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Main roads closed for long-distance event

There will be changed traffic conditions at many of the region's main thoroughfares this weekend, when 1600 people will compete in a scenic 113km More

Council investigates potential for another holiday park

Sunshine Coast Council is assessing opportunities to create another holiday park. Its 2024-25 budget includes $150,000 for a "new holiday park concept design, Bli Bli". A More

Photo of the day: glowing sky

Fred van Staden captured this sunrise in Little Mountain. If you have a photo of the day offering, email photo@sunshinecoastnews.com.au. Photos must be horizontal/landscape and More

Swim coach sacked for Korea barracking

Swimming Australia have sacked coach Michael Palfrey in the wake of his public barracking for South Korea at the Olympic Games, and has started More

Celebrated restaurant team preparing to open new venue

The opening date for the much-anticipated new restaurant by the team behind Sum Yung Guys has been revealed. A post to social media last week More

Brewed to last: coffee shop reaches milestone

A favourite coffee shop near the beach will turn 10 this weekend after it was nursed through some "tough years". Compound Surf and Drink and More

Saturday, July 27, 1.15pm: Paramedics have transported a stable patient to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a vehicle and motorcycle crash on Glasshouse Woodford Road at Woodford at 11.12am.

Saturday, July 27, 1.15pm: Paramedics have assessed two stable patients following a two-motorcycle crash on Peachester Road at Peachester at 11.06am. Both patients have declined transport.

Saturday, July 27, 1.15pm: One stable patient with significant leg injuries has been airlifted by helicopter to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a motorcycle crash at Manar Park for a significant leg injury at Boondooma at 9.12am. 

Saturday, July 27, 1.15pm: One stable patient with back pain has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a fall from a horse at a private address at Chevallum at 10.08am.

Saturday, July 27, 1.15pm: One stable patient has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a bicycle incident on David Low Way at Sunrise Beach at 7.31am.

Saturday, July 27, 7.40am: Emergency services were called to an address on Mooloolaba Road at Buderim at 7.40am for smoke evident in the building.  No patients were mentioned on scene and no fire was present.

Friday, July 26, 8.50am: The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service will conduct planned burn operations within Noosa National Park, East Weyba section during coming days, weather permitting. Smoke may be seen in the nearby areas of Sunrise and Castaways Beach.

Thursday, July 25, 4.40pm: A stable patient was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a two-vehicle crash on the Sunshine Motorway southbound at Mountain Creek at 3.47pm.

Thursday, July 25, 2.40pm: A stable patient with a non-life-threatening foot injury was transported by paramedics following a pedestrian and vehicle incident on Main Street, Buderim, at 1.47pm.

Thursday, July 25, 2.40pm: Paramedics transported a stable patient to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Old Landsborough Road, Beerwah, at 1.33pm.

Thursday, July 25, 10.25am: Paramedics transported a stable patient to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Brightwater Boulevard, Mountain Creek, at 9.15am.

Thursday, July 25, 9.40am: The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Noosa Shire Council will conduct a planned burn in the Wooroi section of Tewantin National Park today and tomorrow, weather permitting.

Thursday, July 25, 7.15am: Two patients were transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a vehicle collision with a parked vehicle on Carter Road at Burnside at 7.46pm last night. This included a stable female in her 20s with significant facial injuries and a stable man in his 20s with back pain.

Thursday, July 25, 7.15am: A stable patient was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a vehicle collided with a parked vehicle on Baldwin Street at Golden Beach at 6.52pm last night.

Wednesday, July 24, 3.40pm: Paramedics were assessing two patients following a multi-vehicle crash on the Sunshine Motorway southbound at Marcoola at 3.15pm.

Police advised that the road was closed and long delays were expected.

Wednesday, July 24, 7.35am: A two-storey house in Nambour has been destroyed by fire.

Five Queensland Fire Department crews attended the building, on Howard Street, about 5.20am.

Tuesday, July 23, 5.10pm: One stable patient has been transported to Nambour Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the corner of the Sunshine Motorway and Yandina Coolum Road at Coolum Beach at 2.59pm.

Tuesday, July 23, 3.30pm: A stable patient with back injuries was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a vehicle and e-scooter crash on Innovation Parkway, Birtinya, at 2.27pm.

Tuesday, July 23, 1.25pm: A person was assessed by the Queensland Ambulance Service, following a truck crash on the Bruce Highway southbound at Cooroy at 12.20pm.

The person suffered head and arm injuries and was transported, in a stable condition, to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Tuesday, July 23, 11.55am: One stable patient has been transported with a neck injury to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Maroochydore Road at Maroochydore at 10.51am.

Tuesday, July 23, 11.35am: Two stable patients have been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Carter Road at Nambour at 10.16am.

Tuesday, July 23, 11am: One stable patient was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the corner of Brenda Court and Connection Road, Mooloolah Valley, at 10.06am.

Tuesday, July 23, 7.15am: Paramedics attended a serious two-vehicle crash on the Old Bruce Highway at Federal, near Pomona, at 6am.

Three patients, all with life-threatening injuries, were being assessed.

A police spokesperson said the crash occurred on the Old Bruce Highway, about 400 metres from Sankeys Road.

The road was blocked in both directions and police were conducting traffic control. Motorists were advised to avoid the area.

A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said three of its crews attended. One patient was freed using cutting equipment just after 6.30am.

A rescue helicopter was also sent to the scene.

Two of the patients were taken by ambulance to Sunshine Coast University Hospital and the other patient was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Monday, July 22, 4.05pm: A man who fell from a roof at Bli Bli is in a serious condition in Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

The man, aged in his 60s, suffered a potentially life-threatening head injury in the fall at a private address at 12.06pm and was transported to hospital in a critical condition,

Monday, July 22, 3.55pm: Two out of seven people injured in a two-vehicle crash at Pine Camp Road, Beerwah, earlier this morning remain in hospital in a stable condition.

The Queensland Ambulance Service said one person with pelvic injuries, a female teenager with back pain, a female in her 40s with leg and chest injuries, and a male in his 50s with shoulder injuries were transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital following the accident. No information was available on the other three.

Five of those taken to hospital have now been discharged.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

Monday, July 22, 3.35pm: A small section of Bobbie Sattler Nature Refuge at Corbould Park will undergo a planned burn on Tuesday, July 23, weather permitting, between 9am to 6pm as part of Sunshine Coast Council’s Bushfire Management Program.

A 11.9-hectare section will be burnt. Smoke impacts to surrounding residents and road users should be minimal. The refuge will be closed during burn operations.

Monday, July 22, 11.55am: One stable patient with a leg injury has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a bicycle and pedestrian incident on Bradman Avenue at Maroochydore at 10.54am.

Monday, July 22, 9am: A bushfire warning, at advice level, to avoid smoke, has been issued for Landsborough, Mooloolah Valley and surrounding areas. This is from a hazard reduction burn in the Dularcha National Park. The fire is under control.

Sunday, July 21, 5.25pm: A woman with potentially life-threatening injuries has been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash down an embankment on Eumundi Noosa Road at Verrierdale at 2.39pm.

She was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with pelvis, abdomen and head injuries.

A man was also taken to SCUH, in a stable condition, suffering chest pains.

Sunday, July 21, 5.25pm: Four stable patients have been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital and one stable patient has been transported to Nambour Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Eumundi Kenilworth Road at Eeerwah Vale at 3.45pm.

Sunday, July 21, 5.25pm: Two stable patients with minor injuries have been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Sippy Downs Drive at Sippy Downs at 3.09pm.

Sunday, July 21, 1.40pm: One stable patient with a hip injury has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a fall off a bicycle on Howard Street at Nambour at 10.32am.

Sunday, July 21, 1.40pm: One stable patient with back pain has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a bicycle and dog incident on Unison Way at Palmview at 10.15am.

Sunday, July 21, 10.20am: One stable patient has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with head and facial injuries after a fall from a bicycle on the Parklands Mountain Bike Trails at Parklands at 7.55am.

Sunday, July 21, 7.30am: Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a 75-year-old man in Wurtulla last night.

The Queensland Ambulance Service reported that a male patient in his 70s was assessed in a life-threatening condition after being found in a canal located on Baanya Street at 7.43pm.

The death was being treated as non-suspicious.

Sunday, July 21, 7.30am: No patients were reported at an appliance fire at a private address at Meridan Plains at 8.38pm last night.

Sunday, July 21, 7.30am: One stable female patient in her 40s with back and leg pain was transported to Nambour Hospital after a mobility scooter incident on Southern Cross Parade, Sunrise Beach, at 6.45pm.

Sunday, July 21, 6.20am: A patient in a stable condition was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a rock-climbing incident on Mount Beerwah at 2.49pm yesterday.

Saturday, July 20, 12.15pm: A stable male patient in his 40s with a shoulder injury was transported to Nambour Hospital following a bicycle incident on Nambour Connection Road at Woombye at 9.46pm last night.

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