A COOLUM man had an extra lucky Christmas day with a $100,000 windfall from a scratchie, which was given to him as a present from his uncle. The man has confessed he hasn’t stopped celebrating since winning the prize on…
The longest-running Christmas Carols on the Sunshine Coast did not disappoint on Monday, December 22, with the Peregian Beach Carols once again hosting a huge afternoon of family-friendly festive fun. Santa and his elves made a truly magical arrival -…
It was a truly wonderful Christmas Day in Coolum and especially festive at the Coolum Civic Centre with the annual Coolum HeARTs free Christmas Lunch once again held. This free community lunch, which is entirely put on by way of…
THE COOLUM Boardriders are set for a huge 2026 with the first club round being held on Sunday, February 1. All members, past, present and future, are encouraged to sign up via www.surfingaustralia.com and follow the links to register their…
Vanessa Hall Editor THERE will be no reduction in the amount of existing off-leash access at the popular Stumers Creek dog beach after Sunshine Coast Council adopted the Sunshine Coast Dog Exercise Area Regional Plan after a vote at the…
THE SUNSHINE Coast will once again welcome some of the AFL’s biggest names as three clubs hit the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex for their pre-season summer camps, bringing elite training and community engagement to local fans. St Kilda, Brisbane Lion and…
THE Coolum Beach Men’s Shed enjoyed their annual Christmas lunch at the Coolum Beach Hotel recently, with many of their loyal supporters and sponsors as well as wives and partners also joining the men for the festive lunch. The men…
IN AN effort to make visiting Noosa Beach and Hastings Street a little less stressful over the Christmas and New Year period, Noosa Council will again implement a raft of measures to make the journey and visit a little less…
GETTING around Maroochydore and Alexandra Headland on the weekend is about to get easier and cheaper thanks to the new weekend bus route ‘613’. Running as part of a 12-month trial, the new 613 bus loop connects Sunshine Cove, Dalton…
THE INSURANCE Council of Australia (ICA) is warning impacted residents to be wary of disaster chasers with the ICA stating insurers have now received more than 27,800 claims for the south-east Queensland hailstorms that impacted the region on from November…