IN RECOGNITION of National Volunteers Week which runs from May 20-26 the Coolum Beach Meals on Wheels said a collective thank you to their volunteers on Tuesday, May 21 with a gourmet lunch, Coordinator Gerard Rollo said that it was…
LOCAL Coolum singing powerhouse Janice Smithers is bringing her stage show ‘Janis’ to the Coolum Civic Centre for one night on Friday, June 7 and this ‘hometown’ gig is set to be something special as Janice literally embodies the 60s…
The Dawn Awakening event which is located at Stumers Creek and is the Horizon Festival closing act is now moving to May 2025. File photo from 2023: Nic Morley IN ANOTHER blow to the local arts and cultural landscape the…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR A STATE government committee set up to look at how to tackle the serious issues around youth crime has failed to even submit a draft interim report with both sides of the government using items contained in…
Photo: Vanessa Hall In the lead-up to ANZAC Day each year, community representatives from the Coolum/Peregian RSL Sub Branch and Quota Coolum Beach diligently hold a stall out front of Coles selling memorabilia with all money raised going back into…
Deputy Mayor Maria Suarez and Mayor Rosanna Natoli. Photo: Contributed BEYONCE might have sung about women running the world and those lyrics certainly could ring true on the Sunshine Coast with women in the two top spots with Division 9…
CANDIDATE THANKS Dear editor, Although my campaign did not secure victory in the recent election, I am humbled and deeply grateful for the unwavering support shown throughout this journey. To my supporters – your belief in me, your non-aligned independent…
Get out your retro and vintage fashion faves with the Good Vibrations Retro & Vintage Festival returning this year for two big days in Jack Morgan Park, May 3-4 from 12-8pm. Photo: Contributed IT’S COMING back again and this year…
Coolum artist Vicki Houlahan from Studio Six Art will be one of the many artists opening their studios for free across two weekends in May. Photo: Contributed EVER wondered exactly what an artist’s studio looks like and how they work…
THE FORENSIC Crash Unit is investigating a fatal motorbike crash at Yandina which occurred on the morning of April 11. Initial investigations indicate around 12:16am, the rider of a Honda CBR 600 motorbike, travelling south, crashed on the Bruce Highway,…