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Youth Orchestra to play for Zambian orphans

6. March 2010

THE FIFTY members of the Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra will devote a Sunday afternoon concert to supporting the Friends of Ebenezer Trust and its work with Zambian orphans. In Zambia, Africa, there are over 1 million vulnerable children affected by Aids and poverty. Friends of Ebenezer child care is a world-wide, tax-deductable trust, and its Maleny chapter, [...]

“Woodies” Open Day

6. March 2010

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THOSE hard-working Montville ‘Woodies’ are opening their ‘boys’ shed to give the curious a free look around this treasure trove of industry. Conducted tours by experienced members will take place at regular intervals. Demonstrations of wood carving, turning, pyrography and slabbing are programmed for every half hour. The operation of some of the sophisticated and unusual [...]

The need for seed

6. March 2010

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WE OFTEN want a wider range of plants in our gardens and trees in our landscapes. Availability usually depends on the ability of nurseries to propagate as many species as possible, or to buy what they need from elsewhere. Community nurseries concentrate on species in their own regions, usually to meet the needs of those [...]

WANTED: Tree-loving photographers - My Tree Competition

6. March 2010

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DISCOVER Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre is hosting a My Tree Photographic Competition and is calling on all photographers – professional or amateur – to photograph a Sunshine Coast tree of their choice. The photographic competition is part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s ‘TREELINE’ initiative, celebrating Significant Trees of the Sunshine Coast: www.treeline.org.au Manager of Discover [...]

What’s Flowering Now?

6. March 2010

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Medinilla (magnifica) - common name rose grape Melastomataceae; The Tibouchina family This is a large genus of over 150 species of herbaceous shrubs, some of which are vine like and epiphylic. They are naturally occuring from tropical Africa to southern Asia to the South Pacific. Medinilla magnifica is native to the Philippines, growing both terrestrially and as [...]

In the Wild with Spencer Shaw

6. March 2010

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Are You Nuts? Did you get to nibble on a bunya nut or two this year? These delicious nuts are a great bonus to our diet and potentially free if you have one on yours or a friends block. Free food is always great and food that literally falls from the sky is even better – but [...]

Films now bring gold to Gympie

6. March 2010

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THE FOURTH Heart of Gold International Film Festival will screen in Gympie from March 11-14. It will offer film buffs a total of 171 films including 166 shorts and 5 feature length film from 22 countries. The 2010 program features quality films across all genres: comedy, drama, animation documentaries and student films have been selected for [...]

Gympie’s Art with Heart auction - Place your bid!

6. March 2010

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AN INTEGRAL PART of the annual Heart of Gold International Film Festival -Art with Heart -is set to showcase some of the region’s most accomplished and renowned artworks which have been generously donated by participating artists and creators. To ensure the Exhibition includes something for everyone, this year Art with Heart has widened its scope to [...]

Guitar and Didgeridoo Duo

6. March 2010

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THIS YEAR’S Maleny Autumn Musical Festival offers audiences the opportunity to witness music, art and nature combined in an event not to be missed. On Sunday 18 April 2010 at 10am world renowned didgeridoo master William Barton (top left) and acclaimed guitarist/composer Anthony Garcia (top right) join forces to present a unique program of music to [...]

New look for Mapleton Cabins

6. March 2010

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IF YOU HAVEN’T yet met the new owners of Mapleton Cabins and Caravan Park, Sherryl and Peter Walton, you may well have seen their eye-catching advertisement on wheels around the Range. Sherryl and Peter are well known to many Coast residents and they have made their tree change to Mapleton with the aim of making their [...]

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