Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Rural Hinterland is a thriving base for IT business

There’s an old timber office building in Maleny that attracts a lot of IT professionals. You’d never guess it looking at the rickety staircase from the outside, but what goes on inside is about as hi-tech as it gets. Leigh Robshaw reports. THE LATEST ADDITION to the IT crew that occupies the building is Laurence [...]

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HOW TO SELL AIR… the sky’s the limit!

Walter & Willy Van Alphen have brought years of international business and travel experience to their manufacturing sales enterprise based at Mapleton. Julie Shelton spoke with the dynamic Dutch duo about their journeys that eventually brought them to this corner of the world. AWANDER through Walter and Willy’s home is a journey around the globe: [...]

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Maple Street Co-op wins environmental award

A Froggie to be proud of … Maleny’s Maple Street Co-op has seen many changes over its 33 years, but one principle its members adhere to are environmental practices. So, it is not surprising there is widespread delight inside the Co-op over its recent award by the Sunshine Coast Environment Council. AT THE 2012 Awards [...]

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John Morley … guest speaker at Hinterland Connects

“People call him Mr Fix It and the Business Rebel” Successful business guru, and Coast resident, John Morley is the guest speaker at the Hinterland Connects gathering this month. The key concerns of Hinterland Connects are – how can we work together more effectively? What are endorsed joint ventures and how can we leverage our [...]

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Selling the Sunshine Coast Hinterland …

“We’re looking for the free,independent traveller” STEVE COOPER CEO – Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd AFTER 12 MONTHS as CEO of the Sunshine Coast’s new peak body for tourism - Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd – Steve Cooper has clear views about our most important industry – like the amalgamation of councils has been good for Coast tourism, [...]

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From hump to hot plate

… camel meat becomes an international delicacy Once a figure of fun, camels have literally ridden out of the dusty desert and onto bistro menus. And Australia has more than enough dromedaries to meet the culinary challenge. IN RESPONSE to growing export demand for good quality Australian camel meat, one local abattoir is promoting camel [...]

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Real Food Festival is only weeks away !

LAST YEAR over 4500 visitors flooded through the gates of the Maleny Showgrounds for the inaugural Real Food Festival, taking organisers and locals by surprise. With the support of major sponsor IGA Sunshine Coast, the 2012 Real Food Festival has been extended to two days to give more people the opportunity to participate. Over 100 [...]

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BOQ Maleny celebrates 10 years

…boosts opening hours AS MALENY’S BOQ branch marks its 10th birthday in 2012, local residents will receive the gift of extra time as the branch introduces extended opening hours in response to customer feedback. Shaking off the traditional opening times favoured by the bigger banks, the branch will now open half an hour earlier at [...]

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New Marketplace for top end of Maleny

The top end of Maleny is about to get a new burst of creative energy when The Maleny Marketplace opens in early September. This brainchild of Blessed Earth proprietor, Raithe Handiman and his partner Janine, is located in the 1940s Koala building, for many years a service station and mechanic’s workshop. RAI AND JANINE are [...]

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Seven year itch for Wanita & Melissa

WANITA BERGANN AND MELISSA BORICH, are the entrepreneurial women behind their own clothing, jewellery and gift shop, Piece of Me. They are now expanding their business by moving into more spacious premises just two doors down in the main street of Maleny. This attractive pair of dedicated mothers and busy retail partners, are well anchored [...]

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