New Coast water park slides closer to reality

Council encourages park developers to use renewable energy sources

Swell stirring in the Coral Sea but heat remains

MAKING A SPLASH: Stacey Comerford and Lexie the dog cool down in the pool.

It's getting hotter and the bad news is there's more to come

'That was no domestic cat': Growl prompts big cat fears

WILD: A Bald Knob resident fears something bigger than a domestic cat is living near her home.

Mystery animal flees before resident able to sight it






Brisbane shopping just got better: 5 new shops!

BRISBANE is known for its incredibly on-point shopping scene, but things have gone to another level in recent times with a bunch of new retailers moving in.

Why the Valley is your new favourite place in Brisbane

Do not go past Doughnut Time - trust us!

FORTITUDE Valley really is the suburb that never sleeps.

Is Brisbane the new arts and culture capital?

Check out GOMA's latest exhibition - it's all about hair! GOMA 10 Ambassador Patience Hodgson visits Nervescape V 2016 by Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir (aka Shoplifter), commissioned for ‘Sugar Spin: you, me, art and everything’ at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. 
Photograph: Natasha Harth, QAGOMA

THE rest of the world should be envious of this line-up!

Sports gods answer your summer prayers with this line-up

The Brisbane Roar are on track for an entertaining season.

SO MUCH live action is happening in Brisbane this summer!

Not into art galleries, you say? Wanna bet?

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern ArtGOMA Turns 10Sugar Spin: you; me; art and everythingGallery 1.2Shoppy \"Nervescape\" 2016Media call

FORGET everything you thought you knew about art galleries.

5 minutes with Israel Folau on footy, life and love

Israel Folau and Silver Fern netballer Maria Tutaia announced their engagement last last year.

WE CAUGHT up with football star and Brisbane ex-pat Israel Folau.

You can do WHAT in Brisbane?!

Talk about arriving in style! Take your pub crawl to the next level with a helicopter!

BET you didn't know you could do these things in Brisbane...

10 fitness hacks for the time-poor

IF YOU'VE got time to shower, you're halfway there...

Use your local gym pass nation-wide with this new app

EXCITED: Fit Exchange founder Mitch Grayson, from Melbourne, at the Muscle Hut with personal trainer Mike Debenham.

Independent gyms are taking on the giants with new network

7 different ways to kick-start your morning

This matcha latte from Piccolo Papa is packed with health benefits.

Here is our list of ways to get your day off to a healthy start

MY SAY: Time to learn to love ourselves unconditionally

Caroline Hutchinson at home on the Sunshine Coast, with and Mark Darin.

Happiness has nothing to do with the size of your bum

Goodbye leggings, hello inner ballerina

Sarah Barnes takes a yoga lesson in the Tower Bridge, in London.

Say goodbye to the muscle-building of 2016

How is your relationship with food?

The CSIRO has come up with an online tool that assesses Aussies' personalities and classifies them into one of five diet types.

Find out how your personality influences your meal choices

SOAP BOX: New Year goals can be harder than they seem

HARD ROAD: Chasing goals is always hard, but when they're long term goals it can be even more frustrating.

Chasing goals is always hard, but long-term it can be even more so

US President position deserves respect

Donald Trump has been in office for two weeks and since day one, you have mindless protesters, rioting and looting.

Time for a change?

Celebrating Australia Day at Buderim.

Aust Day should be January 1 because that's when we were a nation

Leading by a bad example

Traffic lights.

How red does a red light have to be?

Time to consider planting fruit trees

Fruit trees may be a better option in the dry weather.

Any gardener on the Coast will tell you things are dry this year

Relationship dealbreakers: The things we can't get over

Lauren married Andrew after meeting him at the altar on Married At First Sight. She then took-off leaving Andrew to wonder if there was something wrong with him.

HOW many times have you heard that? “I love him, but...”

OPINION: Dirty tactics to invest in 'clean coal'

SUPER CLEAN, RIGHT: Hay Point Coal Terminal.

SOAPBOX: Why are we buying the oxymoron that is "clean coal”?

OUR SAY: Our values must be protected

The ES&A Bank at Palmwoods.

It is critical that we don't completely wash our hands of the past

Peregian family comes face to face with bushfire

"You hear about it but you don't know what it's like. I've never seen anything like it.”

New development smashed with 300 inquiries a month

COMING SOON: Work is underway on the Harmony site at Palmview.

Massive inquiry for 378ha Coast development

Dam low but water 'secure'

DWINDLING DAM: Photos taken from a drone flyover of Leslie Dam on Thursday show just how dry the dam has become.

THE dry weather is taking its toll on Noosa's water supply

Manikin may prove to ba a real life-saver

Representatives from the Queensland Ambulance Service at Caloundra, Michael Metcalfe and Toni Careless (carrying the new Resusci Baby), with Mooloolah Lodge's Norrie Morris (centre).

Manikin may prove to ba a real life-saver

Inspirational women of the Sunshine Coast, take a bow

INSPIRING WOMEN: Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson with 2016 award winners Bertha Jansen, Sue Stanley, Berenice Pembleton, and Brigitte Seymour.

Sunshine Coast Inspiring Women Awards finalists have been announced

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Both sides of the globe feature in first 2017 exhibition

ART of Cairncross will feature "Homelands” by much-admired artist John McVeigh-Brown as the first event for 2017 in what will be the newly renovated...

Dempsey is better with age

GREAT AUSSIE SONGWRITER: Paul Dempsey.

Paul Dempsey has released his second solo album Strange Loop

Take a Long Lunch invitation to support hospices

LONG LUNCH: Eumundi Rotary will host a gourmet charity fundraiser.

Celebrity chef Matt Golinski will star at a Eumundi Long Lunch event

Comedy with extra cheese

Paul Fenech is taking his TV series Fat Pizza on the road for a series of live shows.

Fat Pizza and Housos are coming to town

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Businesspeople help build 'village' for children in need

Chris Turner, of SunnyKids.

Businesses are supporting an innovative philanthropic idea for kids

Quirky Coast women start business mentoring program

EXCITED: Sherry Symonds (left), Rosie Overfield and Amanda Blennerhasset at the launch of Dulcie Joe Co's mentoring and "not networking” program.

A new mentoring program has women behind the wheel

Protect kids' teeth with Angela's MouthMonsters

MintyCoco co-founder Angela Wright.

The number of teeth you have can predict when you will die

Tiger cubs turn one

ONE YEAR OLD: Sumatran tiger cubs Scout and Delilah celebrate their first birthday at Australia Zoo.

One year ago they were tiny balls of fluff. Today it's hard to imagine they were...

Periwinkle Restaurant

Periwinkle Restaurant in Peregian Beach.

New French restaurant has Coast mouths watering.

USC Sports Stadium Upgrade.

A $5 million upgrade of the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Sports Stadium on campus at Sippy Downs has been unveiled today.

A $5 million upgrade of the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Sports Stadium...

Bernardi resignation causes problems in the Senate

Senator resigns and starts The Australian Conservatives Party

Coalition needs 10 of 12 cross-bench Senators to pass legislation.

Lady Gaga wows the Superbowl

Lady Gaga delivered an energetic performance at the Superbowl.

Highlights of the half-time performance.

The five most stolen cars and where they are taken from

HALF a billion dollars worth of cars were stolen in Australian in just 12 months, but they are not targeting the exotic, expensive or rare.

Next step for parenting when children move out

NEW CHAPTER: Going to university is both daunting and exciting.

How to prepare your child for university

Could this be the phone to end your biggest gripe?

 Huawei Mate 9

Average Australian now spends equivalent of 38 days on their phone

How this coal miner became a bridal shop owner

Noi Stuart and Chris Stuart from Brides Two Be.

Chris Stuart went through a dramatic career change

HSV delivers fastest and most expensive Commodore ever

HSV gives the locally-built Commodore a royal send off with three GTSR models, including the most expensive, most powerful and fastest production Commodore ever: the W1.

New GTSR W1 the fastest and most expensive Commodore ever

What our behaviours are teaching our kids

IGNORE THAT PHONE: Show your children they are important and that you are ready to listen when they need to talk.

What messages are you sending your kids?

Competitive barbecuing becoming a respected sport

YUM: Matt England (left) and Daniel White (right) from Country Boys Barbeque recently won awards at the Mooloolaba BBQ Festival. They get their meat from Wayne Pham at Duys Quality Meats at Inala Civic Centre.

Move over tennis, footy and soccer - barbecuing is on the rise

Has Amber Sherlock had another wardrobe incident?

SOCIAL media has lit up over a suspicious wardrobe decision on Nine’s afternoon news show, just weeks after Amber Sherlock’s jacket meltdown made headlines.

How Lady Gaga faked Superbowl show's big moment

Lady Gaga performsduring the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Thrilling halftime show might just have been too good to be true

Lady Gaga Superbowl performance 'satanic ritual'

US singer Lady Gaga performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA, 05 February 2017.

'She’s the spawn of Satan and part of the ‘New World Order’'

Is Australia in need of its own Donald Trump?

IS Australia ready for its own Trump figure?

Just a lazy $2.9 million, this hideaway could be yours

Fancy a rainforest hideaway?

“We figured we wanted to spend more time outside."

'Oversupply issues': Home owners grant slammed by REIQ

I Love Tannum Feature. Photo Paul Braven / The Observer

REIQ slams decision not to change First Home Owner's Grant.

Coast real estate agents take home top industry gongs

The Amber Werchon Property team, winners of the 2017 REIQ Awards for Excellence: Large Residential Agency at Brisbane City Hall.

Coast real estate agents have again shown they mean business

ROOM FOR RENT: Airbnb market takes off in Toowoomba

Airbnb places are popping up faster than ever before in Toowoomba

Shopping centre sale sets new Coast record

Real Estate \\"sold\\" sign with red brick building and trees blurry in the background

The sale of a neighbourhood shopping centre has set a new record

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The future is bright for this husband-wife inventor duo

CLEVER GIRL: Co-inventor of CASSI (Confined Space Access Safety System Innovation), Liz Stringer and Minister for State Development Dr Anthony Lynham.

Meet CASSI, a local invention that's improving the safety of workers

The Coast school creating jobs, not just graduates

WINNING: Kawana Waters State High School principal Colin Allen-Waters with students Andrew Ten-Tye, Joel Royall-West, Kaimarni Rota and Sophie Beutel.

This school principal is tackling youth unemployment

Full-time employment increases for third month in row

This was the third consecutive month of increasing full-time employment.

Total trend employment increased by 8,200 persons.

Amazon's Aussie hiring spree as it prepares for local launch

Amazon warehouse

It is the global behemoth poised to shake up our retail industry

CASHED UP: The best paying jobs to chase in 2017

The IT sector is showing some big increases in wages.

They're the jobs you need to make a motza

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Ferrari wins drama-packed Bathurst 12 Hour

WINNERS: Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Whincup/Lowndes/Vilander scores a famous victory at the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour in an action-packed event.

Maranello Motorsport Ferrari takes stunning victory at Mt Panorama

DASHCAM: When to stop on a green light

Sometimes it's best not to go, even when the light is green

Ferrari on pole for tomorrow's Bathurst 12 Hour race

RED DEVIL: Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 piloted by flying Finn Toni Vilander goes fastest in the Top 10 Shootout at Mount Panorama

Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes and Toni Vilander start Ferrari on pole

Freight drivers 15 times more likely to suffer fatality

Freight industry drivers are 15 times more likely to suffer fatalities than any other industry.

Every day a truck driver gets behind a wheel, it could be their last

Range Rover Sport SVR is an off-road speed demon

BALLISTIC: Rangie SVR is tested from 0-100kmh across sand, mud and even snow...and it's still very quick

$233,500 super-SUV shows its speed skills off-road

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