The Sunshine Coast is going for gold as a world-class sporting and events capital.
A clever new website has been launched that will seamlessly link high-performance sporting teams and event organisers from across the nation and globe with local venues, allied health professionals and a range of other suppliers.
Local residents have the opportunity to grow a garden salad from scratch alongside master gardener and celebrity chef Paul West, as part of Sunshine Coast Council’s partnership with the Grow It Local program.
Forty-five migrants have tested the waters and gained newfound confidence in and around the pool and ocean after completing Sunshine Coast Council’s popular Migrant Learn to Swim and Beach Safe program.
The Sunshine Coast Design book, created to inspire and promote quality design on the Sunshine Coast, has won a coveted Gold Good Design Award at the Good Design Australia Awards.
From children to seniors, beginners to pros, everyone is invited to join the fun and #HaveaGo at a free council community event in Caloundra on July 23 – a celebration to acknowledge exactly 10 years to go until the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games open.
GreaseBoss, an Australian start-up founded in 2020 on the Sunshine Coast, is going for gold in the global award program dubbed the Innovation World Cup Series.
How important Games legacy infrastructure will be delivered for our community.
Two experienced operators have successfully tendered for the leases and management of the Caloundra and Cotton Tree Aquatic Centres.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games are here. Thousands of visitors and locals have already headed to the Gold Coast to see the impressive opening ceremony and watch the athletes compete, whilst many more are glued to the TV or watching the action online. One of the Sunshine Coast’s greatest athletes, Jim Achurch, was Queensland’s very first competitor to attend the Commonwealth Games.
The Mooloolaba Boardwalk and Parkland Project has been awarded for its excellence and environmental responsibility in design by the Australian Institute of Horticulture Inc (AIH).
Gold prospector James Nash struck gold in a creek bed near Gympie in October 1867 – just over 150 years ago.
Following the discovery of gold at Gympie in 1867, the Government built a road connecting Brisbane to Gympie. It was completed in October 1868 and by November, Cobb & Co. coaches were carrying passengers, mail, goods and gold between Brisbane and Gympie. This bushland reserve in Woombye is named after the Cobb and Co coaches that used to stop overnight in the town.
Short Courses, Workshops and private Tuition in Gold & Silversmithing
Learn to create an endless variety of jewellery shapes by hand forging copper, silver or gold.
After 136 years, Woombye’s main street has evolved from a staging depot during the gold rush to a much-loved township.
In 1867 gold was discovered in Gympie. It transformed Queensland’s history, fortunes and landscape, and saved Queensland from the worst effects of the 1866 economic depression.
Power-generating waste, turning discarded plastic into park benches and recovery centres that are thriving economic hubs … welcome to a wonderful new world where garbage is gold.
Dolphins fans can get their first look at their new 2024 season team when they take on the Gold Coast Titans in the Pre-Season Challenge on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Sunshine Coast Stadium. Tickets on sale Friday.
Aaron Chapman is a visual artist and writer based on the Gold Coast. In 2019, Chapman was a Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize semi-finalist, and a finalist in the Australian Life Photography Competition at Art & About Sydney.
Sunshine Coast residents are invited to proudly don their green and gold gear on Wednesday 21 July and join in the historic countdown to the International Olympic Committee’s decision on who will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The design and construction of the Mary Grigor Centre, a newly constructed archival and interpretive centre located within the Bankfoot House Heritage Precinct at Glass House Mountains, has been recognised with a Gold Award in the prestigious National Trust Queensland Heritage Awards. Mayor Mark Jamieson accepted the award at Old Government House in Brisbane last night.
A Sunshine Coast boat-building company is making global waves with the launch of a world-class catamaran, built using cutting-edge carbon fibre and 3D printing technologies.
Sport fans can look forward to a spectacular line-up of events that will bring world-class athletes and plenty of action to our region in 2026.
Surf Life Saving Australia have confirmed that the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships will return to the Sunshine Coast in 2027.