Deline Briscoe grew up singing. A Pentecostal Minister’s daughter, she sang every week in church and her first performance came at the age of four, lip syncing as a backing vocalist for an Al Green Gospel number.
She’s worked with some of Australia’s most celebrated vocalists including Archie Roach, Lou Bennett, Paul Kelly, Shane Howard, Emma Donovan, Airileke, Andrea Keller, Iain Grandage, and has toured the world with two vocally exquisite ensembles, Black Arm Band and Mission Songs Project.
Deline is a Yalanji woman with cultural connections in Julaywarra (Daintree River region) Kubirri-warra (Mossman region) and Burungku (Daintree region) and said her music is a unique blend of gospel, folk, soul, blues all intertwined with wawubarri.
During Horizon 25, May 2-11, Deline presents Light Line, two new First Nations music works, which embed sound at two specific locations, one on Kabi Kabi and one on Jinibara Country — capturing the magic in the changing light of dusk and dawn.
These can be experienced six times each day during the festival. Light Line - Kabi Kabi Country Ocean St, Maroochydore as part of the Festival Precinct and Light Line - Jinibara Country is at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve.
voices of this country that have always been here. Deline describes these as a cultural creative expression that give space to the true voice of this powerful country—something for the entire community, audiences and listeners to be
When asked what she’d like audiences to take away from Light , it was that we can all share the experience of tuning into this country.
“Tuning in, not just with our ears, but by reading the tides, listening in to the streams, watching the wildlife, enjoying the sunrise and sunsets, and of course listening to the People of this land,” Deline said.
“The inspiration for this project was the opportunity to create music that supports intergenerational exchange and strengthens the voice of the Land Owners of this region.
“I see this as a way of giving back to this country that I now call home,” Deline said.
“I always come into these projects ready to learn something about the people that I am creating with and the culture they
“The Jinibara and Kabi Kabi Songs are very different and each of the processes have been a learning experience for everyone involved.”
Kabi Kabi and Jinibara have been singing at dusk and dawn since their first sunrise.
Featuring Kabi Kabi and Jinibara languages, the
works celebrate the significance of the horizon: the meeting point of the water with sky and the majestic canopy lines.
Audiences are invited to experience a moment of solitude, and reflection, as you listen to the stories and
The Horizon Festival brings over 50 free and ticketed events across more than 10 Sunshine Coast locations from May 2-11. Explore the program, buy tickets and register for free events at horizonfestival. com.au
The Old Witta School Yard
They rode horses bareback or walked to school in bare feet. They only had cornsacks for raincoats, and they piled into the back of a ute to travel to sports days. These are some of the memories of five former students at the Old Witta School.
by JUDY FREDRIKSEN
With the Old Witta School building turning 100 this June, former pupils: Margaret Thompson (nee Cooke); Daphne Hawkins (nee Hillier); Vince Carbery; Val Graham (nee Porter); and Lynda Burgess (nee Penney) reminisced with Judy Fredriksen about their old school days.
When the idea of establishing a school at Witta was first conceived in 1891, a couple of enthusiastic chaps began to construct a building – without proper approval! Legislation at the time demanded a minimum of 15 students, one more than the Witta residents could produce.
Never mind, Fred and Lotte Warne, greatgrandparents of Lynda Burgess came to the rescue. They fostered some children to make up the numbers.
“They fostered a lot of children because there were so many things happening in the world in those days, there was a lot of hardship and there were a lot of orphans. Most of these kids came out of Brisbane and those surrounding areas,” explains Lynda.
The school finally opened in 1892. The original building lasted until 1925 when it was replaced by the current building on the current site.
Attending the school from 1948–1955, Daphne Hawkins still has all her report cards which show that twice a year, she was assessed on: English, mathematics, geography and history.
Margaret Thompson was always running late for school because she had to feed the calves and do other chores around the farm first. When she was finished, she would jump on her old brumby and gallop to school. Once Margaret got to school, she would dart over to a grinding wheel to sharpen her slate pencil before dashing upstairs.
Vince Carbery remembers the air-raid shelter, built by parents, and being sent into it for a security check. “I thought, crikey, I don’t know what’s going to happen if I get down there and there is something in it!”
Then there was the day Val Graham got the cane –unfairly of course!
“I got the cane for playing with boys. I honestly hadn’t done anything that I couldn’t tell my mother about.”
Leaping to Val’s defence, Daphne chimes in, “But we had to play with boys to make up the numbers!”
Horses were a key feature of school life back then with up to five kids sometimes riding the one horse to school. Vince ended up leaving his brumby elsewhere instead of in the school’s horse paddock after it upset the teacher’s wife. She thought it was disruptive.
The horses were always quite tame, and canny. Val remembers how Olive Kelly’s horse would pick up kids along the school route, just like a modern bus. But when
Tina is too modest to say, but she has won two first places in art competitions, plus a Highly Recommended at Sculpture on the Edge, 2016, and worldwide has created over 145 private commissions. This year she has also been nominated for the Glasshouse Small Business Awards - Queensland.
I have long been an admirer of Tina’s work, which is emotionally raw, vibrant and spontaneous. Her use of colour is unique and striking, and I have watched her art draw people across a room and have differing opinions on what they see in her designs, or the emotions her work evokes.
“It’s special to me that my work affects people differently,” Tina said. “I draw inspiration from meaningful connections across the past, present and future, and I think my work reflects how I see the world.
“I draw on influences from Mother Nature, life experiences, Myth, and Indigenous culture, as they all spark my imagination.
“Glass has a unique ability to capture and preserve the evidence of its own creation, and I feel each piece I make is a reflection of my journey, and my connection to a moment in time.”
Tina can tell you a story, just by using different colour combinations that ignite and stimulate emotions targeted for each different series of work.
Tina’s main medium is hot glass, and she combines this with earth elements like wood and iron, creating another level to her pieces that give you a sense of spirituality, as if the art works speak to you.
The colour of the glass creates the visual, feeling experience, as through her breath, she gives her art life.
“I strive to transport viewers into a realm of beauty and emotion, where colour and form speak beyond words,” Tina shared.
Wolfgang Engel’s work beautifully complements Tina’s despite being very different in style and form.
Wolfgang was born in Leipzig, Germany, and grew up in a loving family of academics. He became a civil engineer until he bumped into a bunch of glass blowers on a holiday trip to the Baltic Sea. They invited Wolfgang to their place in the Thueringa Forest, and he watched them blowing glass.
“I believe that art is essential in our lives, as we have forgotten to feel the emotional connection with the colour, sounds, and smells of the beauty that surrounds us.”
“That was the ‘eureka moment’ in my life,” said Wolfgang, “and my love for glass was born. In 1988 I built my first glass studio in the artisan village of Ahrenshoop on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
“In 1995 I migrated to Australia and started a new studio at the Schmeiders Cooperage complex in Bundaberg, where I improved my glassblowing skills for the next 15 years.”
Wolfgang met Tina and moved to the Sunshine Coast, opening his studio next to her gallery in Eumundi.
“Living with Tina and her creative abundance, gave me another push in my workmanship,” Wolfgang shared, “and we built our final studio and gallery in Montville, where we run the Tina Cooper Gallery and my Red Door Glass Studio”.
Visitors are welcomed to see Wolfgang glassblowing, and being shown the magical world of glass creations by Tina and Wolfgang in a one-onone unique experience. Wolfgang also gives lessons in blowing glass on a torch for people who want to have a special and very different experience.
Apart from opening their world to visitors by appointment, every year they have an opening night to launch a new exhibition of exciting work.
The Gondwanaland Echo of the Past exhibition is by appointment only, May 3 - August 30, 10am - 5pm. Visit tinacooper.com for more details or call 0417 194329 to book a visit.
“This anniversary exhibition is very special to us both,” said Tina, “and we have invited Jules McRae to show some of her aluminium sculpture and upcycled glass from her series, Reclaimed, at the exhibition, as we always like to support local artists.
“One of my passions is to work with Indigenous stories to try to educate and stimulate our curiosity into bridging the gap to reconnect the roots of Australia, and I hope this exhibition helps achieve that.
One of Tina's striking art pieces, made from old hardwood sleepers recycled from the Nambour old cane train track
Tina with some of her Gondwanaland Totems for the new exhibition
Authorised by the Queensland Government, William Street, Brisbane.
The power of ‘Braking the Cycle’
Nambour’s PCYC and Braking the Cycle are helping young people learn to drive, thanks to a team of dedicated volunteer mentors.
by REBECCA MUGRIDGE
According to the Department of Transport in Queensland, if you're a learner driver under 25, you need a minimum of 100 hours of supervised driving recorded in your log book before you can sit for your driving test, and at least 10 of those hours need to be night driving.
These requirements make for safer drivers on our roads, but they also create serious barriers for some young people.
Obtaining your licence is a milestone in the majority of teenagers’ lives, it opens up the world, enables them to work across more types of jobs and gives them independence and freedom to move about.
But not all young people have the opportunity to learn how to drive; for many teens access to an adult driver, and a safe car to collect those 100 hours of experience, can make it unobtainable.
This is where Nambour’s PCYC and Braking the Cycle Program Coordinator Krista Flick, with her team of dedicated volunteer mentors, are helping Nambour. Krista is the well-loved ‘driving force’ behind this program in Nambour and also Caloundra.
“Having a coordinator like Krista makes it easy,” says mentor Sally Pabst-Reeves. Sally is impressive, 26 years in the Australian Army and 17 years working for the Commonwealth Ombudsmen before retiring. Now she donates her time to help young people learn to drive.
“It is very fulfilling and it is a lot of fun, and like any parent or guardian helping their teenager learn, there’s no denying there are heart-in-the-mouth moments. I would not suggest you did this if you had any sort of
cardiac issues,” Sally jokes.
“But it is actually an honour, it really is, to be able to give back to the community and see these guys progress and get their licence. It is a real pleasure.
“I come from a background where we were socioeconomically challenged so I can appreciate the challenges these kids are now facing. If I’d had the same criteria placed upon me when I got my licence I’d still be without, because I did not have access to a car and my parents could not drive. My car was the first car we had in the family.
“If anyone has the opportunity to give up half a day a week, do it. You’ll get far more back than what you ever put into it.”
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L-R Mentor Sally Pabst-Reeves, Tegan Scott, Braking the Cycle Program Coordinator Krista Flick, Kelby Mansbridge and Zahkaylah Lane
Braking the Cycle supports learner drivers aged 16 to 25, who don’t have access to a supervisor or registered vehicle, to complete their logbook hours, free of charge.
The program is offered at 57 locations in Queensland and assists more than 900 young people each year. Since starting in 2012, Braking the Cycle has helped more than 5500 people to obtain their licence.
“A lot of young people are from vulnerable backgrounds or situations,” says Coordinator Krista.
“We can support young people from when they first enter the program, to obtaining their licence. We can support them to get their hazard perception test, which is around $40, we can pay for their test booking which is another $65, and we can pay a year’s licence.”
They also run road and car safety workshops like a recent one on buying your first car. Not all young people have someone to go with them who has knowledge of cars, many young people are getting ripped off when they buy that first car.
Young Kelby is keen to be part of the program. “This is going to help me in life because a lot of my goals are related to getting a licence, like a motorcycle apprenticeship.
“My sister did it four years ago and then my brother did it as well, now I’m going through it.”
“That is really special,” says Krista, “Seeing an entire sibling group come through the program. That really feeds into the whole premise of ‘Braking the Cycle’.”
Recent success story Zahkayla says it has helped her enormously. “When I found out I was pregnant I had the option to either stay mainstream or go to a flexi school or attend Stem at Burnside High.
“At first, I thought all that way to Nambour was too far, but then I heard about the free driving program [close by] at PCYC. I really needed the lessons so that was the selling point.”
Zahkayla went to school and to lessons while catching the train from Beerburrum with her baby. She recently obtained her driver’s licence - and had her second baby!
“It has definitely helped me a lot and given me stability.”
Fellow student Teigan says it’s the people that make the program.
“The reason I like PCYC so much is that I feel comfortable coming here and learning to drive. The mentors are very welcoming, and they are good drivers,” she smiles.
Krista says that they are always looking for new mentors.
“We encourage people from all walks of life. At the moment we are needing late afternoon and early evening mentors for the night driving section of their logbooks, particularly some more female mentors would be super helpful.
“Those ten hours [night driving] are often the last ones they need to get done,” she says.
“We have Braking the Cycle vehicles that are fully insured and we can support mentors through the application process to get their Blue Card.
“The other positive thing for our mentors and participants is when they are spending an hour and a half together, it’s really beautiful to see those connections.”
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The Long Lunch for animals!
The Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge (SCARS) are hosting their annual fundraising lunch in Buderim for the seventh year, on Saturday May 10, 12-4pm at BWMCA Memorial Hall, 1 Main Street, Buderim.
Paws for a Cause Long Lunch is not a picnic in the park. Each year the community comes together for an incredible, finely catered three-course long style lunch with the mission to give rescue cats and dogs a second chance – one delicious bite of food at a time.
The high-end meal will again be prepared by one of the Coast’s favourite caterers, Thistle in the Woods. Guest will also enjoy pairing their courses with free-flowing drinks sponsored by locals Flamehill Vineyard, Matso’s Sunshine Coast Brewery and Blackflag Brewing Co.
This much-anticipated event directly supports SCARS’ important mission of Bringing Pets and People Together Forever. Funds raised have helped contribute to critical infrastructure upgrades at the 46-year-old shelter, purchasing vital equipment and caring for cats and dogs
during their stay.
SCARS Patron Penny Brischke said the shelter simply wouldn’t exist if it were not for the generosity of local people and businesses on the Coast.
“Paws for a Cause is an opportunity for us to not only put on a fantastic lunch for our community but to tell the story of the animals whose lives they are helping us change,” Ms Brischke said.
“We are always so blown away by how guests rally at the lunch and show their passion for the cats and dogs. They truly take the cause on as their own and for that we are so grateful.”
This year’s lunch will focus on supporting the care and enrichment of some of SCARS longest term residents – the cats and dogs who have spent well over 100 days in shelter waiting for their forever homes.
Tickets are selling fast so head over to Eventbrite ASAP to book today: https://bit.ly/P4AC25
Long lunch for SCARS
MALE STRA MALENY SINGERS & INSP IRATION PROJECT CHOIR
HOLD ME CLOSER TONY DANZA
We have A FREE DOUBLE PASS TO GIVE AWAY to a lucky HT reader for HoldMeCloserTonyDanza, inspired by a misheard Elton John lyric! (Be the first to email editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au with your best misheard lyric to receive the tickets.)
This is a bold, brash, and non-conforming dance-theatre work that – just like a pop song that you can’t get out of your head – is also deeply seductive.
Reflecting a modern minefield of potential misrepresentations, ‘Tony’ confronts our awkward reality of responsibility through a choreography of discomfort, lack of coordination, inappropriate dynamics, and Elton John. The work asks the audience to pick a side, show their true colours, and get ready to dance-off as if their lives depend on it. In a world driven by information overload, HoldMeCloserTonyDanza asks how we can still connect with each other when we feel so far apart? This is a work about misunderstanding, and embracing it – it’s a realisation that perhaps our understanding of the world is intrinsically flawed.
Running from May 8-10, join the event from 6pm for a drink and live DJ, and an artist talk at 6.25pm before the 7pm show. Part of the 2025 Horizon Festival, you can explore the program, buy tickets and register for free events at horizonfestival.com.au.
ARTIST BOOK EXHIBITION
Until Sunday May 11, The Little Red Cottage in Maleny will once again host Narratives:ConnectingHearts,MindsandNature, an artist book exhibition celebrating the rich possibilities of storytelling through handmade, intimate works of art.
This exhibition coincides with the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival, blending literary and visual arts in a unique experience for book lovers and curious minds alike.
This year’s exhibition features more than 16 book artists, and is open daily from 10am - 4pm unless otherwise noted.
From intricately-bound book artworks to sculptural accordion structures, each piece challenges conventional notions of what a “book” can be, and offers an inspiring look at artist books as a vibrant form of creative expression.
“We’re thrilled to showcase how artist books can offer a deeply personal storytelling experience,” says Karen Shaw, exhibition curator. “They invite you to turn pages, experience textures and uncover narratives in a way that’s intimate, immersive and exciting.” Festival info and registration: schwritersfestival.com.au.
OPERA
The Maleny Singers are very pleased to be joining forces once again with Kim Kirkman's Inspiration Project Choir in June of this year to perform Leoncavallo's black comedy Pagliacci, a short opera which includes some very famous and well-known arias. The opera explores themes of jealousy, betrayal, and the blurring lines between art and reality, with some wonderful, jolly work for the chorus as they prepare their Italian village for the annual visit of a touring theatre group.
The content of the opera is a play within a play, and in the second short act, the chorus is the audience as they become very involved with what is happening on stage.
The Maleny Singers are especially pleased to be working again with Vanessa West who was stunning in her performance of Santuzza with them two years ago. Since then, she presented her own show – The Puccini Effect for Maleny Arts Council last year and was received with great acclaim!
The Maleny Singers also welcome back a great favourite, Kim Kirkman, who will once again conduct.
They are also pleased to introduce another guest in the form of Shelden Mathieson, who sings the role of Silvio (the lover). Shelden is almost a local as he teaches at Glasshouse. He has also been part of Opera Queensland for many years.
Additionally, local talent comes to the fore thanks to Colin Dunn, who will sing the heroic part of Canio – the tragic clown, Ian Rix singing Tonio, the evil one!, and Rod Johnson, who is enchanting as Beppe the 'pretend' lover.
The production will be directed by Margaret Taylor, and the orchestra of over 20 players will accompany as usual.
Maleny is so lucky to have this opportunity of seeing something of this calibre without having to travel to Brisbane or Sydney. Mark your calendars and be sure to book your seats early –booking is open now, via Maleny Singers on Facebook, or on the door. (Pictured: Colin Dunn, Ian Rix, Shelden Mathieson and Vanessa West.) See you there!
Yandina welcomes guest artists Judy and Owen (pictured) to the ACMA concert on Sunday May 18. With their wide range of upbeat songs and wonderful harmonies, you are guaranteed entertainment!
You’ll also enjoy popular country music and other upbeat, crowd-pleasing favourites from local artists backed by a great house band.
See you at the Hall of Fame, 24 Steggalls Road, 12 noon start. Raffle and door prizes, BYO lunch, free tea and coffee, entry $10, members $8, enquiries 0437 191004. Yandina Country Music is a not-for-profit organisation and the proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the hall.
YANDINA COUNTRY MUSIC
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
“Bold, funny, and unapologetically feminist theatre comes to Nambour!”
What happens when a playwright facing the guillotine reimagines a revolution from inside her own mind? The Revolutionists is a bold, imaginative, and unexpectedly hilarious play from acclaimed US writer Lauren Gunderson, brought to life by the award-winning 3bCreative Theatre. Set inside the charged headspace of playwright Olympe de Gouges, this dazzling production brings together a queen, an assassin, a spy, and a writer in a riotous reimagining of the French Revolution - equal parts whip-smart comedy and emotional punch. How could things have been done differently?
Following sell-out seasons of Krishnan’sDairy,AStretchoftheImagination, and LongGone LonesomeCowgirls, 3bCreative continues its reputation for quality, thought-provoking theatre. Staged at the intimate Black Box Theatre, Nambour, The Revolutionists features Rainee Skinner, Libby Glasson, Rebecca Munasinghe, and Ruth Lyons, under the direction of Anne Grant, with stunning costumes, a striking visual set, and inspired lighting design by Travis MacFarlane. Performances run June 13–22, enquiries: 0400570880, and bookings via trybooking.com/CYZGF
JIM COX AT OPEN STUDIOS
Montville artist Jim Cox is well known in the Hinterland as a founding member of Arts Connect Inc., participating in many ways, exhibiting, mentoring and judging. His friends know he has a wicked sense of humour; his latest work is FUN but ‘deadly serious.’
His exhibitions SOS; POP and FOF, and book publications (collaboration with Maleny author Elaine Green), illustrate his humour, his skills and his passion. They are about protecting our environment and saving our wildlife. Through humour, alerting us to the terrible destruction we allow to happen on our watch.
On a lighter note, he is known for his spontaneous engagement with Sunshine Coast residents … sales persons, medical receptionists and other visitors and anyone else he meets along the way deserving of some fun. They can receive a quick sketch of a flying pig (pictured) … his ‘tag’ to reward them for their friendliness!
He and partner Pam Maegdefrau created ‘Flying Porky Studios’ in Montville and will open to visitors during Open Studios 2025, an Arts Connect Inc. program. This Sunshine Coast art trail will be during May, from 16-25. Check dates and times at openstudiossunshinecoast.com.au
WINTER SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
Get ready for an opportunity to learn and hone your art skills with a selection of workshops offered over nine days at the biannual Buderim Craft Cottage Winter School 2025, running Saturday July 5 to Sunday July 13
Workshops in the program will cater for a range of interests. Included are traditional arts of watercolour and acrylic, together with contemporary mixed media, silversmithing, collagraphy, drawing, calligraphy. Workshops will appeal to beginners, through to those wanting to strengthen and deepen their craft.
Eleven South East Queensland and Interstate artists have accepted invitations to tutor at the Winter School; internationally recognised Launceston-based pastel artist, Leoni Duff, will be a highlight, as will be Melbourne-based master calligrapher, Gyoung Hee Lee. Our guest ‘Artist Talk’, by artist and art therapist Ali Gillett, will explore how understanding our sub-conscious can transform how we create. All workshops will be held at Buderim Craft Cottage 5 Main Street Buderim, for more details visit buderimcraftcottage.com.au. (Art pictured by Tricia Reust - drawing and mixed media.)
The
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Kenilworth Artsfest is on May 23 - 25, 2025!
he Kenilworth Arts Council's mission is to "support and promote the arts in our local area and beyond with enthusiasm and enjoyment".
The Artsfest is a wonderful springboard for beginning artists. We have an Encouragement section in both 2D and 3D for artists with fewer than five years' practical art experience.
This year we are holding a Children's Art and Poetry competition. Other sections include the Kenilworth Art Award $5000, the GourMay Food Fest prize of $500 and the People's Choice award of $300. For further details and entry forms go to kenilwortharts.org.au or ring 0472 767 482
On Sunday May 25, 9-2pm, Kenilworth Arts Council and Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce are holding an EPIC, FREE Family Fun Day at the Kenilworth Showgrounds. Come to a workshop with award-winning author Dr Sarah Pye and Build a Rainforest in a Jar. International Children's author Chris Collin will be reading/performing his awesome books! Plus Bubble Fairy, a rock wall and kite flying!
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7 Two Zonta Scholarships of $2000 are available for women in their second year or beyond of higher education, who live in or are originally from the Sunshine Coast hinterland (from Maleny to Kureelpa), applications open until May 30, for more information email scholarship@zontablackallrange.org.au.
10 Destiny Rescue charity auction, 6-9pm, Mooloolah Hall, drinks and dessert bar and live music, more info at trybooking.com/events/landing/1379903.
7-11 BOH! Sub_Culture is a new audio-visual installation work by Basket of Hammers, The Old Ambulance Station, 80 Howard Street, Nambour, 10am3pm, free, visit horizonfestival.com.au.
7-11 Seen Through the Screen, visual art exhibition exploring the screen-printing process to celebrate the stories of Jinibara artists, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Maleny, 9.30am – 3.30pm, free.
9 Songwriters in the Round tour, with Allan Caswell, Andrea Kirwin and Jen Mize, Kureelpa Hall, Kureelpa, 6.30 for 7pm show, BYO picnic and drinks, tickets events. humanitix.com.
11 Jo Davie, Nothing Comes Free tour, Eudlo Hall, 6.30pm, with special guests Those Folk, tickets via peacerunrecords.com.
16-25 ‘Quote’ exhibition, creative works by the Fibre Art Group at Buderim Art and Craft Cottage. Each artist has selected a ‘quote’ and expressed their interpretation of it through visual literacy and textile mediums, 10am – 4pm, Atrium Gallery, 5 Main Street, Buderim.
17 Classical music concert, Lucas Parklands, with globally renowned cellist Sam Lucas, Russian-born piano maestro Konstantin Shamray, and fellow award-winning pianist and innovator Daniel Le, enquiries, phone 0409623228 or visit lucasparklands.com.au.
28 Bridge lessons, Nambour Rugby League Clubhouse, every Wednesday for 10 weeks, 12.30 to 2.30pm, lessons will be followed by four weeks of supported play, $60 per person, nambourcbc@gmail.com.
30 Ride for Education concert, 5.30pm, Maleny Community Centre, featuring Linsey Pollak, Tunji Beier, Jeunae Rogers, Efiq Zulfiqar, and Adrian Fabila Tjupurrula aka Tjupurru, book tickets via trybooking.com/DAYKA.
Letters
Let the music play
It was great to read about the encouragement musicians are receiving in Landers Shoot from Andrew and Cheryl, or Mr and Mrs ‘Marshy’ as they seem to be affectionately called. We hear a lot about music in Maleny, but it’s good to know there are other places where musicians are making their own way and supporting each other.
Nambour was looking good for a while, but things seem to have quietened down a bit there for music, except for The Presynct, which is frustrating as it has the entertainment zoning to do so much more.
It doesn’t help that venues often charge extortionate amounts for artists to rent, and it feels like at every turn red tape and bureaucracy is determined to crush the creatives or stop them performing, with the exception of a few events, Horizon Festival being one.
I hope the Maleny Lane music night is up and running again soon, and that more comes to Nambour. It recently lost Dance Art Etc., and whatever happened to The Vogue? All that fanfare and then suddenly gone.
It’s tough for everyone with the cost of living and a severe lack of regular public transport to connect us all,
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LETTERS, LEUNIG AND LIGHT
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but we must support the arts - it’s often the only thing to lighten our load and keep real human connection (not screens) in these weird and divisive times.
Ben James, Sippy
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Enough is enough!
So, recently in Nambour, we have experienced a spate of vandalism to cars, back windscreens in the exCouncil and Lind Lane Theatre car parks being smashed in one afternoon. A few days later, a load of people had their tyres slashed in various streets in the town centre near Jetts Gym.
Whoever gets in this election, can we PLEASE get more police, more cameras and more done to halt this rapid rise in crime and obvious drugged-up people wandering the streets and making so many of us feel unsafe.
It’s crazy that I feel I have to lock my car doors when stationary at the lights in case some meth-head tries to break in. This is Nambour - what is going on?! Why have ALL the politicians let it get to this state? LESS TALK, MORE ACTION is needed - not in six months but now.
Lucy B, Woombye
37) Is hardly angelic
40) Noise of disapproval
41) Make fun of 42) Gov't interest bearer
43)_-ran
45) Feeling of anger
46) Move unsteadily
47) Dust remover
49) Adventurous
50) Have a different opinion of
58) Keyboard key
59) 1996 presidential candidate
60) Small combo
61) Past its prime
62) Costly
63) Not yet a marquis
64) Trucker's expenses
65) Done with a wink
66) Not the original color
Down
1) "My bad"
2) Soothing succulent
3) Fork feature
4) Fountain worker of old 5) Cafe concoction
6) Arabian chieftain
7) It abuts the bema
8) Copious
9) Water polo position
10) Sheriff Taylor of Mayberry 11) "Scope" prefix
12) Storm centers
14) Annuls
20) Most together mentally 21) Make changes to 24) Big Three conference site
25) Run_ of the law (commit crimes)
26) Makes irrelevant, as a debating point
27) It may be taken for a ride
28) Poker starter
30) Mechanical being 31) Nick of Hollywood
32) Complete and utter
34) Wintry frost
35) "This I gotta hear!"
38) Pretend to have, as an illness
39) Like a first draft
44) "1984" author George 46) Babel had one
48) Buenos_
49) Secure, as a sailor's rope
50) Optional part of a suit
51) "What's gotten_ you?"
52) And others, for short
53) Does simple arithmetic
54) Holiday song
55) Not black or white
56) Engage for work
57) Gave an account
Bad Jokes of the Month
A guy said to God, "God, is it true that to you a billion years is like a second?"
God said yes.
The guy said, "God, is it true that to you a billion dollars is like a penny?"
God said yes.
The guy said, "God, can I have a penny?"
God said, "Sure, just a second."
Trivia
Time with Allan Blackburn
1. What is the capital city of Paraguay?
2. Steel that contains around 20% chromium normally has what common name?
3. Who became king of Spain in 1975?
4. Who starred as an alien in the TV series Mork and Mindy?
5. Complete the common saying: Sticks and stones may break my bones but….
6. An arthroscopy is a medical procedure on what part of the human body?
7. True or false: There is no gravity in a vacuum.
8. What is the English meaning of the French phrase, “voulez vous”?
9. What is the full name of the financial institution known as NAB?
10. What is normally done with a kumara?
A call to heal
Shekinah Marietta Yammacoona, is the founder of ‘Gateway to Freedom Within Inc’
“I am a survivor of childhood abuse. I’ve walked the long, painful road of trauma and the self-destructive choices that can follow it. Life hasn’t been gentle with me, but I refused to let that darkness define or break me.
“Through deep inner work, I transformed my pain into purpose. My journey has taken me from victim to warrior.
“I fought hard to understand why I kept attracting emotionally unavailable or abusive relationships. When I found those answers, I committed to healing. And once I saw what was truly possible, I knew I had to help others do the same.
Be mosquito-alert!
Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes as health authorities confirmed the first detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in a pig in Central Queensland.
Queensland Health have confirmed a detection of JEV in the Banana Shire Council area.
JEV is a rare, but potentially serious illness spread by infected mosquitoes. While not everyone infected by JEV will get sick, it can cause serious illness in some people, including inflammation of the brain.
Mosquitoes become infected with JEV after they bite infected pigs or wading birds. JEV can then be spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
“My healing journey opened doors: to learning how to trust, set boundaries, and build meaningful connections and community. Along the way, I discovered the key wasn’t just emotional support, but also learning how to work with the brain by retraining neural pathways shaped by trauma. That was the breakthrough and what changed everything.”
In 2022, Shekinah brought her vision to life and launched ’Gateway To Freedom Within Inc’ a charity created to empower and transform survivors of child abuse to reclaim their voice, reconnect to themselves, and rebuild their lives.
The mission is clear: to offer a practical brain-based, body-aware approach to healing trauma and transform their life.
Dr Carroll said with several mosquito borne diseases detected in Queensland this year including JEV, Ross River virus, dengue fever and Murray Valley encephalitis, it’s critical that Queenslanders take measures to avoid mosquito bites.
“People heading out into the outdoors, camping or bushwalking, are particularly encouraged to take measures against mosquito bites – especially if they’re spending any time outdoors at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active,” she said.
Chief Health Officer Dr Heidi Carroll said this latest detection meant JEV posed an increased risk of infection for humans in the Central Queensland region.
“This latest detection is the first JEV detection in Central Queensland and tells us that more mosquito populations are likely carrying the virus across the state,” Dr Carroll said.
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Simple steps to prevent mosquito bites include:
• applying effective insect repellents that contain DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus to exposed skin and reapplying as directed by the manufacturer
• wearing long, loose-fitting, light-coloured clothing, socks and covered footwear
• using insecticide sprays, insecticide-based vapour dispensing units or mosquito coils if outdoors in a wellventilated area
• ensuring proper screening in tents or sleep under a mosquito net when camping to prevent mosquitoes entering.
✓TRE (Trauma
- Release years of stored
& calm anxiety.
✓Self-Inquiry & Meditation - Quiet the mind, break free from negative patterns.
✓Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy
- Restore balance & Inner Peace.
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“My vision is bigger than me,” Shekinah says, “it needs a community, and so we are calling on like-minded individuals to join us. Whether you’ve walked this road yourself or simply believe in a better way forward, your presence matters. Your energy, skills, and support helps this vision grow.
“Right now, we’re running a peer support group in Sippy Downs for women who’ve experienced childhood sexual abuse and are seeking connection, guidance and healing. We meet on the first Saturday of every month at 2pm. This is just the beginning.
“If this speaks to you, whether you want to get involved, offer support, or simply learn more, I invite you to connect with us.”
Visit gatewaytofreedomwithin.org
Dr Carroll said the JEV vaccine is available free for identified at risk communities.
For more information about JEV and a full list of those eligible for the vaccine, please visit the Queensland Health website (health.qld.gov.au).
Wellness overhaul
Do you want to create an optimal health program? I found I had to choose to do a few things differently. These wellness ingredients will enhance and help you live your best life:
1) Create an environment that supports your happiness by paying specific attention to your work area and home life. Keep them clean and toxic free, with natural light, and clear of clutter and keep clear boundaries on anything that makes you feel out of alignment.
2) Sleep gives our bodies time to detox and restore, rejuvenate and heal. Construct a healthy sleep environment , a relaxing space, and get 7/8 hours of sleep a night. Wake up with lemon and hot water to get your metabolism firing.
3) Go outside daily by taking a walk, or even sitting under a tree. At least 30 minutes outside every day have been shown to improve our overall health and
Use Your Mental Edge Sleep
by JAMIE MILNE
Sauthority Matt Walker.
Sleep plays an important role in your physical health. For example, sleep is involved in healing and repair of your heart and blood vessels. Overall recovery, cognitive function, and longevity.
One of the greatest things I learnt from good friend and owner of the Recovery Room franchise and company, Dr Peter Fowler, is about the importance of fostering a quality sleep hygiene routine.
mental wellbeing. Try to include meditation, or prayer, or gratitude journaling for mental wellness.
4) Laughter helps us on a cellular level and is so good for us. Watch a comedy, get together with friends and engage in fun activities. Include play in your life as our weeks are often filled with lots of plans, but we often forget to plan for fun and laughter.
5) Move your bodies every day, take the stairs, go for a walk, take a movement class, join a gym, swim, workout on a mini trampoline, 30/45mins is best but do what you can.
6) Finally, nurture relationships or find some real friends through community endeavours, shared interests. Our lives are richer and more meaningful when we include others.
Blessings, Kerrie KerrieFriend.com
As adults Dr Peter recommends the same. Sleep is so important because it can help us physically heal, recover from illness, deal with stress, solve problems, consolidate memories, and improve motor skills.
A good night's sleep isn't just about how many hours of sleep you get, but also the quality of that sleep
He made a great reference to that of us treating ourselves like babies.For the parents out there we will remember watering, feeding, making our children comfortable, warm, relaxed ready for bed, we create routines to ensure quality sleep.
No coffee after midday 3. Power naps must be six hours before bed, and either 20 minutes or less, 45 min or less - no
4. Eat 2-3 hours before bed (preferably a light dinner), no red meat or pork 5. Luke-warm bath or shower before bed
6. No screens 90 minutes to two hours before bed (consider Blu Blocker
Dim the lights in the house and room and cool room to around 19 degrees 8. Maintain a sleep routine (timing) jamiemilnetraining.com
horter your sleep, the shorter your life,
ASTROLOGY
Heart Mind Astrology with Ruth Donnelly Explore your life with astrology, bringing you insight at times of turmoil, transition and transformation. Online consultations available. 0409 564 276 astrology@ruthdonnelly.com.au
AUDIOLOGIST
Sunshine Coast Audiology
Emryn and Anita are experienced audiologists who have started a new independent audiology clinic to care for all your hearing needs. Conveniently located in Sippy Downs. Ph. 5378 2226. www.sunshinecoastaudiology.com.au
AYURVEDIC HERBALS
Eumundi Medicine Man
Knowledge is the greatest medicine. Potent Vedic remedies that give results when co-ordinated with diet and lifestyle wisdom. Order or email online at www.eumundimedicineman.com
Guaranteed Age Old Natural Remedies.
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
COSMETICS
Aphrodites Gift Cosmetic Medical Clinic Anti-wrinkle & volume enhancing treatments, Skinpen Facials, epidermal levelling and facial peels. Rejuvenate your skin and get your glow on with Nurse Margi - 0451 167 659 or www.aphroditesgift.com.au
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Siobhan Way Gestalt Psychotherapist, EAP Practitioner, and EA coach . Our compassionate approach uses the gentle guidance of horses to foster emotional healing and mental wellbeing. info@ malenyequineassistedtherapy.au Ph. 0438 454 703
FITNESS, PERSONAL TRAINER ,DANCE
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
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
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
Soraya Saraswati NEW
Overcome the effects of stress, trauma, anxiety and overwhelm. Learn to feel safe in your body with TRE tension and trauma release, yoga therapy, yoga nidra, energy management and self-inquiry meditation. Experienced and Qualified Practitioner. Begin your healing journey today. www.SorayaSaraswati.com
Sustainable communities begin with compost!
From tackling climate change to increasing food security, water quality and strengthening biodiversity, one simple, thoughtful act delivers big, positive impacts – compost!
May 4–10, 2025 marks this year’s International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) — a global celebration of compost and its power to build stronger, healthier, and more sustainable communities.
“Composting organic residuals and creating compost is proven to tackle climate change, while also helping
grow nutrient-dense food and support healthy soils,” said John McKew at the Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA).
Add to this, it can also bring communities together, support local food systems and help achieve sustainability goals.
This year’s theme, “Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost!” drives home a powerful truth that every banana peel, coffee ground and lawn clipping we compost instead of throwing them in the rubbish delivers
IIn the
Wild
Bush Tucker
t never fails to amaze me the generosity of the Indigenous peoples of this land, who still willingly share their knowledge and traditional resources with the strangers who came for dinner and decided to stay...
The first European arrivals were often hostile in their attitude to the people of this country and to this country itself. Anything “native” or shared would never be as good as what was brought from the “old country” or anywhere else in the world for that matter. Which is a strange attitude, because Aboriginal people have lived on this continent, harvested and shared the wealth of this country for millennia.
It took horticulturalists in Hawaii to bring the first Australian native plant to the world stage and launch the Macadamia. Believe it or not, until relatively recently, most macadamia varieties grown here were varieties bred in Hawaii!
great environmental gains by:
1. Reducing Methane Emissions: Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a greenhouse gas with 86 times the global warming potential of CO₂ over 20 years. Diverting organic waste to composting or anaerobic digestion can drastically cut these emissions.
2. Increasing Soil Health: Compost produced from organic recycling improves soil structure, enriches soil with nutrients, enhances water retention, minimizes soil erosion and strengthens biodiversity.
3. Fighting Climate Change: Compost’s return to the soil serves as a “carbon bank,” helping to store carbon thereby removing it from the atmosphere and mitigating climate change.
Globally, composting is the heart of the circular economy and currently:
- Recycles over 85 million tonnes of bio-waste every year.
- Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents a year through storing carbon in soil and offsetting fertilizer use (an equivalent to driving an average petrol/gaspowered car for 36 billion kilometres (23 billion miles); almost 95 thousand times the distance between the earth and the moon!
- Naturally recycles over 1 million tonnes of plant macro nutrients, supporting improved productivity and farm profitability.
And yet, while all this good is well known, landfilling and incineration continue as the main ways to manage unavoidable organic residuals, wasting enormous potential to address global and local sustainability goals and stopping climate change.
Compost is more than waste management—it's community transformation," remarked John McKew.
“When we compost, we invest in more than soil - we invest in cleaner air, stronger communities, and a healthier planet for future generations. Through International Compost Awareness Week, compost advocates around the world are united in highlighting the immense potential of composting and compost for building sustainable communities."
It just feels good to know you’re making a difference—one banana peel at a time.
The bounty of this land is considerable, and often while on bush walks I will find numerous fruits and leaves to munch on. Familiar favourites include Native Raspberries, Native Ginger, the new shoots of Scrambling Lily, Midyim and Rainforest Spinach. If you are keen for a bit of protein perhaps, then termites can be a good snack and satisfyingly vengeful if you have a house that has suffered at the jaws of these little guys?
Bush tucker must haves that you should plant in your yard include: Midyim (Austromyrtus dulcis) a great low growing shrub/groundcover with attractive weeping foliage and tasty white berries, fresh from the bush – kids love them; Lillypilly’s (Syzygium spp.) are edible all edible, if you are hungry enough, but from our local ones the Riberry S. Luehmannii is not only bountiful, but tastes good raw and even glaced in a sugar syrup.
Davidson Plums (Davidsonia spp.), although not strictly local, are spectacular foliage specimens with their large leaves and large beautifullooking plum-like fruit. However they are a tad sour, but nothing that a few spoons of sugar can’t fix to make a great jam or syrup; Plum Pine (Podocarpus elatus) also produce a juicy succulent, plum-like fruit with a pleasant pine taste and again, fantastic for jams and syrups.
Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii) is last but not least to be discussed. These are serious food-producing trees. They have enabled great gatherings of Aboriginal peoples, from time immemorial, here on Jinibara Country and we are only just beginning to get a ‘taste’ for what great tucker they can be. This Bunya season was definitely a quiet one, but 2026 is looking like the big one!
with Spencer Shaw
FRUIT
It is said that, in Queensland’s bush, some tree which produces abundant fruit.
The activity around a tree or bush with fruit at perfect ripeness, is exciting to watch. Birds attract more birds and there can be endless movement of Fruit Doves, Figbirds, Topknot Pigeons, Cuckoo-shrikes, Bowerbirds and others.
There is less competition and belligerent behaviour than you might notice when the attraction is nectar, and scrambling after fruit disturbs large insects. Birds naturally take advantage of this.
testing suggests that all of the spiny crayfish in this genus shared a common ancestor over five million years ago in the Miocene period.
As the climate became drier and the dominant cool wet rainforests were replaced with drier forest types, the mountainous areas became key refuges for rainforests and many species of fauna. These species of crayfish require cool, clear flowing rainforest streams which restricts their range to areas above around 200m in elevation.
They are effectively isolated on ‘islands’ of high rainforest habitat and are thought to have remained unchanged as
have noticed small burrows dug into the soil amongst Piccabeen Palm groves, these are the homes of the Blackall Range Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus urospinosus), the smaller of the pair, reaching an overall length of around 120mm.
orange claws with large spines and dark green/ brown body.
Most observations for the species have been above 400m in clearflowing streams. Threats include land clearing, weeds, feral pigs, poaching, high intensity fire and climate change.
This species is rarely seen, but if you spend enough time amongst suitable habitat on rainy nights, you may notice the telltale blueish coloured spiny claws protruding from a burrow.
The much larger Conondale Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus hystricosus) may
Please visit us at the Barung Community Nursery in Maleny if you’d like to learn more about these unique local species, how you can help ensure their survival and tell us about your own observations of spiny crayfish in our local area.
the tree, so that it is weighted away from the target. I actually prefer a combination of the two, reducing the height and removing the side weight for a guarantee of total safety for the target.
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Barred Cuckoo-shrike handling a Titan Stick Insect - image Vince Lee
Melissa Chaddock Kate Woolston Damian Green Michael Reck Mark Clayton
