Innovation Minister Kate Jones has today put out the call for volunteers to take part in human trials on a Queensland-developed COVID-19 vaccine next month.
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Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Program wins 2020 Queensland Reconciliation Awards
Sunshine Coast Council’s 2019 Kids in Action program has been recognised for the role it played in building deeper connections between the Jinibara and Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi First Nations people and our region’s children, by winning the Queensland Reconciliation Award for partnership.
Noosa business survey deadline extended
Noosa business operators have been given another week to provide feedback on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their business.
Bright new look for Montville’s Russell Family Park
Sunshine Coast Council has delivered a fun, bright and lively look for Russell Family Park in Montville featuring an inviting cone-structured playground standing just under 10 metres high with butterflies eclipsing the tip of the equipment.
‘Homebuilder’ Program to Drive Economic Activity Across the Sunshine Coast Residential Construction Sector
The Morrison Government is supporting jobs in the residential construction sector on the Sunshine Coast with the introduction of the new HomeBuilder program.
The weight is over for Queensland gyms and fitness clubs
Queensland gyms can open their doors to even more Queenslanders after the Chief Health Officer’s approval of a Fitness Industry COVID Safe Plan.
Deb Frecklington Media Conference June 4, 2020 at Aussie World
Thousands of jobs on the Sunshine Coast are threatened by the border chaos and confusion caused by the Palaszczuk Labor Government, the LNP warned today.
Sunshine Coast Holiday Parks welcome local visitors this winter
Sunshine Coast residents are being urged to make use of a much-needed staycation in their own backyard for their next winter holiday as the region’s holiday parks roll out the welcome mat for everyone.
Opening up Queensland for Queenslanders to camp
From today, Queenslanders can book and enjoy a camping getaway in the state’s National Parks, forests and recreation areas, following the Chief Health Officer’s approval of the necessary COVID-19 plan.
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COVID Safe Industry Plans mean more customers for Qld businesses
From today, more Queenslanders can be in pubs, restaurants, surf clubs and RSLs, cafes, gyms, campgrounds and hotels thanks to the approval of COVID Safe Industry Plans.
Sunshine Coast Airport Runway Opening
The Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project has reached an important milestone with the opening of the new runway. Sunshine Coast Airport has advised that the new runway will become operational on Sunday 14 June 2020 and the existing Runway 18/36 will be decommissioned.
Sunshine for Toll Group
The new Toll Sunshine Coast logistics facility has been completed. The $17M development is positioned on the largest lot in the Chevallum Industrial Park – a 1.8ha site strategically located in one of Australia’s fastest growing urban areas, 20 minutes from Maroochydore and 1 hour from Brisbane.
Queensland waterways welcome amphibious dredge
Sunshine Coast dredging and civil construction company Hall Contracting has welcomed a new $1.5 million amphibious dredge to its fleet of equipment, with the advanced technology assisting in the upkeep of waterways across Queensland and beyond.
LNP backs plan to expand Sunny Coast Stadium
LNP Deputy Leader and Shadow Treasurer Tim Mander received a briefing from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council today on a stadium expansion proposal and said he believed it was a priority project for the area.
Sunshine Coast Council to introduce measures to help protect subcontractors
Sunshine Coast Council has endorsed additional contract measures as part of its procurement process, to help protect subcontractors in events of head contractor insolvencies.
Local news is not dead
Print is dying but not local news. Local news is alive. Alive with new possibilities and a bright future.
Reinventing local news.
If today, someone wanted to start a news/media company, from scratch, they wouldn’t create a newspaper or print publication, they wouldn’t create a radio station, they wouldn’t create a TV station. So what would they create?
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Rabbitohs and Warriors’ fans set to be refunded for Coast match tickets
Sunshine Coast Council has reassured fans who purchased tickets to the 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership South Sydney Rabbitohs vs New Zealand Warriors August blockbuster that everyone will be refunded.
USC provides free toolkit for job seekers
With COVID-19 lockdowns severely disrupting the Australian job market, the USC Business School has stepped forward to provide free assistance to those applying for jobs.
Sustainable jobs for vulnerable Sunshine Coast young veterans following $100,000 Federal Grant
Sunshine Coast charity STEPS Group in Caloundra will help secure sustainable jobs for vulnerable younger veterans on the Sunshine Coast following a grant of $103,452 from the Federal Government.
Community leaders join forces with Sunshine Coast Council to see communities thrive
Nine local representatives with strong community links have come together today at The Events Centre, Caloundra for the first meeting of Sunshine Coast Council’s new Community Strategy Leadership Group (CSLG).
South-East Queensland councils benefit from COVID Works for Queensland program
Communities across South-East Queensland will soon see the social, employment and economic benefits of the Palaszczuk Government’s $200 million COVID Works for Queensland program, with council allocations announced today.
Queensland driving tests to resume
Lot of young people have been eagerly awaiting this. Queensland’s learner drivers will soon be able to sit for their P-plates again with practical driving tests to resume on June 15.
Sneak preview of next major Sunshine Coast road upgrade
Motorists can have a preview of the next major Sunshine Coast upgrade on the Bruce Highway at Forest Glen, with animated concepts released this week showing how the upgraded highway interchanges at Maroochydore Road and Mons Road will work after a $301.25 million overhaul.
Council facilities set to reopen with social distancing conditions
The Sunshine Coast is open for business and looking forward to welcoming visitors. Many of council’s popular facilities will reopen this week, with restrictions on patron numbers and ongoing social distancing and hygiene requirements in place.
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast is ready for you to waddle back in
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast is happy to announce that it will reopen its doors to the public on Thursday 4 June 2020.
Traffic Crash Bald Knob
Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a collision between a truck and utility at Bald Knob today. Around 12.25pm, emergency services were called to a serious crash on Landsborough Maleny Road where a concrete truck and a utility had collided near Hovard Road.