JournoKale

Composition and angles:

Car stopped by Kaleb Davis

University of the Sunshine Coast student Sam Dickfos, 24, takes public transport due to lack of a car and for environmental reasons.

Sam said he would still use the bus sometimes if he had a car.

“If I had to go to like an appointment, like a doctor’s appointment for example… I would take public transport still,” he said.

“It’s not really necessary to take a car for that and, you know, environmental concerns.

“I think the services from the university are good enough, but I do think there are other areas on the coast where there could be improvements.”

Lighting:

Plastic Race by Kaleb Davis

Old Woman Island Ocean Paddle entrants Trish West, Nathan Van de Belt and Rick Durid rest after a long race.

Pollution has been problem faced by many paddle boarders.

Nathan Van de Belt said they clean up plastic while paddling.

“You’ll often find a lot of plastic and crap like that in the water, so we always try to pick that up,” he said.

He also said he feels the effects of global warming.

“The summers seem to be hotter, less rain, especially at the moment,” he said.

Portraiture:

Own Luck by Kaleb Davis

Q Advertising account director Sarah Davis works hard in preparation for the beginning of her new role.

In four years, Sarah went from being a personal assistant to general manger, as of next month.

Sarah said she originally didn’t know what career path she’d take.

“I was really undecided on what I wanted to do,” she said.

“I don’t think it’s really a conscious decision, it’s just about actually finding where you fit.

“Finding something you enjoy.”

 She said that she believes in working hard.

“You organise your own luck,” she said.

“Work hard and, if you surround yourself with the right people, you will succeed.”

News Story:

It’s Okay by Kaleb Davis

University of the Sunshine Coast human resource officers Kristen Clare and Julie McIvor help run RU OK? Day at the campus.

Kristen said the day is about checking in on people.

“It’s a chance to generally ask someone are they okay and listen, and if they’re not okay to support them,” she said.

“I think it’s important that we bring it to the forefront.”

Julie said life doesn’t always get better with time.

“As we get older, things don’t necessarily get easier,” she said.

“Day’s like this remind us that just talking to each other can actually be quite significant.”

The people of Buderim want their restored heritage Krauss locomotive steam train to be placed in Buderim.

Last year, the application to house the historical train at Lindsay Rd, Buderim, was rejected by council.

However, the train belongs in Buderim because it made the town what it is now.

Buderim-Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Incorporated president Helene Cronin said, in
a podcast, the train built Buderim.

“Buderim wouldn’t be where it was today if they didn’t have the train,” she said.

When the train arrived, Buderim was subdivided, tourists came, produce was transported to Palmwoods, and stores began to appear in Buderim.

Helene said that Earnest Middleton decided to build his shop, Middy’s, in Buderim when he heard about the train.

The community even voted for the Krauss to be in Buderim.

The petition to bring the train back to Buderim received 1681 signatures.

The organisation’s lead restorer Doug Benckendorff said most people want the locomotive in Buderim.

“The majority of people want it, there’s very few people who say no,” he said

“Anybody you speak to say, ‘it should be here, it’s part of Buderim’.”

The council, in a statement, said they conducted a thorough investigation of potential sites and found none to be suitable.

Council also say they will keep supporting Tramway Inc.

“Council endorsed the outcomes of this investigation… and resolved to continue to support the Buderim Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Inc. should a suitable location be identified for the display of the Krauss Locomotive.”

They made other location suggestions, but none of them were in Buderim.

They suggested it be placed in Milne Park, in Mons, or in the Nambour Museum.

At the time, Tramway Inc.’s spokesman Noel Williams told the Sunshine Coast Daily the train has no relevance in Nambour.

“Positioning our Krauss loco display as a community hub is exactly what we are trying to achieve but Council wants the people of Buderim to give up their heritage icon to Nambour where it has no significance at all,” he said.

The train was part of the Buderim-Palmwoods Tramway that ran between 1914 and 1935.

The Krauss’ restoration was completed in 2010, by Buderim-Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Incorporated.

The remains of the tramway are now a heritage walk in Mons.

The train belongs in Buderim, but will remain at Wises Farm for now.

WindanSea Surf Club consistently pushes its community values at both The Pa and Ma Bendall Surf Contest and after receiving funding for their long-awaited clubhouse.

This year the club hosted the annual competition for the 45^th time, and spoke about their connection to the community.

WindanSea Surf Club clubhouse coordinator Don Smith said the club includes people of all ages.

“We’ve got a wonderful array of people: over sixties right down to in their early teens and single figure people,” he said.

“It is a family club and we mentor those children to look at the morals and obligations in relation to surfing.

“We look at the skills in the community as well as surfing.

“They’ve got to have manners and we put that into them.”

WindanSea Surf Club secretary Tim Carter said the approval has taken a long time.

“That’s been in the pipeline for about 7 years,” he said.

“It’s going to be a community clubhouse for all the surfing bodies around here.

“The Mal Club, the indigenous surfers, the disabled surfers.”

WindanSea’s clubhouse received $140,000 of funding earlier this month.

Fisher federal member Andrew Wallace told the Sunshine Coast Daily the club would remain community focused by not having a liquor or gambling license.

WindanSea Surf Club president Terry Landsberg told the daily they will soon have a home.

“We are a strong and growing club with a proud history and a keen focus on community.”

“It means that WindanSea finally has a place in Caloundra after nearly 50 years,” he said.

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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton