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Flights from $49 one way sound tempting? Here’s all the intel you need about the Virgin Australia sale.

The voucher can be used for staycays in your hometown, relaxing retreats in South East Asia or an all-out Euro summer.

We live for new openings (especially the kind that involves food) and know you do, too. Fortunately, Auckland is the city that just keeps on giving when it comes to new restaurants, bars, cafes and bakeries—we really are a lucky bunch.

Thousands of South East Queenslanders are in need of support due to the effects of heavy rain, flooding and power outages.

Babe, wake up—a new luxury eco-resort is set to drop in 2027. After a ten-year hiatus, Hook Island is making its return thanks to Epochal Hotels’ CEO Glenn Piper. 

If you thought the spectacular scenery of K’gari (Fraser Island) couldn’t get any better, you’re in for a pleasant surprise, because paradise has just leveled up. 

The Enchanted Garden, presented by Royal Caribbean, returns this 23 November to transform Roma Street Parkland into a light-filled playground.

Vision Australia and Seeing Eye Dogs Australia are asking for a favour in looking after their gorgeous eight-week old pups, and we have no doubt that you, like us, are wondering if it’s really them doing us the favour.

Surfers Paradise is getting a huge—and well-deserved—facelift, and the City of Gold Coast want your feedback to help to make it happen.

Around this time last year, The Australian Government, Department of Treasury (℅ Josh Frydenberg) introduced the News Media Bargaining Code. The code is intended to level out the sheer power imbalance between Australian news media publishers—like us—and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google. The code, in effect, should allow the two parties to reach an agreement on fair remuneration for displaying news on these platforms. 

What if we told you that the holier-than-thou bagged wine was set for a major comeback? 

Following Brisbane’s largest downpour on record that’s seen over 15,000 homes flooded, it’s time to look at the ways we can all help those affected.

What if we told you that the holier-than-thou bagged wine was set for a major comeback? 

The Queensland government has announced that NSW will remain a declared hotspot for four weeks, with a possible earlier review depending on how the outbreak is developing. 

Here's the best events happening on the Sunshine Coast this October you don't want to miss.

Break out the thongs and put away the winter woollies, because spring is finally here. And just in case you weren’t already excited enough for the return of longer days and warmer weather, we’ve put together the ultimate hit list of things to do on the Sunshine Coast this September.

New music festival Dream Machine is coming to the Whitsundays for an immersive five-day retreat. 

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in April 2021. 

Plus, you could win free margaritas for a year.

Here’s a list of awesome things to do on the Sunshine Coast this weekend.

Good news for those of us who are itching to travel somewhere that isn’t Cairns: the Sunshine Coast Airport is set to welcome Qantas flight to Canberra on Thursday.

In what’s set to be the biggest news of the week, the Gold Coast’s award-winning street food night market, NightQuarter is launching on the Sunshine Coast next month and we can barely contain our excitement. 

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in October 2020.

Flowers are blooming, bugs are everywhere, and, of course, magpies are back, and they're angry.

This is the last fortnight Sunshine Coasters will be able to take in spectacular 360-degree views across the hinterland and the sea, before the giant observation ferris wheel leaves Caloundra this month. 

It’s safe to say we have entered a new era of culpability, and we’re wielding a new set of tools to get us there. Gen Z has found political clout to rival Facebook bots, "data healing" aims to harness the manipulative power of ad tech for good and, after iso, introverts are holding court in our extrovert-dominated culture. Elsewhere, media and millennials are under scrutiny, and brands are beginning to show off imperfections in place of purpose washing. 

Pizza is one of our favourite food groups. And a dish that we take very, very seriously. So the opening of Somedays Pizza, a new pizza joint in Noosa, has us super excited. 

Embrace the chill of winter inside your very own private igloo at this Sunshine Coast pub.

Start planning your winter escape north because as of next month you will now be able to fly between the Sunshine Coast and Cairns.

After months of lockdown and restrictions, the first of the Sunshine Coast’s cinemas has re-opened today.

Blast away the last of your lockdown blues when a brand new drive-in music festival hits the Sunshine Coast next month.

A Sunshine Coast drive-in cinema has just opened to fill that theatre-sized void in your life.

Today, a peaceful protest will be taking place on the Sunshine Coast in solidarity with the uprising in the US over the death of George Floyd, as well as the deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in custody. 

​Clear your weekend, because this year’s World Environment Day Festival is going completely online, so you can tune in from home.

Learn more about Queensland's three-stage plan for coming out of lockdown over the next few months.

In the most exciting news of the weekend, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has just announced that travel within Queensland will be allowed from 12pm, Monday 1 June. 

Unless you've been living under a rock, you will have heard that some Sunshine Coast restaurants and cafes have re-opened for dine-in services (for up to 10 people at a time).

Start planning your next big day trip, because Fraser Island, Stradbroke Island and Moreton Island are re-opening to visitors. 

It’s the million-dollar question—when will lockdown end in Queensland? Well, the answer may have been announced today in Prime Minister Scott Morrison's press conference.

The eta Aquariid meteor shower, which occurs when Earth passes through a stream of debris left by Halley’s Comet each year, is set to light up the sky on Tuesday 5 May.

With the Labour Day long weekend coming up, but COVID-19 hanging over us all, you're probably wondering what you can and can't do. Can I go for a drive? Can I visit my family? Can I go camping? Here's those questions and more, answered.

Anzac Day on the Sunshine Coast is going to look a lot different in 2020.

Are you a plant addict currently experiencing severe withdrawals because ‘rona has shut down your favourite plant store? Well you’re in luck, because we’ve got the perfect solution for you, with plant delivery.

With an extra long weekend coming up, but COVID-19 hanging over us all, you're probably wondering what you can and can't do. Can I go for a drive? Can I visit my family? Can I go camping? Here's those questions and more, answered.

Some of Queensland’s major national parks will officially close on Friday 3 April, due to coronavirus. 

On Sunday, state leaders and the Prime Minister met to determine the next stage in lockdown rules for Australia to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

If you’re deep in that corona-induced animal live-stream hole, then you’re going to want to listen up. We’ve already been hit with real-time jellyfish meditation but now, you’ll want to switch your browser over to the tiny and super-cute Little Blue Penguins at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast. 

A Sunshine Coast marketing manager is dishing up tonnes of feel-good vibes with her very generous offer to help those businesses struggling to stay afloat, free of charge. 

Drastic times call for drastic measures and if that means a Noosa Heads distillery turning craft spirits into hand sanitiser, we’re here for it. 

Queensland is now in Stage 3 lockdown and we will update this article as we move into stage 4 lockdown restrictions to tackle the spread of Coronavirus.

After growing concerns around public health, several of the Sunshine Coast’s major events have been cancelled. 

How are you going out there? These are strange times so we wanted to take a moment to connect. Because more than ever before, connectivity is everything.

In very exciting news, the Sunshine Coast is getting a new world class ecotourism trail dotted with super cute, off-the-grid tiny homes that you can totally stay at.

Get your business idea ready, because The Refinery have just opened applications to their 2020 Creative Incubator Program, accessible to anyone looking to launch a business in the art, style, design, music, entertainment, social enterprise or cultural arena on the Sunshine Coast.

Put the sandwich down and listen up because we've found what has to be the Sunshine Coast’s best lunch deal.

Much-loved Australian brand, Matteau is coming to the Sunshine Coast to throw one heck of a warehouse and sample sale this week.

Betty's Burgers famous lobster roll is back for another limited run, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Brunch just got a tad more exciting on the Sunshine Coast with the re-opening of Eumundi’s Bohemian Bungalow. 

Nine impeccable beers from four Sunshine Coast breweries have nabbed spots in the GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers of the Year list and we're thirsty just thinking about it. 

Move over wine and cheese, beer and oysters are the newest ‘it’ couple and they’re being dished up at a special brewery shindig.

To help out those affected by the bushfires, including our native animals, we’ve compiled a list of charities and organisations you can donate to.

The only thing better than cheese itself is a whole lunch dedicated to cheese. And lucky for us, the team at Maroochydore’s Orleans have taken it into their own cheese-loving hands to create that very thing. 

It’s like AirBnB but for pools.

It’s official! One of our favourite Sunshine Coast restaurants, Rice Boi has just expanded, adding to its already epic fit-out with a waterfront beer garden. And we’ve got your first look. 

Got a business idea but don’t know what to do with it? You’re in luck. Dishing up loads of practical, step-by-step advice to help you get your side hustle or full-blow business off the ground, this epic free event is one of the best things to do on the Sunshine Coast this month.

Riparide is an exciting booking platform encouraging us city dwellers to unplug from the daily grind and head outdoors in search of fulfilling moments. And what’s best—Riparide is an Australian start-up. 

The Sunshine Coast has caught the glittery, rainbow bug too with news we’re getting our very own Unicorn Festival. 

Burger powerhouse Ze Pickle, famed for dishing up jam-packed buns in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, has finally sprung up on the Sunshine Coast and you haven’t seen anything like it.

The Sunshine Coast is one big beer loving community. And the latest offering to hit the region, is finally here to quench thirsts far and wide.

Dying for a culture injection? Well, you can now get your art fix at an abandoned 80s bus terminal in Caloundra. 

Queenslanders, it's time to dust down those glad rags, pop on your best lippy or dapper tie and celebrate the not-so-humble blush bevvy that is rosé, because the annual festivus that is Rosé Revolution is back! 

Dubbed Australia’s original on-demand alcohol delivery service, Jimmy Brings has just launched on the Sunshine Coast and will zoom tasty beverages to your doorstep in 30 minutes or less.

Gamers unite! For three epic days, the second annual Noosa Festival Of Pinball will take over Land & Sea Brewery, transforming it into a retro gaming paradise. 

Neighbourhood favourites don’t come much better than Glass. But what happens when the owner decides to revamp the interior and add a wine bar element to a thriving breakfast? Well, basically, we get excited.

It’s been a big few days on the Sunshine Coast, with the World Surf League announcing the first Kelly Slater Surf Ranch outside of the United States, will be built on the Sunshine Coast. Not the Gold Coast, not Sydney, but our very own patch of paradise. 

Round up your mates and jump on the Bruce Highway, because the IKEA Festival of Sleep is popping up for the first time ever and it starts this week. 

The perfect chance to support Peregian Beach businesses post-bushfires, Village Vibes Festival spans over Friday and Saturday, bringing together a culmination of events that celebrate the local community.

Architecture geeks, get excited. Sunshine Coast Open House weekend is coming back to our shores for its third year of society-endorsed sticky-beaking.

The Sunshine Coast’s beer scene just went up a whole other level with the waterfront James Squire Brewhouse, The Savvy Squire, officially opening its doors to the public. 

Incredible views, a stunning fitout with a retractable roof, cocktails that’ll have you ordering another on first sip, and a global menu that is packed with fresh flavours—welcome to the Sunshine Coast's first open-air rooftop bar. 

Brownie addicts everywhere can now get their hands on I Heart Brownies' delicious, heart-shaped goodies...on the Sunshine Coast!

If you needed convincing that the vegan revolution on the Sunshine Coast is still at an all-time high, the exciting opening of the new Soul Kitchen Bakery is the definitive proof. 

​Food events don’t come much better or bigger than the Sunshine Coast’s Curated Plate festival. 

Make plans to ditch your usual bearded barista on Saturday 27 July, because a boutique coffee festival is taking over Noosa Junction with much more tantalising brews than your regular half-strength almond lattes. 

You heard it here first, Sunshine Coast, a huge festival featuring our favourite clear beverage is coming to the sunshine state and we’re almost drunk with excitement!

Former LAPD investigator Greg Kading is heading to Brisbane with a live show to discuss his particular vantage on the evidence and investigation of Tupac and Biggie's deaths. 

Clear your calendar, because new superfood cafe, Pineapple Express is giving away free acai bowls.

Can you think of a better scenario than sitting across from the ocean, under a canopy of trees lined with fairy lights, with a warm glass of mulled wine? We didn't think so.

Pack some breath mints, because Welcome To Bowen Hills is throwing a vitamin-rich Garlic Bread Festival this weekend.

It’s screening in Maleny tomorrow night.