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Our future according to OSCAR

2. July 2009

OSCAR is a non-partisan peak body of 22 Sunshine Coast community associations formed before the last Sunshine Coast council elections to support candidates who shared a vision similar to its members – a region that should develop sustainably. The overwhelming mandate given to Mayor Bob Abbot was a very clear signal that local residents wanted [...]

Winifred’s Pagoda Tea House

2. July 2009

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Mr and Mrs Ernest Alwyn Domsch came to the Bald Knob district of the Blackall Range in 1928 to grow small crops. He was an English engineer and she was a city girl from Brisbane. The young couple grew crops for less than two years. In 1930 a cyclone came down the coast and 18 inches [...]

QGAP Government Services … now at Maleny Police Station

2. July 2009

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QGAP Government Services … now at Maleny Police Station

Range residents can now access a wide range of Queensland Government services at the Maleny Police Station with the opening of a QGAP office in the building. These services are additional to the ongoing local community policing and the existing provision of drivers and weapons licences. Officer-in-charge Sergeant Gary Ricks said “Having the QGAP office [...]

Apex reveals its great escapes…

2. July 2009

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The remarkable Apex Escape program has helped more than 120 patients with their carers and sometimes their children to take a break from their around-the-clock responsibilities. Apex Escape was established 15 years ago by John Kenney and Tim Bagshaw following the death of John’s wife, Claire, who lost her life following a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic [...]

Two new services at Maleny Physiotherapy

2. July 2009

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With an aim to better serving their clientiele, Maleny Physiotherapy is now offering two brand new services. Chris Francis will be doing massage on Tuesday and Thursday morning and Annette Bezear will be the women’s health specialist. Chris has both a Certificate IV and a Diploma of Remedial Massage and is registered with all major [...]

Making Business Connections

2. July 2009

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Today more than ever there is a growing recognition of the importance of developing close relationships between businesses. Building on their previous success Maleny Commerce is once again hosting Hinterland Connects, allowing both Hinterland and Coastal businesses to meet and open up valuable business opportunities. This is an important event for businesses to attend, allowing them [...]

Zonta Artist profile ……Elizabeth Corfe

2. July 2009

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Elizabeth Corfe has been a regular exhibitor in Zonta’s annual Women in Art show on the Blackall Range since retiring to the hinterland in Dulong from western Queensland several years ago. She was very happily surprised to be one of last year’s prize-winners, and another year she sold a painting to a visitor from Dubai, [...]

Grant helps Palmwoods juniors

2. July 2009

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Thanks to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s Grant Scheme, Palmwoods Western and District Junior Rugby League Football Club are now on the way to a new clubhouse. “The grant of $38,000 will go a long way toward building a much larger clubhouse”, said Alan Mewton, president of the club. With over 200 players from [...]

Ethical Investing

2. July 2009

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Thursday, 30th July Ethical investing: ‘Has doing good, done better?’ ‘Which ethical investments are right for me?’ Come and find out. Australian Ethical Investments and Ethical Investment Advisers host a seminar and light supper, in the Deck Room, Tranquil Park Resort at 6.15pm. Entry is free of charge. RSVP to Karen on 07) 3876 2377 [...]

Hanrahan

2. July 2009

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Where is the Centre? If we can bring ourselves to put aside our idea of the Sunshine Coast as a great swathe of unsullied beach reaching from Caloundra to Double Island Point, and envisage it, rather, as a City of some 390 000 souls*, then where might we imagine its centre to be? Where would [...]

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