THE AUSTRALIAN Electoral Commission recently released its political contributions data for the 24/25 year, and the data reveals the major parties raised and spent hundreds of millions of dollars last year. The biggest spenders were the now-split Coalition parties, which spent $212 million between them and the ALP who…
IN WHAT could be a huge sporting coup for the local region and the wider Sunshine Coast, the community are being asked to get behind the call out for an indoor sports centre. Two sites, one in Mudjimba and the…
THIS SUNDAY, March 8, is collectively known as ‘International Women’s Day’ and the theme this year is ‘Balance the Scales’. Balance the Scales is a promise that every woman and girl – regardless of background or identity – should be safe,…
Vanessa Hall Editor THE AUSTRALIAN Winter Olympic Team has been doing exceptionally well at the games being held in Italy, and at the time of going to print, our Australian team currently sits at number 11 on the medal tally…
DEMENTIA AWARENESS Dear editor, In 2026, there are an estimated 446,500 Australians living with dementia, a figure projected to more than double to over one million people by 2065. In Queensland, there are an estimated 88,200 people living with dementia in 2026 and without a significant…
Vanessa Hall Editor A COMMUNITY environmental volunteer was saddened to see that a picnic table was deliberately vandalised when arriving to weed along the watercourse which runs off Stumers Creek road recently. The picnic table, which provides shaded respite for…
UNITYWATER has made a dedicated dent into the use of single-use plastic water bottles with their mobile water van, which has filled some 70,000 bottles with fresh water at local events across the region in the past 12 months. Thirsty…
The Brisbane Lions know where the best hospitality on the Sunshine Coast is, and the team made their way to the Coolum-Peregian RSL Sub Branch for dinner and a meet and greet on Wednesday, January 28 (main picture) and were…
POLICE have charged a man following investigations into an alleged assault in Coolum Beach on December 31, 2025. Officers were called to a licensed venue on David Low Way at around 11.50 pm, following reports that a male employee in…
Vanessa Hall Editor WITH COMMUNITY connection, inclusivity and future growth as priorities, and in an attempt to keep up with the larger established venues in the local region, the Coolum Beach Bowls Club has started 2026 with a fresh new…