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Coolum Caravan Club Inc. Newsletter: May 2021 Meetings: 1st Thursday of the month commencing 7.30pm Where: Mudjimba Community Hall Postal Address: 7 Parramatta Court, Kuluin. Qld 4558 Email: [email protected] Web: www.coolum.com.au – Community Associations Committee for 2020/21 President: Next Rally David Torr 0418683335 Vice President: May 2021 David Attrill 0419930792 Secretary Committee: for 2012/13 Arthur Reeves 0414360554 President:Treasurer : Noel Gilvarry 5474 2283 Sue Thorburn 0448738674 Rally Masters: Required V.Assistant President Treasurer/Secretary:: Graham Knight 5446 4339 Janet Lewis 0413286159 Secretary: Janet Lewis 5478 Rally Co-Ordinator: 2020 Phone: Mobile: David: 0418683335 8901 Stephen & Glenda Robson Treasurer : Graham 0417637739 Briggs 5446 5847Membership Contact: Email: David: [email protected] Asst.Arthur Tres/Sec: Reeves Ian Walton 0414360554 5478 3726 Eumundi Gate Roster Tour Director: Fay Hewson 5455 Barbara Dicker 0400921363 3319 Editor: When: Thursday 20th May April to Thursday 27th May. SocialDavid TorrDirector : Vacant 0418683335 Editor: B IRTHDAYS Rob Staplehurst 5450 8339 _____________________________ Venue: Rocky Creek Scout Camp, __ 3246 Old Gympie Rd, Beerwah QLD 4519 MAY Phone: 54941195 ARTHUR 4TH TH ALICE. 16 TONY. 22ND Getting There: Find the Bruce Highway and head South. Or if closer to Caloundra Road, follow directions to Steve WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Irwin Way. If your’ve joined the Bruce Highway before Caloundra Road, turn of the Bruce Highway onto the Steve Irwin Way Interchange. Now we are all travelling along the Steve Irwin Way, turn onto Caloundra Road which runs into Maleny Street. At the roundabout turn left onto Gympie Street, which carries on to Old Gympie ROD & MARGARET 22ND Road. Lookout for signs on the left for Scout Camp. BILL & LISA 25TH Information: $22.00 per night is the tariff required. Information about Rocky Creek Scout Camp and Landsborough. Landsborough was named for the British-born explorer William Landsborough, who was the first European to cross Australia north to south. The earliest European settlers arrived in the area in 1871. Originally called Mellum Creek ("mellum" is an Aboriginal word for "volcano"), it dates from 1871 when Isaac Burgess erected a slab hut with bark roof as "port of call" for Cobb and Co coaches stopping for refreshments and a change of horses. Mellum Creek Post Office opened on 23 January 1881. It was renamed Landsborough in 1890. In the past Landsborough was one of the larger towns of the Sunshine Coast having a large logging industry. In 1912, the town became the administrative centre for the Landsborough Shire after separating from the Caboolture Shire. Advertisements for the September 1927 auction of land in the Landsborough Township Estate emphasized the prosperity and fast-growing nature of the town. Landsborough Shire merged into the City of Caloundra in 1968. Landsborough School of Arts Memorial Hall, 2008 The Landsborough School of Arts Memorial Hall was celebrated with a stump capping ceremony on 24 November 1923 involving Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murrumba, Richard Warren. The hall was officially opened on 4 May 1924 by Queensland Governor, Matthew Nathan. St John's Anglican Church was dedicated on 13 October 1956 by Archbishop Reginald Halse. It closed circa 1987. The building was sold for removal. At the 2011 census, Landsborough had a population of 3,706. In the 2016 census, Landsborough had a population of 3,812 people. Landsborough today is a popular tourism stop off due to the fact it is the first stop and is often regarded as the Gateway to the hinterland Tourist Trail. Landsborough today features parks and playgrounds, such as Pioneer park. There is a museum located in the former Landsborough Shire Council Chambers which contains a large number of historical artefacts from the local area. Landsborough's economy mostly derives from small businesses, with many cafés and small eateries. The Landsborough Shire Museum houses artefacts from the pre-colonial and the early pioneer years from the area of the former Landsborough shire and the modern- day Caloundra City region. Of note are the artefacts belonging to explorer William Landsborough. 2 This Photo by Unknown Author 2021 Meetings and Rallies are Listed below for your diaries. Thursday 4th February, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 18th February to 25th February. Burrum Heads Caravan Park. Thursday 4th March, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 18th March to 25th March. Mt Crosby, Allawah Scout Camp. Thursday 1st April, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 22nd April to 29th April. Boonah Showground. Thursday 6th May, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 20th May to 27th May. Rock Creek Scout Camp, Landsborough. Thursday 3rd June, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 17th June 24th June. Agnes Waters, The Reef Caravan Park. Thursday 1st July, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 15th July to 22nd July. Maaroom Caravan Park. Thursday 5th August, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 19th August to 26th August. Kandanga Country Club. Thursday 2nd September, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 9th September to 16th September. Goombungee Showground. Thursday 16th September State Rally, Pittsworth Showground. Thursday 7th October, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 21st October to 28th October. Woodford Showground. Thursday 4th November, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Mudjimba Community Hall. Thursday 18th November to 25th November. Ingenia, Hervey Bay Caravan Park. Thursday 2nd December, Picnic Lunch, location yet to be determined. 3 Presidents Ramblings. Hi Fellow Coolum Caravan Club Members. A great rally at Boonah, clear skies, plenty to do, good company supported by the attendance of Life Members to our club, Graham and Joyce. Capably run by Rally Masters Tony, Marg, John, and Janet an excellent time was had by all. Our next Club Rally is a location close to home, Landsborough Scout Camp, and at the time of writing this newsletter, Rally Masters have not stepped forward to direct the rally. It is not an arduous task; in fact, it’s rewarding. If you haven’t Rally Mastered recently, please put your hand up and help us conduct the rally. Rally Masters are still required for the July Rally at Maaroom. Club Elections are conducted at our AGM held at the June General Meeting. We have nominations for President, Secretary, Treasurer, Rally Co-Ordinators, Editor, Eumundi Gate Co-Ordinator. The positions still looking for a nomination are Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Treasurer. So please, approach Secretary Arthur for the appropriate paper work at the upcoming General Meeting for a nomination form. Our Club Treasurer, Sue reminds members that membership fees are due. $50.00 is the fee required for you to remain Club Members so please, approach Sue with cash in hand or forward the payment to BBS 124 079, Acc. No. 90572481. On the News front, Steve, Glenda, and Janet could be home around end of May. Bill & Lisa are on their way around Australia, as are Rod and Marg. We wish them all safe travels on their respective adventures. A few club members are having treatment for their health issues, whilst others are convalescing. We wish you a speedy recovery, so we may continue to enjoy your company in good health. Stay safe everyone, see you all at the upcoming General Meeting. 4 5 RALLY CO-ORDINATORS NEWS Hi Everyone. Did the good old Easter bunny find you? We even found some eggs on our caravan step plus a few more inside so we have enjoyed lots of chocolate. Hope you did too. We also hope those that attended the April rally at Boonah had a very enjoyable time and that Anzac Day celebrations in the town were also well attended. It is a special time for all Australians and those Kiwis amongst us. Also, a big thank you to Marg and Tony and Janet and John for being rally masters. At time of writing this we are still looking for a rally master for May. There must be someone who can take it on please. Personal note: Our W.A. travels continue to throw a few wobblies at us, all in the name of adventure, or in the latest case in the name of ‘Seroja’. We had only just left Kalbarri (due to the ‘fully booked’ sign at all caravan parks) when we heard about a cyclone heading to the W.A. coast. Where to next we thought, as it was reported that maybe it would come in near Exmouth. We stayed at Denham for a few days to see exactly what was happening. The cyclone map was showing it more near Kalbarri and Denham so we headed to Carnarvon. This was definitely the right decision. We only had gusts to about 80kmh and some rain for a few hours through the day before Seroja did its damage in Kalbarri, which was so sad to see. We stayed on for a few extra days and then headed to Coral Bay. There was no way we could have stayed there in the school holidays but with the cyclone uncertainty quite a few had left and we were a couple of the fortunate ones to take their places. 35 degrees there with beautiful blue water perfect for swimming and snorkelling. Onto Exmouth and out to Cape Range NP for more of the same - 5 glorious days at Kurrajong campsite. To be able to walk just a few paces to the beach from your campsite, snorkel a few metres out and see colourful coral and amazing fish of all sizes and colour and also swim to your hearts content – how lucky were we.