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Coast hospitals brace for surge in emergency visits

Sunshine Coast Health doctors and nurses are bracing for a busy time in emergency departments, after treating more than 45,000 people last summer. Typically the More

Beach flags, warnings confuse international visitors

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England cricket boss to investigate team’s Noosa break

An emotional Ben Stokes has defended the England team after a social media video said to feature Ben Duckett at Noosa, was the latest More

Holiday warning as six die on Qld roads in one weekend

Queensland Police are sounding the alarm for road users this holiday season after a devastating weekend before Christmas claimed six lives on the state’s More

Photo of the day: Aussie Christmas

Photographer Prue Henschke was driving between Doonan and Cooroy when she spotted and snapped a photo of this beautiful Royal Poinciana tree in More

Woman charged after alleged knife threat in rideshare

A Sunshine Coast woman has been charged after an alleged deprivation of liberty incident involving a rideshare driver in Brisbane’s north. Detectives from the Bayside More

Friday, May 10, 7.15pm: A patient in a stable condition was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a vehicle and pedestrian incident on Hollows Lane, Birtinya, at 4.13pm.

Friday, May 10, 1.50pm: One stable patient has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a vehicle and pedestrian incident on Aerodrome Road at Maroochydore at 12.35pm.

Friday, May 10, 12.50pm: One stable patient has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a vehicle and pedestrian incident on Lindsay Road at Buderim at 11.36am.

Friday, May 10, 7.55am: There’s a shower or two forecast for the Sunshine Coast this weekend. It should be partly cloudy, with a medium chance of showers on Friday and Saturday and a high chance of showers on Sunday, but rainfall totals should be minimal. Temperatures should range between 15 to 25 degrees Celsius, with light winds.

Friday, May 10, 7.05am: A female patient in her 20s, with a leg injury, was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition following a single-vehicle crash into a tree on Cooloolabin Road at Coolalabin at 10.31pm last night.

Thursday, May 9, 10am: A patient in a stable condition was transported to Nambour Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the corner of Mapleton Road and Henebery Road, Burnside, at 9.04am.

Thursday, May 9, 9.15am: One patient with head injuries has been transported in a serious condition to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after reportedly falling from a wall on Nambour North Connection Road at Yandina at 7.47am.

Thursday, May 9, 7.20am: A man in his 20s was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with neck pain following a single-vehicle rollover on the Sunshine Motorway southbound at Pacific Paradise at 11pm last night.

Wednesday, May 8, 8.40am: One patient in a stable condition was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a vehicle rollover at Tanawha at 6.30am. The patient required extrication from the vehicle at the scene.

Wednesday, May 8, 7.15am: Paramedics were on scene at a vehicle and structure fire at a private residence in Wurtulla at 6.08am. No injuries were reported.

Monday, May 7, 6.30pm: One stable patient was transported to Nambour Hospital and one stable patient was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a two-vehicle and bicycle incident on Nambour Connection Road at 4.46pm.

Monday, May 7, 11.45am: A stable patient was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Steve Irwin Way and Tobacco Road, Beerwah, at 10.57am.

Monday, May 7, 10am: Rescue helicopters and police vessels were tasked to a marine rescue after a distress call was made about 8.50pm last night for a patient suffering a medical episode off K’gari.

Sunday, May 6, 7am: Paramedics transported two stable patients to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a single-vehicle rollover on Steve Irwin Way at Glass House Mountains at 1.24am. This included a female in her 20s with rib injuries and a male with minor injuries.

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