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Social support groups and bus services

Tamborine Mountain Community Care Association (TMCCA) is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation overseen by an elected Management Committee with staff and volunteers coordinating and delivering services.   TMCCA was established in 1992 to provide care for senior […]

The General Store at Tamborine Mountain Heritage Centre
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The General Store

Held in the Tamborine Mountain Heritage Centre, The General Store was constructed out of material from a local farmhouse owned by Bernie and Mrs. Wilson, believed to be built in the 1930’s. Volunteers pulled the […]

Relationships
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The Zeigarnik Effect

I am guilty of leaving too many apps open on my phone and multiple files and windows open on my laptop.  It results in slow performance, application freezes and crashes as the system strains to […]

Chris Mott and Hugo
People and their Pets

Chris Mott and Hugo

Hugo the Great Dane/Bull Arab cross is all height and heart. Chief Customer Greeter at Spare Part Solutions, five year old Hugo loves watching street life from the front of shop.  Chris Mott says Hugo, […]

Living with Dogs

Recent Dog Attacks

A Scenic Rim Regional Council report in the Tamborine Mountain News last edition, under ‘Lifestyle’ discusses a spike in dog attacks which is troubling, it includes a toddler needing hospitalisation.  Nine dogs have been impounded, […]

Gardening

June in the Garden

By Tamborine Mountain Gardening Club Winter is here and what a wet run up to it, it has been.  We are happy that our tanks are full and our gardens are soaking up the rain […]

Keer Moriarty, Editor
From the Editor

Brace yourselves

I watched the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s special meeting on June 10 with a mixture of disbelief and dread. The meeting, to discuss whether council should proceed with a water park arts project in Beaudesert, […]

Councillor Comments

COUNCILLOR COMMENTS – CR AMANDA HAY

Complaints about short-term accommodation – owners are urged to be more involved in the booking process following a spate of complaints relating to “party houses”, loud guests and excessive numbers on site. The dingo/wild dog issue – […]

News

Shakespeare is back!

O Woe Is Me is a bold, fast-paced comedy, where some of Shakespeare’s most famous characters collide in a world where tragedy, romance and complete absurdity exist side by side. Presiding over the mayhem are […]

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Expedition cruising

By Gina Storey What an amazing journey – I flew into Edinburgh to join Aurora Expedition’s Greg Mortimer to sail north through Scottish Islands, and further north to the Faroes and onto Iceland.  This trip […]