What a great area we live in! There are so many wonderful things going on around us in our Community

that I want you to know about some of them. On Friday night March 1, Trish Nelson chalked up 30 years

with Buderim Scouts. What an achievement that is. Can you imagine how many boys and young men Trish

has influenced in a very positive way in our Buderim community over that period of time?

What did you think of the yellow helium balloons in Burnett St on Friday March 1? My thought was that

they looked bright and cheerful but I was very happy to read the person who put them up was taking them

down again at the end of the day. They certainly cheered up the township of Buderim on a miserable wet

day.

The Lions Club of Buderim are doing wonderful things with a Mentoring Program in one of our local High

Schools and helping out at Buderim Mountain State School with the Walk to School Program and the

Buderim Safe Committee. They are also highly committed to work with the Fusion group down at

Ballinger Park, in their work with troubled young people.

At Buderim Craft Cottage, the Patchwork Group has just completed 18 Patchwork Quilts which are to go

off to Bundaberg for families who lost everything in the recent floods. They have also completed

something like nine highly- textured floor quilts at the request of Sunshine Coast Library Service. These

will be used for children to sit on during Storytelling times at the various libraries.

The Lions Club of Buderim, the Buderim Library and Buderim Craft Cottage have recently held a

congenial meeting aimed at getting a common approach to Easter and Christmas Fairs. This is our Buderim

Community working together.

On Tuesday March 26 from 9.30am to 11.30am we will be holding a Welcome Morning Tea at Buderim

OPO for Jason Cameron, our new police Officer from Buderim Police Beat. This is open to all affiliate

groups and members to come along and meet Jason. We would like to know numbers for catering. Please

advise our friendly volunteers at the OPO if you will be calling in (5477 0945)

At the BWMCA Annual General Meeting last November, we had reached the stage where a number of

people for various reasons had decided not to seek re-election to various positions. This created its own

problems and so I put my hand up, with Robyn Edwards as my Vice President.

The next problem this precipitates is that we have both been there too long. The Association has made the

bad decision in the past of not looking to the future and we had no successors in place. The Association

relies on volunteers and fortunately we have found some new ones but we need a lot more. This has been

one area where recycling has been done to death and is a bad thing!Robyn and I are trying to make the

Association more visible. To this end we have had a Meeting with Chappy Dave, School Chaplain at

Buderim Mountain State School and it looks like there may be a role for the Association there. We want to

hear from you, our members and affiliates, on ways the Association can help you and Buderim. We will

need a new Convenor for Buderim Australia Day 2014.All the infrastructure is in place, we just need

someone to take charge. We have a new Chairperson of Buderim OPO – Ruth Hughes, a new Membership

and Affiliate co-ordinator – Paula Owen and our Past President, Meg Scott, has kindly taken on the

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

NEWSLETTER PO Box 156 Buderim Q 4556 ABN 87 504 624 178 T 07 5477 0945 F 07 54770946 E bwmca@bigpond.com www.bwmca.com.au

March 2013

Old Post Office COMMUNITY

INFORMATION SERVICES

5477 0944

OPENING HOURS:

Mon-Fri 10.00am to 4.00pm Sat 10.00am to 12.30pm

The following free services are

available:

JPs available 10am to 12noon

Mondays Garry Flanigan Wednesdays Barbara Davis Peter Benkendorff Thursdays John Kleinschmidt

LOCAL COUNCILLORS

Div 6 - Christian Dickson, and

Div 7 - Ted Hungerford last Friday of the month

10am - noon

It is recommended that you phone 5477 0944 to confirm availability

State Member for Kawana Steve Dickson MP is available for consultation at the OPO. Phone his office on 5450 1115 to arrange an appointment.

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Newsletter role. Prospects are also there for other roles in the future

so lots of things are happening.

Robyn and I also had a Meeting with representatives of Buderim

Lions, Buderim Rotary, Buderim Men’s Shed, Buderim Foundation

and Bendigo Community Bank. This was to work out where we sit in

the Community and if there were any current projects we could assist

with. We are willing to attend Affiliate meetings if invited, as are

other members of the Advisory Committee. If you have a project we

can assist with let us know.

I personally see the Centenary of Anzac Day 2015 as being one of the

most important days in our lives as far as celebration goes. Sunshine

Coast Council are already looking at having our wonderful new park

as the venue for Dawn service on that morning. As we are a War

Memorial Community Association we have given full backing to the

Adopt A Digger program in the week preceding Anzac Day and you

will read more about this in coming months.

Soon it will be time for our traditional Easter Fair on Easter Saturday.

The Buderim Library relies heavily on the funds raised on this day to

buy new books and just to generally survive. The Lions Club will

return money raised to our Community, and the Cottage are hoping to

put a permanent structure over their eating area. Please come along

and support them all.

Please give some thought to taking on a position in the Association. It

is not too onerous and you are a volunteer, so you can put a finite time

on your offer. I have been a member since 1974, so it must have

something going for it. We need some feedback from you. Please tell

us any wonderful things you or your affiliate group are doing or have

achieved in the recent past. We need to know where you see the

Association fits and what it should be doing. It has a huge tradition.

How do we keep it relevant in 2013? Some people have a problem

with the name, some others with the structure. To remain a living

breathing useful entity we need some feedback which you can send to

the email address at the top of this page. If you want to become a

volunteer or to talk about the possibility please phone myself on 5445

25125 or Robyn Edwards on 5456 1943.

John McMahon

BUDERIM WAR MEMORIAL

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Annual fees for Members and

Affiliated Groups are due and payable from 01 January each year.

Can all Affiliated Groiups nominate a Delegate to the BWMCA for

information sharing and meeting attendance.

Membership Fees Individual $ 15.00 per year Family $ 25.00 per year Life $150.00 per person Affiliation Fees $ 40.00 per year

Vale

Gus Guthrie

Valued by all

the

community.

29 March

1914 -

12 January

2013

CAN YOU HELP?

The BWMCA needs volunteers:

Australia Day Committee needs a Chairman. This event is run on 26th January each

year. The major part of the event is the parade.

Finance and Compliance needs a Chairman. This committee meets throughout the

year and advises the BWMCA Advisory Committee and the Management Committee as

required. This is an important role for our accountaability.

If you feel you could help with either of these positions, please contact John McMahon

for more details.

Old Post Office the wonderful volunteers at the Old Post Office (Buderim Information

Centre) need some more people to assist with the shifts each month. Please contact Ruth

Hughes on 5477 0945 in office hours if you can help.

SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS

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We are about to reroof the library and

CWA rooms at the Hall. That old flat

roof has been patched many times but

is beyond patching again. We are proud

to say we have given the $15 000

contract to a Buderim firm.

The library workroom upstairs has

been taking water for some weeks and

as soon as we get some consistently dry

weather, work on the new roof will

start.

Bookings continue to flow in and again

we are almost at capacity. I am about to

open the Bookings for 2014.Much of

our year is taken up with recurring

bookings and so that doesn’t leave

many spare days, particularly later in

the year. But that’s how a Community

Hall works.

One of the really big events coming

will be the Adopt a Digger program in

Anzac Day week 2015.We are planning

to hand over the Hall to the program

for the whole week to mount their

display honouring all those from all

over the Sunshine Coast who went to

the First World War. We are a War

Memorial Hall and I firmly believe that

Anzac Day 2015 will be one of the

most important and celebrated days in

our lifetimes.

John McMahon Chairman

Buderim War Memorial Hall

Welcome to Buderim The first Welcome to Buderim

afternoon tea was held on February 16

and was, as always, a happy event for

all.

25 people attended including a very

with it pre-teen and an adorable 3 year

old with an insatiable appetite for Tiny

Teddy biscuits! We were also lucky

enough to have both Councillors and

our State MP join us. This state of

affairs will become increasingly

difficult in the future especially as

Steve Dickson’s 4 Portfolios include

Sport and Racing which means he may

be anywhere in Greater Queensland on

most Saturdays.

Most of the new residents seemed very

interested in the “community” aspect of

their new home town. 5 ladies

indicated they would like to join the

Supporters of the Friends of Buderim,

3 gentlemen wer3e prepared to join

Buderim Muscle (one insisted on

signing up on the spot) and all

expressed interest in the BWMCA.

Our next “Welcome” is scheduled for

April 6. If you have new neighbours or

know of a new resident please do invite

them to a Welcome afternoon tea.

They can register by calling in to the

Old Post Office or ringing 5477 0944.

Old Post Office Management

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I would like to begin by extending a very big thankyou to Robyn Edwards for her tireless contribution to the management of the

‘Old Post Office’ over the last few years. Robyn has moved on to new projects and I am delighted to have the opportunity to step

into the role of management of Buderim Community Information Centre also known as the ‘Old Post Office’. As with all new

beginnings there is a lot to learn; new faces, new names and new procedures. As such I am grateful to the outstanding support

and patience of the dedicated volunteers during this time.

The Buderim Community Information Centre, Old Post Office, continues to provide a valuable community service . There is a

service provided by JP’s on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday morning between 10:00am and 12:00 noon.

Over the last few weeks on numerous occasions I have heard prospective Buderim residents say “…there is a nice feeling of

community in Buderim”. It is good to know that the strong feeling of community is as tangible for visitors to Buderim as it is for

those of us who call Buderim home.

The first exhibition of the year will be a showcase of the work of artist Peter Hidden over the Easter period.

Merchandise

There is an array of merchandise and memorabilia available for sale in the ‘Old Post Office’. During February the most popular

item has been the Buderim DVD.

Not to be overlooked are the delightful linen tea towels, with a choice of three unique designs by a local artist Alex Sweet; Tree

of Life, Jacaranda or Poinciana. The tea towels are a perfect gift and a beautiful memento of Buderim.

New additions to the merchandise are the Diggers Hats key rings; handcrafted by the Vietnam Veterans Association Sunshine

Coast, available in gold, silver and bronze.

Best wishes until next time. Ruth Hughes

Cameron who has been appointed the

permanent police officer for Buderim,.

On 27 March we will have a working bee

to prepare goods for Saturday March 30

which is Easter Fair. Friends will have 3

stalls of their usual delicious home-

cooked goodies plus a sumptuous raffle.

April 25 is our most important event of

the year. Fay Stapleton presides over tea

at the Dawn Service. Then we serve

morning tea to multi-hundreds of

attendees at the Main Service in the Pine

Forrest at Buderim State School. If any

members could help by supplying a

slice, some biscuits or a cake it would

be most welcome. Friends are grateful

for any help. Please ring Ann Morris –

5445 4353 with offers of help.

On May 22 we have a very special social

event. Our Buderim Member of

Parliament, Steve Dickson, is hosting a

Parliamentary tour and barbecue for the

Friends including sitting in on Question

Time in the afternoon. Our two

Councillors, Ted Hungerford and

Christian Dickson will cook the

barbecue .All of this is a gesture of thanks

for the community work which the

Friends carry out. We are looking

forward to it tremendously.

Friends are very friendly so we will trial

having formal meetings every second

month and in the intervening months

have an informal get-togethers over a cup

of coffee. It’s amazing how well the little

grey cells perform with the heavenly

scent of a cappuccino in the air!

Friends of Buderim As always, Friends are heading into

2013 full tilt. On March 26 we will

host a morning tea to welcome Jason

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AFFILIATES REPORTS

Buderim Craft Cottage

displayed at the Mixed and Multi

Media Group (MMM )Exhibition from

Friday 3rd May toThursday 9th May

The artwork is called Chasing

Butterflies. It is around 20’ high and

covers a quarter of the large gallery

space. It is amongst the largest

artworks ever in a private gallery on

the Sunshine Coast and is there any

happier subject for an artwork than

children and butterflies?

As well as the enormous installation,

the exhibition will include a diverse

range of styles featuring contemporary

and traditional subject matter.

Opening hours: 10am—4pm

The Cottage is planning several big

events in the first half of 2013.

Easter Fair: Saturday

March 30th 8am—2:30pm

The first of these is the Easter Fair on

Saturday March 30th. We join forces

with Lions Club and the Buderim

Library to bring this event to the

Buderim Community. Lions will have a

big variety of market stalls in and

around the War Memorial Hall. The

Library, upstairs at the Hall, will have

lots of books for sale at bargain prices.

The Craft Cottage's 12 groups will all

be offering a fine range of art works

and artisan crafts in the Cottage.

So the “arts precinct” around the

Memorial Hall is the place to go for

Easter shopping! The Fair will be held

at its usual location; the War Memorial

Hall, corner of Church and Main

Streets, next door at Buderim Craft

Cottage (5 Main St), and in the gardens

between the two properties.

Visitors need not fear hunger or thirst;

there will be lots of delicious treats to

enjoy for a break from shopping .

Hundreds of butterflies ?

The Cottage's Atrium Gallery will be

alive with butterflies when a free

standing sculptural art installation is

3rd Biennial Winter School 1st -12th

June

The Cottage has organised a top line up

of workshops and tutors for the Winter

School, held every second year.

15 workshops ranging from 1 to 4 days

in length will be led by accomplished

award-winning artists, many of whom

have exhibited and taught throughout

Australia and overseas. They include

well-known local artist Chris Postle,

paper and book artist Di Tait (former

President of Papermakers of Qld), and

photographer Rick Sherwin (winner of

many awards and Hon Fellow of the

Australian Institute of Professional

Photographers)

Some Workshops are for beginners,

others require prior experience.

The full program of Workshops and

details of the tutors is available at

www.buderimcraftcottage.com.au . The

Application form and Workshop Fee

Schedule can also be downloaded from

the site. Applications close 30 April.

Jan Nelson, Budrim Craft Cottage

Buderim Historical Society Inc.

What a disappointment for BWMCA

and Buderimites - Australia Day

cancelled again. So much work and so

little reward but well done anyway.

At Pioneer Cottage we decided that our

scones wouldn’t go to waste but to the

freezer until Saturday 9th when we held

our “Delayed Australia Day Fair” and

what a success. Wilma decided to

have a Trash and Treasure Stall (with

many wonderful donations from

members of the community included),

Maxina – another of her wonderful

second hand book stalls and Robyn

suggested a cake stall as well.

We set up the marquees on Friday

night and were all there at 6.30 for the

big set up so we could start at the well

advertised time of 8 am. At 7.30 we

had to let the hoards in and it was go,

go, go from then on.

Who would believe people would want

Devonshire Teas at 8 am? We ran out

after 15 dozen scones had been

consumed. At 11am the Mayor and his

wife came and I was sitting having a

cuppa with them when I realised I was

still in my setting up clothes despite a

change of clothing in the car!!!

It was such a success and everyone

suggested another one but it was very

exhausting for our volunteers and

might take a while for us to agree.

We would all like to wish Maxina all

the best and we hope she gets well

soon without having to have the

suggested surgery.

Prue Cawley

Sunshine Statesmen The new club executive are:

Greg Croan President; Benno Fenger Secretary; Paul Minnis Treasurer; George

McCallam Membership; John Bower Publicity officer taking over from Bruce

Laming who for the past years has done a terrific job!.

Karina Gough has returned as our Musical Director, and has her eyes set for a

successful performance at our Regional Convention on April 27th in Toowoomba.

We are now in the first of 6 weeks of voice training, where new members are tutored

in the art of Barbershop Harmony. It is not too late to join the new group, as we are

always on the lookout for males with a penchant towards singing in the car or the

bathroom who would like to learn the secrets of Barbershop Harmony.

Rehearsals are held every Wednesday from 7.00 to 10pm at the Uniting Church Hall,

cnr of Main Street and Gloucester Road, Buderim. Come along for a look, and a

cuppa.

John Bower Ph: 54389572

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AFFILIATES REPORTS

Buderim View Club Buderim VIEW Club ended 2012 with

a 19th Birthday Party for the Club and a

Celebration Royal Garden Party for

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Buderim VIEW with a current

membership of 91 holds monthly

meetings with a program on the first

Wednesday of the month at Clio’s

Restaurant on Rosemount. In

February one of our Learning for Life

sponsorship students gave a talk on

how the Learning for Life program has

benefitted his education. This month

we celebrate International Women’s

Day with speaker Olivia Nelson. In

April Gordon Cramer a cryptologist

will be speaking and in May Kevin

Hegarty will give a presentation on the

Kawana University Hospital.

The funds generated are used to assist

the Learning for Life program for

children of underprivileged families.

BATS Theatre Co Inc

Crown Matrimonial, the story of the

abdication of King Edward VIII as told

by the Royal Family, will open on

March 15 and have further

performances on March 16, 17, 22,and

23, with a special fundraising

performance for Katie Rose Hospice

on March 19.The whole play takes

place in the Drawing Room of Queen

Mary. It is a fascinating insight into

this troublesome time in British

History and certainly gave me a new

slant on what went on. Bookings on

5445 2515.

Our One Act play season coming up in

June will cast on March 25.We are

presenting three plays all written by

BATS Members. There will be Context

by Jacqui Mata Luque, by Carol

Hoger , and The Locals’ Spot by Bruce

Olive. After their AGM on March 27 at

6.30pm, BATS will hold a “think tank”

to try to revitalise the group.

BATS hold regular Play Reading

nights on the third Wednesday of the

month and all are welcome.

The BATS Theatre Co Inc Website

now has all the details for the next

round of the Edythe Brook Cooper

Play Writing Competition. This is for a

full length play to be performed in

2014.There is substantial prize money

for the winner.

Coming up in October we have “Daisy

Pulls It Off” ,a riotous comedy we are

doing in conjunction with Suncoast

Repertory Theatre.

John McMahon

Matthew Flinders College

congratulates its 10 OP1 students from

2012.

Applications are now open for 2014

Scholarships. Academic, General

Excellence and Performance Scholarships

will be available.

Apply online at www.mfac.edu.au or

telephone 5477 3260.

Sunshine Coast Square

Dance Centre

Suncoasters are back in full swing

after the Christmas recess with all

levels operating. There have been

"come and try nights" on Tuesdays for

people interested in learning square

dancing, there will be a couple more

nights before the learning classes

begin. The centre suffered damage to

the property in recent January flood

rains when a very large gum tree was

uprooted and flattened a shed and

fencing, We are still fundraising for a

new roof on the hall which has to be

replaced. A group of dancers will be

going to Bundaberg for an Easter

weekend dancing then to the National

square dance convention in Gosford

on 25th April till 29thApril.The yearly

Stamp fair is 17th March in our hall

which we cater for each year also

sausage sizzles at Bunning to help

raise funds.

June McCarthy

Coastal Caring Clowns

A tribute to Roy David (Gus) Guthrie

Gus attended a “Clowning for Cowards” workshop in Buderim in January 2001 and

never looked back, and "Charlie" was born. He became the inaugural President of

the Coastal Caring Clowns Inc. in July 2001, an office he held for 5 years (as well

as being Secretary for the first 3).

Charlie enjoyed visiting both hospitals

and nursing homes and with many years

of caring clowning had a wealth of

experience and lots of "war stories" and

was happy to help and encourage new

clowns. He enjoyed doing simple magic,

especially card tricks, and longed to

learn to juggle, which he just could not

seem to get the hang of.

Charlie has, over the years given many

informative talks to Probus, Rotary and

View Clubs, and Senior Citizens Groups

up and down the Coast to try to spread

the awareness of caring clowning (and

getting some useful donations for CCC

in the process).

On 12 January 2013 Gus passed away

after a brave fight with cancer. His

influence on the group cannot be

overstated and his legacy will live on.

Sunshine Coast Theatre

Alliance Inc

The Theatre Alliance is changing in a big

way. Instead of being open only to the local

theatre groups, we are opening up to all

cultural groups on the Coast with

compatible aims. We hope this will be of

help to everyone and we can feed off each

other.

www.livetheatre.com.au will still have all

the info about upcoming shows. We are also

on Facebook. If you call 5449 9972 or email

info@livetheatre.com.au you can go on the

mailing list for the Live Theatre Directory

which is published three times a year and

tells you what is happening where and

when.

John McMahon

BWMCA Newsletter

Notice to Members

BWMCA Membership

Single and Family Memberships

are due for renewal each year on

01 January

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U3A Report.

Our open day U3A on Display held at the

Kawana Community Centre in January was an outstanding

success. Team U3A led by Brenda Davies put on a

professional show which was described by the Community

Centre management as being as good as any they have

hosted.

U3A members were encouraged to visit, socialise and renew

their membership, alongside anyone from the Sunshine Coast

who has retired from the workforce and who is looking for new

directions. To our delighted surprise some two hundred new

members joined up on the day which has driven our

membership up to 2,300 a record for us and confirms our

position as the largest regional U3A in Australia

And estimated one thousand visitors crowded the halls to meet

up with the volunteer tutors who were on duty for the day. We

were able to offer more than 170 activities to those of a the

Third Age who want to learn for the joy of learning or stay fit

attending one our many physical activity options.

Visitors were able to watch U3A members showcasing their

skills on stage, such as choir singing, ukulele playing, that was

spliced with some animated and very funny poetry renditions.

Others were attracted to our Try it Out area and have a go at

mah-jong, life drawing, international folk dancing and

plucking a ukulele. The highlight however was our guest of

honour Actor & Comedian Noeline Brown in her role as The

Ambassador for Ageing, opened our special day. After her

speech she met up with many of us and proved a

charming guest.

Term One is all but over and the new

management committee led by President

Brenda Davies are working hard to maintain the standards.

From: Olivia Nelson. 5476 5802.

HOT GINGER CHORUS

SEARCHES FOR NEW

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Do you have a passion for singing and vocal education, coupled

with a sense of fun? These are the attributes that Hot Ginger

Chorus is seeking as the Sunshine Coast a cappella group

recruits for a new Musical Director.

It’s an opportunity for a Musical Director to take on an

enthusiastic and well-established women’s barbershop chorus

with over 30 members, singing four-part harmony in the

barbershop style, with a varied repertoire including swing,

rhythm & blues, pop music, jazz, ballads and Australiana. The

chorus has been established for 21 years and rehearses weekly

at Bli Bli.

For more information about the Musical Director’s role, please

contact Pam Cockshaw on 0407 929 785 or Vanessa Smith on

0419 258 027.

www.hotgingerchorus.org.au and www.facebook.com/

Graduate Women Qld - Sunshine Coast Branch

The New Year started with a special Australia Day luncheon at

Palmwoods with 38 attendees. There was much frivolity with

mind testing quizzes and awards for the best dressed Australian.

The first 2013 general breakfast meeting was held at Chancellor

Tavern Sippy Downs on 2nd March. This gave an opportunity for

members to meet the eloquent and delightful speaker of the

Queensland State Parliament our very own Ms Fiona Simpson

MLA. It was also a chance to celebrate International Women's

Day with overseas guests and some eminent local ladies. Ms

Simpson addressed the subject "Inspiring Women – Pioneering

Change" citing the motto of Qld "bold but faithful" and referring

to Qld giving the vote to women in 1907 with Irene Longman

being the first woman member elected in 1929.

Gowning assistance for USC graduates will be on the 5th April

when over 600 will receive their degrees in two ceremonies. It is a

very rewarding and exciting day for all.

Refugee education over the summer holidays saw two young

students stay with members whilst they attend English classes for

two weeks. This program is unique and into its eighth year. To

date Graduate Women have sponsored 40 young ladies through

our programme. Members and students benefit from this

assistance to refugee girls to assimilate into the Australian way of

life and encouragement to continue with further studies.

Rural and Remote bursaries are on the agenda for Nursing and

Post Graduate degrees at USC.

Jan Leake Jones

St Mark’s Anglican Church

The Church year is halfway through the season of Lent during which Bible study is encouraged through prayer and study groups.

Focus is on positive thoughts of hope,love and faith in one neighbours and community returning to" home" in our spiritual journeys.

St Mark's is preparing for the great celebration of EASTER with service on 24th March of Palm Sunday, the day of Christs entry into

Jerusalem leading the way to the Holy Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Eve, and the great thanksgiving on Easter

Sunday of the risen Lord. This season lasts for 50 days with the coming of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) spreading the good news to the

world,. Times of all services are on the notice board outside the church. Our Locum Fr Theo Woods will be farewelled 31st March .

A highlight for St Mark's Anglican community is the advent of the new Rector Fr Jeremy Greaves, who will be commissioned as the

3rd Rector of St Mark's Buderim Parish on Saturday 13th April with a special service at 4 pm. We welcome Fr Jeremy (former

Dean of Darwin’s Christ Church Cathedral) as our parish priest together with his wife and three children. and look forward to his

ministry amongst us.

Jan Jones

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AFFILIATES REPORTS

Sunshine Coast

Choral Society

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BWMCA Newsletter EDITOR: Meg Scott The BWMCA reserves the right to edit all contributions, particularly for the purposes of copy-fitting and uniformity.

Buderim Community Kindergarten.

It has already been a busy start to the

year at The Buderim Community

Kindergarten.

Our beautiful new gardens which were

completed in 2012 by Manawee are

flourishing. Thanks to our wonderful

families who cared for them over the

Christmas break. Like everyone on

Buderim we are looking forward to the

sun shining again soon so we can

enjoy our beautiful surrounds at

Kindy. The garden is an extension of

the children’s learning at Buderim

Kindy, we have wind and rain gauges,

a worm farm, recycling, a vegetable

garden and a native beehive.

We have welcomed our new

committee for 2013, a generous and

hard working group of parents to keep

us running smoothly. I’ve already had

feedback that “being a part of

Buderim Kindy is a rewarding

experience”.

The children enjoyed their first visitor

to Kindy recently when Julie from Bee

Happy Puppets came to play. Our next

big activity is our annual Obstacle-a-

thon. The children collect sponsorship

and then complete laps of the obstacle

course in our grounds. Then they

celebrate their achievements’ with a

shared family picnic afterwards.

Have you seen our beautiful new

Kindergarten Brochure? Look out for

it at local shops, schools and offices

and share it with someone you know.

Buderim Kindy is also finding our way

in the digital age and shall share with

you our website and Facebook page

very soon.

Nyree Maclellan

4 Paws Animal Rescue

CAN YOU GIVE A LOVING PET A

HOME?

The start of the year has seen an

unprecedented number of dogs and

cats being handed in to 4 Paws

Animal Rescue. 4 Paws President

Julie Penlington says it is the worst it

has been in seven years. The influx

has meant that 4 Paws is under

enormous pressure to find new foster

carers and people willing to adopt a

pet. If you, or someone you know, is

able to give a pet a home on a short-

term or permanent basis, please email

Julie at

4paws@4pawsanimalrescue.org.au

Last year 4 Paws adopted out 70 dogs

and 29 cats. This great achievement

was due to the generosity and

kindness of supporters and sponsors

who opened their hearts and homes to

these loving pets.

Julie says the most heart-warming

rescues last year were two dogs that

had been dumped in the bush and

handed in to the pound. Ella, found in

the Beerburrum State Forest, was

terrified out of her wits and could not

stand being touched. She shook

incessantly. Her fur was matted

beyond belief and she was emaciated.

Little Forrest was found in Buderim

Forest he was flea-ridden, covered in

filth and his eyes were a pussy mess.

He has since had surgery for his eyes

and has had a few rotten teeth

removed. Forrest is now feeling the

best he has in years.

Successful fund-raising events in

2012 included fashion parades, car

washes, sausage sizzles, stalls, a Santa

Paws day and our annual Walk 4

Paws at Bokarina.

If you are unable to foster or adopt a

pet at this time, but would like to

make a donation to help dogs and cats

in need, please email Julie (see

address above), or go to the donation

section of the 4 Paws website:

www.4pawsanimalrescue.org.au

With 2012 concluding to ‘The Sounds

of Christmas’ at Nambour, invitations

to sing at Buderim’s ‘Carols by

Candlelight’ and ‘Lighting the

Christmas Tree’ at Mooloolaba and

Cotton Tree, plus several performances

at the Sunshine Plaza at

Marooochydore, including a surprise

rendition if Handel’s wonderful

‘Helleluja Chorus’, the choir felt elated

but ready for the holidays!

Ian and Meryll Muller hosted a Musical

Soiree at their art gallery on 10 March

at 2pm. Proceeds went to SCCS.

A ‘scratch’ performance of selected

Easter Choruses from Handel’s

‘Messiah’ open to everyone with a

workshop at 9am and Concert at

3:30pm, will be held at the Caloundra

Uniting Church on Saturday 16 March.

A twenty piece orchestra and soloists

will also be featured at this event.

The Verdi ‘Requiem’ in conjunction

with the Noosa Chorale, Soloists and a

sixty piece orchestra to celebrate the

centenary of Verdi’s birth. The venues

are the Noosa Bicentennial Hall on

June 9th and Lake Kawana Community

Centre on June 16th.

Conductor Adrian King is well known

for his expertise in musical repertoire

for instrumental and choral works and

this will be no exception.

SCCS rehearsals are always fun and are

held on Wednesday evenings, 7 –

9:30pm (with a tea break) at the

Lakeshore Church of Christ. SCCS is

an auditioned choir and welcomes new

members.

Contact: Secretary, Maryann Klemenic

(Ph 5456 2667 oe email

maryannk27@live.com.au)

Helen Cooper

BWMCA Newsletter

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AFFILIATES REPORTS

Archaeological Investigation, by the Buderim-Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Inc. (BPHTI), of the old

Mons Station site located at about 1100m down-track from the Telco Road entrance of the Buderim-

Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Walking Track.

This investigation at the Mons Station site is to be conducted as a stand-alone archaeological test trench

project. At present it is planned for March 15th and 16th, 2013. It will be carried out by BPHTI volunteers with

the support of those members with archaeological background and experience: Gary and Dorothy Flanigan and

Neil McGarvie.

The aim of the project is to more accurately determine exactly where the small building, perhaps 2 metres

square, was located nearly eighty years ago. This will allow BPHTI to better protect the site and to develop

fuller interpretation material for walkers/visitors, thereby providing a greater understanding and appreciation

of past human behaviour and activities. Knowledge gained will complement the presently installed

interpretation signs. Some artefacts may perhaps be found while the search for foundations or stump hole

‘shadows’ is made in the soil.

In preparation for this work the BPHTI members involved have used all available old photos and

documentation from the 1914-36 period of the life of the tramway, in both on-site and desk-top analysis, to

determine the most accurate location for the old building and thus the position for the trench. The

measurement of sleeper remnants at about 900m enabled an estimation of lengths of sleeper number coverage

taken from the photos. A metal detector survey has also been used to refine the position estimations.

An Exemption Certificate to conduct development on a heritage registered site has been obtained by BPHTI

from the Qld Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. The walking track is on a Sunshine Coast

Regional Council easement and Council cooperation in preparation for the project and applications has been

most appreciated

Neil McGarvie

Mons Tram Station

March 2013

March 2013 Page 9

AFFILIATES REPORTS

Sunshine Coast Concert Band

www.sccb.org.au

The Sunshine Coast Concert Band has

planned 8 concerts, 3 Dances and 2

Balls in 2013. Rehearsals on

Wednesday nights at the Kawana

Community Hall are well attended, and

Music Director Ken Chadwick is

constantly producing new music scores

for the many varied programmes.

“A Touch of Irish” at 2pm on

Saturday 16th March at Siena

Primary School Hall, Sippy Downs:

Lively tunes plus swing numbers; a

Singalong of traditional Irish tunes; and

a Dixie group with Bev Gourlay, Aart

Schouten and Dave Stygall singing and

John Sheed compere. Children in the

company of an adult are admitted free .

A home-baked afternoon tea will be

provided. All proceeds tothe Nambour

Special School. Tickets ($15) are at the

OPO Buderim or Nambour Special

School office.

“Pride of Australia” concert at 2pm

on Sunday 28th April in the Kawana

Community Hall. It will feature

patriotic music, and will raise funds for

the Maroochydore Rotary Club for a

new Men’s Shed.

The Sunshine Coast Concert Band will

provide the music on Anzac Day for

the dawn service (Buderim Hall) and

the 9am service (Buderim Mt School).

“Merry Month of May” dance from

7:30pm on Saturday May 11th in the

Kawana Community Hall. For

bookings ( $15 per person) phone

Helen (5477 1037) or email

ahwinter@optusnet.com . Bring

refreshments and friends and enjoy a

wonderful concert and dance.

Sunshine Coast Rostrum.

A community meeting at Studio

North, Buderim Craft Cottage on

Saturday 13th April 10 to 11.30 am

will show what Rostrum is and

demonstrate what happens at club

meetings. The object of Rostrum is to

help people gain skills in public

speaking and meeting management.

We also help those developing their

English language skills, students and

people with physical disabilities who

seek greater community interaction.

There is no age limit in Rostrum.

Share morning tea with us and learn

how you can improve your personal

skills. For information ring Merv on

54452907 or Geoff on 54459580.

Sunshine Coast Grammar School Events of Events of Note:

For more information: Ms Megan Meineke at mmeineke@scgs.qld.edu.au or 5445 4345.

Easter Chapel Service 24 Mar 4pm Grammar Chapel

Secondary Mother's Day High Tea 9 May

3.30pm

Old Winery Restaurant

Mother's Day Chapel 10 May 1:30pm Grammar Chapel

Grammar Helping Hands Community Function 18 May

6.30pm

Grammar Sports Performance Centre

Primary Family Chapel Service 26 May

4pm

Grammar Chapel

Foundation Day Celebrations 4 Jun 8.30am Grammar Hall

Grandparent's & Special Family Friends Day 13 Jun

Buderim Foundation

$67,500 worth of vouchers distributed since 2005

Early in February the Buderim Foundation received $10,000 worth of Back to School

vouchers from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal. The $50 vouchers,

redeemable at Target are designed to financially assist a number of Buderim families at

the start of the school year. To ensure the distribution is effective, the Foundation

works in partnership with schools and community organisations.

This year the vouchers were provided to Buderim Mountain State School, Mountain

Creek State Primary and Chancellor State College as well as St Vincent de Paul

(Maroochydore), The Cindy Mackenzie Breast Cancer Foundation and Community

Solutions for their 'Grandparents as Parents' Program.

Community Challenge wrap up

The B150 Community Challenge raised $220,000. This brings the Foundation's Trust

Funds to more than $720,000 managed by the Foundation's Investment Committee in a

mix of fixed interest deposits and shares.

This year the Foundation expects investments to return well over $30,000 in grants to

Buderim community organisations.

So thank you to all those who supported the Community Challenge. This money is

never spent so your generosity is there for the benefit of Buderim forever!

Would you like to become an Ambassador?

Ambassador support is crucial to the Foundation's success. Being an Ambassador is

simple. If you would like to know more, contact Board Member Avril Staniland on

0408 010 230.

Buderim Local Ambulance Committee

Our Buderim Local Ambulance Committee (LAC) under President Don Culley has been

quietly working to assist Buderim Station Staff who do so much for the community. We

are currently awaiting the arrival of the child manikin which will assist all staff (students

and Paramedics) at the station with their skills. We are also in the process of updating the

station library further with new reference books and providing a lockable storage unit at

the station.

We had a successful Xmas stall we sold cakes, jams, biscuits and plants and thank the

community for their support. This year we are again offering placer to station staff to

attend PHTLS courses as part of the Fred Mellish Award.

Our thanks go to Retirement Villages and locals in the Buderim District for their

thoughtful donations. Trauma toys have also been received to be utilised with sick

children when travelling in the ambulances.

BWMCA Newsletter

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AFFILIATES REPORTS

THE BUDERIM LIBRARY situated on Main Street next to the Billiards room has enjoyed a busy start to the year with an average of

50 new books being added to the shelves per month . Ongoing repairs to those which are messy and torn have been given a new life by

the active repair team of volunteers.

Books on Wheels are delivered to those that are unable to get up to the Library with a choice of 6 books every two weeks. A great

service much appreciated.

Please note the annual Book Sale will be upstairs in the work room and CWA room on Saturday 30th March from 8 am -3 pm.

Donations of used good quality books can be delivered anytime during opening hours for this important sale . Revenue from this

sustains the Library to do the above activities and provide this grand service to its members.

Jan Leake Jones

FOOTE SANCTUARY

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of a community initiative that was decades before its time, the idea of restoring the Foote

Sanctuary area to its pristine condition. It was, when Buderim first came under the attention of the timber getters more than 150 years

ago, a rainforest with a scattering of eucalypts. It was logged for the valued timbers, red cedar, beech and ash and the rest cleared for

farming.

When the farming owners, the Foote family donated the 8 hectares to the people of Buderim in honour of their lost family member Eric

Joseph Foote Military Medal who died in World War 1, they did not intend the land to take on the character of a sombre civic memorial.

There were to be no statutes, no well tended flower beds and no roll of honour. Instead they envisaged a sort of untamed natural area

where people could wander and enjoy the bush, living the life that Eric had been denied.

After a series of contretemps with Councils of the day, eventually, in October 1963 a group of citizens, including Hubert Foote, met at

Dr.Strickland Shaw’s house and began what has become the Foote Sanctuary Association.

Since then, virtually every Thursday morning for the past 50 years, generations of volunteers have carried out the wishes of the Foote

family, clearing weeds and non indigenous growth and replacing it with species specific to the area. There are now over 150 varieties of

rainforest trees and over 40 eucalypt species growing, many of them carefully labelled to educate the wanderers.

The Association meets monthly and last Saturday was the 559th meeting. Nowadays sustainability and care for green areas is a byword,

but these volunteers made it a reality for the past half century. Suitable commemorations are planned, so watch this space and enjoy this

restored wilderness, or come and help out in the meantime.

Geoffrey Hole

March 2013

Buderim Library Ladies preparing for Books on Wheels deliveries.

Left: Winning artist

Di West at SC

Festival

Right: 4 Paws Walk at the

Sunshine Coast

Directory of Affiliated Groups

SOCIAL/SERVICE CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS

Bloomhill Cancer Support Jenny Carroll 5445 5794 Buderim East Probus Club Des Smallwood 5493 6158 Buderim Mt Probus Club Roy Ascott 5491 3715 Buderim Girl Guides Justine Hall-Gardiner 5476 5149 Buderim Scout Group Nicola Long 5453 4026 Graduate Women Qld Jan Leake Jones 5445 1515 Lions Club of Buderim Brian McBride 5443 4503 National Seniors (Buderim) Graham Kruck 5444 2831 Probus Club of Buderim Inc Keith Solomom 5456 1761 QCWA - Buderim Branch Wendy Wilson 5456 4808 Rotary Club of Buderim Frank Gishard 5453 4059

SPORT & RECREATION

Buderim Billiards and Snooker Club Rob McCormack 0410 006584 Buderim Bowls Club Ken Wright 5456 2845 Buderim Contract Bridge Club Joe Czekanski 5476 6613 Buderim Cricket Club Kathy Poole 0417 760981 Buderim Indoor Bowls Club Terry Schefe 5445 2997 Buderim Firebirds Netball Tracy Wilkins 0410 614752 Headland-Buderim Croquet Club Lesley Smith 5476 5495 Headland Golf Club John Joseph 5444 5800 SC Dog Obedience Club Colin Ibbotson 5437 6623 SC Hockey Assn Susan Ohlin 5445 2117 SC Square Dance Centre Nev McLachlan 5445 1238 Taoist Tai Chi Soc of Qld Gary Williamson 5445 9939

EDUCATION

Buderim Community Kindergarten Maree Evans 5476 9935 Buderim Mtn SS P&C Suzie Williams 5477 2737 Immanuel Lutheran College Fiona Christie 5477 3448 Matthew Flinders Anglican College Director Dev Services 5477 3200 Montessori International College Cassandra Smith 5445 2249 SC Grammar School Sandra Bourke 5445 4444 U3A Sunshine Coast Jan Johnston 5478 4371

RELIGION - CHURCHES

St Mark’s Anglican Church Anne Meares 5476 6183 Uniting Church - Buderim Joy Buse 5456 4337

BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS

Buderim Foundation Paul Clark 5444 5331 SC Theatre Alliance Sam Conaro 0407 676977

COMMUNITY SERVICE

4 Paws Animal Rescue Julie Penlington 0411 144689 Buddies Refugee Support V Ross 5476 8645 Buderim Library Assn Sylvia Humphris 5456 1066 Buderim Men’s Shed Rick Beasley 0429 627101 Buderim Safe Don Culley 5445 1871 Buderim SAILS Heather Johnston 5453 4102 Buderim 11 Central NHW Mary McGinness 0439 008976 Buderim East NHW 2 Clem Sutherland 5445 1565 Buderim VIEW Club Leonie Palmer 5452 6068 Coastal Caring Clowns Christine Rule 5456 2484 Foote Sanctuary Kerry Brace 5452 7918 Fusion (Alcoringa) Jessie O’Neil 5476 5033 Martins Ck H’water Action Tom Rickards 5445 8859 Sunshine Coast Legacy Allan Quartermaine 5444 6484 Sunshine FM 104.9 Nettie Knox 5450 1049

CULTURAL & INTEREST GROUPS

Aust Decorative & Fine Arts Soc. Helen Milne 5456 4477 BATS Theatre Company John McMahon 5445 2515 Buderim Concert Band Caralyn Dean 5445 3208 Buderim Craft Cottage Jan Nelson 5445 2323 Buderim Garden Club Ganaa O’Brien 5456 4725 Buderim Historical Society Prue Cawley 5445 1341 Buderim Male Choir Ross Stewart 5450 1777 Buderim Mt Toastmasters Judith McConnell 5493 5463 Buderim Rostrum No 20 Geoff Keeler 5445 9580 Buderim-Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Helene Cronin 5476 9509 BYTE Robyn Ernst 5445 8768 Hot Ginger Chorus Veronika Liljequist 5445 5415 SC Oriana Arts Inc Ruth Rix 5492 7740 Suncoast Chess Club Jeff Dyer 0424 606831 SC Gem/Fossicking Club Ivan Rodighiero 5451 0738 SC Art Group Ian Green 5448 8580 SC Choral Society Jennifer Barry 5444 3899 SC Computer Club Peter Daley 5491 3279 SC Concert Band Warren Baddley 5499 6147 Sunshine Statesmen Barbershop Chorus Greg Croan 5450 5285 SC Symphony Orchestra Carol Booker 0414 710774 SC Theatre Alliance John McMahon 5445 2515

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Buderim Local Ambulance Committee Grace McLuskie-Higgs 5445 1518 Royal Flying Doctor Service Penny Cooper 5456 2242

NOTICE to AFFILIATES

Please check that your contact details supplied to us at the

beginning of the year are still correct. For those who have

held their AGM and changed key people, or who have

just changed their service provider for email

communication, make sure that we have your correct

details.

March 2013 Page 11 BWMCA Newsletter

BWMCA SUB-COMMITTEES

AUSTRALIA DAY 2013

CHAIR: To Be Advised

B150

This Sub-Committee has finished its role. The thanks of the BWMCA and the community go to all those who worked so hard to make the year a rousing success.

OPO MANAGEMENT

CHAIR: Ruth Hughes Volunteers are needed for the roster for the OPO desk. Please contact Ruth on 5477 0945 in opening hours if you would like to join this group.

CAROLS ON BUDERIM

CHAIR: Steve Chellingworth

FRIENDS OF BUDERIM

CHAIR: Lynn Moss

MEMORIAL HALL

CHAIR: John McMahon

WELCOME TO BUDERIM Afternoon teas

CHAIR: Lynn Moss

FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE

CHAIR: To Be Advised

ANZAC & REMEMBRANCE DAYS

CHAIR: Bill Grassick

Executive & Committee contacts

PRESIDENT

John McMahon…...5445 2515

VICE PRESIDENT

Robyn Edwards...5456 1943

SECRETARY

Anne Moorhouse..5477 0484

TREASURER

David Edwards….5445 5759

ELECTED COMMITTEE

Lynn Moss……...….5445 5312

Steve Chellingworth .5476 5638

John Saint Smith…... 5479 6908

Prue Cawley………..5445 1341

SUB COMMITTEE & WORKING GROUP CHAIRS

Australia Day 2013 TBA

Anzac/Remembrance Day Bill Grassick 5444 5332

Carols on Buderim Steve Chellingworth 5476 7027

Finance and Compliance TBA

Friends of Buderim Lynn Moss 5445 5312

Old Post Office Management Ruth Hughes 5477 0945

War Memorial Hall John McMahon 5445 2515

Welcome to Buderim Lynn Moss 5445 5312

PROJECT OFFICERS

Buderim Community Muscle TBA

Buderim Community Website Steve Chellingworth 5476 7027

Public Relations Officer Geoffrey Hole 0415 265534

Membership & Affiliates Paula Owen 5493 2339

Newsletter Meg Scott 5326 1114

T 07 5477 0945

F 07 5477 0946

E bwmca@bigpond.com

W www.bwmca.com.au

PO Box 156 Buderim Q 4556

Honorary Photographer ..............George Horvath

Honorary Insurance Officer...........Peter Birt

Honorary Legal Consultant............Lucy Cradduck

Honorary Solicitor………………….Kennedy Fox

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

BWMCA Membership

Single and Family memberships

are due for renewal each year

on 1 January each year