Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

18,000 copies are now distributed from Brisbane to Noosa

The Hinterland Times is home delivered in Maleny, Witta, Montville and Nambour, and copies are available from Information Centres across the Hinterland and along the Sunshine Coast – in Eumundi, Kenilworth, Beerburrum, Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Cotton Tree, Kawana, Coolum, and Tewantin. Contact us (Ph: 54 999 049) to locate copies in Palmwoods, Woombye, Mooloolah, Mt Mellum, Peachester, [...]

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From the Editor : January 2010

JANUARY TENDS to be the month of deep relaxation for most Australians with the country only getting back to serious work after January 26 – Australia Day. So, our issue this month is designed for holiday reading - we even have our first piece of fiction – ‘The Ormolu Clock’ -from Joyce Lee, who is a [...]

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Lawley House joins Priscilla

BY DAVID PARMITER MORE THAN 60 members and invited guests attended the December launch of the Maleny Historical Society’s Q150 Grant restoration of the old building known as Lawley House, which was relocated to the Historical Village in Bryce Lane by volunteer members about 18 months ago and is now part of the Maleny Historical Museum. In [...]

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Up in Smoke!

ASMALL CROWD of about 60 people gathered at the Landsborough Museum recently for the official launch of a booklet “Tobacco – Success & Failure”. Compiled by Wendy Dixon for the Landsborough & District Historical Society Inc., much of the painstaking research was done by Samantha Fox, who had only recently joined up as a volunteer at [...]

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Mary Cairncross volunteers

THE MARY Cairncross Scenic Reserve volunteers celebrated recently (below) for taking out the 2009 Sunshine Coast Environment Awards “Eco Attraction Award”. Co-incidentally the award was sponsored by the Maleny Credit Union. The environment awards are affectionately known as “The Froggies” and the Mary Cairncross volunteers just beat Eco Tourism Noosa and Underwater World for their ‘eco’ award. The [...]

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Australia Day Awards in Marc’s glass

MALENY glass blower, Marc Kalifa, has designed the latest Australia Day Award trophy to be presented to seven outstanding Sunshine Coast residents on 26 January at a sunset ceremony on Mooloolaba Beach. The works chosen are from Marc’s ‘Dreamer’s Series’. They portray figures in an outback-coloured setting and include the Southern Cross in bubbles within the [...]

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Music in a Montville Forest

IN THE middle of a Montville rain forest a stunning 200 seat concert performance space is taking shape. Ian and Lee Lucas are realising their dream to present professional piano recitals and orchestral concerts in a Hinterland bushland setting. The low key Lucas ambition has been going for nearly two years with piano recitals from [...]

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Are you an investor who likes control?

by Greg Stevens … If you are, then a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) may be an investment vehicle for you. A significant number of Australians prefer to make their own decisions on the investment of their superannuation savings. A Self Managed Super Fund allows them to combine the assets of family members into a single fund and [...]

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Illusions BEYOND THE BARBED WIRE

Words and photos: Helga Dalla www.g3photography.com.au LAUREN MAREE EDMONDS is a 16 year old artist from Nambour on the Sunshine Coast, who has just completed year 10 at St John’s College and is already a star of the future art world. Lauren has caused a buzz at Cooroy’s Butter Factory Arts Centre where her “Illusions” exhibition has been a [...]

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A Handbook for handling Cancer

CHERIE NOBBS met her husband Butch in 1983 and both knew instantly that they were soul mates. They were married in a surprise ceremony in May 2008 while celebrating 25 years together with their two adult children, Gaven and Trish, family and friends. Tragically, five months later Cherie Nobbs became a widow when her husband died [...]

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