VANESSA HALL EDITOR IN WHAT has involved more than a year of planning and featured public consultation, Sunshine Coast Council will be implementing their new local laws in relation to where and when dogs can either be on or off-leash…
Vanessa Hall Editor AS CONVERSATIONS continue around men’s health, mental wellbeing and the search for positive male role models and whilst focusing on Men’s Health Week (15–21 June), two organisations are taking on the challenge of promoting better male health,…
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…
BUDGET RESPONSE Dear editor, Another Council budget, another year Division 8 apparently subsidises other areas. Compare the Capital Works Highlights for adjacent Divisions: Division 8, $7,474,503; Division 9, $19,175,118 (NOT including the Nambour Landfill works – add $13M); Division 4, $32,109,394 (NOT including…
WITH THEIR unique and vibrant pink and green colours, LiveLife Pharmacy has been in the local community for 40 years this June, and this incredible milestone is cause for a huge celebration. What started as a single pharmacy in 1986…
NOOSA celebrated Queensland Day on Saturday, June 6, by honouring 61 community members at a special commemorative event at ‘The J’ in Noosa Junction. More than 130 community members came together for the event, which was hosted by the Independent…
The annual Coolum State High School Midwinter Ball was held on Thursday evening, June 4, and the students came together in their best dressed formal wear and had a night to remember with memories made that will last a lifetime…
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Coolum Beach earlier this month. It will be alleged that around 12 am on June 5, a 38-year-old woman was assaulted by a man known to her and sustained serious facial injuries…
THE CRISAFULLI Government has delivered almost $20 million in grants to more than 800 not-for-profit community organisations across Queensland in the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF), with over 200 groups awarded the maximum grant of $35,000. The program delivers support to a wide range of projects, assisting with financial costs including facility upgrades, purchasing vehicles, equipment and…
THE BUREAU of Meteorology has released its winter long-range forecast showing rainfall is likely to be below average for most central, southern and eastern parts of Australia. While rainfall is expected to be below average in these regions, there is still a high chance of…