Mary Valley Voice November 9, 2016 Vol 26 #11 by The Mary Valley Voice

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Come out to play at Kandanga Recreation Grounds MUSIC LINE-UP INSIDE + KIDS ACTIVITIES & GAMES NATIVE FAUNA + ‘SPRING IN THE MARY’ Photo Comp SPEAKERS TENT + HEART OF GOLD SHORT FILMS 7:00pm WORKSHOPS + TWILIGHT LANTERN PARADE + LASER SHOW LIVE MUSIC CONTINUES 8:00pm at Kandanga Hall

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12:00 Whiskey & Me 12:30 Herb Fenn 12.30 Matt Johnstone 12:45 MISS Leading 1:30 Geckoes Wildlife 1.30 Georgie & The Heartbreakers 2:00 Official Opening / Welcome to Country 2:10 The Amazing Terry the Great 2:30 Samoko Grooves 2.30 Fearnley & Wells 3:00 Announcements 3:10 INsingC Choir 3.30 Asyouare 3.55 Strangest Dreamers 4.30 2 Stroke Blues 4.40 Announcements 5.20pm Close 4:50 Sam Okoth and workshop drummers 5:15 Ben Barker KANDANGA HALL (Lic. Bar) 6:00 Raffles and Photo Comp winner 8.30 Matt Stillert 6:15 Barry Charles band 9.30 Mick McCombe Band 7:00 Twilight Lantern Parade 10.30pm Floating Bridges 7:15 Laser Show by Coruno Laser Productions 7:30pm Close

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• Roving band ‘Ruba Tuba’ • Onsite Mary Valley Scarecrows galore... • Artist Bob Gammage’s ‘MR Festival 2016’ painting auction in afternoon. • MRCCC’s SPRING IN THE MARY photo comp. Vote for People’s Choice Award. • At 7.30pm the Speakers Tent becomes a Short Films Tent. • Martin Fingland of Geckoes Wildlife brings his critters! NO DOGS PLEASE.

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Find pdf on www.maryriverfestival.org.au • Endangered Species art activities with Erica 12.30 – 4.00pm. • Lantern-making and art with Tina and Matt 12 noon – 4.30pm. Twilight parade at 7pm, meet at children’s marquee. • Face Painting with Daisy. • Cultural experience and Drumming with Sam Okoth and Ni Armah • Terry the Great Juggling Skills workshop. • Indigenous Sand Designs with Jan Williams 12.30 – 4.00pm. • Balancing Stones with Justin Bucciarelli.

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POSSUM SURVIVES AND FINDS LOVE TOO

ackground story started around 18 months ago when I was called out as a Wilvos volunteer to a site where a possum was seen with severe injuries to its head and face (pictured page 2 with his one ear). When I arrived I found the animal in a tree hollow with significant open wounds to its ear, eyes and face. The animal was quite alert and very cautious and I tried for almost 45 minutes to capture him to take to a vet. As the animal has eluded me several times and quite frightened, I discussed the situation with the people at the site to let it be and we will try again later. Each time over the next month the male possum was again seen at the area, they called me to try and capture so it could be taken to the vet to clean wounds etc. After the fourth attempt, it was decided that if the animal had survived this far and rather than stress the animal further, best leave it to nature. Last week whilst undertaking an unrelated site survey in the area, I peered inside a tree hollow and found this guy. Due to the location, marks and injuries to its face, I knew this was the same individual seen previously. To also find it with another possum, in this position was a picture too good to pass. Hope you like it.” Dallas Frazier

BRINGING BACK THE MARY RIVER COD

he Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee has taken over management of the Gerry Cook Hatchery in Collwood Rd, Cooroy where the breeding program for the Mary River Cod is now underway for the 2016 season. Fingerlings produced at the Hatchery will soon be released into waterways at strategic locations in the Mary River Catchment for conservation stocking. Fingerlings will also be released into certain impoundments outside the Mary River Catchment for recreational fish stocking where it is legal to be in possession of one Mary River Cod. The MRCCC are currently fund raising to support a professional operation at the Hatchery (pictured top R). If you would like to help, please consider making a tax deductible donation to the Mary Catchment Public Fund. Details can found on the MRCCC’s website at:http://mrccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/PublicFund-Donations.pdf or call the MRCCC Resource Centre on 07 5482 4766 for more information. The Gerry Cook Hatchery was opened to the public from 9am until 4pm on Saturday, 22 October 2016.

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For more than 20 years, the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC) has worked with rural landholders to raise awareness and protect the habitat of threatened species throughout the Mary Catchment, from Maleny to Hervey Bay. Species like the endangered Mary River Cod, the Queensland Lungfish and the Mary River Turtle, which occur naturally nowhere else in the world, making them some of the most unique species in existence. To date, hundreds of landholders and land managers have carried out riverbank restoration activities across the catchment, aimed at improving water quality by reducing the level of sediment and nutrients entering waterways, and ultimately flowing to the estuary of the Mary River in the Great Sandy Strait, Hervey Bay, and the southern waters of the Great Barrier Reef. On average the Mary River and tributaries delivers 450,000 tonnes of sediment to the estuary and the southern waters of the Great Barrier Reef each year. That’s enough to fill 50,000 dump trucks full of soil. Around 95% of this sediment arrives in the estuary during major flood events with bank erosion identified as contributing the majority of sediment. Landholders working in partnership with the MRCCC receive advice and support to manage their river/creek frontage by controlling livestock access to streams, installing off stream watering points, controlling weeds and vines like Cat’s Claw Creeper and revegetating river and creek banks with local native species. When adjoining landholders fence off their river frontage, gullies and water courses, whole reaches can be restored, not only reducing sediment and nutrients entering waterways, but also improving water quality for threatened aquatic species, including the Mary River cod, one of Australia’s most endangered freshwater fish. All in all, throughout a catchment covering nearly 10,000km2 widespread community interest in threatened species may provide the impetus needed to change the status of many of these species from endangered to commonplace. WORKING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AND PRODUCTIVE CATCHMENT www.mrccc.org.au Debbie Seal Mary River Catchment Coordination Association Inc Phone 07 5482 4766 or email admin@mrccc.org.au

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125 YEARS ON – PICNIC AT PIONEER PARK

n 1891 three young men from the Enoggera district of Brisbane (John McGinn, Edward Pickering and Richard Sims) settled near Yahoo Creek (now known as Gheerulla Creek) with Harry Pickering and Alex McGinn joining the group shortly thereafter. Two months prior to their arrival land had been taken up by Christopher Sharry. The same year Mr Duncan Beattie was appointed Manager of Kenilworth Run by Isaac Moore. Many years later in 1940 Main Roads Commission released plans to reroute what is now known as Eumundi-Kenilworth Road with the building of a new bridge over Gheerulla Creek. This new bridge was to replace a “light traffic bridge” built in 1927 by the community. The Commission planned to resume 1.6 ha of land including the natural rainforest on the bank of the creek. The owner of the property, Mr Bert Sims requested the Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce to advise the commission that he was prepared to donate the land on the basis that it be made a lasting memorial to the pioneer farmers of the Kenilworth District. This land remained untouched until 1979 when Councillor Bert Sims, through the utilisation of Federal Drought Relief monies and a great deal of volunteer labour, fulfilled his dream of seeing the memorial park established. It was quite fitting that on Sunday 16 October approximately 100 descendants of the Beattie, McGinn, Pearce, Pickering, Sharry and Sims pioneers celebrated in Pioneer Park, Gheerulla 125 years since the time of the first land selections in the Gheerulla locality. Family members travelled from across Queensland to attend and a great ‘family picnic’ was enjoyed throughout the day. Senior members of each family spoke to the assembled group Tom Sims (Richard Sims grandson), Kevin McGinn (Alex McGinn’s grandson), Gwen Welch (John McGinn’s granddaughter), Kathleen Janssen (Christopher Sharry’s granddaughter) and Paul Trappett (Duncan Beattie’s greatgreat-grandson). More photos https://www.facebook.com/HinkaBooma/ The Kenilworth Museum has now closed for the summer months. The management committee would like to thank all the businesses of Kenilworth who have supported our work in preserving the history of the district as well as so many people who continue to value the conservation of the historical artefacts of our area. If there are visitors to the area who wish to tour the Museum in the coming months please call 5472 3090 and one of the volunteers will endeavour to arrange an opening. Lenore Meldrum President Kenilworth and District Historical Association Inc. PO Box 198, Kenilworth Q 4574

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ired of your current head? Modern medicine is quite incredible. Many things are possible today that one would have thought were simply the stuff of dreams in the past, but an Italian neuroscientist by the name of Sergio Canavero1 reckons that a human head transplant should be possible by 2017. It’s called Project Gemini. Put simply, a donor body’s spinal cord is severed from its corresponding head and a recipient’s head is also severed from its body and the recipient’s head is subsequently transferred onto the donor body. A chemical known as Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) is used to glue the head to the body. The donor body is injected with PEG as well while the joining is being carried out. After the head and the body are linked, all muscles, veins, arteries and nerves are then joined up between them. Finally, plastic surgeons stitch the head to the body as seamlessly as possible. This type of surgery has been performed before. In the 1970’s the head of a monkey was successfully transplanted onto the body of another. Evel Knievel stunt finally performed in Sept 20162 A stuntman has successfully jumped the Snake River Canyon in a tribute to his boyhood idol Evel Knievel. Eddie Braun hurtled across the 1,400ft wide canyon in southern Idaho in a custom-built rocket dubbed “Evel Spirit”. The rocket hit an estimated 400mph before its parachute deployed, allowing Mr Braun to land safely in fields on the other side. How to anger bees3 A bus in Vietnam pulled over on the side of the road to allow some men to relieve themselves. There was a beehive nearby, and one man thought it would be funny to urinate on the beehive. He convinced several other men to do the same, all at the same time. The bees were not happy about it, and swarmed out of the hive to attack the first body parts they came to. They also swarmed onto the bus and attacked other riders. Medics had to attended to 22 people who had been stung. 1

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es, the Kenilworth Ambulance Station will be a reality next year! Kenilworth will see the construction of the Ambulance Station begin in 2017. Currently, the work is scheduled to start in the first half of the year. This station will be staffed seven days per week. The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) look forward to continuing their long and excellent relationship with the First Responders in Kenilworth, who will now have the support of permanent staff and new facilities. Careful negotiations have occurred between the QAS, Sunshine Coast Council and the Kenilworth Village Units Assn Committee to finalise the plans for this much needed facility. The entrance will be via Margaret Street. No, there will NOT be constant sirens going off in the middle of the night and probably not even during the day. The sirens are to warn traffic to give the ambulance clearance but Margaret Street will not be choked with traffic as a result of the new Kenilworth Ambulance Station.

KENILWORTH PONY CLUB

e had our muster on 8 October. It was a hot day. Jumping practice was first up and then followed by a trail ride to the Mary River to cool off … sheer bliss! I’m sure the horses loved it as well!! Lana and Sonia attended the Nambour gymkhana at the showgrounds on Sunday 23 October. Lana was reported as having had a lot of fun. Our Zone 6 gymkhana was on 6 November and also at the Nambour showgrounds. KPC finishes the year with their annual general meeting on Saturday, 3 December, 2016 at 10am. Meet at the Kenilworth Pony Club riverside canteen. Everyone is most welcome. (See advert this page.) If you are interested in what pony club has to offer, please contact the club either via our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/KenilworthPC/ or email kenilworth@pcaq.asn.au.

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riffith University and the Cooperative Research Centre for Invasive Animals are conducting research that explores how communities in the Maleny–Mapleton District can respond to the threats and pressures to their lifestyle from issues such as invasive animals. The researchers are interested in supporting the community in setting up a community-led planning process as part of the participatory research approach. The research team from Griffith University has been conducting interviews with residents to collect data about people’s perceptions of invasive animals, particularly wild dogs and feral deer, and their responses to current invasive animal management strategies. On the 23rd October the research team conducted its first focus group meeting in the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre. The meeting discussed the preliminary results of the research and explored whether there was a scope and interest in developing a community-led plan on invasive animals. The workshop was attended by a range of community members from the Maleny–Mapleton area. There was strong interest in pursuing community-led action around invasive animals. In response, a second workshop is being held on Sunday 27 November. This workshop will investigate possibilities for communityled planning and explore different options for community empowerment in relation to the management of wild dogs and feral deer in the area. This coincides with an upcoming review of the Queensland Wild Dogs Management Strategy and the development of your local government’s Biosecurity Management Plan. A community-led plan could provide an opportunity for the community to collectively input into these future strategies. The workshop will be facilitated by Darryl Low Choy, who is a Professor of Environmental and Landscape Planning at Griffith University and has worked extensively with communities in Australia and abroad to help them establish community-led planning responses to natural hazards, land management and peri-urban development issues. The meeting will be held on Sunday 27th November at the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre and we invite any interested members of the community to attend. To register your interest, please contact: Dr Edward Morgan 3735 9248; ed.morgan@griffith.edu.au) or Pazit Taygfeld 3735 5424, email: p.taygfeld@griffith.edu.au

ARTSFEST KENILWORTH A GREAT SUCCESS

ith a new look and name, but the same hard workers behind the scene, ArtsFest brought art and entertainment to Kenilworth throughout the long weekend. In the lead-up to the art show, three successful art workshops were held. Covering Chinese Brush Painting, Portraits in Oils and Funtastic Acrylics, the supper room of the hall was a hive of activity all week. After a lively presentation night where the compliments flowed, a wonderful exhibition of high quality art was enjoyed by many visitors throughout the weekend. We were especially pleased to welcome many caravaners staying in the showgrounds over the weekend. To see the prize-winning art, go to www.kenilwortharts.org.au A second exhibition of exquisite Chinese Brush Painting at St John Bosco Church was also enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. The performing arts were well represented. Poets’ Breakfast drew a record audience to listen to a great array of poetry. Some easy-listening music provided entertainment at St Luke’s church during Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, the Makers’ and Growers’ Market offered a great range of hand-made goodies. Vocal group ‘The Cherry Ripes’ and a local line dancing group provided some light-hearted entertainment (pictured opposite page 7). Kenilworth Arts extends warm thanks to all who helped make ArtsFest 2016 such a success: the behind-the-scenes team who spent many hours planning and managing the event; the many local businesses and individuals who generously sponsored art competition prizes; artists; workshop tutors and students; performers and stallholders; Sunshine Coast Council and our community and visitors who supported and participated in the event in any way. If you would like to be involved in future activities of Kenilworth Arts, please contact us at – kac@kenilwortharts.org.au or phone 5472 3223.

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ArtsFest Kenilworth 2016 Story opposite page 6. Above artist Pam Black and Mary Jane holding the rebranded ArtsFest Kenilworth flyer. Top middle: Kenilworth Art Award 2016 and Winner Contemporary Category: ‘Lake Cooroibah’s Incoming Tide’ by Noreen Flood. Right People’s Choice Award ‘Reflected Gold’ by Anne Yang. Right – one of the humourous 3D art works that were on show. Far top right, The Cherry Ripes entertain at ArtsFest Kenilworth’s Sunday Maker’s & Growers Markets. Far Right – Line dancers at the the Maker’s Market.

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n experienced northern rivers veterinarian is urging cattle producers to understand their requirements for preventing the spread of ticks, following recent changes to the cattle tick line* and tick management framework. Dr Matthew Ball, Livestock Technical Services Manager, with Virbac Australia, said cattle producers need to stay up-to-date with the current requirements for moving cattle, clearing cattle ticks and record keeping to avoid prosecution. “Historically Queensland was separated into three cattle tick zones, but new legislation introduced on the first of July, has divided Queensland into two distinct zones – a cattle tick free zone and a cattle tick infested zone,” Dr Ball said. “The penalties for moving cattle from a property in an infested zone into a tick free zone are tough, with fines of up to three years’ imprisonment if you do not comply with the Biosecurity requirements.” Producers in the tick-infested zone need to treat their cattle with chemicals and have them inspected by an accredited certifier, before moving them into the tick-free zone. “Cattle can build up a resistance to chemicals, so I recommend that whenever possible producers use a combination of plunge dips and injectable formulations,” Dr Ball said. “For my clients I recommend two chemical treatments for tick clearance – Cydectin and Tacktic - which have different mechanisms of action so work synergistically. Cydectin has had no known resistance detected in Queensland,” Dr Ball said. “Cydectin should be used on Day 1 via injection, followed by a dip or spray of Tacktic on Day 3-5, which paralyses the mouth parts of ticks,” Dr Ball explained. “Cattle will then be ready for inspection by a biosecurity accredited certifier between Days 7-9. Getting the timing, application and dosage correct is critical.” Dr Ball said beef producers should consult with their local veterinarian or the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, to ensure the tick management plan is effective. “For producers without their own cattle dip, best practice tick clearance can be to treat cattle on farm with an injectable product, transport cattle to be treated at a plunge dip facility a few days later and then hold cattle there for a few days before inspection or further movement,” Dr Ball said. “This strategy will allow Queensland cattle producers to properly meet their risk minimisation requirements.” To avoid potential prosecution cattle producers also need to know how to inspect cattle for ticks. “Facilities to weigh cattle are also important, to make sure you are using the correct dosage of chemicals. Under new guidelines producers should keep evidence on their product purchases and accurate records of their tick management regime,” Dr Ball said. For more information on tick treatment options visit www.virbac.com.au/get-tougher-on-tick *New tick line map (June 2016) visit article on www.beefcentral.com/news/new-cattle-tick-line-announced

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ympie veterinarians and horse owners will be protected under new recommendations regarding the use of the Hendra Virus vaccine. Member for Gympie Tony Perrett and Deputy Chair of the State Parliamentary Agriculture and Environment Committee said that the report had made 11 recommendations to improve the safety of anyone who had interaction with horses especially veterinarians and horse owners. “This is very important for the Gympie region’s agricultural sector, as well as our many veterinarians, and their staff, horse lovers and equestrian enthusiasts who promote participation in numerous horse-based events and tourism activities, “ Mr Perrett said. “While the committee supports vaccinating horses as the most comprehensive and safe way to prevent the spread of the virus from horses to humans, it investigated a broad range of issues from the original development and trial of the vaccine, adverse reactions in horses and the practices of veterinarians to economic and WH&S issues. “The report ‘Hendra virus EquiVacc® vaccine and its use by veterinary surgeons in Queensland’ was released today. “The final determination of whether the Qld Government implements all or some of the recommendations is up to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. “The committee tried to take the emotion and heat out of the debate and develop a series of measures which will protect treating vets and staff, horse owners and the horses themselves. “We have taken a common sense approach to an emotive situation with horse owners feeling pressured and treating vets concerned about the welfare of the animals while at the same time keeping themselves and their staff as safe as possible. The committee has recommended that workplace health and safety legislation be amended so that veterinarians are not responsible for creating a safe workplace for any person other than their staff and themselves when treating a horse suspected of being, or known to be, infected with the virus. “As well as being responsible for their staff they were previously also liable for the horse owner even if they had chosen to not vaccinate their animal. “Under the recommendations vaccinations for animals will not be mandatory but left to the discretion of equestrian event organisers to require as a condition of entry and for horse owners to decide based on risk. “The committee also recommended that the Department support the development of a rapid stall-side test as a further aid to check the Hendra virus status of horses in the field, and determine whether a rapid stall-side test could negate the need for HeV exclusion testing. Other recommendations include: improving timeframes for exclusion testing; temperature indicators for vaccine packs, advising owners of vaccine information and ‘off label’ risks; raising awareness of processes for self-reporting adverse reactions to the Hendra vaccine; revision of biosecurity Queensland guidelines, workplace health and safety guidelines for both low risk and high risk treatments, equine industry representatives on the Hendra working Group and promoting vaccination of horses,” said Mr Perrett.

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MARY VALLEY _____________________ SPECTACULAR NIGHT OF MUSIC

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riday night 21 October was an unforgettable evening of musical talent, when over 180 music students from Good Shepherd Lutheran College performed their end of year Spring Spectacular Concert. Playing to a packed auditorium of more than 400 family and friends, the concert featured something for everyone from classical to modern, presenting the musical talents of students ranging from Years 1 to Year 12.

instrument of their choice for the year in both ensemble and small group lesson,” said Mrs Heidi Woodruff, Director of Music at Good Shepherd. The second part of the evening featured a combined performance of over 60 students on stage made up of the Senior Vocal Group, String Quartets and the College Orchestra playing A Thousand Years by Christina Perri and Stay with Me by Sam Smith. “We were also fortunate to have Antoni Bonetti, conductor of the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, lead the Good Shepherd Lutheran College Orchestra in a beautiful performance of a number of pieces including Eureka,” said Mrs Woodruff. “This concert is the highlight of our musical calendar and features the culmination of many hours of practise and commitment by all the students, staff and parents so it is wonderful to see so much talent in one place.” There were 24 performances throughout the night with the huge grand finale of the night with all the music students performing Viva La Vida by Coldplay.

The evening started with an up-beat Latin numbers by the Junior Strings (pictured) playing Tango Time followed the Maroon Band playing Tequila. Not to be outdone, the Year 4 Band showcased their promising talent performing the energetic When the Saints Go Marching In, with many of the students having no previous musical experience before this year. “These students are part of our Year 4 Instrumental Program, where every Year 4 student gets the chance to learn an

REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE VALLEY • 11am 11 November KENILWORTH HALL 10.30am then on to the Kenilworth Memorial Wall. MARY VALLEY RSL - Friday 11 Nov, will be celebrated in Imbil at the Cenotaph. Poster #22 Commemorating Australian Forces in the Vietnam War 1962-1975 2016. More info http://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/posters

Volunteers enjoyed brekky and a game of tennis for the official opening of the new Kandanga Tennis Playground on 29 October, 2016.

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C OMMUNITY ________________________ CR GREG ROGERSON – DIV 10 – SUNSHINE COAST Phone (07) 5441 8368 – Mobile 0419 712 546 reen Park Conondale – update By the time this issue hits the press Council will have made a decision on the Conondale Memorial Park (Green Park) Masterplan. Whilst Green Park is a much loved public asset for the local Conondale community, the park has also been home to the Sunshine Coast Motorcycle Club for over 40 years and is vital to the future of MotoX racing in the Sunshine Coast region. I just hope an amicable and workable outcome is achieved. Medicinal cannabis Expressions of interest for the growing of medicinal cannabis have recently been put out by the Federal Government. It’s something worth considering for our local consortiums because we’re certainly well positioned to grow medicinal cannabis given our climate, our highly skilled agriculture/agribusiness sector and the fertile soils of the Mary River and Obi Obi Valleys. Happy retirement, Jen! Congratulations to Dr Jen Clarke who will be retiring at the end of this year as Mapleton State School principal. Jen has been exemplary in her care and guidance of students and under her tenure the school has been extremely proactive within the township of Mapleton, and in the entire general community of the Blackall Range. Jen is someone I’ve built an extremely strong professional and personal friendship with over the years and I wish her and husband Ross all the very best in retirement. Hey true brew! Eumundi’s tourist appeal will have plenty of extra fizz in the near future thanks to the return of the iconic Eumundi Lager that will once again be brewed at its spiritual home, the Imperial Hotel. This craft beer was brewed in Eumundi from 1988 to 1992 and the new brewery is expected to be up and running by mid-next year. Creating genuine points of difference in our hinterland towns is something I’m really passionate about. We’re well on the way to doing that in Kenilworth with the new amenities block and in Nambour we’re right on track with the Heritage Tramway Project. With the inclusion of Eumundi Larger, Eumundi will have an additional tourist attraction to supplement the existing great artisan galleries, wonderful restaurants and cafes, to help make Eumundi a destination and must visit part of the Sunshine Coast 365 days a year! Beware First up I want to remind everyone of the need to be extra alert to the potential threat of scammers contacting you via telephone or online. These fraudsters are always on the hunt for victims and elderly people are particularly at risk. Probably the biggest red flag that should automatically set your alarm bells ringing is if someone who contacts you claiming to be from your bank or a telecommunications company, requests that you give them access to your computer – DON’T GIVE IT TO THEM! The best way to protect yourself against these grubs is to get in touch with your financial institutions and telcos and find out all the legitimate methods they use to contact their customers. Then, if someone gets in touch with you via the phone or internet and asks you to do something that’s not normal practice for your bank, you’ll be better equipped to give them the flick! It’s so sad to hear about people getting fleeced for thousands of dollars by these criminals, so please, please protect yourself.

FREE ONE-STOP ONLINE COMMUNITY GROUPS DIRECTORY

he Community Groups Directory is Sunshine Coast Council’s new, free online directory for local not-for-profit community groups, cultural, environmental, sporting clubs and government services. Community Portfolio Councillor Jenny McKay (pictured) said council’s Sunshine Coast Social Strategy highlighted the importance of ensuring people and places are connected. “A connected community is one where individuals, groups and organisations are able to interact and contribute to the development of a shared sense of wellbeing, where social infrastructure programmes and services meet community needs.” “It is also a useful resource for both public users and the community sector to create short listings. The directory lists more than 900 not-for-profit service providers and organisations across the Sunshine Coast. Registration with the directory is free but is limited to those organisations and individuals who meet the required criteria of providing services that can be accessed by people in the community.” To find out more email community@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or ‘phone 5475 7272 and ask to be connected to the Community Groups Directory Support Officer. This directory can be accessed 24 hours seven days a week via council’s website.

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What's in the Spotlight International Volunteers Day If you volunteer to rescue rainbow lorikeets, monitor manta rays, help out the homeless and everything in between Council invites to a special thank you Christmas brunch at Lake Kawana Community Centre, 10am to noon on Monday 5 December. RSVP via Council’s website.

So you think you can recycle? Because recycling mistakes are easy to make don't miss the Recycle Right Open Day at the Waste 2 Resource Education Centre, Nambour from 9.30 to 11.30am on 12 November for all you need to know to recycle right. Bookings via Council's website.

Kids in Action 2017 Start your school’s journey towards the 2017 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference — a fun program that gets young people thinking how to create a more sustainable future for our region. Visit Council’s website, tell us your school and your teacher's name and we’ll do the rest.

Healthy Sunshine Coast seniors If you’re over 50, keen to improve your mental health and well-being, and connect socially then check out the special program in November. Visit Council’s website for details.

Stand up, speak out and act Pledge to ‘stand up, speak out and act to prevent men's violence against women’ at a special White Ribbon Day event at 9.30am, 25 November in the Nambour Chamber's forecourt. White Ribbon Day is part of a worldwide movement to create a society where women and girls can live safely, without violence or abuse.

Council meetings Ordinary Meeting 9am 10 November, Caloundra 07 5475 7272 mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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COMMUNITY _______________________ COUNCIL GRANTS NET $112K FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS

ympie Regional Council today announced the names of 25 local community organisations who will share in $112K of funds from council’s Community Assistance Grants (CAG) programme. Seventy applications were received in this latest round of the popular grant programme, which supports local organisations to deliver projects or services that benefit the wider community. Social Wellbeing portfolio Councillor, Dan Stewart, said, “Many groups depend on the extra money that grants provide to undertake vital projects such as equipment purchases, facility upgrades, and training. These are projects which lead to increased membership, or additional services and activities, and that’s a good thing for the whole community.” This latest round of grant funding has recognised sporting and recreational clubs, disability services, an electronics group, and a local service club. The financial impact will be felt right across the region, with groups in Widgee, Kilkivan, Tin Can Bay, Kandanga, and Lower Wonga receiving grants. The Community Assistance Grants programme is an opportunity for council to stimulate projects in key areas, such as Gympie’s sesquicentenary. A new ‘G150’ category was added to the programme this year for projects that will contribute towards celebrating Gympie’s anniversary year. The Gympie Saloon Car Club is just one of the applicants to be successful in this category, and their G150 Super Sedan Gold Cup in February promises to be a high-octane start to the sesquicentenary events calendar. “Our local clubs and community groups make an enormous contribution to the quality of life we all enjoy here in the Gympie region, and the work of these groups, and the many volunteers involved, can’t be praised highly enough,” Cr Stewart added. The next round of Community Assistance Grants will open on 1 March 2017. Organisations with urgent requests can make a ‘Quick Response’ application to the programme at any time. Details about Gympie Council’s Community Assistance Grants, and to see the full list of the successful applicants in Round One, visit gympie.qld.gov.au/grants or 1300 307 800.

CALLING ON DOG AND CAT ADVOCATES PARROTS NEED YOUR HELP TOO. ast year I was taken to a “parrot party”, which was a gathering of parrot people, speakers and vendors. There was also a couple of tables set up for dog and cat rescues. I started chatting with one of the volunteers at a dog rescue. As we discussed the similarity of the needs of dog and parrot rescue, the overpopulation problems, lack of suitable homes, and bird/puppy mills, she mentioned how much she loved the vet who was having the gathering. I asked her if she knew that this vet was also a parrot breeder, to which she said, yes. So I asked why she could be so critical of dog breeders, but not apply the same thinking to bird breeders. She looked at me like I had three heads, and changed the subject. At that moment, something became completely clear to me. Many dog and cat rescue people aren’t onboard with the plight of unwanted, homeless, neglected and abused parrots. Somehow, they don’t see the suffering of parrots like they do mammals. Parrot breeders, like so many other animal breeders, do not have the best interest for the birds in their charge, and compromise their health 14| November 9, 2016

and well-being with their bottom line, their profit. These are the same problems with cats and dogs, but there are other issues that complicate the problems involving parrots. Parrot advocates face a well-run propaganda machine by aviculture associations which spreads misinformation in order to continue breeding parrots and gain public support. What sets parrots apart from dogs and cats is that they are not domesticated, they are wild animals, like chimps, tigers and dolphins. They are also endangered, some critically, so one of the lies told by parrot breeders (also known as aviculturists) is that they are part of the conservation effort to save parrots. Nothing could be further from the truth. Any contribution to the pet trade makes them a desirable “commodity”, subject to the impulses and trends of supply and demand. No other endangered species are traded in such ways, and no true conservationist would consider the pet trade as anything but exploitive and harmful for the long-term outlook of parrot species. Another lie disseminated by parrot breeders is that there is no captive over-population problem. This campaign has been so successful, it’s been adopted by aviculturists in countries outside of the US. Some of these are EU countries, South Africa, and in particular, Australia, where breeders say they don’t have the same problems as the US has. However, not only does Australia have a parrot overpopulation problem, they have too few rescues and sanctuaries where unwanted birds can go. Instead, too many parrots languish isolated in small cages in people’s garages or back verandas because their care became too difficult. Some say, the reason why parrot rescues are overflowing is because they are too strict in adopting out. Perhaps if they applied stricter criteria for their buyers, parrots wouldn’t see multiple homes in one lifetime. So the reason for writing this is to reach out to dog, cat and any other rescue people, and anyone else wanting to help animals, to apply the same criticisms to bird breeders as they do other breeders. Don’t support bird breeders, and help us educate the public on parrot issues, the third most popular ‘pet’ in the US and other countries. A breeder is a breeder. Period. Don’t shop, adopt and save a life. S. Mirojnick

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11 Nov 2016 Zootopia at Kenilworth Showgrounds Gates open 5.30pm. Movie 7pm. $10 per person, $30 per family. Sausage sizzle, popcorn, candy bar. 12 Nov 2016 Mary River Festival Kandanga pages 1 & 2 19 Nov 2016 Harvest Dinner / Artslink Xmas Party 5.30pm banks of the Yabba Creek – details www.maryvalleyartslink.com.au/events 25 Nov ongoing Kandanga Country Club art exhibitions Friends of the Gallery (FoG) from Gympie Regional Gallery have collaborated to present and showcase works of varying emerging and experienced artists.

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