The family-friendly Caloundra Music Festival by the beach announces its first round of artists today; the first of a number of announcements to be made over the coming weeks. CMF presents a program of broad appeal featuring top Australian acts, exciting emerging artists and quality internationals. John Butler Trio is clearly a crowd favourite and […]
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Rare Australian water mouse found living in Caloundra
One of Australia’s rarest rodents, the water mouse, has already been found during the largest fauna (animal) monitoring project to be undertaken in Sunshine Coast Council managed environmental reserves. The $570,000, four-year project will tell council exactly what wildlife is living in these reserves and help to improve conservation management. Split into stages, the first […]
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 […]
Kings of the Coast Ocean Swim makes a splash in Caloundra
Hundreds of swimmers dived into the waters off Caloundra at the weekend for the annual Kings of the Coast Ocean Swim event. Member for Caloundra Mark McArdle said the event was a major draw card that attracted visitors to Caloundra and encouraged locals to make the most of the Sunshine Coast’s stunning coastline. “Since this […]
Zonta Caloundra Celebrate 25 Years & International Women’s Day
The popular women’s group also celebrated members who had dedicated 25 years of service to the group. Director of Rockcote Enterprises Chris Cameron was the guest speaker. Highly regarded as one of Australia’s most entrepreneurial and influential women, Ms Cameron spoke about how she had grown her business 25 years ago from a backyard shed […]
Caloundra holiday’s really cooking
Get cooking on a memorable Caloundra holiday with a Licensed to Spice class and learn how to prepare a new cuisine from a different part of the world followed by a relaxing lunch. Red Hot Chilli Pepper will host a range of authentic cooking classes with the following themes, Mexican (Sat 22nd March & Sat […]
Nominations called for Caloundra community awards
State Member for Caloundra Mark McArdle is calling upon the Caloundra community to nominate suitable persons for the Caloundra Electorate Community Awards for 2014. “I held the inaugural awards last year and they proved to be a great success. Given their popularity, I am now committed to ensuring the awards are delivered each year in the […]
Liquor accord CALM Caloundra to work with Chamber
Luke Bartlett, the new Chair of local liquor accord CALM (Collaborative Approach to Liquor Management), has a vision for Caloundra’s bars and clubs to work hand-in-hand with the Chamber of Commerce. CALM, initiated six years ago, is a voluntary partnership of liquor licensees, which aims to find practical solutions to alcohol-related issues. This partnership also […]
Caloundra rally against helicopter noise
More than 300 people packed the CCSA Hall in Caloundra on Friday (Feb 7, 2014) to discuss community angst over recent helicopter training in the area. The majority of residents who attended, namely from Bellvista Estate but included people from Pelican Waters and Golden Beach, had a grievance over the recent increase in helicopter training activity […]
Public forum to discuss training flights in Caloundra
Member for Caloundra Mark McArdle has arranged a public forum for residents and key stakeholders to have their say on the contentious issue of helicopter training in Caloundra. It comes after Mr McArdle’s office was inundated with noise complaints in the past week surrounding an increase of helicopter flyovers in the area. The forum will […]