Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

From the Editor JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

The right to be married … and gay LIKE ME, the average Australian is wondering why there’s so much fuss over gay marriage. And you know there’s a fuss when federal politicians decide they must have a conscience vote over it . But what’s this got to do with their conscience? The legal recognition of same-sex unions is a pragmatic [...]

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Winners of Hinterland Times Shop Local Competition

THREE LUCKY winners have emerged from the hundreds of entries for the Hinterland Times, ‘Shop Local Competition’. The Christmas hamper was filled with $600 worth of locally produced food products along with a couple of bottles of French bubbly. The surprised winner is Greg Freney of Chevallum whose lucky ticket came from Maleny’s Concept IT Systems. Greg [...]

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Renee follows the beat of her own drum …

Renee Kelly is young woman who started life 21 years ago with a huge disadvantage … a tiny 620 gm birth weight and hopelessly under-developed heart and lungs. She had only a very slim chance of survival … but survive she did. Now Renee is making her mark on life, despite a disability that would have [...]

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Globe-trotting sculptor settles with his family on the Hinterland

IT TAKES courage during these uncertain times to pack up and travel across the world to settle in a new country. But Wayne Markwort and his wife Fran and their four children Tess, Jordie, Anika and Zach have taken it in their stride. This young family moved to the Blackall Range in August from Huddersfield [...]

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Mr Rockcote … Bob Cameron

strong sense of responsibility for the well-being of our community and our planet. Bob’s concern for the planet is rock solid… BOB CAMERON is an enigma – a self-proclaimed corporate hippie. His business, Rockcote, which specialises in advanced architectural coating systems, was built on solid green foundations and recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with Bunnings. He [...]

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Maleny Festival of Australian Film

Australian film buffs are in for a treat at the Maleny Film Society’s 21st Festival of Australian films. By chance, two of the films chosen for the Festival are high on the list for national recognition in upcoming awards ceremonies in 2012. Eye of the Storm and The Hunter have been nominated in multiple categories, including [...]

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“Walk Talking Country”

International drama and documentary filmmaker, Robyn Hofmeyr has combined with Sunshine Coast hinterland Gubi Gubi elder, Bev Hand to produce an intriguing look beneath the surface of Bev’s ancestral land. Robyn, who directed the confronting Women and War documentary, has employed her directorial skills on this portrait of a hinterland unknown to most white residents. Here, Robyn [...]

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Maleny Festival of Australian Film

Actor, Director, Scriptwriter … Judy Morris … is Outspoken with writer, Steven Lang WE ALL KNOW writers have a hard time of it. Their business is words and let’s face it, they’re not shy of using them to let us know how difficult it is being them. But what about scriptwriters? Not only do they have to [...]

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Who wants a free Solar Oven …?

PETER BERG of Wavell Heights in Brisbane is something of a backyard inventor. As you can see from the photos, Peter has built a solar oven in his small surburban backyard. Peter assures us that the oven works efficiently with the oven being raised and lowered electrically from its steel platform. “The problem,” says Peter, “is, that [...]

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Practise makes perfect …

Sam Lucas keeps his eye on a musical future SAM LUCAS is a young cellist with a career as a classical musician that is well mapped out into the future. His success seems assured not only because of a natural talent but a strong determination to succeed through rigorous practice. “The constant practice is not a chore [...]

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