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Russell Mason appointed Suncare CEO

As Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mason will oversee an organisation that currently has over 300 staff stationed in locations from South Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Rockhampton and throughout Central Western Queensland. >> view original

Global 'chill out' cafe brand eyes Coast beachfront

The Sunshine Coast could join the list of locations with a Cafe Del Mar by the end of the year. The Australian licensee for the famous lifestyle and music brand names has been scouting for a Sunshine Coast location for a cafe. And Michael Vale has his ... >> view original

Fight rages on as Maroochydore 'mosque' pushes ahead

AN ANTI-Islamic group has warned it will stage more angry protests on the streets of Maroochydore following the Muslim community's lodgement of an application to create a place of worship. The Muslim Organisation Sunshine Coast (MOSC) last week ... >> view original

Outrage over $1b black hole in Coast hospital funds

THERE are no field dressings, camouflage tents or razor-wire walls, but the Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital has become a battleground after Health Minister Cameron Dick's discovery of what he says is a $1billion funding black hole. Mr Dick ... >> view original

YOUR SAY: Come visit the Coast, Dalai Lama

A two-day Buddhist teaching is also on offer, as is a public talk at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Both are ticketed events. It seems Daily readers have plenty of suggestions for His Holiness for a quick trip up the Bruce to the ... >> view original

Battle over Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital funds

Health Minister Cameron Dick has guaranteed the Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital will open on time and be fully functional, despite a massive "black hole" in operational funding. Mr Dick slammed the planning of the former Newman-Government, ... >> view original

Overpopulation could see Coast become 'Brisbane suburb'

THE Sunshine Coast is on track to become a Brisbane suburb unless there is a major rethink on development. The Coast is gaining about 6554 new residents a year, but that growth will cause serious problems, one of the country's leading population and ... >> view original

Coast university graduate brings smiles to people's faces

A University of the Sunshine Coast Biomedical Science graduate is helping people smile again. Dr Mitch Innes has become a prosthodontist - a specialist dentist helping restore the smiles of people suffering ailments ranging from basic holes in the ... >> view original

Rare surfboards worth more than $5000 stolen from Currimundi

Sunshine Coast police are asking for help to track down a cache of expensive custom made surfboards stolen at Currimundi last week. Still missing are: a 9'6" Sunset Surfboard with D-fin and green stripes; a 1969 Woosley model 7'3" Les Purcell shape; ... >> view original

Director's magical story in Cannes film festival

FORMER Sunshine Coast man Clayton Smith is rubbing shoulders with the cream of the movie-making world as his short film Memor receives international exposure at the Cannes Film Festival. Mr Smith, who attended St John's College in Nambour and ... >> view original