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Shopping can be a pleasure!
HRISTMAS SHOPPING… a time of year to find that thoughtful gift which shows how much you care, appreciate or love someone. Rather than it be a chore (which many find it to be!) turn it into a pleasure across the Range, while supporting local business at the same time.
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I know I would rather potter through hinterland markets and unique shops, than head down to the chaos and bright lights of the plaza! Our Christmas Gift Guide has plenty of suggestions if you’re feeling stumped on what to choose, and we have various Christmas events to share, so you can plan where to hear some joyous carols, see some sparkling lights, and be part of your community’s festivities. This is also a hard time of year for many people, where they need our donations and our support over the holidays. We have information on how to help at the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre’s Christmas breakfast and where to leave your gifts for those less fortunate. So, with everything from local produce and handmade gifts, to pampering treats and jewellery, our beautiful hinterland is the place to make Christmas shopping something to look forward to. (Plus there are plenty of places to stop and enjoy fresh food and great coffee.) From all the team at the Hinterland Times, we wish you, your family and friends, a healthy, happy, festive time!
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The Hinterland Times team wish you a Christmas full of joy with family and friends, and all the best of health and happiness for the year ahead. Website: Social Media: Address: Owners:
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We wrap up Christmas events for you
across the Hinterland
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Lucky shoppers in Montville
A visit to Montville this December is a must if you’d like to be in the Christmas Shopping draw. Spend $10 or more with any participating business and receive an entry in the draw - great prizes to be won. The draw will take place at Carols on the Green on December 19.
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Montville Christmas Wonderland
Visit this huge miniature Christmas village and carnival with 150,000 lights in the display. Head over and celebrate a special Christmas spirit in this wonderland, at 15 Narrows Road Montville. Open until December 23 on Fridays 2-5pm; Saturdays 2-5pm and 7-9pm; and Sundays 2-5pm.
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Light the Lights
Head to Mapleton Lilyponds Park 5 - 8pm for the Christmas Light the Lights event. There will be a sausage sizzle fundraiser for the Mapleton Community Gym, Christmas craft, coffee, ice-cream, drinks, Dutch poffertjes, multi-draw raffle and free gift for children from Santa. Bring your own chair and blanket and settle in to enjoy the evening!
Books4Kids Christmas book drive
Sunshine Coast Libraries and the Salvation Army join forces to bring books to less fortunate children across the region. All you need to do is buy a new children’s book and drop it into any Sunshine Coast Library, where it will then be distributed to families who need it, through the Salvation Army Santa Workshops in Maroochydore and Caloundra. The Salvation Army will even wrap the book for you! Runs until December 17. For more information, visit library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
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Join the locals for A Heritage Christmas on the village green (Piccabeen Green), with Santa, sausage sizzle, lantern activities and entertainment, 4.00 - 8.00pm.
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Nambour Community Carols & Twilight Christmas Markets
The Nambour Community Carols are a free, family-friendly event for the whole community at the Nambour Showgrounds from 3.00 - 8.00pm. Every year thousands of people come to enjoy the free kids’ entertainment - rides, jumping castle, animal farm, face painting, balloons, and much more. The Nambour Community Carols is not just carol singing, there are also over 40 market stalls at the Twilight Christmas Markets. Divinely delicious food is available from local food vendors; have free photos taken in the giant snow globe or just sit back, relax and enjoy two hours of fabulously festive entertainment put on by very talented locals. All of this festive cheer comes to an end with a spectacular fireworks finale! To cover the costs of this incredible event, the Nambour Community Carols rely on sponsorship and donations from the council, businesses, churches and local individuals. Please bring a new, unwrapped pressie to place under the tree for local kids in need. This year, Nambour Community Carols are once again partnering with Christmas Care and Sunny Kids to distribute Christmas presents to local children in need. Help to make this a memorable Christmas for those less fortunate!
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14 Mapleton Bowls Club Christmas dinner
14 Maleny Christmas Festival and Street Carnival
Enjoy good food and great company at the Mapleton Bowls Club Christmas dinner, 6pm, with ten raffles, good cheer and singing!
Come along for Maleny's night of dancing in the street! This family-friendly community event is full of great food stalls, rides for kids, music and entertainment. Santa (and Mrs Claus) will be in attendance for kids to meet. Santa photos gold coin donation – parents take with their own phones/cameras, and money raised goes to Greyhound Rescue.
A two-course delicious meal cost only $25 per person. Pre-purchased tickets only, available at the Club.
Local kids dance groups will be performing outside MCU from 6 – 7pm, and Unusual Suspects will have everyone dancing outside IGA at 7pm. The Maleny Community Centre is the main music hub, with carols from 6 - 7pm, and a music concert with local talented musicians from 7.30 9.30pm. The bar will be open and run by Community Centre volunteers. There will be a competition for kids to find the ‘12 signs of Christmas’ within the town centre (open the week before and conducted and drawn on the night), and the prize is a kid’s pass to Australia Zoo! The road will be closed 5 - 11pm – with the event happening from 6 - 10pm. See you there!
15 Glasshouse Country Community Carols Mark Saturday, December 15 on your calendar and bring all your family and friends along for the very festive Glasshouse Country Community Carols, at the Beerwah Sportsground. The pre-show fun commences at 4.30pm, carol singing starting at 6.30pm and the grand finale, with a touch of Aussie country character, the spectacular fireworks happening at 8.15pm. Renowned vocal conductor, Brian Martin, will be directing the Glasshouse Country Community Carols production this year. There will be not one, but two choirs - a 'house' choir and a combined community choir. Local musicians, Spilt Milk, will add to the ambience of a fabulous, not-tobe-missed night of Christmas festivities.
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Cakes to support community HRISTMAS IS A time to support others, and what better way than by buying something delicious!
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Keep on the lookout for scrummy cakes and puddings, including some individually iced and decorated by the Lions Club of Maleny and Blackall Range.
Brett Campbell hosts this Christmas event from 7pm, with My Cat Nellie performing from 8pm. Soak up the great atmosphere, enjoy the delicious Jens Pizza Christmas menu and desserts, and savour some tasty Jungle Juice punch!
Witta will have these delicious Christmas offerings on sale.
Entry is free, with raffles and prizes to be won. Come in fancy dress and make it a night to remember!
A large cake costs $17, with smaller cakes and puddings $13, and profits from these will be donated to local community groups. Iced and decorated cakes will sell for $15, and profits from these will be donated to beyondblue.
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Ann Wells at the Montville IGA, selling cakes to support commuity groups this Christmas
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and pillows made from all organic wool. We also stock an extensive range of kitchenware accessories, quality knives, silverware, and dinnerware.
From our crispy skin wild salmon, to fresh oysters, and locally caught prawns, we have it all with octopus, fish and calamari.
The second level is home to THE MALENY FLORIST and garden centre.
For a healthy mouth-watering ‘ocean to plate experience’ try our delicately pan cooked fish, air fried chips and a delicious organic side salad. You’ll find a wonderful HOMEWARES store on the same level consisting of locally made timber furniture, organic cotton bed linen, quilts toppers
We bring you seasonal plants, premium garden products and planting essentials. Ceramic pots, urns, and local sculptures. We have an amazing in-house florist. Specialising in the most beautiful wedding creations or arrangements for any occasion.
Healthy Homewares is an adventure… There is nothing else like it in Australia, because, we built it for you…
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19 Montville’s Carols on the Green Head on up, or over, to picturesque Montville Village Green for an evening of carols and community. This is a combined ecumenical celebration with many local churches contributing, and supported by the Montville Village Association. Come and join in the carol singing and readings from 6.30pm, and bring a rug and picnic to share with family and friends. The Lucky Shopper draw will take place on the night, with fabulous prizes for the winners. The Salvation Army will also be in full voice, so settle in and enjoy the evening.
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Take the stress out of your festive season Organic, local gift packs and stocking fillers Organic wine Fairtrade chocolates Shampoo bars Beeswax wraps And much, much more!
5494 2088 | 37 Maple St, Maleny | www.maplestreet.coop Owned by members. Helping locals live their best life for 40 years. Photo credit: Marsha Fotografie #shoplocal
Above: Montville Village Green adorns the trees in fairy lights Right: Maleny Christmas Tree Festival - the Girl Guides' entry
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19-24 The annual Maleny Christmas Tree Festival
25 Maleny community Christmas breakfast
Held at Maleny Uniting Church, 1290 Landsborough/Maleny Road, Maleny, this is becoming a very popular Christmas event.
This is a free Christmas Day breakfast, all are welcome, 7 - 11am at the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre (MNC), 17 Bicentenary Lane, Maleny.
Capturing the sights, sounds and wonder of Christmas, the theme this year is Christmas Growing Up. Over 40 trees and displays will capture this theme in their own individual ways. Children will be well catered for - the trees will captivate them, plus there will be plenty of hands-on activities including the Kids’ Play Zone which will have a choice of activities, craft, quizzes and Christmas books. Visitors are asked to make a gold coin donation, and all donations this year will go to the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre. For more details visit www.malenyuniting.com.au, Facebook or call 0409 586 601.
24 Kenilworth community Christmas Eve event Join in from 5-9pm at Kenilworth Showgrounds for Santa, free rides, carols and barbecue.
It is easy to forget that not everyone is as fortunate as us at Christmas time. The team at the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre never forgets. For years, the MNC has helped families and individuals in need to enjoy Christmas cheer like everyone else. The traditional Maleny event, which is the only free community breakfast event on the Hinterland, relies on donations from local businesses to contribute to the celebrations. This yearly event is well attended, usually by about 500 people, with hot and cold breakfast choices served, including vegetarian options. As always, MNC are calling on community volunteers to place their names on our roster at the Centre’s front desk. The shifts are two hours long and well worth the experience of serving the community. Or call (07) 5499 9345 for roster options. Santa will be putting in an appearance between 9.30am - 10am and all children receive a present. Maleny Neighbourhood Centre would like to thank all their donors in advance who support this breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausages, cereals, milk and yoghurt. There will be an opportunity to donate to the Centre on the day or on our website. These donations enable the team to run their programs and keep the doors open.
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And don’t forget those wonderful community members across the range who light up their homes and gardens for our enjoyment. Thank you to all of them for bringing some Christmas sparkle to our drives across the Sunshine Coast Hinterland! In particular, Di Easdale and her family’s amazing display. It is ready for visitors all throughout Christmas, at 8 Roys Road, Landers Shoot (Landershute). All donations go to the Compass Institute.
Di Easdale's spectacular display in Landershute last Christmas
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Gift Suggestions Take a look inside the pages of our Gift Guide and December's HT and you will find where to buy everything from hand-crafted pottery to a singing lesson! For easy local shopping, look no further… 1.
Healthy Homewares in Maleny has something for every room in the house. You will be delighted to find furniture which is locally made, organic cotton bed linen, kitchen and cooking wares, bathroom accessories, pottery, and much more.
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Mitre 10 is covering gifts for all the family, from the household gardener to the home handyman, you can find something for the kids too. For gifts galore and stocking fillers, Gone Bonkers will have something for a variety of tastes and budgets.
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For something different, visit the Montville Clock Shop where you will find a vast array of German clocks, wind-up music boxes, quality watches and European toys.
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Who doesn't love a bottle of their favourite tipple for Christmas? Purple Palate is the place to go, with everything from Champagne to organic wines.
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One for the gastronomes! Dining vouchers from Flaxton Gardens or check out our ‘Food, Drink and Dine Guide’ for many more food-inspired ideas.
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Find one-of-a-kind artworks from Illume Creations. Stunning handblown glass creations from international artist, Tina Cooper, handmade glass jewellery and pens, tealights, pottery and Aura Light essences.
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Pamper someone who deserves a treat with a Pure or Juuce gift pack from Nellie’s Creative Hair Design, full of fab hair products. You could also choose a gift voucher from Aphrodite’s Gift, to spoil someone who loves to look after their skin.
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Sunglasses, accessories and gift vouchers are all a great option at Hammond Optometry – keeping those eyes in perfect condition for summer.
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The Maple Street Co-op is definitely worth a visit for fair-trade, organic, ethical and progressive choices for gifts. Try the Bee Man’s honey products, Eye of Horus cosmetics, organic teas, gratitude diaries, keep cups, delicious chocolates and much more.
Beautiful bed linen from Healthy Homewares
10. For something a little different, perhaps send your household songbird for some singing lessons with Cardie Boydell. Spark the creative fire yourself, and go from singing in the shower to performing your favourite tune at a party.
And don’t forget all the wonderful Hinterland markets with plenty of unique, quirky, delicious and thoughtful gift ideas – check out our Market Guide in the December HT. STOCKIST DETAILS: SEE ADVERTISEMENTS IN OUR GIFT GUIDE AND DECEMBER ISSUE
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Lighting up Montville
this Christmas HERE IS something about all that sparkles that seems to captivate us, which may be why Christmas lights are so popular! If you love twinkling fairy lights and all things Christmas, then we have a treat in store for you.
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Graham and Judy Lumley are again opening Montville Christmas Wonderland (15 Narrows Road, Montville) until December 23. This magical place will be open Fridays 2-5pm, Saturdays 2-5pm and 7-9pm, and Sundays 2-5pm. The display is in two parts. Firstly, the miniature village which includes an extensive Christmas carnival, Disney, Lego, Coke Corner, shops, and homes, plus The Grinch, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, snow slopes with skiers, two trains, and a working gondola. Just watch this amazing and unique
village come alive with the sights and sounds of Christmas. The second part of the display is the ‘outside’ display (all inside the shed) which includes two gardens (an Aussie garden and a fantasy garden), the bauble walkway, Aussie Christmas display, large nativity, horse and carriage, light fountain and snow cave. There is a large sleigh with Santa and reindeer for photos, as well as Santa’s toy workshop. Kids (of all ages) can play in the snow. Stepping into Montville Christmas Wonderland is like immersing yourself (whether you are one year old or 101 years old) in a fantasy world of colour and lights. Entry is $5 for adults, $2 for children and families $12.
Montville Christmas Wonderland delights visitors
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