Hinterland Times June 2020

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INSIDE THIS MONTH Golf balls and social enterprise come together in Nambour

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ith restrictions eased slightly, I have been able to meet a few people who feature in this month’s HT for photographs and conversation (outside), and also have a much-needed coffee with a friend!

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However, it feels very strange not to be able to shake someone’s hand or give someone a hug, and it makes me very aware of how much we all connect on a physical level without even realising it. The reassurance of a hand on an arm can mean as much, if not more, than words.

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Still, I was able to meet the subjects of our June front cover in person, and that was a treat. If you don’t recognise the couple amongst the foliage, they are Spencer and Karen Shaw, and I wanted to highlight them for the positive work they do within the community.

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Not only do they support native ecosystems, help at tree plantings, share bushfood information and provide environmental education programs for schools - they also run the Forest Heart and Brush Turkey nurseries in Maleny and Reesville.

In addition, Spencer writes a regular column for us (page 32), which brings me to one of my favourite parts of my job each month - collating the upcoming issue. I sit with a cup of tea and jostle with articles and features in the flatplan.

I share this enjoyable task with our advertising manager, Karen, who places the ads, and it’s like creating a large jigsaw puzzle together. Sometimes we barter and battle over spaces on the pages, but it’s a to-and-fro which makes us laugh and always has a positive outcome!

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Things are slowly opening up now and students are returning to school; there is a feeling of cautious optimism. We certainly have a way to go yet, but there will come a time when we can greet each other with a little human touch, or a big hug, once again. I, for one, can’t wait… even though I have to!

Until next month, stay well, shop local, and keep smiling.

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As I looked at the flatplan and content for June, it was a pleasure to see so many people from across the hinterland keen to share their knowledge, thoughts and creativity through our community paper.

Thank you for being such active contributors and loyal readers; I’m glad we’ve been able to keep a hard copy out there during this tough time, as I have been hearing how many of you have valued it. We feel very lucky to be an independent paper; able to continue with our print and online versions of the HT for the community.

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Dear Victoria and Karen, Thank you for the advert – it looks great; and the article – hopefully, it may help some people.

Well done for the work you do at HT.

COVER STORY Spencer and Karen Shaw, pictured at Forest Heart Nursery in Maleny, bring plants, passion and practical ideas to the hinterland.

Check out Spencer’s helpful In The Wild column each month in the HT. see page 32 PHOTOGRAPHY BY VICTORIA MCGUIN

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Our Page 3 has been about community support over the last few months, a dedicated page for local businesses to let readers know they are open and happy to be of service during this fluctuating time. This is still the case for June, but we also felt it is time to share any community events that may lift people’s spirits. So, what better than a charity winter ball, from the comfort of your own home!

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TEPS Charity have just announced the STEPS Virtual Grand Winter Ball presented by BA Murphy Constructions, which is taking place on June 20, 2020

STEPS are taking the bold move of hosting a virtual gala event. Bringing a star-studded line up, including ARIA award-winning pop group Sheppard, one of Australia’s most loved and respected recording artists - Anthony Callea, and the fabulous singer and actor Tim Campbell, also the wonderful Paulini returns for a consecutive year, together with a mega raffle, dance performance by the Sunshine Dance Troupe, trivia and more to raise vital funds for young adults living with disability.

STEPS Group Managing Director, Carmel Crouch, said the event is set to be a fantastic night in so many ways and hopes that households across Australia buy a ticket for this truly unique experience.

“We are determined to bring a night of entertainment and laughter to the homes of all Australians so we can continue to support the most vulnerable in our community and deliver the lifestyles they deserve,” Ms Crouch said.

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“We are committed to raising the funds for the expansion of the boarding college at STEPS Pathways College, Australia’s first college teaching young adults the skills for an independent lifestyle,” Ms Crouch continued.

“Tickets are very affordable and it’s a great way to support charity, have fun at home, dance the night away and enjoy this interactive experience,” Ms Crouch said.

The event showcases true community spirit, bringing together the generous business community with VIPS, dignitaries, families, supporters, students and volunteers for a night of entertainment and celebration.

The night will unite like-minded individuals who share a vision of creating brighter futures, who care, believe and invest in changing the landscape for Australian families living with disability, especially in tough times.

The Virtual Grand Winter Ball not only raises vital funds, it celebrates the students,

Paulini returns to help STEPS Charity raise vital funds at the STEPS Virtual Grand Winter Ball - image taken 2019

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If you live in Maleny or the surrounding areas, chances are you know, or have at least heard of, Nicole Hilton.

A warm, generous woman, who has served the community both in business and social enterprises.

But what drives Nicole’s huge involvement and her innovative approach? HT writer, Gay Liddington, spent an enjoyable morning finding out.

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icole Hilton is a person who radiates positivity. Her laughter infectious, manner inspiring. She is an entrepreneur who seeks to serve her community.

When asked for an interview, Nicole responded, “Are you sure? I’m not a very interesting person!”

In her role as Business and Community Development Officer at Maleny Credit Union, Nicole’s reach embraces and supports Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, and CHASM (affordable housing). She is President of the Maleny Chamber of Commerce, hosts Chics in Biz and is a creator of Maleny Handmade Markets.

Nicole’s 21st birthday. L to R: Nana Beryl English, Nicole, Nana Pearl Furner 

Fundraising, hosting and running events are elements of Nicole’s function that shine. “I have the best job in the world. It allows me to create roles within the community to benefit everyone.

She elaborates: “And, I’m blown away by the amazing volunteers in this community. It’s the drive of these people that gets things done.”

Last year, the Lions Club of Maleny Blackall Range presented Nicole with the District Governor’s Distinguished Service Award for ongoing excellent service to the community through a wide range of organisations and activities.

It seems the values Nicole brings to her position hark back to her foundational years where family tales are woven into the fabric of local history.

Born Nicole English at the old Maleny Soldier’s Memorial Hospital like her father before her, she was raised in Conondale where her forebears settled in 1928.

“I look back to those childhood days and wish I could relive them. It was so simple. Mum and Dad were share farmers and had no money when we were young.

We would go outside, make mud cakes and play in the long grass. We didn’t go anywhere until they became employed and then we’d go to Maroochydore and get fish and chips.”

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A significant part of Nicole’s childhood was spent with grandparents who contributed to a loving, stable upbringing for her and two younger siblings.

“Nana English was one of those who didn’t care what the house looked like, but you were always fed, and she just loved being with us. We’d do crosswords, she’d sing with us, and walk with us. We were her everything. As a result, I learnt about honesty and respect and I try to see beauty in all things.

“And, just about every Sunday we visited Nana Furner at Kidaman Creek for a hot family lunch. Hours of Canasta followed. Nana’s house was always filled with many vases of flowers from her garden. Gardening was her life and is now my number one passion.”

I prompted memories of life at school: “I was a very good sportsperson and was in everything: softball, running, high jumping, broad jumping, relays. On sports day at school, Mr McAndrew who owned the Conondale shop gave each of us a Peters ice-cream in a little tub and hard lollies. I’m positive that’s all I loved about school!”

Nicole, who excelled in bookkeeping and shorthand, graduated from Kenilworth High School in Year 10 with three job offers: manager of a fashion store, legal secretary and an admin job. Thoughts of being a teacher were quashed due to lack of finances and while the teenager dreamed of managing the dress shop, her mother steered Nicole in another direction. And so, the 15-year old became a legal secretary.

Nicole Hilton with the MCU team

In January 1994, at the age of 27, Nicole, plagued by the Black Dog of depression, went home to Conondale.

Soon after, a tornado-like storm ripped the family home and their lives apart.

“It was then I really learnt the meaning of community,” shared Nicole. “Mum, Dad and I were holidaying at Noosa when my grandad rang. He said we needed to come home as there’d been a storm.”

It was described by locals as a freak tornado and the worst storm in 40 years. Its fury snapped trees as though they were twigs; roads were blocked, power cut. Corrugated iron peeled from roofs while pieces of deconstructed houses were blown around like pieces of newspaper. Ten houses were damaged, and the 70-year-old English home destroyed, just a shell remained.

“The house didn’t look too bad from the outside, but it had literally exploded from the inside out. Everything was smashed except for Mum’s china cabinet containing wedding gifts and crockery.

“And then, people just turned up from everywhere, started helping us gather essentials and removed all the photos from the walls,” said Nicole as she wiped tears from her eyes.

English family: Nicole, Claire, Kevin, Todd, and Sonya Llewellyn

“My next job was in office admin with the Department of Primary Industries in Nambour. I worked my way up to being Regional Supervisor. After 17 years with the department, I went out into the private sector. For a time, I regretted leaving the security of a government job, but then, I wouldn’t have had the opportunities and experiences that shaped my career.”

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“Fortunately, the house across the road was empty.

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Members of the community provided mattresses and immediate supplies. That night amidst the turmoil, Mum and I sat with a hair dryer drying out the photos.”

July edition of HT: The English family rebuild, and Nicole meets her future husband. She is employed by Maleny Credit Union for a period of three months – it lasts eight years but ultimately draws her back, leading her to be a driving force in the community. Nicole speaks about obesity and the humorous side of co-authoring a financial literacy book.

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Michelle is energetic and passionate with a whipfast intellect and clearly loves what she does. She is passionate about giving people with disabilities the opportunity to work on a business model and learn key concepts and skills suited to them specifically. Her impressive corporate career and experience drive a lot of the industry that is the GPAI Projects, with no detail left to chance.

It includes the Social Enterprise Training Program and a Talent Program. Darrell is also the founder of the Special Olympics Sunshine Coast (SOSC) Golf Program which he started after realising the far-reaching benefits of the low impact sport and that some groups were really missing out on opportunities and sporting pathways due to being isolated by their circumstances.

It is hard to keep up with her energy as she darts from one part of the manufacturing line to another. The sheer layers of elements here are overwhelming to a lay person but it works in a highly organised manner under Michelle’s careful wing.

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“It’s not arts and crafts,” Michelle is quick to point out.

“We are teaching real business skills.

“My husband is a golf pro and he began all of this with the Special Olympics, he is the coach, the president.

He surrounds everything and is also a professional golf fitter, which we do too.”

“Managing waste is a vital part of any successful business,” Michelle said. And through GPAI Michelle has used her talent for business waste management into a series of micro businesses.

From a pallet recycling station to furniture upholstering and repairs, to art canvases to recycled fabric hand-made bags, cushions cover designs and even published books. It is an ideas vault.

“I teach people to put our fabrics together and some of these are really beautiful. It is often fabrics that are four and five hundred dollars a metre too, but they are scraps, so we turn them into something really beautiful. We think they are really special.

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“Nothing is ever wasted. Our fabrics come from Warwick, ZePel, James Dunlop, Gummerson. This is how it all began [the social enterprise] and we thought we would only ever be in fabrics.

“This all came after,” she proudly announces as she sweeps her arm across the warehouse of production lines.

Demonstrating the enormity of the scale here.

The refit has cost so far $30,000 to complete including a $15,000 donation and $15,000 that Michelle and Darrell put in themselves. “The cost would be a lot more but we did so much ourselves.”

The warehouse feel is funky, eclectic and edgy.

The former underneath level of an older style Nambour building is now a bustling business centre with a different industry in every corner. Nothing is wasted and recycling and repurposing everything in some way is paramount.

“We also have an art competition for all of the disability sector and this year it is a huge one. The winner’s art is featured in our calendar.”

Michelle shows me a particularly special piece of art to her, it is of a group setting and she explains one of their members, Norman Oliver, suffered a severe stroke during a spinal operation and couldn’t attend the annual group photograph anymore, so resident artist, Jill Keating, painted him in.

“You can see Norman’s story and a lot of our people’s stories on GPAI TV on YouTube,” Michelle shares.

GPAI Head of Art, Jill Keating, lends her talents to various designs and projects, including that statement door. “Michelle had asked me to do a mural, so I thought I wanted something eye-catching that had a positive message.

“I thought a tree would be good, a tree that branches out like a community does.”

And it wasn’t a small project, Jill says a lot of time went into it. “Just to recoat the aqua background, and my sister helped [because of the corrugated surface] - it took three hours.”

Standing at a fabric table is Adam, a talented cutter. “If they are an athlete and a student, they become part of our family. Through here they become business minded and we work to their skills,” Michelle explains.

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“I am teaching Adam how to use his shapes as a language. He has a Facebook page called Shapesman – golf & creativity. It is just fantastic what he does. He is just brilliant.”

She shows me a photograph of another of their students proudly. “No one thought she could focus long enough to do anything and now she is one of our top designers,” Michelle says with pride.

As we walk upstairs to the shop front you realise the enormity of what is manufactured downstairs. “We make soft ottomans, bags, golf ball bags, cushions.”

Showing a student’s work Michelle points out, “This here is by one of our students that used to take hundreds and hundreds of bits of paper and cut them up into shapes every day, our job is to take that behaviour and turn it into something valuable.

“Here is another that is our lama. The concept is we make the bag, but the people cut and put it all together.

They design and create it and they put the lama together.”

Their key feature line of their business is their professional golf bags. The reason one corner of the basement is a sea of buckets of golf balls.

“We sell a lot of these. Our guys use the commercial golf ball cleaner and then they package the balls into the bags. We sell them every single day.”

Michelle is clearly very driven and proud of what they create as she walks through the shop. “It’s hard for us to have a shop that is shut,” she says.

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TIPS FOR LANDLORDS OF RETAIL PREMISES – PART 2 As a landlord of commercial premises it is important to identify what business your tenant will be carrying out from your premises so that you can prepare a lease that will comply with the requirements of the relevant act involved.

In Queensland commercial leases generally speaking come under two distinct areas; the first being retail shops which are governed by the Retail Shop Leases Act and the second being non retail shops governed by provisions of the Property Law Act. I shall concentrate my discussion on leases that come under the Retail Shop Leases Act. In part 1 of this article I discussed the importance of Disclosure pursuant to the and giving the tenant early notice of the new market rental.

When negotiating with your prospective tenant here are further important tips to keep in mind: • NOTICE ABOUT EXERCISING OPTION PERIODS – there is an obligation on you as the Landlord to give the tenant notice that the time to take up the option period is coming up. This notice must be given at least two months’ prior to the option notice period detailed in the lease.

• NOTICE ABOUT NO OPTION – if the lease does not contain any option period you must also give your tenant notice that the lease is coming to an end. Failure to give such notice would result in the lease term automatically being extended by another six months from the time such notice is given by you!

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Dave Coffey, President of the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club is very proud of what these Lions’ members have achieved

Many individuals and community members across the hinterland are doing what they can to help others in vulnerable circumstances, and it was heartwarming to hear what the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club has been doing to protect our health workers.

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ewing scrub caps and masks for doctors in the ICU of Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) was an unexpected project for the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Coronavirus launched its rampage, our doctors, nurses and health workers needed to react swiftly, arming themselves for the possibility of an onslaught by undergoing emergency simulation training.

But the necessary personal protection equipment for the urgent training was in precious, limited supply, putting our brave health workers at great risk.

Hearing about the emergency unfurling via a personal connection to the ICU at SCUH, Project Coordinator, Lion Mary McIver, marshalled her troops by putting a call out to the service clubs, community groups and friends around Maleny and the Blackall Range.

Dave Coffey, President of the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club, was very supportive of the idea and watched the resultant activity with interest.

Mary likened the response to “women knitting socks for soldiers in WWII”, as around a dozen women responded enthusiastically, including a 94-year old.

For weeks and using their own fabric, cotton and elastic, the women sewed and sewed, churning out hundreds of scrub caps and masks for not only SCUH, but also for Hervey Bay Hospital. In many cases, private patchwork and dressmaking stashes were raided.

Once the masks were sewn, they needed to be washed, ironed (in the hope that the heat would kill any residual germs), sealed in clip-lock bags and delivered to a sanitised plastic bin at an agreed drop-off point. After all, the protective gear was designed to fight an insidious disease with no respect for age or status.

As an extra measure, the bags were given a liberal spraying of Glen 20 disinfectant before making their way into the hospital system.

“It was therapeutic,” says Mary. “Our volunteers were doing something constructive and we filled the need.

We helped our hospital, did what we could to help during isolation.”

Later, Mary was delighted to receive the following thank you from the workers at Sunshine Coast University Hospital: Thank you so much for your kind gesture of giving surgical caps and masks to SCUH. They are wonderful to wear and we will think of your generous sewers as we wear them with pride in these difficult times.

These kind and thoughtful acts in challenging times are testament to the generosity of spirit across the Range, and indeed, the country. It seems that when the going gets tough, the tough get sewing! Needles, threads and sewing machines at the ready to help the Sunshine Coast University Hospital

“I’m looking forward to a new normal that includes a bit of the slower pace we are currently experiencing.

Having said that, I’m very fortunate to have work because I know there are many others anxious about their businesses and finances.

“I look forward to not being so dependent on technology and having real social interactions again. I plan to keep learning, this time being diesel mechanics so I can look after the bus myself and better understand issues as they arise,” Jo says with enthusiasm.

“There are enough hours in the day if you stay off your phone and leave the TV off,” Jo advises. But it would be true to say discipline and dedication play a large role in getting Jo through her phenomenal regular schedule.

And we are very lucky to have her there to keep the wheels in motion. Local school bus driver, Jo Brooker-Clark, has continued to service her run despite the reduction in passengers - image Jacqui Hensel

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Jo is a long-term local and has raised her family in Maleny. With her kids aged from 20 to five she has her hands full on the family front, but somehow, she manages to run not one but two businesses!

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Travels with… Rensina van den Heuvel

AS MALENY SLOWLY As the doors of businesses are slowly reopening again in Maleny, we are s ll here!

We have been serving our members following the government’s rules on social distancing and personal hygiene. These rules will not change, and I wonder if we will see these as a more permanent part of all our businesses going forward and eventually it will seem “normal”. We will s ll however close at 4.30pm on Fridays.

Our staff have been working very hard to ensure there is no-to-minimal disrup on to our services during this me. We pride ourselves on knowing our members, and our teller staff like a chat just as much as our members do. We provide a friendly and familiar space for our members. We con nue to grow our membership over this me and appreciate the local support.

Our Loans team are s ll processing and approving loans. If you would like to have an informal chat with Sandra, our senior lending consultant, please call our office on 5499 8988.

For every loan approved, drawn and se�led at MCU we reward a local not-for-profit organisa on with funds between $50 to $250, depending on the size of the loan. It’s your choice of where you want the funds to go for your loan. So far, we have donated more than $16,000 to local not-for-profit organisa ons.

I’m sure these organisa ons would say thank you for choosing MCU, allowing them to benefit.

Dromadaries and home, edge of Sahara, Mauritania

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he thundering sound of waves crashing is constant on the Atlantic coastline, south of Morocco. If you look at a map, we are on the nose-shaped section of the west coast of Western Sahara, just north of Dakhla.

It’s where the desert and sea meet and is spectacular in its vast emptiness.

We have our ‘home,’ the Gaz 66 truck parked a hundred metres from the cliffs which drop down to the ocean. It is rugged and wild and often windy. The pounding waves are consistent and never ending.

There is only one section where I can access the beach. I must pick my way through giant chunks of the coastline which have broken off and then slide down the steep sand hill.

What is the prize you may wonder?

fleshy mussels taste divine; juicy, tender and salty. Gazing out across the vast wild ocean, with a wet buttery grin, I think to myself; “life doesn’t get much better than this”.

After five days we know it is time to leave and travel on; towards the border of Mauritania and deeper into Africa.

The wind has come up again with great intensity and the back of the truck, our living space, has become a sanctuary for a hundred local flies to shelter from the strong winds.

On the morning that we have decided to depart, Allen and I are going through the motions of packing up and locking down. The flies are driving me nuts and I am determined that they will not travel with us any further. I begin with a large heavy towel to swipe at them and drive them towards the two windows and back door. My plan to swoosh them out is working well.

Suddenly there are dragonflies everywhere outside the two windows and the back door.

There must be 30 dragonflies swooping and weaving and feasting on the cloud of flies.

It is an incredible sight to see. Their bright blue bodies and delicate silvery wings, catching the sunlight as they dip and flit about. I have never seen such a thing and am mesmerised by this extraordinary sight.

Giant mussels which live on the rocky outcrops, only accessible at low tide and even then it is a race against the massive waves which are constantly crashing in. Running back and forth I gather enough for a small feast and haul them back up to the truck.

I fry them in butter and garlic on a little gas stove, out of the wind, by the wheel of the truck. It is well worth the effort. The large  Blue dragonfly Our camp near Dakhla, Western Sahara

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The dragonflies are there but for a few minutes; then are gone as quickly as they appeared. And so are the flies.

It is an experience which I will never forget and was a wonderful reminder that we as humans need not interfere too much. When nature is in balance miracles do happen.

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Tim Senior and Tim Junior continue Ben’s legacy

What made you move to the area?

Dad made the first move to Montville about 30 years ago – his tree change. Watsons Bay was no longer a quaint fishing village. I followed with my wife Deb and little Tim. Ben was born a few years later in Maleny Hospital delivered by Dr Greg Wren. Vic came up about 20 years ago. We are a close family.

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landscape. The removal of mis-planted or invasive species of trees enhances our indigenous flora and fauna.

The other, and I guess the most important thing for me, is watching my son do his brother proud. He is slowly healing from his loss. As a parent who has lost a child, the only thing that can help me heal, is my other child.

Please contact BRM Tree Services via their Facebook page or phone 0401441945

How long have you been running BRM Tree Services and what did you do before this?

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Tim Jnr and Ben went tree lopping straight out of school. Ben started BRM Tree Services about five years ago. Tim qualified as a mechanic and then returned to work with his brother.

We pride ourselves on diversity and customer service. With multiple dealers through the shop, we really do have something for every type of collector.

Last June Ben passed away suddenly. We, as a family, decided to keep running BRM Tree Services – it is Ben’s legacy and we honour him every day. He is always with us and this has helped us live with our tragic loss.

Before all of this, Vic and I had worked with our father and grandfather in the family business – design, manufacture and export of fluid heads and tripods in the film industry.

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The best thing about running this business is the most lovely people we encounter on an almost daily basis. It is an absolute pleasure for myself and my team to work locally in our beautiful environment.

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Always interested in buying quality items, drop in or you can call John Tel: 0427 585 660

We find it extremely rewarding when we step back at the end of a job and enjoy the renewed and revitalised

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Homegrown Cafe

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Address 6 Bunya St. MALENY Phone 07 5494 2013 Web malenyhotel.com.au OPEN Lunch: Mon - Thu 11.30am – 2.30pm Dinner: Mon - Thu from 5.30pm Fri, Sat & Sun: All day dining.

Address Cnr Maleny-Landsborough Rd & Mountain View Rd. MALENY Phone 07 5494 3700 Web www.terraceofmaleny.com OPEN Wed to Sun: Lunch from 11.30am and Dinner from 5:30pm An award winning restaurant with expansive coastal views, specialising in seafood platters using ocean fresh Mooloolaba seafood & locally sourced produce.

Takeaway Menu now available.

Address 4/6 Little Main St. Palmwoods Phone 0458 270 368 Web FB: “HomeGrownPalmwoods” OPEN Tue - Sat: 7:00am - 11:00am CLOSED Sun and Mon

13 Maple St. MALENY 0479 042 845 FB: “the maleny pie guy” 7 Days: 9.00am – 2pm (coffee ready from 8am)

Treat. Your. Self. Real. ‘Cos if you’re going to treat yourself, do it properly. Real food, made with real local ingredients and real passion. Really!

Quality dining in a relaxed atmosphere.

Daily specials. Bar, Bistro, Functions & Accom.

Liquour Legends. Member discounts. Courtesy bus available.

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Serving locally sourced produce and small batch in-house roasted coffee. Café or garden seating.

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Little May Espresso

Mayfield Patisserie & Chocolates

Montville Gourmet Pizzeria

Address 313-327 Flaxton Drive FLAXTON Phone 07 5445 7450 Web flaxtongardens.com.au OPEN Mon to Sat: 11am - 6pm for Flaxton@

Address 1/174 Main St. MONTVILLE Phone 07 5478 5015 Web littlemayespresso.com.au OPEN Daily: 7.00am – 12.00pm CLOSED Wednesday

Address 127 Main St. MONTVILLE

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Celebrate your special occasion with a Flaxton Famous High Tea. Flaxton Gardens brings you a traditionally luxurious High Tea experience with a difference, and an exciting range of themes to suit everyone.

Situated on Montville’s Main St, Little May sources local and organic produce to give you flavourful food at its best. Enjoy tasty food and specialty coffee while soaking up the village atmosphere. Open for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake, via Takeaway.

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Gourmet Pizza, Pasta & Salads.

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127-133 Main St. MONTVILLE 07 5442 9344 mayfieldonmontville.com.au Mon to Sun: 8.30am – 4.00pm

Savour our delicious modern cuisine on the deck overlooking stunning views. The perfect location to enjoy a champagne breakfast, leisurely lunch, or coffee & cake. Licensed.

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Address 207 Narrows Rd. MONTVILLE Phone 07 5478 5888 OPEN DINE-IN or TAKEAWAY Web diningonthedeck.com.au OPEN: WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY (Wed Open - Thurs 5pm&-Dinner 7pm for Lunch OPEN Tue to Sun: 8.30am – 4.00pm 7 Days: 11.00am – 9pm

Enjoy breakfast, lazy lunches, great coffee & homemade cakes on Secrets Deck with stunning views over Lake Baroon. Groups welcome, why not spoil yourself & book for a gorgeous High Tea. Gallery & accommodation on site. Takeaway Picnics Available.

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Welcome to Downtown Burgers…

We could tell you lots about our delicious food like the Vegan Soft Pretzel Buns, Free Range Chicken or the fact that we make it all in house right down to our aioli.

Take Away Today. Daily Italian inspired menu. Freshly made sandwiches, sweet treats, all day breakfast, Light homemade meals, locally ground. Vincenza coffee. Fri to Sat Nights-Traditional Italian cuisine, Homemade pastas and ravioli. Gluten free pasta and lasagne now available. COME HUNGRY!

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Address 7 Mill St. NAMBOUR Phone 07 5352 3197 OPEN Dine-In or Takeaway Mon to Fri: 8am - 3pm Sat: 8am - 12pm (open Fri nights soon) Mill Street Kitchen & Pantry in the heart of Nambour is passionate about Sunshine Coast produce. We aim to provide simple, wholesome and flavoursome food, letting the amazing produce on the coast shine through. A fully stocked bulk room selling all your pantry staples.

Address Shop 6, 1 Maleny St. LANDSBOROUGH Phone 07 5439 9444 OPEN Mon to Fri: 7am - 3pm Saturday: 7am - 2pm Family Tree Cafe is our family owned & operated cafe born from our love of great coffee & wholesome fresh food. New Menu has All Day Breakfasts, and lots of yummy treats made daily in house from local & organic produce. GF & V options available. Where the food is made with love & customers are family.

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Easing restrictions for eating out We have a list here of the updates from the eateries you see in the HT’s Food Drink Dine pages - all are operating using the COVID Safe checklist. At the time of going to print the Queensland Government has eased restrictions to allow a total number of 20 patrons at any one time in pubs, restaurants and cafes, with social distancing measures required.

We still recommend calling the cafes and restaurants you love to visit, to check what they are offering at this time.

Homegrown Café, Palmwoods – Open for takeaway and limited dine-in, 7am-2pm, Tuesday – Saturday for a top-notch breakfast, lunch, drinks and homemade baked goods, phone 0458 270368 Little May Espresso, Montville – Great coffee, homemade baked sweets and nurturing winter meals, Friday – Tuesday, 7am-2pm, takeaway available and dine-in, phone 5478 5015 Montville Café Bar and Grill – Closed, but keep checking their facebook page for updates, and connecting business Montville Eats home delivering dinners, minimum spend $60. See website (altitudeonmontville.com.au) for menu options or phone 5478 5889 Secrets on the Lake, Montville – Beautiful takeaway picnic baskets, coffee, cakes, selected items off regular menu, more details on the website; restaurant now open, breakfast in three sessions starting from 8.30am, lunches three sessions starting from 11am, phone 5478 5888 The Edge, Montville – Reopening June 5, for details check their facebook page or phone 5442 9344

Hotel Maleny – New signature winter dishes like beef cheeks or seafood chowder, Monday/Tuesday 4.30pm -7.30pm, Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 4.30pm-8pm , all day dining Saturday and Sunday from 11.30am -8pm, online ordering, takeaway with free delivery in the Maleny area, phone 5494 2013 Jen’s Woodfired Pizza, Maleny – Gourmet woodfired pizzas using local and seasonal ingredients, takeaway, WednesdaySunday, 3.30pm-7.30pm, phone 0847 979535 The Terrace Seafood Restaurant, Maleny – Fresh selection including garlic prawns, Cajun spiced fish, seafood chowder and calamari, open Wednesday – Sunday, 11.30am for lunch and 5.30pm dinner, takeaway menu available, check FB page or to book phone 5494 3700 Clouds Vineyard Vines Cafe- Open Thursday - Sunday, 10am-4pm, platters, light meals, coffee and wine flights and beer paddles, booking essential; plus fresh and frozen, ready to heat at home meals also available, menu on Facebook, phone 5499 9652

Purple Palate, Maleny - Free same-day local home deliveries for alcohol orders by credit card, phone 5494 2499 Le Relais Bressan, Flaxton – Pre-packed meals to takeaway, two portions to a pack – soup $8, pack of meals $25-$28, also coffee/cake takeaway, dine-in, phone 5445 7157 RangeCare Meal Delivery Service – The Barn on Flaxton $10 menu, Le Relais Bresson $25 menu, Café Mapleton $12 per meal, Clouds on Montville $12 meal, The Cottage meals $10 each: for full menus visit rangecare.com.au and click on ‘free meal deals’ details, email Shae admin5@brcg. org.au or phone 07 5445 7044 Flaxton Gardens – Homestyle takeaway meals, such as Shepherd’s Pie, Spaghetti Bolognaise – heat and serve comfort food, freshly prepared, order and pick up Monday - Saturday, 11am- 6pm, High Tea Wednesday Saturday, 10.30am and 1pm, bookings only, phone 5445 7450 Chadwick’s Kitchen, Nambour – Flavoursome authentic Italian food, with handmade pasta and ravioli, and delicious desserts, Tuesday - Friday 8.30am-3pm, dine-in or takeaway; Friday and Saturday night 5pm-7.30pm, Italian menu takeaway only, phone 0478 719051

Montville Pizzeria – Delicious pizzas with fresh ingredients and great flavour combinations, open Tuesday – Sunday, takeaway only, but will be reviewed as restrictions change, phone 5442 9505

Husk and Honey, Nambour – Gluten and grain free, takeaway or dine-in, serving potato pancakes, vegan brekkie, scrumptious muffins, excellent coffee and much more, phone 5441 3510

Shali’s Cafe and Bakery, Montville - open seven days, 7am-2.30pm, takeaway coffee, fresh bread, pies, yummy homemade curries, samosas, wraps and much more, phone 5442 9488

DownTown Burger Restaurant, Nambour – Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, delicious and varied selection of burgers for meat, chicken, fish and veggie lovers, please book via Facebook/website or call ahead, also offering takeaway and delivery service, phone 5441 1587

Mayfield Patisserie and Chocolates – Award-winning sausage rolls (including a veggie option), quiche, fresh salads, buttermilk scones, and divine chocolates, dine-in and takeaway, accept reservations, 9.30am-4pm, seven days a week, phone 5478 5999 Dawaat, Maleny – Indian meals full of flavour and generous portions, takeaway available every day, 11.30am -1.30pm and 4pm-8pm, phone 5435 2461

Mill Street Kitchen, Nambour – Local, organic and wholesome fare, takeaway or dine-in, Monday - Friday 8am-3pm, Saturday 8am-12pm (Friday nights hopefully coming soon!), phone 5352 3197

Maleny Pie Guy – Fantastic fare, free local delivery for a minimum spend of $50, ready-to-bake, baked and ready to reheat or frozen, pies, sausage rolls and pasties, send message via Facebook or to mrjcreative@hotmail.com

Enjoy a luxurious picnic from Secrets on the Lake – you deserve it!

Family Tree Café, Landsborough – Great coffee, all-day breakfast and delicious fresh food, Monday - Friday 7am3pm, Saturday 7am-2pm, phone 5439 9444

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Delicious home-style meals by Flaxton Gardens’ executive chef, Alan Thompson.

"Who doesn't like Pork Belly, this has always been a very popular dish with customers.

I would serve these on their own at your next BBQ or serve with basmati rice & snow peas.”

SERVES: 6 | PREP TIME: 35 MINS | COOK TIME: 10 MINS

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DIRECTIONS 1. In a large bowl add all the above ingredients & mix together 2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, turning occasionally 3. Soak about 20 bamboo skewers for about the same time nade) 4. Thread the pork onto the soaked skewers (keep left over marinade) 5. Preheat BBQ grill or hotplate to a medium heat 6. Cook the skewers, turning and basting with the reserved marinade every few minutes for about 10 minutes or until cooked through

Visit the website www.pomodoras.com.au for store locations on where you can buy your favorite flavour

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FUNDING CREATIVITY

A NEW LOOK HORIZON FESTIVAL 2020

Music, theatre, literature, visual art, screen and performance projects all featured in another highly competitive Regional Arts Development Fund grant round, where 22 creative projects were awarded a share of more than $47,500 from Sunshine Coast Council, in partnership with Arts Queensland.

One such project is the debut production Chocolate - Queens of Soul by Black Rock Productions, led by well-known local singer Sharon Brooks, which will receive $4,000 towards creative development.

Chocolate - Queens of Soul will pay tribute to the great soul queens of the past few decades and will feature four prominent black female singers, Andrea Kirwin, Sharon Brooks and Asabi Goodman, working closely with international artist, Quisha Wint (Toronto, Canada).

“By producing this show, we are supporting the sustainable creative and career growth of local female artists, as well as building our creative thriving region,” Ms Brooks said.

Chocolate – Queens of Soul, will be presented live when public health guidelines allow.

One of the singers, Andrea Kirwin, is also currently offering weekly ukulele, guitar, singing, keys and songwriting lessons online via Zoom through her Patreon page, patreon.com/ andreakirwin The spotlight will also shine on Middle Eastern culture with $3,000 in Creative Development funding awarded to Bellydance Sunshine Coast for a theatrical dance production entitled The Civilised Sultan, a collaboration between local ethnic dance and music groups.

The production will be set in Mesopotamia and will take the audience on a journey through the creation of civilisation, using the story of human history and the inventiveness of fantasy through artistic avenues.

Arts-lovers and artists – get ready for a threemonth program of online events thanks to the re-imagined Horizon Festival 2020.

In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Sunshine Coast's leading multi-arts festival has adapted its usual ten-day format to deliver a program of digital artworks, events and experiences from June to August, and there are still opportunities for local artists to get involved.

Deputy Mayor and Community Portfolio Councillor Rick Baberowski said, “The ingenuity of artists and creatives really ramps up in times of trouble.”

The Horizon Festival 2020 has an impressive lineup of experiences on offer. These are “a reflection of the determination of our talented local artists in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Cr Baberowski.

The festival will deliver experiences in four key streams – Homegrown, Open Air, Words and Ideas, and Rewind.

Homegrown: The name says it all. Homegrown will see six new works commissioned from local artists. These commissions will support local artists to develop and present new work that responds to 2020 and the extraordinary times in which we find ourselves.

Open Air: Celebrating place, Open Air is a monthly concert series, streamed from the Sunshine Coast’s most picturesque locations, featuring some of the region’s most celebrated artists.

Words and Ideas: A series of panel discussions, spoken word and conversations, Words and Ideas creates space for thoughtful discussion and the sharing of ideas.

Rewind: Join us as we Rewind and reminisce on some of Horizon Festival’s most loved events from 2018 and 2019.

All this, plus a few special projects that have been developed in response to the turbulence that is 2020. Festival director Lynne Bradley said it had been an interesting, but thrilling ride in her first year as director.

“When I joined the festival team in October 2019, no one saw a global pandemic coming,” Ms Bradley said.

The production is planned to debut to Sunshine Coast audiences in October.

First Nations culture will also feature with $5,000 being awarded to the development of a new documentary, Art of STEM, which follows local indigenous woman Gabrielle Quakawoot, on her journey of rediscovering her culture through indigenous STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and her desire to share ancient knowledge with her community.

The documentary will be showcased at film festivals across Australia and internationally.

A full list of funded projects can be found on Sunshine Coast Council’s website: sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Expressions of interest for the next RADF funding round are now open and will close on July 1. To discuss your project, contact Council’s RADF Liaison Officer on 07 5420 8616 and visit council’s website for more details.

Andrea Kirwin

“Planning for the 2020 program was well underway when the world was tipped upside down, so it’s been an incredible couple of months working with the team and our local artists to present a newlook festival this year.

“Artists have a real opportunity to capture this extraordinary moment in time through their art and experiment with new ways of working, new forms and thinking outside the box in terms of modes of delivery.”

Have the program delivered to your inbox visit horizonfestival.com.au to sign up to the e-newsletter or find out how to get involved.

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ancy learning to make the perfect latte or espresso for your family or for customers at a quirky coffee shop, where you earn money to fund your creative dreams? Or perhaps you’d like to gift this unusual and useful prize to someone you know who loves everything about coffee!

Well, the chance is there for you, along with $250, a front cover, a published story and a book voucher to boot.

This time last year, writers across the range began creating their stories for our first HT Young Writer of the Year Award. We had a very positive response, and the ratio was interestingly 70% female to 30% male submissions. We would like to see a more balanced ratio this year!

Aliea Cattley was the winner, with Lucy MacDonald, Lydia Keet and Caitie Davis runners up. The judging was done as fairly as possible. In addition to the editor, entries were sent to the HT writers (with no names/ages attached to avoid any bias) and they chose their favourites in order of preference.

We made the final decision based on the number of votes for each chosen piece. Interestingly, most of the judges had a different number one favourite.

Entries last year came from homes and schools all across the hinterland, from Nambour to Woodford, and we hope for even more now we have the Hinterland Times in new locations such as Yandina, Forest Glen and Eumundi.

The prizes have grown in amount and scope since last year too, thanks to generous sponsorship from Western Avenue Floral Design, The Little Book Nook and Montville Coffee, and we hope this will increase each year with more hinterland businesses supporting young people in this creative field.

So, now is the time to write your prose about any subject you choose! It could be how you’ve found living through Coronavirus, or something you’ve experienced in your life that would make a great short story. You could write about someone you know or make something up completely with characters from your imagination.

The closing date is July 31, so there is plenty of time, and the six chosen writers will be announced in the September edition of the HT.

Due to the differing age ranges, the overriding criteria was how imaginative, descriptive and evocative a story was – essentially, how a piece made each HT writer feel.

The grammar and punctuation was not a deciding factor.

Finally, we believe awards can be helpful to galvanise and encourage people to step outside of their comfort zone and to put their work ‘out there’ – but please don’t ever think they label your worth as a writer if you don’t ‘win’. Creativity is personal and subjective, and another set of judges on another occasion may choose completely different stories!

We were thinking of having two winners in different age categories this year, but after some discussion decided on one overall winner once again.

We really look forward to reading your submissions by email and we respond to everyone, so please fire up your imaginations and put those words on the page!

The winner and runners up of the 2019 HT Young Writer of the Year Award

The Hinterland Times newspaper is very excited to announce the second year of our award,

HINTERLAND TIMES

YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR OVER $1000 WORTH OF PRIZES For 2020, entrants can choose any subject!

The choices are limitless. Fact or fiction, humorous or serious, any genre of prose is acceptable.

Age limit: 10 – 17 years. Word limit: 600 words.

Please send submissions to editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au with your name, contact details, age and story title on page 1, and the submission on page 2 onwards.

Closing date for entries July 31, winners announced in the September edition of HT. (The HT judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.)

Winner $250, piece published in the announcing edition of the HT along with front cover, framed certificate, Little Book Nook voucher and barista coaching session with Montville Coffee

Two Runners Up $100 each, front cover with the winner, pieces published in subsequent editions of the HT, Little Book Nook voucher, framed certificate, and barista coaching session with Montville Coffee

Three Highly Commended

Pieces published in subsequent editions of the HT Montville Coffee is offering one-on-one coaching for the winner and two runners up with an experienced barista trainer, valued at $235! Learn the key elements of producing a consistently great tasting coffee, which includes using the espresso machine and proper milk texturing - valuable training for a future job, or just for home.

A big thank you to our sponsors this year: Western Avenue Floral Design for their generous donation to the prize money, The Little Book Nook for their vouchers and Montville Coffee for the valuable training experience!

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Letters CYCLISTS AT RISK

I am writing this letter because I am very concerned about the safety of bicycle riders on the Sunshine Coast, especially riders who take the more scenic, country routes.

My wife and I enjoy riding our bicycle for recreation and exercise and we decided because of the Covid-19 restrictions and the encouragement to exercise during this time to go on a family bicycle trip.

I rode with my children and wife from my home in Gheerulla 4574, yesterday to Kenilworth, about an 8km route on the EumundiKenilworth Road.

My wife coached my 10-year-old daughter during the trip to ensure her safety and I supported my 7-year-old son who are both strong riders, and because of my son’s age I rode alongside him in the middle of our lane to ensure he did not move his position more towards the centre and passing cars. He did very well on this practice run to keep his bicycle straight. Our children’s capabilities and safe riding behaviour on this trip was very encouraging.

However their experience was far from comfortable or safe.

Many drivers would slow down behind us, pass when safe do so and provide a safe distance when passing; however, there were also many instances of drivers aggressively honking their horn behind us, speeding past us in very close proximity to our bicycles, passing when it was not safe to do so, and shouting and showing hand gestures of abuse. I felt there were a few times in particular that our life was at risk by the driver’s risky behaviour There are many aspects of my local area that I am very proud of and I am held by the community and friendly, country spirit out here; however, this experience was very scary for my children and myself and was very disheartening.

LIGHT RELIEF & LEUNIG 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 or write to PO Box 818, Maleny, Qld, 4552. Please include your name, email/address and location. Word limit is 200 and letters may be edited. As we are a monthly, please be aware we are unable to print date-sensitive letters.

My community and I really need Council and mayoral support to change the culture around the acceptance and safety of bicycle riders on the road, especially for the children using this road.

and educate the public on a wider scale to mitigate the dangerous driver behaviour towards bicycle riders.

It is becoming more common that bicycle riders from outside the community are riding to the area and I want to ensure they feel safe and welcome here.

Bard, barista or both!

More importantly, I know of families and children that attend the local Kenilworth Primary School who are riding to school and on the Eumundi-Kenilworth Rd, and I want to ensure their safety and protect them from this risky driver behaviour and culture of unacceptance for bicycle riders on the road in this area.

I see a positive future for bicycle riders visiting the town to reinvigorate the beautiful community and environment out here; however, my immediate focus is the safety of the local children in our community.

I believe driver education and awareness is a vital key to improving bicycle rider safety and driver behaviour.

There are various means in which this could be achieved, however to fast track this in order to ensure the children’s safety now, one would be to put up many signs on the EumundiKenilworth Rd, particularly between Gheerulla and Kenilworth.

Signs that educate drivers on the rights and laws supporting bicycles to be safe while using the roads. I also welcome the implementation of other strategies that will ensure the safety of community members and educate local drivers.

It is important to note that the Queensland Law permits bicycles on the road, with up to two bicycles side by side.

With this being said, I am shocked by our experience and that this behaviour is occurring in a civilised country such as Australia.

I am also shocked that there is little done to protect bicycle riders

Crossword No. 319

Leunig

Maggie Across 1 5 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 29 31 32

Shrink (5) Iberian monarchy (5) Second planet (5) Atoll used for nuclear tests (6) Foolish (6) Brittle (5) Open up (6) Mistakes (6) Tender (5) Penniless person (6) Applauds (6) U S state famous for potatoes (5) Greek goddess of wisdom (6) Brawn (6) Crawl (5) Short cannon (6) False (6) Beginning (5) Spongelike (6) Adequate (6)

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Adequate (6) Throwing weapon (5) Appears (5) Inheritors (5)

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Systematically arranged body of facts (7) Capital of Egypt (5) Against (4) Incapable (9) Underwriter (7) Highest military decoration (8,5) Powerful number cruncher (13) Scale (5) Sleeping accommodation which is only occasionally used (5,4) Couple (7) Recliner (7) That group (5) W W II sub-machine gun (4)

Jonathan Porter, Gheerulla

I viewed with interest an advertisement in the latest issue of the Hinterland Times, seeking entries for the Young Writer of the Year competition. I can but only smirk when I notice part of the prize package is barista coaching. The cynic in me came to the assumption, if you want to be a writer, you had better know how to make a good coffee!

5G or not 5G?

Rob Natoli, Kureelpa

I’m just wondering what’s happening along the hinterland with 5G? Is it being rolled out or is there more research being done first?

I’ve heard interesting viewpoints from different perspectives and have an open mind.

I’m wary of asking on social media pages because you get lambasted whatever you say! Asking genuine questions, being curious and asking for peer-reviewed science now makes someone an ‘anti-vax, flat-earther’ it seems. (For the record, I support vaccination for the most part and I know I won’t fall off the edge of the world.)

So, if there is anyone out there who can intelligently debate or share information from the scientific community (without a funding agenda) and without emotion or politics getting in the way, it would be good to hear your response to this letter. Thank you.

Julian Sutton, Woombye

Poets

Poetry is an arrangement of language, artistic word pictures that attempt to inspire imagination, evoke emotion and provoke humour.

Poets are illustrators of words that create beauty and intensity, and the HT is proud to give them a platform.

CORNER

THE LOST LEGEND

The wind breathes softly through deserted halls; Sighs and whispers echo on vacant walls.

I fantasize about who abandoned this place, Forgotten long-ago-home of a now dead race.

IN MY MIND

A BIRTHDAY POEM (FOR JENNY)

I can feel you moving softly Through my thoughts and mind Stepping so very softly

Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m laughin’ today cos I’m younger than you!

The smile on your face has turned to dismay,

Half open doors hang on hinges, wrecked and rusty, Dank dungeons below smell mouldy and musty.

What horrors occurred in these rooms so ghastly?

The mournful wind reminds me of those gone lastly.

Not sure you will be found

Once, did these rooms ring with the voices and laughter Of elves, dwarves and fairies and all who came after And tales of trolls and goblins who fought in battles, glorious; Of fabulous Kingdoms lost and won in wars, victorious?

Walking through doorways

Has laid down to sleep and will soon meet its doom.

That do not have a lock

The nights are so short now, the days seem so long!

I can see you smiling

Perhaps sorcerers and witches brewed cauldrons of trickery, Tempting those noble folk from the path of honesty; And once in the depths of disgrace and depravity That chivalrous race was reduced to awful ignobility.

There are times you may hear soft murmuring on the breeze, Of names long forgotten, now seen only carved into trees.

Legend says they'll return some day when the time is right, To reclaim their Kingdom and rule us with their former might. © Sandy Gillis

The “zip” that you had when your youth was in bloom,

As you look around

Maybe skies above these towers built by mere mortals Teemed with dragons and griffins as sculpted on portals; The moat below filled with dolphins and mermaids Swimming through mysterious grottos and cascades.

Cos age creepeth on and your hairs turnin’ grey.

Looking into mirrors

(cos your get up and go has got up and gone.)

Reflecting nature’s clock I am busy creating worlds I am slow in measuring time But the times I treasure most Is when I find you in my mind.

You’re playing the game with a little less grace, The dust and the kids are now winning the race.

You ought to thinking of writing your will….

Cos forty is here and you’re over the hill!!!

© Kath Fisher

© J.A. Green

Keep sending us your poems - we love receiving your creative work!

To submit your work for possible publication,email: editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au or post: PO Box 818, Maleny 4552 Word limit per poem (due to space) is 300 words.

artist profile

Arts Connect Inc. (ACI) is a not-for-profit organisation based in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, who organise annual events such as Sculpture on the Edge, open studios and artist workshops. New members are always welcome – visit artsconnectinc.com.au.

The HT regularly shares a profile from an ACI member, and this month it’s Jo Cook.

J

o Cook is an artist and sculptor based in Noosa Heads, Queensland.

Her life and art have been profoundly influenced by growing up with a severely intellectually disabled sister in a fragile family environment. This led her into a lengthy career in speech pathology and rehabilitation. When she turned 50 she decided to pursue her creative dreams.

Jo’s muses are mostly women and the emotional and spiritual journey of a woman. She has particular emphasis on eyes as being ‘the window to the soul’. Jo has worked hard to learn to live authentically and to find her voice as a woman and an artist. She wants women to honour the need to go deep within to learn to connect to the best version of themselves. A sentence from The Good People

by Hannah Kent sums this up:

The Yellow Princess

Jo was brought up as a Catholic. Spirituality in general is a major thread in her subject matter.

Symbolism such as hearts, crowns, halos, wings, crosses, nails and keys can often be seen. Her work has been described as ‘quirky’ and she often includes hidden symbolism or messages. Recent 2D paintings include a Haiku poem on the back of the work in keeping with the title of the piece.

Jo has two main artistic passions. The first is mixed media. She layers paint, different mediums and collage on substrates such as canvas, material and wood as well as using embellishments including wire, ribbon, material, thread and jewellery. Jo’s other passion is ceramic female sculptures which are kiln-fired and glazed and then embellished with up-cycled or recycled elements.

‘How hidden the heart, Nance thought. How frightened we are of being known, and yet how desperately we long for it.’

Where’s my Party

Jo regularly enters art competitions and has been in various art exhibitions. She received Highly Commended in Sculpture at the Immanuel College Arts Festival, Buderim in 2019 followed by a very successful Noosa Open Studios at her home studio in the same year. Jo is now working fulltime in her creative business.

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community news

Gently does it

Visitor centre open

Community survey launched

W NO O PE N!

It seems (at the time the HT went to press), that some changes are slowly happening to re-establish life outside of our homes in the villages across the hinterland, with changes to cafes and markets occurring.

After months of restrictions, the Montville Growers and Makers Market is back, on Saturday June 13. With over 30 produce and artisan stalls, live jazz guitar and great coffee, the local community can come back together, albeit with 1.5 metre personal distancing. Their much-loved pancake breakfasts will be on hold until July sadly, but a range of edible delights will be available from stall holders.

Visual reminders will be present and hand sanitiser stations handy to ensure the community stays safe in these global pandemic times.

The Maleny Visitor Information Centre has now reopened with the following hours: Sunday to Thursday – 10am to 2pm, Friday and Saturday – 9.30am to 4pm. The Centre is a not-for-profit, longstanding, independent community service, run by volunteers, situated in the hub of the town with the office front in the centre of the main street at 2/23 Maple Street, Maleny.

Sunshine Coast Council has launched its Community Engagement Survey to better understand what makes residents click and how Council can best engage with them online.

Social distancing protocols will of course be in place. So, keep on dropping by as they gradually return to normal under government guidelines.

The volunteers are looking forward to welcoming people again and assisting the community and visitors to Maleny.

To better understand how Council can best engage with its residents, people are being invited to participate in the survey with a chance to win an Apple iPad.

Now that some National Forests and state parks have reopened, the team can give you information for exploring these places, plus other local spots which can be enjoyed with safe social distancing practices.

Please come along, catch up with friends and support your local producers (but only if you are not displaying flu-like symptoms!).

Montville Market is on the second Saturday of the month, from 7.30am to midday, at the Montville Village Hall and surrounds. Enquiries, email: montvillemarket.mva@gmail.com or call Charlotte on 0412 521109. (Pictured is the plentiful fresh produce from Falls Farm.)

If you need local guidance on where to visit, places to stay, cafes and restaurants that are reopening and any other Maleny and surrounds events, the Information Centre is a great place to start.

For more information, visit: malenyinfocentre. edublogs.org

It comes following a rise in reliance on online mediums plus millions of Australians working from home and staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson said Council was seeking feedback so that it could tailor community engagement approaches and programs to suit the needs of the community.

“There is little doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a lasting effect on the way we live our lives,” Mayor Jamieson said.

“So, we want to make sure that our online engagement tools and channels are effective means to seek input and feedback from our residents and community organisations.”

People can complete the survey by visiting surveymonkey.com/r/SCConlinesurvey. The survey closes at 5pm on June 8, 2020.

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Keeping an eye on kids’ sight ne of the issues with learning from home during these past five weeks, is the amount of screen time needed to keep up with the constant schoolwork and projects being emailed through.

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Of course, in China there is a greater emphasis on screen time for academic advancement and there are lower levels of natural light, but this issue is still affecting Australian children.

Many parents have discussed how frustrating it has been to see their children stuck behind a screen for hours, having to research, watch videos, open presentations and then type their work.

With increased screen time, and a higher level of addiction to games and computers, myopia is on the rise. A Sydney study of 12-year-olds from 2004 to 2009 showed a jump from 12% to 19%.

Of course, anyone who actually homeschools as a choice will tell you this is not what happens for them lessons are structured (or not structured) around tangible experiences, plenty of exercise and excursions outside and much less computer time.

When you take into account children spending long periods using computers at school, then playing computer games, talking with friends, using smartphones and watching films, this can easily lead to at least six hours a day.

For the rest of us, we need to be aware of the implications of too much screen time on our kids.

Edith Cowan University Sciences Professor, Wei Wang, recently co-authored a study of nearly 5,000 Year 11 and 12 students in Beijing and found the levels of myopia were more than a whopping 80%.

tool is to apply the 20-20-20 rule: after 20 minutes of screen time, look up to a distance of at least 20 metres away for at least 20 seconds. This gives your eyes a break and some exercise with shifting focus. And keep digital media 18-24 inches away from the face.

If you have any concerns about your children’s eyesight, a check up with your local optometrist is a great idea to help assess their vision and also receive valuable advice or suitable glasses if need be.

So, how can we help stop this damage? Obviously less screen time is the first option, but also being outside in the daylight can help. Another

Another tool is to apply the 20-20-20 rule: after 20 minutes of screen time, look up to a distance of at least 20 metres away for at least 20 seconds.

This gives your eyes a break and some exercise with shifting focus.

New health club for Maleny Instigator of this new club, Simon Cole, explained, “Artabana began in Switzerland in 1987 when a doctor decided to help his patients form a mutual support group. He was providing Steiner-inspired treatment that had to be paid for privately. The idea spread to Germany with the help of philanthropists and there are now 200+ groups there.

“It was brought to Australia from Germany five years ago, with four groups across Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland who network internationally.”

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e all love to talk and find out how everyone is doing. Now, in Maleny, there’s a chance for young and old to join a group who are keen to optimise their physical and mental health. In Artabana, members meet up to share experiences and support each other financially.

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“This is a place to share experiences and recommendations,” said Simon. “There is no health insurance here, but an alternative to it; members pool savings for the group’s emergency medical expenses.

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45 Maple Street, Maleny. Ph. 5494 3322 www.maplechiropractic.com.au Hinterland Chiropractic Dr Josephine Sexton. Using gentle, safe and effective techniques to maintain spinal health and wellbeing. Concession rates, Family discounts and HICAPS available.

21 Bunya Street, Maleny. Ph: 5435 2987 Dr John Pirie Chiropractor & Applied Kinesiologist Gentle hands on chiropractic using applied kinesiology. Over 30 years in private practice. Families welcome. Mon, Tues, Thur 2:00 – 5.30pm; Fri 9:00am -12noon 19 Coral Street Maleny, Ph: 5435 2155 www.siaholistichealth.com.au

COUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING Ruth Donnelly - Holistic Counsellor Heart-centred approach to healing trauma, building emotional wellbeing. Integrating body psychotherapy, mindfulness, artistic therapies, Reiki, Acutonics, Bush Flower Essences, Dru yoga. Ph: 0409 564 276, ruth@ruthdonnelly.com.au, www.heartmindconnections.org Astrid de Ruiter – Psychotherapist & Certified Mindfulness Teacher Offering quality mindfulness training, groups or individuals and mindfulness and body based counselling and psychotherapy. Caring, down to earth, effective with more than 12 yrs experience. Ph: 0401 624 757 www.sunshinecoastmindfulness.com.au

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NATUROPATHS

Nellies Creative Hair Design Cut and Colour specialists.

Nellie, Annette and Jenny offer you the opportunity to have exceptional hair using great product at fantastic prices.

21 Coral St Maleny – Ph: 0438 785 443

Laurel Hefferon Naturopath & Herbalist BHSc Colonic Hydrotherapist & RN. Specialising in detoxification & healthy weight-loss, gut & digestive restoration, stress reduction, fatigue and post-viral syndromes. Comprehensive, individual and indepth approach to addressing the cause of illness and restoring optimal health, wellness & vitality.

Ph: 0401 750 255 www.awakeningcentre.com.au

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

Pascale Richy Naturopath BHSc Herbal and Nutritional Medicine, Dietary and Life style Coaching. Optimise health and wellness with an evidence based, holistic and inclusive approach. Hormones, gut, weight, immune and mental health issues.

Ph: 0423 615 413 E: info@pascalerichynaturopath.com

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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 Mary (McGrory) CrawfordPowerful Transformations Member of AHA/NRHA – Specialising in grief, depression and anxieties, quit smoking, weight loss, now introducing Past Life Regression (Michael Newton Institute). Ph Mary 0457 230 952 www.powerfultransformations.com.au E: mary@powerfultransformations8.com 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 THERAPISTS The Stillpoint - Katie White I am delighted to announce that The Stillpoint is open again – observing all recommended Health & Safety guidelines. Please phone me on 0400 722 786 to make an appointment.

26 Coral St Maleny.

Health Ascension Massage - S’raya Professional therapist specialising in Remedial Massage with Hot Stones. General postural aches and pains, sporting injuries. Online bookings and HF Rebates available. 0413 158 555 Reviews on www.tripadvisor/healthascension www.healthascension.com.au

MEDICAL CENTRE Ochre Health Medical Centre Offering onsite Doctors, experienced nursing staff and Allied health services.

Appointments available Mon- Fri 8.30am- 5 pm and in Maleny Sat 9am-12pm.

Ph Maleny: 5494 2388; Ph Montville: 5442 9144 Book online at www.ochrehealth.com.au

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OPTOMETRIST Hammond Optometry Deborah & Stephen Hammond are proud to be local, independent eye healthcare providers servicing the Hinterland since 1999. Focused on quality eyecare and eyewear for you and your family, giving your eye health and vision the best personalised attention it requires and deserves. 44 Lowe St Nambour Ph: 5476 2333

PSYCHOLOGY Sheenah Turnbull – Clinical Psychologist Counselling for depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, relationships, adjustment to life changes, children, youth, adults.

Medicare rebates Sunshine Coast Hinterland and Surrounds – 0417 075 172 E: sheenahturnbull@gmail.com Hinterland Hypnotherapy - Psychologist Quantum Consciousness - Expand your Personal Universe. Mindfulness. Increase Good Habits, Remove Bad Habits, Anxiety, Stress.

Medicare / Healthfund rebates may apply.

Contact Matt Vance 0415 463 976 www.hinterlandhypnotherapy.com.au

PHYSIOTHERAPY/OSTEOPATHY Range of Motion Physiotherapy Mapleton - Montville - Maleny - Imbil Russ, Lauren, Kathryn and Andrew. Providing the highest quality care to restore & maintain optimal physical function & mobility.

Ph: 5478 6600 www.rangeofmotion.com.au Maleny Osteopathy Assessing and solving your muscular, joint and spinal pain problems using ‘hands on’ manual therapy. Effective in treating postural strain, neck and back pain, aches, strains, stiffness, and sports injuries. Ph: 5494 2388 www.malenyosteopathy.com.au

YOGA PILATES AND MEDITATION

Healings Arts - Delphina Let the crystals illuminate your heart and soul.

Spiritual Healing, Crystal Workshop, Massage, Retreats, Crystals Chakra Alignment, Unique Crystals, Gems & Minerals Ph: 0422 759 930 www.delphina.com.au

Maleny Yoga Centre Shop 3 Rainforest Plaza Maple St Maleny.

Fully equipped studio. Certified & Experienced Teachers. Beginners & senior classes available, casuals welcome. Ph: 0448 518 734 www.malenyyogacentre.com

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Ayurvedic Health Advice To Suit You

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At Home With Yourself

ll of humanity’s problems stem from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone. Blaise Pascal, mathematician, physicist and theologian of the 17th century.

Since the outbreak of Covid 19, we have been able to appreciate the wisdom of this quote on many levels. Having been forced to sit in our rooms, we have witnessed a dramatic decrease in air pollution, waterways becoming clearer and animals and vegetation flourishing, as nature gets the chance to breathe more easily.

Wendy Rosenfeldt is a Maharishi Ayurveda practitioner and teacher of Transcendental Meditation.

On another level, the imposed time away from the busyness of life brings the opportunity for reflection on how much of all this activity is really necessary. While the extent we could enjoy this inward time depended on individual circumstances, such as how many children of different ages were being home schooled, we all shared the experience of being restricted

from our usual social interactions and outward entertainment.

How we experienced the imposed quiet time is determined to some extent on how comfortable we are in our own company. It’s like if you have a clean, orderly home, you are happy to spend time in it whereas if your house is dirty and filled with rubbish you would rather be elsewhere. When you are running from one thing to another you don’t really notice how grubby the walls or windows are, and if you do, there is no time to give them a good clean.

It is similar with our minds.

When we are busy we just keep going, feeling we have no choice but to put up with feeling scattered, anxious or stressed, or we create diversions to ensure we don’t have time to notice the mental clutter. But forced to be with ourselves we are confronted by the internal junk.

Most people don’t want to examine their internal debris, and

while some self-improvement techniques require you to analyse the rubbish, Transcendental Meditation is like cleaning the room without having to go through what made the mess.

TM allows the mind to become more familiar with quieter, more subtle levels of thought while simultaneously dissolving the effects of stressful experiences, trauma and disappointment. The clearer we are in our mind the more content we are “to sit quietly in a room alone”.

By transcending the turbulence of the impressions of stress and fathoming the deeper levels of awareness we begin to experience the true depths of our own consciousness. It is a state of complete fulfilment, which we then carry with us when we open our eyes.

So when we do get to come out of “our rooms” we are refreshed and ready to deal with whatever comes and are not carrying further stress from the ordeal of confinement.

Wendy Rosenfeldt offers free information sessions on Transcendental Meditation in person or via zoom

Email wendy.rosenfeldt@tm.org.au or Call 0438507188.

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And if you’re experiencing cold or flu-like symptoms, stay home and speak to your doctor about getting tested.

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55 Bunya Street, Maleny

Character, Walk to Town and Farmland Views!

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ocated within walking distance to everything town offers, this 'Maleny Original' feels as though you are in the country with its expansive rural outlooks to the East and West over farmland.

Full of character with original polished timber floors and high ceilings, this home is waiting for the new owner to add their own finishing touches.

The ¼ of an acre is mostly level residential land with town water and sewage along with a small rainwater tank and plenty of space to do as you please.

Priced to sell fast, contact the team at RE/MAX Hinterland today to arrange your inspection.

152 Teutoberg Avenue, Witta

Your home in the country, with all the trimmings!

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esigned for the good life, this immaculately presented, Colonial style home offers it all! Combining contemporary living with a picturesque and peaceful hinterland setting, here you will feel straight at home!

The home has been beautifully renovated with a lovely modern kitchen, spacious rooms, timber floors, and wrap around verandahs with a huge entertaining deck.

Bed: 4 Bath: 1 Car: 1 Land Size: 1029m2 Price: Contact Agent Agency: RE/MAX Hinterland Contact: 0447 737 737 PH: 07 5408 4220

Gorgeous country gardens and established fruit trees surround the home along with a

2/10 Maple Street, Maleny Qld 4552

separate 11 x 6m studio, solar panels, ample rainwater storage and an extra high carport for the caravan.

Live the life you’ve always dreamed of! Your home in the country is here!

Bed: 4 Bath: 2 Car: 3 Land Size: 4000m2 Price: Offers Over $685,000 Agency: RE/MAX Hinterland Contact: 0447 737 737 PH: 07 5408 4220

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Chris and Marcia Smith are celebrating their first anniversary since their purchase of Ray White Maleny

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t might be cold outside, but the hinterland property market is certainly hot. There are plenty of buyers and Brant and Bernhardt Property have new listings regularly coming onto the market.

Latest news from REIQ – “If you were to believe every populist prophet in the property market, the doom and gloom they purport about house prices already nose-diving by up to 20% or more would surely have you in a panic. And rightly so. But is it right? The simple answer is no. It all depends on where you source your information.

“weathered the storm” and remained relatively stable.

“Prices have continued to rise month on month albeit minimally. Rental vacancy rates are tight or healthy across large parts of the State. Consumer sentiment has continued to increase for the last six consecutive weeks.” Source REIQ

“Trusted sources like CoreLogic, the leading property data, information, analytics and services provider in Australia reports the facts.” Source REIQ Journal “With the State Government releasing its threestep plan of easing restrictions over the next three months, there’s now light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s extremely pleasing to see the Queensland property market has

Agency: Brant and Bernhardt Contact: Susan Brant 0428 573 190 / Dee Bernhardt 0423 259 931

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hris and Marcia Smith purchased the Ray White Maleny office on May 1, 2019. With a combined experience of over 45 years experience in the real estate industry, Chris and Marcia have a passion for the industry.

Chris is the Principal Licensee and has substantial experience in the industry for over 30 years.

Chris has sold a broad range of properties over the years including large rural parcels of land, smaller acreage, residential, unit sales and large subdivision and development projects and has received countless awards for his achievements, however he prefers to slip under the radar and get on with the job.

Marcia looks after the management of the office including overseeing the rental and sales department. Marcia started her career in sales and has progressed to all aspects of real estate including property management, sales support and administration, business development, office management and commercial leasing.

Together, these partners in crime, who have worked together in the industry for over 15 years, took the

step in 2000 to go out on their own to establish their own real estate office on the north side of Brisbane.

Starting from nothing, they built that business up to a thriving market-leading office in the area. That business was sold in 2015 and after some time travelling and exploring other business options, real estate called them back and the purchase of Ray White Maleny became a reality.

Just a quick rap up on the market, enquiry level has dropped but the quality of the buyers is quite strong despite the media suggesting otherwise. Buyers need to buy but no new listings are coming to the market, which is creating a big supply-and-demand scenario.

If you are thinking of selling, then this may be the right time for you to achieve that premium price.

Chris and Marcia look forward to sharing their experience and knowledge in real estate with the Maleny and greater region community.

Agency: Ray White Maleny PH: 07 5499 9966

1/5 Maple St Maleny Qld 4552

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SOLD 543 Maleny Kenilworth Road, Witta Extraordinary buying on acreage with views!

• 6.7 Acres of useable land – Ready for your horses or a few head of cattle.

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• 2 paddocks plus side access - Ideal for cattle, horses or other rural pursuits.

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WE CA N T UR N YOUR WI NTE R D RE AM Online enquiry is up 506% Consumer sentiment continues to increase Behaviour this week shows activity on realestate.com.au to be 38% higher than this time last year, and 56% up on the low in March.

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FIGTREE, 257-261 WESTERN AVE, MONTVILLE An Iconic Property in an Iconic Area • • • • • • • •

4 ample bedrooms 3 bathrooms 2 garage spaces Large open-plan kitchen, dining and living area Sizeable walk-in pantry Spacious covered deck Workshop or 2 extra garage spaces Large studio or 5th bedroom

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Wrap-around verandas In-ground pool Woodheater stove Barn 50,000l water storage Underground water access Established orchard Ample storage Various outbuildings

This landmark property offers the ultimate Sunshine Coast Hinterland lifestyle.

Stroll next door to the award-winning winery. From the large north-facing deck overlooking the in-ground pool, enjoy the district and coastal views. There is ample scope to place your own stamp on the estate. With 2.1 manageable and usable acres and easy-care gardens, this leafy, quiet, well-maintained property offers the privacy and space to live the kind of life that, until now, you have only dreamed of. Fully fenced, with a one-acre paddock and a barn, there is room for your own livestock. It is only minutes to Montville village with its cafes, restaurants and shops; Lake Baroon; Great Walks; panoramic views; National Parks and waterfalls. You will become the guardian of a 400-year old fig tree, after which the property is named.

Ask your agent today about advertising your property in the Hinterland Times.

With more than 440m2 under cover, there is space for the family. A large open, well-lit dining/lounge gives on to the deck, ideal for entertaining. The house has been sympathetically renovated, to maintain the original character of the 1930s Queenslander home.

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back to nature

In the Wild

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with Spencer Shaw

Don’t panic, just plant it

s the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease and life returns to some degree of normality (for now) I’m heartened that many of us turned to our gardens (if we’re lucky enough to have them) for emotional and physical sustenance in these trying times that we find ourselves in.

For me backyards and gardens are our own little bit of the natural world that we can for example - grow our own food in, share with the local wildlife, preserve endangered species, and enjoy the beauty of Australian native plants. Last but not least, gardening itself is good for us physically, mentally and spiritually.

For now, let’s focus on what an abundant garden you can be growing for yourself by growing your own bush foods, fruit trees, vegetables and herbs. Harvesting your own produce is fun, healthy and convenient.

There’s nothing quite like popping out into the backyard to harvest some fresh

produce. For example grab a fresh lime and add tang to a salad or fish. Harvest fresh from your trees the fruit of Blueberry, Grumichama, Jaboticaba, Pomegranate, Oranges, Mandarin, Lemons, Carambola, Figs, Pawpaw, Tamarillo, Avocado or Chocolate Sapote, to name just a few. Closer to ground level you could plant an ever-growing range of herbs and vegetable seedlings that we are now stocking at Forest Heart ecoNursery.

Back to bush foods, and the bounty of this land is considerable. Bush food 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 beautiful looking 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.

Native Tamarinds (Diploglottis spp. and Mischarytera lautereriana) are sour but tasty delights that make great syrups, cordials, jellies etc.

Native herbs we stock include Native Celery (Apium prostratum), Pig Face (Carpobrotus glaucescens), Native Mint (Mentha satureioides) and Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum).

by JUDY FREDRIKSEN

There’s never been a better time to plant out and manage your garden for food and for fun, so remember Don’t Panic, Just Plant It!

Forest Heart Local Native Plant Nursery

Landscapes with Loors Landscaping

20 Coral St, Maleny Phone: 5435 2193

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Before and After This beautiful extended living area features a raised garden bed with an ergonomically designed slatted seating area built into the planter box. Plantings of Japanese Maples, English box, Cassuarina cousin it, and Ficus pumila to adorn the walls.

Charcoal coloured pebbles surrounded by baby mondo amongst stone pavers create the checkerboard effect.

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Foliage time

fern-like leaves of Lepiderema pulchella, Fine Leaf Tuckeroo. The latter is a lovely small tree generally to around 8m tall, often bushy to the ground and with showy pinkish new growth.

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opefully, the welcome late rain in May enabled many of our readers to get more trees into the ground. The soil profile was pretty dry in many areas but with an initial watering, mulch and lower evaporation rates, new trees should be able to get their roots down during the winter.

A shrub suited to the garden as well as the revegetation is Leptospermum leuhmannii, Glass House Mountains Tea Tree. It is classified as vulnerable due to loss of habitat but is easily grown and when in an open spot is readily pruned to shape. It can be tall and spindly in shade, which of course is not its natural situation amongst boulders on a mountain top.

Many of us take a break during January, particularly when children are on holiday, but that is exactly at the time when growth tends to be rampant and weeds need to be controlled. Now is a much better time.

Like most leptospermums it has simple white flowers, but its real feature is its bark which is shed in long strips revealing smooth green stems. Bark is often an overlooked feature which may be colour, texture or dappled with lichens.

Those cold winds sweeping across the continent are not conducive to spending time outside, and the grass has largely stopped growing. Time to curl up with a botany book and look at the options for next growing season, whether in the revegetation or the garden.

Leptospermum leuhmannii

Not a lot has been flowering although hoveas and wattles are developing buds in preparation for their early spring display.

What is more obvious is the great diversity of foliage, from the soft grey-green lobed leaves of Hibiscus splendens to the fine almost

A winter flowering small tree from drier rainforests is Micromelum minutum, Micromelum or Cluster Berry. The flowers are borne in large terminal clusters and are followed by small yellow-orange fruit. The landscape may be mostly green but there’s plenty to admire and to look forward to.

Barung Native Plant Nursery Phone 5494 3151 Porters Lane Nursery opening times: Wednesday - Friday - 9am -3pm, Saturday 9am - 12pm

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Spencer Shaw, Brush Turkey Enterprises and Dave Coffey, president of the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club, planting trees at Fryers Creek

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nowing that many people are highly sensitive to the flowering privet plants that grow along the Blackall Range in abundance, the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club decided to do something about it.

Privet can cause respiratory problems, dermatitis or eye irritations in some people.

After securing a grant from the Queensland Government, Lions set about removing privet, wild tobacco and other unsightly weeds along the MalenyLandsborough Road between Maleny and the Montville turnoff.

The most recent stage of this project saw the club plant 85 native trees at Fryers Creek on the Landsborough Road, a few kilometres out of town.

Lions’ president David Coffey said the species were all appropriate to the area and specifically selected so they would not attract birds which could then become victims of roadkill.

Tree heights were also taken into consideration when planting under power lines.

The Lions would like to thank IGA for their generous $1,200 donation towards the project, Spencer Shaw of Brush Turkey Enterprises for selecting and supplying the trees, and Kel Harding of Maleny Dingo Hire who prepared the holes with his digger free of charge.

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Whistling Kite, soaring image Paul Fraser

by JAMIE WALKER

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t the time I began to compose this, like all of us I could not foresee how things would stand as we moved into winter, and whether the dire circumstances that detained our freedoms, would be eased or not.

I felt that many birding experiences and possibilities had become veiled and out of reach, and it made me think about the methods we use to make sense of distant, difficult, part-hidden or confusing encounters with birds. I thought about the thing we call jizz.

So what is jizz? It’s perhaps the total impression of a bird’s characteristics – its behaviour, shape, posture, movement and location – which provides evidence at moments when poor light, distance, line of sight and limited viewing time leave us disadvantaged and uncertain (and binoculars and camera are of little help).

In one way or another, jizz can be applied to the features of all birds, animals and insects – even to plants and trees.

A distant, soaring raptor offers a good example. Imagine it is alone in the sky. Nothing else occupies the same air space. It isn’t being mobbed by magpies or currawongs for a size comparison, and it is also a colourless silhouette.

Look at how it soars.

Are its wings held flat and level like a Black Kite? Are they held up at a shallow angle like a Harrier; or at a steep angle (White-bellied Sea Eagle or “Wedgie”)? Or are they bowed in the style of a Whistling Kite or Osprey?

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If you are walking through a grassy area and you flush a covey of small, plump gamebirds, they will be up with that clatter or whirr of wing noise that takes us all by surprise; and they will depart at speed.

Don’t struggle to find them through your optic lenses, follow them with naked eyes to see how they land. If they dive head first into cover, they are the more commonly seen Brown Quail; but if they brake, stall and drop down tail first, then they are Stubble Quail – a species that is hard to see and often overlooked.

We associate Treecreepers with trees. So nothing prepared me for my first sighting of Brown Treecreepers.

They were on the ground in the open centre of a green paddock, digging for insects in old, dried cowpats. But it is a feature of the bird’s jizz that it will spend half its time on the ground away from tree trunks.

So if you spot a Treecreeper in these circumstances, take a second, closer look. It may not be our familiar White-throated species.

Last spring, driving back from a trip into NSW, I pulled in for a safety rest, on a roadside some way south of Goondiwindi. On the ground close to where I parked, stood a smallish crow species.

About That Tree

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

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CCASIONALLY, in my role as a consulting arborist, I advise people on what trees to plant where.

Even more occasionally I design a planting plan for them. Even more occasionally than that, they actually follow my instructions to the letter, and I had the good fortune to drive by one such site recently.

The plot was about 3 years old, and I was filled with a very pleasant mix of feelings. There was the feeling of seeing something you had imagined and designed on paper become a living system, with pioneering species and slower growing emergents combining in a multi-layered nascent canopy.

Crows and ravens all look unhelpfully similar, but this one started to call a rhythmic, Brown Treecreepers, away from trees - image Vince Lee

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‘ark! ark! ark!’

As it called, it leaned forward and flicked its closed wings upwards and backwards in time with each ‘ark!’ That action confirmed that I was looking at a Little Raven. Without this specific behaviour, I could never have been sure. That’s jizz.

If these features can be noticed, then we have begun to use jizz to eliminate what it isn’t and begun to see what it might be.

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There was a sublime joy as I contemplated the future forest and habitat that this planting would expand into, both above, and below, the ground. And I was quite simply awestruck by the beauty of these juvenile rainforest trees arranged in such a way that, while mimicking a natural system still betrayed the creative input and order of a human mind.

Something about this combination is very pleasing to my sensibilities, but it is important to realise that there is also an inherent order in natural systems, it’s just that we are generally too obtuse to see it, even if we sometimes get a sense of it.

We are so lucky to live in a location where tree’s rapid growth rates allow us to dramatically improve and transform our landscape in a few short years.

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School holiday fun These school holidays, turn your kids into nature agents at the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden. Go on a mission to unlock the secrets of the gardens through an augmented reality game on your smart device. Simply download the free Agents of Discovery App from your app store. Load the ‘bushland discovery’ mission and head to the gardens to begin your challenge. Visit the what’s on guide on Council’s website to begin.

Adventure Sunshine Coast It’s time to get outdoors and what better way than on one of our region’s walking, cycling, paddling or riding trails. There are over 150 to choose from and finding them is easy.

Visit www.adventure.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au select your activity and location and choose how easy or hard you’d like to go.

Social distancing still applies on trails.

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Horizon Festival online The reimagined Horizon Festival 2020 is here with an outstanding program of online events and experiences to delight arts-lovers, artists and anyone looking for a creative escape from iso-life.

The June program features a breathtaking Open Air concert by Deline Briscoe, a conversation with artists and change-makers for Act x Activism, the first heat for the spoken word competition series The Bunker, and our first two Homegrown local artist commissions, plus much more. Visit horizonfestival.com.au for details.

Living smart Got a boggy corner in your backyard and not sure what to do with it? One idea is to turn it into a frog friendly garden – attracting frogs is easy, you just need to create the right conditions.

Subscribe to the free Bush hands eNews to find out how to create a frog friendly garden. Get environment focused stories, events and tutorials delivered straight to you.

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Date for the diary Budget adoption - 25 June, 2020

The Lift Project Sunshine Coast Council has partnered with Lift Lifestyle Medicine to offer The Lift Project Sunshine Coast at no cost to all Sunshine Coast residents. It’s an evidencebased online wellbeing program that draws the latest research from Neuroscience, Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology. The next course starts 27 July.

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Doves

cott Morrison’s press club speech last week was almost drowned out by the rustling of olive branches and the cooing of doves.

If he is to be believed, he is willing, even eager, for everyone to put down the weapons, to lay down his sword and shield down by the riverside and study war no more. A new era of peace will be ushered throughout the economy, through the country, and we will all live happily ever after.

And he had an agenda ready. While Morrison is making a virtue of not offering his own shopping list, Hawke arrived with the guts of his accord already agreed by the unions.

Long before he became prime minister, he had gone past the three word slogan of Recovery, Reconciliation and Reconstruction. He and the highly regarded union leader Bill Kelty had devised the formula which was put to the meeting.

But even at his most evangelical, ScoMo must know that it doesn’t work like that. The distribution of power, the demarcation of rights and responsibilities, are inherently adversarial in their nature; if they weren’t, there would be no need for politics in the first place.

Some of the employers felt they had been ambushed, but they could hardly walk away – although over drinks one group talked about forming an escape committee, and nominated the militant maverick Builders Labourers supremo, Norm Gallagher, as its president.

At the end of every contest, there has to be a winner and a loser, and while the combatants may shake hands in a civilised manner and declare a temporary armed truce, this will not lead to eternal harmony.

And if they attempted flight, Hawke was there to keep them on the job. Even when he was not physically in the chair (and he usually was) his presence, his authority, was all pervasive.

But of course this does not mean that last week’s initiative is not worth pursuing, and the amenable, but somewhat wary, acceptance of it by a union movement which has been berated and attacked for years, decades, by the conservatives is encouraging.

This won’t happen to Morrison, partly because he will not be there. The four working groups proposed will be serially chaired by the industrial Relations Minister, Christian Porter, who will take the fall if the whole idea collapses.

However, it is not wise to get over-excited about it.

The commentators have correctly pointed out that this is not like the deal Bob Hawke implemented in 1983, a comprehensive deal in which wage increases were traded off for the social wage, public spending in areas like health, education, infrastructure and welfare. And the differences were far more extensive than the pundits seem to remember.

Morrison is reacting to an emergency, taking advantage of a situation in which some kind of a reset will be inevitable as the economy staggers back to its feet. And he is smart enough to realise that he can use his success in leading an agenda of inclusion – we’re all in this together – is the way to go.

Which it easily may; having declared universal disarmament, Morrison has thrown away the big sticks and is essentially relying on the goodwill of the protagonists to do the same.

This involves a leap of faith touching in a pentecostalist, but seriously risky for a hardened politician. Morrison may not have a shopping list, but both business and the unions have already prepared recipes of their own. Whether these will admit to compromise will be the big question when the exercise wraps up in September.

He is, and always has been, a partisan player, a fierce and compromising (and frequently unscrupulous) political warrior of the right. This is why he is trying to shore up his credentials as a good faith mediator by dropping his union-busting Ensuring Integrity bill.

This will entail something of a headlong rush to produce concrete results in time for the budget in October. The pressure is on, but there are advantages in the rushed timetable, and Morrison has at least hinted that if consensus, or something like it, cannot be achieved, then his government will reluctantly go it alone, and try to bulldoze what it calls reform through the parliament.

His direct appeal to the unions, and in particular to the canny but accommodating ACTU secretary Sally McManus, is at least as much about his own selfinterest as it is about a desire to produce some kind of industrial utopia.

That may well fail too, but he can say that he has tried and if the antagonists refused to cooperate, that is hardly his fault, and he did his best, offering concessions and conciliation. Now he will just have to revert to his default position of relentless union bashing.

Hawke, by contrast, was the great negotiator, respected by both sides and chummy with at least some employers – too much so, according to some of his union colleagues. One of his successors, Martin Ferguson, said pointedly that the idea should be not just to settle disputes, but to win them.

Whether the electorate will buy that is problematical, but Morrison has finally built a store of political credit through his deft and lucky handling of the COVID-19 crisis and obviously believes that as long as he keeps moving, there is a fair chance that the punters will forgive him for a few mishaps.

But Hawke was always determined to produce an outcome, to be able to walk away with a deal. His modus operandi was to bring the parties together and tell them they would not be leaving the room until they hammered out some kind of agreement. This, essentially, was the way he approached his 1983 summit.

And if he stumbles, at least he has the wherewithal to buy his way out of trouble. The JobKeeper miscalculation may have been unfortunate, but any innumerate marketer can make a numerical error. And look on the bright side: $60 billion will buy you a shitload of doves and olive branches.

The views expressed in Mungo's column are his and not necessarily the views of the HT team.

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Since our What’s On section continues to be rather quiet, we thought we would print a collection of images from the team and a few hinterland locals, entitled…

Autumn in the time of COVID

A fresh morning at Gerrard's Lookout

– Victoria McGuin

All is quietds at Palmwoo Skatepark – James Roberts

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It was a two-horse town in Eumundi for a while - Craig Spalding

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