Pictured are First Nations students with Principal Troy Ascott, local politicians Dan Purdie MP and Ted O’Brien MP, artist Nikita Fitzpatrick and husband Caleb and Nicole Sklenars from the Coolum High P&C. Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall COOLUM State High School officially…
Michele Lipner who founded the Sunshine Coast division of OzHarvest and was also named Sunshine Coast Council’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ at the recent Australia Day Awards ceremony. Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall BY VANESSA BACON-HALL Each edition the Advertiser will take…
President Tyson Smalley and Club Coach Dan Fisher with players. IT WAS a huge afternoon of AFL footy action on Monday, February 6 with players from the Brisbane Lions visiting the Coolum Breakers for a meet and greet. The Coolum…
Quota Coolum Beach member Sandra Verral with new members Debbie, Margherita, Carol, and President Cindy. Photo: Contributed MEMBERS of Quota Coolum Beach attended their first business meeting for 2023 on February 14. The meeting was held at the Lions Club…
Members from the Coolum Caravan Club on a recent trip. The club travels each month from February to November and is a friendly and social group for caravan enthusiasts who like to travel with like-minded people. Photo: Contributed FORMED in…
Photo: Linese Norrish SUNSHINE Coast Council recently put up a plaque displaying a poem written by local resident and Coast Care volunteer Linese Norrish. The plaque recounts a poem written by Linese in 2005 following the removal of a beautiful…
The annual grudge match which is also the biggest and friendliest cricket match in the region took place on Australia Day with the Coolum Beach Bowls Club outscoring the Coolum Beach Hotel on what was one of the hottest days…
It was a BIG weekend of surfing down on the southern part of the Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks with two local teams Mudjimba Beach Boardriders (pictured) and Coolum Boardriders competing in the third annual Usher Cup. The unique hybrid…
Citizen of the Year – Coolum woman Michele Lipner with her Australia Day Award presented by Sunshine Coast Council. The award is in recognition of Michele’s work with OzHarvest which take surplus food and redistribute it to people in need…
Frances Windolf in her garden with the book she wrote – ‘An Island Surrounded by Land’ which chronicles the history of the local Coolum region. Photo: Vanessa Bacon-Hall BY VANESSA BACON-HALL Each edition the Advertiser will take you on a…