Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Stargazer Astrology with Chirone Witsen

Summer solstice - times of great change Pluto re-entered Capricorn at the very end of last month, and already we are seeing the transformation of financial institutions and government establishments heralded earlier this year by this astrological placement.  This is only just the beginning of what Pluto’s 15–year journey through Capricorn is likely to have in [...]

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A Problem Shared Naturally …with Marisa

Dear Marisa, 15 years ago I fell in love with a man who was in a relationship with someone else. At the time my feelings were not reciprocated. Three weeks ago this former friend moved to the Range and he is now divorced. I, on the other hand, have been happily married for 14 years but [...]

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Monicas Seasonal Changes

Monicas Cafe’ & BYO Dining have been flourishing in Maple Street Maleny for five and half years , and their success is due to a dedicated and efficient professional team offering fabulous food at reasonable prices.  For example, drop into the stylish cafe on any week day and you’ll notice the quiet bustle of patrons taking [...]

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The man who plays carrots ..!

Linsey Pollak is a musical oddity – fluent in musicianship, innovative instrument maker, consumate performer and stage comedian. With another sell-out Maleny show just over (Passing Wind) and another seven projects on the go, this uniquely Australian artist has no time to slow down. Community has been the ‘through line’ in Linsey’s career since starting his musical [...]

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Earthy Xmas dance party

The Art of Mother Earth Events is holding their Christmas Party at the Maleny Community Centre on Friday 12th December and you are all invited. A host of Australia’s premier musicians will converge on Maleny to celebrate the festive season. Tijuana Cartel, Flamenco Dance Band from the Gold Coast , Deya Dova, Uki’s World Music [...]

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Montville’s Main Street Gallery

There are changes afoot at Main Street Gallery in Montville with new gallery manager Matthew Shield, planning big things for 2009. Matthew is keen to ensure that he and the newly appointed manager of Poets Café Rene Poulos work much more in collaboration to maximise the use of the beautiful gallery exhibition space. For exampl,e pre-drinks [...]

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Book Bites from Rosetta Books

The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett Author: Colleen McCullough Colleen McCullough revisits the beloved characters from Pride and Prejudice, with the story beginning twenty years after we leave the Bennet family. Each of the five daughters  found her place in society, except for Mary,  the tone-deaf middle daughter who stayed behind to nurse the ailing matriarch. After [...]

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There’s a Doc in the house

Doc Span (vocals harmonica) and Tim Gaze (guitar vocals) will be at the Finbar Lounge at 12 Bicentenary Lane, Maleny on December 11.  Doc and Tim will join Peter Hudson and Gary Broadhurst for a couple of sets of blues music and play songs from Doc’s new CD - ‘Live in Australia’. Die-hard blues music [...]

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Wellness Zone with Dominique Finney

Non-toxic insect repellants Mosquitoes and insects can carry diseases such as Dangi fever, Ross river fever, and Malaria. Ok, so we don’t have to deal with Malaria here yet. Global warming will probably ensure we do in the future, so let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. However many infectious diseases are here on the [...]

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Feline AIDS by Summer

Most of our owners are aware of the common viral diseases such as feline panleukopaenia (parvovirus), and the respiratory diseases (rhinotracheitis and calicivirus) which they should have us vaccinated against every year. There are some other viral diseases with which they may not be familiar. Feline AIDS is caused by infection with the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus [...]

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