front of a mouse hole and anywhere you see (or smell) droppings. Mice hate Thursday 1 September 2011
mint fragrance so have sprigs everywhere; in cupboards, behind the fridge and anywhere they have been. They do like to be in warm places so check near the dishwasher as well. Plug any mouse holes with steel wool as they can’t gnaw through that. Put naphthalene flakes under lounge cushions and in places where there isn’t a lot of traffic. Mice also hate walking through talcum powder so this could keep them out of the wardrobe and put fragrance in your clothes at the same time. Relocation is a good strategy but remember if you decide to tolerate them, that each female can raise four to eight offspring each season. If you do find a nest, you could consider asking the wildlife rescue people if they have any native predators that need feeding and give them to the carers so the mice fulfill an honourable service to a recovering native animal.
(Tips from “Molly Dye’s Survival Manual” Published by Nationwide News, Surrey Hills NSW, 2010)
Welcome Spring! Things are moving along nicely at Experience Eumundi but we could use an extra hand or two. We have a big agenda to implement between now and Christmas and many hands make light work. If you are interested in getting involved please see contact information below
Eumundi in the air On Saturday 13 August, a New Zealand film crew visited Eumundi to produce a DVD of our beautiful town. A number of businesses participated financially supported by ECCO and Experience Eumundi. Louisa from Coco Chocolat, Louis from Eumundi Square Markets, Wendy from Discover Eumundi and Julie from Hidden Valley Bed & Breakfast were interviewed about their businesses and Tina Cooper Gallery, The Christmas Shop and Pavillion Markets were filmed extensively for their colour and visual excitement. The video will be played on Air New Zealand flights through to Christmas touching 40,000 people per week travelling to Australia for work and holidays. The film crew were impressed with our beautiful town and vowed to return to enjoy its delights.
Forward thinking At our next meeting in September a team of third-year students from University of Sunshine Coast will present a research proposal. The students have been asked to investigate customer experience, intention to stay longer, and awareness of other activities or offerings available in Eumundi. The research results will be available in November and will inform the future direction of the Experience Eumundi campaigns.
Will YOU help? The Experience Eumundi Committee is seeking additional volunteer members to help implement the Experience Eumundi marketing plan. If you have experience in marketing, financial services, business management, customer service, research, sales, graphic design, copywriting, publishing or event management please come along to our next meeting which will be held on Tuesday 6 September at 5pm at Joe’s Waterhole or contact Maree Thomson on 0411 108 306. We are also looking for volunteers to staff an Experience Eumundi information booth in the Original Eumundi Markets on Wednesday and Saturday to assist visitors to find their way around town and to promote everything that Eumundi has to offer locals and day-trippers alike. If you are interested please contact Wendy Birrell at Discover Eumundi 5442 8762.
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Environment and Outdoors Noosa Biosphere Community Day
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SPRING SALE
Spring is sprung so we're having a sale for the whole of September. 15% off all plant purchases 20% off pots 25% off ponds We have an extensive range of moulded plastic ponds and also square ponds with grates and surrounds, round ponds with lids – suitable for water features. We have plenty of new stock in, lots of indoor and outdoor plants… Heliconias, gingers, palms, cottage garden plants, gardenias, azaleas, camellias, grasses, flax, dragon trees and much more.
791 Eumundi-Noosa Rd Doonan
Open 7 days • Ph 5471 1590
Obligation Free Quotes - call us today! Rebate for Solas r
24 September - starts 8am sharp “Green Horses, Green Rider Show” Visit our show room
17 Memorial Dr Eumundi • www.solarpowerspecialists.com.au
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EUMUNDI SHOW 2011 Eumundi Equestrian Show
Accredited Designer and Installer to Australian Standards
Phone 5442 7608
This familiar show scene is just around the corner. Eumundi Sport, Recreation and Showgrounds Assn show this year will include a Green Horses, Green Rider Show on Saturday 24 September. The new format will give new riders and/or new horses a chance to gain experience. It will be run as a fund raiser for Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled.
Eumundi Sports Recreation and Showgrounds Assn Presents
7 Day Emergency Service
17 Memorial Dr Eumundi
there will be Caitlin Shadbolt & Aiming High from the Australian Institute of Country Music sharing their unique sound on the day playing well-known covers and their own compositions. “Kids will love the Geckoes segment learning about live animals, along with children’s workshops and entertainment,” Tony said. “The Living Smart home expo will showcase products and services that help families live more sustainably.” Community groups from across the region will also be there to share information on critical social and environmental issues within the Noosa biosphere reserve. Sustainable transport options will be available on the day with a free shuttle bus operating from Noosa Junction, picking up at the new Transit Centre and the J car park. Check the Noosa Biosphere website on www.noosabiosphere. org.au for more information.
Eumundi equestrian show
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olunteers from across the region are working enthusiastically to ensure Noosa Biosphere Day on 18 September from 10am-3pm at Noosa Woods is an outstanding success with plans for a day full of entertainment for the whole family; with an array of workshops, live music, sustainable living expos, community group showcases, and plenty of free entertainment. Tony Haslam from the Noosa Biosphere Environment Sector Board said, “Noosa Biosphere Day is about bringing together schools and community groups, and sustainable businesses from the Noosa Biosphere region to promote harmony between people and nature through education, conservation and sustainable activities,” Mr Haslam said. As part of the education program there will be a speaker’s tent with experts talking on topics as diverse as environmental sustainability, education, property, and health. Alongside numerous stage acts
NO NOMINATION FEE NO PRIZE MONEY Black Stump Rd, Eumundi Admission: Adults $5.00, 16yrs to 13yrs $2.00, 12 yrs and under FREE Secretary: 0419 788 416, Email: wendy.domin@bigpond.com.au Treasurer: 54428 8887, Email: jayleetee@bigpond.com LET'S BE SUNSMART - Remember to bring your hat and sunscreen Thursday 1 September 2011
Nature Notes and Outdoors Elephant Ears Helen Hepburn
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everal years ago we received some elephant ears (Taro) via one of the many floods that inundates our property during heavy rains. I have to admit I rather like these plants with their huge flamboyant blackish-green leaves. Another thing I like about them is that the larvae of hawk moths feed on these leaves thus providing food further down the food chain in the form of the moths. I wrote about these moths a few months ago. However, I‘ve been watching these plants with some degree of suspicion over the years as a rather large colony has now formed and is spreading exponentially. Recently I was re-reading a brochure published by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council that these elephant ears are now regarded as an invasive weed of our waterways. The brochure also mentions that the leaves and stems are toxic though obviously
not to caterpillars. I’m not sure whether it was the tubers we received in that flood or the seeds, but one thing is clear – we’ll have to remove these plants from our creek area and plant them elsewhere in the garden or destroy them. There are many other native plants we can choose from to replace these plants including sedges, crinum lilies, stream lily, also some of the different lomandras. Another wonderful species of plants for wet creek areas are the gahnias. These are available from specialist native plant nurseries usually as tube stock. Gahnia clarkei in particular is fantastic in that it is the host plant for a very rare butterfly - the varied Sword-Grass Brown. We planted some tubes of this plant many years ago and now have a large thicket in our creek area that now breeds these lovely very dark brown butterflies.
Photo competition to capture wildflowers
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udding Sunshine Coast amateur photographers are encouraged to capture the beauty of local native wildflowers on camera as part of the Sunshine Coast Heathland Photographic Competition. Sunshine Coast Council, in partnership with Greening Australia and the Allocasuarina emuina Recovery Team is holding a photo competition to coincide with the release of a DVD about work on Allocasuarina emuina. Allocasuarina emuina is an endangered species found only on the Sunshine Coast with a habitat range from Peregian to Landsborough. The Allocasuarina emuina Recovery Team is working to implement the National Recovery Plan for the Mt Emu Sheoak, Allocasuarina emuina, and increase awareness of this endangered species and the protection of its critical habitat. Dr Alison Shapcott, from the University of the Sunshine Coast, said photographers are encouraged to visit the Sunshine
Coast wildflower reserves to preserve the native plants forever in a photo. “The Sunshine Coast has a wonderful diversity of wildflowers with many rare species,” Dr Shapcott said. “The photo competition is being run in conjunction to the Sunshine Coast Spring Wildflower Festival to provide an opportunity for local amateur photographers to demonstrate their skills. First, second and third prizes as well as a peoples’ choice award will be given in the categories of: Coastal Heath Landscape Coastal Heath Wildflowers Peoples’ Choice Visit the A.emuina youtube site http://www.youtube.com/ mountemusheoak to get a copy of the entry guidelines, entry form and terms and conditions. Photographs will be used in the future promotion of the Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival. Entries are open until 23 September 2011.
Birthday treat at El Questro
Last month Eerwah Vale’s Julie Templeton celebrated her 50th birthday in an area of the Kimberleys famous for its natural beauty.
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Lessons for Life Learn more about Coast broadband
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ith the federal government’s announcement of the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN), many residents are keen to know when it will reach the Sunshine Coast. It seems how quickly that occurs may be influenced by Council’s own efforts. Council has been driving the establishment of the Broadband Today Alliance, which has more than 112 local governments across Australia advising business, government and the public on what the NBN has to offer. The BBTA is working in collaboration to share ideas and harness potential, including through the establishment of www.broadbandtoday.com.au to maximise the development and usage of the NBN to its full potential. Implementation of the NBN is
Australian flag’s birthday
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n 3 September the Australian national flag will be 110 years
old. Following Federation in 1901 the new Commonwealth government held an open competition calling for public input into the design of a flag. Member for Fairfax, Alex Somlyay, said, “Few national flags have been chosen directly by their citizens and even fewer have stood the test of time. Ours has lasted over a century. “The Southern Cross featured on the flag is a constellation that can only be seen in the night skies of the southern hemisphere and it also gives acknowledgement to aboriginal Australians because it is so prominent in their mythology,”
Mr Somlyay said. “I encourage everyone on the Sunshine Coast to fly the Australian national flag on the flag’s ‘birthday’ on September 3 as part of nationwide celebrations. Requests for a flag for community organisations and schools can be made to my office,” Mr Somlyay concluded.
You are what you eat but how do you know what you’re eating?
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ustralians want solutions to help them make healthier choices on the foods they like to eat; 88 per cent want healthier choices at burger and pizza chains, 91 per cent at chicken chains and 90 per cent at sandwich chains. Every day, 2.7 million Australians eat at fast food outlets and they are telling the Heart Foundation that they want nutritional information to help them make healthier choices. Heart Foundation CEO Cameron Prout says, “We are not only
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Story Project – Eumundi Stories display
expected to be fully completed by 2020. It will deliver internet speeds of 100Mbps (megabits per second) to 93 per cent of Australian homes and businesses, with the remaining 7 per cent of the population being served by wireless and satellite technologies. Currently most Australians can only access a maximum of ADSL+2 which carries a maximum of 20Mbps. In simple terms, the NBN will provide broadband many times faster than what is available today. NBN Co was created on 9 August 2009 and is a whollyowned Commonwealth company. It was created to deliver Australia’s first national wholesale-only, open access broadband network to all Australians, regardless of where they live. Visit www.nbnco.com.au for more information.
confronted by many unhealthy meals when we eat out, but we often unwittingly choose unhealthy meals when trying to make a healthy choice. We don’t know how many kilojoules are in a meal, how it has been cooked, what type of oil it has been cooked in or how much salt, saturated fat or fibre is in the meal. Often what may appear healthier is far from being a healthy choice. “Without any nutritional information we do not know what we are eating,” says Mr Prout.
Conversations between two people who were friends or relatives were recorded at Sunny Brae historic home in the Eumundi Showgrounds recently. These have now been edited and form a most interesting new display at Discover Eumundi. Recollections include the impacts of Traveston Crossing dam, memories of an undercover narcotics agent and the creation of the Eumundi conservation park. Long time Eumundi resident Helen Mason contributed a story with her mother Dorothy Skene. In it Helen asks her mother to share some of her family memories, acknowledges how she cherishes her mother and that her mother has lived a life of kindness. Discover Eumundi would like to thank all who participated in this project. The stories collected will become an important part of the centre’s heritage collection – come and see for yourself.
Corner Gridley & Memorial Dr • Ph 5442 8762 Opening Hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 4pm Sat 9am to 3pm • Sun 10am to 2pm
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Proudly supported by Eumundi & District Historical Association
Computer Coop Nathan Woodcock
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ecently more and more of you are asking how you can get the same email on your computer, laptop, tablet and mobile phone. And not just email – contacts and calendar are important too. And you don’t just want to see the same email – you want full synchronisation so anything you reply to on any device shows up in the Sent Items on all other devices, calendar entries you add on your phone appear in your Outlook at home, contacts you put into Outlook show up instantly on your phone and iPad. I have two favourite ways to accomplish this – Microsoft Office 365, or Google Apps. Note that both of these methods do require you have your own domain name for your email, like for me I have n-techsolutions.com.au and woodcock.com.au. This shouldn’t put you off though as you can have this for under $40 a year. Both Office 365 and Google Apps provide full cloud-stored email, contacts and calendar via
Outlook or a web browser and some Mac mail clients. You can hook up all your devices to either of these services and everywhere you go, no matter what device you are on, you have synchronised access to all your data. Pricing is competitive, particularly compared to the cost of the onsite server hardware you would previously have had to have. Office 365 is $8 per month per email address, and Google Apps is $50 per year per email address. Both support at no extra cost distribution groups and aliases (so you could have john@ myaddress.com.au as well as johnny@myaddress.com.au both going into the same mailbox for the one charge). Businss is moving into this at a fast pace but it’s equally useful for all of us who use personal email etc on multiple devices. Worth a thought. If you have a problem or a question phone or drop an email.
Nathan Woodcock Systems Engineer eumundigreen@n-techsolutions.com.au Ph 1300 995 502 Thursday 1 September 2011
Sport News Thanks from the Dragons Lair Shane Baker From Grafton to Cairns
Rob Byrne with his bike at a stop-over hosted by the Rotary Club of Cooroy. Recently retired Rob is taking the very long ride to raise funds and awareness of Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign.
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wonderful season for The Eumundi Dragons Junior Rugby Union Club finished on 20 August. We had a great year fielding three sides in ages six through to 10 years and enjoyed some great wins against more fancied opposition. Eumundi’s local footy club has a unique and relaxed culture. Our Friday arvo sausage sizzles are fantastic thanks to John McMahon from Eumundi Meats who donates his prime organic sausages to send our families home well fed indeed. Thanks so much John, your support for the Dragons since our inception has been exceptional and we are so very grateful for your generosity. We would also like to thank fellow sponsors and supporters Coastal Livestock Management, Rent Me Truck Hire, hinternoosa. com.au, Noosa 5 Cinemas and the Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa. We must also thank the Eumundi Showgrounds Association for
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its tremendous support and assistance in developing our club. You do a marvellous job as volunteers in looking after this beautiful and historical facility that we are very proud to call our home ground. A very special thanks to Geoff and Heather Green for their on site assistance. We must also thank EDCA and EHA for their sponsorship and start up funding that has underpinned the club financially during our early years. We would like to thank the Noosa Dolphins club for assisting our U 8 boys with game time this year. This is great support from the Rugby community and we are very grateful. The Dolphins also hosted a joint training session between our U 10 teams which was absolutely first class. There are 35 young champions from all over the hinterland running around representing Eumundi because of your support. Thank you.
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Belli’s Shara to cycling world championships
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elli Park’s Shara Gillow heads off to the 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Denmark this month. Shara, aged 23, is one of the 13 women selected in Australia’s long teams. Congratulations and good luck Shara.
Managing roadsides across the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Council will soon begin applying local laws across all roads in the region to improve the attractiveness and safety of transport corridors. The change to the way our roadsides are managed is the result of a new agreement between the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Sunshine Coast Council which will allow local laws to be applied on state-controlled roads. If you currently have property, including advertising material, or business being conducted along the roadside these changes may affect you and you are encouraged to remove your property. From Monday, 12 September, council will investigate breaches and attach warning notices to items that are not permitted in the road corridor. If the items are not removed within the timeline identified by council, fines may be issued or the items removed and impounded. Visit council’s website at www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for more information. www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
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Locals Home and Abroad Boab Trees Kon Hepers Kon is one of the two wonderful regular writers of Nature Notes for Eumundi Green. It’s then no surprise that boabs feature centrally in this report on a trip to the Kimberley.
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n a trip to the Kimberley region we had our first sight of the amazing boab trees. They stood out from the other vegetation with their bottle-like trunks and without leaves actually appeared up-sidedown with the branches looking just like roots. A few kilometres outside Derby stands our best-known specimen, the notorious Prison Boab. Apparently in the late 1800s it was used as an overnight holding cell for Aboriginal prisoners being taken to the jail in Derby. But well before that time it had cultural significance for the local Aborigines. This tree has a circumference of 14m. A similar
tree near Wyndham is estimated to be about 1500 years old. To us, boabs looked very much like the Baobab Trees of Madagascar and Africa we had seen in travel books and on TV. Thanks to Mr Google we found out that they are in fact closely related as members of the genus Adansonia which has six species in Madagascar, one in Africa and the one in Australia. Why we call ours boab and not baobab is not clear but one well known author suggests that Aussies can’t pronounce the full name. Some of the African baobabs are totally incredible, with circumferences of over 40m or so. The French explorer Michel Adanson (after whom the genus is named) guessed they were 5000 years old but 1000 to 1500 years is more like it. Our Australian species is
Adansonia gregoryi, after the WA surveyor/explorer Augustus Gregory who, like everyone else, found the huge trunk of a boab useful for carving the date of his passing by in 1856. Like the African and Madagascan baobabs, our boabs were fully utilised by the Indigenous people as a source of water, food, medicine, shelter and utensils and they wore the carved fruit shells as ornaments. Along the coast we found beautiful specimens growing on islands and headlands which were more rock than soil. At Careening Bay is the famous “Mermaid Boab”. Carved on its double trunk is the legend: H.M.C. Mermaid 1820. In that year while surveying the Kimberley Coast, Captain Philip Parker King was forced to careen and repair His Majesty’s cutter Mermaid at that spot. Thanks to this early graffiti and his meticulous
measuring and recording, the growth rate of boabs in that area can be estimated. Boabs are not only picturesque and useful but have won a place in our history.
the green directory Eumundi Steel Sale
Evenings and weekends Machining & Manufacturing of difficult to obtain parts Steel Sections cut to size M 0402 219 604 • Ph 07 5442 7556 Email: jkaergaard@bigpond.com
Tony & Melinda Morrissey
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Locally based 21 years experience Accredited installers
Ph 5449 1001 M 0414 743 604 www.celticsolar.com.au
Aroora Water Services “For all your tank and swimming pool requirements”
103 Napier Road, Eumundi 4562
Neil Howie
Ph 5442 8158 - M 0402 809 831 email: aroorawater@bigpond.com
RECHARGE ELECTRICAL Domestic, commercial and maintenance Eumundi based
Beau Beau Picken Picken M M 0410 0410 606 606 634 634 Ph Ph 5442 5442 7119 7119 FF 5442 5442 7160 7160 EE rechargeelectrical@hotmail.com rechargeelectrical@hotmail.com Lic. Lic. No. No. 56230 56230 37 37 Seib Seib Rd Rd Eumundi Eumundi
Designed Homes Extensions Renovations Stables & studios Locally based
Ph Brad Pike 0407226299 or E: toobellahomes@bigpond.com
Dr. Rod’s
computer repairs Upgrades, service & repairs, virus removal. Mobile or drop off, pick up. Doonan based. Discounts for seniors & pensioners
Rod Martin 0449 140 203
Entries up to 7 lines $28, minimum of 5 issues Ph 0413 199 766 for more information
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Imperial Hotel Eumundi & Bistro > Sat 3 Sept The Pleasure Kings 2.30 Pm Enjoy Fathers Day lunch > Fri 9 Sept Rumour Has It 8 Pm with us 4 September > Sat 10 Sept Cut Lunch 2.30 Pm Regular Jam Sessions every Thursday from 8pm Air conditioning now in the bar – winter heating and summer cooling
SPECIAL $9.95 lunch Tues–Sat, BBQ on Sat afternoons
Memorial Dr Eumundi Ph 5442 8811 or 5442 8303
Swap'N Go gas at bottle shop
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A1 Animal naturopathy, natural foods, remedies, supplements, shampoos Ph 5449 1453 • 244 Verrierdale Rd www.greenpet.com.au
New owners give individual care Upgraded spacious facilities Recommended by local vets
212 Seib Rd Eumundi Ph 5442 8275
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collaboration with nature...
Jason Pennell 0402 463 691 Landscaping & Property Maintenance
Storage Eumundi
Clean & secure, self lockable units Free pickup (conditions apply)
Ph 5442 8627
Boats • Trailers • Trucks • Containers
Termites? Certificate of Forestry :: 15 years experience Fully insured :: Pensioner discount Free quote & advice Ph Mike 0438 793 880 Pruning :: Felling :: Rubbish Removal
Cars • Trucks • Machinery • Site sheds • Containers Old cars removed free
Annual termite inspections $165 General pest control Termite management systems Ph 5472 0141 Lic# 118 2646
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EXCAVATION Ph Steven 0411 210 302
3.5 Tonne Excavator, Bobcat & Level Bar 10m Tipper Assorted Buckets • Tilt Hitch • Augers • Rock Grab
WS SLASHING Doonan based
Jay & Nicky Turner Mob 0409 217 328 www.lagunapestcontrol.com.au
Old Cars • Trucks • Machinery • Boats
REMOVAL FREE Bring To Us - We Pay Tray towing available
Ph 5442 8111 M 0418 723 080
Scott Roy Plumbing
5 ft slasher - 4WD tractor with 4 in 1 bucket loader
Fully insured - Free quotes
Ph Wade 0403 311 134
Plumber & Drainer
Ph 5470 2027 M 0432 043 432 Same day service
Rock walls & landscaping Verrierdale based Rock supply & placement Bobcat & excavator Scrap metal recycling
Hotwater, Gas, Leaks & Burst, Blocked Drains
Sunshine Coast to Hinterland All Domestic & Commercial 1HR RESPONSE - 24/7 EMERGENCY
Servicing the local area for 20 years Eumundi & District, Yandina, Cooroy & Kenilworth all drainage systems pumps roof & gutters sewer conversion hot water systems gas new homes & renovations
Rob Morris Ph 5447 9242 M 0427 479 242
Plumber 26059 - Gasfitter L30500 - Electrical 112611
Steve Pont Slashing The Shed Men
We build sheds, garden sheds to industrial requirements Supply only or supply, erect and concrete Very competitive prices. Locally based.
Ph Ken 0402 326 490
Bali Huts Locally constructed, no imports, no kits Built to your specifications by Australia's biggest Bali hut builders
Ph Ken 0402 326 490
Servicing all areas
Large & small acreages Experienced local operator 4WD tractor/XHD slasher Ph Steve 0408 915 124
30 years tank builder Tank liners available Locally based 15 years
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GRAND FINAL−THE FINAL COOK-OFF Wednesday 7 September 10am−11am Come and support the teams from our local high schools as they go head to head in pursuit of the 2011 Market Chef trophy. The recipes incorporate fresh produce and ingredients from local growers and suppliers available at Eumundi Markets. Recipes from Market Chef each week are available at www.eumundimarkets.com.au.
ALL WELL & GOOD @ EUMUNDI MARKETS Saturday 24 September All Well & Good is a FREE event (no entry fee) – featuring free yoga and tai chi workshops, as well as demonstrations in everything from dance, Zumba, Karate Budokan, ZenThai Shiatsu and chess, to laughter therapy and the power of hugs with The Hug Patrol. Follow the All Well & Good Trail through the markets to learn more about healthy lifestyle choices and therapies from the many wellness oriented stalls. It’s a wonderful chance to sample, test and try new products and services. Visit the Market Chef kitchen to discover food that’s good for your soul. Learn about slow food, bush foods, organics and more. Visit www. eumundimarkets.com.au for the full program
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