The Sunshine Coast Council Solar Farm has been honoured in the National Awards for Local Government which showcase innovative and resourceful solutions that local governments have implemented to make a difference within their communities. The Solar Farm won the Boosting Productivity through ... more
Technology
iTooth extracts top prize at Startup Weekend Sunshine Coast
Can you take a common problem from idea to business in 54 hours? That's the aim of the Startup Weekend Sunshine Coast. Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event geared around action, innovation, and education to turn ideas into businesses for those with technical and non-technical backgrounds. The ... more
Google to visit Sunshine Coast to train local companies
Representatives from Google Australia will visit the Sunshine Coast on Thursday 12 April to hold a free training seminar for local business leaders. The ‘Digital Garage’ event came about as a result of a collaboration between Federal MP Andrew Wallace, the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce and Google ... more
Improved mobile phone coverage for Beerwah and Glass House Mountains
Beerwah and Glass House Mountains will receive new Telstra mobile telephone towers following the announcement of the outcomes of a tendering process to provide Federally-funded base stations on the Sunshine Coast. Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace announced the local outcomes and welcomed ... more
Emergency vehicles are given the ‘green light’
Families across Queensland will be safer as more emergency vehicles are given the ‘green light’ when responding to emergencies. Premier Campbell Newman said Emergency Vehicle Priority (EVP) technology was being expanded to more fire trucks and ambulances in the state which had the potential to save ... more