Maleny

Maleny is a Sunshine Coast hinterland town, situated on the Obi Obi Creek in the Blackall Ranges, 80 km north of central Brisbane and 25 km inland from Caloundra. The name appears to derive from the village Malleny, Scotland.

Further Reading: 

Maleny and District Centenary Committee, By Obi Obi waters: stories and photographs of early settlement in the Maleny district, Blackall Range, south eastern Queensland, Maleny, The Committee, 1978

C. Rees, Recollections of the early days in Maleny, Caloundra, the Shire of Landsborough Historical Society, 1984

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