News that Sian Kingi’s killer is seeking parole has been met with a disgust best demonstrated by the noose that greeted him when he first appeared outside a court. Anyone who has met Sian’s parents knows why.
A Sunshine Coast hinterland town has been left unable to reach emergency services after experiencing their second phone outage in just five months leaving elderly residents very concerned.
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Subscriber only High growth areas and a flood of interstate migration is spurring on massive enrolment growth in schools across the Sunshine Coast. Latest education department statistics have revealed the region s fastest and slowest growing schools, with the Coast s southern campuses in the midst of massive growth. Baringa State Primary School was the fastest growing school in the region in the past 12 months, with enrolments up 22 per cent to 1022 students. Deputy principal Amos Cowling, who had taught at the school since its opening in 2018, said the growth had been expected and the campus was able to be scaled up as required to meet the increasing demand.