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Incident which resulted in death of Sunshine Coast league player James ...

An incident in which a Brisbane Broncos footballer's tackle resulted in a player's death has been referred straight to the Queensland Rugby League judiciary. Sunshine Coast Falcons forward James Ackerman died in a Brisbane hospital on Monday after ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast artists vie for New Media Art Prize

SIX works by Sunshine Coast artists have been listed as finalists in the prestigious 2015 Sunshine Coast Art Prize New Media category. Sunshine Coast Council's Jenny McKay said the prestigious Sunshine Coast Art Prize, now in its 10th year, was a ... >> view original

Rising star rekindles fire in belly for Coast

FOOTBALL: Staring down the barrel of a six-game losing streak, the Sunshine Coast Fire have snapped their rotten run of results with a 1-1 draw with ladder leaders Moreton Bay United. Promising young striker Jacob Fulluck slotted the Fire's only goal, ... >> view original

Sunshine Coast Council dodging legal responsibility with Yandina Wetlands ...

In a statement to the ABC, the Sunshine Coast Council said, "a technical assessment of nominated properties, which includes environmental values and ongoing management requirements, is undertaken to assist in the identification of priority parcels for ... >> view original

Red tape is the red rag to many small businesses

SMALL and medium enterprises on the Sunshine Coast repeatedly tell stories of being bogged down by red tape at all levels of government. Local councils, state and federal politicians are trying to cut the tape measures, but they just don't seem to get ... >> view original

Sleeping rough raises cash for homeless

About 120 people will sleep rough on Thursday night for the Sunshine Coast Vinnies Community Sleepout. St Vincent de Paul Society homelessness support worker Narelle Zigenbine said the Sunshine Coast service received 100 calls each week from ... >> view original

Navy tourism boost: American seamen on the Sunshine Coast

THERE'S a saying in the navy "join the navy, see the world", that was the credence of the 6000 USS George Washington crew over the past four days. After docking in Brisbane, hundreds of the American Navy men and women swarmed Sunshine Coast ... >> view original

Roberts strikes gold in bowls singles

CALOUNDRA Singles Champion Barry Roberts struck a blow for the Sunshine Coast winning the Pacific Beach Resort singles in the Bowls Bonanza at Mooloolaba yesterday. Roberts resumed his Bowls career at Pelican Waters some four years ago ... >> view original

Up and up! Coast ratepayers can expect 3% rates rise

Sunshine Coast Council is expected to approve a 3% minimum general rate rise at Thursday's special meeting. This will mean the 67% of Coast residential ratepayers on the minimum general rate of $1078 this financial year will have to budget an extra $32 ... >> view original

SOAPBOX: Is opinion-sharing online utopia a good thing?

New Sunshine Coast Daily journalist, Luke Simmonds. Photo: Brett Wortman / Sunshine Coast Daily Brett Wortman. Related Items. SOAPBOX: Ride2School Day was badly planned · SOAPBOX: Grab the beers and bunker down, Mooloolaba tri is on ... >> view original