‘Wave’ mural artist Owen Cavanagh at his Coolum-based studio. Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall BY VANESSA BACON-HALL Each edition, the Advertiser will take you on a journey through the life of people in our community – the characters, the notable ones and…
Movie night to raise funds ADVOCACY group Development Watch is inviting the community to come along to their annual fundraiser which this year is a special screening of the Australian movie ‘2040’. Development Watch (DW) is an Incorporated Association that…
Is it really Christmas without a night of festive singing? On Sunday, December 18 a huge crowd gathered in Coolum’s Jack Morgan Park for the inaugural Coolum Christmas Carols which ran from 3 pm until the early evening. The evening…
School students from Coolum State School helping to paint the new school mural. Photos: Contributed EARLY IN September, Coolum State School put out a call for artists, it said, ‘Are you artistic? Have a bit of spare time on your…
Sons of War by Paul Byrnes which features a chapter on local man Frank McGreevy. Photo: Contributed. A NEW book that chronicles the stories of Australia’s underage soldiers who enlisted and fought during the second world war has just been…
Coolum HeARTs committee: Committee member David Trow, Secretary Valerie Irwon, Treasurer Vivien Collins, and President Lindsay Boreham. Photo: Contributed Sunshine Coast Council’s latest Major Grant recipients are busy planning their next projects, with 84 local community organisations receiving a share…
The sounds of South America will be in Coolum for one night only with the Bossa Nova Sunset Club in town on Saturday, November 19. Photo: Contributed LET’S FACE it, a trip to South America right now is not on…
The sublime and visually stunning ‘Dawn Awakening’ ceremony will be held this Sunday from 4.30am at Stumers Creek. File Photo: Ben Vos Productions SET YOUR alarms for just before dawn this Sunday as the much-loved Dawn Awakening ceremony is set…
Mayor Clare Stewart (left) with Peregian Beach Community House members (L-R) Keith Long, Eddy Crook, Mary Crawford and Barry McPhee, and Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien at the opening of the new Peregian Beach Community House earlier this…
Coolum Theatre Players will be bringing the much-loved musical ‘Chicago’ to the stage this November and December and suggest getting tickets ASAP to avoid missing out. Photo: Christina Rose Photography THEY’RE at it again and this time the Coolum Theatre…