The family that plays together stays together! That’s the case with the Haystack Mountain Hermits, who will be bringing their family band and their unique take on folk, bluegrass and country to the Coolum Civic Centre on Saturday, March 22…
SAVE STUMERS Dear editor, On behalf of the Save Stumers Creek Off Leash Dog Beach Committee we would like to thank the community so much for their dedicated support signing petitions, completing the council and local surveys, and for showing…
AUSTRALIAN Red Cross Lifeblood urgently needs an additional 6,000 people to donate blood this week to replenish supplies depleted by ex-Cyclone Alfred. An unprecedented number of donor centre closures and a surge in hospital orders preceding the Queensland emergency has…
THE INDEPENDENT Member for Noosa, Sandy Bolton MP has opened her Quick Start grant program and applications for a helping hand need to be in by 12pm March 31. “Since 2017, we have aimed to distribute as much as possible…
What would you like to see at Wilkins Park in Pacific Paradise? Have your say on the future of this park by March 28. Photo: Contributed DO YOU have a great idea for Wilkins Park in Pacific Paradise? If you…
Michael Burrows, Sunshine Coast Council Parks Field Leader, demonstrates how to reuse sand from sandbags as top dressing for your lawn. Photo: Contributed CLOSE to 200,000 sandbags were collected by residents from SES locations across the Sunshine Coast in preparation…
THE COMMUNITY Relief Fund, jointly funded by the Albanese and Crisafulli Governments, will provide councils up to $1 million to undertake essential immediate clean up and restoration activities. The funding is part of a $15 million emergency assistance package. Councils…
Cleaning up beaches after Cyclone Alfred will begin once it is safe to do so. Photo: Contributed PLANS to clean up local beaches in the wake of Ex Tropical Cyclone (TC) Alfred are already underway, with the community invited to…
Flooding across the Sunshine Coast inundated parts of the hinterland, with areas such as the Connection Road at Glenview cut off. Photos: Contributed AS THE weekend closed, the Sunshine Coast appeared to have escaped the ravages of Tropical Cyclone Alfred;…
QUEENSLANDERS across the state are being asked to be vigilant as they start the clean up after heavy rain and flooding with a deadly soil born bacteria potentially lurking across south-east Queensland. University of the Sunshine Coast microbiologist Associate Professor…