Outdoors & Coastal Life

Outdoors & Coastal Life celebrates the natural playground we’re lucky to call home. From beach days and ocean adventures to coastal walks, wildlife, and outdoor community life, we share stories that capture the rhythm, beauty, and spirit of living by the sea on the Sunshine Coast.

Meridan Students Champion Shorebird Conservation

09/2026

Year 3 students at Meridan State College are becoming passionate advocates for some of the Sunshine Coast’s most remarkable seasonal visitors through their inquiry unit ‘Share the Shore’, developed in…

Caloundra Gets the BIG Aussie Review

09/2026

Brisbane teachers Grace Herdman and Matt Millward have swapped the classroom for the open road after winning BIG4’s year-long The BIG Aussie Review. Thy recently rolled into BIG4 Caloundra Waterfront,…

Reconnect with Nature

09/2026

In 2019, a study of more than 19,000 people found that spending just two hours a week in nature was associated with better health and greater happiness.* It doesn’t even…

Salty Sessions with Angie Pallisier

09/2026

Welcome Sunshine Coast, to my first Salty Sessions! I’m Angie and I have officially been handed the surf column baton. It’s an honour to follow in John’s footsteps sharing stories…

Sunshine, Chrome and Massive Crowds

06/2026

The 2026 Beachfest weekend has been and gone, delivering some serious nostalgia, and a powerful economic boost for the region. From 27–31 May, near-perfect weather set the stage for five…

Surf Forecasting

06/2026

Aloha Crew! It can be quite a challenge working out when and where to surf to get the best waves. There are plenty of factors to consider, including the tide,…

Salty’s Specialty Fishing Store

06/2026

Salty Fishing Charters is dropping anchor with a new specialty fishing store at Pelican Waters Marina. From 1 July 2026, the shop will offer bait, ice and a range of…

Choosing a Wetsuit

05/2026

Hi crew! When picking a wetsuit, there are three things to decide: style, thickness, and zip type. For style, springsuits have either long or short arms and short legs, and…

Staying Active in Beautiful Caloundra

03/2026

Living in Caloundra has a wonderful way of keeping people active, often without even realising it. When you live beside the water, movement becomes part of daily life – a…

Surfing Etiquette – Part Two

03/2026

Aloha Crew! When sharing the ocean, surfing etiquette is an essential element of the sport and centres on safety, respect and patience. One of the most important principles in surfing…

Caloundra Bar Crossing Tuition

02/2026

Salty Fishing Charters is launching a practical, on-water bar crossing tuition experience, backed by more than 30 years of real-world coastal bar crossing expertise.

Surfing Etiquette – Part One

02/2026

If we’re all to enjoy the wonderful activity that is surfing – and stay safe – every surfer needs to understand and follow the rules of Surfing Etiquette, which are grounded in safety, respect and patience.

Second Hand Boards

11/2025

Hi crew! New boards are not cheap, so many surfers opt to buy a second-hand board. It’s not unusual for used boards to have some scars and dings. As long…

Salty Fishing Charters: Purpose-built for Fishing

09/2025

When marine operator Bruce Bezuidenhout and veteran skipper Dave Palermo met on an ocean charter trip they got to talking about a boat. Dave was selling, Bruce was buying. The…

Explore Caloundra’s Landscape Through Rix Pix Photography

08/2025

The stunning cover image of our July-August edition comes from local landscape photographer Rik Bresolin—whose photography venture Rix Pix began with a simple question: Why not? In 2017, after years…

Surfboard Basics

07/2025

Aloha Crew! I’m John from Caloundra Surf School. With the wonderful Lisa Wallis moving on, our editor Alana asked me to contribute a few words about surfing. I thought I’d…

Running Ball Sinker Rig

02/2025

Running Ball Sinker Rig First cab off the rank is a very simple but effective running ball sinker rig. This is the stock-standard estuary rig for species like whiting and…

Join the Golden Beach Parkrun Every Saturday

10/2024

Golden Beach Parkrun is a free, friendly Saturday morning 5km that brings locals together to walk, run, volunteer and connect along the beautiful foreshore.

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