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From the
EDITOR
Welcome to The
Local Gympie
and Surrounds
News!
Wow. Where do I start? Firstly, spring
is my favourite time of year. Coming
out of the cool, foggy winter with
short days into the warmer, longer
days more suited to outdoor living.
It is a great time of year and several
of our stories are linked to this time
of year, with the aquatic centre, golf
course, koalas and short drives more
prevalent at this time of year.
It is a great feeling to get issue 1
distributed of The Local Gympie and
Surrounds News. It has been a longtime
goal to produce a free community
newspaper that provides news and
information to the community whilst
providing an advertising platform for
local small businesses and community
groups.
With my background is journalism, social
marketing, podcasting, videography
and digital marketing this will not
be a traditional print newspaper. We
will have links to videos and podcasts
throughout the publication so keep an
eye out for the QR codes to take you
from print media to digital media!
Examples of this digital media include
podcasts from this publication, Eco
Convos with Dan and Big Picture
Living with Victoria, Fi and Matt from
Real Body Movement and of course
our very own podcast for this publication.
It is an exciting concept that
you can sit down, read your free local
paper and listen to a podcast or watch
a video related to that article. It really
is multi-dimensional media!
COVID. Have your say. The narrative
of COVID after 18 months is now
focussed on vaccinations as a way to
minimise lockdowns. While in Gympie
we have been relatively fortunate we
want to hear how COVID has affected
you and what you think. Simply complete
our survey by following the QR
code on page 3. Our sister publication,
The Local Island and Surrounds (Bribie
Island) have had tighter regulations
being in the Moreton Bay region so
it will be interesting to compare the
results from the two publications.
One point I would like to highlight
about COVID is that it is interesting
to research other countries and to
see where they are at in terms of case
numbers and how they are going
about everyday life. I feel that the
approach from the State Governments
around daily press conferences
highlighting cases has been a negative
approach that instils fear into the
community, as opposed to transparency
with a positive approach. Hopefully
this will begin to evolve. Another
major concern around COVID is the
social issues that may occur due to the
personal choice around being vaccinated
or not vaccinated. Read more
about COVID on page 3.
Thank you immensely to the following
people and groups:
• Our Community Contributors
play such a vital role in this publication.
Thank you to Dan, Victoria,
Elisabeth, Sally, Sean, Fi and
Michelle. You will see their details
in the relevant articles.
• Belinda Ferguson and the team
from our sister publication, The
Local Island and Surrounds. Without
your support Belinda, this
publication would not have been
possible. Thank you.
• Our Podcast Show guest for this
issue, Sean Dwyer from Gympie
Golf Course.
• Our advertisers. A massive thank
you for jumping on board for our
very first issue. Support local, buy
local. There are many benefits to
buying local. Here are ten that I
can think of. Can you think of any
more? Can you think of reasons
why you don’t shop locally?
1. Fresher produce/get a product
more quickly
2. Know your supplier
3. Environmental benefits
4. Drive the local economy
5. Improved quality of life/local
employment
6. Increased knowledge about what
you are buying
7. Local relationships
8. Successful local businesses will
generally support community
groups
9. Prosper together
10. Diverse economy not reliant on a
specific industry
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coming issues.
Finally, we have several developing
stories that will flow into the next
issue. These include The Gympie Hospital
Children’s Ward closure being
discussed in parliament, the Woolooga
Solar Farm and a variety of commercial
construction projects that are
happening around town.
Thank you for reading issue 1 of The
Local Gympie and Surrounds News.
Look out for issue 2 from October 6!
Matt Owen
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suicide, all on the rise. Contact tracing,
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hesitation are now in our everyday
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you can’t dance!), funerals and weddings
limited to 10 people, compulsory
masks including all day at schools and
workplaces and the list goes on and
on. This is not the world we remember
from 2019.
The emphasis now (after a new strain
and global embarrassment from low
vaccination figures) is on vaccination.
The divisive issue of vaccination. 70%,
80% will see lockdowns possibly end,
but we will also need boosters for new
strains. Some people have jumped at
it with the view they are doing the
right thing, others can’t believe that it
could have been thoroughly tested so
quickly and others will just never get
the jab, no matter what the rewards or
penalties. Vaccination is possibly the
most divisive issue that will ever face
our country. Who really knows where
this will lead?
But as a country we have been lucky,
right? Or has the ‘real cost’ been our
freedom? We haven’t had the cases
or the deaths anything like other
countries. In fact in Queensland there
have been 7 deaths. These precautions
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potential of what ‘could’ happen. Just
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haven’t seen the highway so busy in
the last 12 months as recently after
the latest lockdown in South East
Queensland. Locking down one region
but allowing access to other regions
doesn’t make much sense. But not
a lot has made sense in the last 18
months.
So, what does it mean to you? Nothing?
How has your life changed?
Financially, emotionally, mentally,
your day to day life, your loved ones.
Do you even believe that COVID is
real? Is it the reset, big brother at play,
China or something else?
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4 Lifestyle, Community & Health Feature Story
Issue 1 2021
September is Save the Koala Month
Koala and Joey in Melawondi
By Michelle Daly
(Koala Action Gympie Region)
We are indeed lucky in our region to
be custodians of this most unique and
iconic species, the koala. It is such an
important part of Australia’s natural
and cultural heritage, and for some
reason, no matter how often one spots a
koala, it is always a special and exciting
experience.
Our region is home to koalas because it
contains suitable habitats for them, and
this occurs right down the east coast of
Australia across to South Australia. But
their populations are very fragmented,
and at-risk due to lots of factors, the
main one being a loss of habitat. Since
European settlement, it has been estimated
approximately 80% of koala habitat
was removed, and many readers will
know that in the old days, millions of
koalas were shot for their pelts, for the
lucrative fur trade. Due to public outrage
that they were becoming extinct, it
was outlawed in the 1930’s and the koala
became a ‘protected species.’
Koala populations in Qld have been
in significant decline again in recent
decades, which is why the koala is listed
as ‘vulnerable’ on threatened species
lists, and why koalas need our help.
So, how are our Gympie region koala
populations faring? Without research,
it is hard to say for sure, but we do
know that in some districts, they seem
to have disappeared or are not doing
well, and in some areas, we are hopeful
the population may be holding or even
recovering. There are lots of factors at
play but seeing koalas with joeys is al-
ways encouraging, as it means breeding
is happening and another generation is
on the way!
The key ingredient for koalas is of
course habitat. Recently, a resident said
she was surprised to learn there were so
many species of eucalypts in Australia
(about 600!) and that koalas ate only
a select number of these. That is right,
they are very fussy eaters, and koalas
must have access to some of their
‘primary’ food trees species, as well as
other trees for supplementary food and
shelter. Some of the favourite food trees
in our region include Queensland blue
gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis), Tallowwood
(Eucalyptus microcorys), Grey
gum (Eucalyptus propinqua) and Gumtopped
box (Eucalyptus molucanna).
Koala Fast Facts
• Koalas are marsupials. At birth,
the joey is a tiny 2 cm. and develops
inside the pouch, drinking
mum’s milk. After 6-7 months, the
joey starts to leave the pouch,
and rides on mum’s back, and
learns from mum what gum
leaves to eat, and how to climb
safely. From around 12 months
old, it is starting to become independent.
• On average koalas live for 10-12
years in the wild.
• Koalas get most of the water they
need from gum leaves and dew
and will lick the wet bark when
it rains. Koalas may search out
• Koala in Imbil Area
water sources on the ground in
hot, dry weather.
• Koalas rest and sleep for 18-20
hours a day, due to their low-energy
diet.
• Koalas are mostly active from
late afternoon, through the night,
and early morning, feeding and
moving along the ground to other
trees, and sometimes socialising.
• “How big is a koala’s home
range”? One source suggests
approximately 10-12 hectares
for males and 5-6 for females in
South-East Queensland, but it
can be much bigger in areas of
lesser quality habitat.
This brings us to breeding season, happening
now. Do listen out at night for
their unique mating noises or google
‘koala sounds.’ From July to December,
koalas are so much more active, and
so more at risk from a dog attack and
vehicle strike.
We can help by ensuring our dogs are
inside or otherwise restrained at night,
and If driving at koala ‘peak-hour
(between dusk and early morning) slow
down and be alert to koala movement.
If you hit a koala, please stop to check
it and call rescue services, even if it is
dead, as important checks need to be
made. Be prepared with our helpful

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Lifestyle, Community & Health
Do you have
information or a
story to share?
Koala Glovebox Guide in your car.
Our local koala conservation group was
formed five years ago with the aim of
engaging our community in helping to
preserve our region’s koalas in the future.
Our website www.kagr.org.au and
the Koalas of Gympie Region brochure
have more tips on what we can do to
help.
We especially encourage residents to report
koala sightings. Why? Data on our
koala populations will help to monitor
them over time and can help to focus
conservation or advocacy efforts e.g.
where road mitigation measures may be
needed. To learn about Wildwatch and
to report a sighting, go to Gympie Council’s
WILDWATCH application at www.
gympie.qld.gov.au/wildwatch.
As most koalas live on private land, we
truly can make a difference, but it also
needs other stakeholders, and governments
at all levels to assist in preserving
this iconic species. As our region grows,
we more than ever need sensitive,
smart, and sustainable development
that preserves our natural environment
and the unique wildlife with which we
share this country.
For wildlife rescue phone
AARRA Gympie on 5484 9111.
TO REPORT A
SIGHTING
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6 Lifestyle, Community & Health Being Active
Issue 1 2021
Educate, Empower &
Evolve with The Real
Body Movement
Bee informed with FREE
beekeeping sessions at
Gympie & District Landcare
By Fiona Keable
The team at The Real Body Movement
are excited to be able to educate the
readers of The Local Gympie and Surrounds
News on health and wellness
topics to empower you all to take control
of your movement and wellness.
We are a locally owned training studio
in Gympie that doesn’t feel like your
traditional gym - we’re a place for
everyday people keen to develop their
body and mind through our Educate,
Empower, Evolve values.
Our unique blend of Strength and
Movement merges primal movements
however we forget to get back on the
ground. We start to wear restricted
shoes and sit in chairs more as we
start school. By exploring movement
that takes you back to the floor
and opens the hips you can start to
reverse the dysfunctions we unknowingly
adopt from a young age.
To start, some people simply need to
learn to get down onto the floor and
back up again. Animal Flow can be for
everyone... aged, youth and everyone
in between we just modify or intensify
where needed.
By Staff Writer Victoria
Bees are fascinating, there’s no two ways
about it. But how much do we really know
about these industrious insects? Luckily
for those of us in the region, Gympie &
District Landcare hold free beekeeping
sessions from 9am-1pm on the first Saturday
of every month. A massive thank you
to Valley Bees for hosting these sessions.
The next session held at Gympie & District
Landcare is October the 2nd, so be sure to
check it out!
Let’s not get a bee in our bonnet waiting
until October to learn, though… let’s start
now!
(much) honey, due to not storing nectar,
European honey bees were introduced to
our country around 200 years ago to help
with our honey production.
Beehives
When choosing a beehive, it’s all about
personal preference in relation to convenience
- it makes no difference to the bees.
There are three different hive designs (see
picture) - The Langstroth Hive, the Kenyan
Top Bar Hive, The Warré hive. Jump on
www.valleybees.org.au/types-of-beehives/
to learn more.
and breath work education with
traditional strength training; a yin
and yang offering that balances limit
testing, strength building, growth and
good old fashioned sweat sessions
with mindfulness, mobility, and restoration.
As instructors of Animal Flow movement,
we encourage people to train
for the here and now but also for
their 80-year-old body. Animal Flow
is ground-based training that is great
for coordination, balance, stability,
flexibility, strength, and power. It
looks a little like yoga mixed with
parkour and break-dancing (depending
on the level you train at).
Did you know that an exercise such
as our staple Beast Hold, progressing
to activations, crawling patterns and
eventually moves like a Side Kick-
Through (see picture) can restore
movement and balance out your
body to improve posture, balance
and stability but also promotes brain
health too, preventing the onset of
dementia?
From a young age we begin to walk
(often a progression on crawling)
Link to
YouTube
Before doing ground-based training
you need to mobilise your wrists.
Do this by bringing your forearms
together, clasp your hands and start
to move your wrists in a figure of
8 movement (like a lazy 8 or a race
track), reverse it back the other way,
add in some waves getting flexion and
extension into the wrists and then
make your way to the floor. Depending
on your level of fitness, you could
even just start getting on the floor
and crawling using opposite hand /
foot moving in sync with each other.
Ground-Based movement and crawling
patterns are a foundation for restoring
movement for our body. In our
coming articles we will be discussing
training with intent and tips to help
you train with intent so you can train
more frequently and continue to stay
mobile and achieve results.
Link to
podcast
Types of beehive from right, Top Bar Hive, Langstroth Hive, and the Warre’ Hive
Environment
Bees are important to our environment
- the presence, absence and quantity of
bees communicate a lot about the state of
our surroundings. José Graziano da Silva,
Former Director-General of Food and
Agriculture Organisation of the United
Nations, states that “Bees are a sign of
well-functioning ecosystems.” They are vital
for biodiversity in nature, the preservation
of ecological balance and the protection
and maintenance of ecosystems.
Pollinators
Bees are pollinators, meaning they assist
in plant reproduction (and therefore food
production). They move pollen from the
male anther of a flower to the female
stigma of a flower, thus bringing about
fertilization. Pollination directly affects
agricultural produce in terms of plant
quality, quantity and resistance to pests.
Approximately one third of food production
is dependent on bees.
Food and pharmaceutical products
Bees provide us with honey, royal jelly,
pollen, beeswax, propolis, honey bee venom
and more… How amazing is that! These
products have a myriad of health benefits
that can be found on the internet at the
click of a button.
Intelligence
Bees instinctively know how to build
their comb - the six walls that make up
the strong hexagon pattern meet at a
consistent 120 degrees. No room is wasted
with this intricate pattern, and cell size is
determined by the size of the bee’s body.
Diversity
Did you know that Australia has over
2,000 species of native bees? As Australian
native bees don’t generally produce
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
HONEY BEES
To collect just a kilo of honey, honeybees
will need to
• make approximately 150,000 fiights
• fly between 250,000 to 450,000km
(True! - that’s the equivalent of more
than 10 times around the World!)
• visit more than one million flowers
A Strong productivebeehive
• has between 30,000 and 50,000 bees
• in one year, can produce around 60 to
100kg of honey, depending on seasonal
changes. has 2,500 hexagonal cells
on each side (5,000 cells in total)
A single frame from a hive
• has 2,500 hexagonal cells on each side
(5,000 cells in total)
• can hold up to 3kg of capped honey
The next FREE beekeeping
session run by Valley Bees
To be held at Gympie & District Landcare,
is Saturday: the 2nd of October
from 9am-1P-m.
BYO bee suit and plate to share - tea
and coffee provided.
Come along and enjoy learning how
to work with bees on your own
property
Parking is available in the office carpark
or roadside only - the nursery
car park is for nursery customers
only.
Access through the side office gate
will be permitted.
For all enquiries and
further information,
please contact Valley
Bees directly on
0407 652 755.

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Being Active
Lifestyle, Community & Health
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Check out
the Gympie
Aquatic
Recreation
Centre
With the weather starting to warm up and
the pressure on for the summer beach bod
(it might be too late for this year!) I headed
off to check out the Gympie Aquatic Recreation
Centre.
When pulling up, you can’t help but be
impressed by what you see. To be totally
honest, I am blown away by this place.
This is an impressive structure. This is
better then what I have seen anywhere. It
looks like nothing was spared in the construction
of this place. Check out the roof
of the indoor pool to see what I mean.
The centre is a bit over 4 years old and at
a cost of over $22m it is a massive investment
for a regional community the size
of Gympie. The upside to that is we get
a world-class facility to enjoy for years
to come and the downside is that is a big
chunk of expenditure across a relatively
small region of around 50,000 people.
Time to stop thinking about the numbers
and pop inside to meet the manager, Rahul
and get the VIP tour.
A 50m outdoor pool, a 25m heated/enclosed
pool (open all year round), a gym,
grassed areas, bbq area, meeting rooms,
a cafe, splash zone, and water slides! Did
I say wow already? There is a lot of space
around the facilities to cater for those
When was the last time you played golf?
It may have been recently, it may have
been a few years and it could even be
never. Either way Gympie Golf Course has
something for you and you just might be
surprise how much fun you can have.
Gympie Golf Course Professional, Sean
Dwyer said, “our objective is to simply
get the local community and visitors out
on the course playing golf, whether it be
competition golf for those with a handicap
or social golf for beginners, families
and friends who just want a bit of fun and
exercise. We are always looking at different
ways to do this that are new and fun
so keep your eyes open for what we have
planned for the future!”.
A great example of this is the all-new Fun
Friday concept. Players can grab a few
friends (or simply come along and we will
find you some partners) and play 5 holes
in a cart in the beginner-friendly Ambrose
format. Ambrose simply means everyone
has a shot and you pick the best one. So
Ariel view of the Gympie Aquatic Recreation Centre
The Splash Zone
Water Slides
busy summer days. There is plenty of seating
and variety of hangout areas so you
could comfortably spend a few hours here.
Rahul let me know that from September
18 the 50m pool will be open and that the
water slides open in the school holidays. I
can’t wait to come back and see this place
in the summer months. I imagine it will be
pumping with kids and families having a
great time.
The Gympie Aquatic Recreation Centre
offers personal training services, memberships,
aqua aerobics classes, swimming
lessons, squad training, casual visits,
multi-visit passes and more so there really
is something for everyone. I can’t wait to
bring my kids here to check it out.
For further information visit
www.gympiearc.com.au, drop in
to the centre on Tozer Park Road,
Gympie or call 5482 5594.
Something for everyone at Gympie Golf Course
The Gympie Sports Club Overlooking the Golf Course
The 18th Tee at Gympie Golf Course
no pressure, only fun. To add to the fun
handicaps will be random by way of rolling
a dice before you tee off!
Friday Fun will also include a 4 hole par 3
competition where golfers can only use a
few clubs (holes between 150m and 100m)
and finish their play in around 1 hour!
The Gympie Golf Course also has a variety
of social golf options available including
The 18th Green at Gympie Golf Course
Mad Monday (pay for 9 and play 18), midweek
18 holes and cart for 2 players $69
($79 weekend), mid-week unlimited afternoon
golf for only $15. Friday Fun 5 hole
Ambrose is $35 for two players including a
cart and the 4 hole par 3 challenge is only
$10 (walking). Please note at the time of
print that Friday Fun Day was being trialled
so give the golf club a call to confirm
further details.
For golfers with a handicap, there are also
plenty of options including a mid-week
competition where you can play any day,
as often as you like, and a Saturday and
Sunday competition.
After the success of the recent Bielby
BMD Pro-Am, there is an all-new competition
(from September 19th and the third
Sunday of the month for the remainder of
the year) with great prizes with the course
setup as it was for the Pro-Am (tees at the
back and difficult flag positions).
Gympie Golf Course also offers membership
packages, a country membership and
a 10 round package for 18 holes and a cart
that is well suited to FIFO workers. Give
Sean and his team a call on 1300 513 080 to
book your time!
Sean also wanted to thank the hole
sponsors at the Gympie Golf Course who
he interviewed as part of the hole flyover
videos that you can view on the QR code
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8 Lifestyle, Community & Health Gardening
Issue 1 2021
Gardening for Wildlife
By Sean Morrow
One Earth Landscaping,
Education and Consulting
Welcome!
5. Going Organic or spray free
• How to avoid using chemicals (herbicides,
pesticides and fungicides) in
your garden/property
6. Cane Toad information and
management
7. Specific times when animals
are more active and visible in the
landscape
• Seasonal variation, night/day and the
moon phases... and their impact on
plants, animals/humans
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Education and Consulting
Welcome to a new monthly
article based on my two
biggest passions:
• Creating gardens with a focus
on native animals, specifically
birds, frogs, reptiles, marsupials,
spiders and insects.
• Organic home food production
(growing vegetables,
herbs, fruit and nut trees,
Australian bush foods and
Permaculture plants).
Over the last 19 years I’ve been living on a
6.5 acre property dedicating much of my
time to creating gardens that specifically
encourage native animals to thrive. I’ve
achieved this by focusing on planting an
abundance of their food supply, creating
shelter from predators and access to areas
where they can breed. During this time
I’ve installed over 74 habitat ponds, with a
mixture of permanent water and ephemeral
(temporary) ponds. To these ponds
I’ve added large amounts of rocks, logs
and mulch for countless animals to hide,
find food and reproduce. Thousands of
plants have also been planted on my land
to help sustain the growing numbers of
animals moving onto the property (native
plants, endemic native plants and exotic
plants; 130+ species of which are edible).
Each month I will be sharing information
to help educate and inspire fellow humans
to create gardens that not only attract native
animals but also sustain generations
for years, decades and longer. Some of the
upcoming topics will include:
1. An introduction to ponds
• Understanding the opportunities that
each ecosystem (permanent water or
ephemeral/temporary ponds) offers,
and what effect they have in the
garden
Pond During and After Construction
2. Pond logistics
• Specific materials or products used
in the set-up of ponds, plus different
techniques to attract varied species of
animals
3. How to attract animals into your
garden/property
• Education surrounding species
requirement, and techniques for
achieving the best results
3. Raising Tadpoles
• Specific information to help themsurvive
and thrive if they have been
moved out of their natural environment
4. Insects and Spiders
• The importance of having healthy, diverse
and abundant species of spiders
and insects in the garden, and how to
attract them into your garden
• Attracting birds into your garden/
property and understanding their
individual requirements with regards
to shelter, nesting sites and their food
supply (nectar, fruits, seeds, carnivorous
etc.)
8. Planting vegetables, herbs and
fruit trees specifically in tune with
the lunar and planetary rhythms
• How to work with subtle energies and
when/how to get the best results with
your food production (higher yields)
9. Useful and tasty plants that are
equally enjoyed by humans and
animals alike
Over the coming months I will be expanding
on each topic as well as introducing
new topics. Humans are fundamentally
Attract an abundant species of spiders and
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Issue 1 2021
Health
Lifestyle, Community & Health
9
A ‘cracking’ approach to Chiropractic Care
By Staff Writer Victoria
Welcome to Issue #1 of Big Picture Living;
a podcast and subsequent newspaper article
in The Local Gympie and Surrounds
News. Big Picture Living aims to educate
and inspire others to adopt “Big Picture”
thinking in terms of their Health, Environment
and Community. We promote
the concept that small changes can produce
big results.
In this article, I explore the importance of
Chiropractic Care and share some pearls
of wisdom gained from my interview with
Damian Mamet of Wide Bay Chiropractic,
located on Horseshoe Bend in Gympie.
To hear the full interview with Damian,
check out Episode #1 of Big Picture Living
on your favourite podcast app.
So what exactly is chiropractic care, and
do I need it?
Chiropractic care is essential for both
physical and mental health, but is often
overlooked. The primary goal of a chiropractor
is to find the areas of the spine
that aren’t moving properly, causing
irritation to the nervous system, and help
them move as best they can. Dr Damian
Mamet of Wide Bay Chiropractic describes
the nervous system as the “master
system” which controls the function of
the body, so it is vitally important that we
find a good chiropractor and receive regular
chiropractic care to help us achieve
overall health. In the almost 30 years that
he has been providing chiropractic care
to our community, Damian has yet to see
a patient that didn’t need an adjustment
and says “health is more than the absence
of symptoms”. Simply put, you don’t need
to be in pain to see a chiropractor. Regular
treatments can not only help improve
and prevent pain, they can also improve
insomnia, mental health, migraines, vertigo,
indigestion and more - our body is an
intricate system, after all!
Treatment methods
In terms of treatment methods, a good
chiropractor has an array of tools in their
belt - not just the stereotypical manual
adjustment that results in a series of satisfying
cracks. During a treatment with Damian,
for example, he uses methods such
as the Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT),
Sacro-occipital Technique (SOT)
(Wedged shape blocks placed beneath the
pelvis)
Activator Method, Manual Adjustments,
Impulse Machine and Kinesiology to
encourage function, balance and nervous
system health. A detailed description of
each can be found on his website.
Let’s chat frequency
Activator Method
Impulse Machine
Frequency is key to chiropractic health,
and most chiropractors offer HICAPS to
help subsidize the bill. In my interview
with Damian he advises that chiropractic
care can be received as frequently as
weekly, and as infrequently as bi-monthly...
It really depends on the individual.
A little more about Damian Mammet of
Wide Bay Chiropractic
Damian’s journey of chiropractic care
began at a young age, when his mother
had an accident that left her experiencing
severe back pain and migraines on a daily
basis. Refusing to accept being confined
to a wheelchair for the rest of her life,
Damain’s father sought the help of a chi-
Damian Mammet of Wide Bay Chiropractic
ropractor for his wife, which made such a
positive impact that Damian’s now 80 year
old mother is still wheelchair free! Seeing
such incredible results from chiropractic
care encouraged the whole Mamet family
to make regular trips to their chiropractor
Dr Laurence Power, including a then
7 year old Damian. It was this powerful
experience of chiropractic care that
ultimately inspired Damian to become a
chiropractor himself. He studied Chiropractics
- a 5 year, full-time degree - at the
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
and purchased his clinic in Gympie a year
after graduating. He is a proud member
of the local community, and expresses
his love of the “country feel” that Gympie
provides.
For more information,
check out the ‘Big
Picture Living’ podcast
(Episode #1) and www.
widebaychiropractic.
com.au
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Gympie Medical Transport
Update from Sally
Gympie Medical Transport is 100% volunteered
based not-for-profit organisation
that commenced service to Gympie on 1st
February 2021.
We started with 2 cars, it soon became
apparent that more cars and drivers were
needed. In June we graduated to 4 cars
and to date have trained over 30 drivers.
Our cars have travelled 80,000 km, we
have completed 615 trips and have over
300 clients and the majority of our clients
have travelled more that once with us. We
cover non-emergent medical and surgical
appointment for residents in Gympie
Region in Division 2-8 for transport to
Hervey Bay through to Brisbane and all
stops in between. Division 1 , Tin Can Bay,
Cooloola Cove and Rainbow Beach are
covered by Cooloola Coast Medical Transport
(CCMT) .
We offer a door to door personalised service
for our clients, with reasonable rates
, that can be off set by the Patient Travel
Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) available through
QLD Health, which our volunteers can
Sally and Bev from Gympie Medical Transport
assist with. home to their appointment
and then safe transport back to their
home base.
Currently we have a wonderful group of
volunteers who pride themselves on their
friendly, helpful and reliable and flexible
service to the community, however we are
always seeking volunteers to join our team
as drivers, fund raisers, reception and
booking roles and car and office cleaners.
Anyone with computer programming
skills would be most welcomed by our IT
manager.
Recently we have taken possession of
the office adjoining our current space to
enable us to have a meeting /training area
for our organisation. This area we would
like to make available to other not-forprofit
organisation for their meetings and
training sessions you will need to contact
the GMT volunteers to find out more and
to make bookings.
For further information email us at
info@gympiemedicaltransport.com.
au or call 5371 9823.
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10 Lifestyle, Community & Health Out and About
Issue 1 2021
Gympie Short Drives
Mothar Mountain
A helping hand for
Little Haven
Lesley Sutton, Phil Goodman (Gympie Sports Club) and Sue Manton
(Little Haven Palliative Care)
Located less than a 20 minute south east
of Gympie you will find the tranquil setting
of Mother Mountain, in the Woondum
National Park. As you drive through
the changing landscape and unsealed
roads you can feel a change in scenery. I
won’t give too much away on this point
but keep it in mind as you are on the
journey.
On arrival at the car park you have a
choice to choose your own adventure or
adventures. Drive straight past the car
park and into the 4WD track, have a BBQ
or BYO food at the picnic tables, chill at
the shallow rock pools (spoiler alert: the
water is always cold) or go for a hike. You
really need to go for a hike to experience
the tall timbers and to get a feel for the
massive tree trunks. With this in mind we
checked out the rock pools first. This is
Mothar Mountain dry creek bed
a great place to grab a seat on a rock, dip
your feet in the water and listen to the
trickling water.
For today we took the easy option (the
fitness required warning on the 3.5km/2hr
sign scared us away!) and headed off on
the 500m walk called Terpentine Circuit.
Surprisingly this path gave us some different
outlooks including crossing a dry rock
bed and some undulation along the tracks.
We love looking all the way up to the top
of the tallest trees. The view down the dry
rock bed was a great outlook along with
the intertwined tree at the end of the trail
(photos below).
Facilities on offer include car parking,
toilets, a barbecue and picnic tables.
If you feel like skipping away for a few
hours and to be at one with nature, make
sure to check out Mothar Mountain.
Since opening a little of 6 months ago, the
Gympie Sports Club has been a tremendous
success with over 5,000 members
joining the club.
Chair of Gympie Sports Club, Lesley Sutton,
was delighted to handover a cheque
for $3,900 to Sue Manton from Little
Haven Palliative Care. The funds were
provided through the Gympie Sports Club
membership drive.
Sue mentioned that Little Haven Palliative
Care are very grateful for the support received
from the local business community
and take the responsibility to be responsive
to the needs of those in their care.
Little Haven Palliative Care is currently
caring for 105 people from Cooroy to Rainbow
Beach to Tiaro and have nurses on
call 24 hours. Little Haven Palliative Care
offer an extremely valuable service to the
local community with the goal to get end
of life wishes met and to provide carer
support through these difficult times.
For further information visit
www.littlehaven.org.au
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Issue 1 2021
Community News
Lifestyle, Community & Health
11
Recipe of the Month
By Elisabeth Fekonia of
Permaculture Realfood
People are discovering that fermented
foods are a very necessary addition to
our daily diet. We all know of the benefits
of eating yoghurt with live cultures, and
some people might even be making their
own sauerkraut to help with their digestion,
but there is so much more food that
can be fermented. I would like to share
with you a recipe for fermented tomato
sauce - a household staple, and an easy
way to introduce these friendly bacteria
into the family diet. This recipe will introduce
enzymes to your meal, which will
help with better digestion. The sauce has
a slightly tangy flavour but is still sweet
enough for the palette.
This tomato sauce is a good trick to play
on unwitting family members, especially
if they aren’t partial to fermented foods!
If you are filling glass bottles or jars, make
sure to leave some room for expansion.
The sauce lasts for weeks in the refrigerator
but your family is likely to polish it off
much sooner.
Watch the
recipe video
here
Elisabeth Fekonia
Award winning, accredited
permaculture teacher
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@PermacultureRealFood
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Issue 1 2021
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Lifestyle, Community & Health
13
“Eco Convos with Dan”
So many new gardeners have sprouted up
in the last 18 months and there is a swathe
of reasons for this; uncertainty of supplies
in supermarkets, a little more available
time, challenged income streams, or maybe
it’s due to the growing consciousness of
what we are putting in our bodies and into
the environment. Whatever the reason, I
am excited.
There are so many options available to
us when it comes to organic gardening
practices - more on “Why Organic?” in next
month’s column. As we all know, jumping
down the rabbit hole of options can be
very intimidating - It certainly was for me.
This is one of the key reasons behind the
podcast “Eco Convos with Dan”.
The podcast created an opportunity to
have a frank conversation with practitioners
and discuss what they are doing
and why they are doing it. It is not to say
Syntropic Agroforestry
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I hope you will enjoy learning more with
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and introduce their backyard to yours.
Make sure you check out “Eco Convos
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SYNTROPIC AGROFORESTRY
An area that you may not have heard
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It is an interesting practice that began
Dan Vanderhoek
with the teachings of Ernst Götsch and
revolves around replicating and accelerating
nature. It focuses on stratification
(above and below the ground), companion
planting, and the life cycle of plants and
has proven to build extremely productive
gardens in a remarkably short time.
It is intensive gardening that is constantly
evolving and relies heavily on building
biomass which is produced by almost constant
but controlled pruning which also
progresses plants through their natural
life cycle at an increased rate leading to
abundance while at the same time builds
more life on and under the ground. I know
that picturing this process may be a little
difficult and certainly cannot be explained
in 2 paragraphs, but fear not, if you are
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further in the podcast (episode 8).
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