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News by Danielle O’Neal Premium Content Motorists driving southbound from the Sunshine Coast are facing 40-minute delays on the Bruce Highway. As of 12pm there were 40-minute delays on the Bruce Highway southbound, with congestion backed up from Elimbah to Beerwah. There is also congestion on the Sunshine Motorway southbound at Sippy Downs. Meanwhile, a motorcycle crash in Woodford is causing delays on the DAguilar Hwy. Paramedics were assessing one wom...

A Sunshine Coast producer supplied the party drug to an undercover officer five times, a court has heard, and claimed he ordered one ounce ‘rocks’ at a time.

Premium Content Subscriber only Northern Sunshine Coast drivers are being hit harder in the hip pocket at the petrol pump than their southern neighbours. RACQ research has revealed a huge price disparity in the region with Noosa motorists being slugged 30 cents a litre more than drivers in Caloundra. RACQ spokeswoman Clare Hunter said Noosa drivers were paying an average of 155.9 cents per litre compared to Caloundra where some service stations were charging just 125.5 cents per litre. "Its...

Premium Content Subscriber only A 24-year-old man who went on an interstate road trip with a stolen car was found enjoying a meal parked near a Coast Mcdonald’s, a court has heard. Neckore Gulmatico pleaded guilty in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday to three charges including bringing stolen goods into Queensland and two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Police prosecutor Brendan Newman said Gulmatico stole a grey Mazda 6 from Evans Head on March 28 before driving it...

SEE THE DRONE SHOTS: The Coast’s stretch of the Bruce Highway will soon be running with three lanes and at a speed limit of 110km/h as the project ramps up.

"A new secondary access to Frizzo Connection Road will be opened from the Bruce Highway northbound exit 188 under the Caloundra Road interchange. "Nine new bus stops will be opened on the local road network, 9km of dedicated lanes and pathways for cyclists and pedestrians and a new shared user bridge will be opened at Sippy Downs." The $932m project is funded on an 80/20 basis, with the federal government contributing $745.6m and the state government committing $186.4m. The project will sup...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Sunshine Coast fitness instructor dealt party-drug MDMA and cannabis via the gay hook-up application Grindr, a court has heard. Sippy Downs man Jason Devlin, 41, was arrested on April 30 last year after a police raid at his address uncovered a cornucopia of drugs and drug paraphernalia. He made an unsuccessful bail application in Maroochydore Magistrates Court the following day, May 1, and has spent the intervening period remanded in custody. Sippy Downs dr...

WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES We can finally see light at the end of the … day. The weather bureau predicts Thursday will be mostly sunny with only a 20 per cent chance of showers. Winds south-westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day. Temperatures are expected to climb to 28C in Maroochydore, 27C in Caloundra, Nambour and Noosa Heads and 24C in Maleny. There were no flood or marine wind warnings for the Sunshine Coast region at 7am on Thursday. Sunny conditions will remain...

WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES We can finally see light at the end of the … day. The weather bureau predicts Thursday will be mostly sunny with only a 20 per cent chance of showers. Winds south-westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day. Temperatures are expected to climb to 28C in Maroochydore, 27C in Caloundra, Nambour and Noosa Heads and 24C in Maleny. There were no flood or marine wind warnings for the Sunshine Coast region at 7am on Thursday. Sunny conditions will remain...

WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES It continues to be a wet start to the week with the weather bureau predicting a 100 per cent chance of rain on Monday. Most areas, including Maroochydore, Caloundra and Nambour, are expected to reach a high of 25C, while Maleny is a bit colder at 22C and Noosa Heads is expected to reach 26C. Low tide at Maroochydore Beach is expected to be at 9.58am, followed by a high tide of 1.17m at 3.26pm. Tides are low again at 9.06pm. TRAFFIC No crashes have been reported on M...