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A leading doctor at a Sunshine Coast GP network is adamant that its COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be open to all comers.

It is the most common form of psoriasis and affects people of all ages and skin colours. “The most commonly affected parts of the body are the knees, elbows, and scalp,” she said. “Patches can also occur randomly over the body, and patches may heal and reappear in different locations.” Dr Thackwray said psoriasis was extremely itchy and uncomfortable and left untreated it could lead to skin infection. “Typical treatments for plaque psoriasis include topical creams, gels and ointments...

WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES Rainy skies will cloud over the Coast today as the weather bureau predicts a 50 per cent chance of showers. Temperatures will remain below 30C with Maroochydore, Noosa Heads and Caloundra topping the list at 28C, followed by Nambour with 27C and Maleny with 25C. Winds are south-easterly 15 to 25km/h, becoming light in the evening. A 50 per cent chance of showers remains over Saturday and Sunday. Up to 2m-high tides are expected for 8.39am on Friday and 1.43m high t...

Premium Content Subscriber only School is back and so is the heavy traffic as Sunshine Coast drivers report lengthy delays on major roads this morning. Queensland Traffic has advised of congestion on the Bruce Highway in the Kiels Mountain area, plus on the Sunshine Motorway around Sippy Downs and Mountain Creek. Motorists had also reported traffic building on the Bruce Highway heading southbound near the Maroochydore and Nambour exit. A police spokesman said no crashes had been reported an...

The squad will be narrowed down to a final team of 12 in the coming months for the Tokyo Paralympics in August. Dodd will fly to Basketball Australias Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for a week-long camp this week. She is excited about the opportunity after a year of interrupted training and lack of competition due to coronavirus restrictions. "Im super excited and happy were back into the final run (to the Paralympics) again," she said. "We (Australia...

Premium Content Subscriber only A man charged with drug trafficking after police raids found $198,000 in cash at his home has been denied a chance to return to a rehabilitation centre. Jeremy Scott Campbell was refused bail on Wednesday after police allegedly found MDMA hidden in garden beds and walls, and searches of two storage sheds uncovered cars and cash on Sunday evening. A man is facing 21 charges including traffic after several raids on the Sunshine Coast. Mr Campbell, who was on b...

Date Time Closure of drug operation: Sippy Downs man charge with trafficking methylamphetamines Detectives from the Sunshine Coast’s Drug and Serious Crime Taskforce yesterday closed a six-month long drug operation arresting and charging a 33-year-old man with a string of offences including trafficking, supply and possession of methylamphetamines. Officers executed a number of search warrants at Sippy Downs, Corbould Park, Forest Glen and Mountain Creek on Sunday, January 24 where police will...

PLANS: Former league star Adam Mogg is behind a new development project at Sippy Downs. Approval was being sought for a flexibility of uses within the tenancies, with office space up to a maximum of 960sq m, health care services and food and drink outlet to a maximum of 580sq m and a shop up to 500sq m. The project was proposed to medium-rise, with a maximum height less than 12m. While Mr Mogg wasnt prepared to speak in depth about the project, as it was yet to receive council approval, he...

The federal government has awarded financial grants to regional-based telcos Concerotel and Zetifi, as well as NBN Co, to trial voice services across Australia. The telcos received grants under the $2 million Alternative Voice Services Trials (AVST) Program, which was led by communications minister Paul Fletcher. The trials aim to find better ways to deliver voice services to consumers. NBN Co will run 260 trials across its fixed wireless and satellite networks, as well as trialling a low band ...

  Sunshine Coast Drugs: A man charged with drug trafficking has so far remained tight-lipped with police after several raids allegedly revealed drugs inside garden beds and $198,0000 in cash.   Officers executed search warrants at Sippy Downs, Corbould Park, Forest Glen and Mountain Creek where police will allege they found drugs hidden in garden beds and walls, and searches of two storage sheds uncovered cars and cash. "We did recover a number of what would appear to be MDMA tabl...