AT THE Thursday, October 16 Ordinary Meeting, Sunshine Coast Council adopted the Sunshine Coast Shorebird Conservation Plan 2025–30, which outlines a strategic roadmap to protect the region’s declining shorebird populations. Council has described the plan as a balanced approach which…
GREEN ENERGY Dear editor, The Albanese Federal Government has laid out plans to build a future made in Australia, and the transition to clean and sustainable renewable energy is a big part of the plan. Unfortunately, the Crisafulli LNP State…
THE MOTTO is to be prepared, and with the summer storm and bushfire season fast approaching, both Sunshine Coast and Noosa Councils are working together and urging residents to act now, get ready and to protect their families, homes and…
BY PETER GARDINER Coolum Beach SLSC (Active Club Member) BACK To Coolum Day – the Coolum Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s annual gathering of past and present members was held on Saturday, October 11. At the core of the lively…
Community Update COOLUM ART COLLECTIVE COOLUM BUSINESS & TOURISM COMING together to showcase the local community, the Coolum Art Collective joined forces with Coolum Business and Tourism on Friday, October 3, at Coolum Civic Centre for ‘Indulgence’, which celebrated the…
IT WAS a hotly contested day of club surfing on Saturday, October 11, with Coolum Beach hosting the Queensland leg of the Australian Boardriders Battle (ABB) Regional Series, with North End Boardriders Club taking out the top spot in tricky conditions. The…
NOOSA Council was the victim of a sophisticated and well-organised cyber fraud, with a total loss of $1.9 million in December 2024, and news of the theft was only made public in early October 2025, almost a year since the…
IN RESPONSE to the recent marine life entanglements in shark netting off the coast in South East Queensland, a group of several hundred concerned people gathered in Noosa Heads on Saturday, October 4, to voice their frustration and to call…
AFTER considerable feedback calling for the reinstatement of Council’s Australia Day Awards, Australia Day 2026 is set to be a celebratory affair with the local awards returning. The Australia Day Awards were replaced with the Sunshine Coast Biosphere Community Awards…
CLEAN ENERGY Dear editor, As of late 2024, approximately four million Australian homes had rooftop solar, which is about one-third. As of early 2025, approximately 320,000 homes, representing eight per cent of the total, were also equipped with batteries. With…