Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

HINTERLAND CONNECTS A night of organised business networking

HINTERLAND CONNECTS is back! On Tuesday October 11 there’s a night of organised networking with coastal and hinterland businesses and a mini trade show. Maleny Commerce is also delighted to have secured one of Australia’s most dynamic speakers – Carren Smith – to host a free seminar. Through dramatic and violent, life-changing incidents, Carren Smith has [...]

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Terry Ryder… Mr Hot Spot

Terry spoke with HT Editor, Michael Berry about how he became a real estate journalist with attitude. THERE HAS TO BE a good reason for one seasoned journalist to interview another. (I am still waiting to hear back from Rupert Murdoch by the way). However, in Terry Ryder’s case I was intrigued to read his recent [...]

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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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Maleny Credit Union … Back to the Future?

MEMBERS of the Maleny Credit Union (MCU) sent a strong message to its board in a special general meeting at the end of June – they do not want their credit union to merge with Credit Union Australia, one of the biggest credit union conglomerates in the country. During a campaign that was heated and [...]

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Matilda’s Gourmet Africa Safari

IMAGINE dining on zebra steaks and sipping a fine Pinotage while overlooking a game reserve in South Africa. Each year, Matilda Scarfe, Maleny resident and hostess of The African Cottage guest house, takes 12 guests to her home-land to experience a hands-on South African gourmet cooking safari. Maleny grandmother Maltilda Scarfe emigrated from South Africa [...]

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Architect wins award for Maleny retirement homes

ARCHITECT DAVID GOLE says that living in Maleny helps get him into the right head space when it comes to designing homes for the Blackall Range. He must be right because his firm, Riddel Architecture has just been awarded House of the Year by the Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards for David’s design of the [...]

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Remodel the jewellery you love…

WITH GOLD PRICES at an all time high (around US$1,500 an ounce), award-winning jewellers Jim Goulton and Ashley Naumann of Maleny Jewellers say now more than ever is the perfect time to refine and remodel family heirloom jewellery. “It makes sense to use the gold you already have” says Jim. “You may be pleasantly surprised to find [...]

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Maleny Accountancy Practice grows with the times

Maleny Accountant David Bromet says the three biggest impacts in his almost 40 years of taxation and accounting practice are technology, the growth of taxation law and the arrival of GST. From starting as a sole practitioner, David Bromet & Associates now has three fully qualified Certified Practising Accountants (CPAs), making it a well experienced [...]

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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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Credit Union Merger

The partners answer the questions The proposed merger of Maleny’s MCU credit union and CUA – the largest credit union conglomerate in Australia, created concern amongst MCU membership when it was announced earlier this year. Was this the loss of a unique, community-centric organisation or a bright new economic future for credit union members? The [...]

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