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Matty Holdsworth is a Deputy Digital Editor for The Courier-Mail. He has been a journalist with Queensland newspapers and mastheads for the past seven years including stints in Central Queensland, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. He has a focus on education, crime, business, health and sport.

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Matty Holdsworth

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Sunshine Coast

Division 5 candidates left hanging as only undecided seat

Community members who fall into Sunshine Coast Council’s Division 5 will have to wait another day to find out their new representative.

Sunshine Coast

Social distancing working with no new COVID-19 cases

The Sunshine Coast has recorded no new cases of coronavirus overnight and lowered its number of active cases — further signs the lockdown is working.

Sunshine Coast

‘We did all we could’: Sullivan concedes in Division 2 race

Council candidate Brady Sullivan has conceded defeat to businessman Terry Landsberg for the hotly-contested seat of Division 2.

Police & Courts

Grand Theft Auto: Youth crime crisis amid pandemic

Juvenile offenders have created grand theft auto twice in two days on the Coast while the region’s stretched enforcement battles on in the war against COVID-19.

Sunshine Coast

Lives on the line: Lifesavers’ fears as beaches stay open

Unpaid lifesavers across the Sunshine Coast are concerned for their own safety after having their role deemed an essential service during a pandemic.

Community News

Competition winner’s giant Easter bunny eggs belief

Sunshine Coast youngster Kai Mason was hopping with joy to win his giant chocolate Easter bunny, which weighs a whopping 4kg.

Sunshine Coast

Nine charges for boy, 14, behind wild police chase

A 14-year-old boy faces a string of charges including allegedly leading police on a wild chase through Maroochydore and assaulting an officer.

Sunshine Coast

Election latest: Councillors who are all but locked in

Sunshine Coast Council will have new representatives with several divisions decided, but some still hang in the balance. See every councillor who’s locked in.

Sunshine Coast

No new COVID-19 cases provides glimmer of hope

Twelve new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Queensland overnight, but only three on the Sunshine Coast in the past week.

Sunshine Coast

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in ‘serious’ condition

Critical care paramedics have rushed a pedestrian in a serious condition to hospital after he was hit by a car earlier this morning.

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