Dance teacher reprimanded for not having blue card

Dance teacher Kylie Louise Vassallo leaves Maroochydore Courthouse after pleading guilty to teaching classes with children without having a Queensland blue card.

Magistrate places teacher on good behaviour bond.

One killed, 10 injured in six car crash on the Bruce Hwy

Photo Stuart Cumming / Sunshine Coast Daily

Three are in a serious condition following the head-on crash

LP lovers to make beautiful music at Eumundi record fair

An image of Mark Grounds' first record fair at Buderim in 2013.

Record fair to be held at Joe's Waterhole, Eumundi, on November 28

 


ALTHOUGH whooping cough cases have been confirmed at two Sunshine Coast schools this week, cases are down by nearly a third compared to the same time in recent years.

Whooping cough cases down on the Coast

ALTHOUGH whooping cough cases have been confirmed at two Sunshine Coast schools this week, cases are down by nearly a third compared to the same time in recent...






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Wild weather: Where to find info fast to save your life

THINGS change quickly in Queensland’s storm season, so it’s vital to keep in touch with latest developments and warnings.

Here comes a high fire risk. Thanks a lot, El Niño

THE current El Niño climate system affecting Australia is likely to reach record levels by Christmas and create a severe bushfire season.

How to keep your staff safe in a weather emergency

WILL your staff be ready if you need to evacuate your business?

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2015 Los Angeles Auto Show

Audi e-tron Quattro Concept at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo: Contributed

Highlights from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show

Ten things to do around the Sunshine Coast

CHRISTMAS FAMILY FUN NIGHT. EAT, drink and be merry. A family and community oriented event to promote the spirit of Christmas and for family and friends to come together and have some fun. There will be rides, market stalls, dancing exhibitions and the OLR Sing Your Heart Out choir will be caroling. Great market stalls. Where: Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School, Caloundra. When: Today to 9pm. Cost: Free.

Your guide to what's on around the sunshine coast this weekend. To avoid...

Former Swan Bowls Club members get together

Birthday girl, Joan Carter.

Members of the old Swan Yacht Club get together at the Bridge Hotel in...

Best Western Kawana opens doors

Opening of Best Western Hotel. Debbie and Geoff Mahoney with Lissa Ware (correct) Photo: Warren Lynam / Sunshine Coast Daily

The Best Western Hotel Plus Oceanside Kawana Hotel is officially unveiled.

LETTER: So where is the money coming from?

An artist’s impression of the planned new University of the Sunshine Coast campus at Gympie. PHOTO: Contributed

Why are we all celebrating when there is no known source of funding?

OUR SAY: Cycling is the smart way to go

David McIntosh from the Gladstone Bicycle centre thinks the state of our roads are putting riders lives at risk. Photo Christopher Chan / The Observer

The Coast is ideal for cycling and it should be encouraged

SOAP BOX: Arctic air-con blasts worse than sweating it out

Noosa River at Noosaville Photo Erle Levey / Sunshine Coast Daily

Why should I freeze when it is a perfectly enjoyable 30C outside?

WATERCOOLER: Time to change Australia's jobs, wages model?

More than one in 10 young people in Australia are unemployed.

Frozen wages, insecure jobs, shrinking unions … join the dots

Brough's baggage creating headaches for Turnbull

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull listens to Australian Special Minister for State Mal Brough during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Brough's role as Special Minister of State go to heart of integrity

YOUR SAY: Rail duplication plan won’t benefit majority

I see yet another call to duplicate the rail tracks to Nambour

AT PLAY: Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge adds to event mix

An image of the ROC Race from the organisation's Facebook page. Photo: Facebook

The Coast is the only regional centre to host the obstacle race

SURF ALERT: Winds are making life miserable

Wave of the day. Alexandra Headland Beach around 10.00am. November 26, 2015. Photo Patrick Woods / Sunshine Coast Daily

Bluebottles and sea lice are everywhere, so watch out!

SAILING NEWS: Match-racing a steep learning curve

The Sunshine Coast Sailing Team in action on Sydney Harbour during the Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship.

Combined youth crew went from first-week high to second-week low

Tip of the spear: a whole new world of fishing adventure

Blue water diving will often get you some cracking fish, but you will need a boat to find them

Spearfishing isn’t just a way to catch a feed; it’s a lifestyle.

Bush cooking: How to make a camp oven pizza

Everyone loves pizza, it’s a favourite in our family

North Stradbroke Island: Too good to be true

Letting down your tyre pressure is paramount. Anyone who goes camping is usually packed to the brim so 18psi is a good starting point; this is where the tyre gauge and air compressor earn their keep.

What Straddie has to offer needs to be experienced, not explained.

Fatal crash at Bells Creek

Photo Stuart Cumming / Sunshine Coast Daily

Queensland Ambulance Service Senior Operations Supervisor Sunshine Coast Shane...

Mum's tree fall horror at local park

Gympie mum Sally Rooks thought her children were dead as she struggled to free...

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Comfortable and elegant, a home for all seasons

Set at the top of this aptly-named court, it enjoys northerly views

Sunshine Coast houses taking less time to sell

REIQ data shows it takes an average of 85 days to sell a house on the Sunshine Coast

It takes around 85 days to sell a house on the Sunshine Coast

Billabong founder sells off Kabi golf course near Noosa

TO THE FORE: The Kabi golf course near Noosa and beef property The 404 are for sale and comprise an amazing organically certified property.

The property is part of a stunning 400ha portfolio

Two-wheel-drive Lamborghini Huracan is lighter and cheaper

WRAPS OFF: Lambo's two-wheel-drive Huracán LP 580-2 is revealed in Australia with a price tag of $380,000

Latest Huracan weighs in at $380,000 and loses four-wheel drive

Call for action on Great Keppel Island’s wild goats

GOATS FOUND: A number of wild goats have died on Great Keppel Island.

Between 500 and 600 goats on the island but capacity is only 150.

Kind gestures stun family of cancer patient

Richmond Villeran (right) with his wife Maria and two children, Sian 11, and Nelle, 5, says the doctors have given him nine months to live and he plans to use whatever time he has left building memories. Photo / Michael Craig

He's been given nine months to live