Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Musical Extravaganza in aid of Ebenezer Trust

THE 85 strong Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra will headline the concert with outstanding performances from its four groups: string orchestra, wind ensemble, sinfonia strings, and concert orchestra. In a totally different musical direction, the Buderim Male Voice Choir, will be led by music director, Paul Coppens (above right). It is one of only two male voice [...]

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Rings … lost & found!

MALENY fund raising group, Friends of Ebenezer are raffling a gold diamond ring with a very intriguing background. It’s a composite of three rings, designed and made by local Maleny jeweller, Jim Goulton. The rings have been donated by a Maleny widow to benefit orphans in Livingstone, Zambia and each ring has an interesting past. In March, [...]

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Help is needed for the care of Brett

ON 17th August 2008 Brett Dillon fell from a horse and suffered major brain injuries equivalent to having forty strokes. He was 29 at the time and has spent the last 3 years in intensive care, palliative care and now a slow rehab facility in Brisbane. Shortly this facility will be shutting its doors and Brett [...]

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Clever way to fund-raise

WHILE THE Sunshine Coast Hinterland was spared the worst of the recent flood’s fury, two local girls imagined what it might be like to lose their homes to flooding. Soul Naylor (10) and Lily Lancaster (12) of Palmwoods spent 24 hours without using furniture or other comforts in order to gain a better understanding of the [...]

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The Power of Morning Teas

THEIR NUMBERS may be small, but the twenty active members of the Maleny Hospital Auxiliary achieve huge benefits for the Hospital and its patients, and it’s all down to morning teas! For example, the Auxiliary recently contributed $15,000 towards the cost of a $26,000 ultrasound machine. Auxiliary President Eve Breiner told the Hinterland Times that her [...]

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Hinterlanders help Bengali villagers

Later this month, six local hinterlanders will visit some of the poorest people in India. The Ten Days in India tour is being organised by a local organization set up to support a cluster of villages in the Purulia district of West Bengal. Shivanii Cameron, maleny resident and director of Prabhat alloi Foundation, works directly with [...]

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MCU backs upgrade of Witta Rec Club

MCU Sustainable Banking is putting out to tender the award-winning painting from the Zonta Women in Art 2010 competition to help a local community group. The winner of the Zonta competition was Philipa Elvy with her eye-catching painting Backyard Conversation. The proceeds from the tender will be donated to the Witta Recreational Club and go towards [...]

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Cut price catwalk -care of Lifeline

WHO WOULD have thought that a charity shop could provide the source material for the model’s catwalk. An enterprising young woman – Nicole Hilton – is attempting to turn recycled clothing from Lifeline into a fashion statement. A part of Nicole’s regular business, Jewellery Junkies is about helping community groups, organisations or individuals raise much needed funds. Nicole [...]

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Stage lights attract Maleny Rotary

Maleny’s Rotary Club is taking on an entrepreneurial approach to traditional fund-raising, and they’re doing it via the theatrical stage. EARLY LAST year Paul Coppens, the creator with John Cundill of the musical comedy Up the Tiber Without a Toga, offered Maleny Rotary the proceeds from the show if the club would get it to the stage. Paul [...]

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Maleny launch for Bloomhill Cancer Help Fundraiser

BLOOMHILL CANCER HELP is launching its major fundraising campaign-Target 300 – in Maleny on Thursday, 26 October at The Upfront Club licensed restaurant in Maple Street, Maleny. Target 300 aims to raise $300,000 to fund a desperately needed extension to the Bloomhill Centre in Buderim to enable it to help more people with cancer and their [...]

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