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Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior III has sailed by

RAINBOW Warrior III has sailed past the Sunshine Coast and is nearing Fraser Island. The Greenpeace vessel was docked in Brisbane most of the day yesterday, but it's itinerary indicated it planned to pass our shores. Maritime Traffic's live updates ... >> view original

Guard of honour gives final farewell to James Ackerman

Hundreds of people, mostly from the rugby league fraternity formed a line along Sunshine Coast Stadium oval in a guard of honour for James Ackerman. The casket was lowered into the vehicle and driven past James' mates. A round of applause erupted as ... >> view original

How much? Big Top sells for whopping figure

Reed is now eyeing off new potential development opportunities on the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson welcomed the announcement of the sale and said it highlighted the enormous amount of interest in the ... >> view original

Alleged shoe thrower has matter adjourned

Adam Davies Brisbane Newsdesk Reporter I was born in New South Wales and was educated at Sydney's prestigious Scots College. I have worked both in Australia and United Kingdom for some of the largest newspaper in the two respective countries. >> view original

'Sunscreen is daggy': Sun-safe messages ignored in winter

MORE than three quarters of Sunshine Coast residents do not properly protect themselves from the sun in winter. New statistics show young women are the worst culprits, with some saying they feel "daggy", it was too much effort or that protective ... >> view original

Mayor christens green at Maleny's new golf course

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson has the first hit out after officially opening the Maleny golf course. Photo Jessica McKenzie / Range News Jessica Mckenzie. Related Items. Green dream teed up: Maleny golf course opens in two weeks · Nambour golf ... >> view original

Three arrested after hunt for alleged gunman

Three men were arrested yesterday after police raided a Sunshine Coast home. They allegedly uncovered several weapons. A 30-year-old Mooloolah Valley man has been charged with two counts of entering a premises and one count each of going armed ... >> view original

USC research focus on children's rights

A UNIVERSITY of the Sunshine Coast academic is playing a key role in ground-breaking international research aimed at reducing the incidence of children being born stateless. Dr Harriot Beazley, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, specialises in ... >> view original

Story Bridge climb is well worth the effort

I have always dreamed of climbing the Story Bridge in Brisbane and this month I ticked it off my bucket list. Nothing in this life is more worthwhile than the things that challenge and scare you, and this experience definitely did that. Escaping the ... >> view original

Flying foxes to be smoked out by Sunshine Coast Council

IN a second attempt at dispersing flying foxes, Sunshine Coast Council will use smoke and lights on a colony at Elizabeth St drain bushland from 4am on Wednesday. The non-lethal methods of noise, smoke and lighting will take place before sunrise each ... >> view original