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Developer Graeme Juniper, former Maroochy Shire Mayor Don Culley with Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli . | Newsreel

Time capsule reveals a life before Spotify and iPhones

A time when five Mooloolaba penthouses sold for an average of $500,000 each was relived last week as a time capsule was opened on the Sunshine Coast. The capsule was
Read more 6 January 2025
Woman receiving an injection. | Newsreel

Free flu vaccine program extended in Queensland

Queensland’s free flu vaccination program will be extended for another season, in a bid to reduce pressure on the state’s hospital emergency departments. State
Read more 6 January 2025
Drought and flood graphic. Newsreel

Water woes responsible for 8700 deaths

Water-related disasters killed more than 8700 people and displaced 40 million people across the world last year. The latest Global Water Monitor Report, involving an
Read more 6 January 2025
Group worried about rent. | Newsreel

Capital city rent rises add to financial pain in 2024

Renters in Brisbane are paying, on average, more than $23 per week extra this Christmas than last year, slightly above the national average. New analysis from housing
Read more 6 January 2025
Beau Vernon, Sunshine Coast

Vernon to promote sport for all on Coast

A Paralympic bronze medallist and former AFL player will become the Sunshine Coast’s Sports Inclusion Officer under a national program. Sunshine Coast Council Strong
Read more 6 January 2025
Stacks of metal. | Newsreel

New one-step climate-neutral metal production process

A new way to produce metal and alloys has been developed which would make a process responsible for 10 percent of the world CO2 emissions climate-neutral. Scientists
Read more 5 January 2025
Woman dancing at Woodford Folk Festival. | Newsreel

Queensland set for a $1 billion party in 2025

Queensland’s 2025 events calendar is tipped to inject more than $1 billion into the state’s economy this year. State Tourism Minister Andrew Powell said more than
Read more 5 January 2025
Petso mark 2. | Newsreel

Antarctica 2024 in pictures. Take your own in 2025

The Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) has released a series of photos which captures the essence of Australia’s most southern outpost. AAP, a collaborative
Read more 3 January 2025
Chemist with elderly customer. | Newsreel

PBS medicine price freeze to save patients $500m

The cost of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines will remain the same for at least 12 months as a freeze on the usual January 1 indexation rise comes into
Read more 3 January 2025
Speed sign Australia. | Newsreel

Speed continues to kill as road toll hits 15-year high

The worst annual road toll in 15 years has sparked a call for Queensland drivers to slow down. As fireworks signalled the end of 2024, the statistics showed 302 people
Read more 2 January 2025