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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

Cage of Death

Tangalooma whale watching

First baby whale sighted near Tangalooma Island Resort

Migaloo Follows Tourist Boat

Some of Australia's most amazing photographs

The Highland Paradise Cultural Centre Sunset Cultural Night.

PICTURE-PERFECT COOK ISLANDS

The view of the plains on the road from Winton to Boulia.

Western Queensland images

Cityscapes around Panama City.

Panama City

Tracy Vellacott and John Friswell at the Ekka calling on people to holiday in the Lockyer Valley.

News

Forget the beach, holiday in the Lockyer

Fresh truffles are available at Deli Delicious for $1850/kg, Friday, July 25, 2014. Photo Kevin Farmer / The Chronicle

Business

BLACK GOLD: Dog trainer stumbles on $1 million industry

Online bloggers and lifestyle photographers ST Surf Images said the town of Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy was the friendliest town in Australia after a week-long visit.

News

$100k study launched for Gladstone region creek dredging

SPENDING IN TOWN: Regulars campers from Callide Dam cannot believe SunWater won't allow free camps on the dam foreshore any more.

Travel

No camping: Nomads to snub Callide Dam