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Winifred’s Pagoda Tea House

2. July 2009

Mr and Mrs Ernest Alwyn Domsch came to the Bald Knob district of the Blackall Range in 1928 to grow small crops. He was an English engineer and she was a city girl from Brisbane. The young couple grew crops for less than two years. In 1930 a cyclone came down the coast and 18 inches [...]

QGAP Government Services … now at Maleny Police Station

2. July 2009

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QGAP Government Services … now at Maleny Police Station

Range residents can now access a wide range of Queensland Government services at the Maleny Police Station with the opening of a QGAP office in the building. These services are additional to the ongoing local community policing and the existing provision of drivers and weapons licences. Officer-in-charge Sergeant Gary Ricks said “Having the QGAP office [...]

Apex reveals its great escapes…

2. July 2009

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The remarkable Apex Escape program has helped more than 120 patients with their carers and sometimes their children to take a break from their around-the-clock responsibilities. Apex Escape was established 15 years ago by John Kenney and Tim Bagshaw following the death of John’s wife, Claire, who lost her life following a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic [...]

Grant helps Palmwoods juniors

2. July 2009

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Thanks to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s Grant Scheme, Palmwoods Western and District Junior Rugby League Football Club are now on the way to a new clubhouse. “The grant of $38,000 will go a long way toward building a much larger clubhouse”, said Alan Mewton, president of the club. With over 200 players from [...]

Tree Changers…

2. July 2009

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…about people who change their lives to settle on the Range and why they choose to stay. Stephen & Lee King have not only succeeded in making a longed for move to the Blackall Range just three months ago, they have also found their dream business. They recently took over the popular Lyles of Montville which [...]

Zonta - Simply Saving Lives

2. April 2009

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It doesn’t take much to help bring a child into the world. Members of the Zonta Club of the Blackall Range have come together to compile 1000 birthing kits to be sent to the women of Chad, West Africa. The difficult struggle for existence takes place daily with only minimal, if any, medical assistance. The basic [...]

The Homebush Roses from Balmoral Road

2. April 2009

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This house on Balmoral Road was the residence of Tom Rose who was a councillor in Maroochy Shire Council. “Homebush” was built directly behind the present Balmoral Lookout around the turn of the century. It was demolished around 1956/57. The Roses had a citrus orchard and the fruit was sent by packhorse to the Mooloolah Railway [...]

Old girl with a new lease on life

5. March 2009

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Many locals will know the house at 26 Coral Street as Lorna Petersen’s old home. It was built in 1956 for Lorna and her husband Wally, who was the accountant and later manager of the old Butter Factory. Lorna lived there until she moved to Erowal in 2007 when locals, Suzanne and Anthony Brown, were [...]

Tree Changers… Vanessa & Tony Brunton

7. January 2009

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Eighteen months ago Vanessa and Tony Brunton took a personal life-changing decision to leave Townsville with their two young children Josh (6), and Chaney (8). They came to the Hinterland and set up a dwarf citrus and nut tree farm in the Obi Obi Valley west of Mapleton. Why did you come here? We visited Flaxton 15 [...]

There’s CALM on the Hinterland

7. January 2009

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by Dr Kate Crawford Until recently most of the discussion in communities about alcohol use has been centred on compliance with license requirements and alcohol related policing matters. We hear about alcohol when things go wrong. However, pubs and clubs and other licensed venues also have an important social function in the community. A new, community [...]

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