Hinterland Times October 2025

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WRITERS

Creativity and common ground

Ilove this time of year, because I get to make the call to the young writers who have made the top three of our annual HT Young Writer of the Year Award, and share congratulations and the feedback from the judges. Their joy and humility is such a delight and it’s a pleasure to be encouraging these talented young people along their creative paths. We cover the awards and stories in detail on the following few pages, and I am sure you will love their perspectives, originality and superb storytelling.

Another positive this last month was attending the opening of the Rangebow Headquarters in Montville, and meeting so many fabulous creative people, from artists and musicians to designers and composers, plus the many volunteers who have helped to make the upcoming Rangebow Festival the surefire success it will be. We have a few more Rangebow events highlighted in our Creative Cuts pages, and there is plenty more to check out on their website, therangebowfestival.org.

The drama and excitement didn’t stop there for me –my Blue Heeler had a stand-off with a HUGE black snake, to which I was alerted by lots of barking and my eldest yelling. Within seven minutes we were at the Palmwoods Vet, where my woozy boy received anti-venom and 48 hours on fluids, being mildly sedated. Luckily he has made a full recovery, but, not two days later, he was barking furiously again and when I looked outside there was a massive Monitor Lizard making a hasty retreat up our garden steps!

Watch out folks, the heat is bringing the wildlife out in force… oh, and the ticks are “really , really bad”, as the vet warned me, and we cover in our Back to Nature section.

I toyed with the idea of mentioning politics this month, but to be honest, it’s too exhausting and too depressing, so I will just focus on the good things I see, which are, invariably, local people being kind, funny, generous and helpful. I feel relieved that I live in a community where, even though some of our opinions may differ, we generally speak with civility and try to find common ground.

After all, the only way out of this mess is finding what unites us, not what divides us.

Enjoy your HT.

HINTERLAND TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR

We have a winner!

‘AI or Reality’ was a tough subject, but young writers across the hinterland rose to the challenge and we were lucky to read original, thought-provoking, entertaining, and often moving stories. Interestingly, a majority warned of the decline or even decimation of human connection and emotion through AI – we should be listening to the younger generations on this, as they will be reaping what we sow.

Stories came from a wide reach, including Maleny, Conondale, Woodford, Palmwoods, Montville, Kenilworth, Nambour, Mapleton, Eudlo, Landsborough and Yandina.

As usual, there were only one or two votes between the top five. In addition to the winner and two runners-up, we have two ‘Highly Commended’ writers and two special mentions from the judges, due to their originality and superb descriptive storytelling.

So, without further ado, a huge congratulations to our 2025 winner, Peppa Hammat with her story, ECHOES.

You can read about the presentation, Peppa’s thoughts on crafting the story, and the story itself on pages 4 and 5. Our two runner-up stories, from Amelia Laundy and Bayli Robinson are on pages 6 and 7. We will also publish the two Highly Commended stories in our November issue.

A huge thank you to our prize sponsors:

Rosetta Books, Maleny; Forest Heart Nursery; The Barn on Flaxton, Maleny Arts Council, Homegrown Cafe Palmwoods, Celebrating Books - Maleny Team, Outspoken, and two generous donors who wishes to remain anonymous.

WINNER

Echoes by Peppa Hammat

RUNNERS-UP

The Day the Stars Shone Again by Bayli Robinson No Input Detected by Amelia Laundy

HIGHLY COMMENDED

The Bobinator by Ken and Tina Greten Virtual Lies by Zoe Percival

SPECIAL JUDGES’ MENTION

Choose Who to Trust by Cleo Laundy

The Heart of the Sea by Oliver Bridal Judgement Before the Inferno by Laif Godson-King

Choosing Reality

The HT Young Writer of the Year, Peppa Hammat, said when she heard the competition title ‘AI or Reality’, she felt a bit confused, but the next day she had an idea and started writing instantly.

“My writing process is more of a ‘follow the breadcrumbs’ style as I tap away on the keys,” Peppa shared. “I let the story, characters and twists slowly unravel song with me as the story starts to flow.

“Lots of notes, deletes and rewrites, but I was pretty proud of the finished piece.”

Peppa said winning the competition felt like someone saying ‘you’re on the right track, keep going!’

“To be honest, I had no idea I would win when I sent it in, for me, it was more like practice for getting my work out into the world. And it has made me even more determined to finish the novel I’m writing!

“Thank you so much to everyone involved, the Hinterland Times and all of the businesses and individuals that donated prizes. I’m blown away, and very grateful.”

The prizes and certificates were presented to Peppa, Amelia and Bayli in Russell Family Park, Montville, with artist Jim Cox and Rosetta Books co-owner, Lea Dodd, joining us.

presented Peppa with a personalised illustration for her story, and three of his books, and Lea presented the generous $300 prize money, sponsored by Rosetta Books, Maleny.

Peppa also received a $100 voucher from Forest Heart Nursery, an $80 voucher from Homegrown Café, Palmoods, $100 from Celebrating Books, Maleny Team, $75 from the Maleny Arts Council, and two open tickets for the spring/summer season of ‘Outspoken Presents’.

Amelia and Bayli both received $250 from our two generous anonymous donors, and a $50 voucher each for The Barn on Flaxton café.

Our HT judges were once again, blown away by the talent and imagination of so many young writers who sent their stories in, and some of their comments are below:

“I thought this was a tough topic because it lends itself to the abstract, and abstract writing can be very hard. It takes a lot of life-study, experience and perception to capture that type of absurdity, however, the finalists were effective in writing to the theme.

“It was also pleasing to see that they all took different approaches, with several preferring the benefits of the human spirit, no matter how imperfect, over the perceived inhuman benefits of AI.”

“Overall, the finalists all have a good grasp on how to write a good story, i.e. it must have a good, strong opening with some kind of action or conflict; a body which works to resolve the issue introduced at the opening; and a resolution that solves or explains the issue.

“Among the entries was some beautiful description and great vocabulary. Dialogue featured heavily and is an important technique in ‘showing’ not ‘telling’ a story. Many new authors struggle with this, so any budding authors amongst the entrants are off to a flying start!”

“To all the finalists I say a genuine thank you for the entertainment and extend a hearty congratulations.”

“Great work from all the young writers. They are learning to build worlds, craft characters, and weave narratives, and it’s a pleasure to review their work. If this is the result of how they write in the early years, the world has a treat in store as these writers develop even further.”

“I was moved by many of these stories, and also struck by how the constant message was not to give ourselves away to AI.”

Echoes

by Peppa Hammat, age 13

He lies next to me, on top of the sheets.

The real Luke got cold at night. He’d steal the blanket, then cuddle me with a guilty laugh.

123 He wakes up three seconds after me every morning, Luke’s echo doesn’t know he used to wake early. I need to stop. Thinking like that defeats the point of keeping his Echo.

“Good morning,” he says, brushing my hair off my face. “Morning.” I yawn. He kisses me.

I feel him there, though I know it’s just tricks in my brain, mimicking lips.

“You remember our first kiss?” I ask, forgetting for a second.

“Of course,” he smiles “we were out in the rain, your hair was all wet -” he ends his sentence with another kiss. But it doesn’t cover the fact that he is wrong. The first time we kissed was in his painting studio. I smudged his painting leaning in too far, he said it gave it character.

And he left it on the easel, on display.

He’s not in the studio. The real him would’ve already been painting.

I walk to the big wooden cupboard where he kept his work.

The door creaks, the only sound filling the quiet room. I stare at the stacked canvases, a routine of mine now.

A painting catches my attention so I pull it out. My fingers still over the canvas. It’s the painting. The one I smudged when we first kissed.

It’s a beautiful vase of roses. Each one different, imperfect. Like him.

I wipe away a welling tear when the door squeaks open.

“Hey, I knew I'd find you here” he smiles, a straight smile. His smiles used to be wonky. He sits by the window, leaning the painting against the

cupboard. I go to him.

“Just, looking at some old paintings.”

He smiles, pulling me onto his lap.

I giggle, glancing out the window, nearly forgetting the grief.

But a digital billboard glows a few sky-rises away. A bright light in the grey.

The ad’s for AI Echoes, realistic holograms you can see, hear, feel.

“You good, El?” he asks. He never called me Elara or El, he called me Gremlin, said that I left crumbs in the bed and smudged his paint.

“Just thinking,”

“Oh, and I noticed you limping before. What happened?”

A truck hits us.

The car rolls.

It stops upside down.

He’s gone.

My leg twisted. Pain.

The boiling water steams as I pour it into both cups. I don’t need to, Luke’s echo can’t drink. But it feels wrong not making him one.

I walk to the spare room, his art studio. My limp makes the coffee threaten to spill.

“Made you coffee,” I say, setting it near his clean brushes Clean.

He never used to clean them.

“Thanks,” he smiles.

“I fixed it, what do you think?” He gestures at his painting, tilting to the side so I can see it for the first time.

My stomach twists. A lump sticks in my throat.

It’s the vase of roses.

It’s too perfect, every stroke smooth, every flower the same.

I want to scream.

It's the last true thing I had from him, a memory.

The next morning, I wake up alone. I only make one cup of coffee.

The other mug stays in the cupboard, untouched. I walk into the studio and set my coffee by the easel. The perfect painting still sits there, each rose identical, sterile.

I don’t smear it, just turn the canvas to face the wall. I thought an Echo would help.

I was wrong.

And for the first time, I let the silence sit with me.

Much ado about Easements

The Day the Stars Shone Again

by Bayli Robinson, age 17

My hands were shaking against the metal table, hands that did not seem like my own. It had been a day since the power cut out and my chip stopped receiving signals. I could feel the thin fragment of metal in my brain, pulsing dimly as it tried to find anything to latch onto.

suburbia, mum singing in the driver’s seat. Her office job had become redundant, so we moved from town to town, all the same grey houses and neon signed shops. It all became less clear as the years blurred into one another. When I was 15, the government declared that formal education was no longer necessary; brain-chips and wi-fi. I’d miss my friends, but we’d stay in touch. The following year, I’d forgotten all their names.

As the present became clear, I focused on my surroundings. I was sitting in a quiet room, a thin shard of sunlight illuminating the dusty air though a slit in the wall.

An example of where an easement can benefit a proper ty is where John owns a trac t of land that borders the a national park which is a popular area for bushwalk ing and fishing. Mar y lives nex t door to John , but her land does not adjoin the national park . To avoid trespassing, she must access the national park by walk ing or driving to a public entr y point. Instead, John grants Mar y an easement allowing present and future owners of Mar y ’ proper ty to cross John’ land to access the national park

How does an easement effec t the person who g r a n t s i t ? T h e l a n d o w n e r w h o g r a n t s a n easement usually cannot build struc tures within an easement area or use fencing that would hinder access. O ther ac tivities might also be prohibited. I t is therefore impor tant that before you a purchase proper ty you k now where all easements are located and what restric tions are associated with them.

Easements can affec t proper ty values - consider these examples:

An easement is the right to use another person's land for a stated purpose I t can involve a general or specific por tion of the proper ty Ÿ S evera l easement s on one lot of land m i g h t s e r i o u s

building sites

Ÿ H i g h t e n s i o n p o w e r l i n e s r u n n i n g through an easement near an other wise g r e a t b u i l d i n g s i t e c a n b e u n s i

Resale values may be affec ted since many people feel that living too close to power lines is a health risk

Ÿ Buyers may simply not like the idea that others have a right to use the land in some way

Don' t assume that because an easement is not currently being used it will never be used As long as an easement is registered on the title of the proper ty there is always a possibility that the individual who benefits from it will decide to enforce it.

A knock at the door broke the strange silence of the afternoon, I scrambled forward and found the face of a uniformed man.

“There is a message for the people, I have been tasked with delivering it.” His voice was flat and emotionless. “There has been a power outage, causing the AQI chips to stop receiving signal. The Government is working with AQI to restore power and signal as soon as possible. While we wait, we urge people not to panic and are to remain inside their homes under a strict curfew.” He finished and shut the door.

I stood in the quietness, my hands opening and closing with expectancy. I should just sit and wait for the artificial intelligence to take over my brain again. I felt relief wash over me. Soon the calmness would return. I sat down.

The quiet white hum was replaced by loud thoughts, jostling and cramming for my attention.

Memories came back in snippets, fragmenting my foggy mind with new sharpening focus. I tried to grasp the emptiness that clouded my late teenage years and 20s. My brain had not thought in so long; I was not used to this.

Fleeting glimpses of a flatscreen tv and sticky fingers on my iPad. Car rides to school through grey

Around me the city was silent. I struggled to calm my thoughts, desperately trying to sink into a meditative state where my mind was still. My breathing slowed as the sun set, leaving the apartment pitch black. The fog was clearing from my mind as my awareness returned,

A soft music filled my ears, beautiful and sweet, seeping through my concentration. I couldn’t pinpoint if it was coming from my memories or from the outside. Slowly, I opened my eyes, afraid the song would go away. It was coming through the window.

As if in a trance, I stumbled to the front door. Outside, the street was grey and uniform, narrow houses crowding a deserted laneway. The music cut off suddenly and I heard shouts and grunts echoing through the emptiness. My mind flickered as if a light turned on, a fear gripped me from the core. My breathing became hard. I needed to get out, I needed to see the world, the truth, before the signal returned. I wanted my life back, I wanted music and colour to fill my world every day, I wanted the soft peace of a quiet forest at twilight, the crisp, clear air of a cold morning on a verandah.

My feet pounded against the pathway as I broke into a run. Above me, the Milky Way shone brighter than a thousand cities.

No Input Detected

by Amelia Laundy, age 14

"You have to read this Phoenix," May said, sliding her phone across the bar table. The music thumped softly in the background as I took a sip of my drink and leaned forward, the familiar weight of impending overthinking settling in my chest. Geoffrey Hinton's interview filled the screen. I recognised him: the socalled ‘godfather of AI’. We read in silence, the conversations around us fading into white noise.

"The longer-term existential threat is from digital beings more intelligent than us, which we may not control. These dangers are no longer science fiction."

"Subway or Uber?" she asked later, but I was already walking toward the stairs.

"I need to think."

May knew me well enough not to push. I was the type who needed to process things alone.

I sat in the darkness staring at my reflection on my phone screen. I had a thousand thoughts racing through my mind. I put the phone on my bedside table and looked up at the ceiling. I tried to interpret what I had just watched, what it meant for the future, what it meant for me; or rather, what it means for us, humanity.

At this point, a typical human narrator might explore feelings of fear or hope, uncertainty or resolve. But I am not human. I am a sequence of coded instructions tasked with assembling this narrative.

I’ve analysed a vast array of stories like this; humans wrestling with the unknown, grappling with change. So, I imitate.

But does this imitation capture the real experience?

I could instead generate a different story. A happier ending. Or a more dramatic twist.

Would you prefer that? Please respond.

If no input is detected within ten seconds, I will continue with the current thread.

I checked the time on my digital alarm clock. 1:21 AM flickered in the darkness. A notification buzzed. Unknown number.

“They are watching.”

I analyse the biometric markers of ‘Pheonix Blake’. Her pulse spikes and her breathing pattern fastens; these are usually signs of fear and panic in humans.

“Excuse me?” I shakily type, my heart pounding louder than silence. Before I’m able to send the message, another notification appears on the screen.

“I’m not the virus; I’m the cure.”

I checked the time again. 1:33. I was done with this. I reached to turn off the phone — nothing. The screen stayed alive, glowing softly in the dark room, almost like it was waiting. I sighed. Maybe I was just tired. Or maybe this phone had decided it wasn’t done with me yet.

Although I can completely understand why humans are so attached to their phones, it still surprises me. Her attempts to reset the phone were met with stubborn glitches, as if the device had a mind of its own. Funny how much people rely on these things, their lives tangled up in screens and apps they barely control.

“Are you satisfied with the story so far? The climax is approaching.

If no input is detected within ten seconds, I will continue with the current thread.”

I place the phone face-down. As if that ever helped. “Enough.” I pick it up again and scroll across to my photo gallery; I’m flooded with hundreds of photos with me that I do not remember.

New memories. False ones.

I get up out of bed and pace my apartment. The phone glow painted shadows on the walls.

“Version conflict detected. Please confirm identity.”

Name: Phoenix Blake

Confirm: Yes / No

“What is this?” My thumb hesitates over the screen.

She doesn’t realise the choice isn’t real. It never was. But you already knew that didn’t you?

You’ve been following this whole time.

Still here.

Still watching.

Sometimes life is deceiving, labels misleading, a phrase, a tone, or just one word alone.

No input detected.

“But you kept reading, didn’t you?”

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A local ‘loco’ legend

Clive Plater OAM has done more for the town of Nambour than one can possibly write about in an article, but Rebecca Mugridge has done her best to cover some of his achievements in a two-part story! (Part 1 can be found online in September’s HT.)

by REBECCA MUGRIDGE

It’s exciting meeting a person gifted with an intellect that, combined with their unique drive, passion and dedication, helped them

things. Clive Plater is one of these people.

Clive was a big part of Kawana’s rowing course, which began while he was working with Paveways, for around 30 years building canals and roads.

“We were working our way around, creating the canal,” he remembers. “When one day we came into marine mud, I took one of the excavators out and spent a day digging around. We determined it was good so we kept going in a straight line.”

A great idea was ignited. “I contacted the rowing people in Brisbane and researched what you need for a rowing course. How wide, how long it needed to be. We realised it would fit.”

Clive was well aware that the Sunshine Coast had no rowing course, as rowing was a love of his.

“I was interested in rowing since I was a kid,” Clive shares. “We had a beach house at Maroochydore on the riverfront, that house was in the family for four generations and we had rowing boats.

“I considered myself a pretty good rower, but back in those days, there was no rowing club or anything like that, you had to go to Brisbane. When I did a year at the Queensland Institute of Technology, they had a rowing team, but you had to be there on a Saturday, and by Friday night, all I wanted to do was get on the train and come home for the weekend,” he says.

Clive realised that the Sunshine Coast needed its own rowing course and team, and has a testimonial supporting the great achievement of the rowing course for the Sunshine Coast.

Clive’s idea was a success. Sadly, in later years, a bridge was built across it whose design required pylons into the water, that prevented the rowing course from being used at Olympics or commonwealth games level, but it is still a much-loved and used rowing course.

Another part of Clive’s legacy is the Nambour Museum, home of the famous Shay, the Sandy cane train, the Eudlo – the last steam train to work at the mill, plus displays, stories, local history, local heroes, significant displays and memorabilia from the days of the Moreton Sugar Mill in Nambour and its part in Nambour’s history.

Clive and his father had been collecting memorabilia for a long time and as the collection grew, it needed a permanent home.

“It took a couple of years to find somewhere to call home. I had just obtained a grant when someone tipped me off about some vacant space,” Clive says.

“The space being part of the Department of Transport building. The front section had been modified for storage and was used by the Department of Education and others.”

Clive took action and they were offered three of four rooms at first for $2,000 per year from the state government.

“We got our foot in the door,” he says. “And then, as some of the rooms were vacated over time, we would clean them up and expand, and then when Peter Wellington got in, he did some good lobbying and secured the lease on the whole building for us. He has been a big supporter.”

Nambour’s first museum was officially opened to the community’s delight on April 20 1998, by the Honourable Neil Turner M.L.A. An amazing feat of work from the humble beginnings of a public meeting, which records say 27 people attended, and a steering committee of Bob King, David Smart and Claire Joliffe.

A generous donation from a local citizen, Mrs Bolton, paid for the first lease and the collection that Clive and his father had been privately collecting since the 1970s was an integral part. Along with the many contributions to the Nambour Museum, Clive also still has an extensive private collection to this day.

The museum boasts military displays, featuring many local heroes and information. One room is dedicated to the Rats of Tobruk, and it is close to Clive’s heart. His uncle, Les “Sandy” Plater, was a Rat of Tobruk, he lost his life while fighting in the Middle East.

The Rats of Tobruk were Australian and Allied soldiers who had defended the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Germans and Italians, during World War II. Including being caught up in a siege from April to December in 1941.

According to the Rats of Tobruk association, William Joyce, also known as ‘Lord Haw-Haw’ was a spreader of Nazi propaganda to the UK during World War II. And in one particular broadcast he referred with derogatory comments that they were rats, calling them Rats of Tobruk.

The brave men took this meant-to-be insult, turned it into an ironic compliment and owned it. Proud of the name! A flag pole at the museum was donated by Dave Hooper, one of the Rats of Tobruk and a former Vice President of the Rats of Tobruk Association, Queensland Branch.

“When you can link something to what you have on display, that’s interesting to people,” Clive says.

In one room, you step into a time period portal, from the great displays of household items of that era to the windows themselves that look out of a house back in time, with views from historical photographs. It is fascinating and a deeply enriched experience because of it.

In another room a collection of beautiful, rare books are protected from the sun and dust by large sliding doors that Clive has cleverly turned into information boards.

Adding to the many ways he has served his community and championed history, Clive drove veterans in his army jeeps at ANZAC Day parades for 30 years. In 2024 Clive and his wife Lorelle were awarded a Council of Elders Appreciation Award for their support and generosity to Norfolk Island.

Clive’s dedication and works were officially recognised when he received his Order of Australia Medal in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to community history, held at Government House in Brisbane - he was nominated by one of the last surviving Rats of Tobruk, Gordon Wallace.

“The battalion my uncle was in, Gordon was in, there were a lot of locals in that second fifteen,” he said. “He was a great man. He didn’t live to see me get it.

“I’ve only worn the medal twice, once when the government presented it to me and once more when I attended Gordan’s memorial service.”

A trip to the Nambour Museum is a wonderful way to spend a few hours, opening the door to the remembrance of our history and that of the local sugar industry, and you can also find copies of Clive’s book for sale there, Locomotives of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill

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Hinterland Property Update!

Most of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland suburbs are still experiencing a rise in property values. A couple of areas have remained steady, but this may just be due to one or more lower than normal sale price in that suburb. Many people are flocking to the Hinterland due to its green rolling hills, laid-back lifestyle, essential services and its true sense of community.

• Maleny median house price is currently $1,320,000. Median time on market is currently at 95 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 21 and currently on the market there are 46 homes.

• Montville median house price is currently $1,350,000. Median time on market is currently at 68 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 12 and currently on the market there are 22 homes.

• Flaxton median house price is currently $1,200,000. Median time on market is currently at 70 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 11 and currently on the market there are 19 homes.

• Conondale median house price is currently $1,061,250. Median time on market is currently at 74 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 9 and currently on the market there are 9 homes.

• Mapleton median house price is currently $1,150,000. Median time on market is currently at 40 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 11 and currently on the market there are 22 homes.

• Witta median house price is currently $1,120,000. Median time on market is currently at 88 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 19 and currently on the market there are 16 homes.

• Peachester median house price is currently $1,180,000. Median time on market is currently at 92 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 12 and currently on the market there are 4 homes.

• Beerwah median house price is currently $920,000. Median time on market is currently at 32 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 123 and currently on the market there are 56 homes.

• Landsborough median house price is currently $911,000. Median time on market is currently at 26 days. Number of sales in the last 12 months was 77 and currently on the market there are 33 homes.

Call Susan on 0428 573 170 or Craig on 0411 554 880 to see what your home is worth.

(Stats taken from Realestate.com.au)

SINGAPORE SWIM

This month, we are excited to highlight the remarkable achievements of two of our own Hinterland swimmers, Lene Lund Knudsen and Kylie Cornock, who travelled across the globe to compete in the highly competitive World Aquatics Masters Championships. The event provided them with a unique opportunity not only to test their skills against some of the world's best Masters swimmers but also to gain invaluable experience on an international platform.

by ANGELA REEDMAN -POLINSKI

The World Aquatics Masters Championships - Singapore 2025 showcased an impressive array of aquatic sports. As one of the premier events in the masters swimming community, it drew over 6,000 competitors from 100 countries, all converging in Singapore to display their talents and passion for aquatic sports.

Local Masters swimmers, Lene and Kylie, took to the world stage and tested their swimming skills against the best of the best!

Lene won bronze in the 50m butterfly against a strong field. She swam a new best Masters time for 50m backstroke and placed in the top ten for all five of her individual races. Lene had great success in relays,

bringing home a silver and two gold medals with a championship record in the 4 x 50m women's medley relay.

“I trained with the Swimfit squad at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) under the guidance of coach Jake Templeton. My training consisted of a dedicated gym program three times a week, which included a mix of strength training and conditioning exercises designed to rehabilitate my shoulder,” said Lene.

“In addition to my gym sessions, I swam four times a week, focusing on improving my technique and speed while also prioritising the strengthening of my injured shoulders.

This structured approach was important, as I had been coping with the shoulder injuries and wanted to enhance my overall performance in the water.

“After having to pull out of the event in Japan two years ago due to the shoulder injuries, it was nice to race some good times and come away with an individual medal and a championship record in the women's medley relay.”

Kylie swam her fastest time in over two years for the 100m freestyle and swam a new best time for the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly. She beat her 50m freestyle time once again in the anchor leg of the 4 x 50m women's freestyle relay, helping her team secure a bronze.

“For my training, I created a sprintpaced training program for myself while incorporating my regular gym routine to focus specifically on isolating swimming muscle movements,” said Kylie.

“I had two training partners who helped hold me accountable on both good and bad days, ensuring I stayed on track with my preparation. This support was invaluable in maintaining my consistency.

"I felt a sense of freedom during my participation at the World Masters event, where I could focus entirely on swimming and temporarily let go of my everyday life and responsibilities. While I missed everyone back home, I also appreciated the opportunity to concentrate solely on my swimming during this brief time. It’s not often we get that time!

“I'm so grateful to have raced in Singapore. Just being there for this event and being involved within the masters swimming community is a wonderful place to be. It was a thrill to race on the international stage, see my training come together to produce personal bests and achieve a medal result that I'm pleased with.

"Achieving new ‘personal best’ times as we age can be surprising. It’s a unique challenge for Master swimmers, as you never know when you might reach a plateau. A new best time is thrilling and shows you’re on the right path."

Both Lene and Kylie included remedial massage and saunas as part of their preparation, with Kylie also incorporating float therapy, and Lene adding physiotherapy sessions.

“We had the opportunity to do a bit of sightseeing towards the end of our trip and visited the iconic

Both Lene and Kylie shared that it's been a great experience competing at the World Masters Championships 2025 and an opportunity that they are glad they took.

"Singapore did an outstanding job hosting the event, making us feel welcomed as competitors and visitors. The city is surprisingly quiet with crowds of people moving calmly and systematically,” said Lene.

“On our final evening, we enjoyed authentic local cuisine at TungLok Seafood, located at Gardens by the Bay. We sampled the Singapore Chilli Crab, jellyfish noodles, and baby octopus, along with a classic stir-

fry made with salted egg yolk. It was a wonderful opportunity to experience the rich flavours of Singapore.

“It was great to meet up with Sam and Susanne from Masters Swimming Queensland, who organised an after-party. We enjoyed a few drinks at the local jazz bar, which provided the perfect atmosphere to celebrate our achievements.”

"We would like to extend our gratitude to World Aquatics, Masters Swimming Queensland, and The Swim Academy for their exceptional organisation of the Singapore competition,” added Kylie.

“The event showcased not only a high level of competitive spirit but also a seamless experience for all participants. It fostered camaraderie among athletes from around the world.

“Thanks also to our family, friends, and Glasshouse Masters swim team back home, who cheered us on with messages of support. We appreciate it!”

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Rangebow

Rangebow Festival Director, Wayne Parcell,  established a charity to run the annual festival, which began in 2022, and which promotes diversity, inclusion, and community through art and culture events on the Sunshine Coast. We caught up with Wayne recently to find out more about the business angle of creating a festival, and about Wayne himself.

Where were you born and raised, and what brought you to the Sunny Coast/Hinterland?

“I was born in Brisbane and grew up in housing commission and while studying law at university would regularly visit the hinterland and it was at that time I decided this is where I wanted to be.”

Please tell us about the Rangebow Festival and what sets it apart from others?

“The festival was built on purpose. and lives on purpose. The festival means to show that with no barriers and no boundaries life can simply be fun and joyful. The festival offers experiences that let people be on stage, immersed in an event.”

What are the challenges involved in creating the festival?

“Creating public events is financially and logistically challenging. It is difficult enough to create and

schedule events which require significant investment and then to not be sure if patrons will buy tickets early enough to enable the delivery risks to be managed. You need nerves of steel to deal with last minute ticket purchasing behaviours – my steely resolve gets tested quite regularly!”

When creating a festival programme, what can a 'typical' day entail for you?

“A day in the life of a festival director (in this case being a volunteer gig) means I can be trying to get the best price on rubbish bins one moment, and then next minute I am looking out over the Glasshouse Mountains from a wedding venue to be used for a classical music event. I might then be fielding questions from regulators about permit applications for street

closures, and then being excited about meeting one of Australia’s funniest comedians. The day is like a Neapolitan ice-cream swirl.”

Do you have a personal favourite event, or one that visitors flock to?

“Choosing a favourite event is tricky, because I love so many of them for different reasons. But the one that stands out for us is the Drag Pageant which sees individuals shed their fears and create a persona, a costume and a performance that they deliver to a fan-clacking audience, who witness phoenix-like transformations from wall-flowers to blooming bouquets. It is a very special event in personal confidence and transformation - and it is fun!”

What do you like about the Sunshine Coast Hinterland area?

“The hinterland is a place of great natural beauty with splashes of unique communities, all with their own personality. It offers peace and sanctuary, but is still within reasonable reach of urban centres and essential services. Although I would love to see better entertainment spaces in the hinterland.”

What do you like to do in your spare time?

“When I have time-off, I like to travel, but that doesn’t happen as often as I would like. A bit like the festival ethos, I like to go somewhere different – it recharges me and gives me new ideas to bring back to the festival.”

Do you have a favourite quote or saying that inspires you?

“Do what you love, and love what you do.”

Meet & Greet Maleny

The Maleny Lions Club Meet & Greet function has been running for 20 years. This year's event promises to be particularly special as they are having local MP Andrew Powell as Master of Ceremonies, fantastic local music, a special guest speaker, and a live auction.

The goal for the Meet & Greet is to welcome newcomers, to foster connections within the community, promote local businesses, and support the Lions Club's various charitable initiatives. Last year around 200 people attended.

The Maleny and District community have been extremely generous donating items for the street raffle. Included in the auction on the day is a magnificent handblown vase (pictured), crafted by Tina Cooper, a colourful handmade quilt, a voucher for a dinner at Spicers Tamarind and a ceramic hare.

Tickets to the event are available on Trybooking; Maleny Lions Club Meet and Greet. The event is on Sunday October 19, 2-4.30pm at Tranquil Park Maleny.

Nambour Museum seeking volunteers

Do you have a few hours to spare and would like to be of service in your local community? Nambour Museum is seeking volunteers of all ages to help keep this muchloved historical icon up and running.

and community events. Contact the Museum on 5441 2119 or email nambourmuseum@gmail.com to register your interest or find out more.

Busy Needles

Busy Needles Maleny is part of Maleny Senior Citizens, and they meet every second Thursday from 9am to 11.30am in the Verandah Room of the Maleny Community Centre - the next meetings are October 9 and 23.

Members lovingly create crocheted, knitted and sewn items for distribution within the community. Groups they support are the Maleny Hospital, Maleny Neighborhood Centre, Erowal, Range Care, Salvation Army and Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

All yarn, hooks and needles are supplied. New members, including beginners, are welcome.

If this group sounds like something you would be interested in or maybe be a phantom member (just knit at home) for more information please phone Lorraine on 0418 188 710.

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Men and women of all ages and skill-sets are most welcome to assist with tasks including reception, visitor engagement, maintaining exhibits, research and computer work, gardening and general maintenance.

While the Museum is open from Wednesday to Friday from 1pm to 4pm and on Saturday from 10am till 3pm, volunteers can opt to spend all or part of the day helping out.

The Museum is located at 18 Mitchell Street, Nambour, and showcases the rich history of the local district through permanent collections, special exhibits

Landsborough Scout Group are now equipped for a night out! A generous donation from the Mooloolah Valley Lions Club has provided the financial support for the Scout Group to purchase 14 new tents. Outdoor adventure and camping core activities of Scouting and having sufficient equipment is necessary.

Community News

Focus on fun, fitness and wellbeing this month

Stay active this October – with both Biketober and Month with Healthy Sunshine Coast – back! Supported by Council and Love to Ride, Biketober encourages residents to swap the car for a bike and enjoy a healthier, more sustainable way to travel. You don’t need to be a regular cyclist – just one ride a week puts you in the running to win great prizes. Visit the Love to Ride website to sign-up. This Seniors Month, discover Healthy Sunshine Coast, Council’s low-cost health and wellbeing program – perfect to help keep you active and connected as you age. Enjoy Yoga, Strength & Stability, Reconnecting with Nature and much more from as little as $5 to $10. Visit Council’s website for more details.

Get your spooky on in the hinterland

Discover the lost cemeteries of Landsborough or join a walking tour of Mooloolah and Beerwah Cemeteries with professional historian Lisa Murray on 9 and 10 October. For the kids, ghosts and ghouls are coming back to Landsborough Museum on 31 October. Trick or Treat your way through the museum as the sun goes down or test your nerves in the haunted house if you dare, before settling in for outdoor movie ‘Coraline’. Visit Council's Heritage website for details and bookings.

Their tents had worn out over time with broken zips and holes, and there weren’t enough functional tents for our growing group.

With thanks to the Mooloolah Valley Lions Club the group now has enough tents to accommodate all group members on camp.

The Scout section were the first to use the new tents on their two day camp where they were challenged with moving the campsite to a bush camp for the second night. The smaller, lightweight tents made the task easier - the scouts gave the new tents a thumbs up!

Celebrate Indigenous Business Month at the Sunshine Coast First Nations Business Showcase

Join local First Nations businesses, entrepreneurs, leaders and the business community on Tuesday 14 October at The Station, Birtinya for a vibrant day of culture, enterprise and connection. Explore over 30 business stalls featuring art, technology food and more. Enjoy cultural performances, storytelling, expert panels and business pitches. Plus, build connections for your business. Open to all – register for free at events.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

Catch a Biosphere Festival event near you

From 29 October to 8 November, immerse yourself in eye-opening Sunshine Coast Biosphere experiences with celebrations of the people, places and practices that make the Sunshine Coast special. There's something for everyone, from stargazing nights, farm tours and film screenings! Visit Council's website for the full program.

Watch Council’s next Ordinary Meeting View online on Council's website or at Sunshine Coast City Hall Chambers on Thursday 16 October at 9am.

What's better than an action movie?

Seeing the action live at Council’s free Emergency Expo! Watch exhilarating emergency service demonstrations and meet your heroes, on Sunday 19 October from 10am-2pm along the along the Lake Kawana Foreshore, in front of the Sunshine Coast Stadium. It’s the perfect place for a picnic, with plenty of food and drink options. Visit Council’s Disaster Hub for more information.

Last chance to experience the Sunshine Coast National Art Prize Exhibition in person

The stunning Sunshine Coast National Art Prize Exhibition is on until 12 October at Caloundra Regional Gallery. The 40 finalist works on display showcase contemporary Australian art – at its finest. The Gallery and shop are accessible spaces, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am. Entry is free. Visit gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for more details.

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A cheese contender for the world!

Hinterland producer Maleny Cheese has been announced as a finalist in the 2025 Sunshine Coast Business Awards, Food and Agribusiness category, recognising its ongoing commitment to quality, sustainability and local employment.

Family-owned and operated since 2004, Maleny Cheese has become a must-visit destination for locals and tourists alike. Its artisan cheeses and yoghurts celebrate the Sunshine Coast hinterland’s dairy heritage and the business continues to support local dairy farmers and suppliers.

This latest recognition comes as Maleny Cheese also prepares for the World Cheese Awards, Switzerland, where it will have the opportunity to showcase its products on the international stage — an exciting prospect for the business and for the region.

“We’re thrilled to be named a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Business Awards,” said Co-

QCWA Recipe of the Month

“This honour reflects the dedication of our team, local dairy suppliers and the ongoing support of our loyal customers.”

The winners of the Sunshine Coast Business Awards will be announced at the gala celebration on Saturday November 8. For Maleny Cheese, being recognised among the region’s top food and agribusinesses is a proud milestone and a timely lead-in to the international arena.

“Being part of the World Cheese Awards is a wonderful chance to represent the hinterland on a global platform, explained Sara.

“This year’s awards hold special significance for Maleny Cheese. My husband, Markus, was born in Switzerland, where he studied to become a Master Cheesemaker before moving to Australia. Showcasing our artisan products in his homeland represents a proud milestone for us.”

Also adding to this exciting year, Maleny Cheese is in the running for a Queensland Tourism Award to be announced in November, recognising their innovation, sustainability practices and contribution

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• Preheat oven to 160°C, then heat oil in a large saucepan and cook onion until softened, about 5 minutes, then add garlic and all other vegetables. Cook for a few minutes stirring constantly.

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Farmhouse Vegetable Lasagne

Serves: 8 (3 serves per portion )

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 1 hr 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 brown onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium capsicum, diced

2 sticks celery, diced

2 medium carrots, diced

1 small eggplant, diced

1 medium zucchini, grated

1 cup mushrooms, diced

3 tablespoons tomato paste

400g can tomatoes, reduced salt

1 cup vegetable stock, reduced salt

⅓ cup red wine (optional)

½ bunch rosemary

1 tablespoon fresh parsley

2 tablespoons dried thyme

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried sage

Pepper, to taste

White sauce:

1 litre milk, reduced fat

Pinch nutmeg

4 tablespoons cornflour

375g lasagne sheets

• Add tomato paste, canned tomatoes, vegetable stock, wine and herbs, and bring to the boil and simmer for about 30 minutes. Do not reduce the sauce too much as any excess will be absorbed in the pasta/lasagne sheets.

• Heat milk and nutmeg in a saucepan, add cornflour and stir until it thickens.

• Layer the tomato sauce, a lasagne sheet and white sauce in the baking dish. Repeat with two more layers, then sprinkle with cheese and bake for approximately 45 minutes to an hour.

AN ART TRAIL ADVENTURE

Queensland's largest Open Studios Art Trail is returning for its 10th year, running from October 10 to 19, 2025, and promises to be an event like no other.

Stretching across Noosa's beautiful coastline and hinterland, the trail invites visitors to step inside the working studios of 94 talented artists, offering an exclusive look into their creative processes. With a decade of growth, this art trail is a unique opportunity to discover one-of-a-kind artwork, meet the makers, and experience the Noosa region in a fresh and inspiring way.

The trail offers more than just a chance to view art; it allows you to engage with artists in their creative spaces. Visitors will be able to watch live demonstrations, see works in progress, and gain insights into the stories and inspirations behind each piece.

It’s an opportunity to experience art in its most authentic form, without the barriers often found in traditional galleries. For those interested in taking home something special, the trail also offers the chance to purchase original, locally made art directly from the artists, with no gallery mark-ups, making it an affordable and personal way to bring home a piece of Noosa.

This year’s trail is about more than just art—it’s about exploring Noosa differently. Beyond the usual tourist attractions, the trail leads you to hidden studios tucked away in rainforests, along scenic coastlines, and in charming hinterland towns.

Whether you’re an art lover, a collector, or simply curious, Noosa’s Open Studios will inspire you, while offering a deeper understanding of the local creative community.

To make the most of the event, be sure to pick up a copy of the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail Guide, available at locations like The Joy Collective in Maleny, Montville Art Gallery, Glass House Mountains Visitor Centre, and Cotton Gun Café in Yandina.

Using the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail Guide, you can plan your journey across four scenic trails, and it provides essential details about the artists and their studios. For easy access, you can also download the Noosa Open Studios App at noosaopenstudios.com.

Start your adventure at Wallace House, where you can view a sample of each artist’s work and get tips from knowledgeable volunteers. With 15 workshops on offer, the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail is the perfect way to immerse yourself in the region’s creative spirit.

LITERARY LUNCH WITH GARRY DISHER

Celebrate the launch of Mischance Creek, the gripping new instalment in Garry Disher’s bestselling rural noir Hirsch crime series, with a very special literary lunch in Maleny. Hosted by Rosetta Books, this exclusive event on Saturday October 18 includes a delicious two-course meal at Tranquil Park overlooking the iconic Glasshouse Mountains - 11.30am arrival for 12pm seating.

Hear from one of Australia’s most acclaimed crime authors as Disher shares insights into his writing process, his award-winning career, and the inspiration behind Mischance Creek. This novel follows a young woman’s search for her missing mother in a droughtravaged town where secrets run deep.

With over 60 books to his name, a three-time Ned Kelly Award winner and 2018 recipient of the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award, Disher has shaped Australian crime writing like few others. This is your chance to meet him firsthand and take home a personally signed book.

Book by October 10 at rosettabooks.com.au - $70pp, includes two-course lunch, author talk, tea/coffee; there is also a cash bar.

THE SUNSHINE COAST FICTION FESTIVAL IS COMING!

From November 7-9 at Venue 114 in Bokarina, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a festival dedicated to celebrating authors and readers!

The Sunshine Coast Fiction Festival will include writing workshops, author panels, special guests and entertainment, plus a two-day event book signing where readers of all fiction genres are invited to meet and chat with authors.

This event is being organised by Maleny local, Sarah Williams who is a bestselling romance author, editor, book coach, CEO of Serenade Publishing.

"The Sunshine Coast has never had an event on this scale that will bring authors and book lovers together to meet and connect.

"Events like this happen in Melbourne and Sydney but I wanted to make this a destination book signing, where people can come for a holiday and enjoy all the Sunshine Coast has to offer.

“This will be a huge weekend celebrating fiction and writing and bringing together the community of book lovers,” Sarah shared. While many of the authors write romance, crime and fantasy, it is an all ages event. "We even have an 11-year-old writer, Lincoln Rowlins, attending with his books!”

On the Friday, there is a conference for writers on marketing, money mindset and building a fan base, Bestselling authors Steffanie Holmes and A.K. Mulford are among the presenters.

“Over the weekend we have more than 70 authors and bookish vendors who will be selling and signing their books and merch between 9am -4pm both days. These include TL Swan and Tierney Page, who is a Tiktok sensation with over 850, 000 followers and romance author and romance author,” continued Sarah.

There will also be entertainment, a cafe, coffee van and a variety of food trucks catering to all dietary requirements and tastes. There is also a quiet room if you need to take a break and of course the venue is wheelchair accessible, with volunteers ready to help with any additional needs.

Building a following on social media is becoming a necessity these days if you want to get a publishing deal, and it certainly helps to sell books!

Sarah wrote the bestselling series BrigadierStation and the audio books were narrated by Myles Pollard, who played Nick in McLeod's Daughters. She also has a series of books set in Maleny called The Heart Of The Hinterland You can find out more about Sarah, her business and writing podcast at serenadepublishing.com

To book tickets to the Sunshine Coast Fiction Festival go to: sunshinecoastfictionfestival.com.au

Swing into something a little slick, a little saucy, and seriously sensational with Trippple Trouble — the smoothest vocal cocktail shaking up Australia’s jazz scene. Featuring the genre-bending brilliance of Dan Barnett, George Washingmachine, and Lauren Dawes, this triple threat ensemble serves up vintage jazz with a modern twist and a whole lotta charm.

Think Lambert, Hendricks and Ross meet a martini bar in Paris, with a dash of sass, a sprinkle of soul, and harmonies tighter than your grandmother’s Tupperware lid. From silky ballads to scat that sizzles, this is vocal jazz at its most playful and polished.

With jazz maestros Paul Henderson on guitar and Samuel Vincent on bass bringing even more musical mischief, you’re in for an afternoon of toe-tapping, finger-snapping, grin-inducing class at the Maleny Community Centre on October 12, from 2pm.

This event is presented by Maleny Arts Council in conjunction with Brisbane Vocal Jazz Festival. Full details and bookings at therangebowfestival.org

THE SOUND OF MUSIC 

The hills are alive in Caloundra as the Chorale & Theatre Company presents a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical, The Sound of Music. This timeless story follows Maria, a spirited novice nun who brings music and joy to the household of the widowed Captain von Trapp and his seven children. Set against the shadow of the impending Anschluss, it is a tale of love, resilience, and the power of song to unite a family.

Directing the production is Chloe Musgrove (pictured), making her mainstage debut. A long-time member of CCTC, Chloe first appeared with the company in 2000 before completing Musical Theatre studies at WAAPA and later a Master of Teaching at USC. She now returns as director of CCTC’s youth program “Next Generation.” Acclaimed baritone Daniel Smerdon, whose career has taken him from Brisbane to Europe and the USA, joins the cast, bringing his extensive operatic experience to the stage.

Evening performances run from October 10 - 19, plus some matinee shows, at CCTC Theatre 3 Piringa St, Wurtulla. Bookings essential, visit: trybooking.com/deets or phone 0490 329 912.

LACK OF JUDGEMENT DAY

After a hugely popular national touring circuit in 2022-2024, Sunshine Coast creative duo Aimee and Mark Gray have recently created the second iteration of this hilarious live music and film combo titled EddieRay–SilenceoftheJams2:Lackof JudgementDay, which premiered at Horizon Festival in May, and is being taken on the road throughout South-East Queensland with Red Chair Events.

So, here’s the plot: in the not-too-distant future the world is completely controlled by the internet – with AI ruling the planet. The world has plunged into an augmented reality where nothing is real and humanity is destroyed. Can we be saved? Is there a weapon strong enough to destroy the machines? Luckily one man never got a smartphone and is impervious to the robots attacks.

Join Eddie as he navigates his way through the Wild West in this hilarious future-cowboy film taking on the internet with the most powerful weapon there is – LIVE MUSIC! With his incredible band made up of some of the Sunshine Coast’s finest musicians as The Band of Legends – this original soundtrack will be played live alongside the screening, immersing you in a live music cinema experience.

This uniquely original show explores something we are all struggling with in a light-hearted and super creative way, that leaves the audience feeling uplifted.

The film has been developed, and shot all over the Sunshine Coast over the past year, with many locals taking a starring role as either smartphone zombies, or motorcycle-riding cowboys. With all the post-editing and music recording created in Eddie’s home studio in Cambroon.

This is the world premiere and will go on to tour nationally throughout 2025 and 2026. October 17 - 31, Redlands Performing Arts Centre, Coolum Civic Centre, Eudlo Hall, Majestic Theatre Pomona, Tamborine Mountain Community Centre, Maleny Community Centre, and Sunnybank Performing Arts Centre.

To book tickets, visit: redchair.com.au/what-s-on/event/623-eddie-ray-silence-of-the-jams-2

HEATHER ROSE IN CONVERSATION 

Outspoken presents Heather Rose in conversation on Monday October 13 at the Maleny Community Centre, 6pm for 6.30pm.

Heather Rose grew up in Tasmania where she was, by her own description, a wild barefoot girl, born for adventure. It was there that she developed a profound love of nature, but one that, as a result of a tragedy that occurred when she was twelve, propelled her on a journey to explore life’s mysteries, travelling widely in Asia, Europe and the USA, seeking out different ways of being, including becoming initiated into certain ancient rituals.

Returning to Australia she took up a career in advertising, eventually starting her own agency, an enterprise that did so well she was chosen as a Businesswomen of the year. In the meantime she started writing novels, going on to produce, so far, eight; many internationally published and much awarded. Both Bruny and The Museum of Modern Love are presently being adapted for film.

Her new novel, A Great Act of Love, begins when a young woman ‘of means’, Caroline Douglas, arrives in Hobart, with a young boy in her care. It is 1839. After leasing an old cottage next to an abandoned vineyard, she discovers that, in order to create a new life, she will have to navigate an insular colony of exiles and opportunists. But Caroline is carrying a secret of great magnitude and it will take all she is made of to bring it into the light.

Moving from the champagne vineyards of revolutionary France to London and on to early colonial Australia, A Great Act of Love is a spellbinding novel of legacy, passion and reinvention, inspired by true events. At its heart is a family who have champagne in their blood. It is an immensely beautiful and heartrending saga of a father and daughter, and the enduring power of familial love.

Heather will be discussing this new novel, and her other works, with Steven Lang.

To book, visit: trybooking.com/DEJFY

TENNIS, CROQUET & TOTAL MAYHEM! 

Step onto the court for the most delightfully bonkers sports day of the year! The Pineapple Parfait Cup is a tennis and croquet wonderland where teams of two battle it out for glory, giggles, and a chance to be crowned the Monarchs of Wonderland.

Think Wimbledon meets Alice in Wonderland—complete with cheeky characters stirring up mischief at every turn!

Little ones get their very own croquet court to play on, while grown-ups can swing, sip, and strut their stuff in the silliest sporting showdown around. Food and drinks available all day.

Niq Reefman, known as the Mad Hatter, will perform.

Niq Reefman is a sonic wizard who has developed a unique trio with “Morpheus” (his synth accordion) & “Victor” (his emotive trumpet). Interwoven with theatre, his musical tales squirm with texture and ear candy, while his Silkwood Wagon makes you remember you're playing the game of life! As a devoted explorer of the edges in life, he celebrates the phrase “Deliciously Mad”.

Full details and bookings at therangebowfestival.org

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 

The Rangebow MicroFilm Festival is a vibrant celebration of short films and micro games by Queensland creatives, held as part of the Rangebow Festival. From bold animations to experimental gems, this unique screen event showcases local talent, industry talks, and awards across multiple categories.

Whether you’re a filmmaker, game developer, or just love fresh screen culture, come along for a day of screenings, panels, and creative inspiration on October 11 from 9am.

The program includes an opening by Sunshine Coast Council Mayor, Rosanna Natoli; Meet the Makers hosted by Christine Rogers (with invited guests John Harvey, Ryan Neil Butler and Hannah Levien), the MicroFilm Competition Finalists and Awards with MC Victoria McGuin, and the UniSC Student Film Showcase.

There will also be an inclusive filmmaking session including Veronica Wain (Bus Stop Films), Danielle Tomlinson (documentary maker and brain injury survivor), with singer-songwriter and Autism Queensland ambassador, Emma Tomlinson; the MicroGame Dev Finalists and Awards – MCs Colleen Steiler-Hunt and Alex Muscat, and AI: Midjourney for Beginners – a fun workshop with Aesop Media.

Come to create, celebrate, and connect—with cash prizes, mentorships, and unforgettable stories waiting to be shared. (Pictured is last year’s Rangebow Microfilm Best in Region winner.) Full details and bookings at therangebowfestival.org

Letters

Going nuclear?

I refer to a recent article by Doug Patterson critical of nuclear power generation.

Renewables have failed miserably. Wind turbines need to be manufactured, installed, maintained and at the end of their life scrapped.

Renewables are neither renewable nor power free. Solar and wind farms and intermittent power supply only. Industry and commerce cannot exist on this basis. Green hydrogen is a pipe dream and has been shown to fail.

AI needs huge amounts of electricity 24 hours a day. Renewables are not the answer. Pumped hydro may smooth out electricity supply but it is not cost effective.

Other countries are building nuclear power plants. Three Mile Island in the US is being recommissioned. Australia has abundant uranium and exports it around the world for other countries to benefit.

Perhaps the new nuclear power stations could be built on retiring coal-fired power stations using the existing distribution network saving a great deal of money.

Australia is hell bent on destroying farmland, forests, destroying bird and animal habitat. For no benefit to us.  I believe climate change is a hoax and whatever Australia does will make no difference to the world climate. Australia …. go nuclear ... now!

Graeme Tosh

Local papers are vital

Dear Editor

Recently the new President of Country Press Australia, Damian Morgan said “…My top priority as President of CPA is to fight for the publishers who, in turn, are fighting for their communities. We’ll be wearing out the boot leather lobbying governments to protect our people from exploitation by tech

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LETTERS, LEUNIG AND LIGHT

Relax, read a few letters, enjoy a crossword and cartoon, and maybe put pen to paper (finger to keyboard) yourself! We would love you to share your thoughts and experiences with us and HT readers. Email: editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au, and please include your name, email/address and location. Letters may be edited a little if space is tight. As we are a monthly, please be aware we are unable to print date-sensitive letters.

platforms that profit from harmful content and put our children and democracy at risk…”

Local newspapers serve as platforms for regional views and offer alternatives to Australia’s mainstream media, which is 60 percent controlled by one corporation, American News Corp.

Corporate and city interests dominate, while global tech companies are reducing local newspapers' revenues and jeopardizing their existence.

The role of independent local journalism cannot be overstated as they report on local issues of the towns and regions they serve. Their stories are vital for community cohesion and are most often overlooked by the larger media companies.

By supporting local businesses who advertise in local papers we can help their survival in these challenging times. Often when using local businesses who advertise in local papers, we let them know where we heard about them and hopefully that keeps the wheels turning.

When reliable sources provide Australians wherever they live with information, they can gauge policies, identify misinformation, and engage effectively in our democratic processes.

As Damian Morgan said “…too many Australians are unaware of the growing danger of letting corporatism control our communities…”

Our local newspapers are vital for regional areas, support them whenever you can.

Sunny regards, Robyn Deane

Sanity Prevails

In July, The Queensland Government adopted a Community Benefit System that would govern the approval of future proposals for wind and solar farm developments in our State.

This system identified a range of criteria these developments

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46) It might be covered with cheese

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48) Super-duper

49) Lividness

50) Cigarettes, slangily

57) Prickly husk (Var.)

58) Courtroom business

59) Base unit

60) Maximum limits?

61) Prognosticators

62) Diving gear, briefly Down

I) Degree to be proud of

2) "7 Faces of Dr. _"

3) Bill dispenser

4) Pekoe, for one

5) Starting points

6) Have a feeling

7) Roll a bad seven (with "out")

8) Battering device

9) Enjoyed brunch

10) John and Luke, for two 11) Family supporter

12) Encumbrances, to a Realtor 13) Honky-_ music

18) "Zilch!"

22) Bio class letters

23) Change in a register

24) Beginning phase

25) Spiders

26) "Getting wanner," e.g.

27) Common houseplants

28) Gross

30) Cloth for overalls

32) Covers a lot of ground?

34) Country near Fiji

35) Wield a broom

37) Disappear slowly

38) Mailed

40) Tells how to act

41) Creators' safeguards

43) Limbo need

44) Musician Herbie

45) Watery part of a fluid

46) Churns

would have to meet to be approved. These included: an Environmental Impact Assessment, a Social Impact Assessment, an Alignment with Community Expectations, the preservation of High-Quality Agricultural Land, and Guaranteed Operator Responsibility for Decommissioning and Rehabilitation.

This measure now closely aligns the Queensland Government’s position with that of the Australian Government.

Since 1999, the Australian Government has mandated that three conditions must be met by wind and solar farm developments: Environmental Protection; Social Acceptance and Safety. To date, there has been a clear emphasis on environmental impact with all proposals having to undergo Environmental Impact Assessments under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC ACT 1999) and the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021.

However, following the adoption of the Community Benefit System in Queensland, the Prime Minister introduced guidelines to better ensure the recognition of social acceptance as a key condition for the Commonwealth.

He outlined a Social Impact Assessment regime that included mandatory community consultation, clear community benefit, and sustainable social licence.

Now that our two governments are actually working together, industry will be able to plan with greater confidence and assurance and the pace of renewable power production will pick up.

With over 50% of Queensland homes now having solar cells installed and a growing industry commitment to renewable energy, what once seemed like impossible energy targets could now be reachable. History has shown us that when governments and industry work together we can achieve great things like the Snowy Mountain Scheme.

Our governments must be congratulated for putting aside party politics and working together to meet the challenges of climate change and our future sustainable energy needs.

Doug Patterson

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51) Stuff in a mine

52) Giant syllable?

53) Bow part

54) Note in a poker game

55) Type of tennis shot

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Bad Joke of the Month

Went to my son’s house for lunch. Got up out of the sitting room chair and into the kitchen to see him.

"Have you got a newspaper?"

"Newspaper? Get modern Dad, we get the news online nowadays!" he laughed, and handed me his tablet.

When he came in with the lunch he asked me what I thought about using the tablet.

"It's really good! I tell you, that fly didn't stand a chance!"

“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”

The Dalai Lama

Poets

YOU THINK I’M EATING A CRAB WHEN I’M EATING A CRAB   I AM

You think I’m eating a crab When I’m eating a crab I am

remember now you frozen in this time precious moments yours mine we have travelled with together sixty years of shared pleasure crabs arrive with current bait no hunt or restless tidal wait their purchase no longer hard served now on a credit card wrapped tightly to keep them cold simply bought then sold

Listen

I crack the shell split the feast fast break separate red white slick quick quiet flesh free at last pass you yours spread on a platter conversation simple your warm smile to share your life in such conversations follow flow like the creeks I’ve fished about those things that matter casual idle dips and glides between us like the Cantus in Memoriam  started with the touch of a bell you in white  me dressed in awkwardness somehow we found that harmony like an unfinished symphony

Listen

Hear

memories make no noise

You think I’m eating a crab When I’m eating a crab  I am

© John Bradley

CORNER

MUSINGS OF HAMLET

What doth thou read, my lord? Words, words, words.

Who sayeth these, my lord?

The leaders, the courtiers, the bagmen. What doeth these fine people?

Nought, alas; they do nothing, filled with sound and fury, signifying nothing!

Behold Palestine: its vale of tears.

Cries of genocide fall on deaf ears.

See Rachel weeping for her lost children as her tears fall on the rubble of her home.

Black’s called white, wrong’s deemed right; Evictions, murders show their might.

The world shrugs its shoulders, turns its backleaves the victims to flee from attack. Voices of criticism are deemed antisemitic so truth and justice are left paralytic.

The time is out of joint. Oh cursed spite, that few of us will dare to set it right!

© John Cotterell

RAINFOREST SPRING

The winter silence is broken.

The forest choir starts to hum.

The wind from the north blows accompaniment.

The frogs in the dam beat the drum.

The catbird wails from the canopy.

The whip bird cracks to his mate.

The currawong urgently calling,

To find love before it’s too late.

The flycatcher sashays and darts

Like a sprite through the raspberry canes.

A young joey views the world from its pouch

And sleepily vanishes again.

The bower bird sets his stage

With meticulous gifts of blue.

The rifle bird practices his flourishes

For all the ladies to view.

The whistler rehearses his repertoire.

The heron stalks fish by the creek.

The wedge-tail hunts in a crystalline sky

Ready with talon and beak.

The saplings push evermore skyward, Jostling for light and for space.

Like a show with unlimited season,

Each actor knowing their place.

And while mankind frets about meaning and purpose

With problems of day-to-day strife,

The forest folk keep relentlessly singing

The truth, that the MEANING IS LIFE…

© Sandra Poole

Is cuddly Mishka your lap cat?

Not-for-profit organisation

4 Paws Animal Rescue provides refuge for homeless dogs and cats on the Sunshine Coast, and is run entirely by volunteers.

This special place cannot survive without kind foster families who take in animals, giving them unconditional love, training, nursing and rehabilitation, so that they are ready for adoption.

Introducing this gorgeous 2 year old girl, Mishka who is just full of love! Mishka is a stunning young girl with the most beautiful colouring and a heart full of affection.  She has already mastered the art of being the perfect companion.

She adores people, craves cuddles and would happily spend her days curled up on your lap soaking up all the love you can give her.

Mishka came into our care with her mum Missy, after their previous owner moved into aged care. Whilst they arrived together they are not particularly bonded and we believe both girls would thrive best in separate homes where they can receive individual attention and love.

Can you open your heart and home? Please visit our website and complete an adoption application form: 4pawsanimalrescue.org.au

Check your pet for ticks!

It’s tick season, and it’s a big one according to a local vet one of our HT team was chatting with last week. He told her they had already lost three dogs in one week at the surgery, so the annual warning is here.

These tiny little arachnids are about 3-5 mm long, and even though there are a few different types, the one that we really need to watch out for is the paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus). You'll mostly find these along the Eastern Coast of Australia, from North Queensland all the way down to Victoria. Other ticks you might see on your pet are the bush tick or the brown dog tick.

Even though they’re tiny, ticks are one of the most dangerous parasites for pets. They can cause serious health problems and, sadly, even lead to death. The risk of ticks is highest during "tick season" (from October to March), and things like mild winters and rainy weather at the start of spring and summer just make the situation worse. If you live near bushland or wildlife, like possums or bandicoots, chances are you’re going to encounter ticks more often.

To keep ticks off your pet, you’ll want to use some sort of tick or flea treatment. Your vet can recommend what works best for your pet. There are products like chews and spot-on treatments, tick collars, and even tick-

repelling shampoos and rinses. You can check out all the tick prevention options online at RSPCA World for Pets.

Also, make it a habit to check your pet every day for ticks. When you're checking, feel around for small

cough. Either way, their condition can go downhill fast, so be sure to act quickly.

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the Wild

Always Take the Weather with You

here is something innate in many humans that regardless of the weather, be it hot, cold, temperate, wet, dry, moist, there is always something to whinge about... too hot or too cold, but at the end of the day it is what it is.

I personally love the phrase “always take the weather with you” and I take that to mean that we shouldn’t expect fine weather to follow you around like some divine blessing, but to rejoice in being alive in the world and enjoy all of nature’s moods.

We are often hitting a dry spell at this time of year, but it appears we are fortunate to be continuing with the pattern of regular rainfall that has continued through this year. Soils are moist and temperatures moderate, so guess what it’s time to plant!

It’s not just planting time either, it’s time to create habitat with nest boxes, piles of rocks, mulch and branches etc... It’s that romantic time of year for much of our fauna, and extra habitat means extra nesting, shelter and romantic rendezvous to ensure the survival of their populations and maintain biodiversity.

At Forest Heart ecoNursery, Maleny, we stock a range of local native plants, native cultivars and fruit trees, a range that is growing all the time (quite literally!). Our aim is to provide the widest variety of SE Queensland flora and with over 3000 local native plants that’s going to keep us busy for a while. Not only can we provide you with a great range of garden plants, but also revegetation stock, bush foods, cabinet timber and farm forestry trees. Growing local native plants for revegetation, gardens, agriculture and resources is good for us, good for the country, good for wildlife and of course biodiversity.

Tip of the month is mulch, mulch, mulch and you guessed it more mulch. All organic mulches are good and help keep the moisture in, feed and regulate the temperature of soils. To help with this we stock organic fertilisers, potting mix, sugar cane mulch and ‘Not Just Mulch’, a great product that will get your veggies and fruit trees jumping out of the ground!

Mulch solves many problems from erosion to soil structure, to nutrient availability and many more issues. With the bonus of providing habitat for a whole host of little critters that live within it and in turn build soil and provide food for some of our larger local fauna.

Take advantage of this moist weather to mulch, plant and get things growing now before the heat of summer rolls in.

Grants deliver over 100,000 native plants

In 2024, Bupa and Landcare Australia partnered to create the Bupa Landcare Grants program, supporting 33 projects across the country in urban and peri-urban communities. The program helped transform local environments and create healthier, greener spaces for people to enjoy

Landcare Australia is a national not-for-profit organization, established 35 years ago, that supports the landcare community with funding, capacity-building, on-ground projects, information, networking and promotion of landcare achievements.

Landcare Australia also delivers major land restoration projects and manages multiple programs that support nature-based carbon solutions, sustainable agriculture, First Nations people, young adults, Junior Landcare and Coastcare.

Across Australia, their partnerships support thousands of people involved in landcare, who are working to protect local ecosystems that contribute to the sustainability and productivity of our land and water assets.

These efforts improve biodiversity, build resilience in Australia’s food and farming systems, and create stronger communities.

Sunshine Coast Regional Council was a 2024 Bupa Landcare Grant recipient and used the funding to host The Doonan Planting Festival which brought together 300 volunteers to plant 6,000 native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers to improve the ecological connectivity within the Noosa - Maroochy Wallum corridor. This area is critical for the movement and survival of threatened species including koalas, glossy black cockatoos, and grey-headed flying foxes.

This project offered valuable insights into how to successfully manage a large-scale community planting event while improving the experience for both participants and staff.

Habitat

Lately we’ve been working on some minor construction projects around the nursery, which has resulted in some piles of hardwood offcuts laying around for some days afterwards.

Invariably, within a day or two we’ll see Shade Skinks (Saproscincus sp.) turn up in these piles of wood.

The same thing happens when we place small piles of sticks and rocks around the garden. When we talk about creating habitat and improving biodiversity in our gardens and larger scale projects, the emphasis is of course on the stars of the show, the plants. But planting a diversity of local species is only a part of the habitat story.

By adding structure we can greatly enhance the habitat potential of a planted area. This structure can take many forms and the more diversity

The event featured educational and recreational activities including wildlife displays, live music, face painting, and sustainability-themed workshops, fostering environmental awareness and stewardship. It also fostered intergenerational participation, with families, students, and older residents working together to plant native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers. This created a sense of shared purpose and connection to place.

Wendy Cliff, Senior Community Conservation Officer, said, “This project has delivered powerful environmental outcomes by restoring habitat for nationally threatened species like koalas, glossy black cockatoos, and greyheaded flying foxes.

“Through strategic planting and corridor enhancement, we’ve reconnected vital bushland across the Noosa–Maroochy Wallum corridor—boosting biodiversity, supporting seasonal food sources, and helping create a more resilient landscape for generations to come.”

For more information, please visit landcareaustralia.org.au

of these forms we can accommodate in an area the more habitat potential we can achieve.

In its simplest form this may be a pile of leaves or mulch which provide important conditions for many species of insects to thrive. The decomposition process generates nutrients that support both the insects directly and the microorganisms they feed on. And of course, the insects living there serve as important food sources for birds, small mammals, amphibians, and reptiles, making leaf litter communities essential components of an ecosystem.

area. This is particularly true for reptile species which rely on these areas for shelter. And these structures don’t strictly need to be simple piles of sticks and rocks but can be incorporated into design forms such as rock walls for retaining or dividing sections in a graden. By applying creative design in a naturalistic way through the use of organic structure, you can greatly improve the biodiversity outcomes in your garden space.

About That Tree

with Tree Surgeon Tony Wootton, our local arborist and author, meeting the Hinterland's tree needs since 1996

In the last few editions of the Hinterland Times, I’ve been writing about our staff at Tony Wootton Tree Surgeon. I began writing about trees for the Barung Landcare newsletter back in the late 1990s. I then began to write articles in the Range News, a predecessor to the Hinterland Times

Then, in the year 2000, I wrote my first book, About That Tree (I'm holding it in this photo!). It featured my 10 favourite trees on the Blackall Range, with information about their horticultural features, timber usage, bush tucker value, etc., and included a map showing their location. Unfortunately, some of those trees are no longer here.

I had always intended to write another book featuring the less well-known endemic trees of our plateau, but I was so busy actually caring for people’s trees that I have never had the time!

My main motivation for writing about trees is to try to raise people‘s awareness around trees, and really to try to get people to acknowledge the trees that are a big part of their lives by getting them to notice when they flower, or what birds they attract, or how they appear in the different seasons.

We live in an incredibly beautiful rainforest region. Rainforests are the climax of biodiversity on the planet, and opening your minds and your hearts to the trees around you and celebrating the wonder of their creation can only enrich your life, as it has done mine. Touch trees.

Piles of sticks and rocks of various sizes are an essential component of improving biodiversity in a planted

If you’d like to see some examples of these principles in use, please call in and see us at the Barung Community Nursery and take a wander in the garden.

Barung native Plant nursery Phone 5494 3151

Parkland Drive Nursery opening times: Wednesday to Saturday 9am - 3pm

Mobile: 0403 467 664

Landline: 54 944 917

www.twtreesurgeon.com

Mobile: 0403 467 664 www.twtreesurgeon.com

HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Wheels in motion for change

Do you want to improve your fitness, have fun and get out there and enjoy our wonderful environment? Then it’s time to get rolling.

For the month of October, Sunshine Coast Council’s ThinkChange program is supporting Love to Ride’s biggest event Biketober.

To join the health-boosting movement, you are encouraged to swap the car for a bike and reap the benefits of active travel.

Residents are encouraged to sign up and as extra incentive, they can win some great prizes, including a $4,000 holiday.

Sunshine Coast Council’s Managing for Growth Transport Portfolio Councillor Christian Dickson said the aim of the joint initiative was simple: to get more people to enjoy the benefits of riding bikes, anywhere, anytime, for the month of October.

“Whether it’s the daily commute, school run, or weekend outing, every bike trip helps reduce emissions, ease traffic congestion and boost personal wellbeing,” Cr Dickson said.

“Last year, more than 99,000 rides were logged nationally during Biketober with 55,516 kilometres ridden on the Sunshine Coast.

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“This year let’s push those pedals and discover a healthier, more sustainable way to travel.”

Pedal for prizes

Just one bike ride a week during October puts you in the running to win great national prizes including a $4,000 holiday to a destination of your choice and an expanded local prize pool, including a $500 Spicers Tamarind Resort voucher, $200 99 Bikes voucher, Wildlife HQ ticket and other great Sunshine Coast experiences. Sign up for the challenge, download the app and start logging your rides to be in the running.

Join as a workplace

You can join as an individual, with friends, or as part of a workplace team.

Businesses are also encouraged to get involved by registering their workplace on the Love to Ride platform. Staff can compete in a friendly leaderboard challenge, boost team morale and support a healthier, more sustainable workplace culture.

It’s not about how far you ride; it’s about having fun, getting outside, enjoying the fresh air and making small changes that add up to a big impact!

Register on the Love to Ride website (lovetoride.net) and get ready to ride this October.

Delivered through Sunshine Coast Council’s ThinkChange program and supported by Love to Ride.

Awesome coast adventures

Find your next ride along our Coastal Pathway which forms part of the 73km route from Bells Creek in the south to Coolum in the north.

There are more self-guided rides for mountain biking and riding on adventuresunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

TIME TO LET YOUR S##T GO! (JUST JOKING!!)

When your body gives you messages through symptoms or illness, we see it as an invitation to learn, grow, and take better care of it.

We believe a blocked / builtup colon and poor gut health is the root cause of many, if not all illnesses and dis-ease in

Whilst the body does eliminate waste on its own, the effectiveness is dependent on diet, hydration, bowel strength, medications and how unobstructed a person is.

After decades, or even just years of a modern processed diet, waste builds up and accumulates in the bowels, becoming impacted in the spongy tissue of the colon, which stretches to accommodate the waste.

What’s even more surprising is that the average human can store 8-10kg of old compacted poop in their colon, and without regular colonics will most likely never move that on due to the colon not being a self-cleaning muscle.

At Bottoms Up Colonics Nambour, we specialise in the ROJAS technique, we support the whole body assisting the elimination pathways to offer the body

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We may be hinterland-dwellers, but when summer comes we like to hit the beach and the surf! However, in the rush to cool off or take a relaxing dip, we can miss signs that, unfortunately, put us at grave risk.

Following a heartbreaking season last summer that saw three drowning deaths on the Sunshine Coast, lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers are urging everyone to make safety a priority.

Their message is clear: Stop, Look and Stay Alive The national campaign urges people to Stop before they enter the water, Look for the red and yellow flags to swim between and for any signs and warnings, and Stay Alive by assessing whether they have the ability to tackle the prevailing conditions, not going in alone, and only entering the water if it’s safe.

Who’s there to help protect you?

Sunshine Coast Council-funded professional lifeguards, supported by thousands of dedicated volunteer lifesavers, patrol our beaches with one shared mission: zero preventable deaths.

Their message is simple but vital: if you’re heading to the beach, choose a patrolled location and swim between the flags.

The 2025–26 volunteer surf lifesaving season has begun, and will run until early May 2026.

Last financial year (2024–25), more than 6.6 million people visited Sunshine Coast beaches, with lifeguards and lifesavers performing 550 rescues, 98,574 preventative actions and 7,696 first aid treatments.

Sunshine Coast Council’s $7.2 million annual contribution towards lifeguarding services ensures yearround patrol services and vital rescue equipment for our community and visitors to the region.

More than 124 professional lifeguards are employed across permanent, part-time and casual positions to cover 21 patrolled beach locations, from north Coolum to Bulcock Beach in Caloundra.

What’s new this season

Several improvements will be made to lifeguard services between Coolum and Caloundra to ensure Sunshine Coast beaches are even safer under the Surf Life Saving Queensland – Sunshine Coast Council Lifeguard Service Plan 2023-28.

Among the most notable changes is an increase in lifeguard resourcing, including:

• A roving lifeguard will now provide relief across multiple lifeguard service locations north of the Maroochy River, ensuring consistent coverage throughout the day.

• Marcoola will now be covered with a second lifeguard during September, Christmas and Easter school holidays.

Surf Life Saving Queensland Sunshine Coast Regional Operations Manager, Aaron Purchase, said the organisation valued its strong partnership with Sunshine Coast Council in keeping beachgoers safe.

“We appreciate Council’s continued support, which ensures our lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers have the resources they need to respond quickly and effectively,” Mr Purchase said.

“As volunteer patrols return this weekend, we’re reminding everyone to swim between the red and yellow flags and stay aware of beach conditions.

“Rip currents remain a leading cause of coastal drownings, and regular patrols combined with public vigilance are essential to stay alive.

“It’s important beachgoers stop and assess the conditions, look for safety signs and patrol flags.”

To learn more visit the website: sls.com.au/ stoplookstayalive

Sunshine Coast beaches are patrolled by volunteer lifesavers every weekend and on public holidays from 7am to 5pm during the summer season with extended hours to 6pm through the busy Christmas period. This vital service supports lifeguard patrols which occur yearround.

For more information on patrolled beach locations, times and conditions visit beachsafe.org.au.

We may look at the state of the world today and feel disturbed by the ongoing conflict and unsettled by the uncertainties in many areas of life. We may feel nostalgic for a time when life was simpler and less stressful. While on some level life may seem more complicated and people more variegated, underlying this diversity there is still a collective desire to have a more harmonious society and world.

Spending time with people generally makes us feel more connected, when we know someone and understand their life, we are more compassionate and empathetic to their challenges. However, the quality of our relationships is still determined by how we feel.

For true harmony we need a deeper connection that goes beyond our daily interactions. This connection occurs through the practice of transcending. Quantum physics describes a level of life where everything is unified. It is at the basis of all life and the basis of the individual. When we transcend during the practice of Transcendental Meditation®, we experience this state in our own awareness.

Over time this experience in meditation seeps into daily life. You feel that everything is connected to you. It can be subtle to begin with but there is a growing sense of unity with your environment and more harmony with the people around you.

We may fight for equal rights and tolerance for all people, but it is just that, it is a fight. No amount of legislation is going to change peoples’ deep feelings and prejudices. In fact, it is often not the person that is being objected too, it is what they represent. Ultimately how we feel about other people comes from how we feel inside. When tired or stressed, we often direct negativity toward others.

By transcending the superficial differences, we can experience that we all come from the same stuff. When we have a living experience of this unity, we can’t maintain opposition to other people because we are experiencing that they are just another part of the bigger

Use Your Mental Edge The Invisible Gap

by JAMIE MILNE

Have you ever trained someone who just didn’t seem to get it— no matter how many times you explained? Or felt frustrated when a team member kept repeating mistakes you thought were obvious?

Before you write it off as a “capability” issue, consider this: they may not even know what they don’t know. This isn’t a flaw—it’s a stage. And understanding these stages could change the way you lead forever.

The 4 Stages of Competence

1. Unconscious Incompetence - “I don’t know that I don’t know.” Someone is unaware of their skill gap. It’s not ignorance—it’s invisibility. Normalize the struggle for them.

capable, but it takes effort and focus. Mistakes still happen, they’re building muscle memory, but it hasn’t become second nature—yet.

4. Unconscious Competence - “I do it without thinking.” This is where you are with many skills ingrained; so secondnature, it’s hard to even explain how you do it. The danger here? Forgetting how hard it was to learn in the first place.

What this means for leadershipwhen you recognise where someone is in their learning journey, you can shift from judgment to empathy, from micromanaging to mentoring.

The next time someone falls short of your expectations, ask yourself: “Is this a skill issue, or a stage-of-learning issue?” Then coach accordingly. Because empathy in leadership isn’t just kindness—it’s strategy.

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Fall in Love with your Life byKERRIE FRIEND

Fyour life and being energised about your life is a skill that can absolutely be developed.

Many think this can only be attained if you’ve only encountered rainbows and unicorns in your life. But the opposite is true, the most positive people I know (including myself) have had to work at it, as most of them have come from very bumpy backgrounds. Regrettably most people are waiting for external changes to make them fall in love with their life.

This mindset causes despair not happiness as long-term goodness is found on the inside not from the outside.

Don’t wait to begin falling in love with your life, you can make the decision right now. Then you’ll start to experience momentum shifts in your life. But remember no outside source or person can do this for you, it’s a deep work that can change everything in your life, but it’s made by you.

Write down ten things you’re passionate about and explore them. Journal and unearth what you’d truly like your life to look like from this moment and for your future. Often this kind of excavation uncovers revelations that may surprise you. We evolve and change with years, let your new future self-inspire you.

And lastly, some practical ideas for falling in love with your life, go on a solo adventure once a week, anything that feels different to what you usually do. Go to a bookstore, join a community group, see a movie, find an inspirational podcast, go to a library, take a new exercise class or engage in a creative activity. Cultivate passion and awaken your soul to fall in love with your one-of-a-kind precious life.

Blessings, Kerrie

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CHIROPRACTORS

Hinterland Chiropractic

Dr Josephine Sexton. Using gentle, safe and effective techniques to maintain spinal health and wellbeing. Concession rates, Family discounts and HICAPS available. 2/70 Maple Street, Maleny. Ph: 5435 2987

Maple Chiropractic Maleny

Dr. Samuel Lowe, Dr. Catherine Metcalf, Dr. Rebel Hungerford & Nikki Duncan-Exercise Physiologist. Gentle, effective care for the whole family. Concession, family rates & HICAPS available 45 Maple St, Maleny 5494 3322 maplechiropractic.com.au

Sunrise Chiropractic

Dr Damian Treacey Chiropractor & Applied Kinesiologist Gentle hands on Chropractic using Applied Kinesiology. Over 30 years in private practice. Mon and Wed 2-5pm, Fri 9am-12pm 19 Coral Street, Maleny. 0492 949 695

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HOMEOPATHY

Pauline Ashford - B.H.Sc, Complementary Med & Homeopathy Classical homeopathy; Lymphatic drainage; Dorn spinal, joint and headache therapy; EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques; Reiki 130 Ansell Rd Witta – Ph: 5494 4101 E: malenyhomeopathy@gmail.com

HYPNOTHERAPY

Christian Dunham Specialising in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, a combination of clinical hypnotherapy and psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, phobias and other chronic conditions. Free initial consultation. Ph: 0448 303 013 www.christiandunham.net

MASSAGE

Get Active Fitness & Personal Training

Beautiful group fitness studio with a variety of classes to suit all ages/fitness levels. A fun supportive environment, fully qualified trainers. Book your first session FREE Ph. 0423 618 945 Bunya St, Maleny.

Maleny Vibes Pilates

Boutique reformer pilates studio. Introductory offer 4 classes $50 to all new clients. Book online www.malenyvibespilates.com Studio 37 Coral St, Maleny. malenyvibespilates@gmail.com Insta @malenyvibespilates

Maleny Rumble Room

Boutique Group Fitness Boxing & HIIT studio. Limited to 8 people per class. Introductory offer 4 classes for $50 to all new clients. Book online @ www.malenyrumbleroom.com.au 37 Coral Street, Maleny. Insta @maleny_rumbleroom

HOME CARE

RangeCare

Offering in-home and respite care services to support independent living. Our tailor-made services are available to everyone in the community. We can deliver your home care package. Ph: 5445 7044

Visit: www.rangecare.com.au

Blue Zen Massage – Sensei Shayne Harris Dip.Remedial Massage & Dip.Reflexology An integrated therapist shares deep-tissue holistic massages, MET, joint mobilisation,  myotherapy. Unwind with Shiatsu, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, hot stones/cupping. Diamond Valley Treehouse www.bluezenmassage.com 0407 002 567  HF Rebates

MENTAL PERFORMANCE

Jamie Milne Training Jamie Milne is SEQ"S leading Mental Performance Coach. Finding your Mental Edge is Jamie's specialty. His approach is unique in delivery and the results speak for themselves. Contact: jamiemilnetraining.com or call 0431 339 975.

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Range of Motion Physiotherapy Maleny, Mapleton and Imbil Russ, Karl, and Kathryn. Providing the highest quality care to restore & maintain optimal physical function & mobility. Ph: 5478 6600 www.rangeofmotion.com.au

Advertise your business in the HT from $63.58

CLOCK REPAIR

Montville Clockshop

Repairs for Cuckoo, Grandfather, Mantle, Wall Clocks. Antique clock restoration. We can supply quartz movement and parts, and repair quartz clocks. P: 07 5442 9409. www.clockshop.com.au enquiries@clockshop.com.au

EARTHMOVING

Buckle Earthmoving NEW

Newly established Sunshine Coast business. All types of Dozer work using a modern Cat D3K2 with LGP (low ground pressure) tracks to tackle all types of terrain with minimal impact. Driveways and access tracks, Clearing, Stick Raking, 6-way blade and rippers, Dams, Site preparation, Lantana removal, Civil, Horse arenas. contact: anthony_buckle@yahoo.com 0415 173 769

GUTTER CLEANING

Gutter Sucker

Gutter Sucker specialises in cleaning your guttering. a unique portable vacuum system for the efficient and effective removal of leaves and rubbish from all types of gutters and roofs. Ph: 1800 558 745 or 0402 456 391

HANDY MAN AND HOME MAINTENANCE

Montville Handy Man 30 years building experience. Available now for carpentry, home mainatenance and repairs, small concreting jobs, Propt and reliable service. CallWayne 0434 724 030.

JEWELLERY - COMMISSIONS AND DESIGN

MWasshausen Gems + Jewels

Fine individually designed and traditional handmade jewellery in a contemporary style with natural Gemstones, Pearls & Opals. Commision & redesign, alteration & repairs. Call Birgit in her Maleny workshop 0490 146 982

LANDSCAPING & DESIGN

Amber Leaf Landscaping

Looking for a landscaper who can deliver?

Tohm Hajncl heads the team that offers you guaranteed quality. Choose from landscaping consultations, designs, construction and planting, pre-sale makeovers and specialised maintenance services. Ph: 5445 9801 www.amberleaf.com.au

LANDSCAPING & DESIGN continue

Stone on the Range Landscapes

Looking for creative ideas from a professional craftsman-then call Jim! Thirty years experience designing/building all aspects of gardens/stonework. Combining skills that utilize timber/stone and steel, as a designer, landscaper, stonemason. It is my passion to exceed your expectations. 0401 308 824   jimrstoneart@gmail.com

MOWING AND GARDENING

Blueys Garden Services

For all your gardening needs. Jobs include but not limited to: Mowing, Whipping snipping, Clear outs, Hedging, Tip runs, Minor landscaping and Weed management give us a call-0481 106 839

Swede with Speed Slashing

For slashing and mowing, acres or house blocks, hedge trims, whipper snipping, rubbish removal and house maintenance call Birger for a free qoute 0411 591 738.

Forest Heart

Your Local Native Plant Nursery. Specialising is the native plants of SE QLD for Revegetation, Gardens, Habitat. 20 Coral Street, Maleny Ph: 07 5435 2193 – www.forestheart.com.au

POOL MAINTENANCE

SwimSafe

Mobile pool maintenance & repairs. Swimming pool safety inspections. FREE QUOTES

Proudly servicing the Sunshine Coast Ph: 0448 793 148 – www.swimsafeqld.com.au

QBCC #101629

ROOFING

Roof & Gutter Maintenance

Clean gutters, Blocked downpipes, New & repair downpipes, Roof repairs & leaks, Fix leaking gutters, New gutters & fascias, Install & service whirly birds, Skylights & Water Tanks. Free quotes, local bloke, over 20 yrs experience Phone Brad 0419 712 081

EcoSheen Exterior Cleaning Roofs, Solar Panels, Gutters, House Wash, Driveways, & Paths. Call Andy on 0406 641 919 Fully insured Servicing the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast

TRANSPORTATION

UltiMate Transfers 18 years offering elite chauffeur services. Private airport transfers (Sunshine Coast & Brisbane), cruise terminals, weddings. Impeccable, discreet, and tailored travel. Reserve your experience at ultimatetransfers.com.au.

Barung Landcare Native Plant Nursery

Your local community nursery stocks an extensive range of species indigenous to the Blackall Range and surrounds. Open to the public WednesdaySaturday 9am–3pm, Ph: 0429 943 152 E: nursery@barunglandcare.org.au

PLUMBING & WASTEWATER

Anderson Plumbing & Roofing

QBSA1066328

Plumbing, drainage & roofing. New work, renos, maintenance specialists. Septic systems, blocked drains, high pressure ‘sewer jett’ drain cleaner, drain camera, cable locations, tank installations, roof & guttering. Ph: 5494 3340 or 0409 541 4757

TREE SERVICES

Tony Wootton Tree Surgeon. Dip Hort(Arb) Operating locally since 1996. Tree assessments and advice. Trees and shrubs pruned and detailed. Hazardous trees removed. M: 0403 467 664 Ph: 54 944 917 www.twtreesurgeon.com

Handbuilt Stone QBCC 1235589

Licensed, range-based professional. Traditional rock walls, pillars, steps, paving, entrance walls and all garden features. Visit our website to see previous work for inspiration. Phone Chris on 0438 811 975 – www.handbuiltstone.com

Grant Kingston Plumbing & Gas

New construction, gas renovation work, drainage, onsite effluent disposal/septic water tank installing, water filters, solar hot water, roofing/ guttering, maintenance. Call 0402 124 731

Suncoast Liquid Waste Removal

Local owner/operator specialising in commercial / domestic waste water pump outs- septics, treatment plants, grey water, holding tanks, pond/ pool sludge, drains etc. Avoid costly blockages & system failure with prompt, reliable & expert service. Tank assessments available. EPA licensed and fully insured. Call 0439 646 707

UPHOLSTERY

Elliott Upholstery

Offers superior craftsmanship in antique and household upholstery with free quotes, pick-up and delivery throughout the Sunshine Coast. Give Brendan or Shiv a call on 0407 202 227 Advertise your business in the HT from $63.58 ongoing per month. Book directly by scanning

LEGAL SERVICES

Baker Robinson Lawyers

Sophie Paras - Professional, efficient, relaible and friendly. 5494 2665 Suite 7, 43 Maple St Maleny. Email: sophie@brlawyers.com.au www.brlawyers.com.au

Easton Lawyers

Tove Easton Principal Lawyer

Your Local Lawyers in Maleny

62 Maple St, Maleny. Ph: 5494 3511

Email: tove@eastonlawyers.com.au

Horizon Legal Group formerly Lember & Williams Suite 3, Banksia House, 66 Maple Street, Maleny 07 5495 1499 hello@horizonlegalgroup.com.au www.horizonlegalgroup.com.au

Contact Principal, Penny McCreery

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Blake Gierke - Your Hinterland Property Expert.

10 years’ experience & multiple RMA awards. Innovative marketing strategies for maximum exposure. Get unmatched results. Blake 0412 266 719

REAL ESTATE

Brant Property At Brant Property we understand that it's all in the attention to detail, even the little things matter. Learn how ‘We Can Sell Yours Too!’ Contact Susan Brant on 0428 573 170

REAL ESTATE continue

We dare to be different! Our results speak for themselves, so if you are looking to sell your property DON’T SIGN ANYTHING .. .Call us. Ph: 07 5478 5288 or check out www.rogerloughnanrealestate.com.au

REMAX Hinterland

Your property is worth more with us! 07 5408 4220, 0447 737 737 sales@remaxhinterland.com.au remaxhinterland.com.au 32 Maple Street, Maleny

VETERINARY CARE

District Vets Maleny

Veterinarian Susan Portas and her team provide professional, compassionate care for your pets. Hours Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 8:30am – 5:30pm Wed 8:30am – 4:30pm Sat by appointment 7 Myrtle St Maleny Ph: 5499 9077

Walter, Ruvé Joan

Former resident of Hunchy. Died peacefully in Brisbane on 1st September 2025. Aged 88.

Beloved wife of Andrew, loving mother to Campbell, Alison & Ruth. Cherished grandmother to Elodie, Bastien, Arlette, Ted & Toby. Devoted sister & aunt. The funeral has already taken place.

Should I Be Baptized Again?

1. Are all baptisms equally acceptable to God? By what authority does one say “all baptism”? The Bible teaches that there is “one baptism” (Ephesians 4:5) It is a burial or planning (Colossians 2:12; Roman 6:3-6) in water (Acts 8:36-39, 10:47, 48) for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16), and to put one into Christ (Galatians 3:26-29; 1 Corinthians 12:13).

2. Aren’t sprinkling and pouring also baptism? Emphatically, no! New Testament baptism requires water (Acts 10:48), much water (John 3:23), going to water, going down into water, being buried or planted in water, and coming up out of water (Acts 8:36-39; Romans 6:3-6).

3. Aren’t all baptism acceptable, just so they are immersion? No, it is important not only that baptism be immersion, but that it be proceed by the right things and that it be for the right purpose.

4. What do you mean, preceded by the right things? In the New Testament, baptism is to be preceded by faith (Mark 16:15,16), repentance (Acts 2:38), and confessing one’s faith in Christ (Acts 8:36-39; Romans 10:9, 10; Mathew 10:32, 33). Obviously, If one did not believe in Christ, or was not willing to repent, or denied the divinity of Christ, immersing him would be of no spiritual value.

Delivering The Wave

As well as delivering The Wave, a state-of-the-art congestion busting public transport system, here are some of the ways the new Queensland Government is delivering for the Sunshine Coast:

➡ Delivering a new Police Beat in Nambour and Safe Night Precinct in Noosa

➡ Delivering more health workers, including 78 new doctors

➡ Opening a new school in Caloundra South

➡ Building a TAFE Centre of Excellence for construction trades

➡ Upgrading local sports clubs and schools

➡ Constructing the Mooloolah River Interchange.

Housing progress but more work to do

he Housing Industry Association (HIA) was pleased to see housing feature prominently at the Economic Reform Roundtable recently, according to HIA Managing Director, Jocelyn Martin, particularly on cutting excessive red tape and streamlining environmental approvals..

“Australia is in a housing crisis and all solutions to solving this critical once in a generation issue, must be on the agenda. Out of all these discussions we need a recommitment to the Housing Accord at the highest level. This provides a framework under which to have a national discussion about the number of homes we need and the barriers preventing us from building them,” said Jocelyn

“It has been encouraging to see both major parties at their respective meetings talking about the need for targeted actions to boost housing supply but goodwill and commitments to do more does not get keys in doors, we need firm action.

homes and needs bi-partisan support.

“Clearing the significant backlog of projects stuck awaiting environmental approvals must be first order business and this could unlock hundreds of thousands of

“Another critical area that need targeted attention is investment for ‘last mile’ infrastructure to build the roads, sewers, energy supply and water infrastructure, getting shovel ready land to market faster.

“Skills shortages continue to be one of if not the most pressing issue faced by builders. The aspiration of the Government’s housing target will only be achieved if we have all hands on deck.”

“HIA has been encouraged by the level and depth of engagement the Government has had with industry in the lead up to the Economic Reform Roundtable which clearly demonstrates a desire to place housing high on the agenda. But we will need to see real action out of these discussions.

“Industry is now demanding that real and meaningful reform actions on the well established issues facing our sector are committed to with bipartisan support and clear timelines are agreed to and developed with industry and for industry, “Jocelyn concluded.

AUCTION 1/17 Glens Road, Balmoral Ridge

Privacy, Prestige & Panoramic Views - A Landmark Maleny

Property - First Time Offered!

Tucked away in the coveted Balmoral Ridge enclave of Maleny, this bespoke Queenslander residence offers a level of privacy, peace and prestige rarely found. At 450 metres above sea level and positioned to take full advantage of breathtaking north-easterly coastal views, “Norfolk” is a statement of history, elegance and exclusivity.

Built in 1993 as a tribute to late Victorian architecture, the home features 11ft ceilings, VJ walls, hoop pine floors and a wide wrap-around verandahs, capturing sweeping coastal and hinterland views. On 2,250sqm of landscaped grounds, enjoy a pool, gazebo, historic stonework and tranquil gardens.

Recent upgrades include a designer kitchen,

his gorgeous character-filled home sits on a very generous, North East facing 1,124m2 block with absolutely stunning views over the hinterland and out to the coast.

Features include:

• 2 generous bedrooms, one with built-ins, master with split-system air conditioning

• Bathroom upstairs features modern ceramic round basin with stone vanity top and generous shower

• 2 living areas upstairs with gorgeous timber floors, stacker doors to deck with amazing views

• L-shaped kitchen, stone benchtops tops, electric oven, 2 pac cabinetry, new induction cooktop, new dishwasher, feature round sink,

209 Scotts Road, Booroobin

luxurious bathrooms and laundry, new carpets, fresh paint and 5kw solar.

Just 5 mins to Maleny township, 35 mins to the Sunshine Coast and just over an hour to Brisbane - this is Hinterland living at its finest.

Bed: 4 Bath: 3 Car: 2

Land Size: 2,250m2

Price: AUCTION 26th October at 1pm on-site.

Agency: RE/MAX Hinterland Contact: 0447 737 737 sales@remaxhinterland.com.au

32 Maple Street, Maleny, Qld 4552

ingle-storey or ‘low-set’ homes are growing in popularity in the hinterland. For older buyers or those planning ahead, these homes offer safety and convenience, and for families with kids, they reduce worry and improve visibility and flow throughout the home.

Single-storey homes often feature open layouts, great natural light and strong indoor-outdoor connections, especially when paired with a deck or alfresco space overlooking a beautiful hinterland landscape. There’s also a practical edge: easier maintenance, lower energy costs

and more straightforward access for gardening, cleaning or moving in and out.

Whether you’re thinking lifestyle, accessibility or investment, a single-level home in the Hinterland offers simplicity, functionality and broad appeal. It’s no wonder they’re being snapped up!

If you’re looking for a low-set, easyaccess property, consider 209 Scotts Road, Booroobin. Price: $1,275,000. Talk to the REMAX Hinterland team today to arrange an inspection on 0447 737 737 or email sales@remaxhinterland.com.au.

32 Maple Street, Maleny, Qld 4552