July 19, 2023

Organisers Mike Morley and Wayne Taylor with volunteer Kent Roberts, centre, manning the BBQ: “We often hear that it’s having the company of other people around that people enjoy even more than the food.” by Cameron Outridge Two mates were having a coffee last August and got talking about the cost of living, inflation and financial stresses that everyone was facing.  So they decided to do something about it. The seed was planted for Nambour Community Dinners on Thursday nights in the Town Square.   “We thought it would be a great idea to provide a relief for struggling individuals and families,” said organiser Wayne Taylor. “Mike (Morley) and I came across the unused square at Nambour and thought it was a great central location.” After about a year the reaction has been fantastic and the idea was growing each week. “People are extremely grateful,” Mr Taylor said. “The  feedback we often get is that if they didn’t get fed by us that night then they would not have eaten that night.  “The people genuinely love the community feel it gives by seeing so many gather in one place all happy and smiling. “We often hear that it’s having the

CEO Ian Harris and Marketing Director Dessi Mitzeva at the Nambour Op Shop have put out the call for donations to help keep families in their homes. THE HEAD of a Sunshine Coast charity which supports battlers trying to keep a roof over their heads says there is no sign of the need abating. Aus Living Support helped 284 families who were struggling with their rent or mortgage repayments last financial year. The charity provides up to $200 a week in assistance to people who, through no fault of their own, find themselves unable to pay their rent or mortgages. Chief executive officer Ian Harrison put out the call for donations to help keep locals in their homes as many continued to struggle to make ends meet. “We’re currently getting four applications a week for rental support. It’s not easing off,” he said.  ‘Many are single mums with kids’ Mr Harrison said many of those needing help had children in the household and many were women. “Many are single mums with kids and there are a lot of ladies over 55 that now find themselves single and haven’t had a lot of experience paying bills etcetera,” he said. “There’s certainly

Studio manager Aelish Healy passes on some advice to member Gerry Ryan at The Pottery Studio. The studio offers one-off classes and short courses. by Janine Hill PATRICK Swayze and Demi Moore are nowhere to be found. In fact, The Pottery Studio at Nambour is a place where people are heading to lose themselves. Studio manager Aelish Healy said playing in clay was not just a creative pursuit but a chance to escape from “real life” for a while. “Some people want to achieve a piece,” Aelish said.  “It’s a huge investment for people to come and switch off and not really think about things that are going on in normal life. “Once you’re handling the clay, you have to focus in such a way that you can find yourself switching off from everything else.” The Pottery Studio offers one-off classes and short courses for people who want to try or learn how to throw pottery on a wheel or hand-build pieces in clay. “Most of our classes are on the weekends. People come in for two hours and make a piece, and come back and glaze it, and then we do four and six week clay courses for people

The Club Hotel Namba invites everyone to taste the flavours of the world at the July 29 Street Party in conjunction with TramFest, The Royal George and Sunshine Coast City Council. Mill Street to be blocked off for bars, flavours, rides and live bands. by Cameron Outridge It’s a street party and everyone in Nambour & hinterland is invited to come and taste the flavours of the world. The Saturday July 29 event will combine the ever-popular Nambour favourite, Tramfest, with new-kid-on-the-block’s Club Hotel Namba in a collaboration with Sunshine Coast Council’s Curated Plate culinary festival.  “It’s a party in Mill Street,” explained Cartel Music and Events director Lea Bye.  “We’re closing down Mill Street,” she said. “And we’re teaming up with the TramFest crew. People can come and join the party at this free community event. We’ll have free face painting, free entertainment and live music, bars from Tramfest, Club Hotel Namba & the Royal George Hotel, as well as plenty of international flavours.  This event is part of the Curated Plate festival, so we wanted to bring to Nambour all of the best international street food vendors that we have here on the Sunshine Coast and beyond. We’re