Congratulations to the members of the Coolum SES for being awarded a Challenge Coin recently. The coin was presented on behalf of the QLD State Emergency Services by Chief Officer Mark Armstrong, and it recognises the diligent and professional work…
THE WEEKLY Thursday mosaic class at Coolum HeARTs on November 27 was full of lots of smiles as many of the attendees showed off their completed or nearly completed pieces. The Coolum HeARTs group will be shutting down for a…
Photo: Peter Madden Did you manage to catch the full moon on March 14, which was also a total lunar eclipse and known as the ‘blood moon’? A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and…
OP SHOPS FOR THE WIN Dear editor, It‘s a winning trifecta the way opportunity shops reduce the cost of good clothing while reducing the waste stream and raising money for good causes. But wait there’s more. I was at a…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR FROM next edition which will be out on April 24 the Advertiser will be a purely green paper with no more home deliveries. This has not been a decision that has been made lightly but we want…
BY VANESSA BACON-HALL Lutz Kramer with a copy of the Coolum and North Shore Coast Care calendar which he helps to put together each year. Lutz wears many hats such as Chef, financial controller, keen photographer, Dad, husband, and Coast…
Photo: Kezign Finally, after quite a few years being separated by COVID and a few wet years, summer has well and truly come back to the region, and it has been welcomed with glorious beach days where the sight of…
Photo: Kezign It’s that time of the year again when Christmas presents are bought and what better present to buy than a little piece of Coolum? Local photographer Kerry Mulgrew, aka ‘Kezign’ is up most mornings with the sun to…
Photo: Christina Stubbs The nighttime view in Coolum certainly looks a little different of late with the departure of the Skyline Ferris Wheel at the start of the week. The bright lights from the wheel lit up the night sky…
PAT CAVANAGH FORMER PRIMARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND LOCAL COOLUM IDENTITY The Ultimate Road Trip Kate and Pat Cavanagh at the start of the iconic Gibb River Road. RECENTLY my wife and I travelled to the Kimberley region of Western Australia…