QUEENSLAND Police Service (QPS) has welcomed two new four-legged recruits into the constabulary with the Sunshine Coast Dog Squad officially swearing in Police Dogs ‘Odin’ and ‘Jackal’. More than 100 police dogs work across 15 locations statewide, including general purpose, specialist detection and tactical working…
DOGGY FASHION, FUN AND OVER $2,000 IN PRIZES! COOLUM’S dog lovers won’t have to travel far for a day of four-legged fun when A Dog’s Life – Dogtopia 2026 takes over the Noosa River foreshore later this month. The free community event will be held at Tewantin-Noosa Lions…
$21 billion in lost super: find yours, fund your future THE AUSTRALIAN Taxation Office (ATO) is urging the community to check for any super they may have lost track of, with new data showing over $21 billion is waiting to be claimed. ATO Deputy Commissioner Ben Kelly said checking for…
Team sets their sights on winning Coolum’s first A Grade Premiership BY PAT CAVANAGH COOLUM Colts A Grade team has finished the regular season as Minor Premiers in the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League competition. The team finished the season with 11 wins…
THE LUCKY COUNTRY? Dear editor, Australia has always had a healthy appetite for a good moan. Tune into talkback radio, scroll through social media, or linger at any weekend barbecue and you’ll hear the familiar refrain: the country’s going to the dogs. According to…
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…
POLICE have charged two teenagers following a dangerous driving incident in Nambour. It is alleged that on August 10, a white Honda Civic that had been reported stolen from Mudjimba was driven erratically to Nambour before it crashed at the intersection of Coronation…
Vanessa Hall Editor FOR 45 YEARS, Peregian Beach was home to Lee Elson and it was where he surfed, built his career and shared his life with his wife Susan and three sons. Lee was entrenched in the local region having moved from the…
A FIRE ant nest has been detected at Forest Glen after odour detection dogs picked it up during compliance tracing work linked to a nearby construction site. The nest was found on August 6 and has since been destroyed, with eradication…