LGAQ conference gives perspective
Many Queensland councils remain without consistently reliable power, phone coverage and water supply. More than half run deficit budgets, struggle to cover costs and...
Youth Justice committee seeks submissions
The Youth Justice Reform Select Committee, established on 12 October 2023, will examine ongoing reforms to the youth justice system and support for victims...
Sunshine Beach school lights path for teachers
Sunshine Beach State School (SBSS) has earned its reputation as a sought-after destination for pre-service teachers from universities across Australia. The school's rich learning...
Never too late to embrace a new passion
A class on a whim, triumph over injury and now a masterful success: meet Glass House Mountains woman Karlee Cobby, who shows it’s never...
Rotary partners with Bendigo Bank to combat malaria
The Rotary Club of Cooroy has formed a collaboration with local Bendigo Bank Branches on the Sunshine Coast and Gympie to introduce Rotary Foreign...
Lessons to be learned
PRECEDE
When three University of Sunshine Coast lecturers undertook an exchange program in Germany they learnt as much as they taught. ERLE LEVEY was intrigued...
Coal miner’s daughter comes to Pomona
Amber Joy Poulton (as Loretta Lynn), Lizzie Moore (as Patsy Cline) and The Preacher Denis Surmon (as Conway Twitty and Willie Nelson) along with...
College unveils multi-purpose courts and underground carpark
Peregian-Springs based school St Andrew’s Anglican College has opened the next stage of its masterplan, with a new multi-purpose courts complex and underground parking...
Two dozen ‘bad eggs’ out of 1500 licence checks
A blitz of 451 active building sites in Brisbane by Queensland’s building industry regulator has uncovered 24 suspected unlicensed workers.
Queensland Building and Construction Commission...
Shut the gate on swimming pool tragedies
As the temperature begins to rise and the temptation to cool off in the backyard increases, so too does the risk of a child’s...
Noosa locals Gather and Graze on the green
On a sparkling Spring day at the Noosa Dolphins Rugby Club, locals enjoyed the second annual Gather and Graze on the Green event in...
Political tug of war not working
This week while In Parliament, I was invited to be a guest speaker by the Australasian Study of Parliament Group on the topic ‘The...
Andy Cowan band performs
A fixture on the Australian music scene for more than half a century, Andy Cowan’s style massages the soul with R & B and...
