Bank to the rescue
A LONG-STANDING community group has received a much-needed funding boost just in time after a busy summer season.
Coastguard Noosa Commander Alan Hall received a...
Thursday Girls are back in action
THE Thursday Girls held their first fund-raiser for the year and it was a sell-out with over 60 ladies attending the event.
The local charity...
Dine whine whipped up
By MEGAN OGLE
AN ONLINE petition calling for council to allow a local business to trade seven nights a week until midnight has gained over...
Swim challenge for March
By MEGAN OGLE
TWO Noosa locals will brave the sea and swim over 28kms this weekend in a bid to raise money for cancer research.
Steven...
Come on Noosa, let’s clean up!
CLEAN Up Australia Day is almost here and community members are being called on to show their Noosa spirit and help keep Noosa clean.
Noosa...
No rubbish for this school
STUDENTS at Sunshine Beach State School are rolling up their sleeves and ready to get their hands dirty all for a good cause.
This year...
Smoking bans gain ground
NEW smoking laws will come into effect this year after Queensland Parliament’s historic approval of the Smoke-free Places Amendment Bill 2015.
The Bill will see...
High spirits: 50 get nod
By Gen Fraser
NOOSA Nippers hit the beach for the Under 11-15 Branch titles at Mooloolaba Spit on the weekend, with perfect conditions on an...
Lifeguards on their toes
By RON LANE
WITH big seas pounding the Queensland coast, lifesavers and lifeguards have for the last
week been very busy. At Sunshine Beach which...
McKill’s tough as nails
By RON LANE
IT WAS 1975, and for 18-year-old Donald McKill of the British Royal Marine Commandos, “it was very bloody cold.” Reason being,...
Result turned on its head
Cooroy Community Bowls
A REVERSAL of last week’s result in the Hinterland Local League occurred with the men playing at Mapleton winning only one game....
Restaurant racing driver goes a la car
A LOCAL restaurateur is closing his menu and opening the throttle as he takes a break from hospitality to jump into the driver’s seat.
Owner...
Xmas classics at Cooroy
A lyric soprano who loves Puccini, a Neapolitan tenor and a talented pianist who has been delighting Queensland audiences for more than 20 years....
