Letters to the editor 15/01/25
BUDGET QUERY Dear editor, Just asking if a 2024 budget deficit of $28 billion is “off the cliff”, then does it make the 2021 budget deficit of $1trillion totally unfathomable? … Read more »
Category: EGN
Fatal traffic crash Peregian Springs
THE SUNSHINE Coast Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Peregian Springs on Thursday, January 9. At approximately 5.20pm, a silver Mitsubishi Triton was travelling north on… Read more »
Nominations open for recognising community heroes
IF YOU’RE lucky enough to rub shoulders with the special people, groups and businesses who make our Sunshine Coast a better, fairer and more resilient place, then it’s time to… Read more »
Revving up with new fleet of RAVs for policing
QUEENSLAND Police officers across the state have been handed the keys to 400 new SUVs, with the Crisafulli Government unveiling Queensland’s newest fleet of crime-fighting vehicles with the new Toyota RAV4s… Read more »
Call to make water meters accessible for accurate readings
UNITYWATER is encouraging customers to check the location of their water meter and that gardens or dirt are not obstructing it, to ensure they’re only billed for the water they… Read more »
Christmas in Coolum with lots of heart
There was absolutely no need for anyone to be on their own on Christmas Day with the Coolum HeARTs group once again hosting a free community drop-in Christmas lunch for… Read more »
Urgent call for motorists to slow down and look out for wildlife
Vanessa Hall Editor ENVIRONMENTAL protection and advocacy group Coolum and North Shore Coast Care (CNSCC) recently posted a series of distressing images online showing a large kangaroo having to be… Read more »
Springs man charged with Indecent Treatment
DETECTIVES from the Sunshine Coast Child Protection Investigation Unit have charged a 26-year-old Peregian Springs man following investigations into the alleged indecent treatment of children. It will be alleged the… Read more »
Noosa police fine parent for reckless e-bike activity
NOOSA police have fined a parent for allegedly allowing their children to use an unregistered motor vehicle under Operation Zappo Stoppie recently. The 58-year-old Sunshine Beach man was fined with… Read more »
Tough stance on crime introduced into parliament with Making QLD Safer Bill
Vanessa Hall Editor THE CRISAFULLI Government has delivered on one of their much-touted election promises which was to address the “youth crime epidemic” and to put victim’s rights at the… Read more »