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The technology is to be used in Japan for a wave pool for the 2021 Olympics, but has never been used in Australia. It is best known for the Waco park in Texas and is described as the most versatile wave pool technology, with operators able to control the shape and size of waves. A surf park with American Wave Machines technology has been proposed for the Bruce Highway at the Glass House Mountains. Operators can offer left or right breaks for beginners right through to advanced surfers, wit...

  As of November 30 this year, 174 tiger sharks were among those reported with 102 bull whalers and 55 long nose whalers. Three people lost their lives because of shark attacks in Queensland this year. Fish City Charters owner Eddie Riddle, whos been in the industry for two decades, said the animals were in numbers that had never been seen before. Mr Riddle, who operates out of Townsville, said they lost much of their catch to sharks - particularly bull sharks. Fish City Charters owner E...

From new health hubs to major Bruce Hwy upgrades and multimillion-dollar apartments, here are the big projects to watch.

  "Well, I was dropped on about 20-odd, a tough chance on a caught and bowled, so luck was definitely involved," the ever-modest opener said. "But its pretty rare to get that and five wickets in a game." Sunshine Coast Cricket Associations Pat Drew said Ledgers feat had only been matched by three others, Matthew Anderson, Kent Officer and Paul Henricks.  Drew said Ledger is also the only player in SCCA history to notch up twin centuries in both innings of a match. While t...

  The 7-Eleven Coolum remained steady on 109.7 for unleaded or two cents cheaper for E10. The BP which was at 151.9 shaved off 41 cents a litre overnight to sit at 110.9 on Tuesday morning. But United down the road had hiked from 109.9 for unleaded to 147.9 at the same time. The BP fuel price dropped dramatically. Up the road, the bowser was set on 109.7 at Peregians Puma outlet. Woolworths Caloundra and Caltex Caloundra were at the opposite end of the scale at 151.9 unleaded. Aroun...

Premium Content Subscriber only Colourful mosaics, “made by the community for the community”, now line a popular Coast boardwalk. Local not-for-profit organisation Coolum HeARTs’ mosaic class created 10 artworks that were installed on the Coolum Boardwalk’s bollards on Monday. Coolum HeARTs mosaic class facilitator Les Kirkbride said the group of 20 fundraised the $6000 needed to create and install the artworks. “It’s art made by the community, paid for by the c...

Premium Content Subscriber only Sunshine Coast students woke up on Saturday to check their ATAR results, and after a year of challenges, it was clear their hard work has paid off. The 2020 cohort of Year 12s were the first in Queensland to navigate the new ATAR system, which, and several Coast schools recorded impressive individual and group results. The Daily asked some of the brightest students across from the Coast how it felt to receive their results and what their plans are for the futur...

News Sunshine Coast Daily Premium Content Subscriber only There have been a lot of changes to the way we deliver local news, but one thing has stayed the same. Our local journalists are committed to bringing you the news that matters and helping to make the Coast a better place to live. We thought it was time you got to know us, so heres some more on your Sunshine Coast Daily team and how you can contact us.   Editor Nadja has been part of News for more...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Sunshine Coast student woke to the news that he was one of only 30 students in Queensland to receive the top ATAR score. Matthew Flinders Anglican College student Justin Holland, 18, scored an impressive 99.95- the highest score possible. The high-achiever said it was great to see handwork pay off after a tumultuous year of mixed-learning and being the first cohort of Queensland students to navigate the ATAR system. With a top score of 99.95, Justin Holland ho...

The Cutters set the Sharks a chase of 234 last Saturday on the back of 116 from their skipper Steve Ledger, and after resuming at 1/26, the visitors will be needing at least one big innings to reach the finish line. Coolum senior coach and captain Sam Curtis. Picture: Warren Lynam Apart from early season T20s, Coolum’s two wins have been against Nambour and Gympie, and in each of those games, the driving force has been runs from Sam Curtis, 100 no and 161. The former Wairarapa first class c...