Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Creative Cuts

Mick Hart Oz tour to rock Maleny ARIA nominated artist Mick Hart continues his huge “What Lies Beneath” tour with a show at the Maleny Community Centre on Friday 24 July. Praised across the globe by critics and fans including Ben Harper and Jeff Buckley’s manager Dave Lory, Mick has supported music giants Bob Dylan, Sting, Coldplay, [...]

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Making signs at baby…

Mooloolah Valley authors Ian Creaser and Lisa Baade have spent 13 years making signs at babies and children. Now, they have published a “how to” guide of sign language for children. This slim volume is highly visual and reveals that babies can interpret and understand what their parents are saying long before their vocal chords [...]

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Walks Festival inspires Photo Book

Montville photographer Andrew Goodall has something very special planned for the Festival Of The Walks in September. Andrew has been teaching and sharing his skills for several years, through two books on the art of nature photography, and more recently, photography workshops for beginners. Now he has focused his attention on one of his true specialties [...]

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Bald Knob re-visited

Doctor Jean Elder’s popular book, Bald Knob: A Familiar Landscape went out of print almost as soon as it was first published nine years ago. It remains the only local history to document the changes from aboriginal times to the year 2000, and to describe how the community adapted to the changes. The book is lavishly [...]

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Films in Review by the Maleny Film Society

4th July The Class (France) documentary/drama 130 mins M Winner Palme d’Or , Cannes Film Festival 2009 Based on an autobiographical novel by teacher Francois Begaudeau, this is the story of Marin, a teacher in an ethnically diverse, inner-city Paris high school. Although a drama, the film has the energy of a documentary. Through a series of extraordinarily [...]

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Artist of the Month-Adam Bogusz

An Unreal World Born in Melbourne in 1971, Adam moved with his parents to Saunders Beach, a little north of Townsville, when he was fifteen. “Our family home was a stone’s throw from the water’s edge and surrounded by natural beauty. Our nearest neighbour was just a dot on the horizon. It suited my temperament but [...]

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Book Bites with Anne Brown of Rosetta Books

Bloodhound The long awaited second novel in Tamora Pierce’s ‘The Provost Dog’ Trilogy is finally here. In ‘Terrier’, the first novel in ‘The Provost Dog’ Trilogy, we meet Beka Cooper, a trainee cop, or ‘puppy’. Beka is special: she can talk to ghosts and along with her street skills, Beka is able to gather all the [...]

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Ceramic surprises at Art on Cairncross

Ceramic artists start with inspired ideas and a piece of clay and go on to create marvels of diversity. From functional pots and vases to captivating sculptures, ceramic artworks in three dimensions require an understanding of form, texture and colour, as well as a knowledge of chemistry and incredible patience from each artist. During July [...]

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Range Icons on DVD

Jason Stephensen of Australian Wedding & Professional Photography (AWPP) has released a second audio visual DVD of images from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. “A unique look at the Blackall Range” is an 18 minute presentation of exquisite images from Montville, Maleny, Glasshouse Mountains and the Hinterland. Almost 2 years in the making, the DVD is set to original [...]

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Penny Rogan moves on a journey of self discovery

  Range artist Penny Rogan (above) shows the conclusions of her travels around Australia in a colourful exhibition called ‘Moving On’ at ‘Peace Of Green Gallery’, 38 Maple Street, Maleny. As a result of her travels there is a strong influence in her paintings of the red earth colours of ‘the Centre’ and Pilbara regions. Penny also had the [...]

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