Pedestrian killed in crash
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a traffic crash in Mooloolaba on Friday 4 October that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old...
Airlifts after dog attack and quad bike incident
The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew airlifted patients to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in two separate incidents last Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon a man in...
Gypsy jazz at the Majestic
Gypsy jazz, also referred to as the Manouche genre of jazz, gypsy jazz had its origins in Europe.
It was brought to international acclaim by...
Sunshine Coast police arrest 19 young people on 225 charges
Sunshine Coast police have arrested 19 young people on 225 charges as Operation Cornmeal ends.
The Child Protection Investigation Unit (CPIU) established Operation Cornmeal to...
State pre-election forum for self-funded retirees
Australian Independent Retirees (AIR) Noosa is inviting local retirees to attend a State Pre-Election Forum on Thursday 10 October, at 10am at Villa Noosa...
Back in the saddle
Kilkivan has a long history with horses, as an agricultural background to being at the heart of the National Trail that stretches from Cooktown...
Did Barbarians get a bad wrap?
The concept of the barbarian, a foreigner and alien, was central to classical antiquity and coloured much of how history was recorded in Greek...
Warning signs of malnutrition
“Have you lost interest in food? Do you often skip meals? Have your portion sizes decreased? These are just some of the...
Probus clubs unite
“For the first time ever, we have succeeded in getting all four Probus Clubs in the Noosa Shire together to celebrate Probus Month,” said...
Grants for community groups
The recent Parliamentary recess gave me the opportunity to get out and about in Wide Bay again and catch up with a number of...
Remembering Matty Hillcoat: Truckers Day Out in honour of SIDS research
On 7 October 2011, Dan and Kristine Hillcoat put their four-month-old baby boy Matty to bed.
Unbeknown to them, this would be the last...
Rough but quality fishing
The forecast was definitely volatile last week.
Two southern low pressure systems made for unstable weather and increased swell on the open beaches dashing all...