Our cottages are fully self contained for two people, which meets the current government Covid 19 regulations (as at 4:30 pm 6thApril). We will continue to keep in touch with the relevant authorities and update accordingly. Please note -  It is your responsibility to justify…

At Blue Summit Cottages our priority is the safety and well being of our guests and our team.  While we have always had strict hygiene practices and high cleaning standards in our cottages, we are increasing these high standards even more now. We are now checking in…

At this time of year, once the hustle and bustle of food, festivities and family are behind us, our thoughts turn to kicking back and enjoying a well-earned break. We yearn for life to slow down a little, to restore some semblance of sanity and…

Handmade in Maleny - Christmas Fair 2018 A chance for unique gift shopping. It’s that time of year again when the Maleny Arts and Crafts group present their Christmas Crafts Fair “Handmade in Maleny” Opening on Friday 23rd November at 9am, and running through Saturday24th…

This year will be the 34th Woodford Folk Festival. This largest gathering of artists and musicians in Australia is held annually over six days and six nights, from Dec 27th through to January 1st. The festival attracts more than 2,000 local, national and international, artists,…

Maleny … did you know? The Blackall Range is well known for many things – the 3’M’ towns of Maleny, Montville and Mapleton; wonderful markets; great food; arts, crafts and much more. But did you know … Cattle in the streets of Maleny Mobs of…

Spring will be coming soon to the mountains, so what better way to welcome it in than with music – especially at this time of year when the Hinterland has its lowest rainfall for the year. Although the Woodford Folk Festival is probably best known, there…

Most of us lead lives that are stressful beyond the wildest dreams of our forefathers. We commute for hours and when we get home we still have work to catch up on. At weekends we ferry the kids around to parties and sports matches; there’s…

Australia has more than 20,000 km of coastline but only 200km of that vast coastline is on escarpments combining panoramic views of mountains and the sea. 20kms of that special escarpment is in the Blackall Range, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland. This special…

Ever popular Maleny Show Highly regarded by both local residents and regular visitors to the area, this well-liked ‘country’ show is on again from Friday 1st June to Saturday 2nd at the showground, only a stones-throw from the town centre on the Maleny-Stanley River Road.…