Footy injury leads to golf success for John
John Curtiss says it was an injury playing Aussie Rules football in Melbourne that made him a golfer. And retiring to Noosa, he believes,...
You’d be hopping mad to miss the Rabbitohs vs Warriors
The South Sydney Rabbitohs will return to the Sunshine Coast Stadium this winter for Round 21 of the NRL Telstra Premiership.
The Rabbitohs will take...
White tees help Alec to a great score
THOUGH he’s lived in Australia for 50 years, Alec Graham still speaks with the broad Scottish accent of a true Highlander, so much so...
Surf comps big and small
We’ll get to the rumble in the Java jungle in a minute, but first let’s focus on a small but significant surf comp in...
The Origin bet is back
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has given Queensland an extra reason to win the State of Origin.
Win the series and Sydney’s famous Harbour Bridge will turn...
Paddlers pass Hells Gates
Competitors from across Australia, France, New Zealand and New Caledonia hit Noosa last weekend for the inaugural Shaw and Partners Hells Gates 38 Ocean...
Indonesia’s great hope
I first encountered Rio Waida, potentially the biggest thing ever in Indonesian surfing, about seven or eight years ago when I dropped in on...
Back to the jungle
It’s hard to believe that it’s 25 years since surfing’s world tour last made a stop at Grajagan, the wild and beautiful peninsula on...
Craig’s job is still chasing pests
AFTER a 20-year career in the police force, the last thing Craig Strudwick imagined when he relocated to Noosa was that he’d continue to...
Ned’s back with 51 points
Ned Richards has returned to golf on the Sunshine Coast in red-hot form.
Playing in Noosa Springs’ Thursday members’ competition, Ned scored 51 stableford points...
Challenger series ignites
It’s been a long time since I sat riveted to a qualifying series surf comp.
Maybe a short check in online to see what...
Ciao Bella: Coolum queen
Somehow I’d missed most of the rise and rise of Coolum dynamo Isabella Nichols these past few years, but all that changed as I...
603 weapons seized under Jack’s Law
Police have scanned 82,648 people, seized 603 weapons, made 1,280 arrests and laid 2,424 charges across Queensland in the six months since Jack’s Law...
