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Subscriber only Armed with dozens of buckets and keen to get their hands dirty, members of a Yandina community group are turning trash from local businesses into treasure. Yandina Community Garden has collected about 15 tonnes of food and organic waste from the town s cafes, restaurants and other businesses and turned it into compost within the past nine months. Thirteen businesses have signed up to the Food Waste Loop where they have food waste picked up twice weekly. The compost is so good that the group already has a waiting list of buyers for when it s able to sell it.
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Subscriber only Armed with dozens of buckets and keen to get their hands dirty, members of a Yandina community group are turning trash from local businesses into treasure. Yandina Community Garden has collected about 15 tonnes of food and organic waste from the town s cafes, restaurants and other businesses and turned it into compost within the past nine months. Thirteen businesses have signed up to the Food Waste Loop where they have food waste picked up twice weekly. The compost is so good that the group already has a waiting list of buyers for when it s able to sell it.
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Subscriber only Community groups operating on council land will have their rent almost quadrupled in return for not having to pay for maintenance works. Despite already charging above average rental fees Sunshine Coast Council said the increase was fair and reasonable . A spokesman said the policy would allow groups to focus on their main purpose instead of raising money for structural repairs. But during a recent council meeting some councillors said the devil was in the detail and questioned if they had it right. Unlike other local governments the council previously did not fund maintenance works at community facilities located on its own land.
Crime candidates I HAVE been disappointed to see that, in the upcoming elections on May 6, there is only one female candidate standing in North Yorkshire. We have now had two women prime ministers and currently have 219 women MPs, so, I had hoped to see more representation in our local candidates. I have been following Alison Hume’s campaign for Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner with interest. Alison has made several pledges, addressing issues critical for North Yorkshire, including drug dealing and wildlife crime. She is also the only candidate who has pledged to tackle violence against women and girls. In North Yorkshire, the charge rate for domestic abuse-related crime last year was just four per cent, compared to nine per cent across the whole of England and Wales. This disparity is shocking, and needs to be fixed. Following the events of the past few months, I know many women are on high alert and are feeling unsafe on the streets, particularly at night.
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The Daily Mercury together with CQ News has put together your total guide to Anzac Day 2021 in the Isaac region including service times, locations and the weather.
Carmila
Dawn Service: It will start at 4.28am at the Carmila Memorial Hall, 16 Music Street, with a free community breakfast to follow.
Morning Service: The march will leave at 10.30am from the Carmila Police Station heading to the Memorial Hall for the 11am Morning Service. This is followed by a free lunch.
Clermont:
Dawn Service: A parade from the corner of Capricorn and Herschel streets will depart at 4.20am to the RSL at 1 Haig Street where the dawn service will begin from 4.28am.