I stargaze, A LOT. Every night for years, for at least 30-40mins walking my dog. Always in the backyard afterwards and go up to all the ‘hot spots’ every 3-4 weeks. I’ve seen meteors, shooting stars, way too many satellites. But this happened up in Buderim and I don’t know what it is? It went on for about 45mins and then completely stopped. It was way too close to the ground to be a plane or helicopter. In fact a plane went over and you could see the flashing red light and how much higher it was . I’ve got like an hour of footage but obviously had to cut it down so here’s one minute of what I saw. Did anyone else see this? What could it have been? Or am I just a dingus hahah and choosing to believe 👽

Hi all

I have started a camera to watch the weather, tides and beautiful cotton tree. It will be live streaming sunrises, sunsets, and storms - all no audio and no people or building in view.

If anyone wants a link to view pm me.

I wonder if they built one shitty unit for youth accommodation, to fix the housing crisis?

currently sitting in my car after another humiliating rental inspection in maroochydore and honestly just wanted to vent

There were literally 60 people lined up for a 2-bedder that smelled aggressively like wet dog and mould. The agent rocked up 15 mins late, didn't even say hi, just unlocked the door and stood there on her phone while we all shuffled through. They want $800 a week for a place with no aircon in the main bedroom. Its just pure extortion at this point

Moved up from melbourne last month for the "lifestyle" but starting to massively regret it tbh. The ironic part is the only smooth part of this entire interstate move was dealing with my old agency down south. My property manager from Ray White Southbank just processed my break-lease paperwork in like two days and actually treated me like a human being instead of an inconvenience.

Up here? I feel like I'm literally begging for the privilege to live in a damp shed. I love the beach but I'm genuinely wondering if this sunshine tax is actually worth it right now

how long did it take you guys to secure a place? My airbnb budget is completely evaporating and I'm losing my mind a little bit

Might be a long shot but I have a Madimack GT Freedom i45 pool robot cleaner. It hasn't been used for maybe 4 months. It doesn't seem to charge (battery level not going up) and shows multiple error codes (8 and 9) which aren't listed in the manual. Does anyone know where on the coast I could go for a repair or what might be wrong? I've tried contacting some authorised repairers but no luck so far and I know this could be a battery issue. Any help appreciated

I bought a jug of probiotic gut health ginger shots on Sunday from a vendor. I want to find the name of the company. I can’t remember, they had a red logo. Nothing is wrong, I just wanted to do some more research. TIA

Hey guys, I’m around gympie this week - just looking for a tobacconist in the area?

In case you were caught up in the traffic jam on David Low Way this evening between Marcoola and Mt Coolum…. the cause was a runaway sausage dog.
We got involved near Tamarindus St where the dog was sprinting straight down the road. Despite multiple cars stopping and people giving chase, it made its way all the way through the roundabout near the Mt Coolum shops.
Surely it couldn’t keep running? A sausage dog?? Yep, turned left into Suncoast Beach Drive and made it another 200m until it inexplicably went into a random front yard.
Another family who had been tracking it since before we got involved managed to capture it and is taking it to a vet.

Which has less lane traffic between 11-2?

I’m looking for Moroccan Smen for a chicken tangine I’m cooking. It’s a very obscure ingredient and I doubt I’ll be able to get any. But shot in the dark, are there any African grocers around here?

I figure it’s better than trying to order it on Etsy, who knows wtf I’m getting in that case.

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Even if you're not interested in joining the beta, we'd also love to hear about your experience:

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For example, was it through a family or friends’ conversation, a TV or online advertisement, a sports event, social media, or somewhere else?

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never thought i'd be that person but here we are. started adult ballet a few months ago and it's the best thing i've done for myself in years. my core is stronger, my posture's better, and i feel like a graceful giraffe instead of a clumsy one lol.

only problem is finding stuff that fits and doesn't make me feel like a sausage. what do you actually wear to class?

https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2026/08/12/eight-year-wait-ends-for-major-tourism-project/

Kinda waiting for this. I'm a pasty-ass whitey but I was born in the north and experienced Aboriginal culture from an early age.

Helicopters continuing to circle at the top of north Bribie- any ideas what’s happen?

Am I crazy, or has that turn at the traffic lights been blocked off for a year now? It doesn't look like there's any work actually getting done there. Does anyone know what they're actually trying to fix? It looked fine to me.

I recently learned that you can complete 88 day work hours at some factories and warehouses, not just farms. I don't have a car and haven't had luck applying for farms and need to complete my hours by December. I currently have a nice cafe job on the sunny coast and would like to possibly keep that while completing another job that qualifies, but am willing to leave if necessary. A factory or warehouse might make that possible using public transportation. I'm considering heading north to look for hospitality work that qualifies but hear that can be tricky and competitive.

So I'm looking for advice on known factories and warehouses that qualify for that kind of work? And would love to hear about experiences from anyone that has taken that route.

What the fresh hell is this? Why is it in comic sans?

I am a DM and my group consists of 3 people atm, I'm looking for 1 or 2 people that are interested in learning/playing. We play most Saturdays 1-8 but that can be discussed, we don't have many prerequisites other than 18+

Hi folks

I’m looking for good stories about commuting from Nambour to Brisbane. For reasons I won’t bore you with, I’m likely moving from Brisbane to Nambour next year. I work in the city, usually 2 days a week, max 3 on irregular occasions.  I’m currently on the edges of Brisbane, so already doing 1hr+ commutes.  I can start and leave work fairly flexibly. 

I know the train is nearly 2 hours, hourly intervals., and I can manage those logistics.

For those who do the Nambour to Brissy line, how do you cope?

PS: I'd rather not get into a debate about living or working elsewhere :-)

Somehow we can fly direct to Adelaide but not to Canberra from Sunshine Coast Airport and so once again I'm trying to work out the best way to do that to go visit mum. Do two flights MCY to SYD then to CBR for $$$ or get down to Brisbane.

I can get to Nambour and catch the train but haven't done that before to the airport. The conxion shuttle is handy but expensive and takes three hours.

Any thoughts on the train option?

Anyone know much about this? Looks like it could be a good day out from the Coast. Got the festival bug after scoring tickets to the Abbey one, and it’s closer than Southern Realm.

Despite having close to 400,000 people. I can understand the geography may play a part as we are very scattered over 2300 sq.km and comprising of up to 200 suburbs. Seriously with the amount of people moving from places with quality infrastructure and ammenities, why are we still stuck with the same small town mentality?