Festive fun at gruelling mountain race
THE countdown is on for the 38th annual King of the Mountain race, with strong crowd numbers expected for the 24 July event.
Known as...
Cooroy kindness spreads to nursing home
THE Cooroy Kindness Club has been out sharing the love again these school holidays, paying a special visit to the residents of the Noosa...
No drinks but water for 16 kids
By JOLENE OGLE
DESPITE the lure of soft drink at class parties and slushies at the movies, 16 local students have drunk nothing but water...
Hazard reduction burns after rains
THE Rural Fire Service (RFS) is pressing ahead with bushfire mitigation activities in Noosa following a recent cold snap and wet weather.
RFS North Coast...
Celebrities join chorus in singing Noosa’s praises
CELEBRITIES, local business identities and famous instagrammers are among some of the special guests called on to help share the message of Noosa as...
Druggies opt for drug diversion
LOCAL police have raided a number of properties throughout the Noosa Shire, seizing drugs, utensils and a stolen car.
The six raids were carried out...
Sign of the times
By JOLENE OGLE
PRE-POLLING is underway but Labor candidate Lucy Stanton is crying foul, accusing Liberal National candidate Llew O’Brien of dirty polling booth tactics.
Wide...
Heartwarming gesture
By MEGAN OGLE
A LOCAL business is calling on the community to help keep those less fortunate a little warmer this winter.
As cooler weather hits...
Heart bleeds for mothers-to-be in Ethiopia
THREE local sisters are rallying together to make safe births a family affair.
Motivated by their own experiences, Natasha Myers, Melissa Shulze and Melinda Shulze...
Pan council support for marriage equality
By MEGAN OGLE
THE Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has passed a motion, calling on the Federal Government to legalise same-sex marriage.
The motion was introduced...
Fishing in troubled waters
By MEGAN OGLE
LABOR candidate for Wide Bay Lucy Stanton has hit out at commercial fishermen after a heated confrontation on Noosa’s North Shore.
Flanked by...
Baton change at Rotary clubs
EACH year at the end of June local Rotary clubs hold a Changeover dinner to celebrate and thank their previous president and welcome in...