THE LADIES from Quota Coolum Beach have created a one-of-a-kind poppy cascade which features 4,000 handcrafted poppies across three panels. This ANZAC Day (April 25), two panels of the cascade will surround the Coolum Peregian RSL Sub-Branch cenotaph, and the…
DOES the local region have the ‘best’ fish and chip or ice cream shop, do we host the best event, make the best coffee, burger or parmi, or do we have the best natural attraction? These are just some of the 15 categories that are…
WHILST the Easter school holidays are almost over, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) are calling on motorists to prioritise safety as they prepare to travel home from their break, even if that distance is only short. Historically, school holidays represent an increased…
MUDJIMBA Island and its significant environmental assets will be further protected with the Crisafulli Government investing $1 million to deliver 23 moorings around the island, which will provide enhanced marine protection and contribute to safer eco-tourism. The funding will also…
E-DEVICES Dear editor, Last August, Sandy Bolton, MP for Noosa, called on the Crisafulli government to bring forward the inquiry into personal mobility devices as a matter of urgency, but they declined. All this time later, the LNP government says…
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), which represents over 85% of Australia’s insurance sector, has backed the Queensland Government’s first-of-its-kind E-mobility reforms and stated that they were a “necessary response” to combat the surge in injuries and deaths related to…
IN THE Space of just one week, two fires broke out at the Noosa Council Resource Recovery Centre at Doonan, and both were likely started by batteries not disposed of correctly. Noosa Council sent out an urgent plea to residents to remove…
THE NINDERRY Branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) was formed on April 2, 2016, after the creation of the State seat of Ninderry through a redistribution of Queensland electoral boundaries. The Ninderry Branch has advocated for many large and…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR The Queensland Crisafulli Government will be committing to a raft of strong laws pertaining to e-mobility devices in response to a Parliamentary Inquiry, which found cause for 28 recommendations to be adopted. Under 16s will no longer be…
SUNSHINE Coast Police have seized four knives in one week during increased wanding activities around Maroochydore. Maroochydore Station Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Jacob Flaherty said the community can expect to see officers frequently conducting proactive wandings to keep weapons off our streets. “The seizure of four…