Flooding Brisbane River at St Lucia in 2022. | Newsreel

Bureau to upgrade thousands of flood gauges

The Bureau of Meteorology will take control of around 1000 extra flood gauges across Queensland as part of a long-term plan to improve the organisation’s flood warning
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Caloundra Aerodrome, Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

Expansion plans take off at Caloundra Aerodrome

Caloundra Aerodrome is scanning the horizon for new businesses to lead expansion plans as its centenary milestone looms. In operation since 1931, the Sunshine Coast
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Night sky from One Tree Hill Maleny, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. | Newsreel

Hinterland’s dark skies set to be preserved

Almost 90,000 hectares of Sunshine Coast hinterland is set to become Australia’s second Dark Sky Reserve, following overwhelming support from the local
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Pet puppy and kitten. | Newsreel

Time to register your superheroes and movie stars

Superman’s alter-ego is lurking in a backyard on the Sunshine Coast, as is one gifted with the Force. In a novel way to encourage ratepayers to renew their pet
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Uptown Hair Studio, Nambour, staff

Double chance for Council at national awards

Sunshine Coast Council is in the running for two national economic development awards. One of only a very few organisations across Australia to receive double honours,
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Kerrie Freeman Brisbane City Council CEO. | Newsreel

Freeman new Brisbane City Council CEO

Brisbane has a new CEO, with Kerrie Freeman endorsed by the city’s Civic Cabinet this week. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Ms Freeman was selected for her experience
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Kings Beach. Caloundra, Queensland. | Newsreel

Sunshine Coast targets high-end hotel brands

The Sunshine Coast has an eye on the upcoming Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics as it looks to attract more luxury hotel brands to the region. Sunshine Coast Mayor
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New homes under construction. | Newsreel

Shaky start to housing accord building goals

Australia is slipping behind in the race to build 1.2 million new homes identified in the National Housing Accord. New figures from Master Builders Australia show the
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Sunshine Coast recycling promotion. | Newsreel

Council reveals hi-tech MRF. Watch the videos

Sunshine Coast Council has provided locals with a behind-the-scenes look at its state-of-the-art Nambour waste facility, in a campaign to raise awareness of the value of
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E-scooters on the Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

Sunshine Coast Council to ditch e-scooters

E-scooters will disappear from the Sunshine Coast at the end of this month. Sunshine Coast Council Group Executive for Customer and Planning Services Shanagh Jacobs said
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