Diving deep into military history
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
IF ANYONE knows about the history of Cooroy’s servicemen and women, it’s Ron and Betty Sutton.
Indeed they have spent years working...
Childhood spent at war
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE locals Ron and Betty Sutton were young children at the time World War II broke out in the September of...
First to fight, last to leave
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
PRIVATE Jack Horace White was aboard the very first fleet to land at Gallipoli and the last to leave.
At just 18...
Modern-day Anzac’s flight of freedom
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE thousands gather across Australia and indeed the world this Saturday to pay tribute to the Anzacs, the services will also...
Mystery over timberman’s fate
WHILE researching World War I servicemen, Betty Sutton stumbled upon an intriguing article from The Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser, printed on Friday 7...
Is your mum amazing?
MOTHER'S Day is just around the corner and we want to find Noosa’s Best Mum!
If you think your mum is one in a million,...
Letters to the Editor
Bat splat
Bat numbers in Wallace Park are continuing to increase at an enormous rate.
Some of the animals are large and have taken to hanging...
Golf results
COOROY GOLF CLUB
Results of Women’s Tuesday Club from 14 April
Event: Canadian Two Stroke - Front Nine.
Winners: Sandy Viney and Barbara Johnstone (31.5).
Runners-up: Susie Thompson...
Chopper rescue for missing bushwalker
A MAN missing since Wednesday afternoon while climbing Mount Cooroora, near Pomona, has been winched to safety by the Sunshine Coast RACQ CareFlight Rescue...
Whirlwind visit from man at the top
By JOLENE OGLE
AKIN to a rockstar welcome, Prime Minister Tony Abbott was mobbed by locals when he came to Noosa Main Beach last Thursday.
Stopping...
It’s a fine balancing act
By JOLENE OGLE
At just 20-years-old, Chelsea Wallis has landed the opportunity to be an Oxfam Australia Ambassador, while studying six courses at...
They’re learning to care
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
SUNSHINE butterflies will receive a $16,000 shed courtesy of Queensford College in return for the enrolment of eight staff...