Nicklin MP Marty Hunt has launched a new community recognition program aimed at celebrating the people who keep local communities functioning, with nominations now open for the inaugural Above &…
Coochin Creek Developments Approved as Coalition Warns of Precedent for the Range
Queensland’s Deputy Premier has approved both development proposals at Coochin Creek, overriding his own government’s planning assessment agency on each occasion, and has since agreed to substantially weaken conditions on…
Local Flavour and Community Spirit Shine at Taste of the Hinterland
On Friday 15th May, the Blackall Range Lions Club’s annual “Taste of the Hinterland” event returned to The Barn on Flaxton, bringing together a vibrant mix of local residents, community…
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…
Montville Celebrates the Art of Wood
For a single long weekend in early May, Montville became the woodcraft capital of Australia. From the sawdust-scented sheds at the Montville Sportsground to the polished gallery floors of the…
A question worth asking: do residents have the right to answers from their council?
A dispute playing out in Nambour this week raises a question that has nothing to do with homelessness, parks or public safety, and everything to do with how local government…
From the Hinterland to the Concert Hall: A New Road to the QSO
On Sunday 3 May, twenty residents from the Montville, Mapleton, Maleny and Nambour region boarded a Mystic Mountain Tours coach and headed south to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre at…
Maleny Music Festival Named Festival of the Year at Queensland Music Awards
The Sunshine Coast Hinterland’s grassroots community festival has taken the People’s Choice award at the state’s most prestigious music industry night, a first for an event that has never chased…
Hinterland Bowls Celebrates in Style as BPHLL Wraps a Historic Season
Nambour Bowls Club welcomed 74 players and guests on Sunday for the Bowlers Paradise Hinterland Local League’s 2026 Presentation Day, a milestone afternoon for both the league and a host…
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…