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Sunshine Coast girl found safe and well after going missing on Wednesday

The girl was reported missing on Wednesday night. Police and emergency services searched a nearby park and bushland for her.
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Emergency crews in Anchorage Drive Park

Identical twin sisters give birth within minutes in same hospital 

When Sunshine Coast mum Nicole Baillie started having contractions, her sister Renee came over to mind her daughter — then Renee's waters broke too.
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Twin sisters holding babies

When Judy's grandson told her she'd gone viral, she thought she'd made people sick

Gangsta Granny now has more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok, making her one of Australia's "mega influencers".
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Rescuers winch seriously injured man to helicopter after 20m fall from mountain

A rock climber has been airlifted to hospital with head, shoulder and leg injuries from the accident in Queensland's Glass House Mountains.
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View from the air as the rescue chopper approaches Mount Tibrogargan for a rescue.

A year after being mothballed, the Sunshine Coast's biggest live music venue is being resurrected

The 1,200-capacity precinct will help attract big-name acts, but will the region's lack of nightlife and public transport issues hold it back? 
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dark concert hall filled with people and stage lit up

Queensland Health fixes medical record crash after staff locked out of system for hours

Queensland Health has fixed a technical crash with its electronic medical record system that had prevented health staff at dozens of hospitals and facilities from logging in.
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a large multi storey hospital with green cladding

Bilateral amputee Shona Muckert wins bronze at National Sprints

Bilateral amputee Shona Muckert and her team win a bronze medal at the outrigging National Sprints on the Sunshine Coast
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Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds

Queenslanders to get free flu jabs with concerns about number of young people in hospital

Most of the children in hospital were diagnosed with influenza B and only one had been vaccinated.
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Girl, 11, dies with influenza B on Queensland's Sunshine Coast

The ABC understands the 11-year-old died last week in the Sunshine Coast University Hospital after contracting influenza B.
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Outside hospital building at night

'Stranded': Athlete left at hospital after ambulance refused wheelchair

Darren Belling says the ambulance crew refused to take his wheelchair, which was sent separately in a taxi, and left outside his house for hours. 
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a man with grey haior lying back in a hospital bed

'Huge relief' as osprey pair accepts man-made home, perched '25m in the air'

A daring treetop mission has seen the years-long nesting site of a pair of eastern ospreys rebuilt on the Sunshine Coast after it was badly damaged during a storm.
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Are businesses unable to survive in this Queensland region?

Four businesses have shut in as many months and one business owner says more support is needed on the Sunshine Coast.
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two men pouring beer at a pub

COVID-19, cost of living and poor weather have forced this live music venue's doors to close for good

The Sunshine Coast's recovering music industry has been dealt a major blow with the largest live music venue in the region suddenly shutting its doors permanently.
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The main stage area of Nightquarter in Birtinya in the Sunshine Coast.

Elderly farmer who spent two days trapped in mud dies in Sunshine Coast hospital

A 95-year-old farmer who survived more than 48 hours trapped in mud after coming off his tractor dies following several days in hospital.
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A red tractor in a grassy field

Man, 95, covered 'head-to-toe' in mud survives two days on Queensland property

An elderly man is rescued from his Queensland property after spending two days stuck in the mud following a mishap while working near a dam on his tractor.
A red tractor in a grassy field

'Epic' mobility aid gives skateboarders with disabilities sense of 'being free'

Skateboarding typically isn't considered an inclusive sport, but one Queensland indoor park is working to ensure everyone can ride its rails and ramps.
Jake doing the thumbs up with Jaymi in the harness

Sunshine Coast skate park ensures everyone's on deck

Visitors can use the custom-built frames to travel through the course, scooting or skating up the ramps and along the rails.
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Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

These breast cancer survivors are taking to the runway — with boobs or without them

After her first mastectomy Joanna Atzori couldn't bear to look in the mirror, but this weekend she'll model lingerie on a catwalk to show others "breast cancer doesn't have to define how you feel about yourself".
A topless woman with short brown hair stands in a changeroom with bras on the wall. Her hands cover scars on her chest.

Parents dispute hospital claim paediatrician charged over child abuse material was 'never alone' with patients

Frustrated parents of young patients of a paediatrician who was arrested earlier this year demand greater transparency and accountability from the Sunshine Coast health service.
Outside hospital building at night

Munchkin's dogged owners get her home – but it wasn't cheap

The Balinese street dog's journey to Queensland took six years and cost tens of thousands dollars. But as she settles into her new life, her owners say it was all worth it.
black and white spotty dog sitting on a lounge chair

Sunshine Coast paediatrician charged over child abuse material after flag raised by US agency

An investigation into the 43-year-old began after Australian officials received a report from their US counterparts about an online user uploading child abuse material using Yahoo and Google accounts.
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'I cry with frustration': Patient left in dark waiting for appointment

Darrell Massie says he's been told he won't get in for a specialist appointment for 15 months, more than five times the state's clinically recommended time.
Elderly man looks at camera with a book and his craft in front of him

Chinese-owned beef exporter announces $50m expansion plan for Sunshine Coast

It's been slapped with an export ban, faced worker shortages and stared down a volatile cattle market – but a trifecta of troubles won't stop a Queensland-based meat processor from expanding.
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A man in a suit smiles at the camera with a busy room behind him.

Expectant mums being left behind as key support programs suspended

Sunshine Coast expectant mums are being left behind as key programs suspended or moved online providing inadequate pre-birth support. Meg Bolton reports.
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Design flaws to cost hospital millions after posthumous lawsuit win for man who was blind

Peter Ryan died three months before the Federal Circuit Court ruling was handed down in his favour, but the legally blind man's posthumous victory is likely to prove costly for the $1.8 billion hospital he sued.
A man sitting on a park bench with a guide dog