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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 such as corticosteroids and salicylic acid ointments,” she said. “If these are ineffective, sys...

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 tides at 8.44pm. Friday is a full moon.   TRAFFIC Roadworks remain on Sippy Downs Drive in Sipp...

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 and school traffic was likely to blame for the heavy delays. Traffic building on the Bruce Highway he...

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 Australia's 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. "I'm super excited and happy we're back into the final run (to the Paralympics) again," she said. "We (Australian squad) haven't seen each other since Paralympic qualifiers which were at the end of 2019 so I'm...