'I want to meet my sister's killer': Jonty Bush
THE sister of a young Sunshine Coast mum who was slain by an obsessed boyfriend has revealed she wants to meet him in prison.Jonty Bush, who has spent years helping the victims of similar crimes, said her sister's killer Kris Slade, is up for parole.Slade stabbed Jacinta Bush more than 45 times in a Mooloolaba resort in 2000. He then tried to kill himself, unsuccessfully.Jonty Bush, a former Young Australian of the Year, said she is seeking special approval to meet Slade as part of her way of dealing with the tragedy 15 years on."I want to meet him somewhere where I am secure in my safety,'' she told the Daily in an exclusive interview."I don't want to meet him in Coles in Maroochydore. I do..>> view originalCoastairport numbers gain altitude fast
SUNSHINE Coast Airport has been again been named the fastest growing major airport in Australia, with a passenger increase percentage more than three times its closest rival.Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics data for August, released yesterday, showed Sunshine Coast Airport enjoyed a 14.5% rise in domestic and regional airline passenger numbers and a 24.6% increase in international travellers.Overall, the Sunshine Coast had a 14.9% jump in total passengers in August compared to the same period 12 months ago.Cairns Airport was next best with 4.7% growth then Melbourne (3.7%).The Sunshine Coast to Melbourne route was the fastest growing city pair in the country, record..>> view originalShane's 'shelfie' is a winner with the bureau
CLOUDY VISION: Shane Loweke's photograph of shelf cloud taken at the Sunshine Coast Airport appears on the April page of the Bureau of Meteorology's ...>> view originalSunshine Coast school tuck shops among the states best | Sunshine Coast Daily
The Sunshine Coast officially has some of the best school tuckshops in Queensland.This evening at a Gala Dinner in Brisbane the Queensland Association of School Tuckshops (QAST) celebrated and awarded school's from across Queensland for providing excellence in service and food.This year five of the the 38 of the schools awarded at the gala dinner were Sunshine Coast Schools.The prizes went to a wide cross section of schools with no one school dominating the Queensland awards.Mooloolaba State School and St Joseph's Nambour were listed in the top 10 Smart Choices Menu Award for primary schools.In the Smart Choices Menu Award in the secondary division Siena Catholic College, St Andrews Anglica..>> view originalCremator is safe: architect
THE architect who designed the new Gregson and Weight chapel complex being constructed on a 6.9ha site between Wises Rd and the Sunshine Motorway says the cremator is just a small part of a large building.Reacting to residents' concerns, Cam Crossley said the cremator was a state-of-the-art unit and emissions would comply with Australian standards."There is little sound, absolutely no smoke or smell as the temperatures in the process eliminate any possibility of this,'' Mr Crossley said."There have been some comments about the distance from residences as prescribed by the Australian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association as 200m."This is not a regulatory body, more of an organisation and they..>> view originalWorld duathlon champion makes splash for Ironman 70.3
DUATHLON: Recently crowned Sunshine Coast under-23 Duathlon World Champion Annelise Jefferies said she isn't about to rest on her laurels after declaring her intentions to become an Ironman 70.3 triathlete.The 23-year-old local also races Olympic distance Ironman events and finished 10th at the Noosa Triathlon, having only picked up her trial bike the week before.Her efforts have earned herself the Sunshine Coast Senior Sports Star of the Month Award for October.Jefferies admitted it's probably too late for her qualify for next year's Ironman 70.3 World Championships to be held on the Sunshine Coast, but she's ready for a new challenge."I want to try something new and I'd be absolutely thril..>> view originalCreative mind kept inventor and lobbyist Bob Doring busy
MOOLOOLAH'S Bob Doring gained a public profile as a gun lobbyist and inventor but had many other strings to his bow.During his 76 years, Mr Doring was an army truck driver, auto electrician, judo racer, nursery propagator, and archery competitor and business owner, among other thingsBorn Robert Melville Doring on February 5, 1939, he grew up in Rockdale, not far south of Sydney's central business district.His father was in a family auto electrical business, Doring Brothers, where he and his younger brother, Bill, both served apprenticeships.Mr Doring later went his own way and set up his own business.He married Jenny, who he had met at a youth group, in 1961.Their first outing was a blind da..>> view originalMore than a Pipe dream: Julian still focused on worlds
SURFING: Julian Wilson remains focused on winning the World Surf League Championship Tour as long as he remains a mathematical chance.After dropping vital points in Portugal, the dream appeared to be over for the Coolum 27-year-old, after falling to seventh place in world rankings.But coming into the final tournament of the year, Wilson remains a rough chance to snatch the title should he win the Pipe Masters in Hawaii and a lot of other results go his way.Pipe is the pinnacle of the surfing calendar and having won both Pipe and the Triple Crown last year, Wilson will go in swinging."I kind of made a goal, as long as I had a shot at the title come Pipe - that goal has been accomplished - so ..>> view originalPolice car rammed on Sunshine Coast
A police car was rammed overnight in Tewantin, on the Gold Coast.A car chase on the Sunshine Coast overnight has left a police car damaged.At 12.20am an unmarked police car tried to stop a silver Ford sedan on Noosa Cooroy Road in Tewantin without success.A marked police car then attempted to stop the sedan, with New South Wales numberplate BJ65UF, however the driver sped off and turned onto St Andrews Drive.At 12.30am a police car spotted the same sedan, with no lights on, on Furness Drive and tried to stop the car but it sped off again.AdvertisementThe police car chased after the sedan, stopping a short distance behind it on Wentworth Street.The sedan then reversed and smashed into the fro..>> view originalMan who buried $1m cash in backyard loses appeal bid
A DRUG kingpin who buried almost $1 million cash on his Mooloolah Valley property has lost his bid to knock a year off his decade-long jail sentence.William Fredericis Barker argued in Queensland Court of Appeal that 10 years for trafficking methamphetamines, and three other drugs, was manifestly excessive and the sentencing judge had erred.But Justice Anthe Philippides, in a judgment handed down on Friday, rejected Barker's arguments, including claims some buried cash came from lucrative businesses on the Sunshine Coast.Barker accepted the sentencing judge, who found he was not a credible witness, could reject testimony he had accumulated the money to avoid paying tax on his pizza stores an..>> view original
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