Mangroves drone research turns tide for Peregian Beach local
A 30-year-old Peregian Beach resident is planning a new career in conserving coastal ecosystems after he graduated with a USC Environmental Science degree in...
Website to combat child exploitation material
USC researchers are working to build a website to help police, professionals and the public reduce child exploitation material on a global scale.
They believe...
Shoes, toothbrushes and straws: Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands drowning in plastic waste
A survey on plastic pollution to be published in the journal Scientific Reports, at 11pm, Thursday reveals that Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and the...
Trial project to accommodate uni students in aged care
A project proposed by USC Gympie and Cooinda Aged Care Centre aims to give university students a novel opportunity to live in renovated accommodation...
Forum to help aged care providers prepare for disaster
The Sunshine Coast’s leading authorities on disaster management have joined forces with local aged care providers to increase education around caring for the elderly...
Domestic violence service opens on Sunshine Coast
Queenslanders affected by domestic and family violence on the Sunshine Coast will benefit from a Palaszczuk Government investment of more than $1 million to...
Further protection for Noosa’s koalas secured
The Palaszczuk Government has delivered the first stage of the $3.5 million Noosa Koala Corridor Project thanks to a Queensland first partnership between Department...
Mobile phone black spot funding improves safety on Wide Bay Highway
A new mobile phone tower is now active at Cinnabar, improving safety for motorists on the Wide Bay Highway and providing better coverage for...
Master cars race through Noosa
Noosa will be turning red and gold over the weekend of 7-9 June as part of the Noosa Hillclimb racing event.
Red is for all...
Iconic event celebrates 35 years of gardening greatness
One of Australia’s most loved gardening events, the Queensland Garden Expo, will celebrate its 35th anniversary this year when over 40,000 visitors converge on...
First Nations community and Mayor gather to learn, share and explore
In celebration of upcoming National Reconciliation Week (May 27 - June 3) Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson this morning joined a number of representatives...
Helping hands for our local Pandanus trees
Kabi Kabi traditional owners, working with researcher, Joel Fostin have been monitoring the state of health of our local Pandanus populations along the coastline...
Long term view drives STA data
Noosa Council's latest quarterly data reveals further inroads made into protecting neighbourhoods from the impacts of short-term accommodation (STA) - a key action of...
