Australia’s number one ranked surfer heading into the 16 year age division at next month’s World Junior Surfing Titles in Ecuador is focused on nothing but success as she puts the finishing touches to her world title campaign. Caloundra’s Laura Poncini is enjoying her last few days at home before ... more
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Lake Kawana Hosts Dragon Boat Championships
Sunshine Coast Council’s Stockland Park Lake Kawana will welcome more than 2000 paddlers when it hosts two of the biggest events on the dragon boating calendar in March and April. The Queensland Dragon Boat Federation (QDBF) will host the 2014 State Dragon Boat Championships at Lake Kawana on ... more
Golf’s Thursday Legends Returning
PALMER Coolum Resort’s golf course is bringing back one of the popular amateur tournaments it was long renowned for - the Thursday Legends. The Thursday Legends is played from the championship tees, giving local amateur golfers the chance to experience competitive action from the perspective of ... more
Sunshine Coast top training base for athletes
On the eve of the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival, Sunshine Coast Council has joined nationally-acclaimed triathlon coach Toby Coote to acknowledge the Sunshine Coast as a top training spot for athletes. “And we’ve put a new e-book together to provide a single source of information for athletes and ... more
Kerry O’Keeffe guest speaker at President’s Sports Luncheon
Former Test Cricketer, Kerry O’Keeffe, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, penchant for sport and larger than life personality to the Sunshine Coast as the guest speaker at the 2nd President’s Sports Luncheon at the Mooloolaba Surf Club on 14th March. Widely regarded as the funniest cricket ... more
Local karter, winning title and breaking records
It’s all go for up-and-coming kart star, Clem O’Mara, who took out the Queensland Closed State Titles at Whitsunday Raceway recently. The Glass House Mountains local claimed pole position starts and first place finishes in each of the three pre-final races in the TAG 125 Heavy ... more
Stingrays sport striking Aboriginal art print jerseys for NAIDOC week
SUNSHINE Coast Rugby Union is joining the celebrations of NAIDOC week, with the Stingrays donning Indigenous-inspired jerseys for their match against Gold Coast on Saturday. Special edition jerseys designed for the Premier and Colts divisions showcase a striking Aboriginal art print which will be ... more
Symbolic beach landing heralds international rally countdown
DRIVERS from five countries launched the final countdown for this weekend's International Rally of Queensland by symbolically landing on the Sunshine Coast at Maroochydore Beach today. The annual round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship starts with the Showdown @ the Showgrounds Super ... more
RDA Fund injects $773,000 to Tennis Centre development project
The Sunshine Coast Regional Tennis Centre project has received a $773,000 boost from the Regional Development Australia (RDA) Fund Round Four, announced on Wednesday. RDA Sunshine Coast Chair Prof Max Standage said the successful grant application would provide much needed infrastructure funds to ... more
OzSki Resort launch a double celebration for Emma
The long-awaited Coolum OzSki Resort has been hailed among Australia’s best water-ski facilities and of international standard after a successful State Titles wrapped up on Sunday. The launch of the 32ha resort was brought forward to allow the Qld State Titles to go ahead after the devastating ... more