Coolum Colts players shine
Former Coolum Colt Hsed Faaee in action. The star Colt has signed a deal with Brisbane Easts Tigers and the Colts are happy to see the local league used as a pathway into the bigger competition. Photo: Contributed BY PAT…
Event Showcase: Figaro, Flutes & Flowers
Jane Rutter, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Guy Noble will be performing together on February 24. Photo: Contributed FOR ONE day only the J Theatre at Noosa Junction will play host to three classical music stars who are putting on a…
Independent Noosa MP Quick Start Grants now open!
IF YOU are a not-for-profit in need of up to $1000 for a small project/initiative, or a helping hand to cover increased costs, the Noosa MP Quick Start Grants for 2024 are now open! This funding is via a simple…
Construction set to start on beachside Yaroomba Beach site
The ‘Beachside’ Yaroomba site. AFTER many years of back and forth in the courts the developer and owner of a large parcel of land at Yaroomba Beach have announced that they intend to start construction of a gated residential community…
Aussie Rules stars from Brisbane Lions spend the afternoon in Coolum
It was a date ‘marked’ in the diary well before the afternoon with players from the Brisbane Lions visiting Coolum for a community coaching clinic and meet and greet. The Lions narrowly missed out on the AFL Premiership last year,…
QUEENSLAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2024
TAYLOR BUNNAG FOR DIVISION 8 Taylor Bunnag delivering pamphlets in Marcoola. Photo: Contributed YAROOMBA local Taylor Bunnag who was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast will be running in Division 8 for the Sunshine Coast Regional Council Elections to…
QUEENSLAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2024
ROSANNA NATOLI FOR SUNSHINE COAST MAYOR Rosanna Natoli. Photo: Contributed Sunshine Coast television presenter and University lecturer Rosanna Natoli has announced she will run for Mayor at the local government elections in March this year. A long-time local, Mrs Natoli…
Coolum guitar composer secures arts funding for new project
Coolum musician Andrew Veivers is the recipient of a Regional Arts Development Fund grant and will be using the grant to produce new guitar compositions. Photo: Trevor Worden SUNSHINE Coast Council’s latest Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grant recipients are…
Call out for local artists to open their studios this coming May
Mudjimba resin artist Carlie Johnston from Seajay Art is looking forward to opening her studio doors in 2024 as part of the ‘Open Studios’ art event. Photo: Contributed TIME is running out for established and emerging artists, as well as…
Letters to the editor 31/01/24
NATURAL EVENTS Dear editor, Scientific luminaries say that it’s a ‘1 in 100’ year event yet record floods, heatwaves and bushfires have happened many times over the past ten years. Which 100 years are they talking about? Just asking for…