Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Mother and Son add spice in the kitchen

HAVING a mother and son in the same kitchen is potentially explosive. But not where the Kulkarnis are concerned. Sam Kulkarni and his mother Arundhati have a mutual respect when it comes to Indian cooking. Arundhati is visiting Maleny and passing on some recipe secrets to her son who is a self-taught Indian cook. Sam [...]

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“It’s time to go …” says Bernice

BERNICE MCLENNAN, a clinical nurse at Maleny Hospital for almost 35 years, has decided to call it a day. She retires this month after spending almost all her working life in country hospitals. A few days before she put aside her uniform for good, she spoke with HT editor, Michael Berry. “I said from the age [...]

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Grant for Musical Maestros

ENTREPRENEURIAL musicians Linsey Pollak and Tunji Beir have secured a $4000 RADF grant to produce a demo CD, brochure and photos of their latest improvised musical project. The grant will also fund research into future venues for the duo’s performances. Linsey and Tunji have been playing together for 14 years and in their latest venture Linsey will play the [...]

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Did Cinderella live happily ever after?

IT’S GOING to be fun for the whole family at Christmas in Maleny this year, when the Maleny Players stage a traditional pantomime with a difference. It’s called ‘Cinderella: The Sequel’ and we find out what happened to her after she married Prince Charming. It may not be the story that innocent children are familiar with. However, [...]

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Decentralise or Perish – Bob Abbot’s Prescription For Queensland

Bob Abbot believes that population growth and related infrastructure problems are central to the coming federal election. He is buoyed up by his inclusion on Federal Labor’s population panel and believes that decentralisation is back on the agenda for handling population growth on both sides of the political divide. “Decentralisation means regional development”, says Mr Abbot. [...]

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The Old Bank Cafe

A Classic Experience MANY LOCALS were intrigued to know what was going on behind the covered windows of the cafe opposite Maleny Supa IGA in recent weeks- the former site of the ANZ Bank back in the 1950’s. As the paper was peeled away at the beginning of July, a beautifully renovated space was revealed with [...]

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Walk this Way

Twenty off-the-beaten track adventures are in store for visitors to this year’s Sunshine Coast Hinterland Festival of the Walks THE SECOND Sunshine Coast Hinterland Festival of theWalks will feature over 20 guided walks from August 21-29. The guided walks, which range from 20 minute strolls to parts of the ‘GreatWalk’ of over five hours, will showcase the unique beauty and charm of [...]

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New Great Walk … a window into the Conondales – Ian Mackay

The recently-opened Great Walk Conondale Range is a trip back in time in more ways than one. The 56-kilometre circuit walk which begins and ends at the popular Booloumba Creek campgrounds provides much more than a glimpse of the spectacular forests, creeks and gorges for which the Conondale Ranges have become noted. WHILE the walk includes three new walkers’ [...]

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Ayurvedic Health Advice to Suit You with Wendy Rosenfeldt

Higher States of Consciousness WE ALL experience three changing states of consciousness. They are waking, dreaming and sleeping states. Each state of consciousness corresponds with a particular physiological state. In the sleep state the mind and body are at rest, in the dreaming state of consciousness the mind and body are rested but there is measurably more activity going on while in the waking [...]

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In the Wild with Spencer Shaw

Climate Change Well, who knows what the weather will be like when you are reading this, but at the end of July it looks like spring is well and truly upon us. Trees and shrubs are covered in new growth, the grass is starting to green up, birds are starting to collect nest material and down [...]

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