Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

From the Editor

APRIL 2011 ALONG with the autumn months come some of the best Hinterland activities. We have the Kenilworth Cheese,Wine & Food Fest, MalenyWood Expo, Maleny and Nambour’s agricultural shows, the Festival of Walks and this year for the first time, the inugural Real Food Festival at the end of July. It was only a matter of time before someone brought together many of [...]

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IGA stores on the Sunshine Coast help to fund Real Food Festival

FOURTEEN IGA stores around the Sunshine Coast are getting behind the inaugural Real Food Festival in July. The Hinterland’s great supporter of community groups, Maleny Supa IGA owner, Rob Outridge, has received solid backing from other IGA stores in the region to provide financial support to the Festival. IGA will provide several thousand dollars to the organisers [...]

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Kids Club brings sparkle to Montville

CHILDREN from Montville’s Kids Club have designed and painted an eye-catching mural behind the Montville Uniting Church. The mural depicts ‘Nature Gods creation’ and has a splash of many colours to the garden and church. The Kids Club has 22 members from Year 1-7 and provides afternoon tea, games, a Christian message and craft every Tuesday [...]

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Hudson Portrait to Victoria

AN ARCHIBALD PRIZE portrait of renowned musician-activist Shane Howard was unveiled at the Warrnambool Art Gallery in Victoria at the end of last month. Maleny artist Peter Hudson travelled to the Victorian gallery where he had presented the painting under the federal government’s Cultural Gifts Program. The portrait depicts Howard in a seated pose with his open [...]

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Kev Franzi … a life behind the camera

In his 80th year, this documentary film-maker is still excited about the opportunities to record the history of his region and his life in sound and vision. Kev’s contribution to the state and the hinterland community was honoured with the Sunshine Coast Australia Day Senior Citizen of the Year Award for 2011. He talked to HT [...]

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Alec accepts the greatest cut of all

ALEC DENDLE has just taken one of the most important decisions of his short, 12 year-old life. Alec decided to cut off all his hair to raise money for the Shave for a Cure – Leukemia Foundation research. Alec was willing to relinquish an impressive mane of curls that had hardly ever seen a pair of [...]

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River School’s new Dada

The new Dada at Maleny’s renowned Ananda Marga River School claims providence had a part to play in his appointment as the school’s spiritual director. This well-travelled teacher of personal meditation spoke with HT editor, Michael Berry. TO BE CALLED spiritual director sounds like a tall order for Dada Gunamuktananda (known simply as Dada), particularly when [...]

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Comparing apples with apples

BOQ Owner- Manager Stephen Dittmann talks about finance THERE HAS been a lot of press coverage and advertising recently from the banks who are competing for the mortgage market, BOQ included. There are great discounts to be had and incentives galore to move your home loan to another lender, but how do you know which one is [...]

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Following in Grandfather’s Footsteps

Kate and David Beard are a couple on a mission to get fit. It’s a personal goal to honour Kate’s grandfather Stan Bisset and his brother Harold who confronted tragedy on the infamous Kokoda Track. IN A FEW months time, Kate and David will hoist packs onto their shoulders and start a 12 day trek along [...]

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Maleny Precinct Committee rejects Jill Jordan Memorial

Both the Sunshine Coast Council and the Maleny Precinct Advisory Committee have blocked an application for a memorial to Jill Jordan beside the Obi Obi Creek. IN LATE 2010 Council sanctioned the planting of a grove of trees to the memory of Maleny identity Jill Jordan. A dedication ceremony on the site attracted several hundred locals [...]

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