The Sunshine Coast’s newest restaurant and bar is now officially open, just in time for festive celebrations.
The Dock Mooloolaba is the latest restaurant to open as part of The Wharf Mooloolaba’s revitalisation.
The Dock Mooloolaba specialises in smoked meat, char-grill and has 52 beer taps across three different bars, the most on the Sunshine Coast. The offering includes 16 different varieties on tap, with a further 20 available on cans as well as a quality selection of wine.
It is just days until the Buderim Community Christmas Carols will like up the new Buderim Village Park stage this Sunday, 10th December from 6.30pm.
The first event to be staged on the new stage, to be officially opened on 1st December, the Buderim Community Carols, will be again hosted by the BWMCA and Buderim Bendigo Community Bank and is shaping up to be the best event yet.
BWMCA Carols organiser Andrew Butterworth said the Buderim Community Christmas Carols would this year feature the Suzie Keenan and Friends trio, Buderim Youth Theatre of Excellence (BYTES) with special guest Buderim’s own stage star Eva Murawski, who played the lead in Tim Minchin’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda.
“With the fantastic new stage, we are even more excited about this year’s Buderim Community Carols which for the local community really heralds the beginning of the Christmas season,” Mr Butterworth said.
Whether it’s Asian Street Food or the Coastal-inspired Fish & Chips Eatery, The Wharf Mooloolaba is now the place to go with the opening of two new restaurants by award-winning Queensland chef Tony Kelly.
The Wharf Mooloolaba co-owner Dirk Long said the openings signal the beginning of what is a very exciting summer for the precinct.
“We have nearly completed stage two of the revitalisation of The Wharf precinct and we hope everyone will come down to check it out,” Mr Long said.
“Some of my fondest memories growing up on the Coast were hanging around The Wharf and I am really looking forward to seeing it return to the bustling precinct it used to be this summer.”
The Mooloolah River is set to once again light up for 14th annual Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade organised by Mooloolaba Yacht Club.
MYC commodore Josh Close said the Parade, on Saturday 16th December starting at 6.30pm, will be the biggest and best yet with record levels of entries expected from boat owners as well as home owners along the Parade route.
“It’s a fantastic event for the club as we love seeing boaties and the community get together to enjoy what is a magical spectacle,” Mr Close said.
During the Parade, The Wharf Mooloolaba will be hosting a special outdoor broadcast with Mix FM’s Todd and Sami, including great competitions for listeners.
THE new Buderim Village Park stage will come alive with Christmas music and light for the annual 
Buderim Community Carols on Sunday, 10th December from 6.30pm.
The first event to be staged on the new stage, to be officially opened on 1st December, the Buderim Community Carols, will be again hosted by the BWMCA and Buderim Bendigo Community Bank and is shaping up to be the best event yet.
BWMCA Carols organiser Andrew Butterworth said the Buderim Community Christmas Carols would this year feature the Suzie Keenan and Friends trio, Buderim Youth Theatre of Excellence (BYTES) with special guest Buderim’s own stage star Eva Murawski, who played the lead in Tim Minchin’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda.
“With the fantastic new stage, we are even more excited about this year’s Buderim Community Carols which for the local community really heralds the beginning of the Christmas season,” Mr Butterworth said.
The Mooloolaba Yacht Club has now opened a new, larger clubroom as part of The Wharf Mooloolaba’s revitalisation.
Evans Long director Dirk Long said bringing the community back to the precinct and opening it up to the river were key aspects of plans for The Wharf to once again become the heart of Mooloolaba and the Sunshine Coast.
“The Mooloolaba Yacht Club is a leading member of the Coast’s sailing community,” Mr Long said.
John Dahl of Buderim was 44 years old and let it be known when he signed up for the Australian army in 1916 that he was disappointed that the younger generation were obviously “…too scared and not patriotic enough“ to join the fight.
His life, and death, in action will be recalled at this year’s Buderim Remembrance Day commemoration on November 11.
Each year the Buderim War Memorial Community Association’s ANZAC and Remembrance Day Committee chooses a Buderim Hero to be remembered along with over 60,000 of his comrades who died in World War 1.
Buderim’s first annual Lunch en Blanc will be held at Bloomhill Function Centre on Sunday 19 November from 12pm and you’re invited to help raise money for the Foundations’ community investment fund.
Foundation Event Committee chair, Lloyd Edwards said the luncheon was inspired by the original Parisian picnic, Lunch en Blanc which bears a rich European history.
“With attendees invited to dress in white, those with a penchant for the finer things in life will come together, equipped with a bountiful picnic basket for an afternoon of fine food and great company,” Mr Edwards said.
As work on The Wharf Mooloolaba revitalisation continues, construction has begun on two more restaurants that will make up part of the Sunshine Coast’s hottest new dining precinct.
The two new restaurants to be launched by award-winning Queensland chef and restauranteur Tony Kelly will offer Asian street food as well as a “Hamptons-style” Fish and Chippery.
The restaurants are part of a $10million refurbishment project for The Wharf precinct, according to Dirk Long, co-owner of Evans Long.
SPENDING is easy but what is more difficult for most people is planning your spending so you can reach your own financial goals – which is something the Spending Planners Institute is trying to change.
The Spending Planners Institute’s David Wright taking clients through their spending plan.
According to Institute Founding Director David Wright, there is not enough education provided about how to effectively manage our money, while working towards our own financial goals.
“School students are taught a lot of different skills in preparation for life but it has always amazed me that they are not taught effective spending planning,” Mr Wright said.
