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Guitar shop playing the right chords, with coffee, and strings attached

New cafe with twist a hit with musicians

Guitar shop playing the right chords, with coffee, and strings attached

Beckmans-Cooroy Noosa roads intersection 11th worst in state

Beckmans-Cooroy Noosa roads intersection 11th worst in state

Beckmans-Cooroy Noosa roads intersection 11th worst in state

Johns Landing resettling in full swing but unsettling for some

Families land new home but some want to stay on

Johns Landing resettling in full swing but unsettling for some

Thrils of the Noosa Hill continues to climb

Spectator heads behind the wheel for thrill hill

Thrils of the Noosa Hill continues to climb

Noosa Council votes for equality in marriage

Council on same page for marriage

Noosa Council votes for equality in marriage

Local shopping centre up for grabs fcor the cashed up

Peregian Springs shops for sale

Local shopping centre up for grabs fcor the cashed up

Noosa volunteers planting for our future

Tree Day greens up the creek

Noosa volunteers planting for our future

Success for former Noosa Long Weekend Festival as Noosa alive begins

Noosa alive with colour and excitement for festival

Success for former Noosa Long Weekend Festival as Noosa alive begins

Volunteers go hard at clean up and can use some help

Clearing the way for a restored Sunshine bush

Volunteers go hard at clean up and can use some help

RSPCA Eumundi Wildlife centre continues its amazing work

Where daily miracles happen

RSPCA Eumundi Wildlife centre continues its amazing work

Noosa census graph

News

Americans achieve Sunshine Beach-head

IN TUNE: Noosa's Grace Burroughs singing up plenty of support for refugee children.

News

Gracing markets with her singing

More than 100 intrepid women will trek, paddle, mountain bike and navigate their way around the Noosa Hinterland as part of the Wild Women Adventure Race.

News

Noosa challenged by evolving sports

CLIMATE SMART: Prof Tim Flannery and Mayor Tony Wellington join the nation-wide pledge to tackle climate change

News

Noosa set to power smartly in light of climate change

STEPPING UP: Reece Hooymans is keen to step out in support of suicide prevention.

News

Treading out keenly for suicide prevention

PLAY ON: Sunshine Butterflies is not skipping a beat these days thanks to is music program.

News

Try beating this donation

Glass House MP Andrew Powell

News

Powell answers green tape reduction critics

These 22 women trying to win Matty's heart... but at what cost? (Pic: Channel 10)

Entertainment
11:39 AM Jul 27th

Love The Bachelor and a feminist? Sorry, you can't be both

Cassandra Sainsbury, of Australia, attends a court hearing in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

News
11:22 AM Jul 27th

Cassie Sainsbury shock twist: Judge threatens plea deal

News
10:28 AM Jul 27th

How every job in Australia is going to change

Emma Harford, whose son Cole, 15, took his own life a year ago today. Photo / Mike Scott

Lifestyle
10:16 AM Jul 27th

A mother's diary: the morning our lives changed forever

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.

News

Noosa ballot recount request rejected

Noosa Council candidate Elaine Williams. Photo contributed

News

Close margin may prompt vote challenge in Noosa poll

Noosa Mayor elect Tony Wellington.

News

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

Far north Queensland has been hit by heavy rain overnight.

News

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.

News

VIDEO: Police to continue search for body of missing man

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

News

Queensland facing hot, steamy week ahead

Queensland is facing some 'supercell' activity on Friday.

News

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

BIG RUN: The Eumundi Dragons in action on the weekend.

Sport

Dragons host all the Coast on champion day

BREAKING CLEAR: The Noosa Pirates were full of running on Saturday.

Sport

Pirates in action at Caloundra

SCRUM BATLE:The Dolphins scrum clashes with the international grammar side.

Sport

Dolphins serve up a great rugby feast

ALL CLASS: Ruby Muir from New Zealand won the women's race at the 2017 Pomona King of the Mountain event.

Sport

Gem of a run for Ruby the new mountain queen

Grave robbers try to dig up Princess Diana

Nikolaos "Nick" Philippoussis will face 14 counts of sex offences

SEQ hit by train delays and bus strike

Cassie Sainsbury to spend 6 years in jail

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.

News

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

THE Coolum Community Hall in its original location on the David Low Way where McDonald's now stands. Photo: Blair McNamara.

News

Why this hall's celebration is more a lament

Generic cold weather.

News

Queensland freezes as temps fall as low as -3.7°C

IN FORM: Julian Wilson.

Sport

No movement on rankings for in-form Wilson

Front L to R: Kerry Jones, Ray Kerkhove, Joel Fostin; Back L to R: Torrie Currie & Rodney Jones at Point Arkwright during NAIDOC Week

Your Story

Aboriginal significance of the Pandanus tree celebrated

Three people and a child were hospitalised after a head-on in the Coffs Harbour CBD last night.

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Family rocked by Coffs CBD head-on after funeral

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'Mum and dad are dead': crash victim found running

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News

Former cop extradited on misappropriation of money charges

Acting Energy and Main Roads Minister Steven Miles announced electric vehicle charging stations would be installed in regional Queensland towns.

News

How to do the great Qld road-trip and pay nothing for fuel

News
11:39 AM Jul 27th

Aussie dollar reaches over 80c

Emmanuel Theo Haris, the owner of the Eddy Avenue Florist at Central Station, said police were right to shoot a man who held a bottle to his throat. Picture: John Grainger

News

Sydney shooting: 'He put his hand to my neck'

Mark Philippoussis with his father Nikolaos. Picture: Supplied.Source:News Limited

News

Mark Philippoussis’ father faces 14 counts of sex offences

Anti-vaxxer rally at Miami. Picture: Jack Harbour.

News

Anti-vaxxers trick their way into using school

Boneless lamb shoulder roast with crushed kipflers.

Property
10:30 AM Jul 27th

Hearty food for cold nights

The 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug in hybrid.

Lifestyle
10:27 AM Jul 27th

Drive from Gold Coast to Cairns for free on electric power

Maryborough's Zoe Molloy, pictured with her husband Peter and children Ethan and Evelyn, has made healthy choices losing half her weight through the Healthy Mummy program on Facebook.

Lifestyle

How a Fraser Coast mum of two lost 52kg in one year

ATTITUDES: Does Donald Trump's attitude reflect what senior Australians are thinking?

Lifestyle

Has political correctness gone mad?

Emilia Clarke returns as Daenerys Targaryen in the seventh season of Game of Thrones, which premieres only on Foxtel on July 17.

Entertainment

George RR Martin: Sixth book won't be out this year

Entertainment

Mum spotted on Google Earth 18 months after death

A scene from the movie War for the Planet of the Apes.

Entertainment

What's on the big screen this week

I don’t know what emotion this is.

Entertainment

The Bachelor: Will farting be the key to Matty J's heart?

Bloomer's difficulties had repercussions for many firms across Queensland, court records show.

Business

Mums and dads, tool firms stung in building firm collapse

PROBLEM SOLVER: Luke Baker believes he can offer a better alternative to the internet providers currently serving Bargara.

Business

Band of Bundy locals set up their own ISP

UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Rivet group has made the decision to move Australian Road Express and Rivet Mining East into administration, leaving creditors with questions.

Business

Creditors' concern at Rivet end

Adani workers are firing up the oversupplied Townsville rental market. Picture: Wesley Monts

Business

Adani workers could send rental prices back up

We'd loved to have used a photo of Barnaby Joyce and the Broncos wearing yellow onesies but couldn't find one. So here's one of Barnaby and we'll leave the rest up to your imagination.

News

About as funny as Barnaby in a yellow onesie

Three major retailers have announced increases of up to 20% in their power prices.

News

OUR SAY: Let's stand up against electricity price rises

LESSONS: It's a learning curve having a little one, as I'm finding out, in a messy way.

Lifestyle

Messy lessons to be learnt all day with a little one around

A reader says he was told that it was a federal offence to help someone on board with their luggage.

Opinion

Airport shock: Sir, you've committed a federal offence

Toll Group may face industrial action if the TWU ballot is successful.

Business

Industrial action against Toll on the cards says TWU

TROUBLED PAST: News of the Australian Road Express brings back memories of McAleese.

Business

Jobs in jeopardy as McAleese reincarnate goes under

The truck carrying eels overturned on Highway101 in the US.

News

Eel truck slimes US highway with 3.4 tonnes of 'hagfish'

NOT NICE: One of the many photos of dirty rest stops that have been uploaded to the page for sharing.

News

Truckies on a mission to tidy up the nation's rest stops

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News

Banning live export was not justified, court told

TOP SPOT: Lot 5 Remolea Ledger L024 (P) sold for a top price of $14,000 to Robin Bruggemann Trust, pictured with Pat O'Leary.

News

WATCH: Remolea sale proves another big success

The new Santa Gertrudis Australia general manager Stephen Ware.

News

Ware appointed Santa Gertrudis general manager

PBR bullrider Cody Heffernan says he is in the best form of his life. He will be one of the riders who will compete in PBR's Last Cowboy Standing Event in Brisbane.

News

Last Cowboy Standing competition winners announced