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The crew survived what became the world's longest raft journey across 14,000 kilometres from Ecuador to the NSW North Coast.

Paramedics say it's incredible no one was hurt after two people were winched from a life raft after a light plane crash off the Sunshine Coast.

A Queensland man who made international headlines after pulling apart then setting fire to his faulty Jeep welcomes the importer's new commitment to better handle customer complaints.

A "rotting fish" stench and wild water colours are confusing beachgoers at some of Australia's most popular holiday spots. So what's behind the strange phenomenon?

After an eight-day District Court trial, the jury finds a Sunshine Coast woman guilty of dangerous driving causing the deaths of two young men working on a broken-down bus.

Witnesses have told a Sunshine Coast court what they saw on the day a crash killed two young mechanics.

Steve Klinge, who lives with a medical condition, spends most days alone in his apartment in the small town of Goomeri. He's one of the many Queenslanders who have been displaced by the state's housing crisis.

Keith Lees, 70, has been missing since June after he was visited by police about the case. 

Deciding what age is too old to drive is an emotionally charged issue for many families, but it's hoped a new online test will revolutionise the process.

The Russian and French crew of an inflatable catamaran say they are "absolutely normal" and are refusing to be deterred by the latest setback to their plan to circumnavigate the globe.

The Rail, Tram, and Bus Union is calling for the removal of railway level crossings amid increasing near misses between cars, pedestrians and trains on Queensland's railways.

Police have obtained an arrest warrant for 70-year-old Keith Lees in relation to the alleged murder of a 25-year-old Sunshine Coast woman in 1997.

Meaghan Louise Rose's body was found at the bottom of the Point Cartwright cliffs on the Sunshine Coast in 1997. 

An Australian beer named Barely Legal, which uses a label design similar to that of the world's biggest pornography website, is withdrawn on the eve of a leading craft beer festival after the brewer acknowledged it "conveyed implications that were offensive".

Australia's largest spanner crab fishing company hopes to be sending live catches to China within weeks, as work continues to ease tensions between the countries.

Two of Queensland's most sought-after regions have an estimated 10,000 properties locked up as short-stay accommodation, but affordable housing advocates say holiday lets are not the driving force behind the rental shortage. 

They have no waves but Cairns nippers coach Colin Cameron is confident his charges' encounters with toads and weeds will put them in contention to become champion surf lifesavers.

Dubbed as being "great for Halloween", an eye-catching display of 30 clay heads from an old theme park has popped up at a Sunshine Coast charity store.

The realistic sculptures have been turning heads at this Mooloolaba charity op shop.

An abundance of healthy, thriving coral along a heavily developed coastline — far beyond what the team expected — has been uncovered by divers and researchers.

Queensland's peak seafood body is launching an independent assessment of the state's Spanish mackerel stocks, as commercial fishers continue to protest plans for a significant cut to their quota.

From constantly moving the patrol set-up to kids being unable to find their families — a Queensland lifesaver says the rising popularity of beach cabanas is creating issues.

Sunshine Coast hotel operators welcome an early Christmas bounce with "record numbers" of travellers flocking to the region before the traditional peak period.

Anger over "unsafe" sandbanks building up at the entrance to Mooloolaba Harbour has resulted in Maritime Safety Queensland trialling a new dredging technique to address community concerns.

Two of the Sunshine Coast's resident grey nurse sharks have been captured on camera mating.