A woman on a mission

ON THE FARM: Judy Durkin mingles with her alpacas at home on her Moonshine Stud at Ocean View on the Sunshine Coast.

JUDY Durkin is a woman on a mission.

Tony’s destiny to rescue kids from sex trade

SAVING THE VULNERABLE: Tony Kirwan is the founder of non-profit organisation Destiny Rescue.

Tony Kirwan helps rescue vulnerable and exploited kids.

A not-so-auspicious start for design program

FOND MEMORIES: Kevin Todd.

Kevin Todd left Tasmania in 1997 to found the design program at USC.







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THE EXPERT: Public school kids do better at university

Dr Jill Blackmore said studies showed public school kids tended to do better at university than those who came through the private sector.

Public school kids do better at university, expert says.

OPINION: Choosing a school for your child is a mind-boggle

Picking a school for your kids can be hard - explore your options before deciding.

IT IS a mind-boggle deciding on the right school for your children.

MUMS' TOP 5: Tips if your child is falling behind at school

ENSURE your child is performing at thier best.

Work/Life Balance

WORK and being a mum is a juggle - how do you find the balance?

Health and nutrition with kids - how do you balance it?

HOW important is health and nutrition in your household?

Smack or no smack - where do you stand?

THE debate is reignited - is smacking acceptable?

Coalition set for a narrow win in lower house

ALMOST a week after more than 15 million Australians cast their votes, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looks set to secure the Coalition a narrow majority.

Wyatt Roy concedes seat of Longman

LONGMAN VOTES: LNP candidate Wyatt Roy enjoying the sausage sizzle with a future voter.

WYATT Roy has finally conceded the seat of Longman.

Antony Green says Turnbull will be PM

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visits the Macadamia Processing Company at Alphadale with Page MP Kevin Hogan and Deputy Barnaby Joyce.

ABC analyst Antony Green says Turnbull will be PM

Regional seats prove critical

LONGMAN VOTES: Kathleen and Terry Harper cast their vote at Caboolture Memorial Hall.

Regional Australia changes the rules for the country’s next election

Christopher Pyne calls it: "We have won the election"

"We’ve won the election. We’ve got 74 seats in the bank..."

AEC: We could wait another week for election result

With every seat crucial to forming government we'll waiting a while

LETTER: Time for Queensland to ban dog racing too

It’s time for Queensland to do the right thing and ban this cruel industry for good.

LETTER: Why can’t we get rid of greyhound racing?

Picture taken at WENTWORTH PARK greyhounds during the heats for the 2016 LADBROKES GOLDEN EASTER EGG .Race 81st place MITCHARLIE MIA 52nd place SLEEK MASTER 83rd place BRAD HILL BILLY 1

It's time for Queensland to follow in NSW's footsteps.

LETTER: A great example

This 10-year-old girl loves House Rules

LETTER: Priorities wrong

"Let's get real" Pauline Hanson

Were the ‘70s ever really as good as we thought?

Dazza’s Dirt with QT columnist Darren Hallesy

OUR SAY: Time for our pollies to get back to work

How can we still not have a decision on our elected leaders?

SOAPBOX: Food for thought on kids’ healthy eating

Fine line between healthy eating & unhealthy relationship with food.

Regional Australia drives election result

REGIONAL Australia has changed the rules for the country’s next election, with seats outside capital cities driving the knife-edge poll result and drawing focus

Together we're united for 6.8m regional Australians

Fairgo for regional australia.

Open letter to Malcolm Turnbull and bill Shorten

Cancer Council's $55m plan for change

A $55 million three-year cancer plan would help regional areas

Coalition pegs $2b for cancer

SNEAK PEEK: Lasers from a linear accelerator at the new Bundaberg Integrated Oncology Centre. Photo: Max Fleet / NewsMail

Coalition to deliver more than $2 billion to cancer medicines

Prevention a priority: Labor

Shadow Health Minister calls for preventative task force

Fighting cancer harder in country than cities

EASY ACCESS: Brisbane resident Nathaniel Hefford has undergone cancer treatment in the city.

Cancer patients in regional areas more likely to die within 5 years

Turnbull govt reveals new approach on regional health

Malcolm Turnbull... pledging a new deal for regional residents on healthcare.

Govt vows to address difference in life expectancy in regional areas

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King of Coolum Thundercats

Pilot Kevin Timms and Dessy Melloy.

THE King of Coolum Thundercats battle kept the crowd enthralled, with plenty of...

Queensland Garden Expo in Nambour

FUN AND COLOUR: Holly Cogan, 4 at the Queensland Garden Expo in Nambour. Photo: John McCutcheon / Sunshine Coast Daily

HUNDREDS of green-thumbed gardening enthusiasts have been streaming through the...

Blooming first day of garden show

FUN AND COLOUR: Helen Andrew at the Queensland Garden Expo in Nambour.

EVERY year Helen Andrew would buy a weekend pass to the Queensland Garden Expo and...

Live rock photography

Five Finger Death Punch perform at Soundwave in Brisbane. Photo Contributed

A photo gallery looking at some of the live acts over the past few years.

Hailey the star in solid Coast effort

LEADING THE WAY: Hailey Lea on the Sabot class podium at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron’s QLD Youth Week 2016.

Coast sailors make the podium at Queensland Youth Week

IN DEEP: High running costs claim another dive business

BRISBANE’S longest-established dive business has closed its doors

WATCH: Fishing trawler gets beached on Mooloolah River bar

A fishing trawler was beached on sand crossing the Mooloolah River bar.

'We definitely thought this fishing boat was going to tip over'

You’re never too old for handstands

Take the weight off your feet and see the world upside down.

One pot pulao is simple and satisfying

Using bone-in chicken will enhance the flavour of this dish.

Enjoy the tastes of India at home

Baby, it’s cold outside but this ice cream takes the scoop

Pistachio kulfi served in an ice cream cone.

Try this quick version of a classic Indian ice cream

New CSIRO snake anti-venom for pet dogs

Eastern Brown Snake

New snake anti-venom helps protect pet dogs

Senior Matters: Don’t become socially isolated

Bundamba Salvation Army store volunteers Sylvia Piper and Gloria Fitzgerald sorting clothes and getting ready for the upcoming sale.
Photo: Sarah Harvey / The Queensland Times

Maintaining social networks key to happiness

ITALY: Where the ridiculous and sublime intertwine

We take you on a journey to find the real Italy

Thundercat works Photographer

HIGH OCTANE: King of Coolum thundercat action. Pilot Andrew Pomas and Ryan Ski. Photo: John McCutcheon / Sunshine Coast Daily

Sunshine Coast Daily photographer John McCutcheon gets more than he bargained for...

Thundercats at Coolum Beach

THEY'RE BACK: Top pilots were at Coolum for the launch of the annual King of Coolum Thundercats race. From left, driver Andrew Pomts with co pilot Ryan Surawski ready for tomorrow in their Neptune Marine Springwood cat.

Thundercats will race at Coolum Beach this weekend

Simon Poxon

Lawyer Lisa Flynn, who represented the Poxon family in court, addresses media.

Scenic 65-hectare farm on the market

SERENITY: Wycombe sits at the foot of the Little Liverpool Range.

Country hideaway to go under the hammer

Coast builder opens first of many special needs houses

Ausmar Assist director Tony Bryan (right) and Darren Shields of Paraplegic Benefit Fund.

This house might look average, but inside it's radically different

New development ‘gets back to the old ideal of living’

VISION: Bruns Eco Village land steward and conceptualiser Kelvin Daly with his daughter Solara.

“The project is about sustainability, treading lightly on the land"