- Authorities stopping yet more live music on our coast,
- a daring new play at Noosa Arts Theatre
- and free parenting courses funded by Council were the main stories of What’s Going On? on 2 March.
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The state government’s liquor licensing authority has shut down the three hours of live music on Sundays at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club because of a complaint that it was too noisy, made, it’s believed, by just one resident, probably a newcomer to the area. Coast musicians are up in arms and asking Council to back them up. They’re losing opportunities to make their living. Tad Graham is in The Big Easy Band that played at the surf club.
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Harii Bandhu activist musician and treasurer of the Musicians Association of the Sunshine Coast (M.A.S.C.) was on his way to a meeting with Councillor Lew Brennan and Council officers to talk about Council’s position and possible role in declaring entertainment precincts to alleviate the problems with liquor licensing laws.
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Harii Bandhu
Harii talks about the upcoming forum between licensing officials and industry partners (musicians, venues, tourism bodies) seeking information and the best way forward.
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20,000 demonstrated for live music in Melbourne
Imagine 20,000 people, two fifths of the Noosa population, taking to the streets to demonstrate for live music. That’s what happened in Melbourne recently where that many rallied to protest against a new liquor licensing law which declares live music a “high security activity”. Two security guards are required for any gig with a crowd between one and 100 people and there are also noise issues. The security doubles the cost of music for a small venue. A spokesman of a Fair Go 4 Live Music movement, Jon Perrin, told Mark about the rally and the situation in Victoria generally.
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“No peep show, but high class theatre dealing with sensitive issues”
Starting on the 25th of this month, Noosa Arts Theatre is being very daring with a play in which we’ll see some partial nudity. I asked director Sam Coward why he’s putting on a sex play.
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So, will we see some flesh?
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Pictures courtesy of Yanni Zijl
You can book by phoning 5449 9343, or online at noosaartstheatre.org.au or you can go along to the theatre most mornings from 9 to 12. Only over 18-year-olds will be admitted. Diet wonders if the same restriction would apply if it were all about blood and guts?
Bus terminal “development by stealth”
The people who want Noosa to become its own shire again are criticising the construction of a bus terminal just down from the Shell roundabout in The Junction. Their chairman Bob Ansett gave us this comment.
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“When we’re in a good space we’re skilful in our parenting”
Elizabeth Blomkamp
Kids wearing you down? Feeling guilty for even daring to think that they are? Giving, giving, giving but wondering ‘what about me’? Join the club, all very familiar stuff to most parents, especially mums. A parenting expert, Elizabeth Blomkamp will bring relief soon. She began by explaining anthroposophy to Tania Nash.
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Tania and Elizabeth then considered the role of dads.
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The course starts in Nambour on Monday evening the 8th and continues on Wednesday morning the 10th of March, and it begins in Cooroy in April. That phone number again 5449 1477.
We’d love your feedback. Catch us again next Tuesday at 11. You can email us at markrzz@bigpond.com or phone 5447 2233 to leave a message.
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Get loud to save our Coast // Apr 20, 2010 at 8:29 am
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