Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

In Fitness …and in Health

Body Acidity and weight gain Did you ever think that you might be too acidic? If you’re feeling tired and sluggish, you probably are, but go through the following information and ask yourself – do you have some or most of the following symptoms as these are definite indicators of excess acidity. • General mental and physical fatigue • Joint pain [...]

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A Problem Shared … with Marisa

Have a wonderful Christmas THIS IS probably one of the most complex times of the year. Whether you get into the Christmas celebrations or not, there’s not much chance that you’re not going to be affected by it all somehow. Christmas is a time that’s meant to bring joy to your heart and mind and refresh your [...]

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Stargazer Astrology

Lunar Eclipse and Summer Solstice AS DECEMBER starts, we are in a Mercury retrograde period, so remember to double-check any messages you leave and any details you write down. Don’t be surprised if appointments are changed and plans are altered. This period can be used productively to catch up on paperwork and clear out your files. Mercury [...]

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Our Hinterland Weather – November 2011

November this year was the driest month for 17 years with only 37mm over five rain-days. This was 26 per cent below the 118-year average of 139mm. The synoptic weather pattern was similar to 2006 with NW cloud bands and southern cold fronts bringing storms and structural damage to southern states. The NW cloudbands that [...]

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Zeke is top Australian Pharmacy Student

MALENY RESIDENT, Ezekiel (Zeke) Steindl, has been named the Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year during a ceremony at the Pharmacy Australia Congress in Melbourne. Zeke won the added honour of also picking up the audience choice award for the event. National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Grant Kardachi, congratulated Zeke and said he stood [...]

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Doug donates family tea set to Melbourne Hospital

MALENY’S Doug Steindl, father of top Australian pharmacy student, Zeke (see story P4), has another link to matters medical. Doug is the great-nephew of Jane Bell, the feisty principal matron of the 1st Australian General Army Hospital in Egypt during World War I. Miss Bell famously clashed with the military establishment when she sought to [...]

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We need one more bell say … Flaxton’s Cottage Bell Ringers

ONE OF THE most vibrant groups at the Blackall Range Care Group in Flaxton is the Cottage Bell Ringers. For just over three years, this musical group of ‘hard knocks’ has been meeting at Flaxton to ring a set of Whitechapel Foundry-forged handbells made in the 1880s. The group consists of a mixture of local residents who [...]

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Discovering … Delights for Ladies

Chris Francis is used to sourcing intriguing old books for her Maleny Bookshop. With part owner Fiona Hunter, the bookshop is now home to a wealth of fascinating volumes and colourful texts. Little did Chris know until recently that she had a most rare book tucked away in her own home. When her mother-in-law died her old [...]

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“Overweight people have forgotten what their body is telling them!”

Australia’s battle of the bulge continues – we use diets, exercise programs, naturopathic solutions and even surgery to rescue our bodies from lack of fitness, obesity and illness. One of the most popular remedies these days is the personal trainer – the qualified body mechanic who will take you in hand and save you from [...]

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Tina Cooper’s next big adventure …

She started her career in glass blowing 24 years ago when she established her first studio in Mapleton, assembled from $2000 worth of recycled junk materials. Now Tina is selling her current Montville home and planning her next building venture overlooking Lake Baroon. Here, Tina describes her love affair with living and working on the Hinterland. WITH MY [...]

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