There are many things to celebrate on Australia Day, but perhaps the most important is that it marks the end of the silly season. Virginity is a gift from God IT IS THE time politicians and the media dust themselves off and start on the serious business of the year. Or at least they would have if [...]
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Jennifer Parish & Stewart Cameron are a husband and wife team who sing together for their living. This professional pair of opera singers moved to Montville where they run their international business using the Internet and weekly trips to Brisbane. Why did you come here? Stewart: We came up for my birthday about two and half years [...]
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THE Sunshine Coast, particularly its Hinterland has, in recent years, taken new directions in the growing of sustainable food ventures as well as the packaging and marketing of local niche food items. So, it was with interest that the Hinterland Times saw the latest edition of the Griffith REVIEW which is devoted to the global food [...]
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Gary Myers is one of those rare artists who not only lives from his painting but he understands the need for entrepreneurial thinking in getting his art into the marketplace. Last June, Gary opened his own stunning gallery and creative workshop space on Stanley River Road, Maleny. It is here that Gary has brought together [...]
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Garrey Foulkes confesses to being a ‘child of the 60s’ - the generation that switched itself off from the materialist treadmill and on to an alternate lifestyle that embraced vegetarianism, new-age meditation techniques, Bob Dylan and, in Garrey’s case, Buddhism. Garrey’s attachment to Buddhist philosophy stayed with him, and today he has created a unique place in Australia’s largest Buddhist community and learning centre – Chenrezig Institute, close to Eudlo on the [...]
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Dingo Danger on the rise DINGOES AND domestic dogs gone wild have long been the bane of Australian graziers. For many landholders, the creation of the sprawling dingo fence from South Australia to Queensland kept wild dogs away from their livestock. But now experts are warning that there are growing numbers of dogs within the barrier [...]
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Mayor of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Bob Abbot, looks back on 2009, reviews Council’s agenda for 2010, and gives the Maleny community a pat on the back. 2009 HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR FOR US ALL. The global financial crisis has given us a fair amount of heartache … significant reduction in interest on our investments; [...]
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It’s easy to see why parrots fascinate people so much. They’re not only intelligent and gorgeous to look at, but they can be hilarious mimics. Jokes about parrots often reveal them outsmarting humans in the punchline, and one of the funniest lines of all time comes at the climax of the Monty Python comedy sketch [...]
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White Skin Black Spirit … my search for identity is a brave and uplifting story told on film by Maleny film-maker Paul Alister. In his 46-minute documentary Paul records the remarkable emotional journey of Crystal Waters resident, Terri-Anne Goodreid, who travelled to the Northern Territory to trace her aboriginal roots and discover her lost family [...]
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CONTINUING its commitment to Australian film, the Maleny Film Society launches its annual festival of film with a Celebration of Indigenous Film and Culture on 9 January. Several excellent films will be shown by local filmmakers including Samson and Delilah which swept the board at the recent AFI awards. The weekend festival will be launched at [...]
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