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19/03/2026

Sunshine Coast electorates are in line for some significant changes for the next state election. The Queensland Redistribution Commission has revealed a proposed redistribution, including alterations to names and boundaries, for 2028. The QRC stated that Nicklin and Ninderry would be renamed Nambour...

03/12/2025

🚨 Have Your Say Before It’s Too Late!

The proposed Coochin Creek Outdoor Exhibition & Festival development would transform 150 hectares of rural land into a massive event site hosting:
✅ Up to 6 major events per year, each up to 6 days long (plus weeks of activity shipping everything in and out before and after each event)
✅ 35,000 patrons per day, camping for 15,000+, thousands of vehicles
✅ Located next to Pumicestone Passage, Ramsar wetlands & national park

Why this matters:
❌ Threatens sensitive ecosystems & wildlife
❌ Conflicts with planning protections & community values
❌ Creates bushfire, flooding & traffic risks
❌ Weak economic case—State Assessment & Referral Agency (SARA) recommended REFUSAL

⚠️ Ministerial Call-In Alert:
This application was “called in” by the Deputy Premier & Planning Minister.
👉 now the sole decision-making power
👉 Does NOT have to follow SARA’s or other expert advice
👉 No appeal rights for the community

📅 Submissions close Mon, 8 December 2025
Your voice counts! Personalised objections carry the most weight.

✅ Access the Submission Guide & Template here to assist: https://www.scec.org.au/n/help-preserve-the-interurban-break-and-protect-pumicestone-passage
Email or post your objection before the deadline.

Campaigning to Protect the Sunshine Coast Environment Since 1980 SCEC dedicates its efforts to safeguarding the region's ecosystems and biodiversity against the adverse consequences triggered by urban expansion, deforestation, climate fluctuations, pollution, and other challenges stemming from popul...

15/07/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗬: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄

The SCRC has carefully drafted a proposed new planning scheme for the Sunshine Coast. It seeks to preserve the things we love about our region and build a bright future…and it’s now available for everyone to view and explore.

Visit Council’s Have your Say website to find out what the proposed planning scheme means for you and our region.
Feedback can be provided using the online submission form by Friday, 19 September 2025.

Your feedback is important.

10/07/2025

Sunshine Coast Regional Council Planning Scheme Project

In partnership with the community, Council is preparing a new planning scheme.

30/06/2025

Sunshine Coast Council has unveiled a new executive leadership team after a nationwide recruitment process attracted more than 500 applicants. Debra Robinson, Jodie Fielding, Jane Want and Scott Whitaker were appointed directors and will join CEO John Baker and chief financial officer Keith Parsons....

27/06/2025

Start preparing to make time to read and provide comment. Information and Register for updates here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bi9HxVQ4f/?mibextid=wwXIfr

24/05/2025

This is a very concerning and premature move by the Minister. The application is currently under assessment by SCRC and Sara. Please read the details and sign the petition.

Protect the Pumicestone Passage and the greenbelt between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast

23/05/2025

SIGN THIS PETITION If you oppose the proposed Ministerial Call-in of two development applications for large-scale intensive and impactful developments at 1807 and 1641 Roys Road, Coochin Creek, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

These sites are located next to the ecologically significant Pumicestone Passage, a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. The area is home to sensitive ecosystems and lies adjacent to National Park and State Forest. They are also inside the Northern Inter Urban Break (NIUB) greenbelt.

Despite there being no overriding public interest, the proposed developments are being considered for Ministerial Call-in, overriding the Sunshine Coast Council’s (SC Council) and the State Planning Department’s State Assessment Referral Agency’s (SARA) ongoing assessment.

Protect the Pumicestone Passage and the greenbelt between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast

10/05/2025

Construction industry briefing on transport project.

The construction industry has been briefed on the Sunshine Coast's integrated rail and metro project, The Wave.

04/04/2025

Any thoughts?

We believe this may be a reasonable position for Mayor Wilkie to take given the resources available to him in a small council provided he does respond quickly to telephone calls and emails.

It has certainly been the experience of OSCAR's communications with him.

There’s been some interest in Mayor Rosanna turning off comments on her FB page.

Comments on my personal FB page have also been turned off since February.

FB is a great way to share information, but I also found I did not have the time to responsibly monitor, moderate or respond to social media comments, given other formal work obligations.

As many of you know, Page admins are seen as the publishers of FB pages and liable for any defamatory or hateful comments.

My FB page contains my email and phone contact details if anyone would like to communicate directly and receive a response or meet face to face

This change has allowed me the freedom to share more frequently with the community.

Commentators remain free to post on the Noosa Council FB page which is moderated by dedicated council communications staff.

They do a great job responding where appropriate and filtering out defamatory and hateful material.

Commentators can continue to share my posts on their own or group pages and share thoughts there (or email or phone me direct).

Most people communicate formally via email or phone. These communications have priority. On top of meetings and other obligations, responding to these takes up most of the day.

I aim to respond within 24 hours but even meeting this target can be difficult some days due to the volume received, especially when key issues arise.

Residents can also use question time and 15-minute deputations at our formal council meetings to have their say. Few other councils offer both of these avenues for engagement.

Councillors also have regular “coffee chat” meetings with community members and we take the council meetings to community halls with information forums, again something few other councils do.

Which is why Noosa Councillors remain among the most accessible in Australia.

01/04/2025

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has favoured Beerwah East, 5200 hectares of land between Steve Irwin Way, the Bruce Highway and Roys Road, as a future growth area.

But the Director-General of the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning has told the council it must remove an emerging community zone from the Beerwah East development area in its draft planning scheme and replace it with a rural zoning.

In a letter to the council, John Sosso stipulates the zoning amendment as one of a number of conditions of departmental approval for the council’s new draft planning scheme to move to the next phase of becoming reality.

The transition of a Sunshine Coast rural area into a long-term growth corridor has hit a speed bump after the state government stymied a council move to rezone it. The Sunshine Coast Council has favoured Beerwah East, 5200 hectares of land between Steve Irwin Way, the Bruce Highway and Roys Road, as...

01/04/2025

HAVE YOUR SAY ....

Public notification is underway for a luxury hotel proposed along a Sunshine Coast holiday strip. The eight-storey building is earmarked to include 77 rooms, a rooftop pool area and ground-level cafe on a 635sqm site overlooking the water at Caloundra. Marriott International has outlined its interes...