Hit-and-run victim attended school on Sunshine Coast and other top stories

Hit-and-run victim attended school on Sunshine Coast

THE death of a young woman who was struck by a car while walking home from her birthday celebrations in Brisbane is being felt here on the Sunshine Coast. Friends of Ashleigh Humphrys have revealed the 20-year-old victim of a hit-and-run previously ... >> view original

Peter Wellington opposed Sunshine Coast airport expansion

The Member for Nicklin and Queensland Parliament Speaker has told Residents for Responsible Development Sunshine Coast (ResDev) he believed the funds planned for the airport expansion would be better invested in local infrastructure such as rail. >> view original

Sunshine Coast Airport expansion sparks residents' campaign against plans

A group of concerned residents wants the new Queensland Government to review the approved expansion of the Sunshine Coast Airport. The Sunshine Coast council released the project's 1,800-page environmental impact statement late last year and ... >> view original

Regional Development committee appointed for Sunshine Coast

REGIONAL Development Australia (RDA) Sunshine Coast Chair Tony Riddle has welcomed the appointment of Glenn Ferguson, Cameron Hall, Kari Stephens, Ian Young and Brook Kitson to the RDA committee as members and John Knaggs and Brett De ... >> view original

7% of Sunshine Coast adults allow smoking in their cars

CANCER Council is warning against the severe dangers of second and third-hand smoke, with new research showing around seven per cent of Sunshine Coast adults allow smoking in their cars, and many smoke frequently in their homes. Cancer Council ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast cricket's new field of dreams

SEVERAL Sunshine Coast sporting groups will be playing on a smoother surface in Buderim this year, thanks to Sunshine Coast Council's construction of a $675,000 high performance sporting field at Ballinger Park Sports Complex. Mayor Mark Jamieson ... >> view original

Confidence building across the Sunshine Coast

Development on the Sunshine Coast continues to build with $1.07 billion in building applications approved by Sunshine Coast Council in 2014. Sunshine Coast Council today published its 2014 Development Indicators annual highlights report, presenting a ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast light rail project to be challenging says Mayor Mark Jamieson

The Sunshine Coast council says the region's light rail project will face many challenges before construction can begin. Mayor Mark Jamieson said the project, planned between Maroochydore and Caloundra, was still at least 10 years away. Councillor ... >> view original

Your stories of how hard it is to find work on the Coast

On the Sunshine Coast Daily Facebook page, we asked: "What is your experience with finding work on the Coast?" There were tales of frustration and anger that a life spent building their skills were not being recognised by would-be employers. Some told ... >> view original

Meat-eating lorikeets not so rare after all, it seems

WILDLIFE experts have been both stunned and horrified by lorikeets which have started to eat meat on a property between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Griffith University's Professor Darryl Jones, who has been researching the impact of backyard ... >> view original