When Ian Webster and Di Lanskey drove home from the 2026 Sunshine Coast Biosphere Awards on Friday, 27 June, they were carrying something neither of them had expected: the Healthy…
“Unverified”: the small word that could save you from a scam text
It’s a scenario almost every local resident will recognise: a text lands on your phone, apparently from your bank, your energy provider, or even the council, asking you to click…
Mapleton Choir Packs Out Kureelpa Hall for Sold-Out Weekend Concerts
Nearly 200 people attended the Mapleton Choir’s two concerts at Kureelpa Hall on June 6 and 7, with both performances playing to a full house across the weekend. The choir,…
Sunshine Coast Hinterland Earns International Dark Sky Reserve Status
The Sunshine Coast hinterland has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Reserve by DarkSky International, securing global recognition for the region’s night skies and making it Queensland’s first…
EcoTourism Is Worth Something: Which Is Why Its Misuse Matters
Ecotourism is not a marketing category. It is a defined model of visitor experience with specific characteristics: low impact, conservation-linked, educational in intent, and subordinate to the natural values of…
A Brief Encounter and a Lasting Impression at Lucas Parklands
It is not often that a concert audience is left emotionally exhausted, but that is the only honest way to describe what Konstantin Shamray and Daniel Le delivered at Lucas…
Marty Hunt Launches Awards to Recognise Nicklin’s Quiet Achievers
Nicklin MP Marty Hunt has launched a new community recognition program aimed at celebrating the people who keep local communities functioning, with nominations now open for the inaugural Above &…
Coochin Creek Developments Approved as Coalition Warns of Precedent for the Range
Queensland’s Deputy Premier has approved both development proposals at Coochin Creek, overriding his own government’s planning assessment agency on each occasion, and has since agreed to substantially weaken conditions on…
Local Flavour and Community Spirit Shine at Taste of the Hinterland
On Friday 15th May, the Blackall Range Lions Club’s annual “Taste of the Hinterland” event returned to The Barn on Flaxton, bringing together a vibrant mix of local residents, community…
From the Blackall Range to the Owen Stanley Range
A message from the mountains of Papua New Guinea marks the culmination of a seventeen-year commitment, and a community fundraising effort that has helped change lives. “This is being sent…