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…
POLICE have charged a man following investigations into a serious hit-and-run traffic crash in Maroochydore on the night of December 13. Around 11.55 pm, police and emergency services were called to Aerodrome Road, near the intersection of Fourth Avenue, following…
FRIDAY December 5 saw volunteers from across the county and internationally recognised for the tremendous work they do unwaveringly within all manner of organisations. From sporting clubs to community groups and rescue organisations such as LifeFlight, these community champions were…
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…