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Ratepayers feeling pain of mergers

SUNSHINE Coast ratepayers are feeling the pain from forced amalgamations which have failed to deliver promised cost savings, the LNP said today.

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One killed in Sunshine Coast crash

A SUNSHINE Coast woman has been killed after an afternoon motorcycle ride with her boyfriend turned to tragedy. She came off the bike near Coolum.
$1.1m reasons to scratch itch

NEXT time you feel an impulse coming on – head for the local newsagent and scratch-it. There are $1,100,000 good reasons why.
Residents unite to fight levies

COUNCILLORS who supported the introduction of the environment, transport and tourism levies are in for a fight between now and the next election.

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News

Aussie threat shuts down US schools

A VAGUE threat apparently posted by an Australian on two internet sites led to the lockdown of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis.

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Entertainment

Paris Masterpieces extends Aussie stay

THE National Gallery of Australia will extend its Masterpieces from Paris exhibition to cater for record attendances.

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Lifestyle

The Gutenberg Bible is believed to be the first book ever printed, with only 50 ever produced.

Google to digitise old books from Italy

GOOGLE says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei.

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Sport

Footy players set for big season

THE footy season is just around the corner and numbers at sign-on days in Coolum have been strong for all codes.

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Business

Myer first-half profit falls 74%

MYER has downgraded its full year sales growth target to between one and two per cent, and expects a seven per cent rise in revenue in the following year.

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