Popular Coast mayor Mark Jamieson pulls State MPs into line and other top stories.

• Popular Coast mayor Mark Jamieson pulls State MPs into line

  

  Sunshine Coast mayor Mark Jamieson has used his successful re-election as mayor to again highlight the imbalance of major infrastructure expenditure on the Sunshine Coast.The Sunshine Coast – from Caloundra to Noosa - is now one of Australia's 10th fastest growing regions, yet there has only recently been a commitment to critical infrastructure in the region. Sunshine Coast mayor Mark Jamieson with 2016 Mooloolaba Triathlon winners earlier this month, (from left) Kirsten Kaspar (USA), Jod..

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• Statewide election results

  

  SEVERAL sitting Mayors have retained their seats as the votes are tallied across Queensland. On the Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson has been returned after winning more than 61% of the first 80,000 votes counted. His closest rival was Greens candidate Tony Gibson who secured 17.93% of the vote. Just south of the coast, in the Moreton region, incumbent Allan Sutherland will also be returned. Cr Sutherland has won more than 52% of the first 130,000 votes counted with his nearest ..

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• Donald Trump scores surprise Coast council votes

  

  DONALD Trump has just secured one per cent of the vote in Sunshine Council's Division Eight. Adrian Brooks-Price said he was surprised to hear he wasn't the only one who did it. "It was a joke," he told the Daily "I added a box and Trump's name ...ticked it." Not that I endorse Trump but the system is run by clowns...why not Trump." Sunshine Coast elections: Who did you just vote for?: We asked Sunshine Coast voters who they picked in the 2016 local government e..

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• Gold Coast Stroll for the Crolls walk raises $15000 for paralysed dad

  

  Gold Coast plumber Rob Croll and his wife, Katie, used to take their boys regularly to the same Burleigh children's park as Anna Peasley, Elise Corcoran and Kristal Hewitt - until a terrible surfing tragedy on February 9.When the three young mums heard that the devoted dad and husband had broken his spine surfing at Kirra and was paralysed from the neck down, they mobilised their community to raise money to help pay for his rehabilitation and is family's living expenses. Rob Croll, 34, wi..

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• Missing Coast teen, Aimee Bullus, may have travelled to NSW

  

  POLICE believe missing Sunshine Coast teenager, Aimee Bullus may have travelled interstate, possibly to Sydney, with officers appealing for anyone who may have seen Aimee or know of her current whereabouts to contact police. QPS Media Seventeen-year-old Aimee left her Tewantin home on January 5, 2016 and was last seen in early February in Grafton, New South Wales. Her last contact on her social media accounts was on February 26. Aimee is travelling with a 20-year-old man called '..

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• Bureau predicts possible showers but mainly fine weather for Easter

  

  People heading to camping grounds along Queensland's coast for the Easter break can breathe a sigh of relief because the weather bureau thinks the long weekend will be mainly fine, with scattered showers."We are not expecting torrential downpours," Bureau of Meteorology weather forecaster Andrew Bufalino said. South-east Queensland can expect fine weather for Easter, with a few scattered showers possible.  "It's still a long way off at this stage so people should keep an eye on forecasts ..

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• Search for kayaker on Fraser Island continues

  

  The search for a kayaker who was reported missing on Saturday afternoon on Fraser Island resumed early Sunday.At first light, the RACQ rescue helicopter, a Water Police vessel and the Tin Can Bay Coast Guard started searching again. A search is under way for a kayaker on Fraser Island. Photo: Antoine Beyeler About 3.40pm on Saturday, two male kayakers were reported to have overturned while paddling in the ocean, 500 metres north of Happy Valley, when they were hit by a large wave.One of ..

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• Who delivered the state four-year terms?

  

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• 2016 Qld council elections: Couldn't we do it online?

  

  STANDING in a queue in the steaming heat, the thought kept going around in my head. Why in 2016, do we need to go somewhere, fill out pieces of paper, to vote. Surely, this could all be done online? I mean I like an election day sausage sizzle as much as the next bloke. And the Queensland Electoral Commission staff are more than pleasant. In fact in the face of some stroppy voters, they were super tolerant. But really, in an age where we can transfer thousands of dollars in ..

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• UFC Fight Night: Mark Hunt knocks out Frank Mir and edges closer to heavyweight title

  

  Take that: Mark Hunt delivers the telling punch against Frank Mir during their UFC Heavyweight bout. Photo: Getty Images Australia's Mark Hunt scored a stunning first-round knockout of two-time UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the UFC Fight Night at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.After a tentative opening, the 41-year-old landed the decisive blow with the first real scoring punch of the fight â€“ his right hand to the head of Mir ended the contest w..

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