It’s BEEN a long, costly and hard-fought battle and last week the local community groups who were fighting the Sekisui House Development at Yaroomba were informed that the approved development application had officially been cancelled. The approval to construct a…
The perfect backdrop of Coolum Main Beach was all the inspiration needed by those who turned up to take part in the third annual Coolum Beach clean-up run by Coolum Surf Club, Coolum and North Shore Coast Care, Dan Purdie…
A majestic humpback whale was pictured just off Mount Coolum in 2019 while migrating along the ‘humpback highway’. File photo: Mike Drinkwater IT HAS been nicknamed the ‘humpback highway’ but there is more going on beneath the surface during the…
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…