October 24, 2023

Owner, Ange Dunne. Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive All Year Owner Ange Dunne of Nambour Heights Gifts & Christmas Shop believes the magic of Christmas should not be confined to December. It should fill every month of the year.  It is this philosophy that inspired her to expand her gift store, transforming it into a year-round Christmas haven. “Sometimes you’ve got to be brave enough to do what other people aren’t going to do,” Ange said, recalling her decision to open this festive shop last September.  This brave move was met with curiosity as people questioned, “Why?” Her simple response? “Why not?” Ange said many of her customers found joy in Christmas and happily celebrated it all year. “You have people who adore Christmas and they enjoy having a look all year round,” she shared. Her shop serves not only the December enthusiasts but also those celebrating Christmas in July. Packed with Offerings From lanterns, baubles, candles, and Grinches to elves on shelves, Santa Clauses, and snowmen, the shop is packed with Christmas offerings that satisfy any holiday craving. Adjacent to the Christmas wonderland, Ange’s gift store boasts an array of unique and beautiful items.  “We carefully select only quality […]

The Kendray family – Andrew and Catherine and their daughters Georga, Dana and Rebecca – outside their temporary Rigby Street premises. From ashes to accolades Nambour’s Stihl Shop has been named Stihl’s Regional Dealer of the Year for the second year in a row, despite a fire which gutted their business in February. The family business, operated by Andrew and Catherine Kendray and their daughtersm, Rebecca, Dana and Georga, has now won the award three times in the past five years. The most recent award has been a bright spot in a difficult year for the Kendrays, who have been working hard to keep the business running after fire gutted their premises in February. They have been straddling two nearby locations in Rigby Street while wrestling with their insurance company. Family spokeswoman Georga said dealing with the insurance company had been a protracted process. “They fired the loss adjustor halfway through and then they had to start from scratch again with a new loss adjustor, engineer and builder,” she said. “It was really frustrating but we’ve finally got there.” Georga said a conversation between her father and a customer, Tony, had led to a deal with Sunstruct and a rebuild

Denise and Bruce Morcombe break the banner at last year’s walk. The 19th annual Day for Daniel is on Friday 27 October 2023. This is a national day of action focused on Keeping Kids Safe.  More than 7100 schools and early learning centres, plus hundreds more businesses and individuals across Australia, will host events to spread child safety messages this Day for Daniel on Friday 27 October 2023. Day for Daniel urges Australians to Wear Red, Educate and Donate as schools, early learning centres, businesses and communities across the country take action and conduct child safety activities focused on Keeping Kids Safe. “Day for Daniel is an opportunity for Australians to make a statement that crimes against children are not acceptable in modern Australia,” said Bruce Morcombe. “Day for Daniel is all about educating children (and their families) about their personal safety in both physical and online environments,” said Denise Morcombe. “We urge you to have a brave conversation with your children.” 

Brett Mills, second from right, and team members enjoyed the catch-up.  by Cameron Outridge Nambour Chamber of Commerce’s regular Coffee Catch Up was on October 18 at Ken Mills Toyota where guests were treated to great coffee, a sneak peak at the newly-renovated showroom and insights into dealer principal Brett Mill’s views of Nambour and the car industry. Brett outlined his plans to continue to drive Ken Mills Toyota into the future buoyed by the dominance of the hybrids and growth opportunities in Nambour.  “Along with the fact that there’s capacity here to grow, I just think Nambour has got a very, very vibrant and bright future,” Brett said.  “Of course there’ll be peaks and troughs, but I’ve never regretted our decision to stay very solid in this town. Other car brands have shifted out of this town over the years, but we’ve stayed here and I’ve never regretted that decision at all. This is a good business that we’ve got here and I very much believe that  it’ll be solid for as long as what we want to be here.” Brett worked in the Kingaroy dealership alongside his father, Ken, from 1996-1999,   absorbing everything Toyota, where he has