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Splendour in the mud not dampening spirits
The gates are open, tents are pitched and 30,000 people have migrated to the south-east Queensland town of Woodford for the sold-out 2010 Splendour In The Grass music festival.

Inquest proceedings finish into Bruce highway deaths
An inquest into the deaths of six people who were killed in a series of road crashes on a notorious stretch of the Bruce Highway has wrapped up in Gympie in south-east Queensland.

Student doctors face scholarship tax slug
At least 200 Queensland medical students on Queensland Health scholarships are being forced to pay thousands of dollars in tax.

'Balmy' winter weather to continue
The weather bureau says southern Queensland will continue to experience unusually warm winter weather over the next few days.

CEC stands by solar industry
July 2010
By Matthew Howard, Bachelor of Journalism

Australia’s renewable energy watchdog, the Clean Energy Council, has renewed its support for the solar power industry following claims of poor workmanship and inferior products in the Australian market. Read more

Caloundra aerodrome businesses in limbo
June 2010
By Jennifer Purse, Bachelor of Communication

State and Local government battles over development plans for Caloundra South have left businesses at the Caloundra Aerodrome caught in the crossfire. Read more

Community groups take over Coolum kite festival
June 2010
By Erin Cannon, Bachelor of Communication

Sunshine Coast community groups may be playing a larger role in the Coolum Kite Festival in 2011, to ease the strain on organisers. Read more

Council approves Stockland Park upgrade
June 2010
By Rebecca Russell, Bachelor of Journalism

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council (SCRC) has signed for a $10 million upgrade to Stockland Park, to be completed by May, 2011. Read more

Clean energy funding gets thumbs up
June 2010
By Graham Reeks, Graduate Diploma of Journalism

Sunshine Coast solar power firms and environmental interest groups have welcomed new national funding for renewable energy, but still want greater commitment. Read more

Smoke rings in new cigarette laws
June 2010
By Thomas Roche, Bachelor of Communication

Cigarette costs are continuously rising in a bid to influence Australian smokers to break the habit, but the new laws are also having a negative effect. Read more