IN THE WATER LANDERS SHOOT

Taste
Food, Food, Food! Indulge yourself with our world famous parfaits and sundaes. Our restaurant will tempt you with delicious meals, snacks and fresh juices.
Fully Licenced
The Big Pineapple is fully licenced to compliment our restaurant and function facilities.
Experience
You can experience the plantation aboard our unique Plantation Train as it tours past exotic fruit trees and sub-tropical rainforest. A pineapple growing demonstration is included in the tour. This trip visits our Wildlife Reserve where you can observe Australian native animals including koalas, kangaroos, wombats, emus, owls, exotic parrots and much more.
Our Animal Nursery is a great childrens favourite, where they can touch and feed all the baby animals.
Childrens parties can be arranged to include meals and a personalised Animal Nursery tour.
Our Nutmobile will carry you through tranquil rainforests and our own macadamia plantations, where we will show you how macadamias are grown and harvested.
Children under 4 are free on all tours.
The Big Pineapple has been recognised as a National Icon for its significant role in the tourism industry.
Shopping
Visit our large gift shop and try our extensive range of pineapple and tropical fruit jams, preserves and sauces all made exclusively for the Big Pineapple, as well as a large range of our own confectionery available for your enjoyment.
Try one of our special pineapple or macadamia biscuits that are made fresh daily in our very own bakery. We have a large range of Australian produce, arts and crafts, souveniers, toys, leisure wear, jewellery and aboriginal arts and crafts.
Our friendly staff will give you every assistance in making your selection.
Functions
Set in a tropical tranquil setting with ample parking and excellent catering facilities, the Big Pineapple is fully licenced and is an ideal venue for all occasions including formals, conferences weddings and trade shows.
Ask how we can organise your special event, or simply hire a room for the day.

Named after the spectacular Kondalilla Falls, where Skene Creek drops 90 metres into a rainforest valley, this park is a cool mountain retreat and an important refuge for many native animals and plants. The park takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning 'rushing waters'. Five rare and threatened frog species as well as the rare bopple nut, a species of macadamia plant, are found here. Birdwatchers and nature photographers love this park, with its views, rainforest and wildlife. Enjoy a picnic at Kondalilla Falls day-use area. Stroll along the easy 1.7 kilometre Picnic Creek circuit or take the more challenging 4.6 kilometre Kondalilla Falls circuit, with about 100 steps and views of the falls. If you are feeling fit, you can enjoy a section of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk, starting from Baroon Pocket Dam picnic area (near Lake Baroon) and walking to Kondalilla Falls picnic area (11.7 kilometres one way) or continuing on to Flaxton walkers' camp, a bush camp provided especially for walkers, (a further 4.6 kilometres one way).

Casa Di Natura' - House of Nature, is a boutique luxury Day Spa Centre, located in the beautiful, tranquil surroundings of the Blackall Range on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland at Flaxton (next door to Montville) on eight acres of rainforest and bushland offering a completely private, relaxing and indulgent experience. It is a haven of peace and healing for women, and the other family members they bring. Be indulged with a selection of massages, body treatments, facials and healing therapies from their highly qualified Practitioners. From the moment you arrive, you will feel special and cared for. Connection is their passion. If they can help you feel bliss ... passion ... life ... and completely divine, then they have done their magic. The tranquil sounds and native beauty of the lush surrounds will mesmerise you into a state of deep relaxation empowering you to reconnect, find balance and release stress. Whether you want a personal experience or come as a group of friends, Casa Di Natura is a loving, energising and natural retreat where all your worries can be left behind and be truly pampered. Your unique spa experience is aimed at enhancing and promoting health, wellbeing and holistic wellness.

Winding through the spectacular Blackall Range, a cool retreat in the hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk traverse some of Queensland's most scenic natural areas in Kondalilla and Mapleton Falls National Park and Mapleton Forest Reserve. Walk traverses the very best of the Blackall Range with three overnight walkers' camps. Campsites must be booked in advance. Day visitors can access sections of the great walk for shorter walks. The majority of the great walk is Class Three and Four walking track standard. Walkers need a moderate level of fitness and good ankle supporting footwear.

Ethically and sustainably produced from their own vineyards and farms, the wine and the food at Flame Hill Vineyard is prepared and served with conscience, guaranteeing patrons an experience of paramount quality at this world class venue featuring breathtaking ocean views and mountain vistas. By definition firstly a winery, featuring a quality range of estate grown wines, offering sales and tastings from the cellar door within a contemporary Queenslander. The Deck Restaurant featuring a la carte fare from off farm seasonal produce matched to the estate grown wines is the essence of relax - unwind - breath Whilst the restaurant is relaxed and casual the guests can also opt for Charcuterie or Regional Cheeses on the Terrace which flows onto the lawns leading to the Shiraz Vines. At Flame Hill, they like to know where their wine and food comes from!

As you enter Maleny you will find the MALENY SUNDAY MARKET on the left opposite the pub, in and outside the RSL Hall. We are there EVERY SUNDAY 8-2pm. Our market has 30+ stalls. As well as art, craft and collectables you can also find clothing old and new, jewellery, books, massage, reiki, tarot and food, and a cafe with fair trade coffee, a very social meeting place for friends old and new. We welcome buskers on the lawn. We welcome enquiries from prospective stallholders, whether one off or regular - call Merrin on 0448423919.

Maleny Dairies is a family owned business situated in the picturesque hills of Maleny. The process of milking their Guernsey girls and bottling their creamy goodness for your breakfast table is a fascinating one. On their tours you get to see where it all happens on a real working dairy farm, a visit to the dairy, the farm & to the factory with a short 10 minute movie with taste testing afterwards. You will learn a lot about the process of milk from the cow to the bottle and all the different products that they are so famous for.

FARM & FACTORY TOURS:
MONDAY - SATURDAY at 10.30am and 2.30pm.

Closed Sundays & public holidays.

They also have a kiosk on the farm where you are able to purchase coffees & light refreshments.

Take time out and enjoy some fresh country air, bring your own picnic,  or book one of their electric BBQ’s and enjoy a sausage sizzle.

They have plenty of room for the children to run around so why not celebrate your child's birthday at the farm? Why not book a tour and enjoy lunch afterwards, (or the other way round!) You are very welcome to use our facilities and once you've eaten all those snags you can fill up your esky from our Dairies factory outlet kiosk with our dairy deliciousness.....now that's  a real experience !

At Maleny Dairies they pride themselves on having the friendliest staff that truly makes your experience with them a very happy one. So give them a call today to reserve your spot. Tour groups welcome.

Facilties

• BBQ facilities
• Car park
• Guide
• Picnic area
• Public toilet
• Shaded area
• Sheltered area
• Viewing platform

Activities

• Animal watching

You do not have to purchase a tour to enjoy their property. They have a kiosk serving coffees and light refreshments and you are free to enjoy the view whilst enjoying a coffee or your picnic lunch. Bring an esky for your  purchases of their delicious dairy products.

Under the watchful eye of acclaimed chef, Cameron Matthews, The Long Apron has made Spicers Clovelly Estate a destination for foodies from around Australia. From a croissant on the sun drenched terrace, to a cassoulet shared with someone you love in the dining room, The Long Apron offers a unique taste of Modern European in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The Long Apron restaurant serves contemporary and classic European cuisine in an understated and elegant dining room or garden terrace area. The food is meticulously prepared and only the freshest seasonal produce is used, sourced from on the property and the surrounding local area. The Long Apron offers five and seven course degustation menu as well as 'Table d'hote'.

Brewbake - Freshly brewed beer and baked meat pies. Australia's newest Microbrewery located at the iconic Queensland attraction on the Sunshine Coast, The Big Pineapple. See the brewing process right at the bar, try a tasting paddle, take home a unique one litre stubby. Beer and Pies, what else do you need?

Maleny Botanic Gardens - the 'Jewel' of Maleny. "The most exquisite gardens I've seen in my 41 years in the garden business. It will be the next wonder of the world!" Graham Ellis, The Garden Guru Set on eight acres, the magnificent and manicured gardens, positioned high on the escarpment, are a panorama of waterfalls, ponds and colourful plantings. Uniquely landscaped layers, idyllic rainforest surroundings and the spectacular Glasshouse Mountains backdrop create a truly unique garden. Enjoy fabulous Devonshire Tea in one of the gazebos, bring a picnic and soak up the peace and serenity. Their gazebos are ideal to hold your special celebration with friends or family. Make your dream wedding a reality "You could not have a more beautiful venue for your wedding" is a comment they regularly receive. Explore the many tranquil and romantic settings for your ceremony, reception and photography and choose one or a combination of components to suit your special day. The photo opportunities are endless. Let the sights and the sound of running water enchant you and your guests and provide you with an experience that you will cherish for life.

Maleny Cheese Cafe is a cheese lovers heaven and destination food attraction. It is positioned in the unique Australian dairy region of the rolling green hills of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Maleny Cheese showcases and sells its products, all of which are made from locally sourced milk. The Maleny Cheese Cafe provides an educational food tourism experience for visitors and group tours alike. It is a cafe with a cheese focused menu, as well as a deli-shop that helps complete any visitors picnic basket. Panoramic viewing windows allow each guest, an opportunity to learn about real dairy products.

Colin James Fine Foods famous gelato and sorbet is one of the true highlights of a visit to this business situated in Maple Street Maleny, a small town located in the rolling hills of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Produced in a small purpose built factory, using Maleny Dairies rich guernsey milk and cream, real fruit and imported Italian bases, the gelato has won numerous awards since the business opened in 2001. A refreshing range of smooth and creamy dairy free sorbets packed full of real fruit and delicious flavour also feature in their range. Visitors to the store can experience a wide range of Australian and International cheeses which are located in a wonderful walk in fromagerie (cheese room). Many cheeses are cut straight from the wheel allowing the customer to purchase a truly authentic product. The cafe serves freshly prepared meals and great coffee made by experienced and well trained baristas. Shelves are stocked with gourmet oils, balsamics, relishes and pastes.

Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve comprises 55 hectares of National Estate listed subtropical rainforest overlooking the Glasshouse Mountains. A remnant of the rainforests that once covered the Blackall Range, the Reserve is a living museum of diverse plant and animal life which promises to delight with its tranquility and beauty. Step back in time in their Rainforests Through Time display, take a relaxing walk along their rainforest tracks, have a picnic or barbecue, or relax at the Cafe.

Beyond Montville's galleries, eateries and curio shops, there's a village green with a story to tell of what happens to a community when its country goes to war. The Montville Memorial precinct is flanked by the 1921 memorial gates and a sentry of six trees. It includes two memorial halls, accessed by a short street called Memorial Close. Montville had developed barely 20 years before the war. It was a small rural community with 55 farmers and dairymen and their families: about 40 men went off to war. War memorials with their marble rolls of honour provide a local perspective of community patriotism that military records can't, and Montville's adds another dimension. It includes the names of all of those who volunteered. School children planted the trees as an Arbour Day project in 1923. Rolls of honour for both world wars are on the wall in Montville Hall, the larger of the buildings. The smaller building, now called Montville Memorial Hall, St Mary's Hall and Community Centre, was built in 1941 as a club room for returned WWI veterans. Montville's Memorial Park is the setting for annual ANZAC Day ceremonies and its halls are used year-round.