Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Finally … Alan & Georgina put their initials on Flaxton Gardens

THERE ARE RELAXED looks these days on the faces of Alan and Georgina Thompson. Since 2009 this highly energetic couple have been running a successful restaurant and catering business at the iconic Hinterland venue, Flaxton Gardens. But it’s only recently that Alan and Georgina have been able to secure the freehold of the property. It’s [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Wootha Prize is back at Maleny’s Wood Expo

ORGANISERS of the Maleny Wood Expo From Chainsaw to Fine Furniture have re-introduced The Wootha Prize competition in 2011 and they are calling for entries. The award for excellence in woodworking creativity and professional skill is one of the high points of Maleny’s Wood Expo. The box theme – the first Wootha Prize – was jointly [...]

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Karen Doane’s new role …

Karen Doane is the Destination Manager for the newly formed Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd – the company formed to run tourism marketing for the region. A Californian by birth, Karen has experience in tourism and marketing in Hawaii, Europe and Australia. Before taking up her new role on the Sunshine Coast, Karen was the media, [...]

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New CEO for Coast Tourism

MR MICHAEL Denton is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Sunshine Coast’s tourism company – Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd. He is charged with taking tourism on the Coast to a new level following its 12 month restructure. Mr Denton was previously the chief executive of Queensland Events Corporation for 11 years before moving to [...]

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Bob Abbot … on tourism

Mayor Bob Abbot commented on the new tourism organisation for the Hinterland Times. He believes the new Destination Management Organisation (DMO) will provide opportunities for each of the four regions to leverage off each other’s marketing programs, without detracting from the overall product. He also thinks Council should stay out of tourism marketing. “For example, [...]

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Hinterland’s seat on new tourism authority

THE SUNSHINE COAST hinterland – from the Glasshouse Mountains to Gympie – has at last been recognised as a tourism destination in its own right. The new tourism industry authority proposed for the Sunshine Coast was recently endorsed by the Sunshine Coast Council, and gives the hinterland its own ‘seat at the table’. After twelve [...]

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Let’s Talk Travel with Daphne & Gillian

La Francaise ! 14 Wonderful Days – Paris to Paris Fully Inclusive! Guaranteed Departures: May 22, June 12, July 24, Aug 28 & Sept 18 IMAGINE… A tour designed not only to take in the great sights of regional France, but one that will also immerse you in those wonderfully preserved medieval villages, sleepy chateaux, [...]

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Hinterland Tourism – getting our place at the table

Jenny McKay spoke to the Hinterland Times about the future direction of tourism in general and specifically about pathways and walking tracks in a region that is still dangerously dominated by the motor car. Tourism operators on the Sunshine Coast hinterland increasingly voice their concerns over lack of financial and marketing support for a region that is [...]

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