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ACHIEVING FULL<br />

POTENTIAL<br />

The science of child<br />

resiliency explained<br />

FIRST<br />

IMPRESSIONS<br />

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• What’s On in <strong>4567</strong><br />

Hello and welcome to the first issue<br />

of <strong>Locale</strong> Magazine <strong>4567</strong>! We are<br />

excited to present the first issue with<br />

articles about our local businesses,<br />

people and area. The weather seems<br />

to be brightening and warming up<br />

now and spring is upon us. In this<br />

edition we have:<br />

• Raising resilient kids<br />

• Super foods for your family<br />

• Assisting teenagers through life’s<br />

challenges<br />

...along with so much more. This is your magazine, dedicated to<br />

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“Life is not<br />

about waiting<br />

for the storm<br />

to pass,<br />

it’s about<br />

learning to<br />

dance in the<br />

rain”<br />

Suzanne<br />

About our Editor: Suzanne is a qualified journalist with more than 18 years<br />

experience. She has written for many publications over this time including being<br />

a Special Industry Reporter for Hotel Motel and Resort News and AMG Magazine<br />

for two years. Some of the publications she has worked for include: The New<br />

Internationalist, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Big <strong>Issue</strong>, Sportswoman, The<br />

Review Independent Monthly, AMG Magazine, Building Australia, Boardwalk<br />

Magazine, Australian Property Investor, Hotspotting.com.au amongst others. In<br />

addition to this Suzanne also worked in Media Relations, Corporate Communications<br />

and tutored Journalism/Writing in the Creative Industries at QUT in<br />

Brisbane.<br />

05


Achieving Full Potential<br />

- The Science of Child Resiliency Explained<br />

By Sue Davey<br />

Author. Speaker. Mentor. Philanthropist.CEO &<br />

Founder of Sue Davey International, Mastermind<br />

Success Coaching, Brainy Child Education<br />

Each person handles adversity and<br />

challenges differently, that much is known,<br />

but what is it that we know about the<br />

factors that come into play when it comes<br />

to developing resiliency? Why is it that<br />

some children are able to respond well to<br />

challenging situations and thrive, and how<br />

can we help children develop resilience?<br />

In a three-part video series by the Centre on<br />

The Developing Child at Harvard University,<br />

they offered an overview of resilience, the<br />

science behind overcoming adversity as well<br />

as the factors that build resilience.<br />

The first video discussed resilience as a<br />

concept and is defined as a good outcome<br />

in the face of adversity.<br />

“The extent to which we are able to build<br />

capacities in all children early in their lives. To<br />

be able to deal with whatever bumps in the<br />

road or major obstacles may be coming down<br />

the track, that’s an investment in building<br />

strong human capital and healthy productive<br />

adults,” said Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. Of the<br />

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard<br />

University.<br />

Not all children encounter the same amount of<br />

adversity, with some being exposed to more<br />

difficult life experiences than others. Some<br />

examples include mental illness, difficult family<br />

environment, poverty, struggling academic<br />

institution or violence being some realities<br />

some children come in contact with at an early<br />

age.


Resilience is the ability, skills or qualities of<br />

positive adaptation that enables one to master<br />

themselves and their reactions to remain<br />

balanced in spite of adversity.<br />

The development of resiliency isn’t immediate,<br />

it’s built over time and is affected by not only<br />

the person’s character but also dependent on<br />

the interactive process with one’s environment.<br />

A child’s level of resilience is a continuous<br />

balance between the positive and negative<br />

outcomes occurring in their life with respect to<br />

one’s genes and personality, which results from<br />

their reality and daily circumstances (i.e. health,<br />

family life, financial stability, etc.).<br />

As a child’s positive experiences accumulate,<br />

they learn coping skills that aid in stress<br />

management making an emphasis on positive<br />

outcomes easier. At the heart of the process is<br />

the supportive network and relationships they<br />

have, particularly the family, caregivers and<br />

larger community, who play a supportive role<br />

and contribute to child development.<br />

Positive interactions enable children to build<br />

coping skills and adaptive abilities like how<br />

to self-soothe, delay gratification, regulate<br />

behaviour and more. It is during stressful times<br />

that people tap into the lessons learned that<br />

allow you to manage challenges.<br />

The key to building resilience in children is<br />

to equip community members with the right<br />

skills, tools and support mechanisms for more<br />

positive outcomes for children. Below are some<br />

important steps factors to consider, including<br />

quality childcare, parental coaching, stronger<br />

schools and much more.<br />

For parents who want to build resilience in<br />

young children, below are some things we can<br />

do to provide support in young children. These<br />

things include:<br />

1 ∙Don’t over accommodate∙<br />

We live in a world where parents want to give<br />

their children comfort and protection. It’s<br />

important to realize that over protection fuels<br />

anxiety and fear. Eliminating all risk and giving<br />

all comforts rob children of learning resiliency.<br />

2 ∙Make strong connections∙<br />

Encourage children to connect with<br />

others and teach basic skills of empathy<br />

and understanding. This will foster the<br />

establishment of a strong family and social<br />

network that will provide support for them<br />

during difficult times.<br />

3 ∙Empower through helping∙<br />

Children will benefit from helping others. By<br />

engaging children in age-appropriate goodwill<br />

activities, they will experience the benefits<br />

of helping others and asking for help when<br />

necessary.<br />

4 ∙Nurture a positive sense of self∙<br />

Help your child appreciate themselves and<br />

those around them. Make every opportunity of<br />

strength a lesson that shows your child they are<br />

able to handle difficult situations. This will build<br />

character and strength that will aid in handling<br />

future challenges.<br />

5 ∙Maintain a routine∙<br />

Sticking to a routine can be a source of comfort<br />

the predictability and structure offers security,<br />

especially in younger children. Encourage your<br />

child to develop their own routines and coach<br />

them on how to maintain flexibility within that<br />

structure.<br />

6 ∙Accept that change is inevitable∙<br />

While structures are important, children need<br />

to know that life will always have unexpected<br />

turns. Change can often be scary but when a<br />

child sees that it is part of life and offers various<br />

opportunities, children will be much more<br />

adaptive with stronger coping skills.<br />

By promoting resilience in children, despite<br />

the odds, more children can grow up to be<br />

balanced and productive members of society.<br />

With the right foundation, children grow up<br />

to have healthier and happier relationships,<br />

become more successful in the different<br />

aspects of their lives. Resilience is one of the<br />

factors in helping children to reach their full<br />

potential.<br />

The importance of resilience is discussed<br />

in much more detail in my upcoming book,<br />

“Reeboot Your Mind”.


LOCATING THE RIGHT HOME<br />

WITHOUT WASTING TIME<br />

In the market for a new home? Eager to hit the streets and spend your weekends looking at<br />

open inspections? Here a few tips to help be more efficient in your search so that some of your<br />

weekend can be relaxing.<br />

BUDGET SAVVY<br />

Before you even consider leaving the front door to search for a new property know how much<br />

you can spend. This prior knowledge will make searching for a new home that much more<br />

efficient as you won’t be wasting time looking at properties that are just a tad too much for your<br />

budget.<br />

BE PREPARED<br />

In an effort to not arrive at an inspection to find out the house is already under contract or the<br />

home has sold earlier that week make it a priority to ring the agent ahead of time for the homes<br />

you intend to visit. Ask as many questions as possible as you might also find out interesting<br />

information about the state of the sale and how eager the owners are willing to sell.


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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION<br />

Before you venture forth get online to google maps and have a look where each property is<br />

situated. This will give you valuable information as to whether it is close to main roads, leisure<br />

centres, schools and shops etc. This may save you a lot of time if you find the house is just too far<br />

from your essential requirements so it won’t be considered.<br />

MARKET RESEARCH<br />

Know your market before you get out there. Do as much research as possible on locations and<br />

the current market state. This can save you time by getting you clear on what to expect as you<br />

visit houses and talk to agents. If you have been diligent you may also find that some house<br />

prices have dropped in your area leading you to a better deal.<br />

REALITY CHECK<br />

Take a list of your must haves with you. Make sure the properties you look at buying meet these<br />

needs. At the same time remain realistic about what the property has to offer in the long term as<br />

adjustments in style preferences can always be changed with a coat of paint or new flooring.


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Simple Steak & Chips<br />

Ingredients<br />

• 600g medium-sized potatoes<br />

• sunflower oil for frying<br />

• 2 x 200g/8oz beef steaks<br />

• 2 handfuls mixed leaves<br />

• Your choice of dressing to serve<br />

• 50g butter, softened<br />

• Small handful parsley leaves, finely<br />

chopped<br />

• 1 small garlic clove, minced (optional)<br />

• Small squeeze lemon juice<br />

Method<br />

1. First make the butter: mash all the ingredients<br />

together with lots of cracked black pepper.<br />

Pat the butter flat between cling wrap and<br />

put in the fridge or freezer to harden.<br />

2. Cut the potatoes into proportioned chips,<br />

rinse under hot water, then dry on a tea towel.<br />

Place the chips into a deep saucepan and then<br />

just cover with cold oil. Place the pan on medium<br />

heat, bring the oil to a simmer and give<br />

the chips a stir with a wooden spoon. Increase<br />

the heat so the oil bubbles really quickly and<br />

fry the chips, stirring occasionally to prevent<br />

sticking until crisp and golden – the whole<br />

process should take 15-20 mins. When they are<br />

finished, scoop out with a large spoon onto a<br />

plate lined with kitchen paper and set aside.<br />

3. Meanwhile, heat the frying pan until smoking<br />

hot. Season the steaks with salt and pepper<br />

and rub with a little oil – how you cook your<br />

steak depends on the cut you have chosen and<br />

its thickness. Just before lifting the steaks off<br />

the griddle pan, place half the butter on top<br />

of each. Serve the steaks with the chips, some<br />

mixed leaves and a tasty dressing.


First<br />

impressions<br />

for a quick sale<br />

To sell your home quickly, the statement ‘looks matter’ is<br />

extremely important. You may have all the boxes ticked on the<br />

inside of the home; the right rooms, a good kitchen and plenty of<br />

cupboard space but if a potential buyer visiting your home sees<br />

an outside that is tired and in need of maintenance you could be<br />

waiting a long time to sell. Here are some tips that may help you<br />

make a quick sale:<br />

FRESH PAINT<br />

Have a good look at the outside condition of your home and<br />

make sure you get another opinion as well. Does the paint<br />

or brick work look clean and maintained? Or is there peeling<br />

paint and crumbling mortar? Potential buyers will notice these<br />

things right away so make sure to check and improve all outside<br />

surfaces of the home. Sometimes this may take some work to<br />

improve but will add value to the property and especially make it<br />

sale worthy.<br />

A TOUCH OF LAWN<br />

Having a well maintained lawn and garden can be a make or<br />

break point for many home buyers. Keeping your lawn mowed<br />

and green will help immensely for first look buyers, whereas, a<br />

complicated and high maintenance garden could spell the quick<br />

sale doldrums. Make sure your garden is presentable and and<br />

shows an element of low maintenance to enable a quick sale.<br />

Getting rid of old stumps and rotting vegetation can help as<br />

well.


OPEN WIDE<br />

Make sure all external doors look good and work properly. The<br />

front door of a home can make a big statement to potential<br />

buyers so making sure your front door doesn’t get stuck and<br />

working provides bonus points. Also making sure all external<br />

windows and ledges are clean and grime free helps the<br />

presentation of your house.<br />

DRIVE AWAY<br />

If you are having an open house it is important to disappear from<br />

the home so that buyers can imagine themselves living in the<br />

house. This can go so far as to making sure there are no cars in<br />

the driveway on the day. For some an open driveway will help<br />

them think that no one lives there leaving the potential for their<br />

mind to imagine their own car in the driveway.<br />

BROUGHT TO YOU BY


What Parents Need to Know about Aussie Teenagers:<br />

10 ways to help your kids thrive<br />

Pornography, peer pressure, perfectionism<br />

to conform to social media, split families,<br />

self-harm, parental pressure to succeed,<br />

cyber bullying and gaming are all concerns of<br />

teenagers today, according to the ABC 4Corners<br />

documentary Our Kids.<br />

In a telling episode, Australian kids from the age of 12<br />

year to 19 years shared a glimpse of their inner world<br />

and what their hopes, fears and dreams are for the<br />

future.<br />

While many of the concerns are not dissimilar to<br />

previous generation of teenagers, the explosion<br />

of social media has expanded the horizons of our<br />

teenagers and is having a dire impact on their selfimage,<br />

increased exposure to world events such as<br />

terrorism and over use of technology.<br />

Cyber bullying is wreaking havoc with teenage girls as<br />

well as the pressure to conform to the perfection that<br />

girls are seeing their friends on Instagram, Snapchat<br />

or Tumblr. A twelve year old girl in the program told<br />

of her need to belong to the ‘in group’ and used social<br />

media to compare herself to others – to make sure she<br />

had the latest white converse, the triangle bikini and<br />

Marc Jacob jeans and watch.<br />

Another concern for teenagers was the added pressure<br />

of parents wanting their kids to do well at school.<br />

These kids were concerned that their parents are<br />

putting huge, unnecessary pressure on kids to succeed<br />

at school as well as to participate in an ever increasing<br />

amount of extracurricular activities and tutoring. One<br />

girl talked about how she was in the top maths group<br />

but her mum doubted her. ‘I’m going to fail every test<br />

according to mum’.<br />

An alarming statistic in the program revealed that 30<br />

per cent of 11-17 year old boys spend up to 3 hours<br />

a day gaming – more on weekends and it is affecting<br />

boys ability to use their time well. One boy said ‘I don’t<br />

have time for homework’. They are mostly playing<br />

the game ‘call of duty’ against each other in virtual<br />

online worlds and while gaming can have positive<br />

ramifications to help kids think outside the box,<br />

problem solve and build a community, there needs<br />

to be strong boundaries and rules in place from the<br />

parents to balance it with other activities, including<br />

homework and sport.<br />

The major concern for this age group, especially<br />

among girls is the widespread use of self-harm. Selfharm<br />

is dubbed the ‘new anorexia’ and scarily enough<br />

this age group do not see it as dysfunctional because<br />

it is so rife. Around 135,000 kids have self-harmed this<br />

past year. It is strongly related to poor mental health<br />

and can take its toll on all aspects of the teenager’s life.<br />

Mental health in our teenagers today is at an all-time<br />

low with one in four teens currently have a mental<br />

health condition (including anxiety, depression and<br />

substance abuse) and a quarter also saying they are<br />

unhappy with their lives.<br />

Access to pornography is altering the view boys have<br />

of girls. By the age of 10, every boy will have seen porn<br />

online and this is impacting on sexual relationships<br />

and intimacy between boys and girls.<br />

The common thread throughout the episode that<br />

relieved stresses and pressures in teenager’s lives was<br />

physical activity and strong relationships.<br />

So what role can parents play in the lives<br />

of their children to ensure they thrive<br />

though the teenage years?<br />

1 Start early<br />

By the time your child is a teenager, you have already<br />

sown the seeds of independence, love, trust, respect,<br />

good mental health, resilience, confidence, self-esteem<br />

and habits around technology. You have already<br />

built your relationship and while none of these are<br />

irreparable with a teenagers, they are easier to develop<br />

from the moment our children are born, than to<br />

suddenly input when your children are teenagers.<br />

2 Build a solid relationship from the start<br />

Extensive and widespread research shows that<br />

building a strong parent-child bond early is the<br />

number one factor to raising a resilient child. When a<br />

child feels loved, nurtured and a sense of significance<br />

and belonging from just one adult (ideally a parent<br />

or parent figure), they have stronger mechanisms<br />

to bounce back from adverse situations than<br />

their counterparts who have formed negative or<br />

no relationships with an adult and to make good<br />

decisions. The relationship starts the very moment you<br />

hold your child in your arms and it looks at you. Right<br />

from that moment, you are forming an important bond<br />

that will last a lifetime. Like any relationship, it needs<br />

to be nurtured and effort needs to be fed into it to<br />

make it work. One on one time is important, speaking<br />

respectfully, building the relationships on love and<br />

cuddles, creating micro moments of connection and<br />

acknowledging how special your child is to you, are all<br />

important in building a strong relationships.<br />

3 Set clear boundaries and expectations<br />

Just like adults, children are creatures of habit and<br />

love to follow rules when they are young. If you can


set clear boundaries and expectations early, they<br />

will know exactly where they stand with you and<br />

in their environment. You will help them make<br />

sense of the world around them, form good habits<br />

and ideally make good choices when faced with<br />

everyday problems. When you set the boundaries and<br />

expectations, be consistent. Follow through on what<br />

you say and let your child feel safe and secure in their<br />

environment with you.<br />

4 Be the role model<br />

As a parent, you are your child’s first role model. If<br />

you have watched your children closely for a few<br />

hours or listened to them speak, you will hear and see<br />

snippets of your most common sayings or mannerism<br />

come out in their play time or voice as they mimic<br />

you. Provide your child with an environment and role<br />

model that is upbeat and gives your child hope and<br />

a positive attitude to move through their day. Young<br />

children react to whatever mood or state of mind you<br />

are in. If you are always stressed and in a hurry, they<br />

will pick up the vibe and develop a similar habit. Take<br />

time to stop and be with your kids. Have fun with<br />

them at the park or at the beach. Take them on nature<br />

walks. Think of who you needed around you when<br />

you were a child and be that person.<br />

5 Meet children in the moment<br />

Children live in the moment so meet them there.<br />

Don’t overload them with your own stresses and<br />

worries we carry with us as adults, both past and<br />

present. A child’s biggest concern in their day are<br />

generally meeting their own basic needs – food,<br />

water, sleep, safety and love. Meet your kids there.<br />

6 Don’t over catastrophize the situation<br />

The part of the child’s brain that deals with emotions<br />

and rational decision making is underdeveloped.<br />

The prefrontal cortex doesn’t fully develop until<br />

the age of 22. However, as adults we already have<br />

a fully functioning rational brain. We need to use<br />

our skills to calm a situation down and don’t over<br />

catastrophize it. Because of an underdeveloped brain<br />

as a child, their response is irrational and so through<br />

words, actions and role modelling we can use our<br />

rational brain to invoke calm and coping strategies<br />

for certain situations that doesn’t result in a full blown<br />

catastrophe.<br />

7 Let children experience disappointment<br />

Our natural propensity as a parent is the ‘fix’. However,<br />

if we continue to fix every disappointment our<br />

child faces, they are not going to develop their own<br />

strategies to cope with the ups and downs of life and<br />

the disappointment that results from that. So ‘be’ with<br />

your child when they experience disappointment and<br />

tell them how much is sux that they didn’t get into<br />

the cricket team or the choir. Problem solve ways to<br />

help them get over it.<br />

8 Recognise emotions and strategies to deal<br />

with them<br />

By helping a child recognise their own emotions and<br />

develop strategies to deal with them, we are allowing<br />

them to again navigate the ups and downs of life. The<br />

big emotions that press parent’s buttons are anger,<br />

frustration and sadness that generally result in an<br />

emotional outburst in some form from our child. Let<br />

your child experience these emotions, name them<br />

and put strategies in place to deal with them. Assure<br />

your child it is OK if they feel these emotions as long<br />

as they know how to move on from them.<br />

9 Shape a positive inner critic<br />

For good mental health, we need to help our children<br />

develop a positive inner critic. They need to be selfconfident<br />

and self-assured to back themselves in<br />

difficult situations and to make good choices. By<br />

teaching our children to love themselves and be kind<br />

to themselves, we are setting them up for being able<br />

to deal with setbacks, making mistakes and failure. To<br />

encourage self-confidence, our children need to feel<br />

a sense of significance. Let them perform that dance<br />

concert with bad dance moves and terrible music. Let<br />

them experience new things and take risks. Let them<br />

say no and assert themselves and learn from that<br />

experience. And use positive self-talk yourself – don’t<br />

criticize yourself in front of your children.<br />

10 Discipline with respect and love<br />

Every children will need discipline at some point and<br />

some more than others. When you are disciplining<br />

your child, remember it is the behaviour you are<br />

correcting – not the child. Don’t shame them or<br />

criticize them as a person. Speak to your child like you<br />

would talk to your best friend or your work colleague<br />

– with respect. Give lots of cuddles and use discipline<br />

as a teachable moment to learn from rather than a<br />

time to berate or shame.<br />

Anna Partridge is a Parent Education, School<br />

Teacher and Mother to 3 kids. She is passionate<br />

about working with families to help them raise<br />

confident and resilient children.<br />

http://www.annapartridge.com<br />

About Anna:<br />

Anna Partridge is<br />

a certified Positive<br />

Discipline Parent<br />

Educator, a school<br />

teacher and a mother to three highly<br />

spirited, beautiful children. She loves<br />

nothing more than helping parents raise<br />

resilient and confident children, build strong<br />

and connected family relationships and<br />

strive for calm, fun and happy families.<br />

http: /annapartridge.com/


What’s<br />

On<br />

Dave Hughes ‘Sweet’<br />

Date: Friday 23rd September<br />

If there is one thing Dave Hughes loves, it’s performing<br />

stand-up comedy – and lucky for Noosa, he has just announced<br />

his new show ‘Sweet’ is coming to The J!<br />

If you haven’t seen Dave on stage yet, you would definitely<br />

have seen him as host on Network Ten’s The Project and<br />

Before The Game, as part of channel Nine’s The AFL Footy<br />

Show or as host of Australia’s Got Talent and you have most<br />

likely heard him on the radio with his 97.3fm Drive show,<br />

Hughesy and Kate.<br />

It’s an established fact that Dave Hughes is a funny guy but<br />

you’ll never know how funny until you see him live. Hughesy<br />

is unbeatable on stage, mic in hand, telling joke after<br />

joke. His hilarious stories of the frustrations of everyday life,<br />

the rollercoaster of parenthood and what it means to be<br />

Hughesy has made him a household name, filling hundreds<br />

of thousands of seats across Australia.<br />

With Dave in career best form, ‘Sweet’ is hands down one of<br />

the funniest shows you’ll experience this year.<br />

Don’t miss this chance to see Hughesy live!<br />

Cost: $44.90<br />

Who should attend: This event is suited for adults.<br />

Get Tickets here http://comedy.com.au/tour/dave-hughessweet<br />

Noosa Country Show<br />

The Noosa Country Show will be celebrating 107 years in<br />

2016.<br />

The show is a traditional country show with a variety of<br />

competition sections that help celebrate the diversity of<br />

people and their talents that live in our community.<br />

Our Equestrian, Stud Beef, Dairy Cattle and dogs sections<br />

are the main animal sections.<br />

The Pavilion with Arts and Craft, Cookery Horticulture and<br />

Fruit n Vege sections is a must visit.<br />

The show proudly hosts the Showman’s Guild who supply all<br />

the rides/amusement arcade zone.<br />

We run two stages of a 2 day program of music and<br />

performance across both days and nights<br />

ANIMAL NURSERY<br />

(Located near the corner entry gate)<br />

Animal workshop show times 11am and 2pm<br />

Interactive farm feeding of the baby animals with bottles of<br />

milk 9am and 6pm.<br />

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Kids can meet and get a photo with a Minion and Dora the<br />

Explorer across both days.


Peregian Food And Fashion Fiesta<br />

Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest<br />

Food and fashion come together in the beautiful beachside<br />

village of Peregian at the annual Peregian Food & Fashion<br />

Fiesta.<br />

Peregian Beach restaurants and fashion boutiques showcase<br />

their wares at a fashion parade in Peregian Beach Square,<br />

as you enjoy good food, wine, fun and raffles. Part proceeds<br />

will go to Peregian Nippers.<br />

Tickets cost $50 and include a 2-course lunch from one of<br />

the participating restaurants, a glass of sparkling on arrival,<br />

new spring fashion parade and live music. A cash bar will be<br />

open.<br />

Participating restaurants are Zachary’s, Pitchfork, Le Bon<br />

Delice, Wahoo, Baked Poetry, Kelly’s of Peregian and Siam<br />

Spicy - see the menus on the website and book your restaurant<br />

online or tickets available at Peregian Village (Pink<br />

Lotus or Soul Sanctuary).<br />

When: Wednesday 7 September 2016<br />

Where: Peregian Beach Village Square<br />

Time: 11am - 2.30pm<br />

Price: $50<br />

Website: www.peregianbeach.org/foodandfashion<br />

Experiences like the Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest<br />

are designed to get you out of town and take you on an<br />

adventure that connects you with friends, soul & roots music<br />

and like minded people in an intimate and inspirational<br />

setting.<br />

This all weekender festival features:<br />

Amazing Cracking rock, blues, soul & roots bands the<br />

greatest live show in Queensland.<br />

2 Stages alternating continually next to each other - so you<br />

won’t miss a band artist!!<br />

• Limited tickets, so you can get lost in the music without<br />

getting lost in the massive crowds!<br />

• Exclusive private campgrounds and BYO, so toilets,<br />

showers, food & drink queues will never be a problem!<br />

• Located 40 minutes from Noosa Heads in the Mary Valley<br />

• FREE Camping and BYO!<br />

All weekend passes, Under 21s half price and kids under 12<br />

free...grab your tickets now to the 2016 Mitchell Creek Rock<br />

N Blues Fest and tell your friends too!<br />

When: 16 - 19 September 2016<br />

Where: Mary Valley<br />

Price: From $45<br />

Website: http://www.mitchellcreekrocknbluesfest.com.au/


Handy<br />

Home<br />

Hacks<br />

∙Lengthening Vegetables Lifespan∙<br />

If vegetables become cheaper in price due to ageing,<br />

you should stock up. As soon as you have your produce<br />

at home slice and dice it and then place it in freezer<br />

bags. If you immediately freeze it then you will halt the<br />

ageing process. Plus, you’ll have ready-to-use frozen<br />

vegetables for whenever you want to make a stew or<br />

sauce<br />

∙Storing asparagus∙<br />

We all have experienced vegetables getting soft and<br />

limp inside the bottom drawer of the fridge. How do<br />

we keep vegetables alive longer? Place a vegetable<br />

like asparagus upright in a jar, or cup in your fridge.<br />

Remove the bottoms of the storks, put them together<br />

into bunches and soak in a few centimetres of water to<br />

ensure they retain their freshness.<br />

∙Homemade frozen yoghurt∙<br />

It’s hard to beat a homemade healthy yoghurt dessert.<br />

But who has the time to spend churning and turning to<br />

produce the results? To achieve the same result, buy<br />

a single-serve size of creamy yoghurt and a packet of<br />

wooden sticks. Don’t take the lid off, instead, pierce it in<br />

the centre with the stick. Next, put it in the freezer and<br />

then when the weather’s warmer and you’re after a treat,<br />

remove the lid and ease the now frozen yoghurt out of<br />

the container.<br />

∙Watermelon lollies∙<br />

Eating watermelon can be difficult at best. Watermelon<br />

is awkward to eat, big and difficult to move around on<br />

your chopping board, let alone cut. Then the fruit’s<br />

natural juice all over you. Rather than slicing the melon<br />

into traditional slices, cut it in half, then slice into strips<br />

and stick in a toothpick.<br />

∙Keep bananas ripe for longer∙<br />

Wrap your bananas with plastic cling wrap on their ends<br />

and they will last days longer.<br />

∙Delicious homemade iced coffee∙<br />

Enjoy a glass of homemade iced coffee that’s better than<br />

any store-bought caffeine kick. The trick to making good<br />

iced coffee is preparing frozen coffee cubes in an ice<br />

tray in advance. When needed you can add the cubes to<br />

ensure your coffee stays cold, then it keeps its strength<br />

rather than be watered down.<br />

∙Removing strawberry tops∙<br />

We always tend to waste a lot of strawberries by<br />

chopping off their stems.<br />

Instead of using a knife, which doesn’t get close enough<br />

to removing only the stork, use a straw. Pierce the base<br />

of the berry with the straw, by pushing it through you<br />

will see only the unwanted stem is removed from the<br />

strawberry. It is not messy and quick as well.


Is the kitchen in<br />

your house the main<br />

ingredient for a great<br />

sale?<br />

I think everyone agrees that the one place<br />

the whole family congregates to is the<br />

kitchen, even at parties! So could the right<br />

kitchen be the secret to getting a great<br />

sale price for your home?<br />

Here are a few tips to get your kitchen ship<br />

shape before the hammer falls:<br />

IT’S ALL IN THE PRESENTATION:<br />

Like a good meal a kitchen needs to be<br />

pleasing to the eye. If deciding to refurbish<br />

the kitchen for a good sale make sure that<br />

it has good lighting or can be converted to<br />

open plan and be easily accessible from<br />

any area of the house. Neutral or white<br />

coloured benchtops are timeless favourites<br />

and a good quality bench top with clean<br />

lines is inviting potential buyers to imagine<br />

themselves living in their new home. Also<br />

using the best quality materials according<br />

to your budget will make sure that all<br />

cabinets and surfaces are well made and<br />

join perfectly.<br />

FUNCTIONAL COOKING:<br />

Be smart in how you use your space. From<br />

the smallest kitchen to the biggest there are<br />

always unique ways to create space within<br />

a kitchen. Researching the latest kitchen<br />

storage savers could be a way to make<br />

your kitchen special from storage savers,<br />

swing cabinets, organisation inserts and<br />

storage savers.


FEATURE FANTASTIC:<br />

Make sure that your kitchen allows for<br />

features such as display shelves and deep<br />

appliance drawers. Display shelves allows<br />

a buyer to see space to put their own<br />

belongings and makes the kitchen feel like<br />

their own, providing more space for the<br />

aesthetic look of the kitchen. Also, having<br />

space for the larger kitchen appliances is<br />

always a plus to any prospective buyer.<br />

QUALITY COMPONENTS:<br />

As far as the budget allows always use<br />

good quality components within the<br />

kitchen. This can be a big selling point<br />

for buyers who are always looking for<br />

the perfect space to create their own<br />

culinary magic in the kitchen. With the rise<br />

of popular cooking shows on television,<br />

people are looking for quality facilities<br />

within their kitchen.<br />

One final point for you to consider is not<br />

going over the top in the kitchen so that<br />

it doesn’t fit in nicely with the rest of the<br />

house. Making the kitchen stick out like<br />

a sore thumb can be detrimental to any<br />

future sale.<br />

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