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? Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach. ## FAMILY KINDNESS Dear editor, Over…
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 the Sunshine Motorway, when it left the road after passing…
North Arm-based Riding for the Disabled Sunshine Coast is calling out for more volunteers in 2025 and will be holding an information and induction day on Monday, February 3. Photos: SCRDA SUNSHINE Coast Riding for the Disabled (SCRDA) is seeking…
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 say thank you. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said the…
Member for Ninderry and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie with one of the new RAV4 SUVs. Photo: Contributed QUEENSLAND Police officers across the state have been handed the keys to 400 new SUVs, with the Crisafulli Government unveiling…
In an effort to ward off expensive bills, Unitywater is calling on residents to check that their water meter is unobstructed so that meters can be read correctly. Photo: Contributed UNITYWATER is encouraging customers to check the location of their…
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 the community. The well-attended lunch ran from 12 noon to…
Groups such as the Coolum Lions (pictured) who throughout the year fundraise week in and week out and then give back to so many across the coast. The lions give back to charities and groups who mostly rely on fundraising…
A joey is orphaned after its mother was hit by a car along David Low Way. The joey was guided to safety and into the grounds of the Palmer Coolum Resort. Vanessa Hall Editor ENVIRONMENTAL protection and advocacy group Coolum…
CRIME REPORTING Dear editor, It is not surprising that all the experts disagree with the misrepresentations and dubious claims made by the government and published as the lead story in this newspaper, (Coolum Advertiser 4/12/24). In the absence of evidence to…