Former patrol officers shared stories from a different era in Papua New Guinea as Peter Gamgee updated Mapleton residents on a humanitarian project bringing power, communications, vaccines and health care to…
Category: History
“Will They Remember Me?”: Vietnam Veterans Remembered in Mapleton
Rain forced Mapleton’s Vietnam Veterans’ Day commemoration indoors on Tuesday morning, 18th August. Despite the rain, about 50 people gathered in Mapleton Hall to remember those who served in one…
Replacement Sign on Ensbey Road Revives Little-known Blackall Range Wartime Story
A small roadside sign on Ensbey Road, Flaxton, has quietly returned after disappearing for close to a year. The replacement, installed by Sunshine Coast Council, restores an Australia Remembers 1945-1995…
Mapleton Cemetery Upgrade Enters Next Phase as Council Finalises Design and Funding
Plans for the Mapleton Cemetery niche wall upgrade are moving into the practical stages of delivery, with a final stone quote obtained and a grey-toned granite finish currently under consideration…
From the Blackall Range to the Owen Stanley Range
A message from the mountains of Papua New Guinea marks the culmination of a seventeen-year commitment, and a community fundraising effort that has helped change lives. “This is being sent…
Rain and Remembrance: Mapleton Marks 111 Years Since Gallipoli
The sky held off long enough for the march. Residents, veterans, school children and visitors assembled at the corner of Wilga Court and Flaxton Drive at 9.30am on Saturday 25th…
New Tanks, Old Timber: MADCA Keeps TOSH Standing
A quiet upgrade to the water supply at Mapleton’s beloved Old School House is the latest chapter in a decades-long story of community determination, and a reminder of just how…
Baroon History Group Champions Truth-Telling
The Baroon History Group is quietly but persistently addressing one of the most profound silences in Australian history, right here on the Blackall Range. Meeting four times a year in…
Celebrating 166 Years of State Pride
Queensland Day 2025 marked a significant milestone as the state celebrated its 166th birthday on Friday, June 6. The annual commemoration of Queensland’s separation from New South Wales in 1859…
Spirit of ANZAC Prevails Despite Wild Weather in Montville and Mapleton
The relentless downpour that lashed the Sunshine Coast on Anzac Day failed to dampen the spirit of remembrance in Montville and Mapleton, where communities adapted their commemorations to honour the…