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Australia Day Awards

Nominations for the 2015 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards closed at 5.00pm on Friday 12 December 2014. Winners will be announced at a special ceremony at Lifepointe Baptist Church in Buderim on Friday 23 January 2015. All nominees and nominators will be notified directly by council over the coming week. Council holds annual Australia Day Awards. These awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals and groups in the region.  Categories are: Citizen of the Year  sponsored by Seven Local News Young Citizen of the Year  sponsored by University of the Sunshine Coast Senior Citizen of the Year  sponsored by Maroochy RSL Community - group or organisation  sponsored by Sunshine Coast Daily Sport and Recreation  sponsored by Sunshine Coast Sports Federation Creative  sponsored by TAFE Queensland East Coast Environment  sponsored by Cleantech Industries Sunshine Coast

Get Ready For Storm Season

Like all regions across Australia, there is the risk of a disaster or emergency happening on the Sunshine Coast. If you are fit and healthy, it is your responsibility to be prepared.  Emergency contacts Call 000 for the police, ambulance or fire brigade in a life threatening situation. Call 132 500 for SES assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees or damage to your roof. Call council on (07) 5475 7272 to report problems with council service or infrastructure, such as roads covered by water or fallen trees/debris etc. Call Unitywater on 1300 Unity (1300 086 489) to report water or sewerage service outages and damage to infrastructure. More  emergency contacts .