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Friday June 27 th 2014

How does your muscle measure upANZAC DAY 2015

Maleny RSL President Chris Brooker is calling a meeting of interested people to assist with planning and implementing ANZAC Day 2015

ANZAC Day 2015 will be a major cultural event in the Australian calendar being the Centenary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipo-li in 1915

The meeting will be held at the Maleny RSL Hall on 3rd July 2014 at 7pm

If you have any interest in this special occasion please be involved

Peter Slipper still to face court

Mr Peter Slipper former MP for the Federal seat of Fisher has lost his attempt to have dishonesty charges against him in respect to dishonest-ly using his government cabcharge card thrown out of court because of mental illness

Mr Slipper has pleaded not guilty to the three charges he dishonestly used about $1000 worth of Cab-charge vouchers in 2010

The matter has been set down to again appear at the ACT Magis-trates Court on July 21st 2014

Prostate cancer accounts for ap-proximately 30 of cancers diag-nosed each year in Australian men It is the second most common cause of cancer death after lung cancer It has been estimated that around 120000 Australian men are living with prostate cancer and it is predicted that the number will increase to 267000 by 2017

Those statistics are very confront-ing but they are real

On Sunday July 8th between9am and 1pm there will be a display of great muscle cars on display at the Maleny Show grounds

There will be Holden HSVs Ford FPVs vintage and classic muscle cars hot rods and powerful mo-torbikes It is a real petrol-head heaven

It will be a great opportunity to either show off their ldquomusclerdquo cars

or just lust over the more than 700 cars and motor bikes on display Included in this impresssinv lineup will be the Mustang made famous by Australian motor racing legend Allan Moffat

One of the organisers Colin Sinclair said that last year over $6000 was raised on the day and this year it is hoped that a whole lot more can be raised to go towards research into this disease

Men over age 50 or 40 with a fami-ly history of prostate cancer should talk to their doctor about testing for prostate cancer

Early detection means that there is every likelihood that the disease can be checked and stopped from becoming a major cause for con-cern

For more information visit th web sitehttpwwwprostateorgau

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News from the Maleny SES Group

The Maleny SES Group trains on Monday Nights at the SES HQ in the showgrounds (the big green building on the left) Training starts at 7pm (be there at quarter to seven just to be early) and finish about 930 pm

Why not become a member of the Maleny SES Group

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Maleny RFBRoundup

withDeb Lynde

Volunteer Community Education OfficerEver wanted to do something different Join Maleny RFB by contacting 0427071591 or come along to training

Training is held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month start-ing at 7pm at the SES Pavillion Maleny Show Grounds

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New waste collection contractor announced for Sunshine Coast Council

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has announced that Remondis Aus-tralia will continue to be the contractor responsible for rubbish removal in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council area This contract will run for the next seven years

Mayor Mark Jamieson said that this was the first time that one waste collection agency would service the whole Sunshine Coast Council area Previously Remondis covered the old Caloundra Council area

In line with this new contract Remondis Australia has new look trucks with all trucks being like signed In the past council has provided solid waste collection services across a number of different contracts but now it will all be on one coordinated contract with Remondis across the entire Sunshine Coast Council area

The contract cost over the full length of the contract will amount to almost $80million Remondis Australia CEO Luke Agati said there will be 49 vehi-cles in the Sunshine Coast waste fleet to provide over eight million collec-tion services from local households each year

The new waste collection contract will commence from June 28 in south-ern areas of the Sunshine Coast and from July 5 in northern suburbs During the next two weeks every household in the region will receive a new waste management brochure and the new recycling collection day calendar

Each truck will be able to transmit data to a newly developed portal to enable council staff to quickly answer any queries raised by ratepayers

Prevent those bush fires

Prevention is the best cure when it comes to bushfires and Sunshine Coast Council is committed to doing what it can where it can to reduce fire risk across the region

Environment Portfolio Councillor Jenny McKay said the Bushland Reserve Network Fire Management Guidelines had been developed by council to identify its range of responsibilities and actions

Council has committed around $230000 per year towards fire management measures

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Hinterlandgrapevine OnlineThe ldquoNUTrdquo Award

It matters little what the monetary penalty is or how much education is given there are some drivers who just will not take notice of the road rules Sometimes this is because they are not aware that road rules change from time to timeOne of our readers suggested that we should have a quick refresher of some of those rulesThe most dangerous thing about travelling in a motor vehicle is still the ldquoNUT BEHIND THE WHEELrdquo

Ingredients 500g potato peeled and cut into chunks 500g sweet potato peeled and cut into chunks 1 carrot grated 2 sticks of celery grated 50g Westacre reduced fat cheese grated 50g baby spinach frac12 punnet cherry tomatoes halved 1 lemon juiced 500g Ocean Royale salmon fillets or firm white fish fillets thawed The Olive Tree olive oil

Method - + Preheat oven to 180˚C+ Boil potato and sweet potato until just soft+ Grease a deep baking dish with a little olive oil+ Add carrot celery cheese spinach and tomatoes to baking

dish and mix together+ Layer fish on top of vegetables and pour over lemon juice+ Drain potatoes and mash with olive oil to make a thick

mash Season with pepper and a small amount of salt+ Spread evenly over the top of the fish and vegetable mixture+ Bake for 30-40 minutes until top is golden+ Cut into 4-6 pieces and serve while hot Add a garden salad

to get more veggies Lemon wedges may be served to squeeze on top for an extra zesty flavour

It is recommended we should aim for 3 serves of fish per week and 5 serves (or more) of vegetables every day Each serve of this recipe provides 1 serve of fish and 3-4 serves of vegetables per person

Mumrsquos favourite RecipesFrench Toast

- Not good for those on a diet - serves 4

Take care when shopping on lineThe number of people shopping online is growing every day Online shopping is growing and nothing is going to stop that growth as more people become more competent with using the internet Online shop-ping is said by many to be convenient and time saving

There are some risks though that are not as evident when shopping at a brick and morter store Once payment has been made for goods ordered online there may be little prospect of tracing the identity of the seller should the goods not be delivered

It is important to understand the risks involving online shopping and then taking the appropriate action to reduce those risks Basically this comes down to understanding with whom you are trading and where you can contact in case of a problem

If you have been caught by a fraudster when shopping on line contact the Fraud and Cyber Crime Group which is a section of the Queensland Police Service on 3364 6622 or visit their web site athttpwwwpoliceqldgovauprogramscscpfraudcomplaintshtm

Keeping LeftOn single-lane roads drivers must stay as close as practical to the left side of the road

When the speed limit is 90 kmh or more on multi-lane roads you must not drive in the right-hand lane unless you are

overtaking turning right making a U-turn avoiding an obstacle driving in congested traffic

It is an offence to drive in the right lane if none of the above criteria are occurring

This rule also applies to a road with a speed limit of 80 kmh or less if there is a KEEP LEFT UN-LESS OVERTAKING sign

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School Holiday Activities

School holidays are here again and for sure the younger ones will be looking for some holiday fun

On July 1st between 1pm and 2pm there will be a session creating creepy critters with local potter Cathy Lawley at the Maleny Library

This session activites are suitable for children aged 7+ years only

Cathy is a warm and generous teacher sharing what she has learned She has a wide ranging experience in pottery and this ses-sion will be not only be a learning session but great fun

Bookings are essential For more information visit the councilrsquos library website or call your local library on 1300 LIBRARY

The library details are Maleny Library 5 Coral Street MalenyPh 5435 3100 or 1300 5475 2727

Maleny Library Coming Events

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Truthful Jones Tells he heard that

Truthfulrsquos neighbour an Irishman was terribly overweight so his doc-tor put him on a diet lsquoI want you to eat regularly for 2 days then skip a day and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks The next time I see you you should have lost at least 5 pounds

When the Irishman returned he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60lbs

lsquoWhy thatrsquos amazingrsquo the doctor said lsquoDid you follow my instruc-tionsrsquo

The Irishman noddedrsquoIrsquoll tell you though by jaesuz I trsquoaut I were going to drop dead on dat 3rd dayrsquo

lsquoFrom the hunger you meanrsquo asked the doctor

lsquoNo from the fkinrsquo skippinrsquo(You gotta love Truthfulrsquos neigh-bours)

MORAL It really didnrsquot matter how the message was interpret-ed the end result was what was expected

News from Ebenezer

by LenoreChildren who get an eductaion have a greater chance of a futureIf you can help the Ebenezer Childcare Trust Orphanage in Livingstone Zambia you can ring Lenore on 5429 6194 or vitit the Friends of Ebenezer web site at httphttpwwwfriendsofe-benezeraustraliacom

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Maleny Bowls Club gets lights

The Maleny Bowls Club joins other bowls clubs throughout the Sun-shine Coast with the installation of lights to allow the playing of bowls at night

Four towers of lights were installed during June in anticipation of some warmer weather to allow the play-ing of bowls later into the after-noon and into the night

Club spokesperson Les Bennett said that the lights were made possible through a grant of approximately $30000 from the Gaming Fund

The installation of lights comes after last yearrsquos installation of an ar-tificial green thus providing a more flexible playing arrangement

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Has anyone else beside me wondered what the coal-mining billionaire Mr Clive Palmer and the climate change campaigner Al Gore have in common as they stood side by side in Canberra to announce that Mr Palmerrsquos party would help repeal the carbon tax - as long as itrsquos replaced by a globally-linked emissions trading scheme

Mr Palmer being such a large sup-plier and exported of the dreaded coal that is said to be causing so much of the earthrsquos pollution problem and Mr Gore being such a major campaigner for carbon pricing and global action on cli-mate change

Am I being a conspiracy theo-rist or is this question a lot more about money and greed than purely pollution problems

In view of that amazing press conference and the fact that Clive Palmer has said that he would move to create an emissions trading scheme with a ldquozero ratedrdquo carbon price attached until the rest of the world also has that scheme

And with the two above men-tioned people standing together one just has to wonder what is the real situation and the motives of the people involved

The Musings of an old codger

Maleny Film SocietyThe next screening of the Maleny Film Society will be on SaturdayApril 19 th at 715 pm The Movie will be ldquoHealingrdquo

Healing AUS - drama - M - 119 mins

A deeply felt drama inspired by a raptor rehabilitation program in which prison inmates transitioning from lock up to life care for injured birds on a minimum security prison farm

There is a brooding masculinity in this film Viktor (Don Hany) is serving the last months of a 16 year sentence for murder and is stricken with self loathing and Matt (Hugo Weaving) is a Prison Officer who is also in

need of rehabilitation The agent of change is the care and feeding of their charges principal-

ly a wounded wedge-tailed eagle Jasmine

Andrew Lesniersquos immaculate wide screen photography features soaring nature shots

in and above Victoriarsquos Macedon ranges Performances are strong both Weaving

and Hany hold our attention throughout

Each man comes to his peace in his own wayhttpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=RG7hQuVffOgampfeature=kp

Tickets - MFS members $8 and Public $13

ALL WELCOME no need to book as we do not take reservations

For more information visit the web sitehttpwwwmalenyfilmsocietyinfo

Click here to go to our

ldquoEvents Guiderdquo httpwwwhinterlandgrapevinecomEventsIndexEventshtml

Support your local BusinessesLocal Businesses offer support and services to you and your business They also provide local employ-ment Why not support them

Sunshine Coast Council Rates to increase

The Sunshine Coast Council will increase the general rate by 51 with the council looking to deliver a $509 million budget

Further there will be an increase of 10 in the tourism and events levy and an increase of 75 in the waste charges

Pensioner concessions and the ear-ly bird payment will not be affected

The council believes that this bud-get builds confidence for a stronger community whilst protecting our environment and creating a greater ldquocommunityrdquo feeling

The Maleny RSL Hall is well known to Maleny residents This important community asset is used by many Maleny communities not only the Maleny RSL Sub BranchAlthough the building looks as though it has always been in that location it has in fact only been there since 1946 Over the years this hall has had many r e n o v a t i o n s a n d h a s n o w b e e n modernised to suit todayrsquos uses Mostly that work has been done by local v o l u n t e e r s a s w a s t h e o r i g i n a l constructionThe building in fact was used during WW11 in M a r y b o r o u g h and after the w a r i t w a s transported to M a l e n y i n p i e c e s a n d rebuilt to to be used by the Maleny RSL Sub - Branch But for now back to this later as we are getting a bit ahead of ourselvesThe land on which the Maleny Returned and Services League sub-branch building stands was originally part of a parcel of land purchased by Francis Dunlop He was granted title to 160 acres to build a homestead in 1880 The land was returned to the crown in 1896In 1938 a memorandum of agreement was drawn up between Mr William Burnett and the three trustees of the then RSSAILA The agreement called for the trustees to maintain the land in a clean condition not sell the land without prior written approval of Mr Burnett and pay a yearly rental of one shilling for ten yearsThe Burnett Family at the time were the licensees of the Maleny Hotel and the land on which the RSL now stands on was a

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Maleny RSL Hall

Historyportion of the land that the Maleny Hotel Maleny Bowls Club still stand on The house nest to the Maleny Hotel bottle shop was the Burnett Family homeThe first building used as the RSL Hall was actually a shed owned by the Burnett Family This building was subsequently shifted when the ldquonewrdquo building was obtained from MaryboroughThat building is now situated at 1 Bicentenary Lane and was used for decades as the Maleny Scout Den

On 28 January 1946 building forms were obtained from the Department of War and Industry for the purchase of a building from the Air Force This meant the RSL Maleny Sub-Branch would have a new homeThe building purchased for the RSL had been built at

an Air Force training camp at Maryborough and was used as a gymnasium and cinemaWhen the building was purchased a group of Maleny RSL members under the direction of Maleny registered builder Viv Layt travelled to Maryborough and physically dismantled the building Each piece of timber was individually numberedThe building was then loaded onto a railway wagon and transported to Landsborough Railway Station From there it was transported to Maleny by Watson Brothers Transport

Some regular events at the Maleny RSL Hallbull Friday night family social

night and meal includes membership draw

bull Sunday Markets each week with a large number of varying stalls including fresh fruit and vegies

bull Commemorative services honouring servicemen and women all as per dates

bull Private functions

Maleny RSL Hall ldquoopenedrdquo

Following a herculean effort by many Maleny locals mainly Mr George Svensen Mr W (Bill) Musk Mr Leo Clancy and brothers Les (Nugget) and Wally Sinclair Mr Terry Larney and Mr John Fogarty were responsible for the major work of rebuilding the HallThe new Returned Soldiers Sailors and Airmens Imperial League of Australia building was officially opened on 27 August 1948 In 1948 a Diggers Ball was held to celebrate the opening The Ball was held annually until the mid 1960sSince that early beginning there have been many additions and upgrades dont to the old hall to ensure that it remains a valuable community asset

With thanks to past Maleny R S L member Frank Beattie for much of the information contained here

Today we take for granted the Maleny RSL Hall and the part that it plays in community events especially memorial services for the various service groupsIn the 1980rsquos the building was becoming neglected and lost to community events through a lack of community useThen a group of Maleny ex-service people conspired to bring the hall back into the community through a program of maintenance and community useMany of those community members are still within the Maleny community and must be proud to see the results of those early work projects that they completedOne of the first tasks gave the hall a coat of paint through the services of the Maleny Rotary Club This helped to preserve the hall and gave back a coat of respectability Included in this task was the total replacement of the internal ceiling in an effort to make it more comfortable in the cooler weather as it was like being inside a refrigerator in winter

Then came the placement of steps at the front to the original film projection box This was completed so that a military

museum was able to be placed in the upstairs area This included an outside display of a field gun

Maleny RSL Hall has many uses

Apart from countless RSL ceremonial and Rembrance Days over the past 60 years the Maleny RSL Hall has seen movies theatre plays bingo balls Kids Club neighbourhood centre Maleny markets Maleny Bridge Club Tai Kwondo dance clubs childrens theatre fitness clubs and public meetings all using the halls facilities and contributing to the cultural life of Maleny and district

It has become a very important part of the Maleny community as it is regularly used by many community organisations as well as for private functionsIt is also home to the Maleny Bridge Club who meet in the rooms under the building at the rear and previously home to a Military Museum before it moved to Maryborough

This just shows what a community of like minded people can do for the betterment of the community when they work towards a ldquocommon goalrdquoCongratulations to all involved from the first volunteers in the 1940rsquos through to those who still work today to ensure that the Maleny District has the appropriate community facilities

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All About the Hall and facilities

bull Licensed Barbull Commercial Kitchenbull Audio Visual Equipmentbull PA systembull Opens onto verandah over-

looking Obi Obi Creek and Tesch Park

bull Suitable for meetings dinners theatrical performances concerts and celebrations

bull Flexible catering and bar arrangements

The major and most important part of the program with an inside renovation which allowed the installation of new toilets bar area and commercial kitchenThis changed the ability of the hall to be used for more social events This work by volunteers now allows a newer generation of people to make use of the facilities The decision to undertake this work completely changed the atmosphere of the hallThe side verandah complete with the side opening doors and the blinds to ensure the area is usable in inclement weather was another master stroke as it allowed for greater use to be made of the facilities Again this project was completed by RSL volunteersThis then led to the beautification of the land betwen the hall and Obi Creek This area is now used for many of the Remembrance Ceremonies conducted by the Maleny RSLThe importance of these

ceremonies has been realised by the local community over the past 20 years as the crowds coming out to take part in the ceremonies continues to grow

The total update of the Maleny RSL halls facilities continues to allow this facility to contribe to the cultural life of Maleny and district

Thanks to those with the forethought

To find out more about the Maleny RSL and the hiring of the

hall visit the web site

httpwwwrslmalenyorgau

RSL Maleny Sub Branchrsquos

Friday night family social night and great meals

$ 20 per person children under 12 - $10 Desserts $5

at the Maleny RSL Bunya Street Maleny

For a great value fun family night out Why not join our

monthly theme nightshttpwwwrslmalenyorgau

Fridays ndash Bar opens 400pmDinner from 600pm

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Upcoming Community Events - 2014The Pirates of Penzance 21 - 29 June Maleny Community Centre Maleny Singers

malenysingersgmailcom

Muscle on the Mountain Show n Shine Day Sunday 6 July Maleny Showgrounds Shane or Phil muscleonthemountaingmailcom 0474 487 503

Lions Fun Run 3 August Maleny Showgrounds Phil Holmes philliphwestnetcomau

Australia Goes to War (Maleny Players) August 23 and 910 Maleny Players present lsquo Australia Goes to Warrsquo marking the 100th anniversary of the out-break of WW1 At the Community Centre

The Maleny Real Food Festival 13 ndash 14 September Maleny Showgrounds

Maleny Arts amp Craft Biennial Quilt Show September 27th amp 28th - 9am to 4p Maleny Show Pavil-lion Maleny Showgrounds Stanley River Rd Maleny

Annual Charity Cricket Match with Andrew Powell Sat 27 September Maleny Showgrounds gailmavmusecom

Merrie England 14 15 amp 16 November Maleny Primary School Hall Maleny Singers malenysingersgmailcom

Sleeping Beauty (Maleny Players) December 1314 and 2122 Maleny Players present their Christmas pantomime lsquoSleeping Beautyrsquo at the Maleny Community Centre

Donrsquot forget the School holiday activities - Check them all out at the Council Library web site httplibrarysunshinecoastqldgovausitePagecfmcode=sha-jun-jul

Send us your events information to add to our Events Calendar

Check out our

ldquoGig Guiderdquo httpwwwhinterland-

grapevinecomHinterland-GigsTheGigGuidehtml

Review suggests gutting ABC Radio and television

A review of the ABC radio and tele-vision network has made a number of significant changes to the organ-isation in an effort to save money

The review suggests that the ABC consider amongst other matters

bull Charge fees for iView

bull Sell ABC studios in each state

bull Dump digital radio channels

bull Increase advertising on SBS

bull Get out of internal production

bull Shut or downgrade a number of studios throughout Australia

Australians have become used to the ABC television and radio net-

work as being ironically Australian and feel that they already pay for the service provided through taxa-tion

Already the ABC has outsourced many of their programs Changes as outlined in this review would fundamentally change the whole manner of operating by the ABC

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numbers of the following

ldquoRELIABLErdquotradespeople

aLandscapers

aHouse Painters

aElectriciansaPlasterersaPlumbers

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Click herewhen connected to the internet to go to

a new website for Maleny Tradespeoplewwwmalenytradesmencom

Maleny Business Network

Donrsquot forget that businesses in Maleny are able to offer products and services equal to or better than businesses ldquodown the coastrdquoThey all provide quality products and services for Maleny residents They also support local communi-ty organisations

To find out more visit the web sitwwwhinterlandgrapevinecom

then click on the Maleny Business Network link on the right hand side

of the page

Hinterland Connect Bus saga continuesOnly a few days ago we were celebrating that it appeared that the Hinter-land Connect Bus service was to be renewed for a further twelve months Now it appears that that celebration may have been a bit early as the Sun-shine Coast Regional Council has now made a decision that the service would only be approved at this time for a further six months

This decision was taken not by a meeting of all councillors and worse it was taken behind closed doors At an Ordinary Council Meeting on June 18th Sunshine Coast hinterland councillor Jenny McKay tried to overturn the decision

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson had previously advised the State Transport Department that the council was prepared to fund the bus service for only another six months at a cost of $75000 This is in spite of the council still holding $54 million in unused revenue generated through the $20 Public Transport Levy over the years

Local Councillor Jenny McKay said the hinterland bus service was only ldquotwo people shortrdquo of meeting the quota as set out in the trial period She believes that the service is being hampered by poor timetable deci-sions that have now been addressed

It now becomes more important that passenger numbers continue to grow to ensure that the service can be further extended for the full year so the effect of new timetable changes can be tested and the service contin-uance can be assured

Forum about ldquoGetting a grantrdquoThere are many grants available to community organisations and sporting clubs provided to ensure that that organisationrsquos services are efficiently available to members of the community

Sometimes it appears that some organisations are luckier than others when it comes to obtaining those grants Often it is simply a matter of knowing just what is needed when applying for the various grants

Over the years local State Member of Parliament Mr Andrew Powell has been able to assist many community groups in applying for State Government grants

To further assist groups in applying for grants he will be holding information forums with State Government grants officers on hand to provide advice and answer questions

The Maleny Grants Forum will be held on Wednesday 30th July between 11am and 12pm at the Maleny Community Centre 23 Maple Street Maleny

Due to venue restrictions community groups are asked to nominate two members only from their group to attend the forum

For further information or to register contact the office of Andrew Powell MP on (07) 5435 2013 OR email glasshouseparliamentqldgovau

Further information on the forums will be provided upon registration