Feature MagazineMay 33 minEnvironmentNew Mystery Disease Impact Starving Marine TurtlesUniversity of the Sunshine Coast researchers and wildlife rescuers have joined forces as they deal with a large increase in stranded,...
Feature MagazineApr 292 minEnvironmentUSC Earns Top-5 Global Spot in Impact RankingThe University of the Sunshine Coast has topped Queensland in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking for 2022, and in one category...
Feature MagazineJun 22, 20212 minLocal DevelopmentsHelp plan the future of Caboolture WestThe community can have its say on the first stage of an alternative Bruce Highway route near Caboolture. Transport and Main Roads...
Feature MagazineJun 4, 20212 minEnvironmentTax Deductions That Can Recover Thousands After DisasterOne tax deduction can help soften the financial blow of a natural disaster for underinsured property investors, according to Australia’s...
Feature MagazineJun 4, 20212 minEnvironmentScientists Seek Urban Kangaroo Sightings Across SEQIf you’ve seen a kangaroo or wallaby around your part of town recently, researchers from USC Australia want to know about it for a study...
Feature MagazineMay 27, 20212 minEnvironmentCricket Legend Bowls Support to Blind BatsIan Healy, former international cricketer for Australia and owner of Hoppy’s Car Wash Café has donated over $1000 to support Blind people...
Feature MagazineDec 10, 20202 minEnvironmentStudy Seeks To Protect Great Hammerhead Sharks A USC study into one of the ocean’s top predators – the great hammerhead shark – is seeking new insights into the impact of harvest and...
Feature MagazineOct 20, 20202 minEnvironmentHave Your Say on CREEC’s New MasterplanAn exciting new vision for the Caboolture Regional Environmental Education Centre (CREEC) has been unveiled for community consultation....
Feature MagazineOct 20, 20202 minEnvironmentFill Up A Bucket and Turn Off The Tap for Water NightNo taps. One bucket. 12 hours without running water. Think you can do it? That’s the challenge of Water Night – to improve water...
Feature MagazineOct 1, 20202 minEnvironmentUnitywater’s New Water-Saving Community Campaign The utility launched a community education campaign, ‘Local Water Legends’, after combined South East Queensland dam levels dropped below...
Feature MagazineOct 1, 20202 minEnvironmentCouncil’s Weed Treatment Full Steam Ahead Council has ditched the use of chemical herbicides in 60 high profile parks across the Moreton Bay Region to reduce the use of the...
Feature MagazineAug 31, 20202 minEnvironmentHave your say on the Naming of Caboolture ReserveAn untouched 9.3 hectare parcel of land along Lagoon Creek north of Caboolture is proposed to be named in honour of the man who protected...
Feature MagazineAug 26, 20202 minEnvironmentPreparations Heating Up Ahead of Bushfire SeasonAs winter wraps up and the mercury starts to rise, so too does the risk of bushfires in the Moreton Bay Region. Now is the perfect time...
Feature MagazineJul 16, 20202 minEnvironmentLocal Eucalypts Could Help Koalas Fight RetrovirusUSC researchers hope a natural antiviral medicine found in the leaves of eucalyptus trees in South East Queensland could be a...
Feature MagazineJul 14, 20202 minEnvironmentKoalas on the Move Ahead of Breeding SeasonKoala breeding season has come early in Moreton Bay this year, so Council is reminding drivers of the need to slow down to help protect...
Feature MagazineJul 9, 20202 minEnvironmentUSC Joins $9M Global Sustainability Research ProgramUSC researchers on the Sunshine Coast and in Sweden are taking part in an A$9.2million international program to transform communication...
Feature MagazineJun 25, 20203 minEducationBook Sheds New Light on Natural DisastersDisasters will keep happening in Australia – but we must learn the lessons of the past if we want to diminish future risks and impacts,...
Feature MagazineJun 9, 20202 minEnvironmentCall for citizen scientists to find reef island species Anyone who has swum past a stingray or spotted a shark at Lady Elliot Island can contribute to scientific research aimed at protecting...
Feature MagazineMar 10, 20203 minEnvironmentGlobal Ambitions for New Forest Research GroupThe largest forestry research group in Australia officially opens at USC this week, banding together 80 experts eager to protect and...
Feature MagazineJul 26, 20192 minEnvironmentWoolworths Boost for Queensland Students’ Environmental ProjectsApplications for a new round of Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants are now open, with the supermarket looking to grow Queensland’s next...
Feature MagazineJul 5, 20193 minEnvironmentStudy finds environmental link to whales in shark netsThe likelihood of humpback whales getting tangled in shark nets off southeast Queensland is higher when a major ocean current meanders...
Feature MagazineMay 27, 20191 minEnvironmentCelebrate World Environment Day at Moreton Bay Region LibrariesLibraries across the Moreton Bay Region will host a series of free workshops and information sessions to celebrate World Environment Day...
Feature MagazineMay 27, 20192 minEnvironmentMt Glorious Spiny Crayfish Under ThreatThe Mount Glorious Spiny Crayfish may be small in size and population, but according to USC crustacean expert Dr Tomer Ventura they play...
Feature MagazineMay 23, 20192 minEnvironmentPlastics study finds age, size does matter for marine lifeA study measuring the size of plastic rubbish ingested by seabirds in Australia and New Zealand has found 90 percent fall within the...