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  RUGBY LEAGUE: The Sunshine Coast Falcons could take an Intrust Super Cup game to Hervey Bay's Stafford Park if the stars align for the Fraser Coast club.Hervey Bay Seagulls president Nathan McGrath confirmed the club will apply to Queensland Rugby League to host a Country Week game in 2016.Country Week is an initiative run by the QRL that sees clubs in the state's premier competition takes games to regional locations.CQ Capras played Tweed Heads at Bundaberg this year, while other games were pla..

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• Hot weekend on the way

  

  THE Sunshine Coast is set for a scorching start to the weekend, with the mercury expected to hit the mid-30s.But while the hot air mass causing the temperature spike is sweeping over from Western Australia, it is not expected to cause the same devastating bushfire conditions it did there.The mercury is expected to hit 32 degrees on the Coast tomorrow and at least 33 degrees on Saturday - six degrees above the average for this time of year.It will be perfect weather for a day at the beach but tem..

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• The golf round up from around theCoast

  

  Fundraiser heldAN LJ Hooker Peregian Beach team has won the Sunshine Coast Sports Federation's annual event at Yaroomba.The team, consisting of Peter Martin, Jonathan Broadbent, Jake Milsom and Steve Killingbeck proved too good for their opposition at the Coolum Palmer Resort Golf Day.The event, conducted by the federation, acts as a fundraiser for the platinum, gold and golf sponsors of the annual Sunshine Coast Sports Awards. More than 100 competitors played and enjoyed a post-game dinner and ..

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• Over 50s resort group wins Best in the World Award

  

  OVER 50s resort group Living Gems last week became the first Australian over 50s housing provider to win an international award.The Queensland-based company was presented with a Best in the World Award at a conference in London after an international panel chose Living Gems Lifestyle Resorts from thousands of properties in Australia, Britain, Canada, America and New Zealand.The family owned and operated company was founded by Peter Puljich in the 1980s and it runs two resorts on the Sunshine Coa..

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• Fly-over shows USC Petrie Campus growth across 15 years

  

  A VIRTUAL fly-over video of the planned University of the Sunshine Coast Campus at Petrie gives a detailed overview of the location and growth from 2018 to ...

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• PM says no reason for Mal Brough to stand aside

  

  UPDATE: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has backed Sunshine Coast MP Mal Brough after a raid by federal police, saying there is no reason for his Special Minister of State to stand aside.Mr Turnbull, questioned by reporters on the issue, expressed his confidence in Mr Brough."At this stage there's nothing to suggest that Mr Brough should stand aside,'' Mr Turnbull said.It comes amid revelations on Thursday that Australian Federal Police 'raided' the home of Mr Brough as part of their investigati..

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• CFMEU Brisbane offices raided by police

  

  THE Brisbane office of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has been raided by federal police on Thursday morning.The raids come weeks after the Trade Unions Royal Commission sitting in Brisbane heard CFMEU heavyweights Michael Ravbar and Dave Hanna destroyed seven tonnes of union documents in April 2014.Mr Hanna is a former national CFMEU president, while Mr Ravbar is the union's Queensland secretary.If proven, the document burning allegations could result in the pair facing crim..

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• Airport sets October record for passenger numbers

  

  IT'S BEEN the busiest October in the history of the Sunshine Coast Airport, with more than 91,000 travellers flying in and out of the Coast.The numbers are a continuation of the airport's positive start to the 2015/16 financial year.The October total of 91,062 passengers was the second highest on record, finishing just behind January 2009 when 92,722 passengers travelled through the airport.The record month comes on top of the airport tallying more than 250,000 passengers in the first three mont..

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• Clive Palmer wins $5m legal battle against Bill Schoch

  CLIVE Palmer has won his legal battle against a former Sunshine Coast resort manager and friend who accused him of reneging on a $5 million job deal.Former Palmer Coolum Resort general manager Bill Schoch sued the Sunshine Coast MP and two of his companies for $4.6 million in damages and lost wages after he was sacked in December 2013 having been paid just $365,000.Justice John Bond dismissed Mr Schoch's claim in Brisbane's Supreme Court on Thursday.Justice John Bond said Mr Schoch's case must f..

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• Crazy convoy of graduates hit the beach at Mooloolaba

  

  MOUNTAIN Creek State High students have continued their tradition of hitting the water at Mooloolaba to mark the end of their school years.After passing through a guard of honour, graduating year 12s climbed into cars decorated with enough slogans to give Wicked Campervans a run for their money.In a convoy of noisy exhausts, blow-up toys, horns, whistles and screams, they made the pilgrimage to the beach to wash away their school days.GALLERY: Goodbye Mountain Creek HighYear 12 students of Mount..

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