Deloitte puts cost of diabetes to the Sunshine Coast at $79ma year and other top stories

Deloitte puts cost of diabetes to the Sunshine Coast at $79ma year

The Sunshine Coast economy loses millions of dollars each year due to diabetes, a peak organisation has found. Diabetes Queensland chief executive Michelle Trute said the release of new research from Deloitte Access Economics revealed diabetes had ... View full article

Coast crime tip-offs lead to million-dollar drug seizure

SIMPLY picking up the phone has helped take more than $1 million worth of drugs off Sunshine Coast streets. Phone calls and online reports by Sunshine Coast community members to Crime Stoppers have contributed towards the highest value drug seizure ... View full article

I really do: Sunshine Coast is setting the bridal standard

THE Sunshine Coast continues to cement its position as the state mecca for weddings with 15 businesses winning recognition in the Australian Bridal Industry Association Designer of Dreams Awards. The coveted awards recognise the most outstanding ... View full article

Falcons search for the new Mario mascot

For some lucky locals the dream could become a reality, with the Sunshine Coast Falcons on the hunt for someone to fill the feathered shoes of their club mascot, Mario. The Coast's state league rugby league side are primed for a massive year after a ... View full article

Valentine's Day Earthquake Felt on BC's Sunshine Coast

The earthquake was measured at 3.4 on the Richter scale and hit at 8:12 p.m. on Saturday. This quake was lightly felt throughout the Sunshine Coast from Sechelt to Powell River as well as Nanaimo. Earthquakes Canada says that there were no reports of ... View full article

Quake tremors on Sunshine Coast felt like an "off balance washing machine"

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Eidsvold south-west of Bundaberg about 2am this morning but rumblings were felt as far away as Rockhampton, Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast. Our listeners told ABC Sunshine Coast presenter Jasmin Midgley what it ... View full article

Football fans unite! Liverpool fan Matt rapt with live game

Sunshine Coast Fire under-14 coach, Matt Huston, is a mad Liverpool fan and he is excited that the English premier league giants will be in Brisbane to play against the Roar. Photo: Brett Wortman / Sunshine Coast Daily Brett Wortman ... View full article

Peddling towards new bikepath project at Mooloolaba

Using feedback provided as a result of community consultation, Sunshine Coast Council is one step closer to delivering the region's first urban separated bikeway between Mooloolaba to Minyama. The proposed design and route for the two-lane, three metre ... View full article