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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
A BOY, 14, will face court in relation to starting several fires on the Sunshine Coast that destroyed hundreds of hectares of bushland and threatened dozens of homes.Reports were made to police that several children were seen running from an area near Sunshine Beach High School and Sunrise Beach shopping centre on Monday afternoon only moments are the blaze started. More than 70 firefighters,...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
AERIAL surveillance of smouldering fires near Noosa will be undertaken by Queensland's Department of Emergency Services this morning.Firefighters scaled back their efforts overnight after several days battling blazes on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, at Sunrise Beach, Marcus Beach and Lake Weyba. At the peak of the emergency 100 firefighters and locals fought to save 500...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
NOOSA detectives are expected to question a juvenile suspected of starting yesterday's bushfire that burnt out scrubland and threatened property.More than 200ha of bushland were destroyed and 500 houses were threatened at the height of the blaze at Sunrise Beach, Marcus Beach and Lake Weyba. The fire was contained overnight but Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said 10 crews...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Fire crews battle to save Sunshine Beach High School, churchBy MORE than 20 fire crews are fighting to save a church, shopping centre under and school from a bushfire near Noosa on the Sunshine Coast.Emergency services said the fire was reported about 2.30pm yesterday at , but by the evening ten urban fire crews, 11 rural crews and a National Parks and Wildlife unit were fighting to contain...
