FREE BliBli Bulletin “Our River Community” Issue 19 | SUMMER 2015/16 ? Native Finger Limes Bli Bli and Districts Update The Historical Legacy of Patrick Bennett BLI BLI COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROLS A MESSAGE FROM The Bli Bli Community Association The Bli Bli Public Hall & Community Well what a busy year 2015 was, when you look back over the 6 editions of the Association Inc is the parent Bulletin produced this year it provides a snap shot of 2015 and what the local organisation of Bli Bli’s own local groups were busy achieving. The Bli Bli Community has grown again this year Magazine, distributed FREE to over 3000 homes and business in with Halycon now completed, Cutters Ridge quickly filling up, Parklakes 1 just Bli Bli and the surrounding district. about completed and now Parklakes 2 well under way. PO Box 1, Bli Bli 4560 Next year will see many more changes no doubt. Early in the year we will be holding another meeting to gauge the community interest in a bank moving to ADVERTISING the new shops to be built at Bli Bli. We have invited Heritage Bank to address [email protected] the community which will be held in the School Hall on Tuesday 16 February 0400 752 766 from 6pm. Please mark it in your diary and come along and see what they have Editorial contributions welcome to say. The benefits of a bank of this type will be great for all the community [email protected] groups in our area and will make their life of fundraising much easier. But we Bli Bli Public Hall & Community have to show to the Bank that there is a desire for Heritage to move to town, so Association Inc Meetings please come along to the meeting. 7.30 - 9.00pm At this stage the Bulletin will become a seasonal magazine being produced at Third Tuesday each month the start of the 4 seasons, so the next edition will be out at the start of Autumn. Bli Bli Public Hall By doing so we hope to be able to include more articles from a wider selection All Residents are welcome. of groups, so if you have any stories please forward them to us. [email protected] Once again the Xmas Carols were a great event and seems to be getting big Hall Bookings & Old Church and better year by year. Congratulations to everyone involved and a special Bookings: 0409 669 704 thank you to all the sponsors. The Community Association wishes to thank [email protected] everyone involved with their events during the year and take this opportunity to Business Number 22132715 wish everyone a safe and wonderful Christmas. We look forward to seeing you in 2016. www.blibli.qld.au Design and Print Next edition for Autumn closes for submissions to BrandGrowth - 0431 771 059 the editor and advertising on Monday 15 February Front page photo – with deliveries early March. FESTIVE TRADING Bli Bli Community Christmas Carols OPEN On Tuesday 16 February at 6pm Heritage Bank will present to the Bli Bli Community in the School Hall, Bli Bli State 6am-9pm every day except School, School Rd, the opportunity that exists for the 23rd Dec open till Midnight establishment of a Heritage Bank at Bli Bli. Please come facebook.com/bliblicommunity along and find out more as this will only happen if the 25th Dec Christmas Day 6-1pm Community supports the idea. ISSUE 19 | SUMMER 2015/16 | Page 3 BLI BLI CAROLS – HARD TO BEAT! We thought the Carols of 2014 were a great success well 2015 team from Ray White Bli Bli for their great support. This year we Carols were BlievenBli Blibetter. The weather Bli Bli wasBli threatening and Community with Community Communityalso had additional food stalls with hot dogs, sushi and fairy floss. such a windy week, the weather held up for the evening to allow the The carols were hosted by the past headmaster Des Deighton, it fantastic KC Fireworks to go off without a hitch. A BIG thankyou was great to see Des back at the school in his very appropriate to KC Fireworks for their generous support year after year. red shirt. The school choir children once again gave a wonderful Apart fromChristmas holding a community event for the ever growing performance. Carols A very special thank you to Wendy Cook of the school population of BliChristmas Bli, the night also raises money to support Carols Christmasfor all the hoursCarols she dedicated in organising such a successful the school Chappy Heather. This year we raised $3,700 event, Regan and White’s IGA for all their ongoing support for towards the Chappy program in the school which is the Bli Bli community and the school. Thank you to the School wonderful to enable this FrprogramFrFr idatoida beida able continue.yyy 4th4th 4th DecDec ChaplaincyDec Committee,emberemberember the Bli Bli Community Association and The afternoon kicked off with freeat rides the on the oval for the children staff from the Bli Bli State School for all their help and support. to enjoy and this year. The childrenat hadat thea wonderfultheBli Bli Blitime Bli andBli Bli there Primar Primar PrimarFinally, a greatyy School y bigSchool thankSchool you to our generous sponsors of this were even a number of adults spotted enjoying the rides as well. community event, Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Parklakes Thank you to the Bli Bli FCommunityFununF unstar star Association, startsts atts at 3.30pmatDerek 3.30pm 3.30pm and Jo Fosterwith with with Rides Ridesat RidesBli Bli, and IGA and Rivermarkets,and Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment Ray White Bli Bli and Shadforths Civil from the Wetlands and the Rural Fire Brigade, who did a fantastic Contractors. We greatly appreciate your generous contributions job on the BBQ under much pressure from5pm 5pmthe longfor linesfor BBQ of BBQ hungry, other , other foodto our food wonderful and and Communitydrinks drinks Christmas Carols as without it families. Thank you also to Ed and Natasha5pm Hackenberg for BBQ and the, otherwe food could not and hold such drinks an event. See you next year! CarolsCarolsCarols star star startingtingting at at 7pmat 7pm 7pm follo follo followewedwed by dby bythe the the Fi Fireworks reworksFireworks Spec Spec Spectaculartaculartacular WeWe WewWe wouldn ouldn wwouldn’touldn’t ’thave have’t havehave done done donedone it itwithout it withoutit without without our our ourmajor majormajor major sponsors: sponsors sponsors: sponsors: This Free Event is proudly brought to you by the Bli Bli Community Association with the Bli Bli School Chaplinancy ThisThis Free Fr Eventee Event is proudly is proudly brought brought to youto you by theby the Bli Bli BliCommunity Community Association Association with with the the Bli Bli BliSchool School Chaplinan Chaplinancy cy with all alsoproceeds supported to go to the by… School withwith all proceedsall proceeds to goto goto theto the School School BLI BLI LOGO + BRANDING + WEB + PRINT www.raywhiteblibli.com.au BLI BLI 07 5450 8111 Page 4 | BLI BLI BULLETIN | ‘Our River Community’ ISSUE 19 | SUMMER 2015/16 | Page 5 Parklakes - 4 BR $508,000 Cutters Ridge - 3BR $530,000 Atkinson Rd - 3BR $470,000 14 Lilly 19 Wickerson 82 Atkinson Rd Cutters Ridge - offers over $599,000 AUCTION - 77 Francis Rd Parklakes - 20 Parklakes Drive 17 Kay Ave Sub-dividable 11 Acres - 3 October 2015 We are proud to be your ‘Local Agency’ in the centre of Bli Bli. As a result of high volumes of inquiry at our new office, more listings are needed. Call our Agents for an appraisal. Congratulations Natasha! At our recent Ray White Yearly Awards in September, Bli Bli’s Natasha Hackenberg acheived a Top 6 position in Number of Sales for the Sunshine Coast region. A fantastic result for a hardworking agent and business owner, selling property in Bli Bli and surrounds for the past 10 years. A word from Cr Steve Robinson Phone: 5441 8086 Fax: 5475 7277 Mobile: 0409 260 981 [email protected] Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Qld 4560 ell another Christmas and WETLANDS REFURB Peter Wellington MP New Year period has zipped W Refurbishments to the old Cane by and I hope you all enjoyed some Cutters’ Building at the Maroochy time to relax, catch up with friends A word from Wetlands have been completed. Member for Nicklin and loved ones and recharge the batteries after a very busy 2014. These works included renewal of the PO Box 265 Nambour roofing as well as excavation around ROUNDABOUT FINISHED the base of the building and retaining QLD 4560 Many Locals will be very pleased to walls for improved drainage. see the completion of the Bli Bli - Rectification works were also carried Phone: (07) 5441 6933 Fax: (07) 5441 6255 Nambour Road roundabout in recent out to the floor on the downstairs E-mail [email protected] CR STEVE ROBINSONweeks. level of the building. The contractor is putting some The next stage of works will involve a LET’S TALK Phone: 5441 8086 Fax: 5475 7277 Mobile:finishing 0409 touches 260 to 981the landscaping [email protected] renewal of the interpretative display If you’d like to talk with me about so this will make it a very attractive upstairs. anything that’s happening around entry statement into the thriving Bli Bli or anywhere on the Sunshine Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centretownship Qld of Bli 4560 Bli. These works are scheduled to start in February and will take around Coast you can do just that at my It’s great to see the last of the monthly ‘meet and greet’ sessions at roadworks in this area and I’d like to one month to complete, weather the River Markets outside the IGA.