Download - Cooroora Connect June 2012
1 Locals Supporting Locals - Pomona Community House Funded by Department of Communities
An Initiative of Pomona & District Community House Inc. June 2012
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A WHEEL BARROW FULL OF GOODIES FOR POMONA GARDENING GROUP
The Pomona & District Community House is thrilled to take delivery of a wheel barrow full of gardening tools for its newly formed Gardening Group. President, Dawn Gwynne, said she was very excited by the delivery and that the tools would make work around the Community House and Lawson Shed much easier.
We are very grateful to the Sunshine Coast Council for providing such an array of fantastic equipment,” said Dawn. “We are all about growing fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs and giving people the opportunity to share their knowledge, learn new skills and to make friends whilst doing something really worthwhile.” Community Engagement Coordinator, Kathryn Shewring, added that she hoped some of the fresh produce would make its way into the meals cooked in the regular Community Kitchens held at the Lawson Shed.
Anyone interested in being a part of the group or simply finding out more can call into the next Gardening Group meeting on Friday 29th June at 9.30am at the Lawson Shed or for information about the Gardening Group or the Community Kitchen call 54852427.
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Lotus Choir is looking for new singers...
We meet on Mondays
Time 11am - 12.30pm
New singers are very welcome
Venue to be decided….
Enquiries Noel Bird -
Choir Facilitator
5485 3029 or 0403 173 851
Starting
Thursday
19 July
With Tax
Volunteer
Brenda White
At Pomona Community House
See Tax Help eligibility
** Conditions Apply **
Bookings Essential
PH: 5485 2427
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FREE LEGAL ADVICE & REFERRAL
NORTHERN HINTERLAND OUTREACH
@ Pomona & District Community House
1 Memorial Ave, Pomona
Tuesday evenings fortnightly
6.pm – 7.30pm
(please arrive early for your appointment)
Next Dates - 10 & 24 July
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Phone 07 5443 7827
Suncoast Community Legal Service
provides Family & General Law
ADVICE & REFERRAL SERVICES
** A $5 donation is appreciated to help this
service continue **
Pomona & District
Community House
Awarded $27,459.10
Pomona & District Community house is very pleased with the announcement from Qld Government and the Gambling Community Benefit Committee that we have been successful in our grant application.
Funding will go towards installing solar power to both buildings, skylights and kitchen equipment for the community kitchen program.
Grahams Road Sub-Station - Update
Following a meeting between Energex officials and about 12 residents at the new electricity sub-station site off Grahams Road, Pomona, it was agreed to substantially increase the landscaping budget for the $12.5million project. The new landscaping will significantly reduce the visual impact of the sub-station on the local environment.
Residents had complained that the sub-station extension was much larger than originally envisaged and that landscaping worth $60,000 undertaken so far was inadequate. It had failed to hide the machinery and electrical switching equipment on site. Energex undertook to boost the scope of landscaping in the second stage so that the extra planting and screening hedges would be completed by the end of August, the date for commissioning the new facility. Once brought into operation, the enlarged sub-
station will allow Energex to have more options for
directing electricity flow according to demand and to
bring houses back on line more quickly after
electricity blackouts.
COOROORA CREEK GROUP
Community Nature Conservation
* Learn about native plants & wildlife
* Bush regeneration & planting
*Learn bush tucker & plant identification
Meets the 3rd Sunday of the month at the
car park in Cooroora Creek Park.
8am - 10.30am
15 July, 19 August, 16 September
For more information ph: 5485 2155
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The Green Thing
In the line at the store, the young girl cashier told the older woman that plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The old woman apologized to her and explained, “we didn’t have the green thing back in my day.” That’s right, they didn’t have the green thing in her day.
Back then, they returned their milk bottles, coke bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, using the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But they didn’t have the green thing back in her day.
In her day, they walked up stairs, because they didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. They walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time they had to go two blocks. But she’s right. They didn’t have the green thing in her day.
Back then, they washed the baby’s diapers because they didn’t have the throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right, they didn’t have the green thing back in her day.
Back then, they had one TV, or radio, in the house not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a pizza dish, not a screen the size of the state of Tasmania. In the kitchen, they blended and stirred by hand because they didn’t have electric machines to do everything for you. When they packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, they used wadded up newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, they didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They exercised by working so they didn’t need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she’s right, they didn’t have the green thing back then.
They drank from a fountain when they were thirsty, instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water. They refilled pens with ink, instead of buying a new pen, and they replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But they didn’t have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the train and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus, instead of turning their mums into a 24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And they didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. But that old lady is right. They didn’t have the green thing back in her day.
Odd that young ones would lament how wasteful older folks were just because they didn’t have the green thing back then!
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Kin Kin Community Market 1st Sunday of the Month
Kin Kin School of Arts Hall 10am – 2pm
Many Local stalls…Local produce, crafts, workshops, entertainment, food & drinks
Stall Enquiries: Michelle - Ph: 54854228
Bookings Ph: 54471766
25 July / 26 August
Bus available for
Hinterland Residents
**conditions apply**
Time: 11am - 1pm
Pomona Pixel People
Pomona Community House - Lawson Shed.
Monday **Fortnightly**
9 & 23rd July 2012
at 7pm
Cost $2 per person
**Helpful hints on how to use your camera**
Our camera club meetings are open to all & cover any & all facets of photography including camera basics and
creativity.
Cooran Acoustic Night
Entry is only $4.00!
Come early if you want to be part
of the show for a 7pm start.
Cooran Acoustic Night Dates
28th July & 1 Sept
For further information please contact:
Malcolm on 5485 1003
Email: [email protected]
All proceeds go to Cooran Memorial School of Arts
ANDREW PIKE Physiotherapist BSc (Hons) PGD Manip, Reg Acu
0415 734 180 Physiotherapy
Acupuncture
Sports Injuries
Cranial & TMJ Therapy
Yoga Therapy / Teacher
Trauma Release Exercise
Po Box 109, Pomona
Email: barefootphysio.com.au
Www: barefootphysio.com.au
Do You Play Chess?
Looking for a mentor to help
Students improve their chess
abilities and coach for chess
tournaments.
If your interested please
contact
Heather on
5485 2427
For further
details.
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COLOUR & BLACK/WHITE
PRINTING & PHOTOCOPYING ,
INTERNET, COMPUTER
LESSONS, ROOM HIRE,
LAMINATING, FAXING,
LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS,
RESUME SERVICE,
REFFERAL & INFORMATION
CHILD HEALTH CLINIC
MONDAY
9.30AM - 12.30PM
FOR APPOINTMENT
CALL 5449 5944
CREATIVE WRITING
TUESDAY
9.30AM - 11.30 AM
FREE LEGAL ADVICE
TUESDAY
6PM - 7.30PM
FORTNIGHTLY
54437827
MAHJONG
WEDNESDAY
1PM - 3.30PM
MUSIC LESSONS
Piano/Guitar....
Cost Donation
THURSDAY
9AM - 4PM
COMPUTER LESSONS
Mon/Wed
Donation $2 per visit
Lawson Shed Hire
Contact Heather
5485 2427
POMONA & DISTRICT
COMMUNITY HOUSE
GROUPS &
SERVICES
PH: 54852427
Find us on Facebook
We play Mah-jong
On Wednesday
1pm to 3.30pm
At Pomona
Community House
Cost $2.00 donation
NEWS FLASH........
Pomona Community House
has a NEW
Colour Copier......
Colour printing & scanning
available through reception....
Printing/Copying
Prices
Black/White 20cents per page
Colour $1.00 per page A4
Colour $2.00 per A3
Pricing available for bulk copies.
Newsletters, booklets
price on application.
ADVERTISE IN COLOUR
in Cooroora Connect Colour Business Card 5.5cm x 9cm $25.00 x 4 editions = $100
Colour Banner 5.5cm x 18cm $50 x 4 editions = $200
Colour 1/2 Page $100 x 4 editions = $400
Advertising with Pomona Community House - Cooroora Connect helps fund our community newspaper......
Copy Deadline the last day
of the month.....
30th June 2012
Cooroora Connect is also
published on Facebook.....
check out
Pomona & District Community House Facebook Page.
Computer Lessons
One on one tuition
Cost $2 donation
Monday & Wednesday
Pomona Community House
Contact 5485 2427
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MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING
Pomona State
School
At Pomona State School, we
have some great recycling
programs currently in place
and recently our school
signed up for a new mobile
phone recycling initiative.
Gifts4Mobiles is helping support local schools
throughout Queensland and New South Wales to
access incredible prizes for collecting unwanted
mobile phones.
By recycling our old mobiles, iPods and iPhones we
can receive Apple iPads to support our students’
learning. For every 250 phones collected our school
can receive an iPad. If our school can collect 1000
phones, Gifts4Mobiles will donate a 5th iPad to our
school. So please start looking in your cupboards.
Ask your friends or family if they have an unwanted
mobile and place them into the collection box
which is located in the office foyer.
VIEW Clubs throughout Australia are about to reach a milestone as they eagerly await their 1000
th Learning
For Life Student here in Australia.
Nearly 606,000 Australian Children are currently living in jobless families, with the effects and financial disadvantages laying added pressures for the basics of Life. Their disadvantage holds them back from accessing the same educational and life opportunities as their peers.
Cooroy VIEW Club along with over 400 other VIEW clubs throughout Australia continue to work along side the SMITH Family to assure many of these children get the opportunities they deserve.
Education is the key!!
We are only a small part of the path with The VISION being a Better Future for Young Australians in need. A BELIEF that a every child deserves a Chance and a MISSION to create opportunities for Young Australians in need providing Long term support for their particular education.
Our little friendship club supporting each other as friends, meets monthly for Luncheons in COOROY and Socials supporting the above.
If you are interested in MAKING A DIFFERENCE for children and their families come along and meet us.
Please call Lal Vider 0754491902 for essential
bookings and enquiries or [email protected].
Road closures for Pomona King of the Mountain Festival The 33
rd annual King of the Mountain Festival in Pomona is being held on Sunday 22 July and as per previous years
will include the following street closures:
Reserve Street between School Street and the eastern side of the railway crossing from 6am to 5.30pm
Memorial Avenue between Church Street and Station Street from 6am to 5.30pm
Hospital Street between Mountain Street and Memorial Avenue from 6am to 5.30pm
School Street between Mountain Street and Reserve Street from 8.30am to noon Mountain Street between School Street and Church Street from 12.30pm to 5pm
Alternative routes around the festival area are via School Street, Factory Street, Railway Parade, Red Street and Rectory/Church Streets. Detour signs around the affected areas will be posted.
The Pomona King of the Mountain is run by Cooroy Pomona Lions Inc as a free not-for profit event. It is in its 33
rd year thanks to the generosity of its funding partners and
sponsors – Bendigo Bank, Nestle, Zinc 96.1FM, Cooroy Rag, CQUniversity, Sunshine Coast Regional Council, IGA Pomona, Raine and Horne Pomona, Pomona True Value Hardware, Channel 7, Queensland Media Print, Maroochy River Resort, Aussie Biker, Bellbird Creek Cafe, Pomona Pharmacy, Motorcycle Country, Spectral Printing & Art Design, Tyres for Bikes, Australia Zoo, Mary Valley Rattler, Aussie World, Top Shots Fun Park and Laserzone. Visit www.kingofthemountain.com.au for more information.
Cooroy Blue Light Disco
14 July
6.30pm to 9pm
$5 Entry @ Cooroy RSL Hall
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Regional Achievement &
Community Awards
Stand Up and Be Counted
Member for Gympie, Mr David Gibson MP
encouraged local businesses and organisations to nominate for the Queensland Regional Achievement & Community Awards.
“The Regional Achievement and Community Awards are a fantastic way to encourage and support local individuals and groups dedicated to enhancing our local community.”
Mr Gibson said “Without the efforts of such
individuals and groups our community would not be as vibrant as it is today. These Awards help to highlight community success, so if you know of someone, who you feel is worthy of recognition, please take time to nominate through this year’s Awards.”
Nominations are now open in the following
categories:
The Salvation Army Employment Plus
Business and Employment Award
The Peabody Environment & Landcare Award
The Clark Rubber Regional Service Award
The Prime Super Community of the Year Award
The SunWater Youth Leadership Award
The Safeguard Events and Tourism Award
Nominate for a chance to win a share in $10,000 thanks to the Commonwealth Bank or an advertising package on WIN Television. All category winners will also receive a magnificent glass trophy.
Winners will be announced on the Sunshine Coast at the Gala Dinner Presentation hosted by the event sponsor the Rydges Oasis Resort, Caloundra, on Saturday 3rd November 2012.
For more information or nomination forms please contact the Awards Office on 1300 735 445 or visit the website at www.awardaustralia.com
Nominations Close 17th
August 2012
COMMUNITY NEWS
Councillor says be prepared with a Will with Red Cross Community Wills Days coming up soon in Nambour (Aug 8) and Maleny (Aug 9) Councillor Jenny McKay of Maleny says “everyone needs to be prepared with a well drafted Will. "When loved ones are left to look after your affairs, an up to date Will is a vital document. “If you need assistance with preparing a Will I encourage everyone to take advantage of the professional assistance offered at a Red Cross Community Wills Event” says Cr McKay. Red Cross National Bequest Manager Ian Williamson says “Australia is one of the most charitable nations in the world, with almost three in four of us supporting a charity at some time during our lifetime. “We hold morning teas, shave our heads, run marathons, dress in red, shake tins, bake cakes, hike thousands of kilometres and jump out of planes, all in the name of our favourite charities. “Now, more and more people are remembering charities in their Wills. “Gifts in Wills are worth almost $500 million a year to charities. “A final gift in your Will to Red Cross” says Mr Williamson, “will help ensure Red Cross is still around for generations to come to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people in our local communities. “Red Cross and local solicitors have teamed up to help people prepare simple Wills for only $75 each. “This is a great opportunity to update or make a new Will” says Mr Williamson. For appointments and more information phone Nola on (07) 3367 4772 or email [email protected]
What: NAMBOUR Community Wills Event When: 11am to 3pm, Wednesday 8th August Where: Red Cross Hall, 21 Price St, Nambour What: MALENY Community Wills Event When: 11am to 3pm, Thursday 9th August Where: Uniting Church Hall, 1290 Landsborough Maleny Road, Maleny
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Pilates Classes
Tuesday 9am & Thursday 6pm
Pomona Community House
“Lawson Shed”
1 Memorial Ave, Pomona
All levels welcome.
Call Amy on 0409 766 634
POMONA & DISTRICT COMMUNITY HOUSE INC 1 Memorial Ave, Pomona 4568
PHONE: 5485 2427 | FAX: 5485 1702 | ABN: 86 583 189 320
President - Dawn Gwynne Vice President - Joy Cross Treasurer - Ben Stoffl Secretary - Debbie Schouten
Manager - Brian Lawson Coordinator - Heather Manders Coordinator - Kathryn Shewring
Cooroora Connect is published by Pomona & District Community House Inc.
The material published in Cooroora Connect may be reproduced only with appropriate authorisation & acknowledgment.
The views expressed in Cooroora Connect are not necessarily the views of the editor, publisher or Pomona & District Community House.
EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: WWW.pomonacommunityhouse.com
A Touch of the Past Antiques
Coffee Shop
Open 7 Days ….7am - 5pm Antiques, Gifts,
Flowers,
Jewellery,
Teddy Heaven
******
Coffee, Cake
Pies &
Sandwiches
Group Bookings
available
BABY HEALTH
CLINIC
Child Health
Nurse Deb Daley
This is a free Qld Health Service provided by highly trained health professionals offering contemporary information and relevant support to families. Our Child, Youth and Family Health Team consists of child health nurses, early intervention specialists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and Dieticians.
Monday Mornings 9.30 - 12.30pm
@ Pomona Community House
Ring Noosa Community Health
Phone 5449 5944 for appointments
Pomona Has Been Named The
Perfect Town…..
Pomona has been named the perfect town for people aged over 50 by the Baby Boomer Lifestyle and Health Club.
The club’s website speaks in glowing terms about Pomona’s shops, townscape and parks, but reserves special praise for the friendliness of townsfolk and the scale and walkability of the Pomona town centre. The Two Old Ladies teashop gets a special mention. Kingscliff, in NSW and Boonah are among other towns that have caught the club’s eye as good retirement locations, but only Pomona gets the ‘perfect’ tag.
Read what the club says about Pomona at its website: http://www.kleverklikk.com/kleverhealth/2010/04/the-perfect-baby-boomer-town-pomona-queensland-australia/
Reserve Street, Pomona
(Opposite Stan Topper Park)
Ph: 5485 1883
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Cooran Collectables &
Second Hand Cooran Trading Post
Barry & Pam Hanlon
28 King Street, Cooran 4569
PH: 5485 2312
Shop 2C Memorial Ave Pomona (next to the pub)
Fri-Mon 10 am - 4pm We Buy & Sell
POMONA
True Value Hardware
PH: 5485 1351
10 Reserve St Pomona
FOR ALL YOUR HARDWARE,
TIMBER, GARDEN, PAINT, GAS,
RURAL & PRODUCE NEEDS
Caltex Pomona PH: 5485 1630
Trading Hours:- Mon-Fri 6am-6.30pm /Sat 6.30am-
6pmSun / Pub Hol 7am-5pm
Pomona Automotive
& Tyre Service
PH: 5485 1383
19 Factory St, Pomona
All Cuts Mowing &
Dog Clipping Service
Matt Fulton
PH: 040 4808 449
Great Rates & Prompt Service
Ab$olute Carpet & Vinyls
The Floor Covering Specialists
Commercial & Domestic
Motels, Units, Shops, Commercial Properties
Quality 2nd Hand carpet also available
Ph: Mark 0437 896 164
Free
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