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Gaming industry levels up on the Sunshine Coast

The building blocks of a gaming industry on the Sunshine Coast were laid at the region’s inaugural Digital Games Summit this month. Sunshine Coast Council Resilient

New subsea data cable to land in Maroochydore

Maroochydore will be the landing point for a new subsea data cable, improving connectivity for Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli

Kangaroo Point Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland. | Newsreel

Drones and infra-red sensors make new bridge ‘excellent’

Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point Bridge will be the first in Australia to use drones for water sampling and cameras with infra-red sensors to monitor river levels and flood

$2.7m invested in arts and heritage programs

Almost $2.8 million was invested in projects across the Sunshine Coast region last year with funds gathered through the council’s Arts and Heritage levy. Sunshine

Councils urged to better support fashion recycling

A new global study has called for a shake-up of the recycled clothing industry, finding most donated clothes were exported to other countries or sent to

Sunshine Coast approves plan to lure luxury hotels

Sunshine Coast Council has approved plans to incentivise developers to build more luxury hotels in the region. At its meeting today (November 21), Council voted to

Green visions for key Brisbane leisure destinations

New masterplans for Kedron Brook and the Wynnum-Manly foreshore are among revitalisation initiatives for Brisbane’s key leisure and lifestyle destinations in the lead

New heart to historic Sunshine Coast town

A three-year project to revitalise the main street of an historic Sunshine Coast town is complete, with a community day planned this weekend to mark the

Wearable art creators chase a summer of inspiration

The Australian Wearable Arts Festival has beefed up its prize pool, with entries now open for the 2025 event. Festival co-founder and curator Wendy Roe said the August

International Aussie Rules on Sunshine Coast

Australian Rules Football without an Australian on the field will draw spectators to the Sunshine Coast this week as the AFL goes international. The 2024 Pacific Cup

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