FROM October 24 this year, Jetstar will suspend its direct flights between the Sunshine Coast and Auckland, ending the international service less than two years after it first took off. The airline confirmed that lower-than-expected passenger demand and rising operating costs were responsible…
A JOINT CRACKDOWN on illegal camping across the Noosa Shire is continuing, with dozens of fines issued as council and police target people using public spaces as unofficial campgrounds. Recent early morning patrols by Noosa Council officers, assisted by Queensland Police, resulted in…
THE COMMUNITY can now breathe a sigh of relief, with the coastal stretch near First and Second Bay in Coolum now reopened after lengthy capital works were undertaken by Sunshine Coast Council. The extensive works were carried out along David…
GAMBLING Dear editor, Australians are being flooded with gambling advertising, and it is time to stop pretending this is harmless entertainment. Betting ads should be much more tightly limited in both quantity and timing because they do not just inform…
SUNSHINE Coast Council’s disaster management team recently held a community session with local community members in the Coolum region about the formation of a Community Disaster Resilience Group. This added tier of community preparedness for when disasters and emergencies strike…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR IN WHAT has involved more than a year of planning and featured public consultation, Sunshine Coast Council will be implementing their new local laws in relation to where and when dogs can either be on or off-leash…
Vanessa Hall Editor AS CONVERSATIONS continue around men’s health, mental wellbeing and the search for positive male role models and whilst focusing on Men’s Health Week (15–21 June), two organisations are taking on the challenge of promoting better male health,…
THE AUSTRALIAN Wearable Art Festival (AWAF) is a bold event and is a platform for artists and designers to embrace unique and exciting mediums whereby they create daring and vivid designs often from an eclectic mix of often unusual materials. Now in its sixth year, the festival will take place…
BUDGET RESPONSE Dear editor, Another Council budget, another year Division 8 apparently subsidises other areas. Compare the Capital Works Highlights for adjacent Divisions: Division 8, $7,474,503; Division 9, $19,175,118 (NOT including the Nambour Landfill works – add $13M); Division 4, $32,109,394 (NOT including…
WITH THEIR unique and vibrant pink and green colours, LiveLife Pharmacy has been in the local community for 40 years this June, and this incredible milestone is cause for a huge celebration. What started as a single pharmacy in 1986…