October 5, 2026By yelomag
Artist impression of the Coochin Creek Holiday Resort. Source: Rob Comiskey. A 150-site waterfront resort with cabins, camping, pools and a water park is now under construction south of Caloundra. Comiskey Group director Rob Comiskey announced the construction milestone on Sunday, saying the family-owned developer had begun work on what he described as the Sunshine
September 16, 2026By yelomag
If you’re going out on the Sunshine Coast this weekend, Saturday is doing most of the heavy lifting. Che Burns is bringing his full band to Blackflag Coolum, Body Type is heading up the range to Mapleton, and Sunday brings The Black Sorrows, Beccy Cole and Salmonella Dub Soundsystem into the mix. Here are 10
July 25, 2026By yelomag
Ministry of Sound: Testament 90s in Melbourne in 2025. The event comes to Venue 114 on Sunday, July 26. Photo: Ashlea Caygill. From sunrise DJs and sober raves to daytime clubbing and festivals that finish before bedtime, the Sunshine Coast is discovering that you do not need darkness to have a dance floor. DJs are
July 19, 2026By Penny Brand
The Meanies, with frontman Link Meanie second from left. Photo: Jo Forster. Australian pop-punk favourites The Meanies are heading to South East Queensland with Dad Fight armed with a new split seven-inch and more than three decades of stories. The rare national run includes shows with Spiderbait in Adelaide and Canberra, before the Melbourne punk
June 12, 2026By yelomag
360 and PEZ brought the Back N Forth Tour to Kings Beach Tavern on Friday night turning the Caloundra pub into a full-volume hit of Aussie hip-hop nostalgia and new-era energy. Fresh from 360’s Out Of The Blue return, the regional run has seen the longtime collaborators take a career-spanning set across the country, from
June 11, 2026By yelomag
Melbourne Ska Orchestra will bring their big-band ska party back to Queensland this September and October, with shows locked in for the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Cairns. Melbourne Ska Orchestra have announced a national run of headline shows for their Monte Loco Rides Again tour, taking the ARIA Award-winning collective around Australia from August to
June 5, 2026By yelomag
A Sunshine Coast surf institution that helped shape generations of local boardriders has closed its stores, marking the end of a 40-year chapter in the region’s beach culture. Beachbeat in Caloundra circa 1985. Photos: Facebook One of the Sunshine Coast’s best-known surf retail names has closed its stores in Caloundra, Coolum and Alexandra Headland after
May 22, 2026By yelomag
The Bruce Reynolds exhibition How Soon is Now? has opened at Caloundra Regional Gallery. The major touring exhibition invites Sunshine Coast visitors to slow down and look closer. How Soon is Now? runs from May 22 to June 28, bringing together cast relief sculptures and collaged linoleum works by Brisbane artist Bruce Reynolds. Reynolds’ practice
May 17, 2026By yelomag
A crowd at Solbar, the Maroochydore live music venue which closed earlier this year. Photo: Dameeka Middleton. A draft plan from the Australian Live Music Business Council has put ticketing trust, insurance pressure, superannuation clarity and grassroots venue support at the centre of its national agenda for 2026 to 2028. The Australian Live Music Business
May 12, 2026By yelomag
Sons of the East brought their warm, road-tested indie-folk sound to Kings Beach Tavern on Saturday night, filling the beachside Caloundra room with big harmonies, loose singalong moments and the easy coastal energy they do so well. The Sydney trio have built a loyal following with their songs “Into The Sun”, “California” and “Come Away”,

