Examples of the destruction being witnessed in Jack Morgan Park. Trees and plantings from the community garden have been ripped up, infrastructure in the amenities block has been vandalised and defecated on, and excessive littering is a near-daily occurrence. Photos:…
Coolum’s Julian Wilson marks his return to competitive surfing with a win at Newcastle. Photo: WSL – Darren Anderson FORMER Championship Tour standout and World No. 2 Julian Wilson recently announced he’d be making a comeback to competitive surfing, and he…
Francine Wiig will be running as a teal independent at the upcoming federal election for the seat of Fairfax. Vanessa Hall Editor WITH the upcoming federal election yet to be called, the campaigning has well and truly unofficially kicked off…
Photo: Alexander Polizzi. Local artist Owen Cavanagh has been busy of late and is proud of his new wave mural, which is located on the Sunshine Motorway, just over the bridge facing southeast and visible to those travelling north. Owen…
WITH the 2025 school year well and truly begun, the school leaders at Coolum High were officially recognised in a formal ceremony in front of their peers, teachers, families and special guests recently. The Investiture for the 2025 School Leaders…
The first Jazz Lunch which was held at the Coolum Beach Bowls Club recently. Photos: Contributed COOLUM MEN’S SHED & WOMEN’S SHED THE COOLUM Men’s and Women’s Sheds have joined forces with their ‘Shed Jazz: Music for Health’ initiative and…
The family that plays together stays together! That’s the case with the Haystack Mountain Hermits, who will be bringing their family band and their unique take on folk, bluegrass and country to the Coolum Civic Centre on Saturday, March 22…
SAVE STUMERS Dear editor, On behalf of the Save Stumers Creek Off Leash Dog Beach Committee we would like to thank the community so much for their dedicated support signing petitions, completing the council and local surveys, and for showing…
AUSTRALIAN Red Cross Lifeblood urgently needs an additional 6,000 people to donate blood this week to replenish supplies depleted by ex-Cyclone Alfred. An unprecedented number of donor centre closures and a surge in hospital orders preceding the Queensland emergency has…
THE INDEPENDENT Member for Noosa, Sandy Bolton MP has opened her Quick Start grant program and applications for a helping hand need to be in by 12pm March 31. “Since 2017, we have aimed to distribute as much as possible…