A new Facility Development Plan for Maroochydore Junior Rugby League Club site adopted by Sunshine Coast Council provides a long term vision for this important sport and recreation complex. Division 7 Councillor Ted Hungerford said the Maroochydore Junior Rugby League Club site at Wises Rd, Maroochydore was an important sport, recreation and community facility utilised […]
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National Touch championships kick off at Stadium
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Kawana Sports Precinct and the wider Sunshine Coast will be on show to thousands when the National Youth Touch Football Championships are played on September 17-20. Mayor Mark Jamieson said almost 4000 people would visit from outside the region to compete in and watch the championships. “This national event is bringing 34 […]
Cooroy Softballer to compete at World Championships
Cooroy softball product Jocelyn McCallum is on her way to the Netherlands to compete in the ISF XIV Women’s World Championship on August 15th – 24th. Jocelyn is 1 of 17 athletes to be selected for the Aussie Spirit team which includes fellow Queenslanders Brenda De Blaes, Melinda Weaver, Jodie Bowering, Erin Thras and […]
Untroubled Kopecky Wraps Up International Rally Of Queensland
EUROPEAN Rally Champion Jan Kopecky celebrated his first visit to Australia with victory in Round 3 of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship at the International Rally of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast today. The driver from the Czech Republic brought his Indian-run MRF Skoda Fabia to the finish in the Mary Valley township of […]
Over 700 Kids in Inaugural Sunshine Coast Weetbix Kids TRYathlon
[Video]Over 700 eager Sunshine Coast kids swam, rode and ran their way around the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon course today as part of the biggest kid’s triathlon series in the world. Local kids, aged seven to 15 years, received a gold medal today from a host of sporting heroes for giving activity a TRY […]
Sunshine Coast Rugby Announces New Sponsor
The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union is pleased to announce SGQ as the naming rights sponsor of the Sunshine Coast Rugby Unions A Grade Competition to be known as the SGQ Cup. SGQ Director & COO – Construction, Mr Mark Goodwin said SGQ welcomes the opportunity to support Sunshine Coast Rugby, by providing sponsorship in a […]
Caloundra Local to Represent Australia in World Junior Surfing Titles
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 she embarks on a massive […]
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 March 29 and 30. Clubs from all […]
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 the professionals who have graced the hallowed turf. The […]
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 coaches around Australia,” Tourism Sport and Major Events […]