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…
WITH the first total fire ban of the season announced only last week, the peak emergency time for our region, which runs from October to April each year, was bang on time, and the upcoming Emergency Expo could save your…
LOCAL community and sporting groups who put in applications for funding via the most recent round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund were recently presented with their cheques by Ninderry MP Dan Purdie. Mr Purdie said it was a pleasure…
VANESSA HALL Editor A SWIFT call to action was organised on Saturday, September 20, in response to recent whale entanglements in shark netting off the coast at Noosa and Marcoola, with the concerned community members asking the State Government…
PILL TESTING Dear editor, Whatever your viewpoint on contraband substances, the principle of harm reduction is a higher order of morality. The Crisafulli Government’s decision to ban pill testing is outright negligence. Several studies around the world have proved beyond…
IT COULD be the one image that saves your life, and this October, the mobile BreastScreen van is returning to Coolum and will be set up at the top of Jack Morgan Park from October 2-16. The service is free,…
BY PAT CAVANAGH ON SUNDAY, September 14, the curtain came down on the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League season with five grand finals being played at the Sunshine Coast Stadium at Kawana. Coolum Colts were represented in the Grand Finals…
A NATIONAL campaign is urging everyone to be vigilant when it comes to surf safety, regardless of how well you think you may know the conditions. The message from the campaign is to Stop, Look and Stay Alive. Following…
WITH THE September school holidays underway, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has launched Operation Xray Spring Break, a state-wide campaign targeting unsafe driving behaviours during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. As of September 18, 2025, 218…
NOW in its fourth year, the annual ‘Paint the Town Read’ event at Coolum State School showcased the joy and love of books, which is evident by way of reading on Tuesday, August 19. A collaborative Coolum event, some 400…