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JOINED THE GYM recently and started feeling quite fit with my three mornings a week. Then I had a hip and knee issue - so no gym for a while. Next, I put my shoulder out while sleeping(!), and now have something going on with my eye. I’m not going to lie, I’ve been feeling pretty down about this continuing litany of ailments. A good friend came to my aid with some very wise words. “At least we live somewhere with access to medicine and the best healthcare to help you.” She’s right. We are lucky to live here. I have a fantastic physio nearby, and my optometrist picked up on my eye condition during a routine eye exam - because he was thorough. So, on that note of gratitude, I began to gather stories and events for September and saw (yet again) how much we have that seems good for the mind, body and soul. Nita Lester lights up Mapleton Library with her ideas, John and Veronica Wildman share enriching life stories,
Brenden and Allison Roser bring safety and care to Maleny Pool, and John and Sandra Childs are looking out for nature’s vulnerable creatures. There are festivals from Kenilworth to Chevallum, kind chaplains, fantastic principals and teachers, and fundraisers for farmers in drought. I may not be running at 100% right now, but there are many out there who are - thank you. I’d also like to say a big welcome to our new HT feature writer, Angela Reedman-Polinski. It's great to have you join the team! Spring is here, and it’s time to step into it with positivity and good humour. As Winston Churchill once said, “For myself, I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use to be anything else”.
Victoria McGuin EDITOR
INSIDE THIS MONTH
6-7
21
Nita Lester champions Mapleton Library
Q&A with Kenilworth’s Principal, Elise Maguire
8-9
22
Things are going swimmingly at Maleny Pool
Horsing around at the Rodeo!
10-11
26
Reminiscing with the Wildmans
Sculpture on the Edge returns
14
39
The secret’s out for Secrets on the Lake
Sensitive to scent? You’re not alone
Angela Reedman-Polinski
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Leanne Collett
September 2018
COVER STORY Aryah Forster-Jones, at the Forest Kindy in Nambour, face painting with ochre. There are many options for kids, without screens, during the holidays.. Pages 12-13 Image: Laine Pictures and Film
The Ones You Trust
No Friend but the Mountains
Ocean Meets Sky
by Caroline Overington
by Behrouz Boochani
A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The One Who Got Away. Emma Cardwell is a popular TV personality who appears to have it all until one day her young daughter does not come home from daycare. Faced with every parents worst nightmare, everyone and everything comes under scrutiny. As time passes and the dread sets in, Emma finds it harder and harder to know who to trust – including those closest to her. A nail-biting, suspense filled thriller full of twists that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Caroline Overington is a master of her craft and this is possibly her best work yet. A word of warning – do not begin this before bed unless you are prepared to stay up late because you can’t put it down!
“Where have I come from? From the land of rivers, the land of waterfalls, the land of ancient chants, the land of mountains ... People would run to the mountains to escape the warplanes and found asylum within their chestnut forests ... Do Kurds have any friends but the mountains? Methodically typed out on his mobile phone and translated from Farsi this book is the result of the illegal detention of Kurdish journalist, Behrouz Boochani on Manus Island in 2013. It is a heartbreaking, lyrical account of his 5 years of incarceration. Powerful in it’s personal, human view of something most Australians have only ever seen through a political lens – this is a most courageous and poetic work, a work that will hopefully help us move towards a more inclusive, welcoming Australia.
by Fan Brothers
HINTERLAND TIMES – SEPTEMBER 2018
A young boy builds a boat in honour of his grandfather who always told him stories of sailing and the sea… and of a magical place where the ocean meets the sky: where whales and jellyfish soar and birds and castles float. Brimming with gorgeous steampunk inspired illustrations that the Fan brothers are famous for, this book is soothing for the soul and a wonderful reminder of how connected we are to those we love and the power of imagination.