A TRAILBLAZING new study located on the Sunshine Coast has shown that having a certain chemical active in the brain can halt ones hippocampus shrinking and in turn prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. More than 200 seniors put their best…
Hospitality, construction & beauty – biggest culprits not to pay tax or super MORE than 52,000 tip-offs were made to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) during the past financial year, with community members increasingly speaking up about businesses and individuals…
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…
DANGEROUS and illegal high-powered e-bikes and e-scooters seized from Queensland streets are being crushed and destroyed under the State Government’s tough new e-mobility laws. Queensland Police have seized 466 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters and issued 2,142 traffic infringement notices since…
Principal’s Post TROY ASCOTT COOLUM STATE HIGH SCHOOL WHAT A TERM! AS TERM 3 draws to a close at Coolum State High School, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on just how much our students have achieved…
YOUTH CRIME Dear editor, Where is there legitimate supervision of youths out at night, breaking and entering, stealing cars, carrying weapons, by police and guardians? This is the dilemma of the rise in youth crime, without intervention by those who…
LOCAL artist Owen Cavanagh, who is well known across the region for his iconic ‘Wave’ mural, which sits along the Sunshine Motorway and his sand murals, recently completed a mural at Coolum State School. Owen’s work features surf-inspired themes, and…
Free community run celebrates first birthday! THERE was plenty of colour, laughter and a few rather interesting costumes at Coolum Eco parkrun on Saturday, September 12, with the group celebrating its first anniversary. Event #53 saw 76 people run, jog…
BY PAT CAVANAGH THE GRAND Finals of the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League were played at the Sunshine Coast Stadium last Sunday, September 13. In the A Grade, Coolum were defeated 20 points to 12 by Caloundra. Coolum started well…
JUST in time for the onslaught of summer and for those who want to get fit by way of swimming laps, the Noosa Aquatic Centre has reopened its 50m pool after a major three-month upgrade. More than 2.5 million litres…