How we travelled: vintage photos sought for Council Calendar

Sports Day Parade, Woombye, 1964. This Woombye Hall Billies float was inspired by the Beverly Hillbillies, a popular TV show at the time.

Sparkling cars line Currie Street in Nambour.

Sunshine Coast Council is calling on residents to travel down memory lane and dig out their old snaps for the 2023 ‘On the Move – how we travelled the Sunshine Coast’ calendar.

The calendar will capture the various ways we travelled the region – from the back of trucks, bicycles made for two, cars and skates to boats, trams and trains, perhaps even horse and cart or penny-farthing!

Winning entries will be included in the 2023 Heritage calendar, which goes on sale at libraries and customer contact centres, in October.

Winners also receive a canvas print of their image, a VIP invitation to the calendar launch event as well as five calendars to share with family and friends.

Sunshine Coast Council Community Portfolio Councillor Rick Baberowski said the calendars provided a fascinating snapshot of our region through the lens of our locals and their visitors.

“This is a calendar with great community appeal and I love that every image opens up a personal moment or memory that we may never have otherwise seen,” Cr Baberowski said.

“These photos were taken well before the days of Facebook or social media, and were unlikely to have been shared beyond close family and friends, so it’s a really special privilege to share these stories.

“These may have been passed down through the generations but perhaps you don’t know the details of the people, buildings or landmarks.

Entry to the competition is free and submissions can be made at heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au until 5pm, Monday, August 15.

Online entry is preferred however if your photo needs to be scanned, council’s Cultural Heritage Team at Caloundra, will be pleased to assist.

Visit www.heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for details and conditions.