Aces all round for Maleny Apex charity

By Mitch Gaynor

THE Apex Club of Maleny has raised an incredible $25,000 across two huge fundraising events with beneficiaries including local groups, individuals and causes.

‘Muscle on the Mountain’ raised over $18,400, with proceeds going to Prostate Cancer Research Foundation, the Maleny Auxiliary Hospital and local community groups.

Over 570 show cars were on display for the dynamic day out, with nearly 3000 people turning out.

The Apex Maleny Golf Day raised over $6000, which will be used to support the aspirations of Kael Thompson, a determined swimmer gearing up for the 2024 Paralympics.

from sponsors and the wider community is also fantastic.”

A remarkable highlight of the golf day was Amie Flanagan’s extraordinary achievement – she aced two holes, numbers 1 and 17. Having holed out on the Par 3 17th, Amie stepped onto the tee at the more challenging Par 3 1st hole just a few minutes later still buzzing and brimming with confidence.

“I’d jokingly said to the boys on my team, ‘Stuff it I’m gonna (sic) get another one’ as we were driving down to the 1st,” she chuckled.

“I didn’t actually think it was going to happen, and we couldn’t believe it when my ball landed just in-front of the pin and rolled straight into the hole!”

The group’s screams of astonishment and jubilation could be heard from the clubhouse when what’s been estimated as a 67 million-to-one shot found the cup.

The Apex Club expressed their gratitude to all participants and recognised Maleny Art Direct for Paralympian hopeful Kael

“It’s been a great year so far and it’s great to be out in the community with a dedicated group of club members always pushing our fundraising activities,” Apex Maleny president, Boyd Keir, said.

“The support we receive and continue to receive

Maleny Golf Club general manager, Stephen Porter, hailed Amie’s accomplishment as an extraordinary event in the club’s history, one unlikely to be replicated.

Maleny local speaks in Vienna

On 4th July 2023, at the invitation of the Scientific Committee of the 18th European Congress of Psychology (held in England), Maleny resident, David Fryer, discussed the contemporary significance of the emergence of public health psychology in Vienna in the 1930s. David’s presentation drew upon scholarly research he is doing as an Honorary member of the University of Queensland and his previous experience as: President of the European Community Psychology Association; Co-Editor of the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology; Reader in Psychology at the University of Stirling, Scotland; Professor of Community Psychology at Charles Sturt University; and Professor of Psychology, Head of Research and Academic Program Development at the Australian Institute of Psychology in Brisbane.

David expresses his gratitude to the Sunshine Coast Council who supported his participation at the Congress through an Individual Development Grant, which supports Sunshine Coast residents performing, competing or presenting at national or international competitions, conferences or events: sunshinecoast.qld.gov. au/living-and-community/grantsand-funding/grants-programs/ individual-development-grants