Chris Gilmore

A Sunshine Coast-based caravan manufacturer with about 250 employees has entered administration. Restructuring advisory firm Cor Cordis has been appointed as administrator of Zone RV, which is headquartered at Coolum. The appointment to Zone Manufacturing Pty Ltd and Zone RV Holdings Pty Ltd on December 1 was initiated by the director of the companies. A […]

An experienced hospitality couple, backed by an acclaimed chef, have taken over a prominent waterfront site and opened a modern Mediterranean restaurant. Husband and wife team Ariel and Janene Inigo have opened Bar Cino at the Pelican Waters Marina, bringing a menu with Italian, Greek and Spanish influences. The site was formerly home to the […]

A report into a Coolum-based caravan manufacturer that went into administration late last year has revealed the company may have been insolvent since as early as August 2023. The administrators of Zone RV have released their report to creditors ahead of a meeting on Thursday, when a vote on the future direction of the company […]

A row of pine trees near a busy surf club is being affected by a soil-borne pathogen, with plans underway to remove the worst-affected tree. The Cook pines near the Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club are showing signs of top-down dieback, likely because of the phytophthora pathogen. One tree will be removed and replaced, while […]

Plans to expand and “reinvigorate” a long-standing caravan park have been submitted to Sunshine Coast Council. The proposal for the Sunseeker Village caravan park on Caloundra Road at Little Mountain seeks to convert it to a relocatable home park with 136 sites, up from the current 71. Thirty-one of the existing sites would be retained […]

Coolum-based caravan manufacturer Zone RV is set to continue operating after terms for the sale of the business were agreed. The company went into administration in December, with about 240 employees being made redundant later that month as it faced about $40 million in debts. Last month Zone RV was placed in liquidation after creditors […]

The speed limit on an increasingly busy suburban road will be reviewed after residents of a retirement village raised concerns. A petition by residents of Halcyon Nirimba was presented to last month’s ordinary meeting of Sunshine Coast Council asking for increased safety measures along Banya Avenue. A council spokesperson confirmed some speed monitoring had already […]

Staff left out of pocket when a Coolum-based caravan manufacturer collapsed could soon receive their entitlements, with liquidators confirming the business has been sold and $3.4 million in employee claims will be settled by mid-April. Zone RV went into administration in December as it faced about $40 million in debts, but restructuring advisory firm Cor Cordis revealed […]

A development application has been lodged seeking to establish an outdoor education centre on a rural property outside Noosa. The proposal for the four-hectare property at 38 Boronia Road, Cootharaba, would involve up to 20 students at any one time participating in a “nature-based outdoor learning program”. A town planning assessment report by Brennan Planning […]

Plans have been lodged to establish a Buddhist temple on a rural hinterland property that was previously used for intensive horticulture. The temple would serve the Thai Buddhist community and be located on a four-hectare site at 180 Landershute Road, Landers Shoot, just west of Palmwoods. A planning report by Murray and Associates (QLD) on […]