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• Epic characters assemble for Sunshine Coast pop culture expo | Sunshine Coast Daily

  

  JAPANESE anime characters, superheroes and even a samurai swordsman turned out for a day of play at Epic Diem, a pop culture expo at the University of the Sunshine Coast yesterday.Gamers were treated to demos, stalls sold everything from lollipops to Star Wars games and comic books, and archery tag and laser tag was on offer."Epic Diem has become like a very exclusive convention to the Sunshine Coast, and it's really fun," Lachlan Dunn, also known as Deathstroke the Terminator, said."This place ..

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• Jetstar: canned flights not planned

  

  JETSTAR has quashed rumours that Sunshine Coast services to and from Sydney and Melbourne were being cancelled when too few passengers were booked.The final Jetstar flight from Sydney on Wednesday evening was cancelled without warning, leaving passengers stranded away from home after an engineering inspection forced the company to abort.Disgruntled passengers included Coast businessman David Wrigley, who was unimpressed that no text message, email or phone call had been made to alert him of the ..

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• Scorchers' opener finds mojo for sterling knock

  

  THE Sunshine Coast Scorchers' top order has been guilty of under-performing of late but opener Nick Selman responded in style with 107 not out against Sandgate Redcliffe yesterday.The effort helped earn his side a draw after Sandgate-Redcliffe declared at 9 for 291.Selman said he was glad to finally find form following some mixed recent results at the crease."I have been a little bit unlucky and had some dodgy decisions and got knocked out a couple of weeks ago so I haven't had that rhythm," he ..

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• Taylor and Miller claim wins

  SURF LIFESAVING: Northcliffe's Cory Taylor and Newport's Georgia Miller claimed honours in round three of the Surf Ironman Qualifying Series at Alexandra ...

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• Mercer enjoys a strong day at Alex

  

  NOOSA Heads' Jordan Mercer says she is intent on winning the Summer of Surf Series and did herself no harm by taking out her semi-final of the third round of the Surf Ironman Qualifying Series at Alexandra Headland yesterday.The 21-year-old was in top form as she blitzed a field containing her fellow Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series competitors and runner-up Georgia Miller, as well as former Mooloolaba duo Amy and Karlee Nurthen who finished third and fourth respectively."It is a quality field and I..

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• Dance the new wave movement on theCoast

  SURFERS know all too well the struggles they went through as beginners trying to master paddling out and catching their first wave.Have Kristy Quirk tell you to add a dance routine into the mix and you'd probably look at her like she's insane.She's not kidding, though.Kristy, 39, has mastered her own style of surfing she calls "surf dancing" and she wants to teach it to the masses."The ocean's the stage and the waves are what we're dealing with," she said."Jesus walked on water, but we're dancin..

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• Plenty of food for thought in Asia

  

  ASIA'S food menu is as diverse as its people.From laksas to spring rolls and sushi, the options are endless.As Topdeck gets ready to pack its bags for Asia in 2016, the team has rounded up a list of the best recommendations of food experiences you must have.1. Gado Gado in Ubud, Bali, IndonesiaWe all know the saying "you don't make friends with salad", but you are going to become best friends with gado gado in Ubud. A salad of raw and cooked vegetables in a spicy peanut sauce, gado gado will be ..

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• Department asked to explain about damning report

  

  WATER Minister Mark Bailey has sought a departmental briefing on the findings of a report that warns south-east Queensland households face massive increases in their water bills following the dumping of sustainable building regulations late last year.The report headed by former Victorian chief scientist Peter Coombes warns that the loss of requirements for rainwater harvesting and water-efficient fittings would add $7.3 billion to the cost of water by 2050.Dr Coombes said the need to increasingl..

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• Newman's farm firm collects $1m grant

  

  A COMPANY directed by former lord mayor, premier and LNP leader Campbell Newman has received a million-dollar federal grant.Mr Newman is the board chairman and one of four directors of Queensland firm SwarmFarm, which has received $999,712 under the Liberal Federal Government's entrepreneurs' program.The money was part of an $8.5 million commercialisation assistance package that was announced on Thursday by Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy.The funding package was spread among 10 recip..

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• Hacking for a good cause

  

  AN APP that shows you where the nearest all-day parking sites are and one that shows you nearby lots for which developments have been proposed or approved are among those being devised at Hackfest this weekend.More than 60 ideas for apps that Sunshine Coast residents would find useful provided an abundance of options for coders, technology whizzes and others to develop during the weekend-long "hacking" event.Sunshine Coast Council's Carole Licht said guests at the launch on Friday were impressed..

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