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Premium Content Subscriber only A commercial property in a prime beachfront location part-owned by Mayor Mark Jamieson has been snapped up by a high-profile developer. Long-time Mooloolaba developer Rod Forrester confirmed he and his wife had splashed more than $5m to secure 123 Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mooloolaba - a property owned by LSJD Projects which is directed by Ken Guy, Mark Jamieson, Doug Meecham and Ron Milne. "Yeah we've bought it," he said. "It'll be an investment for now and down the line we'll look to redevelop it."

Premium Content Subscriber only A "secret recipe" combined with layers of fresh ingredients is what a Coast businessman said will set his acai bowls apart from the rest. Felipe Oliveira and his business partner Beto Corlatti opened the Coast's second Oak Berry store in Mooloolaba after "falling in love" with the area. "We are feeling great, it's just the beginning there's still a lot to come but we are really excited and looking forward to the future," Mr Oliveira said. He said the store had opened with a bang and already had returning customers. "Every single coffee shop serves acai bow...

  Homes are fetching eye-watering prices in key Queensland suburbs as the state's red-hot housing market shifts into a higher gear. Recent sales this year show just how much people are willing to pay to secure a property in the Sunshine State, with some transactions smashing suburb records and homes selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars more than their asking price or reserve. Buyers are clamouring to get into the market, with auction clearance rates up around 80 per cent, and supply is tight, resulting in prices climbing all the way from Cairns to Clayfield. Hot auction markets ...

Council did not confirm to the Daily how many cars parked in the facility last week. Mooloolaba residents of 16 years Phil and Jill Sickling visit the beach most days and said they wouldn't use the new car park. "Not if we have to pay for it … we would search the streets instead," Mr Sickling said. They spend between two and three hours at the beachfront almost everyday and could not justify the $7 it would cost to park. Mr Sickling said he didn't agree with the council's decision and was disappointed the community did not have more of a say. "Residents weren't asked if they wanted c...

Premium Content Subscriber only From nightclub knockouts to plaza pests and a supermarket stoush, several people were sentenced in 2020 for throwing fists. Here are seven offenders who were reminded of the potentially fatal consequences of unprovoked attacks when they faced a Sunshine Coast court. Boxer dodges jail time after nightclub knockout A boxer who knocked a stranger unconscious at an Ocean St nightclub avoided jail time in March. Maroochydore District Court heard that Scott Peter Kelly, 29, was intoxicated inside Maroochydore’s The Post Office Bar on June 3, 2018, when he punched ...