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SPECIAL PLACE: The new space now open at the Proserpine Library.

News

Libraries not just for silent book reading

SES members Greg Yuskan, Mark Connors, Queensland Governor Paul De Jersey, Leigh Munro and Sue Sonnors at the Airlie Beach foreshore on Saturday afternoon.

News

Governor Paul De Jersey acknowledges 'difficult times'

UNITED: Child Protection Week committee members Hayden Kerr, Josh Hogan, Cassie Holeczy, Julie Scanlon, Sylvia Power, Poppy Annear and non-members Vivian Mook, Kalia Parter.

News

Families at the core of special week for kids

FUN FUNDRAISER: Jen Stratford and Tony Chatwin at last year's Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club's Parrot Head Party.

News

Boatload of support for cause

Letters to the Editor

STUNT? One Nation senator Pauline Hanson removes the burqa.

Opinion

LETTER: Pauline's burqa stunt gets my vote

Workers linstall NBN cable.

News

Slow internet not always our fault: NBN boss

Opinion

'Leave it as it is. One man, one woman make a marriage'

Job hunting can be soul-destroying for anyone over 50, says Jenny Brice.

Opinion

OPINION: The search for work can be soul-destroying

The search for the best outdoor cafes in Italy unearths a foodie's dream.

Travel

Forget the facade in Tuscany

Driss Oukabir, 28, was named by police as having rented the van used in the attack. He was the first to be arrested.

News

Mindless horror: What really drove Barcelona attack

Let's leave Australia Day alone, says Paul Murray

Opinion

PAUL MURRAY: Leave Australia Day alone

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson takes off a burqa during Senate Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, August 17, 2017.

Opinion

OPINION: Has rare moment of clarity come too late

ROAD SAFETY: Police will be out in force this week to crack down on road offences across the Fraser Coast, as part of Road Safety Week.

News
7:11 AM Aug 21st

Motorcyclist busted 40kmh over speed limit

Robina Town Centre shooting victim Kathy Devitt reflects on her ordeal. Picture: Tim Marsden

News
6:59 AM Aug 21st

'Why I forgive the bikie who shot me during stand-off'

Daniel King lost his life in a motorsport accident at Queensland Raceway.

News
6:05 AM Aug 21st

'Stuck throttle' blamed in death of two beloved Coast dads

Lights at the newly redeveloped Wreck Point Lookout be changed to a rainbow configuration in a show of support for Cap Coast Equity Alliance and marriage equality.

News
6:00 AM Aug 21st

Councillor launches marriage equality attack on acting mayor

Gold Coast runner Peter Dalby spent 36 hours lost in dense hinterland bushland after losing his way on a 24km run. He became lost at Binna Burra on Friday after embarking on the run in the morning.

News
7:24 AM Aug 21st

Lost Qld runner: '24 hours without food, 16 without water'

Jerry Lewis (right) was best known for his movies with Dean Martin in the 1950s. Picture: Supplied

News
6:50 AM Aug 21st

Legendary entertainer Jerry Lewis has died

The wreck of the woman’s car after the horrifying crash. Picture: AAP Image/Dean Martin Source:News Corp Australia

News
6:45 AM Aug 21st

Woman left to die in horror hit and run

An unidentified nudist pictured at a “clothes-optional” beach at Point Addis in Victoria. Picture: David Crosling/file

News
6:40 AM Aug 21st

CRACKdown: Nudists targeted amid allegations of sleaze

Jolee Callan is pictured here in the last photo of her taken by the man who would then kill her. Picture: Instagram/lorendaniel.

Lifestyle
7:00 AM Aug 21st

Haunting last pic of girl before ex pushed her off a cliff

An unarmed Minuteman III missile launches from Vandenberg air force Base, California in August. Picture: AP

News
6:30 AM Aug 21st

America’s super nukes can reach anywhere on Earth in 30 mins

Three girls aged under 10 were found brutally murdered in Clinton, Maryland. Picture: NBCSource:Supplied

News

‘The most horrific crime we’ve seen’

Julian Cadman, 7, who is missing in Barcelona after the attack. Picture: Facebook

News

Julian’s dad arrives in Barcelona

Constable Samuel Hyson from Gunbalanya Police caught a crocodile in the street after a call from a concerned shop owner. Picture: NT Police

News

Cop enjoys well earned cuppa after croc capture

Shiven Haresh Mukhi pleaded guilty to one count of drink driving in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on August 17.

News

Rocky travel agent gives US Army guy drunken lift to barracks

The Nude Blogger has been booted off Instagram

News

Nude blogger takes on Instagram over 'sexuality'

PACK YOUR BAGS: Fresh flights are on offer over the festive season for the Sunshine Coast.

Travel

Major airline adds new direct flights for Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast mum-of-three Tara Pitt.

News

Survivor twist bound to shock

Ronnie and Georgia's winning kids bedroom in a scene from The Block.

Entertainment

The Block goes back to school with gorgeous kids rooms

Prince of Denmark Frederik is racing on Wild Oats in the Whitsundays.

Entertainment

A prince is sailing around the Whitsundays

Rob Collins and Jessica Marais in a scene from season two of The Wrong Girl.

Entertainment

What's on the small screen this week

Kim McCosker with one of her 30 cookbooks, The Easiest Slow Cooker Book Ever.

Business

How Coast woman's simple idea became a cookbook empire

Condev’s Gold Coast-based managing director Steve Marais predicts a grim outlook for the construction industry in 2018.

Business

Construction boss warns of industry 'bloodbath' in 2018

Be Fit Food co-founder Kate Save on Shark Tank. Source:Supplied

Business

Shark Tank: Extreme diet business slammed

MINEFIELD: If orange is the new black, grub is the new scab for union members.

Business

Oaky ban on 'scab', 'grub' and 'maggot'