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Caloundra Music Festival has taken out the People’s Choice Award for Festival of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards held at the Fortitude Music Hall.

The Sunshine Coast’s most anticipated celebration of food, nature and fellowship is almost here, and a tantalising program has been revealed.

This is a first look at a breathtaking new coastal boardwalk that could soon make one of the Sunshine Coast’s most beautiful foreshores even more enjoyable. It’s a key part of a concept design, which the community is invited to view and share feedback on.

Community members of all ages and backgrounds are invited to attend the Stronger Together Forum and help shape a renewed Community Strategy Action Plan for 2024 -2029.

Two of the biggest names in the Australian film industry have a chilling reason for heading into the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

A small section of Dicky Beach is closed until further notice after Sunshine Coast Council deemed the historic SS Dicky wreck extremely unsafe for our community.

If you are aged 12 to 25, get ready to skate, scoot, move and groove.

Learning to ride a bike or scooter creates an amazing sense of achievement for young ones and our region has a great range of family friendly parks to get them started. Sunshine Coast educational bike tracks offer a fun way for kids to gain key skills and build confidence on two wheels.

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The region’s most sought-after jobs, industries and locations have been revealed as a new and free site, the Sunshine Coast Jobs Hub, is now ready for all job seekers to access.

A “complex, rare and logistically challenging’’ operation to replace a 100-year-old Sunshine Coast bridge has been successfully completed - and captured in a compelling video. The 21m-long timber bridge is located at 298 River Road, Maroochy River, a rural suburb between Yandina and Marcoola. Historically, it was used for transporting cane via rail from farms to the sugar mill.

These school holidays, celebrate First Nations culture with the whole family.

A new event series is set to transform backyards across the Sunshine Coast.

It’s time to plan your Autumn school holiday activities with Sunshine Coast Council – from workshops to events, and take-home activities to fun days out – there is plenty on offer to keep the kids busy.

It’s Autumn and time to get garden beds ready for the colder months with a layer of nutrient-rich, free mulch from Sunshine Coast Council.

Entries are open for the 2023 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, a showcase for outstanding contemporary arts practice, with a prize pool of more than $40,000. The winner will take home $25,000 and join the ‘greats’ in the Sunshine Coast Art Collection Submit online at gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Entries close May 14, 2023.

More than $6 million will be splashed on a range of improvements to the Kawana Aquatic Centre.

A clever project that makes it easier for people of all abilities to get out and enjoy the Sunshine Coast way of life, is being expanded.

Caloundra’s Customer Service Centre is now moving to a new location, heralding the start of an exciting development. From Monday March 20, you’ll find the helpful Customer Service crew relocated a short stroll away at 77 Bulcock Street, Caloundra.

A dance-pop sensation that’s developed a reputation for sell-out tours and dazzling festival crowds is coming to the Sunshine Coast. The Jungle Giants have announced they will stop at Venue 114 as part of their long-awaited regional tour.

If you love camping, caravanning and the great outdoors, then this event is not to be missed. The 2023 Nambour Expo - the Sunshine Coast’s longest running adventure showcase - will be held at the Nambour Showgrounds from March 31 to April 2.

One of the most consistent surf breaks on the Sunshine Coast is fringed by a grassy beachfront and popular parkland, which is a delight for locals and visitors alike.

True crime fans will need to move quickly to secure tickets to this one-night-only event where authors will delve into a gripping podcast that smashed all records.

Cleverly engineered robots climbing vertical surfaces, battling in sumo arenas, and negotiating mazes is just some of the excitement you can see at a RoboRAVE. RoboRAVE is an international series of competitive robotics events held around the world, with challenges aimed at students from primary up to university and adults.