Vollies back to serve city-slickers

Volunteers, from left, Margaret Ginns, Marianne Osborne, Jan Bell, Dulcie Williams, Lorraine Coyle & Deborah Lovegrove at the Maleny Aussie Day Expo this year

LONELY lockdowners looking for an escape have embraced the fresh air and picturesque vistas of Maleny.

In that light the Maleny Visitor Information Centre in Maple Street Maleny has decided to reopen to serve the public, subject to future health guidelines.

“With the number of people we’ve had up here over the weekend lately we we felt a needed to reopen,” vice president Graham Gardiner said last week.

“We’ve got lots of vollies ready to go and we’re keen to get back to work and help the community recover.”

Mr Gardiner said people were obviously feeling the need to get out and about following the relaxation of isolation restrictions.

And, more pressingly, the local tourism industry needed all the help it could get.

“If we can do our bit to help the industry along that would be great,” he said.

Maleny Visitor Information Centre is a not for profit, long-standing, independent commu- nity service run only by volunteers.

It is situated in the hub of the town with the office front in the Community Centre.

“The open plan and entrance to the centre provide a friendly welcome to our many infor- mation services for Maleny and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland,” said Mr Gardiner.

“We’re totally independent, apart from the grants from the council, which we appreciate. But apart from that we’re totally self-suffi- cient.”

The opening hours are Sunday to Thursday 10am-2pm and Friday and Saturday 9.30am-4pm. ontact: 5499 9033; malenyinfocentre.com; malenyinfocentre@westnet.com.au