Members from both the Coolum Men’s and Coolum Women’s Shed came together recently in a show of support for a little girl who needed a sensory frame for her home. Pictured is Warren Evans, Frank Bates and Charlie Thomson from…
The Cool Homes for the Sunshine Coast booklet and compass which is a new building and renovating guide published by Sunshine Coast Council to help people build and renovate eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable homes. Photo: Contributed Sunshine Coast Council has…
The watercourse volunteers with the remains of a ‘camp’ along the dunal section that flanks the watercourse in Coolum. Camps that serve as a refuge for the homeless are often left with rubbish needing to be removed. Photo: Contributed THE…
Sunshine Coast Council has a new waste collection provider and has also expanded their organics collection with 86,000 homes now putting out their green lid bin each fortnight which will be picked up by one of the new waste trucks…
CARPARK CALMNESS Dear editor, I would like to congratulate the gentleman in the Coles car on Thursday 7th July at about 2:00 pm. He was minding his own business and quietly reversing from his car park when a woman in…
SUNSHINE Coast Council is warning residents to be aware of bogus emails requesting payment of rates. Council has become aware of a small number of incidents where a scammer has emailed residents asking for payment of rates using a BSB…
MANY community organisations, sporting groups and individuals have benefitted from the Containers for Change scheme with the Palaszczuk Government announcing five billion containers have been refunded and more than $500 million has gone back into the pockets of Queenslanders. Environment…
MINISTER for Energy Mick de Brenni last week issued his strongest warning yet to the market, reminding energy retailers to pass on the cost-of-living rebates announced in the Budget, as the new financial year begins. “The new budget is the…
THE Noosa community is being urged to help shape Noosa Council’s new Draft Housing Strategy by answering a short survey either online or at pop-up stalls around town in July. The draft strategy is aimed at creating more social and affordable…
Join Sunshine Coast Council for a free grant writing workshop. The workshops are open to community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Photo: Contributed LOCAL community groups with project ideas to make the Sunshine Coast more active, vibrant, creative, inclusive, or resilient…