Articles by Cindy Lever

THE sun came out to shine for the ‘Show After the Blow’ Tamborine Mountain Community Celebration The event was held in lieu of the annual Tamborine Mountain Show, cancelled due to damage to the grounds […]

IN the process of preparing and cleaning up after Cyclone Alfred, one of the things that can be forgotten is the mental toll it takes. Understanding this strain and seeing it first hand while working […]

THINK of the garden shed and you think of something masculine filled with power tools and messy shelves overflowing with stuff. But Pam Glucina’s garden shed is definitely not masculine, nor filled with power tools; […]

SINCE getting his first push bike and disappearing all day with the other local boys into the forests around Clophill in England, adventure has coursed through Howard Rogers’ veins. Moving to New Zealand to study […]

AS THE rain pelted down and the winds roared, Pastor David Mugridge had only the thoughts of the community on his mind and how best to serve his community in need. Thanks to members of […]

NATIONAL Parks and Wildlife conducted compliance checks recently after reports of unlicensed tour operators conducting tours on the mountain. A spokesperson for the Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation said together with the police […]

The Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, was a welcome visitor to Tamborine Mountain recently where she spoke with the Mayor, Councillors, Council staff, emergency services representatives and members of the […]

BEFORE Cyclone Alfred had even finished his destruction the Chainsaw Warriors had already sprung into action. The dedicated members, who supported so many in the community following the tornado, once again showed what community recovery […]

THE recipe books were out, the animals were groomed and the performances were polished, but the Tamborine Mountain Country Fair did not go on. In the show’s 95-year history it has been cancelled only a […]

WHEN a very shy 15-year-old Lana Bignell nervously approached Malie Tambling, owner of El Burro Cantina, for a job she never dreamed that six years later she’d be managing the busy restaurant. “Mum told me […]