In the very early days, settlers on the Sunshine Coast purchased basic items such as flour, sugar and tea in bulk and regular orders were delivered to their home by horse and cart or, in even earlier times, by bullock.

If you know a person, community group or organisation making a difference to the Sunshine Coast community, give them the recognition they deserve by nominating them for a 2019 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Award.

Life for early settlers and their families in this region was hard, but never boring.

The Near North Coast was a young community when war was declared on August 3, 1914.

Today we continue the story about the families and milestones of Bli Bli.

A Maroochy River boat shed, the 1939 Rustic Cabin refreshment stop, Elston Guest House in Montville and the Moffat Beach Overland Cabins are just some of the iconic images making an appearance in the Architecture: Past and present 2019 cultural heritage calendar.

Up until the 1860s, early Europeans didn’t know much about the coastal rivers north of colonial Brisbane.

The Sunshine Coast’s annual event to unlock the region’s most historic and architecturally interesting buildings, Sunshine Coast Open House, is on tomorrow (October 20).

This week we follow the growth of Mapleton into the 20th century.

In earlier times the Mapleton district was a very different landscape than it is today.