Getting to Beerwah the gateway to everywhere
For residents living between Peachester and Beerwah, where there is limited public transport, Sunshine Coast Council’s Flexilink trial service runs three times a day from Monday to Saturday using a Glasshouse Taxi Service vehicle, opening up a world of freedom for its users. The idea behind the program is to provide an affordable option, at just $2 each way, for those using the service to gain access to trains and buses heading to the coast and beyond. The service runs like a bus, following a designated route but passengers must pre-book for the service. There are no designated stops along the route that winds its way along Fortune Avenue and Storrs Road and back to Peachester Road. However, at the time of booking the driver will advise you where and when they can pick you up safely. Bookings for the service are made by calling 1300 511 163 two hours before the service, or in the case of the first service of the morning bookings need to be made by 9pm the previous evening. Monday to Friday services run from Beerwah at 7.05am, 11.50am and 5.45pm and from Peachester at 6.45am, 12.10pm and 6.05pm. On Saturdays and public holidays the service from Beerwah is at 8.55am, 12.20pm and 6.30pm and from Peachester at 8.30am, 12.40pm and 6.50pm. If there are no bookings for a scheduled service, a vehicle is not dispatched. Visit council’s website for more information or to download the timetable. You can also pick up a timetable from Beerwah Library, or phone council’s customer service team on 5475 7272. The transport levy on council rates contributes to cost of the Flexilink trial services.
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Masons support Coast Guard The Landsborough Masons were recently asked to donate a blower to Caloundra Coast Guard to help the volunteer organisation keep the yard clean at its headquarters. Rick Joyce from the Masons said they were aware that Caloundra Coast Guard, as a volunteer organisation, had to fundraise or apply for grants to buy vital equipment. “We decided to help them out by using a Bunnings voucher that we had received to buy the blower,” Rick said.
Commander Joe Allen, Rick Joyce, Chris Hamilton and Andrew Drake watch the new blower in action Rick, with fellow Landsborough Masons member Andrew Drake, went to Caloundra Coast Guard recently to present the blower. After the presentation they were given a tour of the premises and told about the duties carried out to keep boaties safe.
Heritage day a great success The Maleny Community Heritage Day on Saturday, February 16 was a great day, with nearly 300 people attending to discover more about the history and heritage of Maleny. Maleny Commerce president Nicole Hilton said the chamber would like to say a big thank you to all those who attended and completed the survey on what they valued about Maleny’s history.
Nicole thanked the Sunshine Coast Council Heritage Library and the Maleny Library for the use of images, and for copies of the Heritage Discovery Guides to give away. Thanks also go to the Maleny Cultural and Historical Society for historical photos and display of historical items, especially to Desley Malone for coming along on the day, and to Friends of Pattemore House for their photos. The information gathered on the day is now being collated and a report will be put together on the direction to take. Maleny Commerce is now looking at hosting another display at the Maleny Show to capture more information. Watch this space!
Mapping Queensland during World War II With the threat of a Japanese invasion during the Second World War, the federal government realised that Australia was very poorly covered by topographical maps. These would have been essential if a war was to be fought on Australian soil. To redress this oversight, military survey companies were set up in several Australian states including the Survey Corps in Queensland, which comprised surveyors and cartographers. They were camped at the Kilcoy Showgrounds, where they were trained in the art of topographic mapping. Following their training the group moved northward along the Queensland coastline preparing maps. The maps were completed towards the end of the war. In the 1980s, Bill Kitson interviewed about 30 of these men and collected their stories and other memorabilia. Bill will be the guest speaker at the Peachester
History Committee meeting on Sunday, March 3, where he will share the story of the Survey Corps (some of the men are pictured here, photo courtesy of Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying). This is also the committee’s AGM and will be held at the Peachester Hall from 11am. Visitors are welcome. Please bring a contribution for the shared lunch. Enquiries to Jocelyn on 5439 0895 or Helen on 5494 9557.
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