Steele Taylor

Maroochydore

Sports Editor at Sunshine Coast News

Sports Editor at Sunshine Coast Daily

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Group urges Olympic funding boost for local sports

2 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

A Sunshine Coast community group that champions grassroots sport says local clubs deserve to benefit from the 2032 Games. The Sunshine Coast Region 2032 Sports Legacy Taskforce welcomed the state government's announcement to build a multi-use arena in the Maroochydore city centre, while Sunshine Coast Stadium and the Parklands mountain bike facility will be upgraded. Several of the region's clubs have also been identified by the government to share in millions of dollars of Games On! funding.
new split in island seems to have set in

2 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

Compelling footage has emerged of water rushing through Bribie Island, suggesting that a second tidal breakthrough could stay open. Videos and images captured by drone pilot Damien Lange show the ocean splitting a section of the island, to the south of the vast breakthrough that occurred in 2022. He even saw jet ski riders going through the gap.
Unheralded Sunshine Coast suburb set to boom

2 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

A relatively unknown Sunshine Coast suburb is predicted to become the next "hot" spot for real estate in the region. Rosemount is a rural locality of creeks and hills that is just 15 minutes from beaches, retail centres and the airport. No.493 Paynters Creek Road last month sold for an area record price of $3.4 million. It's believed to have eclipsed the previous mark by more than $1 million.
Site sold for almost $13m, Tesla dealership rumoured

2 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

One of the last undeveloped sites along a main inner-city road has been sold and could be home to a Tesla showroom. Lot 409 Flinders Lane, a 6066sqm block beside bustling Maroochy Boulevard, changed hands for $12.75 million. Colliers managing director and selling agent Nick Dowling confirmed the sale. While he wouldn't disclose who the ultimate end user would be, there is a development application in progress, from LT Build, for a 3200sqm vehicle showroom and office.
Minister responds to passage water quality concerns

3 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

The Queensland Minister for the Environment has replied to community worries about water quality in a Sunshine Coast waterway. Andrew Powell moved to alleviate concerns regarding a section of the Pumicestone Passage affected by a tidal breakthrough at Bribie Island in 2022. The northern end of the waterway, next to the Caloundra city centre, became a near dead-end after the extreme weather event caused the Caloundra Bar to become clogged with sand.
aquatic centre to get new look

3 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

A raft of improvements are set to be made to a 25-year-old swimming facility, with works to start within two years. A draft upgrade plan has been developed to modernise the Noosa Aquatic Centre at Girraween Court, Sunshine Beach. Noosa Council's sport and active lifestyles manager Brad Chalmers said the ageing venue needed to be enhanced to cater for swimmers for years to come.
surfers make most of perfect waves at lake runout

3 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

Beachgoers were awestruck and surfers were ecstatic when an unusual event occurred on the Sunshine Coast during the weekend. A crowd gathered to watch and ride perfect waves forged by a runout from Lake Currimundi after heavy rain. Stuart Cordingley was among those to witness it and shared a video of surfers and bodyboarders having the time of their lives. "The lads there were very confident and experienced," he said. "Although the current was strong, it is not dangerous for experienced surfers.
Major roads closed for rescheduled endurance event

4 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

Several of the Sunshine Coast's main roads will be closed for an annual event that will attract about 5000 competitors this weekend. Key routes including sections of the Sunshine Motorway, Mooloolaba Esplanade, Buderim Avenue, Alexandra Parade and Parkyn Parade will be inaccessible to motorists during the Mooloolaba Triathlon festival. Delays are expected on thoroughfares including David Low Way, Beach Road and Bradman Avenue.
Teenager involved in serious e-bike crash

4 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

By A teenage girl has been rushed to hospital after a significant e-bike crash on the Sunshine Coast. She was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition after the incident at Peregian Springs on Wednesday at 6.14pm. The girl, in her early teens, suffered head injuries. The crash happened on North Ridge Avenue, a suburban street at The Pavilions estate. Four paramedic units attended the scene.
Proposed apartment complex requires alterations

4 weeks ago | sunshinecoastnews.com.au | Steele Taylor

Plans for a three-storey apartment block near a town centre need to be amended for the application to proceed. Sunshine Coast Council has advised the developer of a proposed seven-unit building at 15 George Street in Caloundra that more information is required.