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Before auto washing machines housewives used a washboard. They were common until about the 1920’s1930’s.
No longer would todays housewives even contemplate using one of these washing appliances!
Mosquito-borne viruses on the rise
Following the extraordinary rainfall events of recent times throughout our area it is likely to translate into an increase in mosquito numbers and therefore, an increase in mosquitoborne infections.
Cases of dengue fever, Ross River fever and Japanese encephalitis would not be unexpected. Queensland Health reports that they have had 124 cases of dengue fever confirmed so far this year and that is more than four times higher than in the first quarter of the previous five years. It has also been reported that two people have died from Japanese encephalitis during this rain event.
Whilst most of those cases have been in the northern parts of the state there is no reason why South East Queensland will not also see similar rises. Any mosquito can carry these illnesses and can pass it on to humans through bites.
Queensland Health advises people that to avoid mosquitoborne viruses, cover exposed skin with loose, light-coloured clothing, use insect repellent containing DEET or Picaridin, and eliminate mosquito breeding sites around your home. To eliminate breeding grounds ensure that there are non empty containers holding stagnant or standing water.
Ensure rainwater tanks have screens with holes less than 1 millimeter to prevent mosquito entry and ensure that windows and doors are fitted with insect screens in good condition
Anyone feeling unwell with high fever, headache, skin rash, neck stiffness, joint or muscle pain anyone with these symptoms should seek medical advice.
Have the intensive rainfall totals gone for now?
Whilst the heavy rainfalls may have gone for the time being it is a sure bet that they will soon return to our area. Maleny, rainfall total for March 2025 was 546.7mm with a daily average of 18.2mm, and the wettest day was March 10th with 220mm of rainfall.
With this total amount of rainfall our area is bound to have some flooding and road closures.
Queensland Health warns that floodwater can be contaminated by sewerage, animal and household waste and may contain bacteria that pose a risk of soil-borne diseases and other infections, including skin infections, diarrhoea and conjunctivitis.
It may initially be some fun to play in flood waters, it is just another reason to follow the saying “If it is flooded them forget
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Around Division 5 with Cr Winston Johnston
To contact Cr Winston Johnston
winston.johnston@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Sunshine Coast from 1950 to the 1980’s in photos!
If you’ve ever wanted to step back in time and explore the Sunshine Coast from the 1950s to 1980s, this is your chance.
Local photographer Bill Robinson’s collection of 26,000 photos has been added to the Sunshine Coast Heritage Library for all to enjoy.
The collection gives us insights into the region during this period of changing landscapes, tracking our transition from small coastal and rural communities to booming developments as we grew into a major tourist destination.
The images document the Sunshine Coast’s cultural and social history, and important aspects of the natural and built environment, from the 1950s through to Bill’s retirement in 1984.
This large-scale digitisation project started three years ago and now everyone is able to access these photos online. Photography plays a crucial role in helping us understand the past, documenting events, places and people to offer a glimpse of what life was once like, along with significant moments and cultural insights.
Bill Robinson and his wife Phyllis Breadman moved to the Sunshine Coast after they both finished
service as photographers in the Royal Australian Airforce after WWII.
Living in Tewantin, they gradually extended their business throughout the district, eventually visiting Nambour one day per week.
Bill supplied one photograph per week to the Nambour Chronicle (from around the mid-1970s to 1984) and it was regularly the only photograph in the paper.
As the Nambour Chronicle evolved, photographs were used more often and Bill attended functions and gatherings to take photographs on the paper’s behalf.
These negatives, donated to Nambour Library in 1990 by the Nambour Apex Club, have been gradually digitised over the course of 30 years. Three years ago a digitisation plan was developed and funded by Sunshine Coast Council’s Arts and Heritage Levy.
To explore more Sunshine Coast history or to find out how you can donate to the Heritage Library visit: https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/news/ backward-glance-bill-robinson-a-snapshot-060319
We are looking for the next Glasshouse Great
We’re celebrating the remarkable individuals who make our community shine with their dedication, kindness and hard work. !f you know of someone in our community who deserves some recognition, please email my office. We'd love to feature them in our Glasshouse Greats series on Facebook.
Joyce Newton OAM Bursery won by Beerwah High student
On April 1st I had the honour of hosting a special dinner at Parliament House with Amelia Claes, the 2024 recipient of the Joyce Newton OAM Bursary. It was a pleasure to also welcome Amelia’s mother, Jaye, and Jen Tunley, daughter of Joyce Newton. We had a wonderful evening, starting with a tour of Parliament House then dinner at The Strangers’ Restaurant.
Men too need to look after their mental health
Men’s mental health matters too and on April 4th I joined the Grab Life By The Balls team at Your Mates Brewhouse in Warana for some good company and good conversation. Their Mateship Movement is all about bringing blokes together, because connection is key.
No: “I am not going Bald”
I finally had the opportunity to explain my shiny pate to the House of Representatives in full and to publicly thank all of the donors that supported this worthy cause of my behalf. I am supporting the Leukaemia Foundation.
Grab Life By The Balls proactively increases the quality of boy's and men's health and well-being thus creating a healthier and happier world of inspired, empowered and on-purpose men.
And what better place to do it than at a local success story, Your Mates Brewing Co. - fresh off another big win as one of Australia’s Top 10 Craft Beers!
I hope I inspired some MPs to learn more about the Leukaemia Foundation. The Leukaemia Foundation offers wraparound health services, powered by a team of trained healthcare professionals who provide emotional and practical support. They fund leadingedge research, translating to life-saving new treatments and rapid access to clinical trials.
Maleny Bowls Club Don’t forget the Tuesday Jackpot Pair Bowls EVERY Tuesday 8.30a.m. for 9a.m. start.
Pairs. - 2 x 10 ends
You can keep “”Up to Date” with Maleny Club Newsletter at https://malenybowlsclub.com.au/newsletter.html
Email: sales@conceptsystems.com.au
Phone: (07) 5429 6750
Web: https://www.conceptsystems.com.au/
Monday - Friday: 9am to 5pm Saturday: 9am to 1pm Closed Sunday & Public Holidays Click below for a virtual tour of our store: https://www.conceptsystems.com.au/virtual-store-tour
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Why Shop Locally?
The Hinterlandgrapevine Online News Maleny Commerce News
Have you got your Local Shopping Gift Card Yet? Maleny Commerce supports local businesses
Maleny Commerce seek to have working relationships with all local businesses and desire to create an environment of mutual concern for sustainable living and the betterment of our Maleny community.
While it may not be possible to source all our needs from our local retailers and tradesman, here are a few reasons to think twice before you make your next purchase:
It Creates local jobs and it is personal;
Shopping locally helps Australia grow;
Shopping locally gives better consumer choice and better customer service because you are shopping with a friend; Assists local businesses support local community & sporting groups; It reduces your carbon footprint
Will you really support local businesses?
About Maleny Commerce
Maleny and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. is an incorporated body representing the business community since 1986. It is now known as Maleny Commerce. The Chamber represents the local Maleny and District business community. Join us at one of our monthly business breakfasts. www.malenycommerce.org.au
One of the major items has been the “Why Leave Town” gift cards which can be redeemed at many local businesses. The whole idea of the Why Leave Town Gift Card is that it can only be spent in the participating businesses of that town…hence keeping the money local!
To find out where they can be redeemed visit: https://www.whyleavetown.com/community/maleny/
Who remembers some of the days past around Maleny. - Opening of the Fire Station in 1970 in Maple Street.
Police to increase traffic patrols over Easter 2025!
Easter is a particularly dangerous time on our roads.
Sunshine Coast Road users, including those around Maleny can expect to see police anywhere and at any time using high-visibility patrols and covert operations these Easter holidays to keep Queenslanders safe.
This operation will run from April 4 to April 21, covering the entire school holiday period.
Data shows that serious crashes can be significantly reduced when drivers recognise and avoid the ‘Fatal Five’ behaviours: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue and distraction.
Need a Roadworthy Certificate?
Maleny Service Centre have a Licenced Roadworthy Inspector on the premises and we know only too well what it takes to make your vehicle safe and roadworthy.
All vehicles (including trucks, motorbikes and trailers) must have a Safety or Roadworthy Certificate (RWC) if being sold, registered for the first time or being re-registered in Queensland. Registered Vehicles cannot be solid without a RWC.
An Old Codger’s Thoughts & Opinions
Corporate greed leads to “Trump’s Tariffs”
Modern Globalism has brought about the “Trump Tariff Showdown”
Whilst it might first appear not to be a local matter the trade wars over the application of tariffs by the U.S. Government effects every one of us directly and personally. If you don’t believe me just have a look at any superannuation policies that you have and over the next few months the further rises in everyday costs. These effects will be profound as we live into the immediate future. These effects have been directly caused by corporate globalism and greed.
Whilst to a degree there has always been some globalism of trade, right back to when people first started to trade goods with others. However it was supercharged after 1944 when created the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were created.
The World Trade Organisation worked to reduce trading barriers between countries and facilitate a more uniform global market and to maximise company profits for the powerful multinational corporations.
Labour costs have made goods produced in third world countries with very low labor costs, such as India various Asian and Pacific rim countries and China, competitive to products manufactured in advanced economies such as North America, Europe, Australia and a number of others.
To minimise costs, companies outsource production to countries with lower wages and weaker labor protections. This often results in unsafe working conditions, child labour, and the suppression of workers' rights.
As a result by the late 1960’s and early 1970’s Australian manufacturing was in a serious decline decline. Australia became little more than a giant mine in search of riches for everyone else. Jobs and work skills were lost and a whole generation of workers were thrown on the “scrap heap” and unemployment grew
It is time to bring manufacturing back to Australia, not only for financial reasons, but for the security of our country. Perhaps Trump’s tariffs will assist.
Truthful Jones says And he swears that it 100% true - No Bulls##t”
Truthful says that his sixteen year-old grandson came home with a brand new Ford F150. His father and I looked at the truck and asked, “Where did you get that truck?!”
“I bought it today,” the grand- on says.
“With what money?” Truthful asks.
Truthful knows what a new F150 cost.
“Well,” the grand-son says, “this one cost me just fifteen dollars.”
The boy’s father looks at him like he’s crazy.
“Who would sell a truck like that for fifteen dollars?” he says.
“It was the lady up the street,” says the boy. “I don’t know her name – they just moved in. She saw me ride past on my bike and asked me if I wanted to buy her F150 for fifteen dollars.
“Oh my Goodness!” says the father. “Maybe she’s mentally ill or has Alzheimer’s something. Truthful, you better go see what’s going on.”
So Truthful walks up the street to the house where the lady lives and finds her out in the yard calmly planting petunias.
He introduces himself as the grand-father of the boy to whom she had sold a new Ford F150 truck for fifteen dollars and asks to know why she did it.
“Well,” she says, “two days ago my husband left on a business trip. Yesterday I got a phone call from his boss and found out that he really ran off to Hawaii with his secretary and doesn’t intend to come back.”
“Oh, my goodness, I’m so sorry,” Truthful says. “But what does that have to do with my grandson and your truck?”
“Well, this morning he called and told me he was stranded because he got robbed of his wallet with all his credit cards and cash. He told me to sell his new F150 and send him the money. So I did.”
Maleny Paint Supplies
6/14 Lawyer Street, Maleny. Ph 54942002
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The Australian Brand Award for Product Innovation [PIA] recognises innovative products that offer a point of difference from their competitors
Fiddes Australia is the Australian and New Zealand distributor of Fiddes Hard Wax Oil. They’ve been supplying the DIY market and industry professionals with high-quality, sustainable wood finishing products.
The construction and home improvement industries are demanding more eco-friendly and sustainable products as environmental consciousness becomes a critical factor in consumer decisions. There is a global push for materials that comply with stringent safety regulations and contribute to a greener planet without consumers needing to sacrifice ease of use or blow their budget.
Fiddes Australia offers an economical solution that stands at the intersection of ecoresponsibility, safety, and quality with a product that is versatile in application, suitable for the diverse Australian climate and timber types, and delivers on the promise of durability, unmatched coverage and ease of use. Addressing both the environmental and application concerns associated with traditional polyurethanes.
In partnership with Fiddes UK, Fiddes Australia has strategically filled a market void by developing Hard Wax Oil, a product formulated to meet the increasing demand for eco-friendly wood finishes. The business case for Hard Wax Oil is anchored in its market-leading formulas and advanced safety and quality standards that ensure suitability for a range of applications, including children’s toys and food-contact surfaces.
Faced with the challenge of differentiating their product in a market dominated by established brands and conventional finishing products, Fiddes has focused on innovative solutions that resonate with modern customers’ preferences for quality, convenience, and sustainable practices while ensuring adherence to strict regulatory standards for safety. This dedication to innovation results in a
premium, versatile finish that stands up to the demand of heavy use and is simple to apply and maintain. Hard Wax Oil has become a go-to solution for flooring contractors, furniture makers, renovators, and DIYers, offering an efficient, environmentally responsible, costeffective alternative to traditional polyurethanes
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Fiddes Hardwax Oil has been selected as an ABA100® Winner for Product Innovation in The Australian Brand Awards 2024
Hard Wax Oil for your precious woodwork will save the day!
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In partnership with Fiddes UK, Fiddes Australia has strategically filled a market void by developing Hard Wax Oil, a product formulated to meet the increasing demand for eco-friendly wood finishes. The business case for Hard Wax Oil is anchored in its market-leading formulas and advanced safety and quality standards that ensure suitability for a range of applications, including children’s toys and food-contact surfaces.
Faced with the challenge of differentiating their product in a market dominated by established brands and conventional finishing products, Fiddes has focused on innovative solutions that resonate with modern customers’ preferences for quality, convenience, and sustainable practices while ensuring adherence to strict regulatory standards for safety. This dedication to innovation results in a premium, versatile finish that stands up to the demand of heavy use and is simple to apply and maintain. Hard Wax Oil has become a go-to solution for flooring contractors, furniture makers, renovators, and DIYers, offering an efficient, environmentally responsible, cost-effective alternative to traditional finishes.
For information about Fiddes Australia, visit fiddesaustralia.com
Make Australia Make Again!
If you want to live in a country that builds things you have to buy things that your country builds!
Maleny Paint Supplies is now making stand alone cabinets made to measure
We at Maleny Paint Supplies understands that your kitchen is the heart of your home, and your kitchen cabinetry must not only look stunning but also maximise space, providing ample storage and meeting your specific needs. With over 30 years experience, Brett recognises the importance of exceptional-quality craftsmanship with attention to detail, best quality materials, and innovative design, ensuring that your project is delivered to your specifications.
Easter Paint Special
A new coat of paint can really transform a room, but painting’s a messy and time-consuming business, so you’ll want to get it right first time.
Choosing the colour is one step, and proper preparation of the walls and other surfaces is very important, but what about choosing the paint itself?
Australis AllShield Exterior Paint
AllShield Low Sheen is a 100% Acrylic, designed for exterior surfaces to give long lasting protection against Australia’s severe conditions.
It is Australian made and Australian owned by Colourtrend Paints in Sydney and is especially formulated for Australia’s harsh conditions.
The Colourtrendr manufacturing plant has achieved NATA Laboratory Accreditation, ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Accreditation and is a recognised APAS manufacturing facility Until Thursday before Easter only!!!.
Buying & Selling Residential Property in Queensland Take Care when transferring money via the internet
With Tove Easton of Easton Lawyers, Maleny
If you’re selling Australian real estate in Queensland (vacant land, buildings, residential and commercial property), with a market value of $750,000.00 or more there is a capital gains
Web Address: http://eastonlawyers.com.au/
withholding requirement of 12.5%. The buyer is responsible for withholding the amount and sending it to the tax authorities.
To avoid any monies being withheld, the sellers need to apply and be eligible for a clearance certificate from the ATO. The seller is required to provide the buyer with a Clearance Certificate and on receipt of this (each seller to provide) no amount will be withheld.
However, if a clearance certificate cannot be obtained prior to settlement, the required sum will be withheld (remitted to the ATO) and the seller/s will need to lodge an income tax return and claim a credit for the amount withheld.
Foreign resident vendors may apply for a variation of the withholding rate or make a
declaration that a membership interest is not an indirect Australian real property interest and therefore not subject to withholding.
When we are acting for you in a sale, we can attend to this on your behalf.
At Easton Lawyers our Senior Associate, Michelle Kleinig would be happy to assist you, understand your obligations under the Corporations Act, please don’t hesitate to contact us on (07)5494 3511
Take care everyone!
Easton Lawyers are your Local Lawyers in Maleny, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Easton Lawyers. 62 Maple Street, Maleny. Qld. 4552 Phone. 0754943511. P.O. Box 255 Maleny. Qld. 4552. Email: reception@eastonlawyers.com.au
Who Gives A Crap? - We Do!
What do we really mean when we say our toilet paper helps build toilets? We trust that our partner organisations know how to best improve global access to proper sanitation – that means our donation could go to building toilets. To put it into perspective, a child under five dies every two minutes from diarrhoea diseases caused by poor water and sanitation.
Profits from the sale of this toilet paper is used our donation could go to building toilets, but could also mean it supports larger clean water projects.
Translink – 131 230 It is always interesting to see what is happening in other parts of the world. It is easy to explore through Online Newspapers https://onlinenewspapers.com/index.shtml
Maleny Community Groups & When they meet!
Community Groups that form the back bone of the Maleny Community
Meet 10 am on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Feb to November 1300 856 859
Queensland Country Women's Association - Maleny Branch Meetings at
The Verandah Room 23 Maple Street, Maleny 8:00 am - 11:30 am. 4th Monday of Month. Email: qcwa.maleny@gmail.com
The Zonta Club of Blackall Range Meetings at
Various between Montville and Maleny. Dinner meeting 3rd Tuesday of month 6pm. Email: membership@zontablackrange.org.au president@zontablackallrange.org.au
Being a part of a community
Apex Club of Maleny
Meeting. Times
1ST & 3RD MONDAYS, 7.00PM. Email maleny@apex.org.au. Postal PO BOX 39.
MALENY, QLD 4552 0487770653
Maleny
Senior Citizens Meetings at
The Verandah Room 23 Maple Street, Maleny 8:00 am - 11:30 am. 4th Monday of Month. Activities include card games, meetings and regular bus trips
Email: margarry1@bigpond.com 0409 266 507
The LIONS CLUB OF MALENYBLACKALL RANGE Inc. Meetings at
Maleny Uniting Church Hall
On the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6.30pm
Monthly Dinner Meeting held at The Orangery, 10 Mountain View Rd, at 6.30pm on 4th Tuesday of month
Email: maleny-blackall-range@lionsq3.org.au
Maleny Commerce Meetings at
Monthly breakfast networking meetings. 2nd Tuesday of the month. Venues to be advised.
Email: info@malenycommerce.org.au
Maleny Hardware and Rural Supplies is located in the centre of Maleny in the picturesque Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Thy offer good old fashioned service to your car for those heavy items. There is also ample parking at the front and pick up at the rear of the store.
We are independently owned and supply the local community with rural and hardware supplies at competitive prices. Did you know we can deliver items in surrounding suburbs for a small fee. Come and browse through our extensive range of products and say hi!
Blundstone Boots are quite possibly, the most durable, most comfortable boots ever made Blundstone was established in 1870 and despite growing to become one of the world's most recognizable boot brands, the company remains Tasmanian.
Blundstone Boots are rugged, with their own natural beauty and distinctive look and feel. Built tougher than they need to be, they reflect the place they’re from.
Blundstone's sole construction is designed and engineered to reduce fatigue and orthopedic problems in the lower limbs because deliver underfoot comfort systems providing superior shock absorption and comfort.
Call in today and ask about our Blundstone Footwear! We also stock the following clothing and footwear!
Blundstone boots
Trade wear - King Gee
Gumboots for adults and children
Raincoats and umbrellas
Sloggers (in loads of colours & patterns)
Bamboo socks
Hats
Sunglasses
the
The 1950’s and 1960’s were the Baby Boomer years, pre-birth control, and families of four and five children were the norm. The streets of our neighbourhood were filled with children. As there was always lots of gossip to be traded mothers spent hours taking to neighbours over the back fences.
At the beginning of the 1950’s our family moved into a new house in Holland Park, Brisbane. It was a new ‘estate’, not that there was such a term in those days. There were dirt roads, still some paddock to be developed where there grew that last remnants of bushland where kookaburras and magpies and other native animals lived. All the houses in the street were new and all the families were new to the area. Even though the houses were new they still had their toilets in the back yard and were cleared by Hunter Brothers night car staff weekly.
Brisbane in the 1950s, had the reputation of being ‘Australia’s biggest country town’. On visiting the Brisbane City Hall clock tower small people were amazed just how tall it was and “just how did it keep standing up?”
Friendships soon developed and the various families worked together on weekends to establish their yards and gardens. Mums, Dads and kids all chipped in to get the “job done”. Usually on the Saturday night a fire was lit in one of the backyards and a B.B.Q was soon on the go.
Within a few months every yard was somewhat trained with garden edging, concrete driving tracks and walking paths to the front door and to the clothes line out the back. Not that all families had a vehicle, almost none did.
Growing up in Queensland, Australia, during the 1950s and 1960s was a truly special experience, marked by a simpler, slower-paced way of life that fostered a strong sense of community, adventure, and appreciation for the great outdoors.
Mums and dads would chat over the front fence.
These were the decades when kids roamed free, the milkman delivered fresh bottles to the
doorstep, the Courier Mail was delivered each day, neatly folded into a square for easy throwing from the delivery car.and life was lived largely in the sunshine.
One of the most treasured aspects of childhood in Queensland during this era was the incredible freedom children enjoyed.
It was a time before excessive parental supervision, when kids were expected to be outside from morning until dusk, only returning home for meals.
Neighbourhoods were safe, and everyone knew each other, which meant that children could explore, ride their bikes for miles, and spend entire days at the local creek without parents worrying too much.
There was a certain trust in the community, a belief that neighbours would look out for one another’s children.
The great outdoors was an essential part of childhood. Queensland's warm climate meant that kids could enjoy outdoor activities all year round. Summer afternoons were spent at the local swimming hole or the beach, where the waves provided endless entertainment. Sun safety wasn’t the concern it is today—kids would run around barefoot, wearing nothing but a pair of
shorts or a simple sundress. Cricket matches in the backyard or on the street were a daily ritual, and even the smallest suburban block had room for a game of footy. Bushland adventures, tree climbing, and fishing trips were all part of a typical Queensland childhood.
Entertainment was simple but deeply fulfilling. The valve radio was very big in our household. It was a large floor-standing unit and occupied the head of our dining room table so that the family could listen to the news and serials during dinner.
Some of the popular serials included; The Australian serial; Blue Hills which run during the day for the mothers. Later in the day programs such as Hop Harrigan, The Argonauts Club, The Adventures of Superman, Gunsmoke, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Dragnet, The Jack Benny Program, Perry Mason, Guiding Light, The Lone Ranger.
‘Eating out’ was a rare family
was only available in black and white and had limited programming. Many of the programs were directly copied from the successful radio serials. Most kids found their fun outside or in community activities. Saturday matinees at the local cinema were a highlight, where children would crowd in to watch cowboy flicks, cartoons, or adventure serials.
Drive-in cinemas were also wildly popular, offering families a chance to enjoy a film from the comfort of their cars, with kids often falling asleep in the backseat before the movie ended. There were many youth who got into the drive-in free by hiding in the boot of their car, until drive in staff became aware of this habit..
School life was strict yet formative. Many Queensland schools had a no-nonsense approach to discipline, with corporal punishment still being common. The uniforms were crisp, and the schoolyard was a place of both
kilometres to get there. School fairs, sports days, and dance socials provided cherished memories for many.
Food was wholesome and homecooked. Families would sit down together for dinner every night, with meat and three vegetables being the standard fare. Milk was delivered fresh in glass bottles, and bakeries made real bread, without preservatives. The local corner shop was a favourite haunt, selling everything from newspapers to mixed lolly bags filled with freckles, cobbers, and aniseed wheels for just a few pennies.
Life was slower, families were closer, and people made do with what they had. There was no internet, no social media, and few modern conveniences, but there was a richness in face-to-face relationships and an unspoken bond among neighbours.
The joy of growing up in Queensland during the 1950s and 1960s was found in the little
News from Witta Recreational Club
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Hire of Club Facilities
The vision of the club is to provide country club services to be enjoyed by the local community and visitors to the area.
The excellent facilities of the Witta Recreation Club are available for hire for events such as weddings, sports days, family gatherings.
The club has a Certified Kitchen/Catering facilities including a stove, pots & pans, dishwasher, crockery and utensils. The Bushman’s Bar is practically fitted out with a large capacity for the cold storage of a range of beverages. The Bushman’s Bar is located at the core of the Witta Recreation Club. Service from the bar can be provided to customers on the covered hard standing overlooking the playing pitches, or directly into the Clubroom.
Inquiries can be made via the internet at: https://wittarec.club/facilities/make-a-booking
You can find out more about the Witta Recreation Club at their web site at: https://wittarec.club/
Did you Know?
What do you know about what was the drawcard to the establishment of the Maleny area?
Did you know that Maleny was founded in 1878 meaning that it was established only 90 years after the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove to establish the first British colony.
Maleny and surrounds were originally subtropical rainforest with desirable timber trees, such as the red cedar trees, and these were a draw card for settling the area.
The area is now mainly a tourist region.
Witta Recreational Club
Bar Open Wednesday afternoons 4.30pm to 6.30pm. All Welcome
Touch Season has started with the Canteen and Bar operating every FRIDAY Night from 6pm
Available for Hire for Private functions – Birthday Celebrations – Weddings etc.
We are always looking for new members and volunteers.
Contact us by email at. - presidentwittarec@gmail.com
Local Groups News
There is a Recreational Group in Maleny and Surrounds that will cater for your desires!
WEEKLY COMMUNITY EVENTS!
Maleny Scottish Country Dancing every Monday 7 to 9 pm RSL Hall. Call 0432 251 606.
Social Tennis every Monday 8.00 am Witta Tennis Club. All Welcome.
Mixed Social Tennis every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6.30am to 8.30am Maleny Showgrounds
Ladies Social Tennis every Thursday at 7.30am Maleny Showgrounds.
Maleny Bowls Club. – TUESDAY AM BOWLS, 8.30am for 9.00am . 2 games + morning tea $12 per player. Rink Winner Prizes. Visitors and players welcome. Call Joe 0401 987 900 to book your place
FRIDAY PM play SCROUNGERS ‘BOWLS WITH A MATE ’ 1pm for 1.30pm (winter), 2 pm (from November). Bowls can be provided. Call Wendy 0438 399 604.
Combined Probus Club of Maleny Inc. Meets every 4th Wednesday from February to November at 10.00 am at the Uniting Church, Landsborough Rd, Maleny. Contact malenyprobus@gmail.com or membership enquiries 0408070823
Muzika Maleny local musicians First Thursday of Each Month from 6.30 pm Maleny RSL.
Pattemore House Open House Morning every Friday 10.00 am - 12 noon 15, Porters Lane.
Diggers Dining every Friday evening 4.30 bar opens Maleny RSL.
Tennis Under Lights every Friday Witta Tennis Club. BYO drinks and nibbles Contact. Pauline 0428 253 070.
Hinterland Country Music Day. Second Saturday each month in the big shed at the Maleny Museum Precinct.
Maleny Trail Parkrun every Saturday 7.00 am Maleny District Sport & Rec Club House Maleny Precinct.
Witta Tennis Club Social Tennis every Saturday 1.00 pm. All Welcome.
Witta Wheels every 3rd Sunday each month 8.00 am - 11.00 am Witta Recreation Club
Maleny Markets every Sunday 8am to 2pm Maleny RSL.
Social Table Tennis every Sunday 1 - 5 pm Maleny High School Activity Centre. All welcome!
Combined Probus Club of Maleny Inc. Meets every 4th Wednesday from February to November at 10.00 am at the Uniting Church, Landsborough Rd, Maleny. Contact malenyprobus@gmail.com or membership enquiries 0408070823
Please email your weekly regular event to malenysportspark@gmail.com for inclusion every week
Today’s Thought
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
Maleny Bowl Club wants to go undercover
Join the Maleny Bowls Club in their fight to go undercover by signing the petition to tell Canberra to upgrade the Maleny Bowls Club.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SMH69VC
How much battery power do I need for my home?
Purchasing a battery is a big decision and you want to make sure you make the right choice – especially when we’re talking about battery size. At Redback, we get it. It’s difficult to know what battery will work best for your home and your lifestyle.
We always recommend talking with an accredited installer in your area, as they’re fully trained to look at all your individual needs and advise on the correct sized system.
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RedEarth’s PowerOasis is a fully integrated, ready-to-run and modular Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) catering for the niche 50-400kVA power range. It has the option to use both the inbuilt solar PV MPPT or AC-coupled solar PV inverters can be added.
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1. Supporting Australian jobs, innovation and manufacturing?
2. True local support should you ever need after sales technical help or components?
3. Future technology integration which will adapt to Australian's needs?
4. A versatile yet robust system that has been designed specifically for our own conditions.
You may also find that Australian product has some very innovative ideas and features that are built in specifically for the Australian environment and our energy sector There is no better time to consider your options about solar power to save you money and to save the planet!.
Home battery sales are rising with volatile power prices
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Maleny Senior Citizens Notes
MANAGEMENT MEETINGS ARE NORMALLY THE 3RD
MONDAY AND GENERAL MEETING 4TH MONDAY EACH MONTH
April 2025
BUSY NEEDLES 10th and 24th
INDOOR BOWLS 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
DROP IN 4th, 11th (18th is Good Friday and 25th is Anzac Day so NO Drop In these 2 days)
COMMITTEE MEETING We can find an alternative Day as the 21st is Easter Monday)
GENERAL MEETING … 28th Usual time and happenings.
Sausage sizzle … 6th Movies … 27th
May 2025
BUSY NEEDLES 8th and 22nd
INDOOR BOWLS 7th, 14th, 21st and 28t Back to Verandah Room
DROP IN 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd. Note: No Drop In on May 30th - Maleny Show!
COMMITTEE MEETING 19th 8.30a.m. at Lynda’s
GENERAL MEETING … 24th Cuppa-for-Cancer morning 915am for 930am start.
Sunshine Coast writers Festival 2025
The Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival is a celebration of words, stories, and creativity that draws writers, readers, and thinkers from across Australia. It will be held at Maleny between May 3rd and 5th.
An exciting lineup of workshops, panel discussions, book launches and signings.
To check for early bird ticket sales, dates, venues and the program visit https://schwritersfestival.com.au/
Maleny Calendar of Events 2025.
✦ Maleny Film Festival on Friday March 21st to Sunday 23rd - Maleny
Community Centre - more info at https://malenyfilmsociety.au/malenyfilm-festival/
✦ Friday & Saturday 30th + 31st May, Maleny Show, Maleny Showgrounds,Stanley River Road, Maleny.
✦ Woodford Folk Festival at Woodfonia.Sat Dec 27th - Thur Jan 1st 2026.
To add your local organisation events to this list simply email details to:
thegrapevine@westnet.com.au
Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club hosts Lions Youth of the year
On Saturday March 29th the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club hosted the regional final in the Lions Youth of the Year 2025, with contestants coming from as far away as Dalby.
Six fine young Australians took part with talks entailing connecting with their community, struggles with recognition, and their journeys in today’s world.
Maleny SES looking for volunteers
Maleny State Emergency Service Group is looking for some volunteers to help get our community through the next disaster season.
You can put your desire to get involved to good use and serve our community. An easy way to do that by becoming a State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer.
Active SES members perform a diverse range of functions to respond to local, state and national disasters and emergencies. By joining the SES you may respond to many different types of activations as a result of disasters and emergencies.
An SES volunteer has an opportunity to participate in and develop a variety of emergency and rescue skills, including chainsaw operations, flood boat operations, road crash rescue and land search.
Not only will you be helping your community, you will make some great mates along the way.
Volunteers are given training to ensure that they have enough skills to be able to handle whatever task you need to do..
Maleny SES Volunteer group
Be Prepared for severe weather events
What to do if you need assistance
For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000).For storm and flood related property damage.
Call the State Emergency Service: 132 500. To keep up to date with Emergency Warnings
Tune into warnings and updates from your local ABC radio and TV stations
Important Phone numbers for assistance during or after a major emergency service 132 500
When disaster strikes you need to follow the advice of authorities on staying put or evacuating and follow your emergency plan.
To find out where to find assistance during or after a major emergency service.
The Maleny Visitor Information Centre is a not for profit, long-standing, independent community service, run by volunteers. The Centre is a ticket selling agency for Maleny Film Society movie screenings along with a range of quality souvenirs and postcards, with a distinctively Maleny flavour along with information about places and events around the area.
The Centre is situated at 2/23 Maple Street, Maleny. It is open 7 days a week between 9.30am-4.00pm. Closed only on Good Friday and Christmas Day. If you have lost something on your visit to Maleny check with the centre as often items are handed in there. Phone: 07 5499 9033
To find out more about the Maleny Visitors Information Centre and talk to the volunteers or visit the web site: https://malenyinfocentre.edublogs.org/ In this year for Safer Internet, Australians are being called to Connect. - Reflect. - Protect. More information can be found here: https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/whats-on/safer-internet-day-2023
“1950
The Maleny State School in the 1950 was situated in Cedar Street where the kindy is now located. The site was too small and In 1958, eight buildings, water tanks and drinking troughs were shifted from where the Kindy and former Guide Hut now stands, to the Primary School in Bunya Street.
The office was on the left with Mr Vince Keleher & Mr Milton Alcorn’s classrooms. The teacher in the photo was Miss Janet McRobert who was a teacher in the High School section. The new school was officially opened in 1959 by the Premier at the time, the Hon. G.F.R. Nicklin. .
