What do you like about Beerwah, or its adjoining centres for that matter, but this article is about Beerwah, and particularly what it was like in 1937 when I first knew it. The writer has been asked by Roland and Lydia Munyard to contribute this article for his website named Beerwah. Although I do not now know many of you personally, you will know me because the new bridge over Coochin Creek … [Read More...]
Minimalism: Much more to life than just buying stuff
I'm a huge fan of Joshua Becker who inspires people to find happiness living with less. He explains how People won't find happiness with things, and how by pursuing a more simplistic life we are able to achieve more and be better people. I am an avid reader of his website and emails and I am sure you will find his website an amazing and helpful source of encouragement . … [Read More...]
A Peachester Tradition: Peachester History Committee Christmas Barbecue
A Peachester tradition: Christmas barbecue at the hall. Come along and help celebrate the festive season with us. Peachester Community Christmas Barbecue Peachester Hall Sunday 21st Dec 2014 - from 6:30pm Tickets Adult $12, Children $6 An annual get-together to share the Christmas spirit … [Read More...]
Links
A Collection of Local Websites from our Local Community and Business in the Glasshouse Country. Please suggest websites in the comments below, if they are local and are related to the region they will be added to this list. Beerwah Glasshouse Country http://www.glasshousecountry.com Beerwah State High School http://www.beerwahshs.eq.edu.au The Beerwah Hotel … [Read More...]
A Fairy tale about Beerwah
The town of Beerwah is no more. Harsh winds blow dusty through the main street. The sounds of daily activity are absent. No children play in the streets. No one strolls through the town’s open areas. No one shops in the small stores once owned by people that had long lived in the town and the oversized superstores now abandoned and rapidly losing the superficial sheen and the temporary allure … [Read More...]
Hinterland Sports Store in Beerwah
Hinterland Sports Opening Anouncement: We are excited to be opening a Sports Store in Beerwah on Wednesday 3 September. We stock a wide range of sports equipment and apparel including footwear, training apparel, supplements, swimwear, accessories and several lines of funky street wear, some of which we are exclusive QLD retailers for. We are excited to be able to provide this service to our … [Read More...]
A Portrait of Simpson Street in Beerwah on Saturday 8th November 2014
A Portrait of Simpson Street in Beerwah on Saturday 8th November 2014 A Portrait of Simpson Street on a early overcast Saturday morning in November 2014, - We've had a little time after the completion of the Street Upgrade and I felt it might be nice to capture this moment in time. I have called this page a Portrait of Simpson Street in Beerwah, 2014 - Photos taken early on Saturday morning … [Read More...]
Beautiful Rainbow over Beerwah this Morning
Ben from the Big Mower photographed this Beautiful Rainbow over Beerwah on this gorgeous Friday morning the 20th June 2014. A Rainbow over Beerwah on this gorgeous Morning in Beerwah, Friday the 20th June 2014. Photography, Ben Lettres, from the Big Mower. - (Awesome Photos Ben, - Thanks.) To all other local photographers, please feel free to upload images to … [Read More...]
Meet the Farmer: Les and Marji from Sandy Creek Organic Farm
Les and Marji own and manage Sandy Creek Organic Farm which is one of the Sunshine Coasts most popular and successful organic farms. Les and Marji first got inspired by the idea of community supported agriculture on their small farm on the side of Mt Beerwah. Community Supported Agriculture would involve growing a wider range of products than those which could be grown on their existing farm … [Read More...]
Will Beerwah get a Reject Shop? or King Kong Sales? Gone Bonkers? or One? Both? None?
I heard that two discount stores are coming to Beerwah. Which will it be? the Reject Shop?, King Kong Sales? or Gone Bonkers? or all three? or none at all?, and if one, two or three discount stores were to come to Beerwah where would they be located? at the new Shopping Complex? or at the old IGA location? (or both locations) or at the land being prepared next to ALDI? I was doing … [Read More...]
Local Attraction: The Beerwah Waterhole alias “The Washing Machine”
The Beerwah Waterhole is one of my favourite relaxing spots in Beerwah, known by locals as the "whirlpool" or the "washing machine" this venue offers a relaxing afternoon walk with the sounds and sights common along local creeks in this region. The Coochin Creek flows from from the Peachester Basin, under Old Gympie Road,near the Walton Bridge and skirts past Beerwah State High … [Read More...]
Glasshouse Country News
The regions local newspaper is the Glasshouse Country News situated at 16 Coonowrin Road, Glass House Mountains, Their motto is that it is locally produced - for local people - supporting local businesses. … [Read More...]
Submit News
Tell us your News and we will share it on our website and other social outlets. It gets shared on this Website, http://www.glasshousecountry.com and on http://Facebook.com/Beerwah and in the Newsletter ! and on http://www.twitter.com/Beerwah We love Local Stories and Information we also love publishing Articles or Editorials and Event Information. We try publish on the same day you submit it to … [Read More...]
Question: Where do you shop? ALDI, IGA, Woolworths, Coles or CostCo?
What is your shopping preference? ALDI, IGA, Woolworths, Coles or CostCo? Each of these companies have the resources to understand why shoppers choose their products, but do you know or understand why you choose their products? You and I, the average shopper, is less likely to understand why we choose to shop at these stores, in most cases it's based on price or convenience or the apparent … [Read More...]
Meet the Shopkeeper: Leanda and Craig from The Healthy Guru
Leanda and Craig have owned their health shop The Healthy Guru for one year and one day since they were first drawn to the area and the idea of opening a highly visible shop which catered to Communities needs and offered a “one stop wellness centre.” They were initially attracted to the Beerwah area through their love of the mountains and rapidly emerging community development … [Read More...]
Meet the Local: Damian Collins living an Adventure Unearthed
Occasionally opportunity comes along which when it does you know that you simply can't afford to let it pass without giving it a fair go. Damian Collins is one of those people to whom fantastic opportunities come more often than others. Having recently returned from Kona, Hawaii from the Ironman World Championships where he placed 4th in the world in the under 24 category. I am hoping our local … [Read More...]
Beerwah State School Big Night Out on Friday 19th October 2012
A successful "Big Night Out" was put on by Beerwah State School and the Parents and Friends on Friday night. There was a wide range of activities for both the children and parents to enjoy and kids enjoyed the rides set up on the oval and in the hollow. As usual it was "Free Entry and Pay for Rides" You could pay $5 a ride or purchase a $30 wrist band which bought unlimited rides. There … [Read More...]