Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Next stage for Centre Renovation

FOLLOWING the successful fundraising ‘Bowl, Feast and Frolic’ event last month, the Maleny Community Centre is eager to move to the next stage of its $1 million target for the total renovation of the town’s well-loved meeting centre. Centre President Heather Spring said that it is almost the end of the financial year, and now is [...]

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Were the Japanese really coming?

IT WAS IN MAY 1943 that the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine near Point Lookout off the Sunshine Coast. Of the 332 medical personnel and civilian crew aboard, 268 were killed and it was one of several ships that were sunk off the east coast of Australia during 1942-43. [...]

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Op Shop Fun Raiser!

WHAT DO Carey Grant, Jeannie Little and Fran-N-Furter have in common? They will all appear at the Sustainable Maleny Op Shop Ball. Well, at least their look-alikes will! “The Op Shop Ball is not a fundraiser, it’s a fun raiser,” said Shivanii Cameron, a member of Sustainable Maleny. “It’s an opportunity to dress up to the [...]

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Steam Tramway Engine … ready for its final resting place

Most Coast residents recall the diesel cane locos that ran up and down the Sunshine Coast until 2003. Yet few people realise a steam tramway service ran between Buderim and Palmwoods in the early part of the 20th century. A group of steam enthusiasts has spent countless hours and many thousands of dollars restoring the [...]

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Walk Back In Time…

National Archeaology Week National Archeaology Week aims to increase public awareness of Australian archeaology and to promote the importance of protecting Australia’s unique archeaological heritage. Held from the 16th to the 22nd of May 2010, this exciting nationwide program of events and activities will include public lectures, seminars, exhibits, demonstration excavations and displays. THE REMAINS of one [...]

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Hinchcliffe v Abbot – Who will blink first?

Planning Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe has insisted that the Sunshine Coast Regional Council fast track new development precincts. As for essential infrastructure needs? Don’t you worry about that, says the state government. So, who will blink first? Mayor Bob Abbot tells Michael Berry of the Hinterland Times that his Council won’t buckle to population pressures. WITH THE NEW Sustainable [...]

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Bowl, Feast & Frolic – a fundraiser with a Dickensian Twist!

IT WAS THAT well known request from Oliver Twist, “Please sir, can I have some more?” that gave Norman Dobson the idea for a Maleny Community Centre fundraiser. Norm is a retired art teacher and self-taught potter who, along with a small team, has come up with a novel evening of light entertainment, a nourishing [...]

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Chamber to stimulate Montville Business

Montville’s Chamber of Commerce refreshed its ranks recently and appointed Roger Loughnan as its president. Roger and Jonathan Adkins spoke to the Hinterland Times about their ideas for rejuvenating this iconic mountain village. Roger Loughnan has quickly identified better communication as the key to improving the business health of Montville. “One of the problems for Montville [...]

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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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