Sudanese family escapes hell on earth as refugees and other top stories

Sudanese family escapes hell on earth as refugees

The eldest of the six kids, Reem, 23, is living and studying on the Sunshine Coast and helping other refugees adjust to life in Australia, through Buddies Refugee Support Group. Although Reem, who is in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Social Work ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast gelato maker Colin Cunningham crowned Australia's best at ...

After 14 years of trying, Sunshine Coast cheese maker turned gelato whiz Colin Cunningham has perfected a recipe that left the judges for the Royal Queensland Show raving. Mr Cunningham's chocolate concoction took out four of the five major prizes at ... >> view original

Hing keeps his eye in with a state circuit victory

KAI Hing pulled a 9.70 ride from nowhere yesterday to win the Sunshine Coast Pro final in the dying stages. The Wurtulla shredder was originally not even going to enter the Coolum Beach event - the second event in the Queensland Championship Circuit ... >> view original

YOUR SAY: Let dogs have a dip at the beach too

Megan Mackander Journalist After completing a journalism degree at the University of the Sunshine Coast, I joined the Sunshine Coast Daily in 2010. As the Daily's police reporter, the round is unprectible, diverse and challenging, but also exciting and ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast Mayor to visit Europe, Hong Kong in bid to lure investment into ...

The Sunshine Coast Mayor will next week make council's first foray into Europe to try and attract investment in major development projects in the region. Mark Jamieson will visit Hong Kong, Frankfurt and London on his investment mission. He will be ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast's best cafe as voted by our readers

We asked our Facebook followers to vote for their favourite cafe or restaurant on the Sunshine Coast. And the Mulberry Cafe at Maple St was the overwhelming winner, with the most votes in our online voting. The rest of the pack was tight competition ... >> view original

Wayne swans in for a chat about things on Coast

Mr Swan dropped by the Sunshine Coast Daily's Maroochydore office yesterday on his way through from Brisbane to speak at a Labor party function in Noosa. "I've taken to coming up here very early in the morning and going for surf," Mr Swan said. "I ... >> view original

Get in on Paddlesports Club's new dragon boat team

THERE is nothing as magical as paddling along the Maroochy River at sunset. The pastel colours of the day's last rays of sunlight are reflected on the water, then broken up with every stroke of the paddle. For the Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club ... >> view original

Amazing Space sticker books ready to blast off

IF YOU or your kids are interested in what's up in the sky, the Sunshine Coast Daily has something out of this world just for you. From next Saturday, May 16, we're launching our Amazing Space collectible sticker books, which come to life even more ... >> view original

Coast's gross regional product hit $12.93 billion in 2013-14

THE Sunshine Coast is experiencing its strongest economic growth in six years contributing 4.5% of the state's economy with our gross regional product ballooning to $12.93 billion during the 2013-14 financial year, according to a key market report to ... >> view original