Vinnies are looking for “Sunday superstars” to volunteer at their recently renovated Noosa store.

The store began Sunday trade in October and it is popular with customers.

Vinnies retail operations manager, Lisa Baker, says “the more volunteers we have, the more the store can open which means we can have more sales and donations, it’s a circle of life really.”

At least eight people have died in the US Midwest region as it faces its worst cold snap in decades.

An Iowa student found dead outside a college building is among the latest victims of the deadly freeze.

Ninety million people have seen temperatures of -17C or below, with forecasters predicting that the iciest blasts are yet to come.

Cameroon’s opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, has been charged with insurrection.

In response to Maurice’s political party losing to the now president, Paul Biya, in last year’s presidential poll, Maurice’s party organised protests in four cities saying the election was rigged.

Following the protests Maurice was detained along with 200 other protesters and is set to face charges of insurrection, holding illegal gatherings, and disturbing the peace.

Australian-grown cosmetics empire Napoleon Perdis has gone into voluntary administration, putting jobs and 56 local stores at risk.

The company founder has blamed falling foot traffic in his retail stores, and rising costs for the need to call in administrators to restructure or sell his business.

Napoleon is just one of Several Australian retailers that have entered into administration during the past year, including menswear chain Roger David amid growing competition from international brands and online retailers.

Perth’s rental market is booming as vacancy rates have dropped from 7.3% to 2.8% in just 18 months.

This marks the lowest rate in six years and the cause is attributed to investors selling properties, tighter mortgage borrowing, and increase tenant demands.

It is predicted that towards the end of the year, Perth’s marketplace will level out as people continue to migrate away from Perth to other major cities.

Thee owner of Dalby based civil engineering business Nortask says he is $1.6 million out of pocket after French based solar company Areva Solar KCP went into liquidation last year.

Nortask was caught up in a legal battle for years with the French-government owned solar company over the shortage of thousands of mirrors for the failed Kogan Creek Solar Boost program.

Late last year Areva Solar KCP was ordered by a Brisbane Supreme Court to pay Nortask hundreds of thousands of dollars before going into liquidation.

Peregian Beach will be a local ground zero for a national green energy push being organised by Surfrider Sunshine Coast branch on Saturday February 2nd.

Surfrider spokesman Chris Glennie says as many bodies as possible are required on the beach as part of a national human sign organised by Clean Energy for Eternity.

The Surfrider Sunshine Coast branch believe that renewable energy is now affordable enough and making the switch away from fossil fuels is a “matter of political will.”

A search has resumed this morning for a man missing south of Townsville, as a flooding disaster continues in North Queensland.

The 32-year-old was last seen walking in the black gully area around 5:00pm yesterday afternoon.

The search of the area continued until 11:30pm last night as police are concerned the man entered the water in an attempt to get home.