Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Noosa residents… VOTE … for freedom!

Next month Noosa residents get to vote on whether or not they want to stay within the Sunshine Coast local government, or go back to being Noosa Shire. Interestingly, residents of Caloundra and Maroochy never got to vote for amalgamation in 2008, now they don’t get to vote for the break-up of the Sunshine Coast [...]

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Mayor Jamieson urges Maleny Golf Club to reveal the Business Plan for its 9 hole Golf Course

There is growing local concern that the Golf Club does not have access to finance for construction of its proposed golf course and that it is trying to secure a grant of $450,000 from Council to help kick-start the project. The Hinterland Times has requested a copy of the business plan which has been submitted [...]

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Tree Changers… Leeza, Connor, Airlie & Guy Baric

…about people who change their lives to settle on the Range and why they choose to stay Leeza Baric, Guy McLennan and their two children, Connor and Airlie moved to Maleny eight months ago having lived and worked all over Australia. They have run businesses, lost everything, been separated, faced personal demons, but have finally [...]

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Mayor Jamieson goes toe-to-toe over Caloundra South

SUNSHINE COAST mayor Mark Jamieson has inherited his first potential conflict with the state government. The apparent symbiosis between the mayor and the LNP government may be under threat if the Caloundra South project is not resolved soon. There are clear differences of opinion over the infrastructure costs, with Council telling the state government there’s [...]

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Mayoral Candidate: Warren Blee

IAM STANDING for mayor as I want to build a culture in the Council and the Sunshine Coast community for positive change. The Coast is a great place to live – if you have a good job or an investment income – but could be so much better for all the community. The lack of good [...]

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Mayoral Candidate: Michael Bloyce

MICHAEL BLOYCE has the right mix of qualifications, leadership skills, business and Council experience, community involvement and policy vision to be the next Mayor of the Sunshine Coast. Michael is not anti-green, nor is he pro-development. He believes that at this time there needs to be a stronger focus on getting small business and the [...]

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Mayoral Candidate: Debbie Blumel

COUNCILLOR DEBBIE BLUMEL is known as the councillor who gets things done, and she’ll continue to live up to that reputation if elected mayor. As the only mayoral candidate with experience as a councillor, Debbie is best placed to make sure the next council builds on that base. “I will create jobs, strengthen the economy and protect [...]

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Mayoral Candidate: Kim Edwards

KIM’S VISION is to inspire a team that works together united to make the Sunshine Coast region, not just the most beautiful place to live, but a place where residents are proud of their community. Kim will lead a local government that will champion the rights of every resident to prosper, grow and belong on [...]

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Mayoral Candidate: Jim Hopkins

HI, I’M JIM HOPKINS, so what made me through my hat into the ring at such a late date? Well one of the main reasons is to claim back our voice for our local areas or if you like shires. This I feel was taken from us by stealth when we had the amalgamation imposed upon [...]

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Mayoral Candidate: Mark Jamieson

MARK JAMIESON and his family moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2001 when he was promoted to the position of General Manager of the Sunshine Coast Newspaper Company. He is married to Lorrell and they live in Buderim. They have three grown up children. As a Mayoral candidate, with the slogan ‘a better way, a [...]

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