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Noosa water wonder on this Sunday

A festival that goes to water

Noosa water wonder on this Sunday

Vow by owner to rebuild destroyed dream home

A flaming blow for a local family

Vow by owner to rebuild destroyed dream home

Local budget stacks up for ratepayers

Noosa still rates well in budget compared to SCC

Local budget stacks up for ratepayers

A rude shock for Noosa retreat owner

Too rude for more exposure

A rude shock for Noosa retreat owner

Noosa leader sleeps out for homeless support and awareness

Mayor really roughs it for a worthy cause

Noosa leader sleeps out for homeless support and awareness

NOOSA is still paying for its de-amalgamation from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council more than three years on from the historic local split.

Still paying for council split 3 years after de-amalgamation

NOOSA is still paying for its de-amalgamation from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council more than three years on from the historic local split.

Creating young artists show stopper

A reward for Tewantin arty inspiration

Creating young artists show stopper

Funding bush restoration in Noosa

NICA applauds new funds for bush care

Funding bush restoration in Noosa

Bendigo generous support to the rescue of Coast Guard Noosa

Donning sea 'seatbelts' thanks to donation

Bendigo generous support to the rescue of Coast Guard Noosa

FUNDING for our park will help cope with 1.5m annual visitors.

More cash for Noosa National Park

FUNDING for our park will help cope with 1.5m annual visitors.

HALL ACTION: The Cooroy Memorial Hall is making a comeback.

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Working for a Cooroy Memorial Hall 'reno' comeback

MAN'S BEST FRIEND: Harry tries his paw doing office work at RSPCA Noosa.

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Take your dog to work day

GOOD WORK: Thomas Muir, Amber Caynes and James Smith have been learning the art of coffee making through Max Employment.

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Trainees learn the art of making a good coffee

FISRT PLACE: North Arm Marimbas won at the Breakthru School Music and Dance Competition grand final.

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Students sing, dance a win at Breakthru

WARM WELCOME: SCCFSL chairman, Rick Cooper (centre), is joined by staff and fellow board members at the Pomona Community Bank branch launch.

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Pomona welcomes its bank expansion

SEPERATION: The aerial map showing the fitness centre in red across the road from a retirement village.

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Conditions apply to stop noise nuisance

LACKING: While the state's overall childhood immunisation rates are increasing, Noosa's rates have been falling since 2013.

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Noosa vaccine rates drop to lowest in years

The confirmed case was not a strain of the dangerous bacteria children would be routinely vaccinated against.

Critical Alert

Coast doctor's demand in battle against rare meningococcal strain

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Kindergarten teacher moonlights as porn star

Air Asia plane turned back after emergency at Perth airport.

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Air Asia A330 makes emergency landing in Perth

Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright in a scene from season five of House of Cards.

Entertainment

The top 10 TV shows that need to end

Sunshine Coast Election 2016

THE long road to the formal election of the new Sunshine Coast Council will resume Monday morning with distribution of preferences in Division Three and Four

Politics

Preference counting to determine result

Noosa Mayor elect Tony Wellington.

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Noosa ballot recount request rejected

Noosa Council candidate Elaine Williams. Photo contributed

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Close margin may prompt vote challenge in Noosa poll

Noosa Mayor elect Tony Wellington.

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It's official: Tony Wellington is Noosa's new mayor

Far north Queensland has been hit by heavy rain overnight.

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North Queensland hit by 1 in 100 year rainfall

TOUGH TASK: A swift water rescue team (including inset) search a stolen LandCruiser ute found in Scrubby Creek.

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VIDEO: Police to continue search for body of missing man

Josh Watson captured this incredible image from Brightwater Estate on the Sunshine Coast.

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Queensland facing hot, steamy week ahead

Queensland is facing some 'supercell' activity on Friday.

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Queensland told to brace for heavy rain from 'epic low'

ALL GO: 2011 premiership player Noosa player Aaron Laskey, left, in action at a previous match at Weyba Rd

Sport

Tigers lighting the QFA way

HARD RUNNING: The Noosa Lions under 12 girls in action on the weekend.

Sport

Caswell strikes blow with a double whammy

CHAMPS: The Phoenix rise to the occasion at the Noosa basketball finals.

Sport

Phoenix win in Noosa Basketball finals

CHAMP: Kelsey Cottrell celebrating a world fours title.

Sport

Noosa talent Kelsey still fired up

Fenech says Horn will win

Pauline won't say sorry

Jeff Horn final hitout

Pisasale released on bail

INCREDIBLE: Divers at Wolf Rock off Rainbow Beach recently spotted up to 70 pregnant female sharks at a time of the critically endangered grey nurse shark.

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Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Travel

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

Lifestyle

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

Swell builds at Alexandra Headland on Wednesday.

News

Surf's finally up - but not for long

Roothy’s LowRange

John Rooth's old faithful Milo: It’s not that hard to keep an old truck flush in new parts

Lifestyle

Beer & BS: Roothy tells how to keep an old truck running

It’s a pretty safe bet there’s been more than a few divorces due to warm steaks, burnt fuses and wives tripping over tent pegs sticking out of the ground in the dark.

Lifestyle

12V tips: Five easy 4WD upgrades you can do at home

Roothy ready to get cooking on the campfire

Lifestyle

Camp cooking: Whip up a feast from whatever you've got

Where it all started - on the verandah of the old homestead in the Flinders. Anthony Warry captured this photo of Roothy reflecting on a lifetime of playing with machines.

Lifestyle

A mechanical life: Roothy gives us a glimpse

26-year-old Brisbane woman Tamika Turner was left with a broken eye socket after being attacked by a gang of Coolum youths.

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WATCH: Family brutally attacked by young Coast thugs

Coolum locals and business owners say they have been copping abuse and vandalism from a teen gang for too long.

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The out-of-control 'teen gang' terrorising a Coast town

MOVING ON: Jon Marco Reginald Perrin leaves Maroochydore Court House.

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'You don't just bite someone's finger off for nothing'

IN ACTION: Julian Wilson at a world tour event.

Sport

Season-best result propels Wilson up world rankings

The man told his former wife he would use degrading pictures as 'insurance' after abusing her.

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Man raped former wife, threatened to post abuse pictures

The majority of charges were in relation to incidents where Casey and a co-offender broke into Ergon Energy or Powerlink premises, taking copper wiring which was then sold, between August and November last year.

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32 charges for man's four-month crime spree

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman at Ipswich. Picture: @9NewsQueensland

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SUDDEN DEATH: 'There will not be a murder investigation'

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue airlifted a road traffic controller who was injured on the Warrego Hwy.

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Five die in horror 14 hours on Queensland roads

Johnny Depp with one of the tiny quarantine fugitives.

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Did Johnny Depp lie to us about Pistol and Boo?

News

Rottnest Island life ban if guilty of quokka cruelty

Australians can expect to pay more for streaming services such as Netflix when the new taxes kick in.

Entertainment

Why streaming movies will cost more from July 1

A six foot deep gravesite found at 203 Waterloo Corner Road, Salisbury North where two of eight bodies were found.Source:News Limited

News

The shocking places human bodies have been found in Australia

Alice Craigie suffered from continence issues after the birth of her son. Picture: Alice Craigie

News

‘I peed myself at my friend’s wedding’

No extra engine power, but Toyota's limited edition 86 should be a better track toy with bigger brakes and improved suspension. It's quite bright, too.

Lifestyle

Toyota offers a bright orange 86 special edition track toy

Xavier Grayson, 7, has autism and "loves school", says his dad Ben.

News

'He just wants friends': dad says Hanson comments hurt

Shaun Berrigan with daughter Imogen.

Lifestyle

OPINION: Pauline's right, autistic kids need own schools

Judah Kelly is through to the grand final of The Voice.

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King Judah through to The Voice grand final

Prince Harry was the center of attention during his trip to Sydney.

Entertainment

Prince Harry reveals he wanted to leave the royal family

Rita wanted to stay on the line — so Byrne let her speak.

Entertainment

Talk show host’s phone call takes heartbreaking turn

Ryan Shelton in a scene from True Story with Hamish & Andy.

Entertainment

What's on the small screen this week

Photographer Nicola Brander.

Business

Why getting fired was the best thing for this photographer

Year 10 Gladstone State High School student Kieran Marcus with BSL general manager Joe Rea.

Business

Apprenticeships going at BSL

AMWU Regional Organiser Peter Lyon is outraged over Aurizon's treatment of its redundant Rockhampton workers, who were this week forced to train their replacements.

Business

'Mongrel act' plummets sacked CQ workers to rock bottom

David Jones is planning a fancy convenience store chain. Pictured is MasterChef winner at the department store’s Market Street food hall.

Business

David Jones set to launch upmarket convenience store chain

News

No! Family law issues are not killing 21 fathers a week

The Koala Party could shake up Australian politics.

Opinion

Pollie Tickled: Come to the party, but don't toe the line

Seb Starcevic. Pic:Twitter

Opinion

Why we need to take male rape seriously

Sherie is 31 and has stage 3 bowel cancer. She’s sick of hearing the same thing over and over again.

News

Please stop telling me to ‘keep fighting’ my cancer

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Vehicle-borne attack concern

Perth Bridge strike

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Dashcam captures Perth bridge strike

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Skip driver strikes truck in hit-and-run

The driver is now recovering in hospital with spinal injuries.

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Truckie airlifted after bull attack

Gina Rinehart.

News

Rinehart purchases Maydan feedlot in Queensland

Gina Rinehart.

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Rinehart's $500 million cattle export deal to China

Hucknall Horse Rescue 's Skye Scott and Ainsley Murdoch-Pannier.

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13 station jobs available right now

NTCA CEO Tracey Hayes will step down in September.

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Tracey Hayes steps down from NTCA