Tough guy Troy Giess joins the Sunshine Coast Falcons
IN A boost for the Sunshine Coast, rugged back-rower Troy Giess is poised to sign with the Falcons and he's intent on bringing some much-needed starch to the side's defence. The 27-year-old is renowned for his hard-hitting ways, propelling Redcliffe and Easts to grand finals in 2012 and 2014. He was chased hard by new coach Craig Ingebrigtsen, who is determined to arrest a worrying trend at the club - it has leaked an average of more than 31 points a game for the past five years. The..>> view originalSunshine Coast van park at Cotton Tree ranked 4th in Qld
COTTON Tree Holiday Park has been voted one of the top 10 in the state by readers of a family tourism website. Each year, with the help of travel-loving families, HolidayswithKids.com.au compiles a go-to list of parks for family holiday fun. Voters are asked to take into account the park's facilities, activities for children, customer service, comfort, location, value for money and their overall experience. Its latest survey rated Cotton Tree Holiday Park No.4 in Queensland and secon..>> view originalCoast cooks gear up for MKR's first round
FOUR Sunshine Coast cooks will be chasing their food dreams in the upcoming new season of My Kitchen Rules. Mates Alex and Gareth and lovebirds JP and Nelly will fly the flag for Queensland in the second round of instant restaurants on the reality cooking show hosted by celebrity chefs Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. Little Mountain couple Nelly, 25, and JP, 30, are likely to serve up a diverse range of food thanks to JP's French heritage - his father is a chef - and Nelly's Polish and Ita..>> view originalDolphin appears to show gratitude at being rescued
A MAN has shared touching images of the rescue of a wild dolphin found in difficulty at Tangalooma on Moreton Island. Tim Chow wrote into the Daily saying he had been able to witness the rescue of the dolphin, which its rescuers named Silhouette, on Sunday night. "It was a moment that will stay in my mind," Mr Chow wrote. A wild dolphin, dubbed Silhouette, is rescued at Tangalooma on Moreton Island. Tim Chow "It was great to see that Silhouette eating fish and sticking around ..>> view originalOPINION: We need holiday accomodation mix at Mooloolaba
THANKS for the Backward Glances column in the Daily. Through it we are reminded of the many campaigns by residents and the Sunshine Coast Environment Council. Recently it mentioned the thwarting of a plan to put a restaurant, accessed by a chairlift, on top of Mount Coolum, as well as the campaign to save the Sea Breeze Caravan Park from a developer. Thirty years on we have another campaign to save a caravan park on our foreshore. We have already lost so many caravan and camping plac..>> view originalWitness tells court man in Esky cried out for help
A MURDER accused yelled "Shut the f**k up c**t" at a man who fell from an Esky at his property, a committal hearing witness says. Tin Can Bay resident Ian Schutz was giving evidence in Brisbane Magistrates Court when he said Matthew Leslie Armitage, 22, yelled the obscenities at the man in the Esky after the man cried out for help. Mr Armitage, his father Stephen John Armitage, 45, and Highfields resident William Frances Dean, 37, were charged with murder, deprivation of liberty and tor..>> view originalAlleged killer says he had no part in Cole Miller's death
ONE of Cole Miller's alleged killers claims he is not responsible for the popular Sunshine Coast teenager's death. However, police prosecutor Jason Beasley told a Brisbane court on Tuesday that just because Daniel Jermaine Lee Maxwell did not deliver the alleged blow that killed Mr Miller does not mean the accused man did not play a major part in his death. Speaking during Mr Maxwell's application for bail, defence lawyer Michael Bosscher told Brisbane Magistrate Wendy Cull the case ag..>> view originalSLSA takes legal risk if it ignores coroner, expert warns
SURF Life Saving Australia is under fire from the parents of two of the three teenagers who died during national titles for its failure to immediately introduce key safety measures recommended by a coroner. Lifesaver advocacy group Surfprobe also slammed any delay in introducing helmets and life jackets for junior competitors, saying it remained deeply concerned about safety for the upcoming national titles to be held on the Sunshine Coast. And two leading jurists have warned the moveme..>> view originalSam Groth plots Andy Murray revenge
SAM Groth said winning for the first time since last year's US Open had given him plenty of hope ahead of a second-round match-up at the Australian Open with No.2 seed Andy Murray. Before yesterday Groth had lost in the first round of his past four tournaments, including the opening two of this year in Brisbane and Sydney. But after being troubled by a nerve problem in his right foot, for which he had surgery, he got back on track yesterday, with his booming serve helping him to a four-..>> view originalReaders flummoxed at cane toad name furore
HARRIET Adelaide was a child just arrived from the UK when she saw her first cane toad race at Coolum's Australia Day event. "We all thought it was hilarious!" she wrote on the Sunshine Coast Daily's Facebook page. She won't be seeing it again after a furore over the names given to toads in last year's race prompted organisers to scrap it. The issue began when one of the toads was named Sekisui, after a developer planning a billion-dollar redevelopment at Yaroomba. A surprisingly m..>> view original
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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