Team comes first for loyal state league clubman and other top stories

Team comes first for loyal state league clubman

ROWAN Klein sits atop the Sunshine Coast all-time games list with 78, at peace with the fact there is no guarantee he will make it to 79. After collecting three wooden spoons in his four seasons at the club, the Falcons outside back is dedicated to ... >> view original

Pumping up the price gap, but why?

THE Sunshine Coast was once the cheapest place in the south-east to fill up - but last month the Coast's motorists were paying on average 11 cents a litre more than capital city drivers. The RACQ has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer ... >> view original

Cars on show for Smiles of Strength

TUCKED away in countless garages across the Sunshine Coast is a huge array of classic, vintage, muscle, rare and cherished cars. Little wonder then that the Coast does car shows so well and tomorrow sees the inaugural Smiles of Strength Motoring ... >> view original

Your picks for the top 10 hairdressers on the Sunshine Coast

This week we put the call out for you to tell us where to find the best hairdresser on the Sunshine Coast. As it turns out a lot of you were extremely passionate about where you got your cut and colour. While we had close to 900 responses, we've ... >> view original

Ex-skipper returns from Sydney to help Scorchers

FORMER Sunshine Coast captain James Henry has returned to Buderim just in time to bolster a makeshift Scorchers team at the pointy end of the season. The top-order batsman was at John Blanck Oval for three-and-half seasons - averaging 28.36 with the ... >> view original

Uni cuts won't affect budgets, full-time staff

MANAGEMENT at the University of the Sunshine Coast says neither budgets nor permanent academic staff numbers are being cut. Academic staff in the University's Faculty of Arts and Business were thrown into turmoil this week when advised that hours for ... >> view original

How will we celebrate 50 years of the Sunshine Coast name?

When it comes to the celebration of the 50th birthday of the naming of the Sunshine Coast, it could be everything. Sunshine Coast Council has been deliberating when to hold the 50-year celebrations. Initially the council was gearing up for a ... >> view original

'Wellness Warrior' Jess Ainscough loses battle with cancer

SELF-proclaimed Wellness Warrior Jessica Ainscough has passed away following a long battle with cancer. The 30-year-old was diagnosed with incurable cancer when she was 22, and was told her only chance at prolonging her life would be to amputate ... >> view original

A holiday favourite for over a century

THE Sunshine Coast with its beautiful waterways and beaches was a haven for fishing and swimming, even in the early days. Holiday-makers filled the popular guest houses on both the Coast and in the hinterland. The North Coast railway line opened in the ... >> view original

Our boys in the eye of storm cleanup

We were prepared but luckily sparedCoolum News >> view original