Sunshine Coast Daily Photo

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

Colour!

Thank goodness there's an electrical retailer across the road to give a bit of life to the Council precinct!

Nambour

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A building so ill-conceived that the entry needs a big sign just so that one can find it, with graphics so poor that the sign has to be repeated three times and it still doesn't sit over the entry. It must be the Council head office, hopefully the first impression isn't a reflection of the decision making process, but I do have some lingering reservations.

Nambour.

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Reflecting further in Nambour

Perhaps the nicest view of the Nambour telephone exchange is to be found in the reflection from the Council building.

Nambour

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Nambour Reflections

The library in Nambour has an obscure glass shopfront with a rather pleasant wave pattern etched into it. Even more pleasant I think, is the reflection of the Council offices in the wave, perhaps the most pleasant view one can have of that building!

Nambour

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Hiding

In summer, I can understand children sheltering in the shade from the ravages of the midday sun, but in winter I have no explanation.

Noosa

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Bluebottles

I have noticed reference to "bluebottles" in many different context, but here on the coast they aren't an annoying little insect, rather they are a hazardous form of jelly fish that sometimes appear in numbers after a long spell of north-easterly breezes.

They have a lovely translucent blue "bubble" which keeps them afloat, and sails them before the breeze, but sadly for those who come in contact with them, they trail tentacles loaded with nasty stinging poison. While not fatal, the sting can range from uncomfortable to needing treatment in hospital.

When they are in numbers, they wash ashore in numbers.

Mooloolaba

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To the Beach!

Sometimes the access to the beach itself is worth visiting just for the glimpse it gives of what lies beyond.

Mooloolaba.

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Got one!

A fisherman on the Noosa River lands a small bream.

By now, regular visitors will recognise the boat as a "tinny", an aluminium dinghy noted for its lightness and durability.

Noosa

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Feet

The public Parking Station in Nambour is not a glorious thing. Like much of the town's architecture it's ugly, unkempt and detailed without regard for the humans who would view it during the day.

It looks ok at sunset though.

However, being able to drive right into the heart of the business district really does save wear on one's FEET! (which is a really sneaky way of participating in a theme day when I'm three thousand miles from where I need to be to take a photo!)

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants in the day's theme photos, most of them featuring actual photographs of things properly related to the theme.

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Nambour Churches
Suncoast Christian Care

Well, having given the poor old Sallies a pasting yesterday, do the Suncoast Christian Care people score any more points for their contribution to the streetscape?

I don't mean to be critical of the organisations at all, they survive and use their funds as best they can, but Nambour could really do with a dose of "caring" itself if it's going to present like the living viable part of the city that it really should be.

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The Thrift Shop

I have nothing but admiration for the Sallies and the work they do in the community, but it is a shame that their approach to their visual amenity of the neighbourhood isn't a little more...

err..

considered.

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St Joseph's School

I'm not sure what the actual architectural style of St Joe's school is, I guess its a sort of Federation Spanish Mission which to my eye at least smacks of "convent", only because this style, pleasant thought it is to view, is quite different from the form of the rest of the town.

I think it's a really pleasant edition to the urban fabric though.

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The Salvation Army

The "Sallies" have the most delightfully eclectic approach to building decoration. The hall almost looks as though every part was donated and used without regard to overall aesthetic.

One of my old design lecturers would not approve of the graphics either, lettering she would impress apon us, was meant to be read horizontally in English. She would frequently remind us " If one wants to read vertically, one should learn Chinese"

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The Catholics

Across the road from the Baptists, and on the high side of the hill, where it catches the last of the afternoon sun, is the incongruous but quite pleasant form of St Joseph's. The Catholics got in early all over Australia, and managed to find the high spots in almost every town, a brilliant marketing exercise long before marketing exercises had been invented.

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The Baptists

Nambour has a few pubs, but at the top end of town it's the churches that vie for prominence. Or perhaps once did as one by one the ravages of declining congregations starts to show itself in the level of maintenance.

Here the "bell" tower of the Baptist church seems to shoot rather symbolically from the red "burning" bush.

Nambour
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