This article was updated 11/05/2026: UPDATE: The wait is over! We are pleased to announce that the new Mapleton Falls toilet block is now officially complete and open for public…
More Than a Win: What Nambour’s Car Park Fight Reveals
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has abandoned plans to sell Nambour’s Howard Street car park, following a rapid and coordinated community campaign that drew strong opposition from residents, businesses and…
Wild Dog Baiting Comes to the Blackall Range – and Residents Have Questions
Updated: 28th April 2026 Sunshine Coast Council’s Autumn 2026 baiting program is underway. For Blackall Range communities, the notification letters have landed, and so has the controversy. Residents across the…
From the Big Cow to a $18.5 million base: LifeFlight’s 46-year journey is far from over
A helicopter rescue service born from Hinterland community spirit in 1979 has a gleaming new base, a surge in demand, and a visitor centre coming later this year that will…
World-Class Pianist Brings ‘Introspections’ to Lucas Parklands
Lucas Parklands welcomed back one of its most acclaimed visiting artists on Sunday afternoon (19th April), as Italian pianist Ida Pelliccioli returned for her second consecutive year to perform a…
Sunshine Coast Joins Global Nature Count
Sunshine Coast residents are being invited to take part in a worldwide citizen-science effort later this month, with the return of the City Nature Challenge, a four-day “bioblitz” that turns…
A Busy Season for the Blackall Range’s Own DV Champions, Speak Up Now
Spring may be a season for new beginnings, but for Speak Up Now, the Maleny-based domestic and family violence (DFV) awareness group, there’s no quiet season. The group, a collaboration…
Mapleton Cemetery: Signs of Progress, and a Community Still Pushing
This article was updated 4th June: In a major breakthrough for the preservation of Mapleton Cemetery, Sunshine Coast Council has agreed to fully fund a $32,000 upgrade to install a…
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…
“Job Done!” – Brooklyn Coyle steps back at Range Kindy
For the past few years, the Range Community Kindergarten has been quietly transformed from a fragile service with an uncertain future into a confident, well‑governed and fully enrolled community‑run asset….