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construction and would generate around 48GWh, taking our rooftop solar and storing it until needed when the sun goes down, which starts to get to the scale of the Snowy Hydro. nvironmental, agriculture, community groups and Traditional “We are doing the work to ensure high levels of environmental Owners have been invited to join the Borumba Pumped Hydro protections and community consultation will play a critical role to Project Stakeholder Reference Group. ensure that. Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni “I’ve met members of the community and stakeholders and heard said up to 19 members would provide essential direction for the their priorities and design thresholds about no off-river storage project’s next steps, with the first Stakeholder Group meeting on created on the Mary to feed the Borumba fill and maintaining current 21 April in Gympie. environmental flows from the dam. “While this project could be a game-changer for Queensland’s clean “And we heard what the community wants out of it – not just the energy future and our emissions targets it is essential we consult to construction jobs, but ideas for how we can build a legacy too, a long term benefit across the town and region. ensure we balance the interests of all stakeholders. “The stakeholder group will be tasked with looking at specific studies “With estimates Lake Borumba’s pumped storage could power including environmental, hydrological, social and two million homes, the Palaszczuk Government is recreational impact assessments and will provide investing in more jobs and more industries as part Public meetings had another avenue to ensure stakeholders better of Queensland’s plan for economic recovery,” Mr de understand the project. been set for 23 and 24 Brenni said. “Meetings will also include representatives from “Representatives from the land’s Traditional March – page 11, MVV Powerlink, Department of Regional Development Owners the Gubbi Gubbi First Nations Native 9 March. Due to the Feb/ Manufacturing and the Water and Department of Title Claimant Group as well as local landholders Energy and Public Works.” March flood these sessions are priority stakeholders to ensure the project “Already 150 locals and members of the public have properly acknowledges their deep and longstanding were cancelled after the attended previous information sessions in Imbil and connections. In addition, the following groups have issue had been published. Gympie and there will be more sessions to come.” been invited to join the Powerlink run Stakeholder Powerlink Project Director Pumped Hydro We are sorry for any Reference Group. Developments Chris Evans said the community inconvenience. Environmental representatives:has been heavily involved to date, providing some - Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee; great local knowledge and insights. New dates for these public - Sunshine Coast Environmental Council; “We have received a range of stakeholder feedback information sessions are – - Save the Mary River Coordinating Group; from community engagement to date, with the top Wednesday, 20 April at Imbil three themes centred on hydrological modelling and - Wide Bay Burnett Environmental Council; and Thursday, 21 April, 2022 water allocations, flora and fauna, and community - Queensland Conservation Council; impacts from construction,” Mr Evans said. - Hinterland Bush Links. at The Pavilion, Gympie. “We will continue to explore these and other topics Economic development / industry representatives:at the first meeting of our Stakeholder Reference ~ Jill G., MVV Editor. - Gympie District Beef Liaison Group; Group and the next round of community information - Australian Ginger Growers’ Association; sessions. We have received positive feedback from the community on the engagement undertaken to date and we want - Gympie Chamber of Commerce; to keep that going.” - Mary Valley Chamber of Commerce;  Borumba Pumped Hydro Project Reference Group will meet - Wide Bay Burnett Regional Development Australia; quarterly, with the first Stakeholder meeting in Gympie, 21 April. - Queensland Council of Unions. The next round of public information sessions are from 3-7pm Community representatives:at Imbil (RSL Hall) 20 April and The Smith Room at The Pavilion - Lake Borumba Fish Stocking Association; Conference Centre, 77 Exhibition Road, Gympie on 21 April. - Imbil Crime Watch. Call Powerlink 1800 635 369 or www.powerlink.com.au/borumba “Our pumped hydro facility at Lake Borumba will be a multi-billion*This article is correct at time of publication and has been submitted by dollar project with the potential to generate billions more in clean and on behalf of the Queensland Government. Published free of charge, energy investment,” Mr de Brenni said. by the Mary Valley Community News Assoc Inc, for Mary Valley residents “It is potentially 2000 jobs for Gympie and the Sunshine Coast during and visitors who may be interested with Mary River future use proposals.

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SPORTS

KENILWORTH SPORTS

port was an important part of community life in Kenilworth and district from the earliest settlement. In the column “Brisbane Road” published on page 5 of the Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette 30.5.1895 it was reported:There is a manifest dislike for all work and no play and no play even in the bush, and our young men have formed a cricket club, and are preparing a ground for play on the old road near Mr. Cole's place. A meeting has also been held at Kenilworth with the same object in view, so that if two clubs are formed your well-fed brokers and publicans had better keep up their practice as some of our boys are sturdy fellows, and when they meet them will surely give a good account of themselves. After a gathering held to determine the future industry of the community after the flooding in March of 1898 a meeting of the Race Club was held at which it was decided that the Kenilworth Races should be run on Saturday, 26th March. The sport of kings also included events such as woodchop and foot races at the Kenilworth Race Days. School events such as Arbor Day always included a sports session as reported in the Brisbane Courier, 8.6.1900, page 4:Miss Adele Bleakley, the head teacher, supervised sports after lunch

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ave you checked out the Kenilworth Markets yet? It’s a great little country market. Held in the beautiful Kenilworth Town Park, every Saturday morning from 8.00am to 1.30pm. It is disability friendly with wheelchair access to all facilities. Family friendly, with a great children’s playground right next door and your dogs are also welcomed, on leash. There are local artists, craftspeople, makers, and growers. Regular stallholders include cacti, cards, collectable toys and crystals. There are lovely things to eat like relish, jams, honey and more. Exquisite pottery and beautiful homewares. We have a resident naturopath who will focus on your wellness. You can also get t-shirts, stickers, bunting and a whole range of dog jerky and doggie ice-cream for the furry family members  Check out the social pages on Facebook and Instagram for Kenilworth Markets Qld and new stallholder enquiries are always welcome. Email to: kenilworthmarketsqld@gmail.com

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with a large quantity of toys and money being distributed as prizes. Tennis appears to have been well established in the district by 1911. The Chronicle (16.9.1911, page 5) reported that the Kenilworth Tennis Club played their first match again the Mt. Ubi Club with Mt. Ubi winning the day 101 games to 28. A report in the Daily Mail (17.10.1923, page 10) stated:As yet there is only one country team in operation this being the Kenilworth Hockey team. It was formed in June this year by Miss E. Sully who for some years, was an ardent member of the State High School club. Since its establishment the club has never looked back and now has a membership of 29 girls, a very creditable record. This club in no way lacks good players, for on the four occasions they have met Brisbane teams, they have never been beaten.  Pictured top 1924 Hockey players, 1st uniform and left, 1904 Cricket Club players. The athleticism of the hockey players was evident in the Ladies 100 yards championship race held at the Brisbane Exhibition in August 1926 when Nell Pickering from Kenilworth Hockey Club gained 3rd place (Daily Standard, 12.8.1926, page 4). It should be added that six players from Kenilworth Club represented Queensland in either interstate or international matches in the ensuing years.  Come along to Kenilworth Museum on any Sunday between 10am and 2pm to learn more of the history of the district. Lenore Meldrum, President, Kenilworth & District Historical Assn Inc.

RAINFALL – MOY POCKET FEBRUARY 2022 by Graeme Brennan

February had 1041mm. The previous wettest February was 2013 with 465mm. Previous wettest of any month was January 2011 with 599mm. Last February 28mm. 21 year average for February 221mm. The three months of Summer gave us 1423mm. Previous wettest Summer was 2010/11 which had 1249mm. Last Summer we had 533mm. Our average for Summer is 579mm.

RAINFALL – MOY POCKET – MARCH 2022 March had 137mm. Last March 162mm. The average for March 152mm. We had rain on 14 days. Average for March being 18 days. The total rain for first months of this year 1465mm. Previous wettest January-March was 2013 which had 1026mm. Same period last year 381mm. The January-March average 561mm. The four months total to end of March 2245mm. Our 20 year annual average being 1196mm.

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KENILWORTH ANZAC DAY PROGRAM

he Kenilworth community ANZAC Day service will be conducted on Monday 25 April 2022. The following are the timings for ANZAC Day at Kenilworth: • 7.30am – Community breakfast in the Kenilworth town park. • 8.45am – Marchers, including accompanied children, are requested to form-up opposite the cheese factory. • 9.00am – March past to the memorial commences. • 9.20am – Service commences. • 10.15am – Service concludes. • 10.20am – Community morning tea, coffee and Anzac biscuits at the Hall. Individuals and families wishing to lay wreathes as part of the service are most welcome and are requested to contact Jim McKillop, President of the Kenilworth RSL Sub Branch, on 5446 0637.

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ince the change of service time for our weekly Holy Communion to Saturday afternoon at 4.30pm, St Luke’s Anglican Church is happy to report that pleasing attendances have been maintained. Morning Prayer continues to be live streamed from St Luke’s every Thursday morning at 9am. See Maleny Parish webpage for details. After the Saturday service, there is a “Saturday Arvo Social” in the Shed, open to all the community. We share some good food and good fun. Do come and join us at 5.30pm. Bring a plate if you wish but it’s not necessary. It’s not a late night as we are usually home by 7.30 or so. We extend a special invitation to the residents of the Kenilworth Village Units and to Ron and his Average Joes and to anyone else who would like to come along. We especially welcome newcomers to Kenilworth! It’s a chance to come and “meet the locals”. Easter Services at St Luke’s:Saturday 9 April HC at 4.30pm; Good Friday 15 April at 12 noon; Easter Eve Sat 16 April 5.30pm (not the usual 4.30); Easter Day Sunday 17 April HC at 9am. St Luke’s will join with St John Bosco community on Maundy Thursday afternoon at St John Bosco’s. The Rev’d Deb Bird is planning a Taize service at St Luke’s in May. This is a beautifully restful and reflective time of song, silence and gentle prayer set in a candle-lit church. After the disruption of the flood, St John Bosco community is once again celebrating on Sundays. During the celebration of Mass on Sunday 20 March, we witnessed the baptism of Alma – pictured right – the baby daughter of locals, Kris and Shaun – Alma was the perfect candidate and we were able to honour the occasion afterwards at a morning tea.  The Christian Meditation group continues to meet at St John Bosco every Thursday at 9.30am. We are part of the world wide network of groups which embraces all the Christian faith traditions. Visit the world community website at wccm.org

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n 20 March, Kim Kirkman and Friends presented would like to take the opportunity to wish ARTS COUNCIL another delightful concert in the Kenilworth Hall. you and your family a safe and happy Easter. Once again, our “local lad”, Barrie Woods accompanied “I hope you have a chance find some time to spend by wife, Pam, was a big hit with the audience. His Champagne with loved ones and reflect on what the holiday Charlie Is My Name was a crowd pleaser! Our thanks to all helped means to you. put this concert on. We’re getting in early to tell you that Kim If you’re travelling over the holiday period, please Kirkman will be back on 3 December for a Christmas concert. take care on the roads and avoid the fatal five: The Artists Alliance Australia from Caloundra will be back again speeding, driving under the influence of substances in July with another exciting art exhibition of beautiful and (drugs and/or alcohol), not wearing a seatbelt, affordable paintings. We encourage local artists to register with driving whilst fatigued, driving while distracted. AAA as they offer a wonderful service to artists for display of Federal Budget – works and sales. Local LNP MPs, Ted O’Brien, Llew O’Brien, The winner of our first ArtsFest online and Andrew Wallace, have failed to deliver was a local lady from Cambroon, Tania Small with a delightful still life, Eggs in a for residents of the Sunshine Coast and Mary Basket with Feathers, 2nd Jane Parker Lake Valley as the Federal government handed Weyba Dreaming, 3rd Tricia Reust Parched; down it’s pre-election budget on Tuesday, 30 Encouragement (Jean Glanvill Memorial) March, 2022. Heather Gall Fallen Log, Central Station, Thursday 31 March 6pm – KAC There’s no funding in the Budget to complete Fraser Is; People’s Choice to Monique AGM, The Shed. the full duplication of the North Coast Rail Nicholson with Breathe Little One, Breathe. line through to Nambour, no funding to Friday to Sunday 22 -24 July Congratulations to all the winners and expand seating at Kawana Stadium as we our thanks to all entrants, judges and 10am-4pm – AAA Art Show, approach the 2032 Olympics, nothing for competition administrators. Kenilworth Hall. social or public housing, rental or housing Hopefully, we will be presenting the 2022 affordability, nothing for disaster mitigation Friday 22 July 6pm – Gala Kenilworth ArtsFest as an exhibition open projects, and no funding to fix the crisis in opening AAA, Kenilworth Hall. to the public along with the other popular primary and allied healthcare. festival events. This is planned for 30 Friday 30 Sept to Monday They haven’t even allocated any new funding September to 3 October. Fingers crossed! 3 October, 10am -4pm to the Bruce Highway. Singalong! goes from strength to strength – Kenilworth ArtsFest exhibition. How many times must residents put up with with a very enjoyable session every Friday at being taken for granted by this tired and KAC from 10am till noon. No auditions! No Friday 30 Sept 6pm – Kenilworth terminal Federal LNP government that has all abilility to hit high C! Just come along and ArtsFest Presentation Night. sing for fun with laughter and friendship. but given up on governing.” Saturday 3 Dec 2pm  Children’s art classes with Jodie will Robert (Rob) Skelton resume after the Easter break. Kim Kirkman Concert – Member For Nicklin With our AGM scheduled for 31 March, Queensland Parliament. venue TBA. there will be a report in the next MVV issue. NB: New phone for KAC is 0472 767 482. www.kenilwortharts.org.au

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Sunshine Coast Council in partnership with Biosecurity Queensland is supporting a community-based coordinated Wild Dog Baiting Program. Failure to control wild dogs can result in livestock losses, attacks on domestic pets and the loss of native fauna. Landholders have a legislative responsibility to control declared pests on their land and participation in this program is an effective way to help meet this responsibility. The Wild Dog Baiting Program will be held throughout Bald Knob, Beerburrum, Belli Park, Cambroon, Conondale, Coochin Creek, Crohamhurst, Curramore, Elaman Creek, Gheerulla, Kenilworth, Kidaman Creek, Obi Obi, Peachester, Reesville, Witta and Wootha areas from 19 Apr-20 May, 2022.

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COM MUNITY WELLBEING KENILWORTH POOL THANKS THE KENILWORTH CHOOK CHASE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS

he Kenilworth Swimming Pool Committee would sincerely like to thank the Kenilworth Chook Chase – (proudly sponsored by KTM) for their continued support and generous donation from the 2021 Kenilworth Chook Chase proceeds. We would also like to thank the hard working committee, members and all the volunteers and KTM for helping make this event a wonderful fundraiser for our community. Lena Beausang, Kenilworth Community Pool Manager

SLOWING THE AGEING PROCESS

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ecent research has suggested that there are possible actions and treatments that will extend human life by years if not Warren decades. These include both healthy lifestyle changes and pharmaceutical interventions. Blee OAM, The medical term for growing old is Consultant senescence. Buffeted by DNA damage and stresses, your cells deteriorate and Pharmacist. eventually stop multiplying, but don't die. In younger people, the body’s immune system clears these senescent cells, but as you age the immune system is not so efficient at removing these dormant and dying cells and while the body tries to deactivate these cells, they release proteins which tend to cause the cells around them to also become senescent. The problem is that senescent cells can develop defective DNA, which can lead to diseases including cancer and can damage cells and cause chronic inflammation, which plays a part in diabetes, arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and many other diseases. How quickly this happens is affected by the genetic makeup from your parents. Australians have an average lifespan of 82.9 compared with UK 81.20 years and USA 78.79 years. Some of the best lifestyle benefits come from quitting or never smoking, logging more than 5ó hours of physical activity p/week, and keeping a normal weight. Evidence says targeting any one will also help improve the others. Dr James Kirkland of the Mayo Clinic in the USA has tried to increase the rate of clearing cells by using pharmacological methods, using the anti-cancer drug dasatinib and a plant pigment and antioxidant quercetin, which gives grapes, tomatoes and other fruit and vegetables their flavour. While the initial results are promising, as is oxygen therapy, the real effectiveness of these treatments has not yet been proved. Interesting research is currently at Phase III stage with the medication Metformin, used for diabetes, which suggests it helps reduce heart disease, dementia, Alzheimers, some cancers and seemed to have a beneficial effect for people with Covid-19.

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AFTER THE DISASTER COMES THE CLEAN UP

’m hearing a lot of stories about tough Aussie grit, of people cleaning up and starting again, after all what else can you do? Although this ability to bounce back is commendable, if we don’t acknowledge the harm we have experienced, and spend time tending to the heartbreak, we may cause unintended harm down the track. When we experience traumatic events like flooding, it is very destabilising and there is every reason you may be feeling unsteady and shaken up. Now is a good time to allow yourself to grieve, to acknowledge the heartache of the losses and not be tempted to move on too soon. Let’s clean the wound and give it a chance to breathe, before we stick the Band-Aid on and get going again.  Suicide Prevention Training opportunity. We’re hosting SafeTALK training Saturday 28 May 2pm-5.30pm at the KAC Shack in Kenilworth, with a BBQ afterwards. This training will increase your confidence talking with and helping someone thinking of suicide. If you’d like to learn practical skills to make a difference in your community, please consider booking at Humanitix – (search ‘SafeTALK Kenilworth’). National Help Lines: Lifeline 13 11 14; Rural Aid 1300 327 624; Mensline Australia 1300 789 978 mensline.org.au; DV Connect Women’s Line 1800 811 811 dvconnect.org/womensline/; Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 kidshelpline.com.au; Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 – www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/ Ben Burns – Community Development Worker, Suicide Prevention in Local Communities ben@calcomm.org.au Results expected in a year or two. Pursuing good health generally lengthens life and future medicines will increase it even further.

FACEMASKS AND OMICRON

hile triple vaccination is a major protection from Omicron, Australians are also advised to wear masks when visiting indoor venues such as shops, offices, shopping centres or when using taxis or public transport. There are basically three common types of face masks available: Firstly – P2N95 masks are the top of the range disposable masks which give you the maximum protection if fitted correctly, without exhalation ports and only worn once. All types of masks should fit comfortably but tightly so that there is no space between the edge of the mask and your skin though less effective for beard wearers. Secondly – Surgical masks which are approximately rectangular in shape and light blue or white in colour, are typically worn by nursing or medical staff. They are much more economical than other masks but must only be worn once. Lastly – there are Material masks. Typically, they are more comfortable to wear but need to be washed between each use with soap and 60 degree hot water. While they can be worn multiple times, washing causes some wear and tear on the mask so it steadily becomes less effective with each wash. Recent research on the spread of Omicron by the USA Academy of Science found two unmasked people three metres apart had a 90% chance of transmission after three minutes, if both people wore surgical masks this drops to a maximum of 30% after one hour. Except being outside with a breeze it is best to avoid people (other than your immediate family) not wearing a mask or those wearing the mask under their nose, under their chin or who pull their mask down when talking. Omicron does not seem to be as severe as Delta but the data is not yet in on how many people suffer long Covid after Omicron. Protecting yourself and your loved ones, friends and colleagues from Covid-19 by wearing masks properly, washing your hands regularly with soap and water (or using hand sanitiser) for 20 seconds and where possible also practicing social distancing.

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unior artists from across Queensland are called on to unleash their creativity and enter Sunshine Coast Council’s Wild HeART Student Art competition for native Australian plants and animals. Students can enter their artwork into three age categories for a chance to win a share of $3000 in prizes before entries close on Sunday, 17 July, 2022. Sunshine Coast Environmental Portfolio Councillor Maria Suarez said this year the art prize had been reimagined to include all Australian native wildlife and plants. “School-aged students from across Queensland are encouraged to submit an artwork that realistically portrays an Australian animal or plant,” Cr Suarez said. “This year’s prize celebrates all of Australia’s native wildlife and plants so students can learn about their chosen specie’s unique qualities and its place in our landscape. When selecting their subject, students should consider why they chose the species, whether it’s threatened, if they have a connection with it and whether they have learnt anything new through the creative process. Our aim is to help create a deeper connection and respect between children and their natural environment.”  There are three ages categories – 8 years and under; 13 years and under; and 19 years and under. The Wild HeART Student Art Prize is generously supported by Friends of Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens, Friends Regional Gallery Caloundra Inc., Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld – Sunshine Coast & Hinterland and Qld Wildlife Artists Society Inc. All entry instructions, forms, eligibility criteria and conditions are available at https://botanic-garden.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/ See-and-do/Wild-HeART-Student-Art-Prize

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COMMUNITY 'DEE DUNHAM THE DROVER'S DAUGHTER' BOOK REVIEW

few years back, in advance of Dee Dunham’s 80th birthday celebrations, I was asked to write a poem for the event. I gathered some key information about this person who I’d known for the best part of three decades, and as I read through it, I realised just how little I’d really known about her. One side of me wanted to ask more questions, but I feared that, if I did, I’d end up with a saga that would have rivalled The Rime of the Ancient Mariner rather than the modest poem I’d envisaged. Reading of her early life as the daughter of a drover, I couldn’t resist the alliterative allure of Dee Dunham The Drover’s Daughter by way of a title, and I’m doubly delighted that Dee pressed on with answering those questions, (and many more besides, wearing out four computers in the process), to fill in the numerous gaps, in a book that she’s given the same name. It may have begun as that “telling my story for my children”, a not uncommon sentiment, coupled with the inevitable ageing process, but the end result, in Dee’s case, has a far wider appeal. Hers is no ordinary story. Growing up in small dusty Boggabilla with a father whose behaviours would not unfairly be described as “psychopathic” was no rural idyll. Yet in spite of its harshness, Dee remembers, with great clarity, the beauty of the countryside and captures the events of the time, the appalling treatment of aboriginal people for example. One of four daughters, she escapes her harsh upbringing by moving to the city but this is only the beginning of her adventures. Swept off her feet with a romance, thrown into a maelstrom of a wellknown international religious cult, the reader could be excused for wondering if this all happened to one person, but indeed it did. It’s a tale of courage, tenacity and survival but most of all an enduring love for her children. And although her story was initially intended for her children, it was they who decided it deserved a much wider audience. Dee’s writing style is easy to read and hard to put down. Longerterm readers of The Mary Valley Voice may remember articles she wrote way back, in the time of founding editor, the late Glen Spicer, where she described with considerable humour, the joys of taking on life on a farm with chooks and goats and many lessons learnt. The frequency of her articles tapered off as she became a noted (and award winning) cheese-maker, producing wonderful cheese from her much-loved herd of dairy goats. They say that everyone has a story, but surely few could be as colourful, as eventful, as that of Dee Dunham.  Deanna Dunham The Drover’s Daughter is available from the author at her website www.deannadunham.net Kindly reviewed by Ian Mackay, Moy Pocket.

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ob in a pothole. Council crews and contractors have been busy clearing debris and assessing flood-affected areas to open them to through-traffic and make them safe again. During the severe weather events our roads held up well, however some areas across Division 5 have been significantly impacted, due to the downpours. I encourage the community’s assistance in locating any damaged roads and potholes that have emerged during the recent deluge. Visit council’s website at www.sunshinecoast.qld. gov.au to let us know if there’s a pothole near you. Reseal works. Keeping with roads, there are a number of reseal projects scheduled to take place in Maleny starting at the end of March and are expected to be completed in April, pending weather and site conditions. Flood Relief Funding Opportunities. If you’ve been affected by the recent floods and severe weather, there are a variety of funding opportunities to assist with flood and disaster relief. Visit my Facebook page for a list of available funding grants you can apply for. Or you can visit council’s webpage for a list of any disaster recovery activities, financial support, resources to help you and where to donate. ANZAC Day Monday 25 April. I am encouraging our community to take part in remembering those who have served and sacrificed. www.facebook.com/winstonjohnstondivision5scc

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enilworth Town Park Renewal. Council is planning to deliver playground equipment improvements and is seeking input from the community to help guide selection of the new playground equipment. The renewal includes play equipment within the fenced toddler play area, as well as the digger and purple coloured comet spinner in the main play area. You can provide your feedback and choose what play equipment you would like to see in the park on Council’s Have Your Say website. Submissions close 5pm, Monday, 11 April 2022. Pioneer Park, Eerwah Vale. The current shelter in Pioneer Park is being considered for removal and will be replaced with picnic tables on concrete slabs located in shady locations in the park for short stay picnicking. These proposed works will open the space and use the natural shade in the park for visitors to enjoy the outdoors. If you would like to make a comment about the proposed outcome, please contact Council. Council's feral animal survey runs between Monday, 11 April, and Wednesday, 13 April. In the following locations: • Walli Creek Road/Walli Mountain Road, Kenilworth • Aherns Road, Conondale • Kilcoy Lane – Broken Bridge Road, Conondale • Eastern Mary River Road, Cambroon and • Booloumba Creek Road, Cambroon.  Landscape Concept Plan for North Arm Park. Visit Council’s Have Your Say website before 15 April or attend a drop-in session at North Arm Park, Saturday, 9 April from 8-11am for a chat.

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWS Have you seen Eumundi’s proposed, new-look streetscape? Council has been listening to, and speaking with, Eumundi locals, businesses and groups to create their vision and values for the future of the main street. Visit Council’s Have Your Say website to view the draft steetscape design and let us know if we've got it right by completing the online survey before 11 April. Get ready to Go The garden organics bin collection service is expanding to households across the Sunshine Coast from July 2022. Place lawn clippings, weeds, leaves and other organic materials in your green-lidded bin. It will be collected by Council, diverted away from landfill and mulched ready to be reused.

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hat a busy first term all schools have experienced for the start of our 2022 school year! The two week delayed start for Queensland students made the teaching and learning program shorter for all learners. Then the flooding that the South East region experienced mid-term interrupted another two weeks of learning. Despite these disruptions, the students of Kenilworth State Community College have had a wonderful first term. The Prep/Year 1/Year 2 class would like to share some of our positive experiences from Term 1 with our local community. Our six new Prep students have settled in well to our routines – they can remember what to bring to school and where to put it every morning, where to play and what the bell means. There are so many things to learn and remember when you come

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Calling all high school graduates and uni students! Are you looking to gain valuable skills, work experience and get paid? Apply for a Sunshine Coast Council traineeship before 24 April! Trainees are paid to learn on-the-job for 12 months and complete a certificate qualification. Sound good? Visit Council's website for more details and to apply.

Check out the Heritage Symposium If you’ve ever stepped inside an old building and wished the walls could talk, then don’t miss this year’s Heritage Symposium. The free event is on Friday 29 April at the Landsborough School of Arts Hall. Keynote speakers will share their insight into some of South East Queensland’s distinguished heritage homes and museums. Bookings essential - visit Council's heritage website. CUSTOMER CONTACT

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n my teens one of my favourite past times was car rallying in the mallee scrub with the local car club. Spinning those wheels and tearing up the dirt. However my Hillman GT Hunter and I got carried away and I took my fun into my fathers irrigated dairy pastures! What was I thinking?! I have mental scars of my Italian father's shovel sized hands slapped on my butt cheeks. Painful but deserved. What's this got to do with soil? During my teens my other passion was agriculture and the destruction of the soil with the help of my car actually helped me learn about the soil. I realised “soil” is only “dirt” if it's mistreated. Wherever I went with my trusty Hillman only weeds grew and the drainage was poor. My learning of soil in life was based on observation and the books that were available. To this day I still think there's not enough observation. More and more people are becoming internet farmers and not observers. Soil Compaction. One of the most common problems in agriculture is soil compaction. The most It can be caused by anything from raindrops to machinery to livestock. dangerous person What can we do? Mechanical aeration, is the one who soil ammendments, cover crops, mulches, listens, thinks and livestock, tillage etc. observes. However there are pros and cons with some of these. It's not what you do, it's ~ Bruce Lee how you do it that matters. Why is aeration important? How long can you go without food? A day? A week? A month? How long can you go with out water? A week? How long can you go without oxygen? Try it, hold your breath. Feeding microbes is only half of their survival. Beneficial soil microbes require air to breathe. No different than humans, these tiny creatures need air to survive. The air we breathe, however is different than the air in the soil. While both contain nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and other gases soil air contains approximately a hundred times as much carbon dioxide as atmospheric air – the high concentration of carbon dioxide is necessary for plant production. The higher concentration of carbon dioxide comes from soil microbial respiration. Soil air containing one hundred times more carbon dioxide than atmospheric is a testament to just how many soil microbes exist in a “healthy” soil. Don't treat soil like dirt! Now there's something to think about. Stephen Nussio – advancerural@hotkey.net.au – 0427 609 454.

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REFLECTIONS ON THE FEBRUARY FLOOD

aura-Jane McCarthy and her friends checked all the weather information they could find before they went to sleep at their campsite next to the Mary River at Kenilworth. The variety of forecasts they found were mostly in the 20-40mm range, and a Bureau of Meteorology warning they thought they had seen appeared to have been cancelled. Reassured by the campground managers that they would wake them if there was problem, the women went to bed. However, they were woken at 2am on Wednesday 23 February by members of the managing family warning them to leave as the river was rising. “I believe if they hadn’t woken us, we would have perished,” she said. Laura-Jane has since questioned the quality and consistency of

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REFLECTIONS ON FEBRUARY'S FLOOD Continued from page 13. “They are camping on our property so their lives are our responsibilty,” forecasts and why warnings about flooding and evacuation were not given as a precaution. Joelle said. Rainfall figures show light rain across the catchment early in Laura-Jane said she and four other women had spent time in the the evening of 22 February but by midnight, there had been falls late afternoon and early evening checking forecasts after one of them received a call from a family member who had heard rain was of 75-111m in Coolabine Creek, at the Obi Lookout, Kenilworth on the way. However there were no current forecasts to indicate Homestead and Moy Pocket, while about half that had fallen at that they had anything to worry about. Bellbird Creek. “We’re not silly people. We did check the weather. I think it would be During the next three hours, the rain eased off at the Obi Lookout better to order an evacuation and it be a false alarm than to not move but was still falling at the same rate at Kenilworth Homestead and the people and lose lives,” she said. Moy Pocket and had got heavier at Bellbird Creek. The night had been a terrifying experience. “One minute, you’re There was only light rain at the Conondale gauge which was standing in ankle-deep water and the next minute, you’re up to your lauded as providing early information about Mary River flooding knees, and a minute later, all your stuff is floating,” she said. when it was installed in 2013. She remembers struggling to see in the rain in the dark and A Sunshine Coast Council spokesman said the organisation unfamiliar landscape while trying to drive away to higher ground. received the same BoM alerts issued to the public and hydrologists also received messages from a Flood Warning Alert system. “At one stage, my wheels started to spin and I slid backwards and I thought there’s only one place I’m going to go.” The spokesman said the system sent text messages and emails for Moy Pocket, Cooloolabin and Kenilworth Group members became separated and they were ... gratitude to which were verified by a hydrologist who then notified not united with the final member of the group until the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management team daylight in a cafe in Kenilworth. – the Paulgers, for in the early hours of Wednesday 23 February. The women’s stress was compounded by the fact they saving their lives. “Follow-up rainfall reports were relayed to the Disaster all have disabilities of varying degree which hinder Management team throughout the morning, none noting their mobility. ~ Laura-Jane McCarthy a concern for rainfall at Conondale or any of the Upper One woman’s dog was accidentally locked in a vehicle Mary rain gauges,” the spokesman said. “Based on the and the window needed to be smashed to release it. information received, the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management Laura-Jane said she tried calling the SES for help and was told to Group (LDMG) moved to alert status after 2am and then to stand up call 000 by an operator who refused to make the call for her. status after 5am on 23 February 2022.” The experience had been traumatic for all in her group and they The spokesman did not clearly answer a question about what had all reached out for help in the days since. time the State Disaster Coordination Centre was asked to issue “I think I have a bit of PTSD. Between all of us, we’ve all called a warnings about rain and flash flooding. suicide line or gone to our GP,” she said. “The LDMG determines the timing of such alerts on the basis of Laura-Jane likened the lack of information, warning or notice to advice, consultation and cooperation of a host of agencies.” evacuate given by authorities on the night of 22 February as akin Questions for the SDCC were referred to the Queensland Police to that in January when the remnants of a cyclone hit Bundaberg Service which released a statement saying: and Maryborough in early January. A 14-year-old girl washed “The Bureau of Meteorology had been reporting the likelihood of heavy away in floodwaters near Bundaberg remains missing. and significant rainfall for SEQ well in advance of the rain incident On the same morning as the campground evacuation, a woman commencing. The full extent of the disaster network was monitoring in her 60s died when her vehicle was swept off a flooded road at the event with extensive media messaging, across government and Bellli Park at about 4.45am and a motorcyclist went missing at widespread media messaging, have occurred to prepare residence for Cedar Pocket, east of Gympie, on his way home from work about what may occur.” 1.30am. The statement did not provide a time at which the SCDCC received “I understand they have to give what the BoM give them but five weeks a request to issue public alerts. ago, we had exactly the same weather at Mackay and people died so “Kenilworth is within the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management what have they learned?” Group which moved from alert to being fully stood up on 22 February Laura-Jane expressed her gratitude to the family behind the 2022. At the time, the first emergency alert of many was issued for all Parklands campground, the Paulgers, for saving their lives. residents in the region.” Joelle Paulger, her husband, Glen, and her brother-in-law, Clinton, Daily rainfall totals to 9am were as follows:went from campsite to campsite in the dark to tell their guests to Bellbird Crk: 23/2 156mm, 24/2 11mm, 25/2 65mm, 26-28/2 0mm. get to higher ground. Conondale: 23/2 21mm, 24/2 8mm, 25/2 120mm, 26/2 229mm, She said it usually took 12 hours for water from rain at Maleny to 27/2 200mm, 28/2 1mm. make its way down the river which had risen faster than expected. Coolabine Creek: 23/2 210mm, 24/2 12mm, 25/2 177mm, 26/2 The men had been monitoring the rain and river throughout the 257mm, 27/2 108mm, 28/2 5mm. night before the decision was made to evacuate the campers. Grigor Road: 23/2 67mm, 24/2 11mm, 25/2 151mm, 26/2 242mm, 27/2 180mm, 28/2 1mm. 2500x FREE Kenilworth Homestead: 23/2 A4 COPIES PRINTED. 206mm, 24/2 8mm, 25/2 221mm, MVV Editor jillguldbransen@gmail.com 1900x mailbox 26/2 270mm, 27/2 106mm, 28/2 direct. Rest are 0456 253 698 • 07 5494 9619 3mm. by ten writ s year bulk drops. the community Moy Pocket: 23/2 205mm, 24/2 for the community. 11mm, 25/2 301mm, 26/2 376mm, 27/2 121mm, 28/2 20mm. MONDAY 2 MAY for #5 MVV 11 MAY 2022 Obi Lookout: 23/2 193mm, 24/2 Website issues issuu.com/maryvalleyvoice 26mm, 25/2 127mm, 26/2 242mm, Mary Valley Community News Assoc. Inc., publishers of The Mary Valley Voice since 1991, reserves the right to refuse inappropriate 27/2 246mm, 28/6 8mm. advertising and submissions for both print and website, and any opinions expressed in any published advertisements or submissions does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Association or its Editor. 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