School chaplain takes home the Coast's highest honour
A SCHOOL chaplain has taken out the Sunshine Coast's most prestigious award - Citizen of the Year. Buderim Mountain State School's David Larkin beat 12 other nominees for the title at a special ceremony held at Lake Kawana Community Centre. Mr Larkin's "dedication and commitment to working with students on personal development and issues to do with grief, loss and self-esteem set him apart from the rest". His award comes at a time when the work of school chaplains has been under close..>> view originalInspiring Marayke named Coast's sportsperson of year
UPDATE: TWO months ago, paralympian Marayke Jonkers faced the real prospect of death as an infection had spread through her body. She spent weeks in hospital and had surgery which required her to lie face forward staring at the floor only days before Christmas. Today, she was honoured for her achievements not only in the sporting arena but in setting up a charity, Sporting Dreams to help others achieve their sporting goals by winning the Sunshine Coast Australia Day Citizen of the Year S..>> view originalOUR SAY: The heroes who make life better
IF ONLY the pages of the Daily were infinite. Then on a day like today we'd be able to fill one page after another with all the Aussie legends in our community who have played their part in making the world a better place. Reading the stories of those who won the top gongs is an inspiration to say the least. From the OAMs to our local Citizen of the Year, we thank them for their contribution. But it was the two young citizens - Nathan Tessmann and Brooke Pratt - who really made ou..>> view originalAussie World does Aussie Day best, once again
THE iconic Australia Day Dunny Race is on again and the Sunshine Coast Falcons have got some stiff competition to defend their three-year stranglehold. They pulled through their first heat with relative ease against minnows Yandina Rugby League Club, but face the Sunshine Coast Fire in an highly anticipated semi-final. The Fire's new summer signings were on show, but none more spectactular than Japanese recruit Shoichi Koshimizu who screamed "I am Japanese", while crossing the finish li..>> view originalBOWLS: Kenilworth rallies to win Hinterland league encounter
KENILWORTH ladies continued their winning ways in the Bowlers Paradise Hinterland Local League with a win against Nambour Heights in last weekend's round. The rinks were shared with the Heights pairs team of Anna Kubulla and Helen Ingle racking up a 28-21 margin. However, the Kenilworth triples team of Tara Ferriday, Treena Hope and Tracey Ferriday covered the difference getting up 31-21 to give Kenilworth the winning points with the aggregate 52-49. Nambour defeated Woombye 50-59 takin..>> view originalSave time with energy, chi energy that is
FORMER plumber, British Royal Navy aircraft mechanic and manager of a Buddhist centre, Paul Wood has turned over a new leaf by opening his own business. Inspired to dedicate his time to creating positive change in the world, Paul will teach courses and provide treatment at his new wellness clinic, Sunshine Healing Clinic, which opened in September last year. Next month he is offering a business management course from the clinic's Mooloolaba base. The course, energy technology for busine..>> view originalPolice investigating suspicious death on Sunshine Coast
Police investigating suspicious death on Sunshine Coast Queensland Police are investigating a suspicious death on the Sunshine Coast. Police are investigating the death of a man at Buddina on the Sunshine Coast.Police were called to the Boorook Street unit on Sunday afternoon and discovered a deceased man at the address.Further investigations concluded the 33-year-old Mount Coolum man may have died under suspicious circumstances.A post-mortem was performed o..>> view originalPioneer of the Kindy movement honoured
MOVING to the Sunshine Coast wasn't going to slow down volunteer and community service worker Allan Fazldeen. After a long career in childcare and kindergarten administration, years of volunteer service and raising his children with wife Trish, he left the hustle and bustle of Brisbane for quiet life on the Coast in 2000. But it didn't take long before Allan was entrenching himself in the community just as he'd done for more than 50 years. It was his tireless charity work, dedication to..>> view originalBig swell delivers perfection for some
ONE of the two best days in memory played out on the Caloundra bar on the weekend as hordes of surfers scoured the coast looking for a point or bank that could handle the pure east swell conditions. Well over 100 surfers gravitated to Caloundra packing a line up salivating over waves that were as perfect as could be found anywhere on the planet. Windansea Boardriders' Daryn Fissenden said he had seen the bar break that well only once previously around 10 years ago when footage became pa..>> view originalBusiness confidence soars in QLD
BUSINESS confidence in Queensland has risen by 10 points on a net basis (+25 to +35) and is now almost three times higher than one year ago when the score was +13, according to the latest Sensis Business Index survey. Confidence in the state now sits just below the national average, driven by a 35-point leap among Brisbane businesses, which are up 20 points to +55. Regional Queensland business confidence is up 28 points to +22. "Healthy sales are driving optimism and Queensland was the ..>> view original
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