Amy Sheehan

Queensland 22-year-old Jessica Lane was crowned Miss Earth in the Philippines last month and says she will use the platform to campaign for the nets' removal.

The father of Victorian 14-year-old Krystal Cain says forensic testing has confirmed that human remains found six weeks ago near Booubyjan are his daughter's.

The car was driving north when it ran up the back of a truck carrying a mobile crane near Cooroy on the Sunshine Coast just before 7am.

A 20-year-old who allegedly covered his face and filmed himself assaulting women who were exercising is arrested by Queensland police.

Aussie soccer fans are picking up a passion for hand-me-down jerseys, fuelled by nostalgia and the vintage fashion trend.

Lifeguards say the 67-year-old man and his wife were swept out to sea while swimming at an unpatrolled beach south of the Sunshine Coast.

The electoral commission found Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli accepted prohibited donations from a property developer. The high-profile mayor has defended her conduct.

Detectives say outlaw motorcycle gangs are "not welcome" on the Sunshine Coast, and have vowed to not let them gain a foothold.

A critically endangered gastropod has caused two Queensland government projects, including the Nathan Dam development first proposed in the 1920s, to move at a snail's pace.

Invasive species experts have labelled the water mould Phytophthora the worst plant disease in Australia and it has now forced the closure of a popular mountain trail in the south-east Queensland hinterland.

Girls as young as 14 are considering diets and cosmetic procedures after bouts of cyberbullying, researchers say.

When Maia Shoecraft was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a toddler in a small rural town, her mum went back to university to help her.

David Crisafulli promises a 100-day review of Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics infrastructure if his party wins government as works begin on a direct rail line from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. 

The state government has awarded millions of dollars in contracts this week to support the $14.2 billion renewable energy project in Queensland's south-east, but the construction timeline is now unclear.

Andrew McCarthy has spent more than a decade combining his two loves — horses and the ocean — while putting a sleepy Queensland beach side town firmly on the tourism map.

A Queensland not-for-profit organisation is trying to change negative attitudes that are influencing housing development outcomes in the state.

Sixty-four children have received precautionary X-rays after the remnants of a toy were found in a Sunshine Coast daycare's playground with button batteries nearby.

Two Sunshine Coast men were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital after their aircraft came down in a rural area at Coondoo just before 11.30am.

Queensland rangers are investigating after 48 little bent-wing bats were found with "horrendous" injuries in a tunnel on a popular Sunshine Coast walking track.

Theodore Tennis Club has six courts, 123 members, a modest clubhouse and a trophy cabinet with an impressive display. 

Dawlon Smith-Saunders was fatally hit by a ute while trying to scooter across a pedestrian crossing on Father's Day last year.

Queensland Police are appealing for public assistance after a car reversed into an elderly woman and the driver allegedly drove away. 

A notorious bend in this Queensland highway brought many trucks unstuck — and locals still remember the free fruit and veggies they scooped up after the drivers' misfortune. 

Eva Garcia says her outcomes have improved since her Sunshine Coast high school took steps to make sure she could learn alongside her classmates.

At 101 years of age, Mary Norris' secret to health and longevity isn't a special diet — but it does take place in the kitchen.