Offbeat Morning beach walkers were left scratching their heads after a mysterious drum washed up on a Coast beach.

News A Coast army reservist says Queensland firefighters should use converted Bushmaster military vehicles to improve their strike power and safety levels.

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Crime A Coast car wash has been forced to employ a security guard after suffering a string of successive break ins.

Offbeat It took bee keeper Scott Whitaker more than 20 hours to remove the wild swarm found inside a Coast home in what he said was an “epic job”.

Surfing Coolum surfer Julian Wilson has landed in Hawaii as his quest for a world title kicks off.

Politics Noosa MP Sandy Bolton has given her tick of approval to the State Budget’s emphasis on funding capital works in Noosa. See where the money will be spent

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News QLD’s big spending budget outlined by Noosa MP: The road to COVID recovery.

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Weather Queensland’s scorching weather will take a day’s hiatus before a long stretch of sweltering conditions returns.

Politics As the Opposition prepares its State Budget reply it has homed in on one damning aspect of Labor’s fiscal forecast.

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News The recession is over and what Queenslanders splashed their cash on after the original COVID-lockdown – and what we cut back on – has been revealed.