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Tom joined the Sunshine Coast Daily team in 2017 after spending six years as a journalist and editor in the Lockyer Valley. Having grown up and played sport on the Coast, covering local sport at the Daily was a dream come true. He has a passion for all sport, big and small, and enjoys sharing all the news and views that comes with it.

Tom Threadingham

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Sunshine Coast

Kawana Waters talentÂ Jasmine Luke and Alexandra Headland'sÂ Benjamin Day. Picture: Harvpix

On for young and old as generations mix for Aussies

Alexandra Headland’s Benjamin Day says being 85 doesn’t stop him from enjoying every second of representing his club.

Sunshine Coast

Surf Life Saving champion Jordan Mercer with dad and legend of the sport Darren Mercer on Noosa Main Beach. Photo Lachie Millard

Mercer gears up for special father, daughter Aussies debut

Lifesaving legend Darren Mercer is eagerly anticipating a debut with daughter Jordan on the national stage after enjoying a successful dip at the Aussies.

Sunshine Coast

ON THE WATER: Grant Kenny, pictured at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Broadbeach earlier this year.

TOP 18: Best masters lifesavers to watch at Aussies

Veteran clubbies and former stars of the sport will collide for ultimate bragging rights as the masters division lights up the Aussies on the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast

Competitors taking part in the final day of the Queensland State Surf Life Saving Championships at Tugun beach. (media person Cloe Maxwell PH 0419201246). Pic Mike Batterham

ULTIMATE GUIDE: Events to watch, road closures for Aussies

Thousands of athletes have arrived on the Coast to compete in the nine-day Aussies. Here’s your guide for events to watch on Saturday and all the road closures

Sunshine Coast

Jack Johns from Swansea SLSC, Kaiya Marsh (Noosa SLSC) and Jordan Rowlinson (Mooloolaba SLSC) and Will Doherty from Dicky Beach SLSC at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Maroochydore. Picture: Tom Threadingham

PHOTOS: Youth charge ahead on opening day at Aussies

The country’s juniors were the first to chase national glory as the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships got under way on the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast

Eliza Parish, Kobi Holden and Jett Milford-Ferguson are among the top youth lifesavers to watch this week at the Aussies.

TOP 8: Best youth lifesavers to watch at Aussies

An extremely talented cohort of junior lifesavers from across the country will hit surf and sand with national glory in their sights when the Aussies get under way on the Coast. SEE THE LIST

Sunshine Coast

Surf sports athlete Lana Rogers at the launch of the 2021 Senior and Masters State Championships at Tugun. Picture: Jerad Williams

AUSSIES: ‘We’re athletes, but lifesavers first’ says Rogers

Rescue ready – It’s a term that resonates with the whole lifesaving community. Yes, we are athletes, but we are surf lifesavers first.

Sunshine Coast

Flash player Joshua Welsh at the Queensland under 16 boys cricket championships, Caloundra Cricket Club. Picture: Harrison Cooper

TOP 10: Queensland’s best U16 cricketing teens

An electric bunch of teenagers more than rose to the occasion when they hit the field alongside the state’s best at the Queensland Under-16 Cricket Championships. Here’s the top 10.

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Flash player Riley Jackson at the Queensland under 16 boys cricket championships, Caloundra Cricket Club. Picture: Tom Threadingham

REPLAYS: Final day of under-16 state championships

The final game of the Queensland Under-16 Cricket Championship was a thriller as Flares and Embers clashed in a 40-overs match at Caloundra Cricket Club. REPLAYS

Sunshine Coast

Replay: Final day of U16 cricket champs – Flares vs Embers

The final game of the Qld Under-16 Cricket Championship was a thriller as Flares and Embers clashed in a 40-overs match at Caloundra Cricket Club.

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