Imagine never seeing a blue sky again, only grey. Made like that by chemicals put in the stratosphere to try to cut greenhouse gases. This is no joke. Experiments have been going on for years and they worry Professor Tony Fry of Brisbane as an example of the unsustainable way we’re doing ‘business as usual’ [...]

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Eight environmental champions were rewarded for their contribution to the Coast’s sustainability at the 2010 Glossies Awards, on Saturday 26th June. The Glossies Awards demonstrated how the whole of the Sunshine Coast is working together to make us Australia’s most sustainable region. Congratulations to all entrants and winners. Council’s Manager of Environment Policy Dr Steve [...]

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Suzanne Wright is organising a parliamentary “E-petition” to change state laws regarding the presence of dogs on leash in outdoor eating areas at cafes and restaurants. She is working with Pups in Paradise,who have already had a large response to an online petition. She sums up the situation and urges you to register with Pups [...]

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David Williamson
Many of you probably don’t know that Australia’s most prominent and prolific playwright, David Williamson, lives among us right here on the coast, in Noosa in fact. Even fewer will know that he’s the brother-in-law of our fellow presenter, Chris Lofven. David Williamson is trialing a new play at the Noosa Long Weekend, for [...]

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The local press in Noosa has been carrying some criticism by people in the tourism and hospitality business that tourism to our area is not being promoted strongly enough by Tourism Noosa, which is funded by a levy paid by members. Diet Simon and Mark Rodriquez asked Michael Donovan, chairman of the organisation, and [...]

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The Red Cross is urgently appealing for you to donate blood. Their stocks are perilously low at the moment, which is a trend for this time of the year. Right now there are more people who need blood, than there are blood donors. The Blood Bank van comes to Noosa every 6 weeks. They need [...]

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From the 1st of July, the Sunshine Coast, in medical funding terms, will be reclassified as a metropolitan area. That’ll cause all sorts of problems, one being that overseas-trained doctors fresh in the country won’t be able to practice here because they have to start working in what are termed areas of need, usually rural. [...]

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Some of the leading lights in Australian mental health treatment and research will gather for a summit at the Sippy Downs campus of the Sunshine Coast University the 24th and 25th of June. They will include the 2010 Australian of the Year, Patrick McGorry, a campaigner for better treatment for mentally ill young people. Also [...]

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The Penan have kept up their resistance, and continue to mount blockades against the logging companies. Some have managed to prevent the companies from entering their land, but others have seen much of their forest devastated. Where all of the valuable trees have been cut down, oil palm plantations are established.Picture by courtesy of Bruno [...]

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Synda Turnbull of the Sunshine Coast Theatre Alliance brings you the results of the national One Act Play competition, where the 3 finalists recently had their plays performed at the Noosa Arts Theatre, and an update of what’s coming up in coast theatre, including some opportunities for musicians who are needed for future productions.
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