Cindy Lever

Contributor at Kidspot

Writer and Editor at Freelance

I’m a freelance journalist, mum and farmer. Love my job and my animals.

Articles

Primary school student honours father with fundraising record

1 week ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

ALTHOUGH she’s only ten-years-old, Maggie Schnieder dreams of becoming an oncologist. She spends her spare time with her nose stuck in books on medicine and science. While she’s too young to save people’s lives right now, she decided she’d do what she could to help those fighting cancer and signed up for The World’s Greatest Shave.
Principal brings vision for diversity and community collaboration

1 week ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

LANDING the role as principal at Tamborine Mountain State High School was a dream for Jessica Keavney. “I cried when I found out,” she smiled. “I really knew this school was the right fit for me; my leadership style and the visions I had for the school.”As a Tamborine Mountain resident, Jessica was quite familiar with the school, having strong connections with many of the parents from her time as coach with the Tamborine Mountain Wolves basketball team.
Tamborine Mountain’s unique history preserved

1 week ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

A WALK through Tamborine Mountain Heritage Centre provides a window to the mountain’s pioneering past. A past that was built on farming and religion and the fortitude of those who made their way up the mountain and to create enduring legacies. The Heritage Centre was established in 1981 with an aim of preventing loss of memorabilia from the mountain and to list and index material collected.
Prepping for a Self-Sufficient Life

2 weeks ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

KATRINA MacAllan said she’s not a doomsdayer, just realistic and practical and whatever natural disaster mother nature throws at her next, she’ll be ready. “Up here we are quite vulnerable to the weather and power outages. We should all have a bit extra in our cupboards, so we are not in an emergency crisis,” she said. “I didn’t want to be in a position where I couldn’t feed my family.”Katrina is what some call a “prepper” – basically, she aims to be as self-sufficient as possible.
A life of service

2 weeks ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

AS Australia celebrated ANZAC day, Brigadier Arran Hassell reflected on what has driven him to serve the nation. “If we all provide some kind of service then our country is stronger, and our community is stronger,” he noted.
Conservation in action one tree at a time

2 weeks ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

DAVID Cuschieri is a retail designer, but his spare time is devoted to conservation. I’ve always been interested in conservation,” he said. Through his wife Heidi’s work as a wildlife rescuer with Wildcare he said he began to see problems and decided to look for a solution. “It’s mainly women doing the rescuing and at night out looking for food for the animals wasn’t safe.”His solution was the Koala Supermarket.
Play me, I’m yours!

3 weeks ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

TOKYO, New York, London and now Tamborine Mountain has joined the list of towns and cities across the world to bring music to life with its very own public piano. Musician Ludek Nemecek unveiled the new piano outside the IGA on Saturday and immediately the tunes began to flow as the crowd gayly applauded.
Homesteading, sustainability and fun at Village Harvest

3 weeks ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

IDEAS for sustainable living and finding local solutions for global challenges are the focus of an exciting new event on Tamborine Mountain. The Village Harvest will be held at the Vonda Youngman Centre on Saturday May 31 from 10am to 4pm providing people with an opportunity to learn, discover and get hands on experience. “Our vision is to build robust, vibrant and resilient communities; where local traditions, knowledge and skills are shared and celebrated,” organiser Bron Kelly said.
Council pushes ahead on Shelf Road - Tamborine Mountain News

3 weeks ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

Scenic Rim Regional Council have begun preparations to begin construction of the new Shelf Road despite one resident saying they expect there will be a mass exodus of residents from the road. The resident, who wished to remain anonymous, is one of several living on the road whose house has been damaged by subsidence.
Rural Fire Brigade recognised for storm cleanup

4 weeks ago | tmnews.com.au | Cindy Lever

The Christmas storms ripped through Tamborine Mountain and the recovery effort in the aftermath was a mammoth task requiring many organisations as well as community volunteers. In April members of the Tamborine Mountain Rural Fire Brigade were recognised as Queensland Disaster Resilience Champions by the State Government for their efforts.