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September 18-24 stay at the Surf Club and become a lifesaver!
Lifesaver Bootcamp: This is not pretend – it’s the real deal! Rainbow Beach Surf
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Bravo Company 8/9 RAR assemble on Carlo Sandblow after their 70km of pack marching
Army march across Cooloola: by Michelle Gilmore If you had been driving up from Noosa the
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Yvonne Jensen is the creator behind the new Seafood Festival mascot and characters
Sassy seafood premiere at Tin Can Bay Festival: On top of the mullet throwing and prawn eating competitions, seafood and
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Come join in the fun at Day on the Green in Rainbow Beach!: Pig Day Out was a bit wet and we weren’t able to
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Take a wildflower walk…: We have had a mild winter, so the wildflowers began blooming in
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Spring has sprung, come celebrate….: Rainbow Beach Spring Festival is on this Saturday, September 3 at the
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It’s Holiday Fun time again for schoolkids!: The Spring school holidays are nearly upon us but don’t worry, Gympie
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Sunshine Coast
Cooloola and Sunshine Coast showcased to Australia’s largest convention of travel writers: Australia’s peak travel journalism organisation – the Australian Society of Travel Writers
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Jan Low made this pretty child's dress with smocking needlework
Crafters welcome at Tin Can Bay: Craft in progress at Tin Can Bay Craft Club is with Marilyn
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Our plant of the month, the Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) is a great substitute for the umbrella tree. It is a small tree to 10 metres with glossy leaves. Flowers are small and green/cream in panicles followed by orange, three-lobed fruit that break open to display a black seed in a red covering.
Ditch the umbrella for a tuckeroo: Cooloola City Farm, opposite the Community Centre, on Tin Can Bay Road,
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