Booming business: What opened on the Sunshine Coast in 2024
From French-inspired cafes to beachside Italian restaurants and boutique hair salons, the Sunshine Coast welcomed a wide range of new businesses over the past 12 months.
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Court battle looms over development proposed for flood plain
The developer behind a highly-contested housing estate, rejected by the Sunshine Coast Council due to flooding concerns, has commenced legal proceedings.
Public kept in the dark as council considers fluoride debate
Noosa councillors have been briefed over the controversial fluoride debate, with a private workshop featuring health experts and those opposed to the fluoridation of drinking water supply.
Collapsed French cafe’s six-figure debt revealed
The initial debt figures owed by a popular French cafe which abruptly announced its shock closure earlier this month have been revealed.
Plans for major Noosa luxury development slammed
A controversial Noosa hotel development, set to deliver a 106-room luxury resort, has been slammed by Unitywater over the proximity to sewage treatment facilities.
‘Little confidence’: Controversial quarry loses court battle over road conditions
A proposed Sunshine Coast quarry, embroiled in a longstanding battle with the local government, has been dealt a blow in court after applying to relinquish responsibility over a local road.
‘Serious, deliberate’: Company collapses after Fair Work court win
A Sunshine Coast-based business, which operated across the country, has copped tens-of-thousands in fines after the court found it failed to pay employees their leave entitlements, court documents have revealed.
Major business closures for Sunshine Coast, Noosa in 2024
From high-end French restaurants to cocktail bars and local construction companies, 2024 has seen a number of local Sunshine Coast and Noosa businesses call it quits and permanently shut shop. See the list.
‘Sterilising potential’: Coolum property battle lands in court
A battle over land access for a prime-positioned Sunshine Coast block is set to head to court, with the landowner blaming a nearby body corporate of blocking entry.
Man rushed to hospital with head injury from rollover
A man in his late teens has been freed from a car after becoming trapped when it rolled on a Sunshine Coast hinterland road – he’s been rushed to hospital with a head injury. DETAILS.
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