Maleny

  • Maleny – A well serviced town

    Maleny – A well serviced town

    Whilst small towns are often considered ‘backwaters’ and conjure up thoughts of few amenities and images of dated décor, Maleny is far from this. Instead, Maleny is a well serviced town with many of the usual amenities and the historic...

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  • The Maleny Backstory - in brief

    The Maleny Backstory - in brief

    (Maleny is pronounced Mul-ay-nee) Maleny is a young town compared to most. Founded in 1878 this means it was established only 90 years after the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove to establish the first British colony. Explorers continued to...

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  • I love a local quirk but some take a little explaining

    I love a local quirk but some take a little explaining

    Here are my thoughts on a few local parking quirks – from a ‘yet to be local’ perspective. Like most small country towns here, through traffic travels directly up the middle of town which is also the main shopping and...

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  • Where to spot an elusive platypus

    The Australian platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an odd-looking mammal of mixed features that was considered a hoax when first settlers sent one back to England. It has a body like an otter, a broad flat tail like a beaver, flipper...

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  • Shopping on the ‘main street’

    Shopping on the ‘main street’

    Sounds flash doesn’t it? Well of course there is only one street to shop on so maybe I should’ve called this blog something else instead like ‘Shopping on Maple’? Whilst there is only one street there are a lovely selection...

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  • Tree changers and Wildlife

    Tree changers and Wildlife

    You may be familiar with the term ‘sea change’ and how it used to describe the movement of retirees to the coast to live. Well, the saying has evolved over the years to encompass people of any age moving for...

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