With the start of spring, Queensland has now introduced a ban on single-use plastic items such as straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates and unenclosed bowls, as well as expanded polystyrene cups and takeaway containers. Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon said the Palaszczuk…
THANKS Dear editor,Dan Purdie MP has a sign on the motorway, not far south of the roundabout traffic jams. It reads, “Thank you, Ninderry”.Thank you for letting me swap my policeman’s lot for this happy one.Thank you for the lifelong…
Artist Jesse Cameron will be one of the 17 artists displaying their works at the ‘ArtWorkz’ exhibition at the Coolum Civic Centre on September 11. Photo: Contributed Seventeen artists from across the Sunshine Coast who come from a diverse range…
The Climate Change Response Grant is a new addition to Noosa Council’s Community Grants Program and it is envisaged that the grant will accelerate community-led climate action at the local level. Carbon Reduction Project Officer Anne Nolan said Council developed…
Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson, Jayden, Supranee and Chloe Radosevich with Lee Shimbel who are encouraging the community to get behind Legacy Week which started last Saturday. Photo: Contributed Speaking last week ahead of Legacy Week 2021, which started…
Coolum and North Shore Coast Care is one of the Sunshine Coast environmental groups to benefit from funding for the next three years as part of a grant secured via the environment levy which is paid for via council rates…
Pictured are Karen, Quota member Donna Barker, The Shack co-founder Donna Dowler, Quota President Cindy Arbuthnot, Dave and Dave. Photo: Contributed Proving that there is more good than bad in our local community members of Quota Coolum Beach recently…
Watercolourist Libby Derham is the first ‘Keeper’ and is mapping the Coolum boardwalk as part of the local arts project. Photo: Contributed A new live public art project is underway in Coolum and everyone is invited to get involved. The…
Artist Vicki Bradbury with Arturo Hernandez and his two-year-old son Naolin. Both Arturo and Naolin collected beach rubbish along Peregian Beach last year which was then transformed into a surfboard piece of art to serve as a reminder to care…
GARDEN WASTE Dear editor, Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s proposed expanded “garden waste” bin project, offered from 22July 2022, (Advertiser, 4.8) determines 83-4% of respondents want this service. When did all ratepayers receive this survey? It appears certain suburbs are given…