Women's lacrosse team. | Newsreel

Coast hosts titles in newest Olympic sport

One of the newest Olympic sports will be on show on the Sunshine Coast this week with some of the world’s best women’s lacrosse team competing in world championship
Read more 6 January 2025
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
Art and technology. | Newsreel

Art and technology merge in creative program

The arts and technology are merging through a creative development program on the Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast Council Creative Director Megan Rowland said the
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
Male and female trainees. | Newsreel

Boost to fee-free TAFE places in priority sectors

Australians looking to upskill now have access to an extra 20,000 free vocational training places across the country. The extra spots, which include 5000
Read more 4 January 2025