DURING the 2024-25 financial year, one in five blockages to wastewater pipes was caused by tree root intrusion, according to Unitywater. Field crews attended 3,043 blockages in the 12-month period across Moreton Bay, the Sunshine Coast and Noosa, with tree…
COOLUM put on an epic weekend of waves, sunshine, and stoke for the 2025 First Set GromQuest, and the weekend showcased Queensland’s next generation of surfers, all of whom put on an incredible display of talent and surfing prowess. Across…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR Queensland’s peak motoring group, as well as the peak bicycle advocacy body, have called on the Queensland Government to toughen their laws around e-bikes and their sale following two tragic deaths in just the last week. When…
IT’S ONE of the best gifts one can buy for a friend or themselves, and every home should have a wall calendar. By purchasing a copy of the Coolum and North Shore Coast Care 2026 calendar, you will be helping…
ECONOMICS Dear editor, In the same week, global ratings agency Fitch confirmed Australia’s triple-A credit rating, the LNP Shadow Treasurer Ted O’Brien, questioned the Treasurer on the latest inflation rate in Parliament, looking for a gotcha moment. Dr Jim Chalmers…
THE MISSING link along South Coolum Road has been signed off with Cr Taylor Bunnag and community members officially declaring open the new pathway link between Scottlynd St and Warrack St along the busy southern thoroughfare. After more than a…
THE FORENSIC Crash Unit is investigating after a boy died following a crash between two e-bikes on the afternoon of October 30. Investigations indicate that around 3.36 pm, a high school-aged male rider and a primary school-aged male rider crashed…
WITH an increase in the frequency of incidents involving E-Mobility Devices (EMDs), Coolum Police are asking parents and guardians to help them keep children safe and to be aware that fines can and will be issued for breaches. Operation Overwatch…
AT THE Thursday, October 16 Ordinary Meeting, Sunshine Coast Council adopted the Sunshine Coast Shorebird Conservation Plan 2025–30, which outlines a strategic roadmap to protect the region’s declining shorebird populations. Council has described the plan as a balanced approach which…
GREEN ENERGY Dear editor, The Albanese Federal Government has laid out plans to build a future made in Australia, and the transition to clean and sustainable renewable energy is a big part of the plan. Unfortunately, the Crisafulli LNP State…