Load limit lifted on Pomona Kin Kin Road
Council was advised that the temporary 10-tonne mass limit on Pomona Kin Kin Road applied by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads...
Flood recovery continues
Council water quality testing has shown microbiological contamination levels in Noosa River, Laguna Bay and the open beaches are now within acceptable levels for...
Messages from the Ukranian war zone
Five days after the Russian invasion into Ukraine began, texts have been received by local members of the Sunshine Coast Oriana choir from a...
John Landy – a little known story
I first watched John Landy as a lad growing up in Geelong in the 1940s and '50s.
Indeed, when about 12 years old, and...
Carbon offset raises funds for koalas
In 2019 Sustainable Noosa Everglades tour operator, Kanu Kapers, launched a carbon offset scheme to raise money for koala habitat.
To date their guests...
Listen to the People
“They paved paradise and put up a parking lot with a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot”
I’m sure the...
The silent service
You don’t hear much about them. They are just a team of dedicated lifesavers who quietly go about their business: no drama no fuss....
Kitchens of the future
The kitchen is often called the soul of the house, but it is also where our food and 20 per cent of Australia’s total...
What’s in your garden?
An exhibition to promote the Urban Wildlife Gardens programme will be on display at the Cooroy Library during March and will move to the...
Date set for rental reforms
Reforms to end no grounds evictions and make it easier for renters to have a pet will commence on 1 October 2022, following Governor...
The big wet hits
Unless you have been completely out of touch, you will know that SEQ has received record flooding rain. The local rivers are flooding causing...
Raining on Tigerland
Well what a deluge of rain that was. Our Roccoco oval looked more like the aqua fun parks we visit on the coast.
No...
The Claptomaniacs play across the pond
The 'Pond' is a fond term for the Atlantic Ocean between the US and UK - and that's from where the Claptomaniacs draw their...
