April 16, 2024

The 8.55am Parade commences and marches down Ann Street onto Mathew Street and into the Memorial Park Remembering the fallen:  by Janine Hill PAST and present servicemen and women and members of the community are invited to ANZAC Day services in Nambour on 25 April. The Nambour RSL Sub Branch has organised events to remember and honour the service and sacrifice of those who served Australia during all conflicts. The ANZAC tradition will be remembered from the first landings at ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli on 25 April, 1915, where the ANZAC tradition was founded, to the more recent Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. The gatherings will remember the 103,021 servicemen and women who paid the ultimate price as a result of their service with Australian units. The day’s events will consist of a dawn service and breakfast, a street parade and a morning service, with activities centred on Quota Park. Nambour RSL Sub Branch president Kim Symmons said the services were always well supported. “It’s always a large roll-up, for the morning service in particular,” he said. “A lot of people will stand in the streets and watch the parade go past before they end up going down to […]

Lots of traffic but not enough people: Some businesses are struggling despite their CBD location. by Janine Hill WHEN the doors of Brown Sugar Espresso at Nambour closed last Thursday, proprietor Tracey Reno breathed a sign of relief.  No longer would she have to struggle to make dwindling income at the small Mitchell Street café to cover rising outgoings. “It’s just, basically, there’s not enough flow of people,” she said simply.  Tracey had gone into the café on a good rent deal and with her eyes wide open, prepared to work hard to make a go of it, but that was not enough. “I knew what I was up for,” she said. “But the Council moved out, down to Maroochydore, and Sundale, which had its office around the corner, they moved back to their own premises,” she said. “That was my bread and butter that left. They were the ones coming in buying coffees and toasted sandwiches. “It was nothing for me to take $500 before 10am and now I can’t make $500 in a day.” Tracey said business was usually quiet post-Christmas, in hospitality and retail, but things did not pick up this year. “It’s just got harder for

From left, Nambour Chamber of Commerce’s Mark Bray, with Marion Beazley, Banksia Espresso’s Nicole Hoffman and Sunshine Coast Foodie, Martin Duncan. by Tanya Outridge This July marks the 40th anniversary of the Queensland Garden Expo, and the Expo team is joining forces with the Nambour Chamber of Commerce to promote an event that brings thousands of visitors to Nambour each year.  The Expo is Queensland’s premier gardening event, and is the second largest expo of its kind in Australia. “For 40 years the Garden Expo has been such a significant event for the area and has gained in momentum post the Covid years, when many large-scale events unfortunately disappeared,” said Expo Director Marion Beazley. “We typically draw crowds of between 38,000 – 40,000 people over the 3 days and we expect even more this year as the event is extended to four days for the first time this year. With exhibitors and visitors traveling to Nambour from all around Queensland and interstate, this influx represents a wonderful opportunity to draw visitors into the town itself and to show people what our area has to offer.” Nambour Chamber of Commerce President, Mark Bray, agreed. “With so many visitors coming to the

Nambour Junior Crushers Rugby League is honouring Ben “BJ” Hunter with a memorial. Nambour Junior Crushers Rugby League will honour fallen former player Ben (BJ) Hunter with the opening of the BJ Memorial Garden at Crusher Park.  A working bee will take place on Sunday, April 21, followed by the opening on Wednesday, April 24 at 4.30pm. The memorial garden will feature a lychee tree planted in Hunter’s honour, as Ben had been working on a lychee farm before his accident. A bench seat and plaque will be dedicated to him.  BJ passed away after a car accident last June. He was riding home from training, on Image Flat Road, where he was fatally struck by a hatchback.    Club Secretary Tarsh Gardner said the Crushers community was honoured to be paying tribute to their beloved former player and invited the community to join them in remembering him. The 16-year-old was a member of the Melbourne Storm junior academy, a Caloundra State High School student and Langer Trophy player, a Brisbane Broncos supporter and a talented Nambour Crushers and Sunshine Coast Falcons player. Up to a thousand rugby league supporters from clubs across the Sunshine Coast paid tribute to Ben

Cr David Law: “The arts brings communities together and this is very true right now in Nambour.” Leave no-one behind:  by Janine hill DIVISION 10 Councillor David Law has emphasised his support for the environment and the arts during this term of council. In a speech at the Sunshine Coast Council’s post-election meeting, Cr Law said he looked forward to working with the community to drive positive change for the hinterland and northern Blackall Range for the next four years. “We will continue to work together to improve and enhance our environment through Bushcare, through Catchment Care, tree planting and bush regeneration,” he said. “We will reduce emissions pollution and landfill. We will continue to work together to make sure that the hinterland gets its fair share and we all benefit from the strength of the Sunshine Coast economy, and no one is left behind.  “We will help each other, and in particular, those who have no-one else to help them at all, and ensure no-one is left behind.  “We will continue to grow and develop the space and opportunities for the musicians, the creatives, and the artists who are vital for us all.  “The arts brings communities together and

Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Rosanna Natoli, centre, with hinterland representatives Cr Winston Johnston, left, and Cr David Law. by Janine Hill THE Sunshine Coast Council’s new mayor, Rosanna Natoli, has promised to put Sunshine Coast residents first and make them proud. In a speech at the council’s post-election meeting on 11 April, Ms Natoli gave a pledge to the people of the region. “During the election campaign, I promised I would bring a fresh new style of leadership, (and) to work with my councillor colleagues, and our state and federal members, to secure the infrastructure the Sunshine Coast so desperately needs,” she said. “I developed a 10-point plan. I promised to be open and accountable, available, accessible. Most of all I promised to listen. This is an exciting time in our region’s story. We’re facing enormous growth, which brings challenges but also tremendous opportunities, the chance to make the Sunshine Coast a better place for us all and for future generations. These are the pledges I make to you today.  I will work every day to represent our community. I will always do my best to serve you and put the people of the Sunshine Coast first.” Ms Natoli thanked

Pictured, from left,  Rhonda Billett from I Am Nambour and Aaron Borg from Bad Habit Records are joining forces for the Mega Market day. Steve Hadlow, right, will also be there with his stunning 1965 Ford Falcon. An art show, a vintage market, a mini-record fair, a preloved, pre-owned treasure trove and a handmade and homemade alley full of stall holders. That is what you can expect in Nambour this Sunday April 21 along with a few very special  old cars gracing the streets throughout the morning.   It’s all part of a “Mega Market Sunday” from 9am to noon across two locations:  Bad Habit Records area in Howard Street and the Council Forecourt in Bury St.  “The two locations will be filled with only the best Nambour Sunday market vibes,” explained organiser Rhonda Billett.  “As it’s the 3rd Sunday of the month it’s our regular Sunday Nambour Rummagers Market but this time we’re joined by the team from Bad Habit Records Nambour for their First Birthday community celebration comprising of an Art Show, Vintage Market and a Mini Record Fair. “We would love everyone to come along, bring your market basket, grab a coffee from your favourite hinterland cafe