Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Mother and Son add spice in the kitchen

HAVING a mother and son in the same kitchen is potentially explosive. But not where the Kulkarnis are concerned. Sam Kulkarni and his mother Arundhati have a mutual respect when it comes to Indian cooking. Arundhati is visiting Maleny and passing on some recipe secrets to her son who is a self-taught Indian cook. Sam [...]

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These be your gods, oh Labor … Mungo MacCallum

“The government’s popularity has been falling for months, and it has now got to the point where the slide looks unstoppable.” It’s time, in fact it’s well past time, it may even be too late, for a reality check. Australia, having been the only advanced country to avoid recession, is now experiencing the economic double of falling [...]

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How intelligent are earthquakes?

Retired Anglican priest, biblical scholar and academic, Ray Baraclough explores the sensitive issue of intelligent design or creationism. Ray’s recent book – Why? -how to explain life’s tragic experiences - traces the ‘who and ‘what’ of earthly calamity including diseases such as epilepsy. THESE DAYS certain streams of Christianity try to confine accounts of the universe – its existence and its ongoing life – to a single category called Intelligent Design or [...]

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New Great Walk … a window into the Conondales – Ian Mackay

The recently-opened Great Walk Conondale Range is a trip back in time in more ways than one. The 56-kilometre circuit walk which begins and ends at the popular Booloumba Creek campgrounds provides much more than a glimpse of the spectacular forests, creeks and gorges for which the Conondale Ranges have become noted. WHILE the walk includes three new walkers’ [...]

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A touch of Thailand at Spicer’s Tamarind

International Chef Paul Blain returns with a 5 star culinary experience FOR THOSE Hinterlanders with long epicurean memories, a Thai meal at the table of internationally-renowned chef Paul Blain was savoured forever. Paul and his wife set up The Tamarind more than ten years ago beside Gardners Falls in Maleny. This idyllic spot for a small, [...]

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Gospel-singing Optometrist on a Mission

Darin Browne is a man with barely a minute to spare, but that’s the way he likes it. His life has at least three very distinct busy parts but he links them all with a strong concern for the welfare of people who need it. DARIN is a qualified optometrist with his own practice in the [...]

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Bernie shares a passion for collecting – John Jennings

BERNIE DANIELS, Chevalum builder and farmer, carved his 45-acre property out of virgin scrub 12 years ago. Now, with 23 acres producing strawberries, he has turned his attention to his hobby of collecting and protecting historic items. With his wife Rev, Bernie has opened an historical museum to the public, just a few minutesoff the Bruce [...]

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Ken the model match crafter

ONE OF THE most popular attractions at the Nambour Museum is Ken Underhill’s unique matchcraft display comprising four large scale model ships and a replica of the Tower Bridge of London. In recognition of his remarkable workmanship, passion for his craft and contribution to the local museum, the Nambour Museum presented Ken with life membership at [...]

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It’s a Whale of a Walking Week

THE SECOND Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Festival of the Walks will be launched with the announcement of the Photographic Competition award-winners at 5pm at Flame Hill Vineyard in Montville on Friday August 20. Montville Coffee is the generous sponsor of the 2010 photographic competition providing a first prize in the adult section of $1000. Second prize is [...]

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Gillard takes poll position … with Mungo MacCallum

THE LABOR PARTY made Julia Gillard leader because it thought it was in trouble and it needed a trouble-shooter, a fixer. She delivered immediately; the first fix is in and the big miners are off the government’s back. The small miners aren’t too happy about it, but they were never the problem; it was BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and [...]

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