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.
For bushwalkers keen to follow this important piece of Qld history, the Stinson Walk in Lamington National Park offers a rewarding blend of heritage, rainforest scenery and rugged terrain. Starting from Christmas Creek, this challenging 12km return walk typically takes 6-8 hours to complete, depending on fitness, track conditions and time spent exploring the historic sites along the route.
The track follows the steep Westray's Grave Track before branching towards the Stinson Memorial crash site, where plaques commemorate those who lost their lives in the airliner disaster. A side trip to Westray's Grave is highly recommended.
The walk passes through diverse subtropical rainforest, open forest and striking terrain features, including sections of easy rock scrambling and occasional opportunities for vine swinging. While little remains of the original wreckage, ongoing erosion, treefall and landslips have continued to impact the site, making it a destination worth visiting sooner rather than later.
This is a demanding bushwalk requiring strong fitness and navigation skills. The initial climb is particularly steep and the route traverses rough, often overgrown terrain. Overnight camping is only permitted at the designated Stinson remote bush camp and requires a permit, with camping prohibited elsewhere along the track. Visit: aussiebushwalking.com. ...
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Lamington National Park is a rugged area of the Great Dividing Range in Qld on the border of NSW. Popular with bushwalkers, it is renowned for its rainforests, birdlife, ancient trees and magnificent mountain views, offering escape from the hurly-burly of daily life.
On a recent visit there I was impressed by the variety and standard of accommodation now on offer to visitors – quite different to our first visit in the mid-1970s when O’Reilly’s smaller guesthouse en route to the Lost World plateau was run by the Youth Hostels Assn (YHA).
The story of Bernard O’Reilly and his part in the fabled Stinson air disaster also continues to draw visitors to the area. A pivotal event in Australian aviation and pioneering history, the legendary story highlights the forbidding nature of remote terrain, the limited safety measures in aviation at the time, as well as the bush skills and tenacity of locals like O’Reilly.
In 1937 a Stinson aircraft carrying 2 pilots and 5 passengers disappeared on a regular flight from Brisbane to Sydney. The loss made national headlines and reports of last sightings flooded in, including some saying the plane had been seen heading out to sea. A massive search was undertaken which assumed the plane had skipped its scheduled stop in Lismore due to the bad weather, and so for a full week searchers focused on an area north and west of Sydney.
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The annual Tinbeerwah Art Group (TAG) Art Show has raised $2,000 for Thursday Girls Noosa, a charity supporting local students in need.
Guests celebrated the gala opening with guest speaker Kim Adkins, Vice-Chair of Thursday Girls, highlighting the organisation’s work over the past 17yrs. Attendees included Noosa MP Sandy Bolton, Noosa Mayor Frank Wilkie and Bendigo Bank representative Colleen Ginty.
Dave Gilbert was a standout winner, taking out both the Margaret Connolly Hangers Prize and the People’s Choice Award for his painting Forest Drive. Jeanne Williamson received the Hangers Consolation Prize. ...
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