Vanessa Hall Editor WITH the sun shining, Coolum’s Jack Morgan Park provided the backdrop for a celebration of young First Nations talent on Sunday, August 23, with the GATHAA Next Gen Market & Youth Showcase taking centre stage. The event brought…
ONE OF Coolum’s most loved family-friendly events is returning this spring, with the ever-popular Salty Saturdays taking over Jack Morgan Park in Coolum, with the first instalment set to happen on Saturday, September 12. The popular free community event will…
FACES OF NORTH SHORE Celebrating the colourful and unique people who call our region home VANESSA HALL EDITOR AT SIX years old, Mike Drinkwater laid the foundations for his life as an artist, and it involved a fire engine, a stack of…
COOLUM has been well represented lately at Eisteddfods across the region, with local school students from both primary and high school showcasing their vocal and musical abilities with high praise. Coolum State School Senior Voices, Junior Voices and Beat Boys…
A NEW exhibition celebrating the colour and character of the Sunshine Coast’s wildflowers has officially launched in Coolum, with Design Wilds now on display at Galley Lane. The exhibition features repeat-pattern designs inspired by local wildflowers and the wallum heathlands, which are currently…
AS OPEN Studios Sunshine Coast heads into its second and final weekend, local creatives are celebrating the success of the first weekend, which saw studios along the coastal stretch of the Sunshine Coast open their doors for free. The Niche…
AFTER years of performing other people’s songs, Coolum Beach musician Louella has reached a milestone she has been working towards since she was a teenager – releasing her own original music. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter recently released her debut single, Before I Go – a heartfelt folk…
The Coolum-Peregian RSL set the temperature way up to spicy on Saturday night, July 18, with a tropical Carnivale night. The Afro Caribbean Collective party was a night of “pure island energy” with Sharon Brooks and The Mama Funk Band, Caribbean…
HAVE you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes before a painting is hung on a gallery wall or a ceramic bowl is ready for the kiln? Art lovers will have the chance to find out when Open Studios Sunshine…
THE AUSTRALIAN Wearable Art Festival (AWAF) is a bold event and is a platform for artists and designers to embrace unique and exciting mediums whereby they create daring and vivid designs often from an eclectic mix of often unusual materials. Now in its sixth year, the festival will take place…