This is the place to have your say about local issues. Whether traffic and carparking woes, overdevelopment, high-rise, violence on our streets, the music our kids are listening to, we want to hear your views. Recent entries
Should gay partners be banned from formals?
20 CommentsAre same-sex students being discriminated against? >>
Are home prices heading south?
8 CommentsWhat's your experience of the Coast's property market? >>
How old is old enough to drink?
17 CommentsThe antics of drunk Sunshine Coast youths has sparked outrage. >>
Do you want 'dropouts' teaching your kids?
19 CommentsShould our universities be lowering their education course entry standards? >>
Sunshine City or Sardine City?
27 CommentsWill planned population growth wreck our lifestyle? >>
Should tourism firms get a wild weather payout?
8 CommentsHow have the storms impacted on your holiday plans? >>
Are you making a new year’s resolution?
What will you be giving or taking up in 2008? >>
What’s your Christmas wish?
8 CommentsTell us what the festive season means to you. >>
Do we need more cabs?
4 CommentsWhat's the longest you've had to wait for a taxi? >>
Should our kids have a curfew?
11 CommentsOr is there a better way to deter young offenders? >>
Do you want fluoridated water?
20 CommentsAnna Bligh has bitten the bullet on this controversial issue. >>
Drinking, gambling taken off the breakfast menu
6 CommentsWill you toast the government's new liquor laws? >>
Share your carpark rage stories
7 CommentsHave you been the victim of a hothead driver? >>
What do you think of the vision for our CBD?
5 CommentsNo mega high-rises, fewer parking spaces, new road linkages ... >>
Is drug use out of control?
15 CommentsAre drug abusers a bigger cause of trouble than drunks? >>
Time to protect our kids
6 CommentsWe must stop the violence that's maiming and killing children. >>
Is the Coast becoming more violent?
6 CommentsAnd are our courts tough enough on those found guilty? >>
Are you suffering mortgage stress?
11 CommentsHow will the latest interest rate rise affect your family? >>
How sick is our health system?
10 CommentsWhat's the longest you've had to wait at a hospital? >>
Are our smoking laws tough enough?
11 CommentsOr would you support more restrictions? >>
Which roads make you snarl?
3 CommentsAre traffic jams driving you to distraction? >>
Are you wooed by party promises?
8 CommentsChristmas seems to have come early for voters. >>
Is the worm or PM extinct?
13 CommentsSo who wormed their way into your heart last night - Kevin Rudd or John Howard? >>
What poll issues matter to you?
13 CommentsWill Labor do any better for the Sunshine Coast? Can an independent make a difference in Canberra? Is it time for a change or are you afraid the unions will ... >>
Are our rental prices out of control?
14 CommentsHow has the spiralling cost of housing affected you? >>
Do AWAs give workers a fair go?
14 CommentsOr is it too easy for bosses to dodge fairness tests? >>
Should we pay to attend local festivals?
2 CommentsOr is it unfair for organisers to seek donations? >>
Would you pass dinky-di test?
7 CommentsDo citizenship questions give new Aussies a fair go? >>
What's the worst rage you've seen
2 CommentsWe'd love to hear your stories of rage. What's the worst case of a dummy spit have you seen - and perhaps you're even brave enough to confess up to ... >>
Who's the sexiest sports star?
9 CommentsAnd would you ditch a date for the grand final? >>
Is the Coast full of dole bludgers?
11 CommentsWho wants to work when you can surf? >>
Should we hail new taxi service?
4 CommentsWill the FlatFare scheme curb drunken violence on Mooloolaba rank? >>
Are there too many pokies?
4 CommentsHave we gone overboard in relying on poker machine revenue to fund surf lifesaving, community groups and schools. >>
Is it time to put the clocks forward?
10 CommentsShould south-east Queensland have daylight saving? >>
Is 12 too young to model?
7 CommentsIs the fashion industry guilty of child exploitation? >>
What will be Beattie's legacy?
17 CommentsHow will history remember Queensland's retiring premier? >>
Are older drivers a danger?
5 CommentsHas smug confidence made us careless on the roads? >>
Apec ass joke on purpose, or by assident?
7 CommentsDid the police over-react to the Chaser's stunt? Is the whole APEC seriousness a little silly? >>
What are your kids doing online?
4 CommentsWho is responsible for how young people use the net? >>
Share your memories of Steve
7 CommentsHow did the loss of our wildlife warrior affect you? >>
Do you feel sorry for Johns
19 CommentsShould we have sympathy for Andrew Johns? Or does he legimitise drug use in our kids' eyes. >>
Share your flood stories
4 CommentsWe'd love you to share your flood stories with us. How has the biggest flooding event since February, 1992 affected you? >>
Are you guilty of road rage?
10 CommentsCoast drivers have been rebuked for their aggressive behaviour. >>
Should Rudd have visited a strip club?
12 CommentsWhat's your view on the latest scandal to embarrass Labor's leader? >>
Should Beattie pull the plug on dam?
16 CommentsWhat do you think of today's senate report on Traveston dam? >>
Who should lead our supercity?
13 CommentsName your top candidates for the Sunshine Coast mayoralty. >>
Do you like Maroochy's new logo?
12 CommentsThe Maroochy Council has just spent $25,000 on the design of a new visual identity for Maroochydore. Do you think the money was well spent? >>
Who can afford to own a home?
8 CommentsThe latest interest rate rise has increased the burden on Aussie battlers struggling to afford a home. >>
What should our new council be called?
17 CommentsSunshine Coast Regional Council — does the name sing for you? >>
Do you want to live in a supercity?
72 CommentsProtest rallies, celebrity support and 31,000 submissions haven’t been enough to save Noosa. >>
Is John Howard too old for the job?
11 CommentsThe PM celebrates his 68th birthday today. Do you think he's still up to it? Does age matter any more? >>
Should Noosa stand alone?
9 CommentsNoosa residents are maintaining the rage against plans to create a Sunshine Coast super-council and a growing band of stars are adding their voice to the campaign. >>
How about a Sunshine Coast NRL team?
6 CommentsThe Sunshine Coast could score its own NRL home team if former Maroon Origin greats Billy Moore and Dale Shearer get their way. >>
Daggiest song ever written?
6 CommentsWe all have a special song that makes us cringe. That tune that makes you reach for the dial and switch stations after hearing only the first few notes. Here ... >>
How do we put the brakes on hoons?
9 CommentsSpeed kills. So does drink-driving. They also cause serious injury and heartache. >>
Maroons: how did they rate?
2 CommentsDaily sports reporter Jon Tuxworth has given his scorecard. But what do you think? >>
How do we make Mooloolaba safer?
6 CommentsBlood on the streets, drunken thugs, hooning ... do you feel safe in Mooloolaba? >>
Is stress making you fat?
7 CommentsScientists have confirmed what many people battling the bulge have suspected all along. >>
Daylight saving or daylight robbery?
13 CommentsShould Queensland join the majority of the country in winding back the clocks every summer? >>
As bold as brass
4 CommentsWould you like to see bronze statues on the beachfront? >>
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