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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

SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE DISCUSS USE WITH YOUR EDITOR - Ebony Alea Hames shared video and photos of dead fish washing up on Yaroomba Beach on Friday.

Dead fish mysteriously wash up on Coast beaches

Coast beachgoers have been confronted by “distressing” scenes as dead fish of varying species littered sands.

Sport

Sunshine Coast AFLW players Maggie Harmer and Bella Smith ready for the year ahead. Picture: Eddie Franklin

Roo’s partnership looking to leap onto the AFLW scene

Two of the Sunshine Coast’s best female AFL players are doing all they can to give themselves the best chance in this year’s AFLW draft.

Sport

Day One of King of the Country rugby tournament at James Overell Park, Southport. possible. Sunshine Coast Invitational Barbarians U13s (Blue/yellow with ball) v USQ Saints U13s. Picture: Jerad Williams

ALL REPLAYS: King of the Country Day One

The King of the Country rugby tournament begins at 10:00am. Tune in now to catch all of the 24-game tournament featuring Queensland’s top junior clubs. WATCH FOR $1

Sunshine Coast

Squads to watch: Stellar union season to kick off

Fresh faces and battle hardened veterans alike will lace up for the return of Coast rugby union this weekend. Here’s all you need to know ahead of kick-off.

Rugby

42 talents who’ll light up King of the Country

Reporters from each region contesting the King of the Country tournament on the Gold Coast have put our heads together to nominate the top talents worth the price of admission to watch. SEE THE LIST

Sunshine Coast

Tayla Stephens is chasing qualification into the Crossfit Games in the US. She is the number 1 ranked 14-15 year old in Australia and No.16 14-15 year old in the world. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Teen powers to top ranking chasing CrossFit dream

A Coast teenager says she’s feeling “strong and fit” to tackle one last hurdle on her journey towards fulfilling the ultimate CrossFit dream.

Sport

Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat & Outrigger Canoe Club's men's premier team. Picture: John Napper - Action in Focus

Coast paddlers primed for national event

A Coast dragon boat club has fixed its sights on long-awaited national competition after being crowned the Sunshine State’s premier paddlers.

Sport

USC Spartan Benjamin Hance won the Men's 100m Backstroke Multi-Class at the Australian Multi-Class Swimming Championships.

USC Spartans power to national success

USC Spartan Benjamin Hance has blitzed the field to earn a maiden long course Australian title in the pool.

Sunshine Coast

Harley 'Armbar' Bennett successfully defended her Beast MMA under 35kg title recently.

WATCH: How Coast nine-year-old became state’s MMA champ

She’s just nine years old but Harley ‘Armbar’ Bennett is already proving a fearsome force in the world of martial arts. WATCH THE VIDEO

Sunshine Coast

Chloe Daly, Charlie Jackson, Max Montgomery and Talia Parry have all been selected in Queensland teams contesting the U15 and U18 nationals from this week.

TOP FOUR: Coast hockey teens primed for nationals

Hockey legend Jodie Kenny says she’s excited to see what four Coast teens can produce ahead of their nationals campaigns. SEE WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT EACH

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