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Sunshine Coast News & Articles of Interest

We endeavour to give you below the Sunshine Coast News and items of News that relate to the Sunshine Coast & Fraser Coast as they are released. There is no journalistic or editorial license used, just information straight from the people who make the News, therefore giving you the full story, not a snippet. Enjoy your Sunshine Coast News more by reading the full story :)

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Nominate your community hero for an Australia Day award
Sunshine Coast Council is reminding people that there is a little over a week remaining to nominate your local hero for their inaugural Australia Day awards. More information...

Caloundra gallery invites families to enjoy free fun day
Cartoonist Michael Leunig is among well-known Australian artists who will inspire children these school holidays during a special all-day event at the Caloundra Regional Art Gallery. More information...

FEDERAL MEMBER CONGRATULATES WAYNE SWAN ON RE-INSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR COW CANDY
Federal Member for Fairfax, Alex Somlyay MP congratulated Wayne Swan on today’s announcement of the restoration of funding for the Sunshine Coast “Cow Candy” project, following his representations to both... More information...

More contraband and charges during prison searches
Prison officers have located mobile phones, SIM cards and syringes and police have arrested the second visitor in a week in two separate incidents at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre (AGCC). More information...

Libraries dig deep for desperate dogs
A visit to any of the Sunshine Coast libraries these school holidays will not only feed your mind, but also feed the dogs and cats at the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge – and could even win you a free movie pas... More information...

Creative Links 2009
The Creative Links Program is an arts based program which provides quality of life and inclusion for individuals/participants who have a lived experience of mental illness and/or intellectual disability. Throug... More information...

Minister welcomes new graduates for hospitals
Queensland Health is set to receive a welcome influx of more than 450 recently-graduated medical interns and almost 1000 nursing graduates at hospitals around the State. More information...

Noosa Heats up in ’09 with Calendar of Events
Australia’s favourite holiday destination, Noosa on the Sunshine Coast will entertain and excite when an array of world class events and unique local celebrations showcase the diversity of the destination in ... More information...

NO-GO ZONES FOR NEW ADULT STORES
New adult stores in Queensland will be banned within 200m of 'sensitive uses' such as schools and churches under proposed new planning regulations announced today. More information...

Taming the Monkey Mind with Compassion
Born in Australia in 1946, Dr Adrian Feldmann graduated from the University of Melbourne with a degree in medicine. He practised his profession in Australia and overseas, but his wonderlust wouldn't rest. For s... More information...

Caloundra’s mobile library off road until further notice
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s Caloundra Mobile Library service will be off the road for unscheduled maintenance until further notice. The mobile service was expected to resume today, but difficulty o... More information...

Massive Interest Rate Cut for QRAA loans
Primary producers and commercial fishers in rural and regional Queensland are the big winners in the massive interest rate cuts to QRAA loans, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said tod... More information...

Noosa Business Chamber breakfast meeting
The Chamber has finished 2008 on a positive note with membership building strongly. With 2009 upon us a variety of innovative, interesting and creative guest speakers are lined up and ready to give us inspirat... More information...

Visitor charged over drugs
Corrective Services Minister, Judy Spence, today warned visitors to the state's prisons they face possible jail time if they attempt to smuggle drugs to prisoners. More information...

327 lives lost in 2008 - Queensland road toll remains unacceptably high
The provisional Queensland road toll for 2008 shows the number of deaths occurring on the State's roads remains unacceptably high, Transport Minister John Mickel said today. More information...

QUEENSLAND TENNIS BACK ON CENTRE COURT
Ahead of an exhibition match - featuring Pat Rafter, Sam Stosur and leading Queensland junior players Isabella Holland and Jason Kubler - Ms Bligh said the new $82 million state of the art facility will put ten... More information...

Early openers gone: Bligh
Drinking alcohol and playing pokies before breakfast at the local are a thing of the past, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said today. Almost 900 Queensland liquor outlets will now not open until after 10am each... More information...

QR allocates $10m for immediate start to work on priority level crossings
QR will target priority level crossings in North Queensland with $10 million approved today to start work immediately on implementing improvements identified by a joint QR Task Force involving train drivers and... More information...

Award-winning business woman judges Australia Day honours
Melissa Schembri, winner of the Australian Institute of Management’s “Young Manager of the Year 2008” Sunshine Coast, will be on the judging panel of the inaugural Sunshine Coast Council Australia Day Awa... More information...

Qld Seniors to share in national concession roll out: Bligh
Queensland Seniors are set to share in a national transport concessions initiative and Queensland - as the nation's premier destination - is also set to be a timely winner, Premier Anna Bligh said today. More information...