Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Treechangers – Suzy Barry and Sudha Hamilton

Suzy Barry and Sudha Hamilton are publishers of the national Eco Living Magazine which they say “embraces the holistic nature of life and the universe”. The magazine focuses on ecological sustainability including businesses, products and lifestyles. Suzy and Sudha moved themselves, their two children and their magazine to Maleny a year ago. Sudha, who changed [...]

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Range Ryder – Why so much waste…?

Ever wonder why you pay so much in rates, taxes, electricity and phone bills? Or why it costs $1 billion-plus to build a motorway or $3 billion for a tunnel? Part of the answer is explained by this word: waste. Here’s an example of what I mean. As I turned into my street the other day I [...]

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Range Ryder – Phone Rage

Residents of the Range are able to detach from many of the ugly features of the modern world: traffic lights, parking fees, industrial noise, water restrictions, storms that wipe out suburbs, check-out people whose highest form of communication is the grunt. But pick up the phone to call a service and you’re plunged into the city-centric [...]

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Council Chatter with Cr Paul Tatton, (Div 10) Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Dear All, I would like to start by congratulating David and the hard working Mapleton market committee. Kelli and I thoroughly enjoyed their market. The music was wonderful and we even bought a few items. The markets are a fantastic idea and we fully support their continuation. Hot 91 hit Mapleton As I’m sure you’re aware, the day [...]

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Wellington’s Way … with Member for Nicklin, Peter Wellington MP

Hinterland horse trails still under a cloud: The future of horse-riding trails in our region is still uncertain after nearly a decade of lobbying the government, and community consultation with a passionate and committed group of hinterland riders. With the Mapleton Forest to be designated as National Park next year, the government has passed a Bill [...]

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Range Ryder by Terry Ryder

We are not amused Coming soon to a neighbourhood near you: not one, but two, amusement theme parks. Aussie World down the hill at Palmview is about to receive a serious makeover, with the addition of a water park. And near Caloundra, we’re getting a $110 million Adventure Waterpark. Any parent who’s thinking it might be nice [...]

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Naturally…in November with Kia Angele

Rainbow Lorikeets This month signals the middle of the Rainbow Lorikeet’s breeding season In Australia, breeding usually occurs during spring (September to December), and mated pairs typically nest in eucalypt trees.  They are not large birds, with a Rainbow Lorikeet’s height ranging from 25-30 cm (9.8-11.8 in) in size, and with a wingspan of about 17 cm (6.7 [...]

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Treechangers – Colin Crawford & Anastassia Allen

Colin Crawford and Anastassia Allen describe themselves as “creators of life – style”. They design and make garden and architectural art, and composite stone furniture from their new design studio in Montville.  Why did you come to the hinterland? Anastassia:  I am a mountain girl from British Columbia, Canada. I have always been in the mountains. I [...]

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Life Matters – Leaving Struggle Street – Ellen Schafer & Assocs.

WE’VE ALL HEARD THE EXPRESSION ‘WORK/LIFE BALANCE’ BUT HOW DO PEOPLE DO IT? Do you ever wonder how you can make any improvements to your lifestyle when you are still trying to meet your mortgage payments and run a household? Are you under the misconception that people that visit financial advisers have lots of money to [...]

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Range Ryder – “Who are the Bullies?”

Sporting clubs have been urged to ban ugly parents and coaches who abuse umpires and referees, even at under-10 games. The foregoing sentence was the intro to an article in Melbourne’s Herald Sun. But it could equally have been written about the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The Herald Sun article reported that a parent who volunteered to referee [...]

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