Maleny sits on the Blackall Range plateau, a hinterland town of acreage, dairy country and some of the highest rainfall anywhere in our service area.
Building a shed in Maleny
The old Maleny Tamarind Street station averaged close to 2,000 mm of rain a year over a century of records, on more than 110 wet days. On a shed that means generous gutters and downpipes, a slab set above the surrounding ground, and condensation control on the underside of the roof.
The Maleny local plan asks new buildings to respect the town's rural character, with traditional materials such as corrugated roofing and simple gable, hip or pitched roof forms. A gable steel shed in a heritage-friendly colour sits comfortably within that intent; a flat, bright box usually does not.
The northern part of the plateau is moderately to steeply sloping, and Obi Obi Creek, which runs through the plan area to Lake Baroon, floods periodically. Both shape where a pad can go and how much cut and fill it needs.
