Cover photos from around the region taking in what you love about living on the Fraser Coast.

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19th Feb. 2018 8:02 AM

THE first wildlife talk to be held in Maryborough by ardent conservationist Alan Peebles will be held at the Maryborough...

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16th Feb. 2018 11:02 AM

QUEENSLAND Koala Crusaders will host a workshop next month to educate the community on how to protect and rescue local...

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16th Feb. 2018 10:02 AM

WEIGHT limits have thwarted Sunshine Coast shark expert Tony Isaacson's plans to test "facial recognition” shark...

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14th Feb. 2018 2:02 PM

Shane Foster captured this incredible video of a platypus at Queen Mary Falls.

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10th Feb. 2018 10:02 AM

Predators battle it out on beautiful beach

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09th Feb. 2018 4:02 PM

Each week The Indy features readers' photographs from across the region.

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08th Feb. 2018 11:02 AM

WITH warm days on the Coast property owners are returning home from work to discover snakes in their homes and sheds.

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07th Feb. 2018 1:02 PM

WATCH THE VIDEO: A python that made itself at home inside a Sunshine Coast kitchen has put a dramatic, shrieking end...

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07th Feb. 2018 11:02 AM

A PYTHON who made himself at home inside a Sunshine Coast kitchen has put a dramatic end to a monopoly session, as the...

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07th Feb. 2018 10:02 AM

Carly was often the first koala many had ever seen in the wild, spending much of his time high up in trees at the entrance...

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06th Feb. 2018 5:02 AM

A stolen car left to burn in Doonan caused a bushfire that destroyed 20ha of bee foraging bushland, impacting a family...

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06th Feb. 2018 5:02 AM

Fraser Coast residents share their photographs from across the region.

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31st Jan. 2018 11:01 AM

A SUNSHINE Coast family had been perplexed for days at how their toilet was mysteriously flushing itself, when they found a...

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31st Jan. 2018 10:01 AM

WANDERING wallaby brought back memories ... not all of them good.

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28th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after more than 30 trees have been poisoned in a reserve which plays home to a managed...

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24th Jan. 2018 4:01 PM

One Gatton vet has gone above and beyond his professional duties to ensure a mother's mission was completed.

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24th Jan. 2018 10:01 AM

PINT-SIZED conversationalist Poppy Derbyshire, is making big waves in world of environmental and turtle protect.

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24th Jan. 2018 8:01 AM

It is reported that more than 86 million metric tonnes of plastic are in the oceans clogging reefs, killing wildlife and...

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24th Jan. 2018 7:01 AM

Wildlife specialist says injuries from discarded rubbish is the biggest issue impacting animals presenting to emergency...

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19th Jan. 2018 7:01 AM

COOLUM and North Shore Coast Care have been monitoring nest boxes around Coolum and replacing damaged boxes with new...

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18th Jan. 2018 5:01 PM

Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital lands federal grant to continue helping koalas, birds and turtles

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18th Jan. 2018 1:01 PM

The bodies of egrets, moorhens, cormorants and other waterbird species, dead and alive, routinely line the road and the...

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17th Jan. 2018 9:01 AM

Granite Belt wildlife carers had their work cut out for them since before Christmas, but the love of the job makes it all...

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17th Jan. 2018 9:01 AM

IT'S not just a snake's venom that can be deadly. Injuring or killing a snake can put a real sting in your back pocket.

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15th Jan. 2018 2:01 PM

A healthy female koala with a joey became a beacon of hope for Noosa's iconic creatures, however she's now being treated...

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12th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM

A 55-YEAR-OLD man has been stung by a stingray at Woodgate.

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10th Jan. 2018 2:01 PM

It's certainly the season wildlife are coming out to play for North Queensland.

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06th Jan. 2018 9:01 AM

Wildlife carer Charlie Lewis chats about rescuing injured animals, conserving the environment and her dream of a wildlife...

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05th Jan. 2018 4:01 PM

EXPERTS still can’t explain the 43 mysterious eggs which appeared in an Aussie school sandpit and were thought to be brown...

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03rd Jan. 2018 9:01 AM

Wealthy residents have attached ‘anti-bird spikes’ to trees in a bid to protect their expensive cars from droppings...

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21st Dec. 2017 6:12 AM

Shannon Otto got a bit of a surprise when he saw a 2.5m python sunning on his veranda after it slithered up near the...

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20th Dec. 2017 9:12 AM

Call for more investment in the Outback as exclusive poll shows 80% of people reckon there is a big disparity between...

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14th Dec. 2017 5:12 AM

ANIMALS found dead, cages ripped apart and locked gates destroyed - but there was no sign of the mystery culprit behind...

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13th Dec. 2017 10:12 AM

BREAKING: A girl has been bitten on the foot by a snake at a Sunshine Coast beach.

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11th Dec. 2017 2:12 PM

AN UNEXPECTED visitor drops in to Friday night drinks, but he'd brought his own dinner.

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30th Nov. 2017 10:11 AM

A SUNSHINE Coast couple have captured up-close footage of a hammerhead shark off a Sunshine Coast beach.

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29th Nov. 2017 1:11 PM

Tara Culverhouse captured footage of this hammerhead shark swimming off Mooloolaba Beach, describing the encounter as "a...

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29th Nov. 2017 1:11 PM

STUDENTS at the University of the Sunshine Coast captured the native fauna of their campus in pursuit of the Gerard Mills...

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17th Nov. 2017 4:11 PM

Students at the University of the Sunshine Coast captured the native fauna of their campus in pursuit of the inaugural...

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17th Nov. 2017 3:11 PM

AUSTRALIA Zoo has given tribute to its Aussie legend Steve Irwin, urging visitors to "khaki it” in honour of the...

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16th Nov. 2017 12:11 PM

A MAN has been viciously attacked by a mystery snake on the Coast, which is experiencing record numbers of the deadly...

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04th Nov. 2017 9:11 AM

The Aussie Backyard Bird Count returns for another week of tallying our feathered friends

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17th Oct. 2017 12:10 PM

To have natural undeveloped areas such as Yaroomba is rare and an incredible asset to our community

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11th Oct. 2017 5:10 AM