One of the Coast’s largest events, the Coolum Kite Festival, is axed.- The State Government is accused of lying about the sale of 30,000 hectares of freehold forestry land under its privatisation program.
- The Reserve Bank of Australia lifts the official base rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%.
- One of Noosa hinterland’s biggest employers announces plans to close. Around 30 production staff at Cooroy Brickworks stand to lose their jobs.
- Problems with Queensland Health’s new payroll system emerge. Hundreds of doctors and nurses are left without pay for weeks as the Government struggles to fix the glitches.
- The State Government hands council the power to determine the future of the Caloundra Aerodrome.
- Terri Irwin launches a scathing attack on Cape Alumina, the company that wants to build a bauxite mine in the Steve Irwin Reserve. The project would allegedly create seventeen hundred jobs and inject six hundred million dollars into Far North Queensland’s economy.
- Member for Nicklin, Peter Wellington sparks hot debate after calling for a referendum on daylight saving at the next state election.
- Sunshine Coast students are caught up in the mass chaos caused by the closure of airports in Northern Europe. Planes are grounded around the world after a volcanic eruption in Iceland sent clouds of ash into the sky.
- Plans to revamp Noosa Junction are revealed.
- Council moves to slash its rates discount as it moves into savings mode.
- Council approves a $10 million grandstand for Stockland Park.
- Australia Zoo faces a $20,000 fine for allegedly breaking trading regulations on Anzac Day.
- The State Government announces a $600 million boost in local public health services that will be constructed prior to the opening of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
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