Maroochy River Conservation Park

There’s a jewel on our doorstep called Maroochy River Conservation Park, which I had extended by 15 hectares a few years ago. Local conservation groups have lovingly cherished and worked in the park. There are some special walks, particularly from Ocean Drive, Twin Waters (nearly opposite the resort entrance) through to Mudjimba Beach Holiday Park…

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Buy Local 5 Challenge

Can you name five local foods or manufactured goods produced right here on the Sunshine Coast? Join the “Buy Local 5” campaign and save local jobs.  I’m asking people to swap at least five purchases of goods or services they’d normally buy from outside the region for local goods instead. For tips of where to…

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Navigating New Skies – Pt2

At just 18, Lachie Smart became the youngest pilot ever to circumnavigate the world in a single engine plane. Four years later this young Sunshine Coast man is helping navigate the 30-year-old family manufacturing business, Smartline Medical, through the turbulent times of COVID-19. Founded by father Will who has always been an innovator looking for…

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Cut the flip flop and set reopening roadmap to save jobs

It’s outrageous and ignores top medical advice for Queensland’s state borders to remain closed until September or later, Small Business Shadow Minister and State MP for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said. “The State Labor Premier’s flipflopping on the border reopening date of July ignored her own published roadmap when she told journos the date could instead…

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