Sunshine Coast Council will increase rates by 10% for the second consecutive year, adding hundreds of dollars to bills, and cut 130 jobs to address a $7 million deficit and ongoing cost blowouts. Mayor Rosanna Natoli acknowledged the pain, while councillor Taylor Bunnag suggested selling parts of the new HQ and implementing a 'bed tax'.
Police are investigating serious head injuries sustained by a nine-week-old baby boy on the Sunshine Coast on April 24. The baby was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital and survived. Detectives are seeking information from the public.
A year after Byron Dumschat died in Bali, his Sunshine Coast parents Robert and Chantal Haddow are still awaiting a police report. Autopsy results contradicted initial drowning reports, showing blunt force trauma and high levels of alcohol and antidepressants. Three Australian witnesses left Indonesia before being interviewed.
A surf therapy retreat in Queensland, Australia, is providing a unique healing space for female veterans struggling with PTSD and the challenges of civilian life. The program, founded by ex-servicewoman Tammy Grant, uses the ocean to help women reconnect and find joy.
A Sunshine Coast women's cricket team, the Nambour USC Strikers, is heading to England to compete in the Walker Women's Cricket Cup against Kempton Cricket Club. The team, formed five years ago by Kylie Starcevich to provide an inclusive environment for women and girls, includes mother-daughter duos and a navy veteran.
Security footage from the Sunshine Coast has been released as the young boy undergoes multiple surgeries to save his leg.
A Brazilian national accused of deliberately mowing down several pedestrians who were "minding their own business" on the Sunshine Coast, and causing the death of a New South Wales woman, has been denied bail.
Police allege Keith Lees killed Meaghan Louise Rose, whose body was found at the base of cliffs on the Sunshine Coast in July 1997.
Police allege Keith Lees killed Meaghan Louise Rose, whose body was found at the base of cliffs on the Sunshine Coast in July 1997.
A chance sighting of a social media post detailing the theft of two tiny homes leads to two friends making a dramatic citizen's arrest on the Sunshine Coast.
The Wallaroos and Black Ferns meet in a Test match on Anzac Day for the first time, as the Australians chase an upset victory on the Sunshine Coast. Follow live.
The Wallaroos and Black Ferns meet in a Test match on Anzac Day for the first time, as the Australians chase an upset victory on the Sunshine Coast. Follow live.
The Wallaroos and Black Ferns meet in a Test match on Anzac Day for the first time, as the Australians chase an upset victory on the Sunshine Coast. Follow live.
A truck driver who suffered an epileptic seizure has been deemed not at fault for a Sunshine Coast crash that killed a three-year-old girl.
