Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Tuscany through my eyes

Phillippa Rhodes reveals her recent visit to Tuscany and her delightful paintings are the outcome of that trip. I’ve just spent two wonderful months as yet another painter cluttering up the narrow cobbled streets of Tuscan medieval hill towns. We painters just can’t seem to resist the place. We were based in a 16th century monastery-cum-hostel [...]

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Mapleton’s latest address

Shay Lane is Mapleton’s latest address.  Just off Delicia Road and adjacent to the Lilyponds park lands, the name “Shay Lane” was chosen by the local developers of Lilyponds Rise Estate because of its historical significance to the Mapleton district.  “The Shay” was the locomotive that was used to haul the carriages on the Nambour to [...]

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“If it bleeds …it reads!”

This is a saying in the news media indicating “bad news sells”.Regardless of this pessimistic outlook, of all the buyers we have been in contact with us recently, none discussed the economy. This is no thanks to the news media, pessimistic economic analysts, politicians, and even private individuals who spread the financial “bad news” at every [...]

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Who knows Local Provenance? by Barung Landcare

Barung members will be familiar with this term but other readers may not, and it is frequently used when planning revegetation projects. Local provenance refers to seed for revegetation projects collected from close to the site where it is to be planted. The aim is to conserve local genetic diversity rather than risk interbreeding with [...]

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Hinterland inventors on national stage

Maleny inventor Dean Cameron is not someone  to rest on his laurels. Having attracted international interest in his revolutionary Biolytix sewage filter in recent years, Dean has now won the ABC’s 2008 national New Inventors award for another remarkable invention – the Joinlox. Joinlox is a mechanical fastening system that has been developed to allow water [...]

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Master Pianist records Montville CD

Recognised as the finest resident pianist in Australia, Alexey Yemtsov, was being professionally recorded at Lucas Parklands late last month in an exciting new venture for Ian and Lee Lucas. The pair have established a venue for young pianists, particularly up and coming Australian performers, to play in their Montville concert room, and have the [...]

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Credit Union Elects new director

Members of the Maleny Credit Union have elected Nathan Arrowsmith a director of the Maleny Credit Union. Nathan was elected at the Credit Union’s 24th Annual General Meeting held on November 22. The meeting was attended by about 40 members at the Old School House in Witta. Nathan brings to the board a strong background in small [...]

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Ken’s “Across Country” collection

Former senator Aidan Ridgeway praised the far-sightedness of Ken Hinds when he launched the selection of his aboriginal artworks at the Caloundra Regional Art Gallery on Sunday November 30. The wide cross-section of art works obviously appealed to the ‘soul’ of Ken Hinds remarked Aidan, a theme that was picked up by Mayor Bob Abbot.  Bob [...]

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Mapleton…back on court

The state of the old tennis courts at the Mapleton Sports Ground gives a pretty good indication of just how long it’s been since tennis has been played at Mapleton, but that’s about to change.  The Mapleton Tennis Club has received a grant of nearly $40,000 from the Queensland Department of Sport & Recreation to [...]

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Slow Fashion and the Little Green Dress

Coco Chanel made the little black dress famous in the 1920s. It was cut simply, often with a short skirt and intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable and a neutral colour. Coco said it would become “ a sort of uniform for all women of taste. Is green the new black? Maybe, but green has certainly [...]

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