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Coochie Island News Free February 2020 Issue 32 Coochie Island News Free News | Lifestyle Brisbane’s Best Island DEADLINE FOR ADS AND CONTENT FOR MARCH ISSUE Brisbane’s secret wellbeing island 15 FEBRUARY 2020 Getting Along… Contents The antidote to Wellbeing Island 1 contempt Getting Along 1 Photo of the Month 2 By Christo Patty, Director, Human Ingredient Heritage Society 2 Coastcare 3 In Dr John Gottman’s relationship research, he Golf Club News 5 found he could predict with On The Hammock 7 91% accuracy whether a couple will thrive or dive Get Social & Active 7 after watching and The Two of Us 8 By Rachael Krinks listening to them for just five minutes. Book Review 10 Our tiny island lies on Brisbane’s doorstep and it is Film Review 10 ringed by beaches and an emerald bay, and 19.5 After conducting hectares of freshwater wetlands, with a walking track longitudinal research over Featured Creative 14 that takes you through soft lush greenery alongside a 14 years Gottman and his Editor’s Desk 15 beach and seascape. researchers found four negative factors which, if Gym Membership 16 People flock to this little jewel for many reasons, but did you know that doing so may increase your health they infiltrated a marriage Salty Tales 16 and wellbeing? Science shows that middle aged and sufficiently, could predict divorce. Fishing News 17 older adults living near green spaces are at lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome (eg obesity, Poetry 18 The interesting thing is that hypertension) than those living in areas with less the four factors – criticism, Community Contacts 19 green spaces. Studies (sciencedaily.com) also show defensiveness, contempt Business Directory 20 that people living in greener areas have a slower and stonewalling – equally cognitive decline, less stress, greater longevity and apply to the destruction of better overall mental health. work relationships and Spending time in and near the sea also has health friendships alike. benefits. Have you heard of Thalassotherapy? It was The upshot of his research started by the French and it is the medical use of sea and practice was …/15 water. The benefits of seawater on our minds …/10 07 3206 8633 Kindly sponsored by [email protected] www.BayIslandTransport.com.au Servicing the Redlands and all Bay Islands since 1974 Coochiemudlo Island ~ Coochie Island News Page 2 of 20 Photo of the Month Heritage Society By Jan MacIntyre, President The Heritage Society celebrates its 20th birthday this year on April 15. We are going to have a year long celebration so make sure you check out the Coochie Island News every month. We will continue with our Open Days, have a special celebration in April and many other activities. We want to celebrate our birthday with our community and the activities will be for all Island residents and visitors. We hope that you will make time for at least one. Over the 20 years we have been instrumental in having the Community Hall, jetty and steps, Norfolk Beach, Morton’s Steps and stone jetty and the Emerald Fringe locally heritage listed. For more information please go to: http://pdonline.redland.qld.gov.au/pages/plan/book.aspx?ex hibit=RCC_CP_v3 and click on numbers 45, 46, 47 and 50 to gain the full information. Every year one of our members produces a Year Book, so check them out at the next Markets. They are a joy and you might see yourself in one of the photos. Coochiemudlo Island Heritage Walking Map Have you used our Coochiemudlo Island Heritage Walking Coochie mapped by Apple! Photo by Moze Map? It’s great fun – challenge the children on the school Crozier who said “Apparently Coochiemudlo Island holidays. They are available at the Curlew Café for a gold is one of the last places to be mapped in coin to cover our printing costs. Australia!” We have stories of earlier times and did you know that as late as 1992 there were only 2 ferries a day; check out “I have advertised elsewhere in the past Norma Green’s talk at one of our Open Days this year with no luck. However Coochie Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOj65PQhIg0&feature News has far exceeded any other form =youtu.be of advertising I have previously used. Much more can be found on the website I love it!!!” https://www.coochiemudloheritage.org.au/ - James Egan, BECCO Brisbane Electrical Contracting Company We look forward to celebrating our 20th birthday all 0433 370 782 through 2020 with you. EDITOR Rachael Krinks GENERAL DISCLAIMER Views expressed in articles are contributors’ [email protected] own and not necessarily the view of the publisher. Statements of fact are SUB EDITOR Helen Symes believed to be true, but no legal responsibility is accepted for them. CIN ENQUIRIES Rachael Krinks 0407 664 159 FOLLOW CIN EDITORIAL & PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTIONS Facebook @coochieislandnews [email protected] Instagram @coochieislandnews Thank you to all our regular contributors! We welcome new island and mainland retail outlet enquiries. PRINTER: Redland Graphics COOCHIE ISLAND NEWS ONLINE https://smallislandstories.com/coochieislandnews/ Coochiemudlo Island ~ Coochie Island News Page 3 of 20 Landcare project to restore habitat in Melaleuca Wetlands By Vivienne Roberts-Thomson We’re celebrating the opening of our new As Project Managers, Coastcare will work with Healthy Advertising, Marketing and Information Centre for Land and Water, supported by Redland City Council, to the SMBI’s, Coochiemudlo & Straddie, located at the reduce threats and restore habitat in and around the 19.5 Redlands Bay Marina, Banana Street, Redland Bay. hectare freshwater wetlands, part of the Moreton Bay Ramsar site. The wetlands have high cultural and You are invited to join the new Courageous ecological values and are home to over 170-recorded native Islanders program. Please call in to our centre to plant species including endangered orchids and fungi nominate yourself or someone who you believe providing habitat for over 100 bird species, native animals should be recognised as a Courageous Islander. and invertebrates. Let us help you to make 2020 your best business Melaleuca Wetlands have been diminished in south-east year ever! CALL NOW 0412 169 664 to book your Queensland due to coastal development pressures, hence FREE Digital Marketing Strategy! the preservation of this wetland is important not only for the ecosystem services it provides to Ramsar, but also as a Annabelle O’Shea remnant of this vegetation type. M: +61 412 169 664 E: [email protected] Monitoring restoration outcomes will play an important redlandscoastlifestyle.com.au role in the carefully staged chemical-free operations across hot-spot locations. Quadrats have been established and will be evaluated for weed reduction and native regeneration over four years. …/5 BE QUICK AD SPOTS GOING FAST! Never Miss Out Again! Get Coochie Island News each month straight to your email inbox! Free! Subscribe https://smallislandstories.com/coochieislandnews/ Coochiemudlo Island ~ Coochie Island News Page 4 of 20 Coochiemudlo Island ~ Coochie Island News Page 5 of 20 Golf Club News Coastcare Cont’d By Jacquie Christensen … Cont’d from page 3 Contractors who undertook initial works Ladies! Playing golf is a great way to keep fit and a great way to make last month, including removal of over 100 new friends. Our golf club has ladies golf every Thursday. It’s not a cocos palms, will return soon to complete competition day. It’s just a great way to learn how to play, have a hit another 14 days for the current financial and giggle with lots of laughter and enjoy the company of other ladies, year. followed by a wonderful morning tea. Coochiemudlo Island Coastcare has been It’s free for members and only caring for the environment since 2013 $10 for non-members. We have and its members are passionate about Machinery Hire a few new players at the undertaking ecosystem protection and Concreting moment, so it would be a good restoration activities without the use of time to have a go. Starting at chemicals. This approach prevents Property 7am just bring a pair of closed chemicals leaching through the Island’s in shoes. We have spare clubs sandy soils and into the groundwater and Maintenance Moreton Bay. you can borrow. The golf club Landscaping is set within natural beauty and Coastcare volunteers who undertake Handyman has abundant bird life - it’s just working bees to remove weeds and lovely being able to walk restore habitat east of the walking track Services around enjoying this wonderful will help maintain the site past the project Island Deliveries island asset. Phone Christine completion date to improve restoration Hart on 0421 063 872 if you outcomes in the longer term. Project would like more information. This project is supported by Healthy Land Management Photo left: Cheryl Curtis and Water through funding from the teaching our new players. Australia Government’s National Landcare Program. Serving Coochiemudlo Island! Coochie Contractors Offering you the following services: Concreting Machinery Hire Property Maintenance Landscaping Handyman Services Island Deliveries Project Management “We would like to thank Craig and Dave for a great job in putting our driveway in. A first class job. We could not be more happy with it. Well done guys!” - Elaine & Mike Call Craig Carter 0439 772 495 Coochiemudlo Island ~ Coochie Island News Page 6 of 20 Fully Insured Free quotes! 119 Giles Rd, Redland Bay QLD 4165 Delivering great service since 1974 No job is too big or too small. All sized vehicles “We just had to let you know how impressed we are with the service received from Bay Island Transport today. We had a job that took about 5 hours moving furniture and these guys were amazing – they could not be faulted and delivered the exceptional service we have become so used to from Bay Island Transport.” ~ Karin & Malcolm, Coochiemudlo Island 3206 8633 We pick up from your home & all BayIslandTransport.com.au major retailers & suppliers! Areas Serviced: Bay Islands, South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Coochiemudlo Island ~ Coochie Island News Page 7 of 20 On The Hammock With … Dave Buchanan! Interviewed by Rachael Krinks The thing I’m most proud of is..
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