Throughout 2025, the Coolum Lions donated over $60,000 to the Coolum community, sporting groups, and Sunshine Coast support services, including Bloomhill Cancer, Katie Rose Hospice, Cittamani Hospice, and Give-me-5-for Kids. Some 2025 examples include: Coolum State High School – $5,000…
SPEED HUMPS Dear editor, I am writing on behalf of several concerned community members regarding the newly installed high-speed humps at the South Coolum Rd Shopping Centre car park. Since their installation, many locals have noticed that the humps are…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR IT WAS swift and intense, and at around 3.30 pm on Monday, November 24, a destructive storm system lashed the local region with widespread damage along the Sunshine Coast, with parts of Coolum, Mt Coolum and Peregian…
IN AN effort to understand the complex document which is the ‘Sunshine Coast Airport New Runway Post Implementation Review (PIR)’, Councillor Taylor Bunnag will be hosting a series of mobile offices to help residents make light of what is being…
TRANSPORT and Main Roads (TMR) released images recently showing exactly what a new bridge would look like at Bli Bli. The release of the proposed design is only for future planning, and there is at this stage no timeline for…
AGED SOCIAL EQUITY Dear editor, The exposure that there are multitudes of elderly people waiting for aged care beds in hospital wards is a disgraceful smear on this so-called “lucky country”. Previously, there was a social contract by which a…
The graduating class of 2025 from St Andrew’s Anglican College at Peregian Springs said goodbye to their formal education by way of an annual tradition at Noosa Main Beach on their last day of school. With family, friends and teachers…
The graduating class of 2025 from Coolum State High School had a week-long celebration, which started with their formal graduation ceremony on Tuesday, November 18. Held at the Pat Cavanagh Hall at Coolum State School, the students were formally recognised…
THE ANNUAL Aerospace Gateway to Industry Schools Program Awards were held recently at the Brisbane Airport Convention Centre, and two students from Coolum State High School, Max (Year 9) and Oliver (Year 12) were among the finalists who were in…
THE COMMUNITY of Marcoola is no different to other neighbourhoods as we grapple with how to keep everyone safe, especially our kids, as the number and power of vehicles on our streets and pathways continue to grow. A few years…