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Caloundra woman held hostage, bashed in Sunshine Coast apartment

A 21-year-old woman was allegedly held hostage and bashed in her Sunshine Coast home on Thursday evening, after answering the door to a man she knew. The woman was home alone at her Caloundra apartment when she answered the door to a ... >> view original

Sailing: New Sunshine Coast Sailing club hits the waters

SUNSHINE Coast sailors are being given a valuable leg-up towards competing at the top level of match racing in Australia and Pacific region through Mooloolaba Yacht Club and Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club joining their youth keel boat programs to form ... >> view original

Tourism dollars well spent with visitor numbers soaring

SUNSHINE Coast tourism generates more than $2.5billion annually for the region, comprises 17% of the region's economic activity and accounts for 20% of jobs. For example, for every dollar spent on promotion, the Sunshine Coast receives back $15.50 in ... >> view original

Funding cuts hurting University of the Sunshine Coast says vice-chancellor

Professor Greg Hill became the head of USC's executive in 2011 after serving as deputy vice-chancellor from 2005, and has reflected to ABC Sunshine Coast about the challenges of his job. He says Federal Government funding cutbacks over the last few ... >> view original

Qantas Wallabies to begin 2015 season at Sunshine Coast Stadium

In one of the biggest years in Australian Rugby history, the Qantas Wallabies will begin their preparations in a camp from July 5-11 on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, enhancing its reputation as the Coast's premier venue for sport, recreation and events. >> view original

NRMA ex-chief: Our dependence on fuel imports is dangerous

Bill Hoffman Whether taking on developers hell-bent on destroying the Coast's natural appeal or a Prime Minister indifferent to the plight of the poor, Bill Hoffman has never been one to mince his words. Bill's been a journalist for 32 years, 29 of ... >> view original

Woman who vanished from Brisbane bus found safe

ANUSHKA Ellalagoda, 19, who disappeared from a Brisbane bus stop about 11pm on Thursday has been found safe. She was found walking near the corner of Brisbane's Brunswick St and Merthyr Rd at New Farm by a member of the public before 8am, ... >> view original

Factory key player plans new venture despite nightclub debts

While the Sunshine Plaza premise, which in the past had played home to both the Pig N Whistle and Cow and Anchor remains vacant, creditors, among them Cotton Tree Meats, Lendlease Property Management, Suncoast Cabs and Sunshine Coast Brewery, ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast Airport says 'use us or lose us' as Fly Local campaign begins

Almost 45 per cent of Sunshine Coast residents still drive down the Bruce Highway to catch a plane from Brisbane Airport rather than use the Sunshine Coast Airport at Maroochydore, research shows. Now the Sunshine Coast Airport – an ... >> view original

State-of-the-art Tewantin TAFE facility goes to waste

WHILE the Coast groans under the weight of homelessness, high rents and youth unemployment, as we sit back and watch a television full of the poorest people in the world risking their lives on the rickety boats, it appears we couldn't care less about ... >> view original