Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Course expected to be best on Sunshine Coast and other top stories.

  • Course expected to be best on Sunshine Coast

    Course expected to be best on Sunshine Coast
    MAROOCHY River Golf Club manager Charlie McGill says the Sunshine Coast's newest course should be the best in the region "in three or four years" and the club may then entertain thoughts of hosting one of Australia's biggest tournaments. The Graham Marsh-designed 6450m links-like layout has been open for seven months, essentially replacing Horton Park, which made way for developers in Maroochydore. The Daily heard whispers the club was already considering bidding for the $1.75million Au..
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  • Fishing, surfing and beach guide for Thursday, February 11

    Fishing, surfing and beach guide for Thursday, February 11
    BEACH REPORT SOME SE winds are forecast, hovering around 15-20 knots, with an E swell around one metre. Noosa and Mooloolaba should provide swimmers with the best conditions. PLEASE SWIM ONLY BETWEEN THE RED AND YELLOW FLAGS   Report provided by Surf Life Saving Queensland. Enjoy our beaches safely, only swim between the red and yellow flags. If we can't see you, we can't save you.  OFFSHORE CONDITIONS beginning to calm down a little today with winds SE 15 to 20 knots. Seas are 1.5..
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  • Tiger to set tone in NRL trial

    Tiger to set tone in NRL trial
    RUGBY LEAGUE: Wests recruit Tim Grant wants to inspire a young pack to a massive 2016, starting with Saturday's trial against the Storm at Sunshine Coast Stadium. The 27-year-old signed with Wests for two years after being granted a release from Souths. The prop's experience will be much-needed among a raw Tigers pack. Grant is entering his 10th year in the NRL and has almost 150 games to his name, most of which came during his eight years with Penrith. He has represented the Blue..
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  • Albino turtle discovered on Sunshine Coast beach 'gold' for tourism

    Albino turtle discovered on Sunshine Coast beach 'gold' for tourism
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Albino turtle hatchling a 'rare find' Alby the albino turtle startles conservationists on a Sunshine Coast beach by appearing through the sand and scuttling into the water. PT1M20S 620 349 Say hello to Alby, the "extremely rare" albino turtle stealing the hearts of reptile lovers all over the world.Since the green turtle's Sunday afternoon discovery on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, the small coast care group that found it has been inundated with c..
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  • Pregnant Qld woman diagnosed with Zika virus

    Pregnant Qld woman diagnosed with Zika virus
    A PREGNANT Queensland woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus after returning from overseas. Authorities are confident the south-east Queensland woman was infected with the mosquito-borne disease during her travels, not in Australia. The diagnosis raises fears for her unborn child's health, with evidence the disease may cause rare birth defect microcephaly when passed from mother to fetus. The defect causes babies to be born with small skulls and incomplete brain development. ..
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  • Credit risk fears hit Australian banks

    Credit risk fears hit Australian banks
    ASB boss Barbara Chapman is keeping a close watch on mounting global fears about credit risks, but says Australasia's banking system remains "extremely solid". Shares in Australia's top lenders, including ASB's parent, Commonwealth Bank, have taken a hammering this week amid bearish sentiment about financial institutions, especially in Europe - Deutsche Bank's stock has tumbled 40 per cent this year. An Australian gauge of credit default swaps (essentially insurance policies against deb..
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  • Johnny Depp in Donald Trump spoof film

    Johnny Depp in Donald Trump spoof film
    Johnny Depp is known as a versatile character actor, and has played a pirate, a mad hatter and a knife-wielding barber. For his latest role, he has adopted a blonde comb-over and a distinctly recognisable Queens accent. The new spoof film of Donald Trump, based on his book "Trump: The Art of The Deal", has begun streaming on the website Funny Or Die, with an all-star cast including Mr Depp, Jack McBrayer, Patton Oswald, Alfred Molina, Michaela Watkins as Ivana Tramp and Stephen Merchant..
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  • Tourism Events Queensland withdraws foodie fest funding

    Tourism Events Queensland withdraws foodie fest funding
    SHERATON Noosa owners have pulled out of their role in running the Noosa Food and Wine Festival in May, causing the withdrawal of funding from Tourism Events Queensland. Noosa Pacific Hotel Pty Ltd, landlord to Sheraton Noosa, successfully gained funding to run the festival late last year from both Tourism Noosa and Tourism Events Queensland. This followed the collapse of the company behind previous festivals, Noosa Food and Wine Events, directed by restaurateur Jim Berardo. While To..
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  • Falcons set to unleash 'X-factor' in trial match

    Falcons set to unleash 'X-factor' in trial match
    RUGBY LEAGUE: The Falcons have been desperate for a game breaker and it appears they have found him in electric outside back Eddie Tautali. Local footy fans should get their first look at Tautali in Saturday's three-way trial against Easts and Melbourne Storm's under-20s side. It's a curtain raiser to the NRL trial involving the Storm and Wests Tigers at Sunshine Coast Stadium. For several seasons the Coast side has struggled to score points from inside their own half and it's believ..
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  • Seven ridiculous Guinness World Records for Valentines Day

    Seven ridiculous Guinness World Records for Valentines Day
    HOW DO I love thee? Let me count the ways. Here are seven examples of people all over the world showing some form of love or affection to one another in an effort to land themselves a world record. From the guy who just had to stand still while he was kissed hundreds of times, to the couples who stood for hours in increasingly uncomfortable embraces. It's almost romantic. With the help of Guinness World Records, here are seven of some of the most romantic, bizarre, confusing and ev..
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Albino turtle discovered on Sunshine Coast beach 'gold' for tourism .Million-dollar first stage to new Sunshine Coast heart .
Scorchers batsmen to rise to challenge .Track spokesman won't bail on Sunshine Coast rail .

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