Sunshine Coast News

10/02/2025

A proposed unit block would be three metres higher than the height allowed on a site under the planning scheme. FREE READ:

A two-storey house would be replaced by a unit block 15 metres high under an application submitted to the Sunshine Coast Council. A material change of use has been sought to build three three-bedroom units on a 607sqm block backing on to parkland and Currimundi Lake. The unit block at 17 Hume Street...

09/02/2025

New anchoring restrictions will come into place as part of management plan rollout at a popular river. All stories on SCN are FREE - just click the link below 👇

The next stage of anchoring restrictions is set to be implemented along a popular stretch of water. Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) will introduce the restrictions in downstream areas of the Noosa River for vessels more than five metres in length. The changes mark the next phase in MSQ’s roll-out...

09/02/2025

A doctor is returning to service a town that has been without one since 2023. Click below to read more - it's FREE on SCN.

The organisation behind a multibillion-dollar energy project west of the Sunshine Coast is helping to re-establish a GP service in a nearby town. Queensland Hydro, which is delivering Borumba Pumped Hydro, and health network Country to Coast Queensland are supporting the return of a GP to Imbil in t...

09/02/2025

A research project has examined the experiences, health and social needs of female travellers from the “grey nomad” population. Read more here.

With just a caravan, campervan or a four-wheel-drive and a tent, older Australian women are heading out on the open road to fulfil a sense of adventure and find freedom in the vast countryside. Tackling challenges such as changing flat tyres, navig*ting roads with a caravan and vehicle breakdowns, t...

08/02/2025

Sunshine Coast News readers have had plenty to say about a range of topics during the past week including a multibillion-dollar rail project, the mayor's overseas trip and a crocodile sighting. FREE READ:

Do you have an opinion to share? Submit a Letter to the Editor at Sunshine Coast News via [email protected]. You must include your name and suburb for accountability, credibility and transparency. Preference will be give to letters of 100 words or less. Read the story: Rail project in do...

07/02/2025

Junk food attached itself, sucker-like, to sport a couple of generations ago. Click below to read Jane Stephens' column for FREE.

Move. Sweat. Play. Enjoy. Now would you like fries with that? Junk food attached itself, sucker-like, to sport a couple of generations ago. I well recall getting McDonald’s vouchers at Little Athletics, ice block vouchers at netball and saving up enough Milo labels to earn a chocolate-brown and gr...

07/02/2025

Traders along a street have expressed their frustration after several troubling incidents in the area. Read the story for FREE on SCN here: https://shorturl.at/vB6Y6

07/02/2025

A draft plan for dog parks and access to beaches has been released for community feedback. All our stories are FREE - just click below 👇

Sunshine Coast Council has revealed a draft plan for the region’s network of dog exercise areas, with some significant changes proposed for several popular areas. The draft Dog Exercise Area Plan and Network Blueprint has been released for community feedback, with 81,000 pooches expected to call t...

07/02/2025

A Sunshine Coast hospital has significantly expanded its capacity to serve patients. Click the link below to read more 👇

A private hospital on the Sunshine Coast has reopened after a $10 million transformation. The Caloundra Private Day Hospital now boasts three state-of-the-art operating theatres and new patient support areas, significantly expanding its capacity to serve patients. The upgrade will enable locals to a...

06/02/2025

An ice-cream truck with 1980s prices is about to make the final stop of its road trip. Click here to read more: https://shorturl.at/8DGba

06/02/2025

An upcoming influx of cruise ships is set to provide a $1m boost to the local economy. FREE READ 👇

Five cruise ships are set to visit the Sunshine Coast over the next two months, bringing about 4000 passengers to the region. Their arrival off Mooloolaba is expected to provide a substantial economic uplift to the region, with research showing guests spend an average of $450 a day while on shore. V...

06/02/2025

A pair of parks on the Coast have earned international acclaim for the second year running. READ MORE 👇

Two Sunshine Coast parks have been acknowledged with a prestigious award for the second year running. Buderim Village Park and Kings Beach Park and Community Precinct were recognised with the Green Flag Award. The award is a global benchmark for excellence in park management and celebrates well-main...

06/02/2025

Cristian Trujillo received a phone call last month advising he needed a permit to hold his weekly men’s g*thering. FREE READ 👇

The leader of a weekly beach g*thering that has been shut down because it does not have a permit hopes to engage with Sunshine Coast Council to achieve a resolution. Cristian Trujillo said he received a phone call from the council last month advising he needed a permit to hold his weekly men’s g*t...

06/02/2025

Search warrants have been executed on homes in Minyama, Mountain Creek and Nirimba after extensive investig*tions. Read more here.

Police have charged three people with 21 offences and seized a quantity of drugs as part of an operation to disrupt the production, sale and use of dangerous drugs on the Sunshine Coast. Officers from Kawana Waters, Caloundra and Caloundra South stations, alongside the Sunshine Coast Tactical Crime....

06/02/2025

A proposal for cabins on a rural-zoned property may be for supported accommodation in a farm-like setting. Read more here.

There are indications that an application for eight rural workers’ cabins on a small rural-zoned property may be for supported accommodation in a farm-like setting. An application has been lodged by Diraf Pty Ltd with the Sunshine Coast Council for eight rural workers’ cabins on a 10-hectare blo...

05/02/2025

Naomi McQueen has been announced as the Labor candidate for Fairfax. Read more here.

An air traffic controller has been preselected by a major party to contest a Sunshine Coast seat at the federal election. Naomi McQueen has been announced as the Labor candidate for Fairfax, which includes towns like Maroochydore, Nambour, Coolum Beach, Buderim, Bli Bli, Yandina and Eumundi. The sea...

05/02/2025

SCN columnist Ashley Robinson says we can all act to call out discrimination. Read his column for free, just click below 👇

I was involved in a roundtable discussion recently about racism and how to combat it if you witness it. This subject is one of my pet hates and, of course, discrimination in general came up while we were on the subject. One of the really impressive members told a story about how he explained racism....

05/02/2025

A host of Sunshine Coast stores have either shut down or are about to. Click below to read more for FREE.

Several stores around the Sunshine Coast are closing their doors after the fall of a major fashion group. Local outlets of Millers, Noni B, Katies, Rivers, Rockmans, Autograph, Crossroads, W.Lane and BeMe have either shut down or are about to. Their closures were essentially caused by the collapse o...