Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

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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Buttons & Bustles at Bankfoot House

A FASCINATING range of historic items will be on display in the grounds of Bankfoot House on Sunday April 18 for the Sunshine Coast Heritage Festival. There will will antiques, works of art, vintage cars, restored furniture, old photos and books, as well as firearms, old radios and agricultural machinery. The Grigor family clan will gather [...]

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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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Passion Tasting Festival

WHAT IS YOUR PASSION? Is it food, books, music or simply meditation? Well, there’s now a festival for you. A new, 3-day Passion Tasting Festival will be held at the Maleny Showgrounds this month offering a wonderful array of indulgent delights. Jill Shelton the Festival Director says, “Our aim was to create a festival where people [...]

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Kenilworth’s Easter Food Fest

THE BUTCHER, the baker, the cheese, chef and wine maker will all present their creative skills at The Kenilworth Cheese Wine and Food Fest on Easter Saturday, in Kenilworth Town Park. Curious to know where that glazed ham comes from? Or what to do with the leftover pork hock? Introduce your self to local butchers Bruce [...]

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Woodstock at Witta

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER THE DIVINE DIVAS are again supporting the Variety Club of Queensland in presenting Woodstock at Witta on March 13. This once a year band spectacular is held at the Witta Recreation Club with free entrance for children. This year amongst the great line-up of bands taking to the stage [...]

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“Woodies” Open Day

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 [...]

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WANTED: Tree-loving photographers – My Tree Competition

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 [...]

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Films now bring gold to Gympie

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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