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’.
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.
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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.
Sandy Bolton MP has urged the Qld Parliament to work with local providers on practical responses to the region’s deepening housing crisis, particularly for women with nowhere safe to stay.
In her speech, Sandy said hopes that the new government would act on housing instability had been "dashed" after nearly 2 years of appeals for emergency accommodation funding produced no meaningful response. She described a growing crisis in which local organisations are forced to turn away people in need, and workers and residents report women sleeping in cars, car parks and even camping in damp conditions. Sandy also pointed to overcrowding at the Vinnies safe parking site as further evidence that existing emergency options are already stretched beyond capacity.
Sandy highlighted a former campground at the House with No Steps site located at Fellowship Dr, Doonan, that with minor works and an estimated $200,000 investment, could provide temporary accommodation for up to 25 residents through demountables, tiny homes and caravans. She said community housing providers are willing to manage the site, but repeated excuses have stalled action.
She also questioned whether selling land to developers without affordable housing requirements would assist low-income women already locked out of the market. Sandy said she found it difficult to understand why a ready-to-use site and willing housing providers have been left waiting, while vulnerable women remain without shelter. She said the focus now should be on fast, practical solutions that can ease immediate pressure while longer-term housing supply is delivered. ... See MoreSee Less
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At the top of our town sits a site that once powered the entire Sunshine Coast dairy industry. Before Eumundi became famous for its markets it was a bustling agricultural hub, with the Eumundi Butter Factory at its heart.
At the turn of the 20th century, the region’s dense forest fuelled a robust timber industry. Soon forest gave way to rich cow pastures. WWI provided a major boost to the dairy industry in Qld, as the demand for both butter and cheese increased.
After the war many returning soldiers took up farming and production jumped dramatically. By 1920, the regional cream supply was skyrocketing so the Caboolture Co-operative Company opened branch factories along the railway at Eumundi and Pomona. The factory was located next to the Eumundi railway line, a little north of the township and its timber mill. Local farmers dropped off their fresh cream, the factory churned it into high-quality butter, and the trains freighted it across the country. The factory was designed with the capacity to manufacture 50 tons of butter per week.
Production peaked in the mid-1930s, when more than 3 million pounds of butter had been produced. The factory received several 1st prize awards for the quality of its butter at the Royal National Show.
Production remained steady until the 1960s but by the early 1970s declined sharply, mostly due to the increasing popularity of margarine. In 1973 Qld Railways closed the siding at the factory and removed the points. The factory ceased operations in 1974. To continue reading, please click here: issuu.com/eumundivoice/docs/eumundi_voice_issue_144/17 ... See MoreSee Less
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Over 18M people visited World Expo ‘88 when it ran for 6 months from 30 April to 30 October 1988 on the southern bank of the Brisbane River. Expo ’88 helped redefine for locals what kind of town Brisbane could be.
Around 100 sculptures were commissioned, purchased or borrowed for Expo ’88, some of which can still be seen in Melbourne St and surrounds. Large sun sails erected over the site to provide shade became an icon.
Expo ’88 attracted 100 pavilions from 52 governments and numerous corporate bodies participated. High-definition TV received its Australian première at the Japan Pavilion as did text-based internet at the Swiss Pavilion. New Zealand’s animated Footrot Flats show was very popular. The only remaining international exhibit is the Nepalese Peace Pagoda, a traditional 3-storey handmade wooden replica of a Pagoda in Kathmandu. Ken Done designed the colourful letters making up the word Australia that stood at the Australia Pavilion. After Expo, the letters could be viewed along the Bruce Highway near Burpengary but in 2018 they were moved to the Caboolture Historical Village.
The theme of Expo ’88 was leisure and technology, and it was a cultural event and gathering space. Its DNA lives on with the development of Southbank in 1992, the evolution of the nearby cultural precinct and the many restaurants and bars surrounding South Brisbane. ... See MoreSee Less
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