An artist’s impression of the steampunk-inspired design of the Nambour Tram. Due to progress on the much-anticipated tram construction, the Nambour Rummagers Market is relocating to the heart of Nambour CBD. The market is moving from the tram terminal near Coles, to the Sunshine Coast Council/Nambour Library Forecourt on the corner of Currie and Bury Street from March 24. Following markets will be held on the third Sunday of every

The 2024 local government election is Saturday March 16 and the Gazette has compiled everything you need to know about the Sunshine Coast Council hinterland & mayoral races. Hinterland residents in the Gazette readership area will vote for a new mayor and for division 5 and 10 councillors next Saturday, March 16, with all polling booths open from 8am to 6pm. In the meantime, Gazette journalist Janine Hill has been

Costa Georgiadis, Matt Golinski & friends at last year’s Expo. This year’s event is on July 4-7. The Queensland Garden Expo, a horticultural staple in Australia for four decades, is gearing up for its 40th anniversary celebration with an extended four-day event (July 4-7). The Nambour Showgrounds will once again host a seven-hectare gardening experience, featuring Australia’s largest gardening speaker program including crowd favourites like Costa Georgiadis, Sophie Thomson, Jerry

By Janine Hill A NURSE has credited a Burnside-based education program for teen mothers with saving her life. “Shelley” had two children under three, no support and no hope when she connected with STEMM – the Supporting Teenagers with Education, Mothering and Mentoring program at Burnside State High School. She had not completed high school but was able to enrol in a tertiary pathways program at STEMM which led her

Positive future: Rhonda Billett addresses a recent Nambour Chamber of Commerce meeting. The local “I am Nambour” organisation is rolling our several projects in 2024 to help promote Nambour and hinterland. “We will have new projects on the agenda that include things like better promotion of the night time events in the CBD as well as more new events in the CBD,” said I am Nambour spokesperson Rhonda Billett.  “That

An artist’s impression of the plan for Lowe and Ann Streets.  by Janine Hill A council report on the Nambour Place Plan says there was 94 percent support for the streetscaping plan. However, while 69 percent of the 446 people who provided feedback on the plan last year did indeed support the overall plan put forward, almost a third were not entirely convinced. Twenty-five percent said they would support it

Give us a chance:  Jodie Weston, Sharan Coombes, Abigail Permewan & Dean Hartley hope to spread information about the concerns of  homeless people. by Janine Hill A SIT-IN  in Nambour’s town square aims to raise awareness of homelessness and draw support for plans to provide some shelter for those who need it. Abigail Permewan, who has been without a home for four years, has been pushing for the council to

TeresaBaselga (L) and Magali Feuga (R) are bringing their paintings to life in the Old Ambo. The Old Ambulance Station gallery in Nambour is starting its 2024 season of art with two exhibitions by talented female painters. Soul Sugar is Magali Feuga’s name for her recent works. Mostly painted in 2023, these depictions of women’s faces are raw, urbane, and funky. Originally from France, she moved to the Sunny Coast

Peter Walsh says council needs to get back to basics on community safety, infrastructure, waste management and maintenance. by Janine Hill A Police Officer and Army Reserve Major driven to improve life in the hinterland has raised his hand for council.  Peter Walsh, who has worked as a First Response Officer at Nambour Police Station for more than 17 years, will contest Division 10 at the local government elections in

Majestic Cinemas chief executive officer Kiren Dell said business had been down by 30 percent across the industry during the past 18 months. by Janine Hill HINTERLAND residents have been urged to rally behind Nambour’s Majestic cinema as its parent company faces an uncertain future. Majestic Cinemas, which operates nine regional cinemas on the east coast, including one at Nambour, has gone into voluntary administration. The cinemas are still trading

Vintage charm on wheels: President Kevin Bailey, left, and Secretary John Purcell with John’s 1959 Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire. New members are welcome, as are the public, at the February 25 Open Day and Display. Step back in time with the Sunshine Coast Antique Car Club as they gear up for their annual Sign-On Day. On February 25, the Nambour Showgrounds will transform into a vintage car enthusiast’s paradise, with

Andrew and Catherine Kendray and daughter  Georga took time out from a busy morning back in their original Rigby Street premises. From ashes to grand-reopening, the Kendray family, owners of the Stihl Shop Nambour, have been through a hell of a year after a fire gutted their business last February. Despite the calamity, the family business, operated by Andrew and Catherine Kendray and their daughters, Rebecca, Dana and Georga, held