The storms hit the state capital Brisbane and the popular tourist areas of the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast.

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In addition to stunning scenery, the Sunshine Coast is ripe with outdoor activities, with choices ranging from relaxed family fun to challenging adventures.

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This study, part of a long-running skin-cancer-prevention trial, covered 903 adults younger than 55 living in Nambour, Australia, near the country's Sunshine Coast.

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He was held at his address in Peregian Springs on Queensland's Sunshine Coast before being extradited to Britain, where he was charged on Tuesday.

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Australian Lisa Blair, who also completed the full circumnavigation on a different yacht, raised part of the money for her trip through a sponsored 1, 300 kilometer cycle ride from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast.

CNN: November 8, 2012 -- Updated 1414 GMT (2214 HKT)

Sunshine was trapped over the California coast.

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