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Valene Kane, Matt Okine and Harriet Dyer star in the TV series The Other Guy.

Lifestyle
4:26 PM Aug 18th

Radio host Matt Okine leaps to small screen

PRICE WARS: A Costco store similar to this one in Canberra, is planned for Ipswich.

Business

EXPLAINED: What the 'Costco effect' means for Ipswich

Having a second baby has led to discrimination for many women in the workplace.

Lifestyle

Having a second baby? Goodbye career

Emergency Department at Nambour General Hospital. Warren Lynam / Sunshine Coast Daily

News

'Medibank cancelled my policy and didn't tell me'

LIVING WELL: Naturopath Peter Lewis with some organic produce.

Opinion

A healthy lifestyle trumps misguided supplement use

WEIGHT LOSS: Jaime O'Regan is proud to say she's lost 55kg and can finally play with her kids.

Lifestyle

Woman lost 56kg: 'Eating was my worst enemy'

PERSONALITY TYPE: A CSIRO study has found dieters fall into five key categories.

News

Why your diet is doomed to fail

Sharon now runs a successful detox clinic in Melbourne and has her own radio show.

News

Detox queen lost 20 kilos in 5 months

Check out the activities to help get kids away from the TV these school holidays.

Lifestyle

Mum loses custody of kids because of how she handled tantrum

Ebony at 16, and just a few days after giving birth to Ruby.Source:Supplied

Lifestyle

Mum at 16 wants people to give teenage parents a break

Lifestyle

Drs told to offer mums screen for intellectual disabilities

Emily used to be a happy and confident little girl – but now that child is unrecognisable. Source: Kidspot

Lifestyle

Her 3yo is being bullied, daycare says their hands are tied

INCREDIBLE: Divers at Wolf Rock off Rainbow Beach recently spotted up to 70 pregnant female sharks at a time of the critically endangered grey nurse shark.

News

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Travel

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

Lifestyle

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

$5000 BCF voucher up for grabs!

Lifestyle

Final days to win $5000 BCF voucher!

Lifestyle

Feasts from the Middle East

Lifestyle

Portuguese delicacy great with coffee or hot chocolate

Red fresh raspberries on brown rustic wood background. Bowl with natural ripe organic berries with peduncles on wooden table, top view with copy space

Lifestyle

Enjoy the fruits of your labours

Warmed herbed olives are delicious served with drinks, preferably by an open fire.

Lifestyle

RECIPE: Do-it-yourself olives

12 ways to stop your house falling apart from filth.

Lifestyle

12 ways to keep your house clean without losing your mind

IN TOWN: One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson was in Buderim.

News

Hanson hears from concerned elderly

Your choice of colours and patterns sets the mood.

Lifestyle

How often should you clean your sheets?

A contemporary interior and fireplace that takes advantage of skylights and big windows.

Opinion

Style: How to get light and warmth in the dark months

MICRO GARDENER: Anne Gibson is helping transform people's lives by teaching them how to grow their own food in tiny spaces.

Business

How a Coast micro gardener is transforming lives

Flowers like daisies seem to invoke much happiness in those who see them.

Lifestyle

This move sure to make garden as fresh as a daisy

Pesticide misuse is taken very seriously by the EPA.

Lifestyle

Are you up-to-date on the use of pesticides?

Azaleas provide a wonderful show of colour during spring when they are at their peak.

Opinion

Gardening: Azalea ablaze with colour

PACK YOUR BAGS: Fresh flights are on offer over the festive season for the Sunshine Coast.

Travel

Major airline adds new direct flights for Sunshine Coast

HOLIDAY BOOM: Airbnb letting is putting a further squeeze on long-term rentals.

Travel

Airbnb, Stayz and co tipped to squeeze Coast housing market

HOLIDAY HEAVEN: Amazing beaches with white sand and black rocks on Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Travel

Escape to tropical paradise

TRAFFIC QUEUES: Southbound traffic on the Bruce Hwy.

Travel

Coast roads could be set for speed limit changes

Jennifer Lawrence had to settle for third this year behind Emma Stone and Jennifer Aniston.

Entertainment

Hollywood’s new highest paid actress

Alicia Vikander stars in Tulip Fever.

Entertainment

Movie trailer dubbed too racy for TV

She’s definitely not shy to pose in a bikini.

Entertainment

Liz Hurley, 52, has never looked better

Mayim Bialik plays Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory.

Entertainment

Big Bang Theory star spills details about Season 11

INK CULTURE: Artist Hori Kaz performs the traditional art of Japanese Tattoo, Tebori, at the Ink Attack Tattoo Convention.

Lifestyle

Coast artist's niche, traditional 'hand carving' tattoo style

Sharon Mylrea, Emma Files, Carmen Marsten, Samantha Morgan, Ashduin and Carl Carter. Fashions on the Field winners with judges at the Gladstone Cup.

News

WATCH: That awkward moment when they announced the wrong winner at the Cup

Model casting for the Sunshine Coast International Fashion Festival at Rumba Resort.15 year old twins Nathan and Matthew Weir cool down in the pool after the casting.

News

Twins hit the runway in bid to break into modelling scene

Bethany Spoor with her skincare range that she will showcase on Shark Tank in the hope of finding an investor.

Entertainment

Ready to deal with the sharks for her own skin

Lifestyle

Woolworths, Coles, Aldi: Why it pays to check docket

The new Huawei Watch 2 with its SIM card holder

Lifestyle

Huawei Watch 2: Don't throw away your phone just yet

The Google Home device.

Business

Google Home Australian review: Is it worth the $199?

Woolworths has apologised for the error.

News

Been shopping at Woolies? Check your bank account now

WONDER DIET: Cutting down on junk food and carbohydrates helped Torquay resident Kim Fletcher lose about 50kg off her previous weight of 120kg. INSET: Kim before her she decided to change her life for the better.

Lifestyle

How a Hervey Bay woman lost almost half her weight

Seniors who had frequent sex were found to gain intelligence as they aged.

News

Sexy seniors: Frequent sex leads to more intelligence

Troy Campbell’s one in a million ... but you don’t want to be that one.

News

This man is one in a million and it will probably kill him

David and Toni McCaffery feature in the anti-vax campaign. Picture: Supplied

News

Grieving parents fight anti-vaxxers

Melbourne mum Emily Dive has praised Coles for its Quiet Hour autism initiative.

Lifestyle

'I'm in tears': Coles idea that could change how we shop

Revie's candid Instagram post shows her body one month post-partum (middle picture). Picture: Instagram

Lifestyle

Instagram's superfit mum gets real with post

Young people are feeling depressed.

Lifestyle

Our children are making suicide plans

NOT FAIR: Codee and Leon Saron are frustrated with the punishment Codee received for an incident that took place at Sarina State High. Leon says his son wasn't as involved as others and shouldn't have received a five-day suspension.

News

Students suspended for 'Miss Piggy' slur to teacher

Ben Matthews and Courtney Bryant on Tinder

Photo Tony Martin / Daily Mercury

News

'Dehumanising' dates are killing Aussie romance

sex generic

Lifestyle

She 'met 50 men, had sex with about 30' on cheating site

Dating website Ashley Madison has relaunched

News

‘She met 50 men, slept with 30 of them’

DS Dolls have completed a prototype of a robotic sex doll head, with a complicated mechanical structure inside of the head, and very soft silicone skin.

Lifestyle

Life-like sex dolls a ‘game changer’