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    Coast beaches are swell for swimming, but where do you go when you want a break from the crowds? We reveal 10 of the best underrated spots for cooling off.

    premium_icon Coast’s best hidden gem swimming spots

    Travel Coast beaches are swell for swimming, but where do you go when you want a break from the crowds? We reveal 10 of the best underrated spots for cooling off.

    Sex offender’s holiday plans denied

    premium_icon Sex offender’s holiday plans denied

    Crime Sex offender’s holiday plans denied despite reduced libido claims

    Artist’s colourful designs capture region’s beauty

    premium_icon Artist’s colourful designs capture region’s beauty

    Business A CREATIVE talent known for her unique and colourful jewellery designs, will...

    Hotel’s push to find 110 staff in 50 days

    premium_icon Hotel’s push to find 110 staff in 50 days

    News A hotel is seeking to hire 110 staff in 50 days.

    Man dies after falling off cruise ship

    Man dies after falling off cruise ship

    Environment Body recovered during manhunt missing off Royal Caribbean ship

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        Flying the DJI Mavic Mini over Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast.

        DJI Mavic Mini flying over Mooloolaba

        premium_icon Chandler Powell takes on a crocodile at Australia Zoo

        Wes Mannion takes on a crocodile at Australia Zoo

        DRUNK SHAKESPEARE: A guaranteed good night out in New York

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        Guides

          PART 1: Learn the basics of surfing with Robbie and Carlene Sherwell, of XL Surfing Academy in this series aimed at getting you in the water.

          Surfing: Where to start when you don't know how

          Lifestyle Learn to surf online with Robbie and Carlene Sherwell

          AS THE Coast swelters through a second summer heatwave all most people want to do is cool off. Here are some fantastic options.

          VIDEO: Coast's best, secret freshwater swimming holes

          Lifestyle All most people want to do during the heatwave is cool off

          GYMPIE Girl Guides celebrated 90 years of Guiding achievements across the Gympie district last Saturday at the Jacana Hut.

          Guiding gala day in Gympie

          News Gympie girl guides celebrate their 90th birthday in style.

          Snake catcher Richie Gilbert has seen it all in more than 13 years on the job.

          premium_icon 10 common snakes and how to identify them

          Pets & Animals Snake catcher Richie Gilbert has seen it all

          Tourism

            A major push is on to give land status to a sandbank which has become a tourist attraction and a roosting spot for migratory birds.

            premium_icon Gold Coast’s newest island revealed

            Environment Push for tourist attraction 'Curlew Island' to be Coast's newest island

            Guests staying at a Sri Lankan hotel had to contend with an unexpected guest when a wild elephant took a stroll through the lobby.

            Guest stunned by hotel intruder

            Travel Did you hear the one about the beast that walked into a hotel room?

            Australia will hire international celebrities and reality TV stars to promote fire-affected communities and reboot the damaged tourism industry.

            premium_icon ‘Please visit us’: Australia to lay out $76m welcome mat

            News New data reveals bookings to holiday hot spots have plummeted

            Some shops on the NSW south coast have already gone bust after the bushfires - and more could also be financially ruined if tourists do not return soon.

            Tourists urged back or town could go bust

            News Businesses almost destroyed by fires facing financial ruin