Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Tree Changers… Que & Jules Neale

…about people who change their lives to settle on the Range and why they choose to stay Recent Hinterland treechangers, Que and Jules Neale, are sisters in their twenties who believe they have found the perfect place to settle, the ideal vibrant and creative community and the perfect business that will help them grow personally. This [...]

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What’s Flowering Now?

Cassia Javanica INDIGENOUS to Indonesia Cassia javanica is considered to be one of the most spectacular flowering trees in the world. Belonging to a large genus of over 500 species of herbs, shrubs and trees. C. jarvanica is in the same family as Delonix regia (Royal poinciana). C. javanica is more cold tolerant than some cassias, yet [...]

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Wonderful Wildlife

IN LANDCARE, we mostly have a strong emphasis on planting, connecting, and generally looking after our vegetation in all its forms. This is not surprising given that carbon based life forms, including us of course, depend on plants for our survival. Plants also hold the country together; a bare landscape quickly erodes. However, we generally relate [...]

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In the Wild with Spencer Shaw

The fun of Discovery … AFTER MORE than two decades of walking through the Rainforests of the Blackall Range it’s still possible for me to come across a plant I haven’t seen before, which is such a buzz! On a bushwalk recently I was lucky enough to see two plants I hadn’t seen before, Hairy Helicia (Helicia [...]

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From the Editor – November 2011

A dog with a message … ONE OF THE most popular movies ever shown at the 21 year- old Maleny Film Society was on Saturday October 22. Two hundred people turned up to the afternoon matinee of Red Dog and then the Community Centre was filled again for the evening session. This highly emotional, very funny and fantastically uplifting film [...]

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The Commonwealth… all sizzle & no sausage?

“… future English monarchs will be allowed to marry Roman Catholics … Whoop de bloody do.” SO THE COMMONWEALTH Heads of Government meeting has wound up with the usual protestations of mutual good will and promises of better things to come. Now all that remains is to pay the bills, estimated at some $55 million. And [...]

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Tove Easton PRINCIPAL LAWYER

eastonlawyers Know your Refund Rights … EVERY NOW and then you might want to return a particular purchase to the store for a refund or exchange but you might be confused about your legal rights. Your confusion is undoubtedly increased when you see stores displaying signage stating that the store will not give a refund for certain items. Items [...]

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Tree Changers… James & Jody Craig

James and Jody Craig and their two young children Jessica and Samuel … moved from Grange in Brisbane, via Buderim to Montville only three months ago. Here they overlook Lake Baroon in a spacious Queenslander and have no wish to return to the city. Why did you come here? James: A combination of reasons really. We have [...]

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Stargazer Astrology NOVEMBER 2011

VENUS moves into optimistic Sagittarius on Wed 2 Nov, bringing a playful enthusiasm to relationships and a desire for adventure. Unless there is freedom to explore, this Sagittarian urge is likely to result in restlessness. At the end of the month, Venus moves into Capricorn, and relationships take on a much more serious tone. Meanwhile Mars starts [...]

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From the Editor OCTOBER 2011

Tees versus trees…! IT WAS always going to be a difficult marriage - putting an 18-hole golf course next to sensitive wetlands, proposed new forested zones and winding pedestrian pathways. Sadly, the community Precinct Advisory Group (PAG) set up by Council to mediate potential boundary disputes appears to have divided into an environment group of three versus the rest (five). For any [...]

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