‘Hectic’: Covid test traffic causes chaos in Maroochydore streets
A Covid-19 traffic jam is causing chaos in a Sunshine Coast suburb as a line of cars, waiting up to three hours for a test, force locals to perform “dangerous” manoeuvres.
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Alleged Maroochy River police attacker released on bail
A neighbourhood dispute has been described as the catalyst behind a 47-year-old man’s alleged crime spree in which he is accused of driving at police and assaulting two elderly people.
Violent tradie targets chaplains during frantic phone search
A Sunshine Coast tradie made the decision to bother police officers who told him to leave a popular nightclub strip after he punched a car and tried to “incite violence”.
19 new businesses that opened up on the Coast in 2021
From high-end restaurants to new distilleries and pilates studios, businesses have thrived in 2021, with many owners opening their doors for the first time. SEE THE LIST
Children hid while thug’s gang stormed property with guns
An innocent woman was frightened a Sunshine Coast thug and his gun-wielding “boys” would kill her during their vigilante mission to recover funds from a car sale gone wrong.
Cash shakedown lands man in jail after gun barrel aimed at victim
A man who turned up at a Gympie home to demand money has been sentenced for aiming a gun barrel at a man during the shakedown. Read the story here:
Gone too soon: Tragic reasons behind Sunshine Coast’s road toll
Speeding and inattention have been revealed as some of the alleged causes behind local crashes that will mean 16 families spend Christmas without a loved-one.
Thief uses child, 3, to carry out crime at beachside business
A Coolum woman has used a three-year-old child to steal from a local business, a court has heard. Find out what happened.
Ex-private school teacher avoids jail time for sexual assault
A woman sexually assaulted by a former Sunshine Coast private school teacher has told how the offence destroyed her life and caused extreme heartache, a court has heard.
‘Kind heart’: Memories flow after death of popular community icon
A Mooloolaba man known for spreading happiness on his daily walks with his four-legged-best friend is being remembered for his “kind heart”.
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