Sunshine Coast Council property rates notices are on the way
SUNSHINE Coast Council rates notices will land in the letterboxes and email accounts of more than 130,000 properties this week. It is the second rates run of the 2015/16 financial year. Ratepayers can save 5% on their general rates, up to a maximum of $100 each six months, by paying before the Friday, February 19 due date. A range of payment options are available including online, BPAY, by phone on 131 816, in person at Australia Post or at one of council's Customer Contact Centres o..>> view originalSunshine Coast youth unemployment drops below 10%
IT'S the best news in years for mums and dads worried about where their children will find work on the Sunshine Coast. The region's youth unemployment rate has dropped below 10% to become one of the lowest rates in Queensland. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed youth unemployment in November was at 9.8%. This was a significant drop from 14.2% in November 2014 and 10.5% in October 2015. Only four other statistical areas in Queensland, which is split up into 19 r..>> view originalAlmost 70 teams hit the court for state basketball comp
SUNSHINE Coast teams were in the thick of the action on the opening day of the Under-18 State Championships. The week-long event, which has attracted almost 70 teams, started yesterday at the University of Sunshine Coast Sports Stadium and at Caloundra Indoor Stadium. Local sides hope to fare well in the boys and girls divisions. GALLERY: Images from the Under-18 State Championships Under 18 State Basketball Championships. Caboolture Suns against Pirates. Warren Lynam The Su..>> view originalControversy leads Coolum's cane toad race to croak
CONTROVERSY and a lack of manpower has caused Coolum's popular Australia Day cane toad race to croak. Coolum Lions Australia Day co-ordinator Bruce Parkes said the race, which started in the 1990s, had been scrapped as part of the annual celebration. Instead the Lions Club will be holding a "more manageable and family-friendly" event at Tickle Park on January 26. "There was a bit of controversy over the last year, it was too much effort for our guys," Mr Parkes said. Former Lions ..>> view originalDixon Rd upgrades mean detours for Buderim motorists
MOTORISTS headed to Dixon Rd, Buderim could be better suited taking detours in place at both ends of Dixon Rd, as only one lane will be open to traffic while road resurfacing works get underway from today. The detours have been implemented to improve traffic flow around the works, with detours at Dixon Rd- King St and the Karawatha Dr/Ballinger Rd roundabout in place. Dixon Rd residents will be able to access their homes, but should check which way traffic is flowing before exiting thei..>> view originalHomes evacuated while broken gas pipe fixed
HOMES the Noosa Springs Residences complex have been evacuated while gas authorities and emergency services try to fix a gas leak. The alarm was raised shortly before 9am today at the Noosa Springs Dr address. Firefighters and paramedics have remained on scene while representatives from Origin Energy worked to fix the leak from a 50mm pipe. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said a 100m radius was set up around the leaking pipe. No injuries have been reported.>> view originalWas it ethical for Palmer's nickel company to fund PUP?
CLIVE Palmer's revelation his company Queensland Nickel donated $15 million in 2013 to set up Palmer United Party in a bid to abolish the carbon tax raised questions the Federal Parliamentary Ethics Committee should look to consider, according to a leading ethicist. Queensland Nickel went into voluntary administration yesterday three days after it laid off nearly 300 workers at its Townsville refinery. Justifying a string of donations from the company to his party, Mr Palmer described t..>> view originalMPs say we need more politicians like Donald Trump
A Conservative MP has called for the UK to "apologise to the people of the United States" for a petition to ban Donald Trump from the country. Adam Holloway said the debate on whether to ban the Republican presidential candidate from British shores "makes Britain look totalitarian". Another Conservative MP, Philip Davies, said more politicians should be like Mr Trump. He said: "We should celebrate more often politicians who stand up and say things that are unpopular. "I think in t..>> view originalFacebook's great snake debate
OKAY, so it's probably not very likely, but should you ever find yourself effectively handcuffed by your pet python, apparently running a bit of cold water over its head will make it let go. That said, if it's annoyed enough to handcuff and bite you in the first place, it seems unlikely an unscheduled shower is likely to improve its mood, but its a suggestion quite a few Daily readers offered on Facebook after hearing about the plight of a Sunshine Coast who had precisely that happen to he..>> view originalNovak Djovokovic offered $US200k to throw match
World No.1 Novak Djokovic has revealed he was indirectly approached with a $US200,000 offer to throw a match in 2007. The revelation came after bombshell allegations over betting-related corruption rocked the first day of the Australian Open. Djokovic said he was shocked by the offer, admitting "it made me feel terrible." "I was not approached directly," he said. 'I was approached through people that were working with me at that time, that were with my team. "Of course, we thre..>> view original
Monday, January 18, 2016
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