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The monthly news magazine, the award-winning Hinterland Times, is a reflection of the creative diversity of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Distribution runs from Beerwah to Eumundi, and includes Maleny and Nambour, plus tourist spots on the coast.
14,000 copies of this full-colour magazine entertains both Sunshine Coast residents and visitors to the region. The Hinterland Times (HT) has delivere
d the region’s only winning magazine on newsprint for four out of five consecutive years. Capturing the essence of this dynamic part of South-East Queensland, the HT aims to inform, educate, entertain and surprise readers with its strong local and community focus. Regular sections include features on local events and identities, community notices, local restaurant guide, places to explore, health and wellbeing, and the popular Creative Cuts pages, sharing the local music and arts scene. The Hinterland Times celebrates the positives of this beautiful part of Queensland, and all the truly amazing things our region has to offer. Also now available is the HT's coastal sister publication, the Sunny Coast Times.
07/08/2025
CREATIVE CUTS
Spend an evening with Eric
\Maleny RSL is set to host a special night of entertainment for fans of guitar maestro Eric Clapton.
Eudlo Hall and Cittamani Hospice combine forces to bring beloved Brisbane singer Leah Cotterell and collaborator Narelle McCoy’s show (and singing workshop) to Eudlo to mark Dying to Know Day 2025, on 10 August from 11am.
Eudlo Hall and Cittamani Hospice combine forces to bring beloved Brisbane singer Leah Cotterell and collaborator Narelle McCoy’s show (and singing workshop) to Eudlo to mark Dying to Know Day 2025, on 10 August from 11am. The 75-minute show is by turns both moving and hilarious. Funeral singers an...
05/08/2025
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05/08/2025
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30/07/2025
COMMUNITY NEWS
Uniform recycling success
A pilot Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) uniform recycling program has proven to be a big success according to former paramedic and Maleny Local Ambulance Committee (LAC) President Ken Nipperess.
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival is thrilled to extend an invitation to the artistic community to participate in their upcoming GALA fundraising event to be hosted at Gympie Regional Gallery.
Sunshine Coast trial inspires national child-rearing revolution
A pilot program developed on the Sunshine Coast could reshape how we care for families across Australia with plans to expand it across Queensland and then Australia.
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is welcoming the LNP Government’s first-in-a-decade State Budget, applauding a modern shared equity scheme and streamlined tax relief for foreign-owned housing projects
Last year, as the chill of winter increased, I noticed parties of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos passing over our house in early evening and heading in the same direction. In May, there were six or seven in each party: by July there were two dozen. I believe they were making for a night roost at The Narrows, where the Obi Obi Creek flows out of Baroon Dam.
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25/07/2025
BACK TO NATURE
Rainbows and Roosts
By Jamie Walker
Last year, as the chill of winter increased, I noticed parties of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos passing over our house in early evening and heading in the same direction. In May, there were six or seven in each party: by July there were two dozen. I believe they were making for a night roost at The Narrows, where the Obi Obi Creek flows out of Baroon Dam.
Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre welcomes three new solo exhibitions and a suite of new artwork by our Butter Factory Members with an exhibition opening event until July 27.
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The award-winning Hinterland Times is a monthly newspaper reflecting the creative diversity of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and its communities.
Distributed across the range, with 14,000 print copies and a strong Facebook presence, the HT entertains and informs residents and tourists from Maleny to Glasshouse to Palmwoods, plus tourist spots on the coast.
Regular sections include features on local events and identities, community notices, local restaurant guide, local gallery trail, health and well-being sections, and Creative Cuts, sharing what is happening on the music and arts scene.
In 2018, the HT introduced ‘Poets’ Corner’ - a page for poets across the hinterland to share their work, which has proved hugely popular. In 2019 the paper created created the Hinterland Times Young Writer of the Year Award to encourage and support younger writers across the Range.
The Hinterland Times prides itself on celebrating the good, encouraging creativity and keeping an open mind, whilst championing and supporting the community through a high-quality and visually appealing publication.