Sunshine Coast Airport expansion approved
Queensland's Sunshine Coast is set for a major tourism boom after a multi-million dollar runway extension for the region's airport at Maroochydore cleared a major hurdle.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Thursday announced Queensland Coordinator-General Barry Broe had granted environmental approval to the Sunshine Coast Airport's $347 million runway extension. New runway planned Sunshine Coast Airport expansion. Photo: supplied "This is a fantastic boost of confidence for the Sunshine Coa..>> view originalCourt upholds celebrity threesome injunction
THE Supreme Court of England has extended a privacy injunction which is stopping the Sun on Sunday - part of the NewsCorp group - from revealing the identity of a celebrity who had a threesome while married. The case has become an interesting battle over whether or not an injunction can stop a celebrity from being named by the media, in the age of the internet, when details of the case can simply be published by a website outside of the court's jurisdiction. Since the injunction was o..>> view originalLIVE: Council call for Backpacker Tax to be killed off
Key Points: UPDATE 2.05pm: Sunshine Coast Council will write to Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen and other senior public servants calling for the Backpacker Tax to be scrapped. The much-maligned tax has been put on hold until after the election by the Turnbull Government, but in a motion put to the council this afternoon, Cr Jenny McKay has called on the council to throw its support behind calls to bin the controversial legislation. Cr McKay said many in t..>> view originalNEXT STEP: Melbourne Storm outlines netball plans
NETBALL: Melbourne Storm and the University of the Sunshine Coast will enter a "final negotiation" period with Netball Australia officials, as the rugby league powerhouse looks to bring a national netball league team to the Sunshine Coast. Netball Australia and the Storm have today confirmed the club is one of three "preferred bidders" to win a licence, joining the Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. In a statement on the club's website, the Sto..>> view originalMyer, eBay launch world first virtual reality store
MYER and eBay have joined forces to create what they say is the world's first virtual reality department store. And to promote the new technology, they are giving away more than 15,000 'Shopticals' - cardboard virtual reality viewers for free at www.ebay.com/VR But it seems, you had to be be quick with the 'daily allocation' of 1000 exhausted on Thursday morning soon after the virtual store announcement went out. However, Google Cardboard VR devices are available for about $5.95, al..>> view originalSunshine Coast eateries shun vomit charge
SUNSHINE Coast restaurant and cafe leaders have been surprised by a bistro's decision to charge a customer extra for cleaning after her child vomited on the premises. Dion Spadaro, general manager of The Boat Shed at Cotton Tree, was shocked to hear that a Montville bistro had charged a customer for the loss of space and staff time while the mess was cleaned up. "It's not something that we would do. It's not like we don't have buckets and cleaning equipment," Mr Spadaro said. "We loo..>> view originalBig Maleny Show program calls for app to get around
LEAPING dogs, a ute show and shine, a trick horse rider, and a gumboot ironman challenge - Maleny might not be a big town but it knows how to turn on a show.The 94th annual Maleny Show will be held next Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28, and has more variety on the program than a royal performance.And showgoers will be able to download a new app to help make sure they do not miss out on anything.Show secretary Lois White said the program was “pretty packed.”“There’s plenty for them to see and ..>> view originalRide for Russ cyclists prepare for epic journey
CYCLIST Linda Florence can't think of any Sunshine Coast suburb she hasn't pedalled through in the past couple of months. Detective Senior Constable Florence and nine other riders have been preparing their bodies for a 302km endurance ride in honour of late Sunshine Coast police officer detective Senior Constable Russell Sheehan. Det Snr Const Florence, who worked with Det Snr Const Sheehan for about five years at the Maroochydore Criminal Investigation Branch, has managed to fit in abo..>> view originalKay and Rychvalsky picked for Australia
SURF LIFESAVING: On the back of strong performances at The Aussies 2016, Sunshine Coasters Cody Rychvalsky (Maroochydore) and Nicole Kay have been selected to represent Australia at the 2016 World Youth Lifesaving Championships in The Netherlands. Rising teenage stars Jemma Smith and Callum Lowe–Griffiths will captain the team ahead of the championships on September 1–18. Cody Rychvalsky from Maroochydore at the state titles in 2014. Alistair Brightman “This is an incredibly talented an..>> view originalLETTER: Preventing horror
BRONWYN Bell chastises me in her letter (Daily, 7/5) for supporting our government's immigration policy. I wonder if Bronwyn is old enough to remember Antony Eden arriving from Berlin, waving a piece of white paper, shouting excitedly "there will be no war, I have signed a piece agreement with Germany", that was only few days before the Second World War erupted in all its full horror. I am a few months shy of turning 90, so I remember vividly the atrocities committed by all sides at that ..>> view original
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Sunshine Coast Airport expansion approved and other top stories.
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