Maroochydore and Sunshine Coast
Conservation project nears completion
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A multi-million dollar project to save rare fauna and flora on the Sunshine Coast is nearing completion.
Rain eases Sun Coast bushfire risk
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Queensland Fire and Rescue says persistent rain this week has eased the threat of bushfires on the Sunshine Coast this summer.
Businessman proposes Coast Connect alternative
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A Sunshine Coast businessman is proposing traffic calming as an alternative to the proposed Coast Connect project through Alexandra Headland and Maroochydore.
Blackwater mops up after 'terrifying' hail
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The Premier says there is a great community effort underway in Blackwater to clean up 'terrifying' storm damage.
Storms forecast for Qld after 'rockmelon' hail
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The weather bureau is forecasting more gusty showers and thunderstorms across south-east Qld this afternoon.
Qld seniors gear up for end of high school
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About 40,000 Queensland high school students are due to complete Year 12 today.
Storms a reminder to be prepared: SES
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The State Emergency Service (SES) says the storms that have hit south-east Queensland should serve as a reminder to people of the need to properly prepare for similar disasters.
Don't blame us: Qld authorities defend flood actions
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Qld Premier Anna Bligh has defended actions taken since last night's downpour in the state's south-east
Growcom posts $840k loss
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The horticulture industry group Growcom has declared a loss of more than $840,000 for the last financial year.
Soldiers on stand-by as SE Qld mops up
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The Federal Government has offered more soldiers to help clean up south-east Queensland after more deadly storms hit the region.
Floods wreak havoc across SE Qld
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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has activated the State Disaster Management Group as the state's south-east faces its second major storm incident in a week.
Storm-battered SE Qld wakes to more damage
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South-east Queensland residents are waking to flooding across the region after an overnight storm dumped up to 250 millimetres of rain.
Council to put revised Quad Park offer to Govt
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The Sunshine Coast Regional Council will put a revised offer to the Queensland Government in an attempt to get it to reconsider its decision to withdraw funding for the Quad Park redevelopment.
Mum, son flee unit blaze
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A 39-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son escaped uninjured from a fire in their Mooloolaba unit on the Sunshine Coast last night.
Mayor wants rethink on wheelchair swing snub
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The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is still considering whether to allow a disabled swing to be installed at Caloundra.
Woman trapped for 13 hours between tractor, pole
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A woman has been taken to hospital after spending almost 13 hours trapped between a tractor and a pole near Gympie, north of Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Abbot pushes case for federal funds
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Sunshine Coast Mayor Bob Abbot says he will be pushing for funding for several local projects at today's meeting of local government leaders in Canberra.
Police hunt hit-run driver
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Queensland police are looking for leads on a hit-and-run incident in Caboolture last Friday that has left a man critically injured in a Brisbane hospital.
Fraser Is storm evacuation plan 'improved'
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A Queensland tourism organisation says authorities have assured Fraser Island and Rainbow Beach businesses any storm evacuations will be better handled this season.
Qld Govt announces disaster relief for storm victims
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The Qld and Federal Govts have activated disaster assistance for victims of the storm that ripped through SE Queensland.
Pitt defends Kennilworth-Eumundi road efforts
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The Queensland Government has rejected criticism that it is not properly maintaining the Kennilworth-Eumundi road.
New combat facility mimics war zones
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The defence force say a new combat facility near Gympie, in south-east Queensland, is set to provide an invaluable training ground for soldiers.
Brisbane storms like a 'great big bomb'
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Brisbane residents have described overnight storms as more terrifying than a cyclone.
Engineers give tick to Traveston dam site
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A group of engineers has approved the site of the Traveston Crossing dam in south-east Qld.
Clean-up continues after deadly storms hit SE Qld
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The clean-up is continuing this morning after a series of destructive storms lashed south-east Qld.
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