Sport

16 November 2024

J.B Sport Services to bring more to rural kids

Jarrod worked for the NRL for nine years as a referee and game development officer, delivering rugby league clinics at schools. He also volunteers with grassroots sports groups, including serving as Vice President for the Stanley-River Wolves Rugby L...

14 November 2024

Dekota’s Jackaroo dream

The 18-year-old was recently selected into the 2025 QLD State based Jackaroo Academy, which puts her on the pathway to one day play professionally for Australia. “It’s a training program to move forward to become a Jackaroo,” Dekota said. “I am two s...

13 November 2024

Local cricket clubs combine

The Sunshine Coast Cricket Association aims to consolidate clubs into five to six larger entities, with more teams per division, rather than managing several smaller clubs. This vision has driven the decision for Wamuran to dissolve as a standalone c...

6 November 2024

Esk Golf Charity Day success

This year, the Esk Golf Club held a charity golf day on October 12 for the Esk Lions Club, and another on November 2 for the Esk and District Kindergarten. Club president, Luke Latter, said it was important to the club to support the community. “It’s...

1 November 2024

FootworksDance steps into spotlight with business win

Director Elizabeth Barritt was over the moon and beyond grateful when she found out she had won. “It’s pretty exciting and it was an absolute honour and thrill to be recognised for our longevity for starters, to be able to be in business for that lon...

31 October 2024

Dress up fun for little athletics club

Young athletes dressed up in a range of creative costumes, including a witch, angels, a clown, and a boy riding a T-Rex! There was even a group who dressed up as Alice in Wonderland characters. The Little A’s club is now looking ahead to their workin...

29 October 2024

Cookie Cup raises men’s mental health awareness

The over-35s rugby league cup was created to raise awareness about men’s mental health and to remind everyone to reach out for help when they’re struggling. Burpengary Jets president Brad Lord, a close friend of Cookie, described him as a great man w...

22 October 2024

Cabo cornhole craze

Nearly thirty players from across the country came to play, including players from Melbourne, Sydney, Warwick, Toowoomba, and the Fraser Coast to compete in the full two-day event. The sport works with each player having four bags filled with synthet...

16 October 2024

Caboolture rally driver is all revved up

Daughter of long time rally driver and co-driver Tony Arbon, Holly teamed up with Maryborough resident Krystle Power in a big V8 Ford Falcon to contest the event with the all-female crew hoping for a good result in their first rally together. Unfortu...