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Ready to serve: Yurri Muntha manager Sheree Strauss, centre, with Cherbourg residents Nigel Williams and\u00a0Latisha Murray\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 15, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Marcus Priaulx<\/strong><\/p>\n

Birds sing and a magpie calls as I taste the best coffee I\u2019ve had in years on the verandah of the Yurri Muntha Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> at Cherbourg.<\/p>\n

Buttered chicken and rice is placed in front of me and it\u2019s delicious.<\/p>\n

Few people outside of Cherbourg realise the caf\u00e9 is here but it\u2019s already playing a large role within the small town, serving locals and the many tourists who come to see the nearby Ration Shed Museum complex, as well as visiting government officials.<\/p>\n

It’s a big step for a town that lacks most of the small businesses other South Burnett towns take for granted because of past State Government policies about how indigenous communities were managed.<\/p>\n

The new caf\u00e9\u00a0marks an important step in Cherbourg Council’s long-term goal to bring the community into the region’s mainstream.<\/p>\n

It is managed by well-known local chef Sheree Strauss who moved to the South Burnett 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

Sheree ran the Whipbird Chapel function centre at Coolabunia for three years, then did corporate catering at the South Burnett Enterprise Centre in Kingaroy before branching out into weddings and parties with Kingaroy Catering<\/a>, <\/strong>which\u00a0she still operates.<\/p>\n

It was in this role she first came to Cherbourg looking for produce from its vegetable farm eight months ago. She was impressed by the quality of the produce, as well as the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council\u2019s efforts to develop businesses that employ the town’s residents.<\/p>\n

She heard a job was going for a retail manager and applied.<\/p>\n

Sheree believes the Yurri Muntha caf\u00e9\u2019s future is bright.<\/p>\n

The project has received funding from the Aboriginal Community Interest Consultative Committee (ACICC), Cherbourg Council and the Federal Government\u2019s Department of Education Employment and Training. This was\u00a0used to renovate the premises, which are located at the first roundabout as you come into Cherbourg.<\/p>\n

The cafe sells cold drinks, sandwiches, tea, coffee, hot lunches and will extend its range to include pickles, chutneys and a bush tucker line of sauces in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also developing the catering side for functions and meetings in Cherbourg and Murgon,\u201d Sheree said.<\/p>\n

Five full-time staff are being trained.<\/p>\n

Sheree believes there will be opportunities for them to become apprentices or trainees within Yurri Muntha or other businesses in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just starting, but we want more people to come and try what we provide,” she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a quality product and we\u2019re becoming a profitable Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council business.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also providing employment and a service to the town. And that can only lead to a happier lifestyle for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

[Photo: Marcus Priaulx]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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