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• Missing man and woman may be on Sunshine Coast

  

  Police believe Lee Powell and Kathleen Hockey may be on the Sunshine Coast.Photo: Queensland Police ServiceOn Friday, police said the pair were found safe and well at a Caloundra address.EARLIERA man and a woman, who went missing from the South Burnett region last week, could be on the Sunshine Coast, police say.Police believe the pair are travelling in a white ute similar to the one pictured.Photo: Queensland Police ServiceLee Powell, 24 and Kathleen Hockey, 28, were last seen at an address in ..

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• New Sunshine Coast hospital to drop 'public' from title | Sunshine Coast Daily

  

  THE Sunshine Coast's newest hospital will open its doors under a new name when it launches next year.Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick revealed the hospital, due to open in late 2016, will be known as the Sunshine Coast University Hospital."Since 1923 when Labor created the public hospital system, public hospitals have been an integral part of healthcare in Queensland and have needed no formal introduction," he said."It goes without saying that local hospitals managed by lo..

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• Les Mis star right at home on the Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast Daily

  

  Sunshine Coast singer, Patrice Tipoki, is starring in Les Miserables.Che ChapmanPATRICE Tipoki's work in musical theatre has taken her around the world.But there's nothing she enjoys more than spending time at home on the Coast.Being the final stop of the Australian tour, Tipoki can spend some precious time at home with her daughters, husband Richard and grandparents before the role takes her to London in February and Singapore in May.The overseas shows will see her clock up two years in the fam..

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• Sunshine Coast the "healthiest place on Earth" by 2030? | Sunshine Coast Daily

  DEBATING the Coast's identity can start to sound a bit like a broken record."Who are you?"We don't want to be the Gold Coast.""Yes, but who are you?""We don't want to be the Gold Coast."After the guidance and vision of 1000 Coast youth, a new tune has been chosen.The Sunshine Coast will be world famous as the "healthiest place on Earth".Today, 200 of the Coast's heavy-hitters from education, government, business and community will gather at the Sunshine Coast Futures Conference at the University..

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• College wins $500k compo over too low basketball court

  

  A SUNSHINE Coast college has won more than $500,000 in compensation after architects built the ceiling on a basketball hall so low that players' shots hit the lights.When firm Thomson Adsett completed the hall at Australian Christian College in Caboolture in 2010, the roof was only about 120 centimetres higher than a regulation 3-metre basketball hoop,Fairfax reported.It was when the steel work went up that the school chief executive officer David Fyfe realised something was wrong, according to ..

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• LETTER: So where is the money coming from?

  

  THE councillor newsletter includes the usual "message from Allan", which reads: "We must go out and fight for our fair share of funding, put our money on the table and attract investment from other levels of government."So there it is. There is no federal or state funding locked-in for the proposed university and Professor Hall says he doesn't have enough to run what he already has at the Sunshine Coast.So why were councillors and celebrities celebrating the arrival of the Petrie University, and..

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• AT PLAY: Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge adds to event mix

  

  IF YOU'VE ever wondered whether the Sunshine Coast really is the events capital of regional Australia, the announcement we made on Tuesday surely whacks any doubt right out of the ballpark.The Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge, aka the ROC Race, is coming to Sunshine Coast Stadium next year and we're the only regional centre in the country (and the only place besides Sydney and Melbourne) that has won the right to host it.The larger-than-life ROC Race is inspired by popular TV game shows Wipeout, MX..

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• Former Sam's Warehouse is coming back to life

  THE former Sam's Warehouse building in the heart of the Toowoomba CBD is being brought back to life with a serious makeover in more ways than one.Thanks to the foresight of the owner and LJ Hooker Commercial Toowoomba sales and leasing agent Scott Playle, the 373 Ruthven St building is being refurbished into three high-quality tenancies.One of those new tenants is The Queensland International College of Beauty which has signed a five-year lease to commence in the new year.>>> Check out ..

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• Traffic queued for a kilometre on highway after crash

  

  UPDATE: NORTHBOUND traffic is backed up about a kilometre from the Bruce Highway's Nambour/Bli Bli off-ramp after a van flipped between the north and south lanes.The driver of the vehicle has been taken to hospital and although their condition is not confirmed they appear to not be seriously injured.One lane of the northbound road is currently closed to traffic, with traffic backing up from there.The southbound road remains open to traffic but is moving slowly.EMERGENCY services are on the scene..

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• Top two teams to collide as title race warms up

  

  CRICKET: Top spot is on the line as Maroochydore Blue and Glasshouse meet at Kev Hackney Oval in round six of Sunshine Coast division one fixtures tomorrow.Both teams are undefeated, and are the form sides of the competition.The Rangers will be on a high after their thrilling win over Gympie to claim their second T20 crown on Tuesday night, but won't wish a similar ending on frazzled nerves.Each side lacks a key player, Jeremy Schultz for the visitors and Chris Welsh from the Swans, and their ab..

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