Paint still drying on renovations when roof torn from unit and other top stories.

• Paint still drying on renovations when roof torn from unit

  

  THE paint was drying on storm victims Carl and Tracey Hunt's kitchen renovations when the roof of their unit was torn off by strong wind. Whether or not that kitchen will be taken into their insurance valuation is one of the questions the Mooloolaba couple have been left asking in the days after Sunday night's destruction. Akeringa Pl was reopened to residents on Tuesday after police removed restrictions that had been in place since Monday on people entering the cul-de-sac. The bui..

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• Charlie Sheen: I haven't infected anyone

  

  CHARLIE Sheen insists he hasn't infected anyone with HIV. The former 'Two and a Half Men' star was diagnosed with the disease four years ago and despite previously claiming he has slept with more than 700 women, the 50-year-old actor is adamant he hasn't contaminated anyone. Speaking on 'Good Morning Britain', he said: "But it's what people need to focus on and need to understand as absolute truth is that I have infected no-one. "There is no-one coming at me saying, 'Well now ... you..

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• View stunning Coast landscapes in 360 degree video

  VIDEO AS IF aerial footage of stunning landscapes wasn't enough, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast tourism bodies have embraced the latest technology to show off the best the regions have to offer. Visit Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast Opportunities have made the most of the latest virtual reality and 360-degree view video as part of its latest marketing push to promote Australia's Nature Coast and lure more international travellers to the region. Bringing together cutting-edge aerial i..

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• The Grind is Coast's ultimate test on two wheels

  EVERY Saturday morning features the true test of man, woman and machine.‘The Grind’ has become a cycling institution on the Sunshine Coast since humble beginnings 30 years ago.Started by the likes of Alan ‘Shuttles’ Shuttleworth, Mick Patten, Michael Dye and Digby Clever, the weekly journey to Caloundra was always a battle of attrition. “It probably morphed out of a ride John Dean from Cycle World used to do from the Cod Hole and up around Coolum and Yandina,” Shuttles said. “Then the southern ..

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• LETTER: Rethink airport

  

  I WOULD ask council to once more to rethink you airport plans with regards to the importation of 1.1 million cubes of fill to the floodplain. Do a run through of areas and suburbs on the coast - Pelican Waters, Kawana Waters, Mooloolabah, sections of Maroochydore, Twin Waters, Parklakes, Sippy Downs, Noosa Waters, Noosa sound and there are many more examples - every estate developer has had to dig canals and lakes for flood mitigation and not imbalance the lay of the land. The importation..

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• Fair Go campaign wins back our funding

  

  A FEDERAL fund for regions that pumped millions of dollars into capital cities will be restructured to target communities outside Australia's major hubs In a major victory for the Fair Go for Regional Australia campaign, the National Stronger Regions Fund will no longer be allowed to give money to major cities. Just weeks ago we revealed nearly $50 million from the fund, touted as a victory for regional Australia, was being spent in suburbs in major capital cities. Projects within 3k..

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• Biggest Chemist Warehouse on the Coast to open at Maroochydore

  THE biggest Chemist Warehouse store on the Sunshine Coast is due to open soon in a Maroochydore building which has been vacant for years.The new store is scheduled to open by mid-July in premises formerly occupied by Joyce Mayne on the corner of Aerodrome Rd and May St.The large retail showroom has divided up for new tenants and the new Chemist Warehouse will occupy about a third or 1000sq m.The new store will be five times the size of the existing store that it will replace on the corner of Ae..

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• Why Clive is a friend of the ABC

  CLIVE Palmer has jumped to the defence of an ABC television host whose program’s exposure he enjoyed at the height of Palmer United Party’s short-lived time as relevant to the Australian political landscape. PUP may never again hold a share of the Senate’s balance of power and Mr Palmer’s own place in parliament is now just a memory, but the one-time billionaire does not easily forget where his light once shone. The PUP leader has spoken out against the Prime Minister’s comments about host Tony..

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• Meet Australia's new Bachelorette Georgia

  

  GEORGIA Love will star in this year's season of The Bachelorette. The 27-year-old Victorian native is a TV journalist who worked in Launceston and Melbourne before becoming a nightly WIN news presenter in Hobart. Her identity was leaked yesterday by New Idea magazine after her social media accounts went suspiciously quiet. In a twist of fate the WIN Network will air the reality dating show for the first time this year thanks to a new broadcast partnership with Channel 10 which starts..

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• League star joins forces with charity

  NORTH Queensland Cowboys centre and Queensland State of Origin rugby league player Justin O’Neill has signed on as an ambassador for the club’s newest community partner - Sunshine Coast-based children’s charity Little Windmills.The charity’s primary focus is helping seriously sick and injured children from Queensland’s rural and regional areas. “After learning about the work Little Windmills do, I’m really excited to be partnering with them and helping promote the great things they do in rural ..

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