CoastCare join QPWS for beach clean up
Teewah Beach received a clean up last weekend thanks to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and several coastal volunteer groups.
Cooloola CoastCare, Surfriders...
DV Safe Phone reaches five years and 12,000 phones
DV Safe Phone began in 2020 as a mission for Sunshine Coast local Ashton Wood, and five years later it has turned into a...
Major reform for DFV puts victims ahead of perpetrators
The Queensland Government will deliver major domestic and family violence reform to protect more victims sooner and hold perpetrators to account.
The proposed changes...
Bring back the tourism levy
As a former Councillor on the Abbot-led Council which introduced the Tourism Levy in 2000, I am well aware of the parameters and conditions...
MSQ targets safety on the water this Easter
Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) is urging boaties to prioritise safety this Easter school holidays by complying with new lifejacket rules and adhering to speed...
Maroochydore man, 49, dies in home ‘altercation’
Police are investigating the death of a 49-year-old man in Maroochydore on Monday 7 April.
At about 1.30pm, police received reports of an argument at...
Sunshine Coast police disappointed by drink drivers in school zone
Officers from Coolum have been left disappointed after two people were caught drink driving in the first hours of the Queensland Police Service’s (QPS)...
Young voices shape Sunshine Coast’s future
Nine young Sunshine Coast locals have joined a year-long program to help shape the future of younger people in the region.
The Young Leaders Academy...
Sunshine Coast Airport’s Community Support Fund is now open
The $15,000 Fund will give community groups and organisations the chance to apply for grants of up to $1000.
The grant application process is now...
LifeFlight finds sailor after multi-agency rescue
The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew found a stranded sailor off North Stradbroke Island on Monday morning, 7 April.
The rescue helicopter was tasked...
Council workers second strike for more pay
Six months after wage negotiations began in October without resolution, members of The Services Union (TSU) working at Noosa Council stepped up their action...
Join the Australian Idol Grand Finale Watch Party in Noosa tonight
The community is invited to join the celebration tonight, Monday 7 April, at New York Minute to cheer on local star, Marshall Hamburger, who’s...
Youth crime laws strengthened
The state government is expanding its landmark Adult Crime, Adult Time laws to 45 youth crime offences, with new laws being introduced to the Queensland Parliament this week. ...
