Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

From the Editor – SEPTEMBER 2010

EACH YEAR the reputation rises for the Sunshine Coast Art Prize. This year more than 400 entries came in from around the country, and within the 40 finalists we had seven entries from the Coast, five of those from the Hinterland. Miles Hall, the son of Maleny locals Les and Rae Hall won this year’s SCAP [...]

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Licence to kill wildlife? – by Sammy Ringer

Most people would answer ‘Yes’ to that questionbut they’d be wrong. Local lawyer Margaret Rimmer picked up a badly injured, pellet-laden Sulphur-crested Cockatoo from her yard last month. The man who shot it told her he had a licence from EPA. The bird had to be euthanased. Further investigation with EPA confirmed that the man did hold a licence to kill cockatoos. [...]

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Stacey’s success in the saddle

THERE’S been more success in the saddle for Stacey Bentley, the 15 year-old paint horse champion from Peachester. Stacey has returned home from the world championships in Texas after coming second in the Showmanship section. Soon after stepping off the plane from Texas, Stacey was in the saddle again, this time for the Queensland State Paint [...]

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Readers Competitionbecomes a Hinterland Event

THE SEVENTH annual Gary Crew Readers Trophy was even bigger and better this year. The reading competition for Year 4 classes at Maleny State School was expanded to include student teams from Montville and Conondale Schools. More than 100 students, teachers and parents gathered in the Maleny Community Centre to see three teams answer questions on [...]

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From Maleny to movie role in Underbelly

From high school to asupporting role on the set ofthe new Underbelly movieis the kind of dream sharedby many an aspiring actor. FOR MEISHA LOWE that dream has come true. This attractive 20 year-old has just completed shooting in Melbourne in the new Channel 9 telemovie, Undebelly Infiltration – the partly true story of novelist Colin [...]

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Brides choose the Hinterland to Wed

THE HINTERLAND of the Sunshine Coast has consolidated its stake in the wedding industry judging by the results of the12th Queensland Annual Bridal Industry Awards (ABIA) held recently in Brisbane. More than 1500 wedding suppliers were nominated for awards in 40 categories. Hinterland businesses were finalists or winners in 13 categories. Maleny Manor was the winner of [...]

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Pine Lime Splice wins top Coast Art Prize

BRISBANE-BASED artist, Miles Hall is the winner of the fifth annual Sunshine Coast Art Prize. Miles is the son of Maleny residents Les and Rae Hall. Miles has won a $15,000 cash prize and four weeks workshop residency at Arley Farm in Maleny. The winning painting is an abstract called Splice (Pine Lime). This year’s judge, [...]

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MALENY COMMUNITY ASKS COUNCIL … Where is our Obi Obi walkway?

A public meeting of almost 200 Maleny residents on August 28 questioned Council’s spending priorities on the Maleny Community Precinct. SUNSHINE COAST COUNCIL has completed its Master Plan for the Precinct but has left off the plan a key community resource – the 4km walkway from the township to Gardners Falls. There was also concern over [...]

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Famous authors quizzed in Maleny

THE Maleny Community Centre will run a series of eight author events over the next year thanks to funding from Arts Queensland. In conjunction with author Stephen Lang and Rosetta Books, national and international authors will be interviewed before an invited audience about their recent publications and writing careers. The funding for the series of events to [...]

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Artists on the Green … more often!

Artists come back to Montville Village MONTVILLE-BASED creative group, Arts Connect Inc. have received Council approval to stage monthly art events on the Montville Village Green. Having been trialled over the last year Artists on the Green will now be held on the second Saturday of each month from 8.30 am to 3pm. A diverse range [...]

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