Adaire Palmer
⚓ ⚓From the Helm⚓⚓ OK, it’s got to be said — who here is still looking for last November?
As much as it irks me to admit it, where in the seven seas has this year sailed off to? One minute we’re trimming our sails for the start of the year, and suddenly we’re staring down the barrel of Christmas again.
When 17-year-olds are saying time’s flying by, you know it’s travelling at warp speed when you’re 60! I swear the calendar pages are flipping faster than a southerly squall.
So, Halloween has drifted astern for another year, pumpkins have been retired, and now it’s full steam ahead to Christmas.
Do you dive headlong into the festive season, or prefer to drop anchor somewhere quiet and peaceful? Is the pressure already mounting for the latest gadget, gizmo, or glittery must-have? Or are you tempted — as I often am — to tell the young ones that when your Grammy was a kid, she got an orange and a hankie for Christmas? And if she was really lucky, the hankie had her name embroidered on it!
OK, enough rants from the wheelhouse! Time to steady the helm, take a deep breath, and sail gracefully into November.
Until next tide, Editor, Coochie Community Online
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What's inside this week 👀 |
⚓ 11/11 - Lest We Forget ⚓ Noise Action Plan for Brisbane: Package 4 – proposals released
⚓ ⚓Scroll down to the end for updated and standing events and other handy information (like community contact info and how to make a complaint to council - because why not!) |
By the time this edition reaches your inbox, the minute of silence will have passed. But remembrance doesn’t have to fit neatly into one minute. Here on Coochie, it’s woven into places many of us walk past: the foreshore near the ferry terminal, the open ground around the golf course, and the paths through the Emerald Fringe Read More... |
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That plane overhead may be a one-off. Or it may be part of a wider pattern in the sky above Moreton Bay. Coochie’s soundscape is more than the put-put of the Meg and Serena; it’s curlews, she-oaks, the ferry ramp, and the coucal’s bubbling “whoop”. So what happens when Brisbane’s airspace is redesigned around more traffic? This article looks at the changes underway, why our position just off Victoria Point matters, and what the Package 3 maps can—and can’t—tell us. We’re not being promised a low-altitude jet highway, but the bay sits within a wider corridor planners may use to organise growing traffic. There are next steps: check WebTrak, compare flight patterns over time, connect with regional and local groups, and record disruptions when they happen. It’s a starting point for separating one unusual flight from a real shift.
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JP | Janet P. · 1 day ago Moving flights over the bay sounds like shifting the noise onto Coochie. Keep logging it!
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A wonderful morning to mark World Migratory Bird Day on island with Conservation Volunteers Australia and local bird expert Frank Burch a member of Birds Queensland and the Queensland Wader Study Group. Read More... |
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LI | liz_64 · 20 hours ago A Bar-Tailed Godwit through a telescope would be something. Do they visit Coochie every year?
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Why Coochie? |
People, places, creatures and things that make our little slice of paradise so special...😍 |
On Coochiemudlo Island, the Australian white ibis is a native neighbour, but rubbish left around foreshore picnic areas can draw birds into closer contact with other wildlife. Holiday crowds and discounted ferry travel can add pressure to bins, leaving food scraps within easy reach. That is especially worrying when bush stone-curlews are raising chicks, which face several threats and may be taken by ibis if the opportunity arises. Yet ibis also play a useful role, probing for insects that can damage gardens and, according to a Redland City Council Indigiscapes ranger, eating cane toads. The issue is not whether ibis belong on the island, but how discarded food may change where they gather. Visitors can help by taking rubbish home when bins are full, keeping cats from roaming and giving curlew families space. Those steps protect vulnerable chicks without casting native ibis as villains. Read More... |
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RFDS Medical Chest on Coochie💊 |
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🌴Stay Connected on Coochie 🌴Life on Coochiemudlo Island is all about community. Whether you’re here full-time, part-time, or visiting, it’s easy to get involved and feel at home.
From emergency services and medical contacts to local clubs, sports, and social groups, there are plenty of ways to connect.
Looking for a Justice of the Peace? Want to join the Progress Association, Men’s Shed, or Recreation Club? Keen to play tennis, pickleball, or keep fit at the gym (once it reopens) Or maybe you’d like to explore art, craft, music, or gardening with fellow islanders? You’ll find it all in one handy place. 👉 Check out the full list of community contacts here It’s your go-to resource for staying safe, connected, and part of our wonderful island life.
📅Community Calendar📅 Want to know what's coming up? You don't need to wait for us to share, check the calendar right here!
Credit: Angela Hoskins for this wonderful resource 🥰 |
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Calling all bookworms |
Your Local Library Open Saturdays 8.30 - 11.30am (Downstairs) |
Open Saturdays 8.30 - 11.30am. Downstairs in the Community Hall. Pop in and say hi to Pam and Christine. Pick up a book or two. |
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Artisan Alley |
Open Sundays 8am - 1pm weather permitting |
Pickleball on Coochie 🥒🎾 |
The Fun, social exercise of pickleball continues each week on Coochie. Thurs, Fri & Sun at 4pm. All standards welcome, so come & check this out. Pickleball is moving it start times to 3pm in March and 2pm in June for the public sessions on Thurs, Fri & Sun
New players always welcome so come & join us for some fun exercise. Tuesday Youth Pickleball for 10 to 15s, continues 4.45 to 6pm.
The courts are behind the Gym & Op Shop, beside the Croquet lawn. 🥒🥎🎾😄
Want to join the fun or at least come watch the chaos? |
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Qigong on Coochie - Morwong Beach |
Qigong at Morwong ( opposite 186 Victoria parade North ) in the park on Wednesdays at 8 am. All welcome and bring water. FREE! |
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Coochie Paddlers - room with a view 🛶 |
Sunrise, Salt Air and a Whole Lot of Smiles If you’ve ever stood on the shoreline at dawn and thought, “I should be doing something with this view,” here’s your sign. The local outrigger paddlers meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6.15am for a 6.30am start, and it’s one of the best-kept secrets for starting your day right. It’s free, it’s welcoming, and no, you don’t need to be an elite athlete who drinks kale smoothies for breakfast.
Paddling an outrigger canoe builds full-body strength without punishing your joints. You’ll work your core, shoulders and legs while getting a solid cardio workout, all without staring at a gym wall. It’s fitness disguised as fun. The kind where you’re too busy laughing to notice you’re actually working hard.
But here’s the real magic. It’s the camaraderie. There’s something about being on the water at sunrise, paddling in rhythm, that bonds people quickly. It’s friendly, frolicking, fitness-inducing and genuinely good for the soul. You’ll leave energised, salty-haired and slightly smug that you’ve already conquered the day before most people have had their first coffee.
If you’d like to give it a go, contact Helen on 0414 533 781 and she’ll point you in the right direction.
Early mornings never looked so good. 🌊🚣♀️ |
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Image taken by Adaire (that's me!) from the outrigger canoe recently. HDIGABTT?!?!?! |
Video by Nick Obrien |
Standing for TRUTH and FREEDOM |
Every First Sunday Of Each Month From 10-11am 1000+ parks. Over 30 Countries.
Wear yellow in unity. |
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🙏Alpha at Pineridge Place 6pm Tuesdays 🙏 |
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Red Bin, Yellow Bin, or Both? |
Below is the yellow bin calendar for the rest of the year. You can either look down the road and follow your neighbours lead, or check in here and take the lead your neighbours will follow 🤣 |
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Redland City Council |
Make a complaint. Report an issue. Details below. |
Here is information on how Coochiemudlo residents can contact Redland City Council for various issues. |
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Report an Issue |
From remembrance to flight paths, birds and island events—see what’s shaping Coochie. |
Redland City Council Meeting Webcast offers an archive of past meetings for public viewing. |
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