Sunshine Coast Plein air Paint-Out!
THE Sunshine Coast is about to be inundated with artists. More than 50 artists from all over Australia are meeting up on the Sunshine Coast to paint the historic town of Yandina, surrounding mountain ranges, rainforest and our pristine beaches. The Sunshine Coast Plein air painting group meet together each week to paint en plein air (meaning in the outdoors) around the Sunshine Coast. Capturing the light and colours from life gives their artworks freshness and glorious colours that a..>> view originalRichmond driving us up the wall
ON that long road to AFL glory, some makes and models just don't have the drive to go the distance.Some have 'conked out' and are about to be towed back to the shop to undergo some major restoration work, especially under the bonnet.Damien Hardwick was beaming when describing the GWS Giants as a "Lamborghini” after watching them completely roll his Richmond.There was actually a $250,000 'Lambo' spotted in Western Sydney last week, towing a trailer full of goats.But this particular AFL model isn..>> view originalHow did the Sunshine Coast get its name?
WOULD you rather live on the Near North Coast or the Sunshine Coast?There's no doubt about it, the name, Sunshine Coast, has a pleasant ring to it.This was probably why our forefathers decided way back in 1958 to give the region, which was growing in popularity, a new name.And it was the brokers in the real estate industry that first coined the term.The name, Sunshine Coast, was launched in December 1958 at the Real Estate Institute of Queensland's inaugural dinner of the Sunshine Coast branch ..>> view originalPETA offers $5000 reward for information on dumped Sunshine ...
PETA have offered a $5000 reward for anyone with information relating to the dumping of eight dogs, believed to be from puppy farms, on the Sunshine Coast hinterland.In the past month, eight poodle-crossbreed dogs have been found abandoned in Beerburrum West State Forest near a timber plantation, believed to have come from an illegal puppy farm. Two of the eight dogs found abandoned. Photo: Safe Haven Animal Rescue Inc./Facebook Staff at the HQPlantations site had attempted to catch the..>> view originalShark nets being removed on Coast due to dangerous weather
SHARK control nets on the Sunshine Coast are being removed from the water due to forecasts of strong winds and dangerous sea conditions. Fisheries Queensland manager shark control program Jeff Krause said a total of 22 nets were being removed. "With the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting winds in excess of 70 km per hour and ocean swells over 5 metres from Wednesday afternoon to Friday, we are taking precautionary measures and removing the nets before they become a potential hazard," Mr..>> view originalSage was behind swim greats but gets a second chance
SWIMMING: Michael Sage just missed out on going to the Olympics as an athlete, stuck in an era boasting Kieran Perkins, Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett.But now he will savour the experience as a coach.The 35-year-old is one of a trio of Sunshine Coasters who will be part of Australia's support network team in Rio.Swim coach Chris Mooney and golf captain Ian Baker-Finch will also be there.Sage will guide Australia's open water swimmers Chelsea Gubecka and also New South Welshman Jarrod Poorte."It's..>> view originalJared Leto's experimental laugh
JARED Leto "laughed out loud" at random people in the streets to prepare for his role in 'Suicide Squad'. The 44-year-old singer and actor plays The Joker in the hotly anticipated film and has revealed he had to experiment to perfect the character's iconic laugh. When asked how he perfected his laugh on Good Morning America, he said: "A lot of experimentation. I remember wandering the streets of New York and in Toronto where we were shooting, and I would just laugh out loud and see how ..>> view originalSharks right to be nervous about Titans
TIPPED as the team most likely to collect the 2016 wooden spoon, the Gold Coast Titans can make a massive statement against the seemingly unstoppable Sharks at Cbus Super Stadium tonight.The Sharks are chasing a club-record 16th-straight win as they power towards their first premiership since entering the competition in 1967.But, coming off big wins of their own in their past two games and with a home-crowd advantage, the Titans play the type of game than can trouble Cronulla.In round six it to..>> view originalRevealed: The coach set to lead Coast team in new national netball ...
NETBALL: ANZ Championship winning-coach Noeline Taurua will today be named as the woman to guide the Sunshine Coast team which is set to feature in next year's national league.The announcement will be made this morning and her appointment will be seen as a promising one.Taurua steered the Souther Steel to the minor premiership in the trans-Tasman competition this year, before bowing out to the eventual champion Queensland Firebirds in week two of the finals.Highly-rated, she propelled the Waika..>> view originalNever-say-die attitude puts Elmslie in good stead
SWIMMING: Two-time Olympic gold medallist Melanie Wright certainly knows what fellow Sunshine Coast product Brittany Elmslie is capable of.The two have competed against each other and with each other in for years on the the sport's biggest stages.They were part of the same relay squads at the London Games, collecting gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay and silver in the 4x200m free and 4x100m medley."She's one of the tough ones, she'll never say die,” Wright said."She pushes right hard to the wa..>> view original
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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