This is not junk mail Golden Beach Newsletter March to May 2021

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MISSION Car Theives Active In Golden Beach On 29th January, the Sunshine Coast police issued this Individuals, families, businesses and urgent message advising residents to lock and secure communities working together to create safer their vehicles after a recent spate of thefts in our area. and supportive communities.

NEXT MEETING Wednesday 28th April 2021 4pm at the Power Boat Club Come along and meet other residents in your area. Listen to their issues, concerns and ideas to create a safer and supportive community. Also take the opportunity to express your own thoughts and ideas. The next meeting will be a General Meeting open to all residents in the area. Our Guest Speaker will be from the GBPW Community Association to discuss the resident’s survey. We will also have members from the Golden Beach Community Garden group to give us an update on the progress of the gardens. Would you like to be an active member on the committee? Do you have a concern you wish to raise and can’t make it to a meeting? Officer in Charge of Sunshine Coast District Crime Simply post or email the Secretary at: Prevention Acting Sergeant Sandy Atkinson, reinforced 22 Coronation Ave, Golden Beach, QLD, 4551 the importance of securing vehicles especially at home. [email protected] “A current emerging trend in criminal activity within our district is occurring, where offenders are targeting vehicles from unlocked garages and accessing keys from SUPPORTERS & SPONSORS unsecured homes,” she said. “Offenders are both stealing We’d like to thank the Power Boat from vehicles and stealing vehicles.” Club for allowing us the use of their facilities for Police urge residents to secure vehicles, not to leave meetings and events. We’d also like to thank GT valuables in their cars and to ensure vehicles are parked Print for their professional printing services. in a locked garage, where possible. Remotes should be Support from our local businesses also helps us removed from vehicles and keys should be secured, even greatly in producing the newsletters. We couldn’t when you are at home. do it without their generosity. The topic of car theft was also raised by local police at PLEASE SUPPORT THEM our last Neighbourhood Watch meeting. It was stated that thieves will brazenly enter unlocked garages and homes Disclaimer: ‘The information contained herein has been in an effort to find your car keys or remote. Often juveniles obtained from sources we deem to be reliable, however we will steal your car simply to take it for a joy ride. So lock it cannot guarantee its accuracy and interested persons should reply on their own enquiries. The views in this newsletter up and dont give these criminals the opportunity to steal are not necessarily those of the Police Service from you ...... and always report anything you witness or unless expressly so quoted.’ experience first hand.

Happy Easter from Neighbourhood Watch Golden Beach A blind man walks into a store with his guide dog. All of a sudden he picks up the leash and begins swinging the dog round and round over his head. The manager runs up to the man and yells “What are you doing?!!” The blind man replies “Just looking around.”

What you can do: • Ensure both the garage and vehicle are locked, and the garage door remotes are secured. • Avoid marking you keys with your personal details such as name, phone or rego numbers. • Consider installing a car alarm or steering wheel lock. • Secure your rego plates with anti-theft screws. • Consider installing a GPS tracker to your vehicle. • Use lockable devices such as fuel caps, wheel nuts, roof racks and spare tyre locks. • Always lock your vehicle including the boot and sunroof, and always wind your windows fully up. • Always keep your keys out of sight and not on kitchen benches, key hooks or bedside tables. • Remove all valuables and personal items when your car is unattended, or ensure they are out of sight. • Never hide a spare key on or near the vehicle, thieves know where to look.

Page 2 of 12 Golden Beach Police Report (23 Jan - 22 Feb 21) Sourced from the Online Crime Map (bottom of the page at https://goldenbeach.nhwq.org/)

Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 25 Jan 2021 Unlawful Entry 30 Jan 2021 Unlawful Entry 26 Jan 2021 Assault 2 Feb 2021 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 28 Jan 2021 Fraud 3 Feb 2021 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 28 Jan 2021 Assault 3 Feb 2021 Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 28 Jan 2021 Good Order Offences* 6 Feb 2021 Unlawful Entry 28 Jan 2021 Good Order Offences* 6 Feb 2021 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 28 Jan 2021 Good Order Offences* 6 Feb 2021 Unlawful Entry 28 Jan 2021 Good Order Offences* 6 Feb 2021 Unlawful Entry 29 Jan 2021 Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) 6 Feb 2021 Drug Offences 29 Jan 2021 Drug Offences 14 Feb 2021 Drug Offences 29 Jan 2021 Drug Offences 14 Feb 2021 Other Property Damage 29 Jan 2021 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 14 Feb 2021 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 30 Jan 2021 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 14 Feb 2021 Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 30 Jan 2021 Assault 15 Feb 2021 Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 30 Jan 2021 Unlawful Entry 19 Feb 2021

During the last quarter (23 Nov 20 to 22 Feb 21) a total of 66 offences have been recorded at Golden Beach and Diamond Head. The breakdown is as follows:

Assualt - 7 Drug Offences - 13 Fraud - 1 Good Order Offences* - 8 Liquor - 1 Other Property Damage - 3 Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) - 17 Unlawful Entry - 10 Unlawful Use of Vehicle - 5 Weapons Act Offences - 1

The Top Four are: 1. Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 2. Drug Offences 3. Good Order Offences* 4. Assault

*examples are - offensive language; offensive conduct; wilful and obscene exposure; violent disorder.

Page 3 of 12 DIAMOND HEAD MERGES WITH Coordinator’s Report by David Radcliffe GOLDEN BEACH NEIGHBOURHOOD Well here we are with a new year, one that hopefully doesn’t WATCH by Gail Podberscek mirror the old COVID 2020 too much and we can all return to Diamond Head residents are delighted to merge some sort of new normality. with the Golden Beach Neighbourhood Watch group. We agree a connected community is We have had a very busy January with the Neighbourhood Watch a strong one. AGM being held on the 27th of January 2021 with a huge turnout from residents, which was great to see and lets us know we must Many Golden Beach residents know and love be doing something right for our community. We were sad to see the southern-most part of the suburb - the our Secretary, Theo Stavropoulos, leave our folds and I wish to Military Jetty and Bells Creek Boat Ramps, thank him for all his hard work over the past 4 years. He was the shady foreshore parks and stunning view south best BBQ cook we’ve ever had – Thank you Theo. that goes on for ever. Many have known the neighbourhood as Diamond Head since they I’m not sure if it has happened previously but we were fortunate were kids - others haven’t heard of it! enough to retain all other position holders at the AGM and have had at least 2 or 3 new committee members who have elected to join our team. I welcome back all those who are returning to their existing positions and certainly appreciate all the new blood that have decided to join us – many hands make light work they say. Another big development that was discussed and passed in at the meeting was the merger with the Diamond Head neighbourhood watch area. They have been doing a great job representing their little patch of paradise but could see a merger was good for all of Golden Beach and their future. We certainly welcome everyone Diamond Head residents meet with S/C from the Diamond Head area to our meetings and let us be your Oxenford from Caloundra Police Station strong voice moving forwards. We cherish the relaxed community feel of our neighbourhood, the open front yards, gardens, 2021 is certainly looking like a big year with our 30th Anniversary and walkways that allow us to easily and of the Golden Beach Neighbourhood Watch towards the end of safely move all over Diamond Head. Our most the year and fingers crossed we can run some type of event to treasured asset is our proximity to the magnificent celebrate. I wish everyone a happy new year and I look forward Pumicestone Passage. We welcome visitors to serving you all moving forward. who treat our place with respect. Last September, over 100 residents came together for a community meeting with Cr Terry Landsberg to discuss the incursion into our residential streets by an approved 2000 vehicles per day through the extension of Michael Street west into Pelican Waters. Residents were advised two weeks prior to street calming works commencing. We were shocked to not be consulted. Many had concerns for their future safety and quality of life. Now we want a say in what happens where we live, going forward. A small focus group of residents arose from the meeting, and continues to engage with Cr Landsberg about the future of Diamond Head. The community stays in touch through a Facebook Page called Diamond Head Neighbours, keeping updated about what happens where we live and to discuss issues. An active member of Cr Landsberg’s Community Meeting, we have a plan to move forward in light of challenges posed by increased traffic and huge growth in popularity of our area for recreational use.

Page 4 of 12 Breakthrough Concerning to the residents of Golden Beach, was the December 2020 media coverage showing the changes happening to the northern tip of Bribie Island (images shown on the left). The narrowest part of Bribie faces out into the shipping channel and has seen many trees disappear into the sea. With all the wild weather, waves have cut a channel through the sand dunes. Boaties feared a new entrance would change the calmer passage side as a result. It is reassuring to know these same circumstances of wild weather have happened many times before and were also headlined in the media back then. Local newspapers of January 1951 stated, “It was a bad year for Golden Beach eroded by mountainous seas sweeping away tons of sand, like gigantic scoops”. Bulcock Beach had also experienced the sand shifting back and forth, many times over the years. Landsborough Shire Council invested 9500 pounds for mitigation works in 1951 to make sure the beach and roads were stable and could safely support the areas expanding population. In the following Surf breaks through Bribie Island’s northern tip due to two decades, rock walls were built along the days of severe weather and king tides. coastline, but the old phrase remains Images courtesy of Nine News, Queensland (15 Dec 2020). “Time and tide wait for no one”. With the technologies and advancements available, we can now be better informed and prepared especially in the cyclone season. Many community groups help to protect this beautiful shoreline and its bird life. The Coast Guard and Water Police continue to monitor the water activities for everyone to safely enjoy this unique area. The Chronicle newspaper of January 1951, summed up the situation by stating, “The vagaries of nature are hard to understand and more than we ordinary mortals can grasp”. Article by Kay Middlemiss

Page 5 of 12 Golden Beach and Pelican Waters Community Association - Resident’s Survey The Golden Beach and Pelican Waters Community Association was formed last year from the Golden Beach Progress Association which had operated in the area for more than 70 years. Our aim is to help make your community more liveable. Hence, we would like to know your opinion on a range of local issues and are therefore conducting a short survey of residents from mid February to mid April 2021. The survey is in paper form and available from “The Real Grocer”, or “the Spot Coffee Shop” in the Golden Beach Shopping Centre or by contacting the organiser listed below. You can also see it on our GBPWCA Website and Facebook page at: http://www.goldenbeachandpelicanwaterscommunityassociationinc.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/gbpwca/ This is your chance to register your opinion on issues such as traffic congestion, street crime, roadside rubbish collection, noisy light planes , the erosion of Bribie Island or any other matter that concerns you. With a good response to this survey the GBPWCA will have useful data to present to Local or State Government or specific Departments like Police or National Parks. For example, the Association would like a community facility built in our area however we need to know if that is something you want. Please get involved and have your say. It will make a difference. Any questions about the survey can be directed to Ian Louttit 0498 111 554 (GBPWCA). The survey will close mid April 2021. The Association thanks you for your participation.

YOUR COMMUNITY ONLINE The Sunshine Coast Police Service and Golden Beach Neighbourhood Watch Facebook pages provide a vital link between police and the wider district. Including information on public events, training sessions, crime prevention and safety awareness. These are great pagesOUR to COMMUNITY ‘join’ and keep ONLINE up to date with community events and tips to keep yourThe Sunshinehome safe. Coast Please Police join Service and share and these Golden link Beach your friends:Neighbourhood Watch Facebook pages provide a vital link https://www.facebook.com/myPoliceSunshineCoastbetween police and the wider district. Including information and on https://www.facebook.com/GoldenBeachNHW public events, training sessions, crime prevention

Page 6 of 12 Join Us On Clean Up Australia Day Welcome folks, of all ages. Meet us on 7th March for Clean Up Australia Day at Fraser Park, Golden Beach from 8am to 2pm. We would love to meet you and have a share in cleaning up our environment together. Our boat will be there, and we will take you across to Bribie Island during the day. All we need is good weather, sun protection, water, and suitable footwear. So, come along, enjoy the scenery, of the wonderful waterways of Pumicestone Passage. There will be a Sausage Sizzle at Fraser Park as well. Please note for safety reasons young children must be supervised by a guardian at all times. Night Eyes volunteers care for the water ways incorporating Bribie Island, and many canals and rivers in the catchment. Boat and crews operate weekly, retrieving rubbish and plastic, both on land and in water. Each year Night Eyes collect well over 120,000 litres of rubbish. Welcome to our new committee members. President Warren Crawshaw , Vice President Don Campbell , Secretary Sharon Watkins, and Treasurer Brian Henry. Thanks also to Roslyn for her huge efforts in raising donated funds. Check us out online at: www. nighteyeswaterandlandcare.com.au www.facebook.com/ NightEyesWaterAndLandCareGroup/

GOLDEN BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN UPDATE The Golden Beach Community Garden Inc is still in the process of laying the foundations but very much moving forward. We have meet on proposed site with a member of the council and have been given the green light to move forward. They have suggested that increasing memberships numbers as these numbers will be highly taken into consideration when submitting the application. With that being said we now have memberships forms ready. Anyone who would like to support this community project can do so by filling in a membership form. This can be found in the Golden Beach Community Garden Facebook group or you can get a printed copy from the Golden Beach newsagency. Membership fees are $5 which will go towards future projects, public liability fees and fundraisers etc. We have set up a bank account with Bendigo Bank Caloundra where you can pay direct into the account. We are heavily relying on community support so please if you have a spare moment to do this and can afford $5 it would be deeply appreciated. We have started looking into future fundraising events but will require insurance before we can go ahead. We have been in contact with Jason Hunt our local MP and his office who have been very supportive and generously doing some printing for us. Our new email address [email protected] if you wish to get in contact with us, would like to get involved or to have a membership form electronically sent through. We currently meet every fortnight at Ayliffe Park Golden Beach and welcome anyone who is interested in being apart of the project. Absolutely loving see the Golden Beach community coming together to keep the project pushing forward.

Page 7 of 12 Take Action for Pumicestone Passage (TAPP) Bells Creek Erosion Control Project Update Bells Creek drains into the northern Pumicestone Passage at Golden Beach, at the north end of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland and outside the Moreton Bay Marine Park and Declared Fish Habitat Areas. Though its banks remain relatively well vegetated with healthy mangroves, coastal saltmarsh communities (listed as EPBC vulnerable) and Casuarina glauca communities (EPBC endangered), the catchment is rapidly becoming urbanized with the Pelican Waters and Aura developments and the recreational usage is increasing exponentially with the impacts of foot traffic, boat and kayak launching and boatwash. The riparian zone is rich with Aboriginal cultural heritage and is known habitat for the nationally endangered Water Mouse (Xeromys myoides). Comparison of aerial Nearmap images from 2010 to 2020 show little change in bank stability with evidence of stream migration or undermined trees fallen in. However on close inspection, the access points and paths are becoming eroded and preventative action is required to guide human activities and stabilize banks. Working with Susie Chapman from Healthy Land & Water (HLW), volunteers from TAPP have initiated this project. Even though it is early days, the Council and Henzells have indicated their support for the project. It will take a collaborative effort to move the project forward and as the project is implemented TAPP will seek support for volunteers from other community groups. The plan is to implement preventative actions and educational initiatives to build resilience in the Bells Creek system. Limited financial support has been confirmed over the next three years provided by the National Landcare Program delivered through HLW with in-kind Photo of the bank erosion in Bells Creek at a from Council. TAPP will keep the community informed as public access point. Photo of the endangered the project is implemented over the next three years. water mouse at inset.

What’s Irish and stays out all night? Paddy O’Furniture

What do you call a big Irish spider? A Paddy-long-legs

What do you call an Irishman bouncing off the walls? Rick O’Shay

Page 8 of 12 Fishing Club News The Caloundra Powerboat Fishing Club recently finished the 2020 year with it’s annual Christmas Picnic held in the park lands adjoining the Caloundra Power Boat Club boat ramp. The event proved to be another successful day with glorious Sunshine Coast weather, a delicious seafood lunch and the popular visit from Santa. This year’s picnic had an added segment with the presentation of club trophies for the 2019/2020 season. The fishing club’s annual trophy night, which was due to be held last July, had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congratulations to all the worthy recipients of their club trophies. The fishing club has recommenced 2021 in the same fashion it finished 2020 with another successful competition held on 16/17 January. The weather gods were kind on this weekend with both offshore and estuary competitions being held. Catches were down a little but a bad day’s fishing is better than a good day at work. The Fishing Club’s program for the remainder of 2020 and early 2021 is as follows: • 14 March – Teams Comp • 27/28 March – March Comp • 17/18 April – April Comp • 15/16 May – May Comp • 12/13 June – June Comp

The CPBC Fishing Club - One ‘Happy Fishing Family’ The Fishing Club always welcomes new members, so if you are a keen fisherperson or just a social one wanting to improve your angling skills, this may be the Club for you. Our Club caters for families, men, ladies and junior Pat Evans - One ‘Happy Fella’ anglers. For further inquiries regarding the CPBC Fishing Club, please with his flattie contact Terry Graham on 0408 190 569 or Ross Norman on 0419 894046.

Neighbourhood Watch Community Day Police are encouraging residents to secure their vehicles and homes in an effort to stem the recent spate of opportunistic property crime and car thefts in our community. Hence, our Police, in partnership with Golden Beach Neighbourhood Watch, will be available to assist and advise residents on how to deter thieves at a pop up tent in Fraser Park on Sunday 11 April 21. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to talk with you from 10am. So pop on down and have a chat with your friendly Police and the new Golden Beach committee ..... pick up some great tips for keeping your belongings safe.

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Page 10 of 12 Sunshine Coast Mass Transit Our Public Transport Future Does the Sunshine Coast need a world class public transport system to link up the region? Council thinks so and is preparing a business case to submit to the state and federal governments. This business case focuses on the major routes of public transport that would carry thousands of people across the region each day – called “mass transit”. Mass transit is a generic term used to describe a convenient, efficient and easy-to-access public transport system which moves lots of people along a busy corridor. A well-designed mass transit system reduces car usage, especially at peak times, and may include: • Buses • Trams or light rail vehicles • A metro or subway • Passenger trains The current phase of the business case is considering options for mass transit systems to link up the coastal corridor between the Sunshine Coast Airport and Caloundra. Commencing soon, Council will undertake community engagement on these options for mass transit. Engagement will also include a conversation about what types of new urban development could occur close to the mass transit stations. Find out more about the mass transit options engagement at www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. You can also register to get involved.

One of the mass transit options is a bus rapid transit system with extra-long buses and stations that look like rail stations.

Page 11 of 12 CRIME STOPPERS COMING TO GOLDEN BEACH Crime Stoppers Sunshine Coast is working with local communities to raise awareness of our organisation so that criminal activity can be reported via us anonymously to police without fear of retribution from criminals. Crime Stoppers is a not-for-profit community volunteer organisation, providing the Queensland public with the only means of passing on anonymous information to police, thereby improving the safety of their local community. Cash rewards are offered for information which leads to the solving of crimes. Crime Stoppers being a non-profit, self-funding organisation relies heavily on community generosity through donations and sponsorship of fundraising events such as golf, race and bowls days to bank roll these cash rewards and staff the call centre. Crime Stoppers will be fundraising in your area on Friday 19th March at the Pelican Waters Bowls Club (see our advert below right). If you would like to participate in a fun day and have a few friends to form a team, please contact S/C Jeff Frazer to register your interest. Opportunities also exist for organisations, companies and businesses to provide sponsorship to our bowls day via the following options. All sponsors will have their names listed on flyers and promotional material: GOLD SPONSORSHIP - the major sponsor of the event, therefore entitling the sponsor to have the event naming rights. The Gold Sponsor has the right to erect signage and promotional material at the event site. The Gold Sponsor is also entitled to free entry for two teams of up to 6 bowlers with lunch and a drink included. SILVER SPONSORSHIP - purchases one of eight bowling rinks on the day for $300, entitling the sponsor to erect a sign on the green at each end of the rink, promoting their logo or name. The Silver Sponsor is entitled to free entry fees for up to a 6-person team at the event with lunch and 4 drinks included. BRONZE SPONSORSHIP - Donations of prizes and gift vouchers for raffles on the day gain a Bronze Sponsorship. Crime Stoppers fundraising days are a fantastic way to have an enjoyable day whilst at the same time giving to a great cause, “The Community”. All fund-raising monies are utilised by Crime Stoppers in crime prevention and detection strategies. Please consider this sponsorship opportunity and contact Greg Beale personally on phone 0417 480 218 or via e-mail [email protected] if interested. On an administrative note, Greg would appreciate any sponsorship offers as soon as possible to allow adequate production and distribution of promotional material.

CRIME STOPPERS BOWLS DAY PELICAN WATERS BOWLS CLUB

FRIDAY 19 MARCH 21

Registration: 11AM Bowls Start: 12PM

YOUR GOLDEN BEACH NHW OFFICE BEARERS Teams of 4-6: $30pp Includes 4 hours of bowling, BBQ Area Coordinator: David Radcliffe ph 0403 657076 lunch, 4 drinks (beer/wine/soda), Deputy Area Coordinator: Rick Andrew ph 5492 3597 lucky draws & raffles Secretary: Dennis Evans ph 0481 481157 Treasurer: Tracey Carbis ph 0403 657076 BOOK YOUR TEAM NOW ! Social Media/ Editor: Carl McGarrity ph 0490 345005 Committee Members: Kay Middlemiss, Kaye Stoksik, Sue Kerkow, Contact Senior Constable Jeff Frazer phone 5475 2482 or email Greg Lyne, Brenda Arber [email protected]

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