Call for action over excessive bright lights at intersection Vanessa Hall Editor RESIDENTS living near the intersection of David Low Way and Scrub Road in Coolum Beach say they are fed up with being blinded by street lighting which was…
By Vanessa Hall LAST week’s deluge across the Sunshine Coast has delivered a timely reminder of how quickly severe weather can disrupt daily life, with residents urged to prepare now for the approaching summer storm season. According to Bureau of…
Warnings issued – 149 roads closed across Sunshine Coast THURSDAY October 22 has seen parts of South East Queensland and Northern NSW drenched, with the Caboolture region hit hardest with 240mm observed in just six hours. The heavy falls were…
Developer lodges Development Application with Council VANESSA HALL EDITOR A Cairns-based property developer formally lodged a Development Application (DA) on Friday, October 9, with Sunshine Coast Regional Council for three sites along South Coolum Road, with the developer seeking a…
Small beach change aims to give shorebirds a chance DOG OWNERS can still enjoy plenty of off-leash space at Maroochy North Shore, despite a seasonal closure at the southern tip of the spit aimed at giving threatened migratory shorebirds a…
WITH the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasting a hot summer and the potential for heatwaves, bushfires, storms and flash-flooding, Sunshine Coast and Noosa residents are being encouraged to take simple steps now to prepare. Coolum residents only have to think…
Recovery mission tows carcass offshore SUNSHINE Coast Council (SCC) crews worked into the night and early morning after a dead humpback whale was reported off the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday, September 22. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services alerted SCC at…
THERE is no denying that Steve Irwin was a larger-than-life character, and as the anniversary of his sudden and tragic death is observed, some 20 years later, his legacy lives on, and he is remembered as a wildlife hero and…
COOLUM has proved to be the perfect spot for a little rest and relaxation with a new visitor in town – a juvenile long-nosed fur seal who has decided that Coolum is the perfect spot to recuperate. The little seal was first spotted on Wednesday, August…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR THE WEATHER is warming up quickly, and that means more people are getting out into their gardens or thinking about what to do, and the Coolum Community Native Nursery has a fresh new look and plenty of…