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IN PICTURES: Charitable soles at Run Sunshine Coast

KAWANA was awash with a sea of red-and-white-clad people of all ages as the second annual Run Sunshine Coast went off with a bang. A total of 1989 people came together yesterday morning to run, walk or stroll along the picturesque Kawana course. >> view original

Expect a wet, soggy week on the Sunshine Coast

DON'T put the umbrella away just yet, it's set to be a wet week on the Sunshine Coast. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast rain until Friday afternoon. Showers are predicted every day this week, with some lights winds. There's no flooding danger ... >> view original

In PICTURES: What a weekend! Events tourism boost

In what is traditionally a quiet month on the tourism front, the combination of the Noosa Food and Wine Festival, National Outrigger Marathon Titles, Run Sunshine Coast and Caloundra Cup attracted thousands of people from all around Australia to inject ... >> view original

YOUR CELEBRATIONS: Coast births and marriages

MUSCAT: Zachary Winsent Muscat was born on May 12 at Sunshine Coast Private Hospital, Buderim, weighing 3025 grams. He is the fourth child for Lana and Jeffrey Muscat, of Moutain Creek , and a brother to Ryder, 7, Owen, 5, and Quinn, 1. Photo Patrick ... >> view original

Extra edge to Fire-Strikers' encounter this weekend

FOOTBALL: The Sunshine Coast and Brisbane Strikers boast one of the state's fiercest football rivalries but Fire back Ray Schultz admits this weekend's clash is even more significant. The Fire's four-match winning run was snapped with a 3-1 loss to ... >> view original

'No clear understanding' of start-up sector in Budget

TECH start-ups on the Sunshine Coast have welcomed the Federal Budget's small business provisions but point out that they are of limited value to those with no shopfront and few assets. As reported in the Daily, the budget was lauded as a huge win for ... >> view original

Coast roads set to be smoother thanks to Federal funding

In great news for the Sunshine Coast the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery Programme is being doubled with local streets and roads in the region set to benefit from $4,893,991 in funding during 2015-16. Federal Member for Fisher Mal Brough MP ... >> view original

Bob Irwin breaks his silence on Crocodile Hunter's death

A young Steve, excited, passionate and a typical Sunshine Coast bloke. There are quick glimpses of his widow Terri, daughter Bindi and son Robert, but the family declined to take part. The program showed the 'to and fro' in the former handlers' minds ... >> view original

Residents urged: Ring council if you find a syringe

SUNSHINE Coast residents and visitors have been urged to contact the council if they find syringes in public areas. A woman posted online that she and her family found two needles in the sand while walking on the beach at North Shore on May 10. >> view original

State of Origin: QRL boss Betros opens fire on Sydney ticket sales

Queensland Rugby League chairman Peter Betros believes Sydney should lose its right to automatically host a State of Origin game every season if ANZ Stadium is not a sell-out for the opening game of this year's series on May 27. Betros fired yesterday the ... >> view original