Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

From the Editor JULY 2011

Do we want to put up a parking lot? IT MUST have been serious to cause mild-mannered Maleny Commerce president, Stephen Dittman to stand up in public and complain. But stand up he did in the middle of Maleny recently to let everyone know that car parking in the town was at a crisis point. Responses to Stephen have [...]

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Hinterland Bridal Award winners

SIMON AND MARLENE Murray from Maleny Manor (right) were again judged Best Queensland Reception Centre in the 2011 Australian Bridal Industry awards. Georgina and Alan Thompson from Flaxton Gardens (below) took second place, as well as coming second in the In-House Wedding Advisor category. Maleny Manor also came first in the Ceremony Venue section. Other Hinterland finalists in [...]

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Darryl Ebenezer for state Landcare role

DARRYL EBENEZER, manager of Maleny-based Barung Landcare, has been appointed general manager of Landcare Queensland Ltd. Landcare Queensland’s role is to raise and distribute funds to about 300 landcare groups throughout the state. Apart from a fund-raising role, Darryl says he will work towards raising the profile of Landcare with people from, “the paddock, the backyard [...]

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Paul earns adventure of a lifetime

Maleny-based environmentalist, Paul Daley is about to undertake an adventure of a lifetime. He is one of five passionate and determined young Australians who have been selected from a global pool of 218 applicants to help save forests and orangutans in Borneo – and all recorded in a 3D action movie. AWARD-WINNING film company Virgo Productions [...]

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Living Smart Hall of Fame for Mark and Elaine

2011 was the inaugural year for the University of the Sunshine Coast Hall of Fame Award which recognises outstanding contributions or innovations towards delivering the Sunshine Coast Council’s vision of making this the most sustainable region in Australia. The award was presented to Elaine Green and her late partner, Mark Ricketts in recognition of their long [...]

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Mike’s Private Boost of Hinterland Tourism Industry

SCENIC DRIVES of Australia the best of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland DVD and book has been produced by a small team of local professionals to capture the tourist driver’s imagination. The online presence and DVD video shows visitors the Hinterland’s beautiful countryside, amazing destinations and country hospitality. This unique project was initiated by local tourism cinematographer, Mike [...]

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Rings … lost & found!

MALENY fund raising group, Friends of Ebenezer are raffling a gold diamond ring with a very intriguing background. It’s a composite of three rings, designed and made by local Maleny jeweller, Jim Goulton. The rings have been donated by a Maleny widow to benefit orphans in Livingstone, Zambia and each ring has an interesting past. In March, [...]

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Kevin’s Art of Perception

HINTERLAND artist, Kevin Oxley is launching his new exhibition at Art on Cairncross by going back to basics – in more ways than one. This astonishing all-round artist has called his exhibition The Art Of Perception because the more than 60 works on paper demonstrate Kevin’s remarkable facility to make every mark count, however simple or [...]

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Walk with Evangeline to the Kondalilla Falls

HINTERLAND ARTIST Evangeline Cachinero will lead a new walk in the 2011 Sunshine Coast Walks Festival. The Kondalilla Falls remains one of the most beautiful bushwalks on the Sunshine Coast. Imagine walking through this gorgeous tropical rainforest while taking the time to sit and make sketches with other art lovers. Join local artist Evangeline Cachinero as she [...]

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5 years in Qatar

… Jim & Kim Straker recall their experiences Kim and Jim Straker of Reesville have just returned from five years living and working in Qatar in the Middle East. Jim is a civil and environmental engineer who takes on overseas projects – the latest one was for SMEC – the consultancy that grew out of the [...]

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