Meet the candidates: Sunshine Coast Council and other top stories.

• Meet the candidates: Sunshine Coast Council

  

  Four people want to be mayor and manage the next four years on the fast-growing Sunshine Coast which is now home to about 300,000 people.The Sunshine Coast Regional Council stretches from just south of Caloundra  to just south of Noosa. Sunshine Coast mayoral candidates Alison Barry-Jones, Tony Gibson, Ron Green and Mark Jamieson.  On March 19 Sunshine Coast voters choose between the current mayor and former Australian Provincial News chief executive Mark Jamieson, former Maroochy Shire m..

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• Massive month of events kicks off this weekend

  

  THE START of the Noosa Festival of Surfing this Saturday will kick off a huge schedule of events for the Sunshine Coast for the month of March. The festival which will run from March 5 until 12 is the biggest surfing event in the world competitor-wise with surfers coming from all over the world to participate. Whilst that is happening in Noosa, Mooloolaba will host the Mooloolaba Mile Ocean Swim on Sunday, and then following that surfers and swimmers will be swapped with triathletes as ..

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• Magpies prepared for heat after Sunshine Coast camp

  

  Collingwood training session for fans at Maroochy Multi Sports Fishermans Rd,Maroochydore. Jordan De Goey and Brayden Maynard. Photo Patrick Woods / Sunshine Coast Daily Patrick Woods Collingwood hopes a pre-season training camp in sub-tropical conditions on the Sunshine Coast will stand it in good stead for today's NAB Challenge match against North Melbourne in Wagga Wagga. With temperatures expected to hit 38 degrees in the town, the AFL has activated its extreme weather policy f..

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• Fashion festival searches for a Model Ambassador

  

  SUNSHINE Coast Fashion Festival founder and director Jacinta Richmond and a team of judges are working furiously to decide who will be this year's winner for the Model Ambassador Search. The team had narrowed the contenders to a shortlist of 10 models but still hadn't been able to make a decision. "We're looking for a spokesperson who knows the event, who understands it and who we feel is Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival family," Ms Richmond said. "In saying that though it then makes ..

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• The great revival of Vandyke

  

  From the hard streets of Kings Cross to the Sunshine Coast: trainer David Vandyke says he was brought up close to the beach, so he is really looking forward to getting to Queensland. Picture: Mark EvansWHEN Sydney trainer David Vandyke relocates to Queensland in August, he will bring with him a story that could be straight from a movie script. At 22, Vandyke was a rookie trainer living the dream when he won the Kembla Grange premiership. Back then he was known as David Hayes, before he changed t..

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• 101 Parkyn Pde, Mooloolaba, Queensland 4557

  

  Penthouse on Parkyn Pde. $795,000 Firm. 101 Parkyn Pde, Mooloolaba, Queensland 4557 $795,000 Firm. Penthouse on Parkyn Pde. Enjoy the tranquil river & park views from this fully furnished top floor apartment in the popular Spinnaker Quays building. Ideally located in Parkyn Pde with just metres to Mooloolaba Beach, the 3 bedroom apartment also features balconies front & rear plus a large & exclusive roof top entertainment area with lift access provided. The owners are keen to sell ..

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• 5 / 1 Latona Avenue, Caloundra, Queensland 4551

  

  PRIME LOCATION WITH WATER VIEWS $330 weekly 5 / 1 Latona Avenue, Caloundra, Queensland 4551 $330 weekly Available: 30 March 16 Bond: $1,320 PRIME LOCATION WITH WATER VIEWS Take advantage of the exclusive rooftop balcony on this top floor unit, showcasing incredible ocean and hinterland views, looking out over the renowned Glasshouse Mountains. This two bedroom beauty is spacious, comfortable and ideally located walking distance from the heart of Kings Beach perfect! Features of ..

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• We can do without the Greens on the Coast

  LETTER: Local government on the Sunshine Coast has always been the home of non-party politics and served us well over many decades. Local government members have to be able to work with state and federal members of all party persuasions. The Greens Party is currently bringing party politics into our local government, and I can see no long-term benefit for the Sunshine Coast. The Greens have already advised us their masters in Canberra have dictated that they will vote for total legal..

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• Cameron Daddo's return sounds like music to fans

  

  CAMERON Daddo is no stranger to showbiz. One of the famous Daddo brothers, he was always destined to be a star. He got his first gig in front of the camera at the age of 18 months when he modelled for a calendar dressed as a bunny at a tea party. Eighteen years later, Daddo landed himself a modelling contract in Sydney by walking into a modelling agency to use their phone. He left the building with a contract in his hands. He was soon a familiar face on TV and at the age of 21 became th..

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• Meet Diane Goodwillie - working for the community

  

  Meet Communit minded Diane Goodwillie Tell us a bit about yourself….. In 2002, I retired to Coolum with my partner after leaving my country of birth, Canada, in 1978 and spent 24 years based in Fiji working with issues of women's development and the environment. Throughout my career I have championed young women's leadership through staff and volunteer opportunities with the YWCA, (the Young Women's Christian Association), the UN and local organisations. How did you come to be invol..

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Controversial 'Greenlink' now permanently removed from Palmview ... .	Perth company edges closer to Cannabis nasal spray epilepsy treatment .
'A laughing stock': doctors to continue pill testing despite threat of arrest .	Free surfing dog workshop at Sunshine Coast .