New Qld flag for bowls
Pictured with Dan Purdie is Gail from the Bowls Club. Photo: contributed. Did you know that the month of May will see Coolum taken over by bowlers from all over Queensland? In what is a huge win for the region the…
Rare disease day sees locals ‘share their stripes’
Peregian Beach College was one of the schools that collectively came together on Rare Disease Day to ‘show your stripes’ and raise money and awareness for rare diseases. Photo: Contributed THE LAST day of February this year saw many across…
Coolum High officially opens symbolic mural
Pictured are First Nations students with Principal Troy Ascott, local politicians Dan Purdie MP and Ted O’Brien MP, artist Nikita Fitzpatrick and husband Caleb and Nicole Sklenars from the Coolum High P&C. Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall COOLUM State High School officially…
Faces of North Shore: Michele Lipner
Michele Lipner who founded the Sunshine Coast division of OzHarvest and was also named Sunshine Coast Council’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ at the recent Australia Day Awards ceremony. Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall BY VANESSA BACON-HALL Each edition the Advertiser will take…
Lions roar into town for skills clinic
President Tyson Smalley and Club Coach Dan Fisher with players. IT WAS a huge afternoon of AFL footy action on Monday, February 6 with players from the Brisbane Lions visiting the Coolum Breakers for a meet and greet. The Coolum…
Community Update: Quota Coolum Beach
Quota Coolum Beach member Sandra Verral with new members Debbie, Margherita, Carol, and President Cindy. Photo: Contributed MEMBERS of Quota Coolum Beach attended their first business meeting for 2023 on February 14. The meeting was held at the Lions Club…
Community Update: Coolum Caravan Club
Members from the Coolum Caravan Club on a recent trip. The club travels each month from February to November and is a friendly and social group for caravan enthusiasts who like to travel with like-minded people. Photo: Contributed FORMED in…
Council displays ode to fallen tree
Photo: Linese Norrish SUNSHINE Coast Council recently put up a plaque displaying a poem written by local resident and Coast Care volunteer Linese Norrish. The plaque recounts a poem written by Linese in 2005 following the removal of a beautiful…
Cricket, charity, and community heroes shine for Australia Day celebrations
The annual grudge match which is also the biggest and friendliest cricket match in the region took place on Australia Day with the Coolum Beach Bowls Club outscoring the Coolum Beach Hotel on what was one of the hottest days…
Local surf clubs compete on the Gold Coast in Usher Cup
It was a BIG weekend of surfing down on the southern part of the Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks with two local teams Mudjimba Beach Boardriders (pictured) and Coolum Boardriders competing in the third annual Usher Cup. The unique hybrid…