THE HINTERLAND Business Centre will next month launch an inspirational 240 page full colour book showcasing the diverse hinterland region of the Sunshine Coast. The book is titled Earth Dreams Magic: A Journey through the Blackall Range, and it’s the first time that a commercial picture book has been drawn together about the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
This is a book for locals and visitors alike and is designed for gift-giving. It will sit comfortably on coffee tables from Melbourne to Perth and reveals to many people for the first time the stories of the earth, the dreams and the magic that are the Blackall Range region.
Created by members of the Maleny-based Hinterland Business Centre (below) and compiled by Elaine Green, Earth Dreams Magic focuses on the creative and innovative individuals who work and live here as well as featuring some of the entrepreneurial businesses that have been putting the Blackall Range on the map. A number of professional writers, designers, photographers and natural historians have donated their skills to the book.
This photo-essay style book takes the reader on a physical journey from the Glasshouse Mountains up to the Maleny Plateau – across the small towns of the Blackall Range and along the Mary River Valley, from Kenilworth to the Crystal Waters Eco-Village – drawing in stories along the way and looking at this elusive thing called lifestyle.
Almost two hundred artists, craftspeople, photographers, writers, musicians, enterprising and interesting people are profiled, but the depths of this great well of creativity are far from exhausted. Earth, Dreams Magic is a celebration of the past and the present, the passion and the people – their connection to the earth, their dreams and the special magic they create – all brought together for the first time in this book.
The best photographers of the Blackall Range region have contributed to this art-style publication – Penny Riddoch, Andrew Goodall, Colin Beard and some talented amateurs – highlighting the incredible natural beauty of the area.
Steve deMasson’s graphic design skills give wonderful colour and life to the pages. Local writers Gary Crew, Jill Morris, Steven Lang, Michael Berry and James Cowan have each contributed specially written essays. Many other people have shared their stories, making this a
unique record. The Hinterland
Business Centre (HBC) has shown great faith in their community by undertaking this two year venture and acknowledges the support from major sponsors: Fountainhead Organic Retreat and Cooking School, Maleny & District Community Credit Union, Gary Myers Gallery, Poet’s Café and Coolabine Eco Sanctuary, Sahitya Graphics, Sunshine Coast Enterprises and the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, and the local businesses who supported the project.
Earth, Dreams Magic .. is being launched in late March and will be for sale from the Hinterland Business Centre at 38A Coral Street as well as widely available across the region.
Contact HBC on 5499 9911.
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