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PAUL COPPENS … Mr Music Man

5. November 2011

The Hinterland of the Sunshine Coast has a way of drawing highly talented individuals away from the big city to its alluring green hills. One such talent is Paul Coppens, the internationally-renowned musical director, conductor and composer. Now in his late 60s Paul has settled In Maleny and has slipped seamlessly from directing huge productions of Aida [...]

BOB ABBOT …

5. November 2011

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“I won’t be one of those former mayors who can’t let go.” In four months the first amalgamated Sunshine Coast Regional Council stands down along with its high profile mayor, Bob Abbot. Mayor Abbot spoke with HT editor Michael Berry about his retirement from office and his views on the next mayor and council. HT: The council election [...]

Making leather sandals by hand

5. November 2011

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They say that when man stepped out of the primordial slime he first made himself a pair of sandals so he could go hunting in comfort. These days, genuine leather sandal makers are few and far between, not because hunting is out of fashion but because footwear has become a sophisticated global enterprise . TUCKED AWAY [...]

HINTERLAND TIMES Reviews

4. November 2011

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Win a Wine & Video Prize and help Maleny Film Society celebrate its 21st birthday IT WAS way back in 1990 when an enterprising Maleny resident Joan Rodgers suggested setting up a film society for locals. Joan’s view was that there were many unseen local films as well as a host of international movies that were unavailable [...]

Kristi’s Will to Win …

8. October 2011

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KRISTI BROWNE is a young woman who is bound to succeed. That’s not only because as an 18 year old she has achieved top marks at school and university, but because she has a quiet determination to take every opportunity offered. For example, she recently won the $1000 Zonta Club of the Blackall Range annual scholarship [...]

On Yer Bike…

8. October 2011

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Alternative energy enthusiast Peter Doyle discovers the joys of cycling on an electric bike. PETER DOYLE is no stranger to technology. He’s been flying light aircraft and helicopters for the past 35 years. In the 60s, as a flying instructor with his own school in Caloundra, Peter once taught Joh Bjelke Petersen and his pilot Beryl [...]

Frank Shipp’s dream come true…

8. October 2011

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THE BLACKALL RANGE has a way of attracting dreamers and visionaries – people who see in its spacious landscape, a broad, blank canvas on which they can leave their personal mark. Frank Shipp is one such, self-confessed dreamer. Eight years ago he discovered a tired, 110 acre cattle farm in Maleny with a front row [...]

GURINDJI FREEDOM DAY

8. October 2011

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Jimmy and his people remember their past … T WAS AT Wave Hill Station in 1966, about 800 kilometres southwest of Darwin, that Vincent Lingiari, a stoic and most dignified aboriginal leader, led about 200 stockmen and 400 of their family members in a strike against British Lord Vestey’s family which had run cattle on this [...]

HINTERLAND BUSH LINKS

8. October 2011

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Connecting habitat to protect our local plants and animals BARUNG LANDCARE is launching an ambitious and visionary project for conservation in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Called Hinterland Bush Links it aims to protect healthy bush long-term, restore areas that have been degraded by weeds and other impacts, and connect habitat with flora and fauna corridors. The Sunshine Coast [...]

We’re off on the road to Morocco

8. October 2011

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Hinterland sculptor, Janna Pameijer creates a Middle Eastern adventure IT WAS IN 2009 that my husband Euan and I picked up a flight to Morocco, on the rebound from another trip that had to be cancelled. Marrakesh was well recommended by my relatives in Europe who had been there only months before. Always happy for a new [...]

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