There is nothing like this in Queensland and it's right here on the Sunshine Coast. This morning, mountain bike riders together with State Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni for Springwood, Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson, Cr Tim Dwyer - Division 2 and the President of CORCA - Caloundra Off Road ... more
Arts & Entertainment
Drawn together Maroochydore urban street artwork to connect community with the heart of the city
Street art created by high profile artists Low Bros from Berlin and local artist Thom Stuart was officially launched this morning by Drawn Together Maroochydore in partnership with PangeaSeed Foundation’s public art program Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans. The Drawn Together program is funded by the ... more
Steve Irwin Awarded Hollywood Star
On 26 April 2018, Steve Irwin will be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, for his extraordinary contribution to the entertainment industry through his wildlife documentaries. Terri, Bindy and Robert Irwin spoke with the media this afternoon on what the award means to ... more
Sea Life O'FISHERLY welcome its BIG new residents
Sea Life Sunshine Coast has welcomed three Grey Nurse Sharks back to the Sunshine State, becoming the only tourist attraction in Queensland to house the endangered species. The trio – Pallas, Huey and Patches – were recently transported more than 1,000 kilometres from Manly Sea Life Sanctuary to Sea ... more
The Sunshine Coast launches new art gallery trail
Finding a local art gallery just became easier thanks to the launch of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery Trail website at one of the trail locations, Caloundra Regional Gallery. The trail includes more than 40 public galleries, private (commercial) galleries, artisan galleries, artists’ studios, ... more
LEGO® brick event returns to the Sunshine Coast
Building on last year’s success, the 2015 Sunshine Coast Brick Event made a return to Sunshine Coast Council’s Lake Kawana Community Centre over the weekend (March 7 & 8), bigger and better than ever. Seven to eight thousand visitors enjoyed over 40 displays by Queensland LEGO® User Group ... more
Melbourne artist donates $25K to Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnBtxnt_GLI&rel=0 Melbourne-based artist, Mitch Gobel, today announced a $25,000 donation from art sales to Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors in a very special demonstration at the Wildlife Hospital with the assistance of a few of Australia Zoo’s wildlife stars! Over the ... more
Spooky Sea Life Mooloolaba hosts Halloween
The SEA LIFE Mooloolaba aquarium is turning into an ‘a-scarium’ this Halloween with children coming dressed as witches, ghosts and monsters as the attraction gears up for the coast’s most frightening day of the year. Visitors were spooked to find a skeleton diving among the sharks, groupers and rays ... more
CareFlight Gala Ball goes Broadway
RACQ CareFlight Rescue will bring all the glitz and glamour of Broadway to the beach for its 10th annual Gala Ball on Friday 31 October. The “Broadway, A Night at the Theatre” Ball will be the charity’s largest endeavour yet. More than 100 performers from local theatre troupes will entertain the ... more
Gone Girl Review
Gone Girl, see it for yourself, don’t let anyone tell you about it. Last night I attended a preview of soon to be released thriller “Gone Girl”. Now let me say at the outset, I went into this movie cold. No research, nothing more than I knew someone’s wife has gone missing. That is how I’d ... more