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Rough conditions force Qld beach closures
Five beaches on Queensland's Sunshine Coast were closed yesterday because of rough surf conditions.[MORE]
AMA worried about Sun Coast medical centre closures
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says it will be contacting doctors on Queensland's Sunshine Coast today about reports suggesting 10 local medical centres are in financial trouble.[MORE]
AMA to probe medical centre financial strife
The Australian Medical Association says it is investigating reports 10 medical centres on the Sunshine Coast may be in financial trouble. [MORE]
Council still up-beat about Quad Park funds
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council remains confident of securing Queensland Government funding for the redevelopment of Quad Park sports facility.[MORE]
Govt cuts Quad Park sports funding
The Queensland Government says future funding for a sports institute on the Sunshine Coast has not been ruled out, despite quashing plans for a facility at Quad Park.[MORE]
Sport facility's finances under a cloud
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is calling for the Quad Park Corporation to urgently provide financial reports amid claims it is close to insolvency.[MORE]
Council allays fears about public housing project
Sunshine Coast regional councillor Anna Grosskreutz has moved to reassure residents in Kawana, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, of the value of a public housing development in the area.[MORE]
New LNP candidates 'youthful and experienced'
The Liberal National Party says it has selected strong candidates for next year's state election in a number of south-east Queensland seats. [MORE]
Robertson recognises health education facilities
Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson has given formal recognition to the new clinical school of medicine, at Nambour General Hospital, as a teaching facility.[MORE]
Bligh defends desal plant site option
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says a desalination plant can co-exist with the new airport runway on the same block of land at Marcoola on the Sunshine Coast.[MORE]
Forum hears youth binge drinking on the rise
A Sunshine Coast forum on binge drinking has heard teenagers are drinking more alcohol since a federal tax was placed on pre-mixed 'alcopops'.[MORE]
Work set to begin on Kawana Quad Park Stadium
Work on the $19 million Quad Park Stadium development at Kawana on the Sunshine Coast could start within six weeks.[MORE]
Poll reveals support for Liberal-Nationals merger
A Sunshine Coast federal Liberal MP says a Nationals-Liberals merger is highly likely, but timing is the issue.[MORE]
Slowing down pokies could save millions: Liberal MP
Liberal MP for Kawana Steve Dickson says he plans to introduce a Private Member's Bill to curb gambling by slowing down poker machines.[MORE]
Qld 'should build desalination plant'
The Queensland Opposition says the State Government should commit to building another desalination plant and scrap the Traveston Crossing dam proposal. [MORE]
Pedestrian death lifts Sunshine Coast road toll
The death of a pedestrian on the Sunshine Coast has lifted the north coast region's road toll to 21. [MORE]
Candidates get set for local govt election
Queensland's Electoral Commission says the full list of candidates for next month's local government election will be available this afternoon.[MORE]
Man charged with setting fire to cop's car
Police say a 21-year-old man has been charged with two counts of wilful damage after allegedly setting fire to a police officer's ute and damaging a police station air conditioner on the Sunshine Coast overnight.[MORE]
Man charged after torching police officer's ute
Queensland police say a 21-year-old man has been charged with two counts of wilful damage after setting fire to a police officer's ute and damaging a police station air-conditioner.[MORE]
Man charged after policeman's car torched
A 21-year-old Queensland man has been charged with two counts of wilful damage after an incident at a Sunshine Coast police station last night.[MORE]
Kawana MP urges Flegg to stand aside
Steve Dickson, the Liberal MP for Kawana, on the Sunshine Coast, says his leader Bruce Flegg must stand aside today in the interest of the party.[MORE]
Hopes for clinical school to lure doctors to Sun Coast
Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson says a new clinical school on the Sunshine Coast will help attract young doctors to meet the growing demand for health services in the region.[MORE]
Federal Govt pledges $7m for new sports stadium
The Federal Government has pledged $7.3 million for the development of a sports stadium on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. [MORE]
Teen sentenced to detention over Kawana shopping centre fires
A teenager has been sentenced to three years in detention for his involvement in the arson of four Sunshine Coast businesses in December 2005.[MORE]
Govt stands by Kawana hospital site
The Queensland Minister for Health, Stephen Robertson, has rejected criticism over the location of the new Sunshine Coast Hospital at Kawana and says he will not be moving it.[MORE]
