Planned burns are an essential component in bushfire management and preparedness and are planned to start across the coast once the weather clears. Photo: Contributed SUNSHINE Coast Council’s annual planned burn season began last month, with 13 sites across the coast earmarked…
THE FINAL countdown has begun as the Sunshine Coast community eagerly waits to find out if our region will be recognised around the world as a biosphere. If granted, it means UNESCO will officially recognise the Sunshine Coast as an…
Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall This Saturday, May 21 Australians are being asked to head to their local polling booth and cast their vote for federal government representatives in the senate and the house of representatives. Campaigning on Tuesday morning at the…
ACROSS the next six weeks, eligible households will begin to receive their new garden organics bin as part of Sunshine Coast Council’s expanded waste collection service. Residents can start using the bin service from Monday, July 11, 2022. A helpful…
PHONE BOOKS Dear editor, Why are we still getting these white/yellow pages books dumped on our doorsteps? I have contacted the company in years gone by to ask them to skip my house, but they can’t do that. Ours is…
Photo: Quota Coolum Beach It is with great pleasure that we can let the community know that the winner of our Mother’s Day patchwork quilt raffle was Cath Davis. Cath was delighted to win the beautiful quilt which was drawn…
SUNSHINE Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson has outlined the core commitments the council is seeking from all 2022 Federal Election parties to advance the prosperity, connectivity and liveability of the region. The priorities focus on investment in public transport, road…
The Barns Lane Farm development which was approved by Sunshine Coast Council last week. Photo: Contributed A SITE adjacent to the Sunshine Motorway, off Barns Lane in Coolum will become home to one of the largest tourism destinations on the…
Photo: Matt Dunbar/World Surf League. Congratulations to former Coolum State High School student Isabella Nichols on winning the Margaret River Pro last week. The win sees Isabella claim her first World Surf League (WSL) tour event win and the podium…
The Coolum Men’s Shed is actively seeking new members and to make it easier for men to get out to the shed, which is located in the industrial estate, the Coolum Surf Club will be picking up and dropping home…