Family & community
Stories about the importance of family and community on the Sunshine Coast
Monica Guy
Monica talks about the Guy family of Buderim
Mothers - Keepers of our Hearts
There has been much hard work, sheer determination and, at times, heartbreak for some mothers on the Sunshine Coast over the years
Maroochydore and Cotton Tree in the 1970s
Enjoy a visit back to the 1970s courtesy of Patrick O’Callaghan and the Heritage Library
Ted Low
Ted talks about this life in Yandina
Margaret McCosker
Margaret was born in 1907 in Brisbane and educated at Glasshouse State School. She married in 1934 at Glasshouse and had seven children
Frank Woods
Frank recalls growing up in Maleny on the family dairy farm and talks about his father and Mary Caincross Park
Women of the Sunshine Coast
Reflect on some milestones for women in Australia
Frank Clark
Frank talks about holidays on Petrie Creek and life in Nambour
Westaway Family Collection
Discover the history of the Westaway family and learn about their life on the Sunshine Coast
Emily English
Emily talks about her childhood and growing up in the family home "Fairview". She takes the interviewer through her family albums describing people and events as they go
Grace MacBride
Grace was born in 1900 at Nundah. Her parents were Margaret Tripcony nee Cochrane and Andrew Tripcony. Grace married Thomas Southern a painter/decorator/signwriter
Robyn Turner and Yvonne Turner
Squire William ‘Sonny’ Turner and Marie Isobel Turner were married at Montville in 1942 and had three children
Yandina: From staging post to township
Celebrating 150 years since the establishment of Yandina
Dulcie Kelly
Dulcie was the daughter of Oliver Birrell, the Caloundra Lighthouse Keeper from 1918-1931. Dulcie lived on isolated Moreton Island until her family moved to Caloundra
Emily Law
Emily went to school in Yandina. The family spent Christmas camping at Cotton Tree. She worked a dairy herd with her mother. She was married in 1933 at Yandina and had six children
Annie Mitchell
Annie was born in 1901. She talks about education and farming at Montville. She married in 1923 at Nambour and had two children
Eileen Rowell
Eileen speaks of many amusing anecdotes of her time with the Nambour Amateur Theatre Society
Hilma Weston
Hilma was of Finnish decent and lived at Image Flat
Dudley Young
Dudley moved to the Marcoola area in 1968. He talks about his involvement with the Progress Association, RSL, Legacy and his time as Scout Master at Nambour
Jack Browne
Jack talks about the Kenilworth Station
From the Mountains to the Sea 50th Anniversary
A community film montage and digital story
Madge Glover
Madge married Ernest Glover in 1942 in Montville. They made their home on the top of Mill Hill and had a beautiful orchard
Leslie Ivins
Les grew up in Cooloolabin and helped his father on the family citrus farm. He married in 1933 and worked for the Forestry Department.
Minnie Olsen
Minnie was born in 1897 at North Arm. She talks about her time at Yandina State School. She married in 1916 and had six children
Mary Schulz
The Tutt family moved to the Kenilworth district from their property at the base of Mount Cooroy late in 1923
Courting of days gone by
In years gone by courtships were often conducted from a distance due to isolation and lack of transport
Dorothy Davison
Dorothy talks about the Mapleton Railway
Peachester Hall: Heart, Hub and Community
Film exploring the importance of Peachester Hall
Dora Gooding
Dora was born in Nambour and went to Mapleton State School. She talks about the Mapleton/Nambour tram, working in Strongarra Boarding House and life during World War II
Doris Godwin
Doris talks about life in Caloundra
John Griffin
John talks about his life in Yandina
Father's Day
The first Sunday of September is celebrated as Father’s Day in Australia
Agnes Boneham
Agnes came to the Coolum area with her husband in 1926. She worked on a sugar cane farm and had two children. Agnes also talks about the start of the life saving club, World War II and rationing
Mary Cordwell
Mary talks about living at Mt Ubi
Yandina
The Wallum was a moisture retentive sandy wilderness where tea trees flourished along the coastal line
Eva Flatt
Eva talks about living in Cooloolabin
May Francis
May was born in 1906. She talks about life and schooling at Woombye, social life, fruit farming and the CWA
Nell Guthrie
Nell was born 1913 at home in Maleny. Her husband Stephen was the local barber and had the casket agency in Maleny
Doris Leach
Doris Annie Tilney was a daughter of George and Annie Maude Tilney early pioneers of Conondale area