Hearts of the Mountain

It was the height of COVID-19 and everything was shut, but at the Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens people strolled around and picnicked, enjoying the tranquillity of nature. Denby Browning was the president at the time […]

When you meet Trish Scott there’s a good chance she’ll come bearing a gift. “My love language is giving,” she told me, handing me a special New Zealand chocolate. Giving is at the heart of […]

Family and a successful business are two of the most important things to Joe Stimson and after some soul searching, he’s managed to successfully combine both. As a high school student, he devoured books on […]

Brian Ferrabee is an adrenaline junkie and self-confessed racing car addict. He was just eight years old when he experienced the thrill of his first grand prix in 1955 in Ardmore, New Zealand. “I was […]

No-one could call Johhno Austin’s life boring and despite claiming he’s moved to Tamborine Mountain for a quiet life he doesn’t seem to be slowing down. After getting expelled at 14 from Melbourne’s prestigious Hailebury […]

He’s the true definition of an aging rocker: black Led Zeppelin shirt, black jeans, a husky voice and a life filled with music. John Bedson has called Tamborine Mountain home for 46 years and in […]

“We did things we weren’t even trained to do,” revealed Captain James Croak as he recalled the 2023 Christmas tornado – one of the most challenging times in his career. The head of Tamborine Mountain […]

It was while observing the effects of the family’s labradoodle, Ebony, on Trish Harrison’s young daughter that she first learnt about assistance dogs and how life changing they can be. “I noticed a huge difference […]