Vanessa Hall Editor WITH COMMUNITY connection, inclusivity and future growth as priorities, and in an attempt to keep up with the larger established venues in the local region, the Coolum Beach Bowls Club has started 2026 with a fresh new…
THE INSURANCE Council of Australia (ICA) has released figures from 2025 with extreme weather events tallying up to almost $3.5 billion in insured losses from 264,000 claims – the late November storms in our region accounted for a staggering $1.4…
ROAD TOLL Dear editor, Queensland’s roads have claimed 21 lives already in 2026, to January 26, surpassing most states and representing 19-22% of the national toll, despite our 20% population share. This follows 2025’s shameful 308 deaths, the worst in…
OPERATION Coolsafe was held across January 24 to 25 at a number of locations across the Sunshine Coast with police charging 15 people with offences. During the operation, officers conducted more than 1,100 random breath tests (RBTs) resulting in six…
The new Year 7 students were welcomed to high school on Tuesday, January 27, and the many happy faces showed that the young students were eager to start their high school journey.
The first day back at school for students at Pacific Paradise State School was met with lots of colour from Chappy Neen and volunteers who painted the school pathways with positive messages in chalk.
WHEN you see the yellow and blue helicopter up in the sky, you can be sure that the LifeFlight crew is going off to rescue and save lives and stats from 2025 show that the Sunshine Coast-based crew airlifted nearly…
LOCATED at 25 Seacove Lane at the northern end of Coolum, the Coolum Croquet Club would like to welcome new members who have either played croquet before or those wishing to try a new sport. The friendly club can help…
THE LATEST quarterly data reveals further inroads made into protecting neighbourhoods from the impacts of short-term accommodation – a key action of Noosa’s Destination Management Plan (DMP). “Noosa’s DMP is about protecting the lifestyle we all value – that means…
OUR local eco legends, Coolum and North Shore Coast Care, who week in and week out do their absolute best to protect and advocate for our beautiful region, would love to see every environmental hero at the Coolum Civic Centre…