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Jan 5, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
THE summer wedding season has come around again in the region, with Hinterland Tourism Sunshine Coast hosting the 2025 Summer Maleny Wedding Festival Trail from Saturday, January 11 to Sunday, January 12. Brides and grooms going to the must-attend event will also be in with a chance to win the ultimate wedding package worth $50,000.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
The Crisafulli Government is investing $2 million into initiatives designed to improve the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland. The First Nations Social and Emotional Wellbeing grants will be distributed among six Indigenous organisations to define, design, and deliver initiatives to boost health and wellbeing within their communities.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
Police are appealing for public assistance to identify the vehicle involved in a hit and run in Diddillibah on the morning of December 15 which left a man with serious injuries. Preliminary investigations indicate a 39-year-old man was struck by a car just before 2.30am on David Low Way. It is believed the man left a service station on David Low Way at 2:19am, and was walking east at the time of the incident.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
Nominations for the 2025 Queensland Greats Awards are now open, inviting Queenslanders to honour individuals and institutions who have made outstanding contributions to the state. Since 2001, the awards have celebrated 122 individuals, 1 honorary, 20 institutions, and 11 posthumous recipients across diverse fields such as business, science, arts, and community service. Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie highlighted the importance of the awards.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
Community News Families Top Stories On Christmas Day, 2024, the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre hosted their annual Christmas breakfast, where they provided free meals to anyone who dropped in.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
A time capsule buried in 2000 has offered a vivid glimpse into Sunshine Coast life at the turn of the millennium, alongside aspirations for the region’s future. Unearthed near the Landmark Resort on Mooloolaba Esplanade on January 2, 2025, it contained letters, photos, tourism brochures, and memorabilia, including a bottle of Tyrell’s port and a Sunshine Coast Daily from December 31, 1999.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
Unitywater is encouraging customers to ensure their water meters are easily accessible and free from obstructions like gardens or dirt to ensure accurate billing. The utility reports that about 30 properties daily have inaccessible meters, hindering meter readers from obtaining accurate readings. Unitywater Executive Manager Customer Experience, Katherine Gee, highlighted the scale of the task, with 320,665 meters read quarterly—approximately 6,400 daily.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew winched an injured hiker to safety, after he fell 15 metres while climbing a mountain on January 2. The rescue chopper was tasked to the incident at the Glass House Mountains at 1:24pm. It’s believed the man in his 20s was climbing up the main trail when he fell and broke his ankle.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
The Sunshine Coast is thriving with biodiversity, as native vegetation continues to expand by thousands of hectares. According to the recently released Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Report, native vegetation now covers 57% of the region, an increase of 5,655 hectares since 2016. The report, published by Sunshine Coast Council, highlights the region’s progress in biodiversity and guides future planning.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
gcnews.com.au | Kirra Livingstone
Scientists from RMIT University and the Doherty Institute have developed a groundbreaking blood test that could make cancer treatment safer and more effective for patients. Using just a drop of blood, the test assesses the effectiveness of different nanomedicines in killing cancer cells and minimising side effects in people with leukaemia. Nanomedicines, including therapies such as Doxil and Onpattro, use microscopic particles to deliver drugs directly to diseased cells while sparing healthy ones.
