Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Montville dubs Diana O’Connor Citizen of the Year

THE MONTVILLE Village Association and residents have recognised Diana O’Connor as the Montville Citizen of the year for her tireless work co-ordinating the revegetation of Russell Family Park with native rainforest species. In accepting the award, Diana acknowledged the support of the Sunshine Coast Council, Barung Landcare and her small team of dedicated volunteers. Trees that [...]

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SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL COUNCILLOR – MAYOR BOB ABBOT

“The last four years have been chaos… …but we’re still leaving one of the best foundations of any of the amalgamated councils in Queensland. “ AS BOB ABBOT prepares to bow out as mayor of the Sunshine Coast Council next month, he looks back with HT editor Michael Berry on the past four year cyclone of events [...]

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Visit the Lost Garden of Belli Park

THE FIRST local gardens to be opened to the public in the 2012 Open Gardens Australia scheme are the famous Shambles at Montville and The Lost Garden of Belli Park. Both gardens will be open over Easter 7-9 April. The Shambles (photo below centre) was created 21 years ago by Kyleigh and Michael Simpson. The Simpson’s [...]

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Construction work starts soon on redevelopment of Maleny Community Centre

Work on the major redevelopment of the Maleny Community Centre is expected to start by the end of March. THE redevelopment plan involves the creation of two new street-level shops, a level access into the main hall, a projecting covered verandah, commercial units at first-floor level, and a new projection room. As well as a new kitchen, [...]

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From the Editor JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

The right to be married … and gay LIKE ME, the average Australian is wondering why there’s so much fuss over gay marriage. And you know there’s a fuss when federal politicians decide they must have a conscience vote over it . But what’s this got to do with their conscience? The legal recognition of same-sex unions is a pragmatic [...]

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Winners of Hinterland Times Shop Local Competition

THREE LUCKY winners have emerged from the hundreds of entries for the Hinterland Times, ‘Shop Local Competition’. The Christmas hamper was filled with $600 worth of locally produced food products along with a couple of bottles of French bubbly. The surprised winner is Greg Freney of Chevallum whose lucky ticket came from Maleny’s Concept IT Systems. Greg [...]

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Maleny Festival of Australian Film

Australian film buffs are in for a treat at the Maleny Film Society’s 21st Festival of Australian films. By chance, two of the films chosen for the Festival are high on the list for national recognition in upcoming awards ceremonies in 2012. Eye of the Storm and The Hunter have been nominated in multiple categories, including [...]

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“Walk Talking Country”

International drama and documentary filmmaker, Robyn Hofmeyr has combined with Sunshine Coast hinterland Gubi Gubi elder, Bev Hand to produce an intriguing look beneath the surface of Bev’s ancestral land. Robyn, who directed the confronting Women and War documentary, has employed her directorial skills on this portrait of a hinterland unknown to most white residents. Here, Robyn [...]

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Who wants a free Solar Oven …?

PETER BERG of Wavell Heights in Brisbane is something of a backyard inventor. As you can see from the photos, Peter has built a solar oven in his small surburban backyard. Peter assures us that the oven works efficiently with the oven being raised and lowered electrically from its steel platform. “The problem,” says Peter, “is, that [...]

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Practise makes perfect …

Sam Lucas keeps his eye on a musical future SAM LUCAS is a young cellist with a career as a classical musician that is well mapped out into the future. His success seems assured not only because of a natural talent but a strong determination to succeed through rigorous practice. “The constant practice is not a chore [...]

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