Ninderry MP Dan Purdie presenting the new Coolum Peregian RSL Sub-branch President, Peter Lloyd, with the ‘Supporting Local’ hampers to support their fundraising efforts. Photo: Contributed IN AN effort to continue the work of helping returned service personnel the Coolum-Peregian…
FUNDING NURSING Dear editor, At a recent forum about aged care, addressed by nurses who work in the sector, they acknowledged that it may take many years before aged care standards were as they should be due to staffing and…
The majestic Maroochy River which feeds into the area known as the Blue Heart. Photo: A.Bowen The Blue Heart once again performed the job that it is intended to do during the recent severe weather events, with the project…
Storytime and ryhmetime are set to return to local libraries on a weekly basis with Coolum Library staff eager to start reading to children and helping to share the love of reading with them from a young age. Photo: Contributed…
SINCE being rolled out late last year across Queensland mobile phone and seatbelt cameras have caught around 40,000 doing the wrong thing – either using their phone whilst driving or not wearing a seat belt. Sadly, in just under two…
Local Artist – Local Life Best of Show Winner Alison Mooney and Judge John Waldron. The exhibition will be on display at the Caloundra Regional Gallery until May 8. Photo: Contributed AN EXCITING celebration of Sunshine Coast artists is now…
Pictured are volunteers Anne Jericho, Howard Cassidy and Linese Norrish. Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall One of Coolum’s hidden gems is the lush 500m walkway which extends from Stumers Creek Rd along to Norrie Job Park – affectionately known as the watercourse…
The initial information on the new Sunshine Coast planning scheme is in and will now be evaluated. The new planning scheme is expected to be in place by 2024 and will shape the growth of the region. Photo: Contributed PRELIMINARY…
RESIDENTS from Noosa Shire have participated in the region’s first Liveability Survey conducted by Noosa Council and Place Score and the results show that protecting the natural environment, neighbourhood safety and the importance of local business are considered Noosa’s greatest…
FIVE CENTS TO END Dear editor, Prime Minister Scott Morrison assumes the five-cent Australian coin is no longer minted. This is not what his assistant minister, Alex Hawke insists. The coin is legal tender, while production is in decline along…