Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

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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Tree Changers… James & Jody Craig

James and Jody Craig and their two young children Jessica and Samuel … moved from Grange in Brisbane, via Buderim to Montville only three months ago. Here they overlook Lake Baroon in a spacious Queenslander and have no wish to return to the city. Why did you come here? James: A combination of reasons really. We have [...]

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New Equipment for Maleny Gym

THE MALENY Community Gym has upgraded its facilities with several new pieces of exercise equipment. “We are now well and truly up with the best of community based gyms,” says gym trainer Ray Louden. “The gym has all the equipment we require, and since moving to the Maleny Showgrounds, we have a lot more space.” Apart from [...]

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Learning self defence from Master Rhee

STUDENTS from Rhee TaeKwon-Do Maleny took part in the ‘Sunshine Coast Great Action Day’ recently with World Master Chong Chul Rhee at Maroochydore State High School. The students were taken through various techniques, including self defence moves and sparring, and all were graded to the next rank, which means a new belt and new techniques to [...]

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Boxing kangaroo helps grab gold for Canada

John Pirie is a Hinterland resident and Maleny chiropractor. He is also a Canadian ice hockey ‘tragic’ who flew to Vancouver to join the biggest congregation ever to witness a Winter Olympic ice hockey event. John told the Hinterland Times how an Australian icon helped Canada win the gold medal. A few days before my [...]

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Hannah wins with Trick or Treat

LANDSBOROUGH local Hannah Giblin and her horse, Binnowie Trick or Treat, have had a fantastic meet at the recent Australian National Arabian Championships in Sydney. Of the seven events Hannah contested, she had results in five, including one Champion trophy (‘Youth Handler’), two Reserve Champion titles (‘Youth Rider’ and ‘Western Pleasure’) and a top-10 placing in [...]

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Stacey Bentley… our Rhinestone Cowgirl

BELIEVE IT or not, here on the Hinterland we have Australia’s top rootin’ tootin’ shootin’ cowgirl. Well, they’re not the words that 15 year-old Stacey Bentley would use, nevertheless, she is the best young Paint Horse rider in the country, and this striking young woman will soon leave for Fort Worth, Texas to prove her own [...]

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Young people make personal fitness their goal

In an age when keeping fit and working out is not considered all that cool by the young, Patrick Campbell and Lizzie Yorkston are exceptions. But then these two young Maleny students have goals in mind which require a personal level of fitness. LIZZIE YORKSTON is into her third year of a Bachelor of Human Movement [...]

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Rhee TaeKwon-Do in Maleny

RHEE TAEKWON-DO Maleny has launched its new program for 2010. Instructor Nathan Arrowsmith said “Rhee TaeKwon-Do welcomes people of all ages, from 5 years and older, and we encourage families to come along and train together, as a way for parents to share quality time with their children.” Among its many benefits, Rhee TaeKwon-Do promotes self [...]

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Bush ‘n’ Beach Walkers – March Schedule

Tue 3 March – 07:00 Bush Walk – Palmwoods Conservation Reserve – new walk (still to be reconnoitered)   Tues 10 March – 07:00 Beach Walk – Sunshine Beach to Hells Gate – medium walk (8 Klms / 3 hrs) Tues 17 March – 07:00 Bush Walk – Kureelpa Falls from Mapleton Day Use area and return – [...]

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