Letters to editor 21/01/26
Dear editor, FRIENDLY TRAVELS There was a time when every country road came with its own unofficial greeting. You’d pass another car, lift a couple of fingers off the wheel, and the other driver would do the same. Just a…
New dog signage to take confusion out of where to go in Noosa
PEOPLE accessing beaches along Noosa Council’s Eastern Beaches region with their four-legged friends will find a series of new signage installed in an effort to help dog owners know where they can and can’t take their dogs. Noosa Council has…
Off-leash access at Stumers creek to remain unchanged with council vote
Vanessa Hall Editor THERE will be no reduction in the amount of existing off-leash access at the popular Stumers Creek dog beach after Sunshine Coast Council adopted the Sunshine Coast Dog Exercise Area Regional Plan after a vote at the…
Fans invited as AFL clubs train on Sunshine Coast
THE SUNSHINE Coast will once again welcome some of the AFL’s biggest names as three clubs hit the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex for their pre-season summer camps, bringing elite training and community engagement to local fans. St Kilda, Brisbane Lion and…
Noosa Council to keep traffic woes at bay with holiday changes
IN AN effort to make visiting Noosa Beach and Hastings Street a little less stressful over the Christmas and New Year period, Noosa Council will again implement a raft of measures to make the journey and visit a little less…
New bus service will make accessing coastal suburbs easier
GETTING around Maroochydore and Alexandra Headland on the weekend is about to get easier and cheaper thanks to the new weekend bus route ‘613’. Running as part of a 12-month trial, the new 613 bus loop connects Sunshine Cove, Dalton…
Insurance Council urges caution as scams abound after disasters
THE INSURANCE Council of Australia (ICA) is warning impacted residents to be wary of disaster chasers with the ICA stating insurers have now received more than 27,800 claims for the south-east Queensland hailstorms that impacted the region on from November…
Police appeal for witnesses to Maroochydore incident
POLICE have charged a man following investigations into a serious hit-and-run traffic crash in Maroochydore on the night of December 13. Around 11.55 pm, police and emergency services were called to Aerodrome Road, near the intersection of Fourth Avenue, following…
National day champions LifeFlight volunteers
FRIDAY December 5 saw volunteers from across the county and internationally recognised for the tremendous work they do unwaveringly within all manner of organisations. From sporting clubs to community groups and rescue organisations such as LifeFlight, these community champions were…
Intense storm system lashes region with many left for days without power
VANESSA HALL EDITOR IT WAS swift and intense, and at around 3.30 pm on Monday, November 24, a destructive storm system lashed the local region with widespread damage along the Sunshine Coast, with parts of Coolum, Mt Coolum and Peregian…