Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Stacey Bentley… our Rhinestone Cowgirl

BELIEVE IT or not, here on the Hinterland we have Australia’s top rootin’ tootin’ shootin’ cowgirl. Well, they’re not the words that 15 year-old Stacey Bentley would use, nevertheless, she is the best young Paint Horse rider in the country, and this striking young woman will soon leave for Fort Worth, Texas to prove her own [...]

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Pattemore House: a window into Maleny’s past

ROB PATTEMORE has fond memories of his first five years in Maleny around the house built for his great grand-father, John Robert in 1908. Pattemore House is now owned by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and forms part of the 126 hectare Maleny Precinct. John Robert Pattemore was a butcher by trade and arrived in Australia [...]

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Passion Tasting Festival

WHAT IS YOUR PASSION? Is it food, books, music or simply meditation? Well, there’s now a festival for you. A new, 3-day Passion Tasting Festival will be held at the Maleny Showgrounds this month offering a wonderful array of indulgent delights. Jill Shelton the Festival Director says, “Our aim was to create a festival where people [...]

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Kenilworth’s Easter Food Fest

THE BUTCHER, the baker, the cheese, chef and wine maker will all present their creative skills at The Kenilworth Cheese Wine and Food Fest on Easter Saturday, in Kenilworth Town Park. Curious to know where that glazed ham comes from? Or what to do with the leftover pork hock? Introduce your self to local butchers Bruce [...]

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Woodstock at Witta

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER THE DIVINE DIVAS are again supporting the Variety Club of Queensland in presenting Woodstock at Witta on March 13. This once a year band spectacular is held at the Witta Recreation Club with free entrance for children. This year amongst the great line-up of bands taking to the stage [...]

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Sunshine Coast growth: time to ‘muscle up’ to the state government says Bob Abbot

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council says growth is no longer good, but is the state government hearing the message? As local community and environment groups urge Council to defy planning minister Hinchcliffe, Mayor Bob Abbot is trusting that his powers of persuasion will turn the tide of high growth. Hinterland Times editor, Michael Berry asked [...]

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Maleny Neighbourhood Centre comes of age

After 17 long years as an itinerant community and social justice service on the Blackall Range, the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre has at last found a spacious new permanent home in Bicentenary Lane, Maleny. The Centre will be officially opened by the State Government in April but the MNC will be holding a public open day [...]

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Tree Changers…David and Helen Crewe

…about people who change their lives to settle on the Range and why they choose to stay Helen and David Crewe moved to the Hinterland only ten months ago. Their treechange was seeingly huge – from the small Mediterranean island of Gozo to the Blackall Range. However, this English pair are used to [...]

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New owners for Montville Country Cabins

THE NEW owners of Montville Country Cabins, Christine and Anton Kardash (pictured), were very excited to find such a beautiful property in an area thatt hey have loved for years. Regular visitors to the Sunshine Coast area, they are already familiar with Montville and are looking forward to playing an active part in the community. “We [...]

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Fresh juice and healthy takeaway at Green Jaboranti

GREEN JABORANTI is a brand new juice bar in the Mayfield Centre with entry located right next door to the popular St Mary’s Church opposite the Montville Village Green. Owner John Hargreaves says “our emphasis is on using the best fresh fruit and vegetables sourced locally wherever possible, and providing affordable wholesome and healthy takeaway food [...]

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