Sunshine Coast Council
As we barrack for the Australian team at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, this Backward Glance commemorates our sporting nation and the sporting heroes who represent this great country we live in.
Edwin (Teddy) Flack was Australia’s first gold medallist, winning the 1500m and 800m at the 1896 Athens Games.
Australia has competed at every summer Olympic Games since then and has hosted two summer games – Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000 and now has the won the hosting rights for Brisbane and South East Queensland in 2032.
Did you know one of our early Yandina pioneers who came to Australia in 1915 was Otto Raisanen, a champion wrestler who represented Finland as a young man aged 16? He competed at two Olympic Games for Finland before migrating to Australia.
The move comes as the council prepares to exit its Nambour and Caloundra buildings in favour of the CBD s new city hall. Construction on the new tower of power started in August last year, with workers set to occupy the multimillion-dollar building by July next year. Council s director of major projects and strategic property, Debra Robinson, said the building had served the former Caloundra City Council, Sunshine Coast Council and the community well over the past 25 years, however the time had come for a major refurbishment. This will be an important milestone for our region and a key piece of social infrastructure which will contribute to the ongoing vitality of the Caloundra centre, Ms Robinson said.
The Caloundra Administration Building is set to be a real page turner if Sunshine Coast Council agrees to move into the detailed design phase for a new.
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ude Turner - Spicers Retreats Both offer guests exclusive getaways within the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The Turner family also co founded the country s biggest travel agency network, Flight Centre Travel Group. Founder Jude Turner operates The Tamarind at Maleny and Spicers Clovelly Estate at Montville. Â
Lisa Curry - Maleny The golden girl of the pool, Lisa Curry now lives at a 24ha property near Maleny with husband Mark Tabone.