Maria Hollstein with Gaia and Maya
People and their Pets

Small but sassy sisters

Small but sassy sisters, Gaia and Maya, can occasionally be spotted at the OM in Movement Pilates Studio with Instructors Maria and Matt Hollstein. Maria says that the long-haired Chihuahuas are both very smart and […]

Living with Dogs

Jimbelung

Thank you to Council for not using 1080 baits or cruel jawed traps and putting up notice boards about dingoes.  Jimbelung is the name given to a tri-coloured rainforest dingo that has been on Tamborine […]

Cr Amanda Hay
Councillor Comments

COUNCILLOR COMMENTS – 03 Sept 2026

An excellent outcome and a win, however temporary, for our community re the Kidd St and Macdonnell Rd retirement villages.  Now we await the inevitable P&E Court appeals.  Thank you to those who have contacted […]

Aurora Expedtion Iceland
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Explore the globe

By Gina Storey Our next event on the mountain is around the corner and this is for travellers who like to explore the globe in depth and in style. The Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group […]

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Volunteering – A work of heart

Tamborine Mountain Community Care Association (TMCAA) is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation overseen by an elected management Committee of volunteers, which aims to promote collaborative working relationships with the federal and state governments and members of the […]

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Ponies in the mist

It felt like being in the United Kingdom recently as the thick mist and fog blanketed Tamborine Mountain early one morning, almost making it impossible to find the horses in the paddock for their breakfast.

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A Travel Companion

There’s a saying in counselling world: Meet people where they are at; Don’t leave them where you found them; Take them to a place they cannot go alone. You don’t have to be a counsellor to […]