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Backpackers in the lead

By JOLENE OGLE NOOSA has become the backpacker capital of the Sunshine Coast, according to the latest figures from the International Visitor Survey (IVS) released...

Cool to car-pool

By JOLENE OGLE BROTHERS Michael and Mark Vaney have put green transport back on the agenda offering a unique commuter service to Brisbane for Noosa...

Walk for missing toddler

IT'S been a year since William Tyrrell went missing from his grandma’s home in Kendall, NSW, and local communities around Australia are coming together...

Christmas food drive

By JOLENE OGLE THIS week in honour of The Noosa Project, we celebrate the hard work and dedication of the newly formed Sunshine Coast Basket...

When the Sound turned pink!

MORE than 180 people helped turn Noosa Sound into a sea of pink on Sunday 30 August for the inaugural Paddle in Pink event. Event...

Schools celebrate Book Week

TINKERBELL, Willy Wonka and even Darren Lockyer made an appearance at the 70th annual Book Fest celebrations held throughout Noosa last week. The Children’s Book...

Volunteers wanted ahead of storm season

LOCAL Disaster co-ordinator Martin Drydale is urging residents to join their local State Emergency Service (SES) branch. Mr Drydale said SES volunteers provided a vital...

Kindy’s birthday celebrations

PAST, present and future students of the C and K Tewantin Community Kindergarten gathered at the centre for the kindy’s 50th birthday celebrations on...

Turbine power for generators

By JOLENE OGLE THE future is looking bright for remote communities as Noosa Engineering and Crane Hire gets ready to build 80 innovative power turbines...

Lives, moves and breathes bikes

HARRY Bush, a Year 12 student at Good Shepherd Lutheran College Noosa, was recently selected as a finalist for the Queensland Training Awards (North...

Patron’s Day a roaring success

By ANNETTE ADSETT NOBU and Yukiko have taken out this year’s Patron’s Day at Coolum Tennis club at the weekend. Patron’s Day had fewer...

Beer lovers sink a brew or two

LOCALS and visitors have helped raise over $8000 for local charities all for the love of beer and cider. The inaugural Craft Beer Festival, held...

Bold paintings on show in Pomona

The Lord of the Rings and the Glasshouse Mountains are Stephen Hartley's two favourite subjects among his diverse range of paintings. Stephen’s oil and...