Eumundi Voice Magazine
Fortnightly local views and news
Eumundi Voice is a free, fortnightly 32-36 page colour magazine with up to 4,500 copies published and delivered to letterboxes and community distribution points across Eumundi and surrounds.
Published by Eumundi Rotary Initiatives Ltd trading as Eumundi Voice, the magazine is a true community publication offering what’s on, what’s new in town, council and police reports, environment, youth, sport, heritage, travel and more. Find out about local businesses who provide our community with a wide range of products and services so you can ‘buy local and support local’.
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100% of surplus funds, after production and overhead costs are deducted, are given back as donations to charities within our community to support worthwhile projects and activities.
Pink up Cooroy returns on 23 October with a fabulous Pink Up breakfast at the Cooroy RSL that promises community spirit, fun, generosity and plenty of pink.
In 2025, Cooroy community dynamo Carol Christiansen raised $41,209 for the McGrath Foundation through Pink Up events. Money raised provides free support for people affected by any form of cancer. Cooroy was the fourth-highest regional town fundraiser in Australia, behind only Milton, Penrith and Berry.
Every day 450 Australians are diagnosed with cancer, which translates to 1 in 2 people suffering from some form of cancer in their lifetime. The foundation began in 2005 when cricket legend Glenn McGrath’s wife Jane, was helped through her final weeks by a specialist cancer nurse.
Jane, Glenn and friend Tracey Bevan, believing that “no-one has to go it alone” initially focused on breast cancer. Since Jane’s death in 2008 the foundation has grown, through the sea of pink at annual Pink Cricket Tests, fun runs and Pink Up your Town initiatives. In 2025, 30 towns “pinked up” across Australia.
Carol Christiansen served on both Cooroy Schools’ P&Cs, numerous sporting clubs, is a Cooroy Chamber of Commerce Life Member and Mill Board President, and negotiated with Noosa Council for Cooroy’s own library, volunteering there for many years, especially with events. When Carol was asked to take on the breast cancer fundraiser, it quickly became a cause close to her heart. After meeting then-new residents Glenn and Sara McGrath, her support for the foundation grew into a 5yr passion, backed by generous local businesses, Cooroy RSL and her dedicated team of volunteers.
Carol is pouring her energy into this year’s Pink Breakfast, following the recent loss of her wonderfully supportive husband Garry (Goo), confident local communities will once again respond generously. Together we can make a difference. Cooroy RSL has already donated $2,000 towards the event.
A $14,500 stunning pink pearl necklace is the major raffle prize with tickets at $20 available now from Cooroy RSL and Pink Up Cooroy Facebook page. Winners will be announced at the breakfast along with winner of the Pets in Pink photo competition.
Already participating are Cooroy-Eumundi Cricket Club, Noosa District SHS, Cooroy Horse & Pony Club and several local businesses with a prize for best decorated business.
Get your friends together and book a table to decorate as tickets are already selling fast. “The event not only raises funds for the McGrath Foundation but also strengthens the bonds that make our local community so special,” said Carol.
Tickets are $50pp, which includes a choice of breakfast. The event will be held at Cooroy RSL 25 Maple St. Doors open 6.30am for a 7am start. There will be raffles, prizes for best dressed and amazing auctions. For bookings call the Cooroy RSL on 5447 6131. Visit: FB Pink up Cooroy. ... See MoreSee Less
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When Eumundi Voice first featured Cooran teenager Banjo Brown last year, he was already attracting attention for his impressive metal sculptures. Now at just 14yo, he has completed his most ambitious work yet: a striking large-scale sculpture inspired by the elaborate form of the swamp banksia, a native plant found in coastal wetlands along Australia's eastern seaboard.
The sculpture is a unique interpretation of a botanical form. Inspired by the horizontal cross-section of a swamp banksia seed cone, Banjo has reimagined it in a vertical orientation, transforming the natural pattern into a dramatic 3-dimensional artwork. Constructed from steel and copper, the sculpture celebrates the detailed geometry, texture and toughness found in the Australian landscape.
Creating the work demanded months of dedication. Banjo and his mentor invested more than 100 hours designing, fabricating and refining the sculpture, with Banjo bending every section of steel by hand and crafting many of the specialised tools and jigs required to complete it. To produce the detailed copper elements, he also learned traditional metalworking techniques including chasing and repoussé.
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A sold-out crowd filled Eumundi State School Hall on 22 August as young Sunshine Coast musicians celebrated 10yrs of Eumundi School of Music (ESOM) with a lively showcase of local talent, topped off by a special performance from acclaimed singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke.
Founded by 5-time ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan ESOM is marking a decade of helping young musicians pursue their dreams through tuition, mentoring and performance opportunities. Each year, aspiring artists work one-on-one with professional musicians for 3 months before taking the stage at the end-of-program concert.
Saturday night’s concert unfolded as a mini-festival, featuring 2026 ESOM bands Compass and Real Creations, teen band Red Bin Chicken, showband Solidified, and local band Soleil, which formed through ESOM. A special reunion band of alumni also returned for a 1-night-only performance, bringing together former students from across the program’s 10yr history.
Katie said she was incredibly proud of the 51 young rockers who performed and of how far ESOM had come since it began.
“Seeing a full house and an audience with full hearts was the perfect way to celebrate 10yrs of ESOM,” said Katie. “The young musicians absolutely rocked the stage – giving it everything they had, playing their hearts out and showing just how much talent, passion and energy they have.”
She said watching ESOM grow and flourish over the past decade had been enormously rewarding, with more than 300 young people taking part in the program, forming bands, building confidence and developing lifelong friendships through music.
“ESOM has always been about community, creativity and the joy of making music. Celebrating this milestone with our students, alumni, families and supporters has been incredibly special,” said Katie.
Katie also thanked Kate Miller-Heidke and her husband and musical collaborator Keir Nuttall for sharing their experience with the next generation.
“Kate and Keir brought extraordinary musical talent and experience to the celebration, and it was fantastic to see our students share the stage with them,” she said. “Seeing our young musicians step up, perform with confidence and embrace the opportunity was a wonderful way to mark ESOM’s 10th anniversary.”
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