The Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year and leading sustainable business expert Arron Wood The Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year and leading sustainable business expert Arron Wood has been announced as the MC of the National Clean Technologies Conference due to take place ... more
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Grammar receives record 10 OP1’s
Tharushi Abeyratne, Sunshine Coast Grammar School Dux and OP1 recipient with her proud mother. The results are in! A time of great anticipation for thousands of school-leavers with OP (overall position) results released over the weekend and for ten students from Sunshine Coast Grammar School the ... more
Beez Kneez of Mountain Bike tracks opens on the Sunshine Coast
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
Maleny community appeals to Minister to intervene on service station development
A dedicated group of Maleny locals showed up once again today to show their opposition to the service station and fast food outlet being proposed directly opposite the Maleny State School. Councillor Jenny McKay was presented with over 600 letters to be sent to Roads and Transport Minister Mark ... more
Paediatric critical care unit up and running at Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
The region’s most vulnerable patients are in safe hands with the commencement of services in the paediatric critical care unit at Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH). A first for the region, the unit provides care for critically ill children aged up to 16 years. Paediatric critical care ... more
National Award for Sunshine Coast solar farm
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
Caloundra's turn to launch Salvos Red Shield Appeal
The Caloundra launch of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal was held this morning at the The Events Centre, Caloundra. It was one of a series of events to be held across the Coast to kick off the appeal in advance of the annual door knock which will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday May 27th ... more
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