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Truck pours concrete onto Sunshine Coast beach after getting bogged in sand

A Sunshine Coast business defends its decision to dump concrete on a beach north of Noosa, as the Department of Environment launches an investigation into the matter.






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Queenslander joins Clipper Round the World Race in honour of brother-in-law

Sunshine Coast man John Broomfield could not sail at all until recently, but that has not stopped him from joining a year-long, 40,000-nautical mile yacht race.












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Dogs will eat anything, as owners of pet who swallowed cement render learn the hard way

When the vet x-rayed their young dog and found a mass in its intestines, Duke's owners never imagined it would be a lump of cement.




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Former deputy principal accused of sexual assault of teen at her father's funeral wake

A former Queensland deputy principal indecently assaulted a teenager at a wake after the funeral of the girl's father in the 1990s, a court hears.




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Teen distressed after alleged assault at father's wake, friend tells court

The friend of a teenage girl recalls her crying and distressed at her father's wake after allegedly being accosted by a man now facing charges of indecent assault and attempted rape.





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Former deputy principal guilty of charges of indecent treatment of a child

Former deputy principal Kenneth Ralph Ernst is found guilty of multiple counts of indecent assault of a teenage girl in the 1990s by a Queensland court.





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Survey to determine future of rainbow steps




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Former deputy principal Kenneth Ernst jailed for prolonged sexual abuse of teenage girl

Former school deputy principal Kenneth Ralph Ernst is jailed for the prolonged sexual abuse of a young girl, in a case the judge described as a "gross breach of trust" made worse by Ernst's decision to plead not guilty.




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Sunshine Coast pool signs on for dementia-friendly community campaign

With dementia rates projected to soar in decades to come, a public pool on the Sunshine Coast is helping people living with the condition to stay healthy and feel included in the community.





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Karen, Gail and Russell at pool





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Aerial shots of the ongoing blaze at Peregian.



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Two helicopters collecting water for extinguishing the fires



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Peregian Springs resident Karin Radburnd films fire on border of property



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Queensland Sunshine Coast bushfire emergency sees flames come within metres of homes

Karin Radburnd fought for hours to save her home at Peregian Springs overnight as large flames surrounded the property after a large fire sparked a major ongoing emergency, forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes.




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Police evacuate residents from burning street



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Dramatic video shows Queensland police evacuating Peregian during bushfires

Video released by Queensland police shows the efforts of some officers helping to evacuate the Peregian area during wild bushfires on the Sunshine Coast on Monday.




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Teenagers charged over Peregian Beach bushfire on Sunshine Coast

Police allege two teenagers gathered in bushland on Monday afternoon and deliberately lit the blaze, which gutted one home and tore through Sunshine Coast bushland.




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Peregian Beach man rescued from bushfire thanks officers after close call

The dramatic rescue of 94-year-old Andrew Michael from the Peregian Beach firestorm on Monday was captured on video. He's now returned home and says his rescuers did "a very good job".




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Firefighters formed shield around nursing home while residents trapped inside during bushfires

Authorities reveal the residents of a Sunshine Coast aged care facility were trapped inside as a dangerous bushfire approached this week, but they were kept safe by a protective ring of firefighters.




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Paedophile tried to elicit oral sex from two boys with 'truth or dare' game in drain while on bail

A 25-year-old man lures two boys to a secluded location and offers to pay them $5 for oral sex, just months after he was given bail for possessing graphic and violent child porn material, a court hears.




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Stradbroke Island bushfire rages ahead of school holiday population boom

A large bushfire is continuing to burn through swamp and bushland on North Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane, ahead of an expected influx of 8,000 school holiday visitors.




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Vaping by teenagers on rise as tobacco companies try to hook a new generation on smoking

After the death of an e-cigarette user and the hospitalisation of many US teens, Australian health experts fear a "vaping culture" is developing among teenagers.




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Artificial reef could fix beach landslip problem at Queensland's Inskip Point, expert says

Building an artificial reef could be the key to stabilising a popular beach at Queensland's Inskip Point that suffers from repeated landslips, a geotechnical expert says.




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Juvenile whale rescued off Queensland's Sunshine Coast



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Baby whale rescued off Sunshine Coast after becoming trapped in nets

A delicate rescue operation frees a baby humpback from shark nets off Noosa on the Sunshine Coast with the whale's mother staying close to her calf during the ordeal.




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Renegade gardeners take fight to councils in race to beat the heat

As urban density intensifies in Australia's major cities, renegades are fighting to replace the greenery that has been lost, writes Natalie Vella.




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Woolooga survives two floods and a bushfire, now faces drought before year's end

Residents in a small Queensland town are still counting their blessings 12 months after a bushfire destroyed more than 12,000 hectares of pasture, and now they are preparing to be in drought before the decade is out.




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Severe thunderstorms north of Brisbane flood homes and businesses

Severe thunderstorms brought more than 100 millimetres of rain to some parts of the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast overnight, flooding homes and businesses within minutes.




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Police urge patience between beachgoers and drivers after holiday clash

Police urge beachgoers and motorists to be considerate of each other after video emerges of a confrontation between a driver and holidaymakers who had set up camp along Rainbow Beach.




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Eumundi's last church closes its doors, as more Australians identify as having no religion

At Eumundi, in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland, 43 per cent of people identify as having no religion, and now the town's last church has called it a day.




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Abuse survivor Diane Lynn wants to see the Jehovah's Witness Organisation change their practices.




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Warren Strange from Knowmore, a legal service for abuse victims