The Mapleton & District Community Association (MADCA) has begun transferring funds into its new Community Benefit Fund, following approval from the Australian Communities Foundation (ACF) and a vote at Wednesday’s…
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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…
Community proposal imagines a connected Blackall Range
A long-term vision for a safe walking and cycling link that will between Mapleton and Flaxton, and that will attract tourists, was presented to the community at the Mapleton and…
Good Soil festival plants the seeds for a new Mapleton tradition
More than 1,000 people gathered at Mapleton Public House on Sunday for the inaugural Good Soil: Farm. Table. Beast. festival, transforming the historic venue into a showcase of local food,…
TMR Confirms It Is Preparing a Design Concept for an Obi Obi Road Crossing
Article Updated: 04/08/2026 Transport and Main Roads has confirmed it is actively working on a design for a pedestrian crossing on Obi Obi Road in Mapleton, going further than the…
Bigger Building Sought For Long-Vacant Mapleton Site Beside Bowls Club
The vacant block beside the Mapleton Bowls Club at 3 Post Office Road, a piece of land the village has watched sit empty for years, appears to finally be moving….
State Fast-Tracks Halls Creek Development, Overriding Years of Council Opposition
The Queensland Government has declared Halls Creek a Priority Development Area (PDA), stripping Sunshine Coast Council of primary planning control over the site and clearing the way for Stockland’s long-contested…
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…
Sunshine Coast Parkinson’s Charity Prepares to Open New Community Hub
Restoring Hope Parkinson’s Therapy will open the doors of its new Community Hub in Buddina on July 26, marking the end of a year-long, community-driven project to convert a vacant…
National Phone Alert Test Set for 27 July, With Precautions Urged for Domestic Abuse/Violence Survivors
Community Members will hear a loud siren from their mobile phones on Monday 27 July as the federal government runs its first nationwide test of AusAlert, the emergency warning system…