Letters to editor 21/01/26
Dear editor, FRIENDLY TRAVELS There was a time when every country road came with its own unofficial greeting. You’d pass another car, lift a couple of fingers off the wheel, and the other driver would do the same. Just a…
New dog signage to take confusion out of where to go in Noosa
PEOPLE accessing beaches along Noosa Council’s Eastern Beaches region with their four-legged friends will find a series of new signage installed in an effort to help dog owners know where they can and can’t take their dogs. Noosa Council has…
Winner, winner, $100K Christmas dinner!
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…
Peregian Beach Carols
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 -…
Coolum HeARTs Community Christmas Lunch
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…
Coolum Boardriders 2026 Club Season set to start
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…
Off-leash access at Stumers creek to remain unchanged with council vote
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…
Fans invited as AFL clubs train on Sunshine Coast
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…
Coolum Men’s Shed celebrate at Coolum Hotel
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…
Noosa Council to keep traffic woes at bay with holiday changes
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…