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Invitation letters are on their way to 10,000 lucky households who are invited to register their interest for the first Sunshine Coast Citizens' Panel.

Here’s how you helped shape the future for a well-used neighbourhood park on the Sunshine Coast.

The Living on the Sunshine Coast survey has highlighted once again the close connections between access to the environment, strong communities and quality of life in our Sunshine Coast Biosphere.

Works start on a world-class beachfront destination...find out what you can look forward to!

Discover the Sunshine Coast National Art Prize finalists and vote for your favourite artwork

Sunshine Coast tourists and residents alike will soon benefit from new late-night bus services.

The proposed Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme is now open for community feedback - and your voice is vital to shaping the future of our region.

The Nambour tip will be closed for upgrades from Monday, July 28, to Sunday, September 7, reopening Monday, September 8.

Council’s Major Grants are a twice-yearly opportunity for not-for-profit organisations to apply for funding support to deliver one-off community projects, activities and events.

Community feedback is helping shape active transport corridors on the Sunshine Coast.

Faced with rising costs, Sunshine Coast Council’s 2025–26 Budget takes a measured approach – limiting rate increases, supporting vulnerable residents, and investing in safer roads, parks, and essential services. It’s a budget shaped by community priorities, focused on protecting our lifestyle and planning for a connected, liveable and thriving future.

A fusion of Asian flavours, gourmet picnic and unique experience where the Mediterranean meets Maroochydore are some of the events set to tantalise taste buds this winter.

More than 6,000 young athletes, coaches and supporters will converge on the Sunshine Coast for four days of junior netball fun and community celebration.

Sunshine Coast Council has unveiled a refreshed Executive Leadership Team and a streamlined structure to better serve community priorities. With new faces and fewer departments, this transformation promises sharper focus and greater efficiency.

Come together this July for NAIDOC Week on the Sunshine Coast, with 2025 marking 50 years of honouring First Nations voices, culture and resilience.

The completion of what was a “missing link” spans the Sunshine Motorway and connects Division 6 and 7 communities.

A visual display along a popular Esplanade, a fashion-lover’s shop and style event and footpath trading frenzy … bring on Buy Local Day!

A 17-hectare Cooloolabin property, once degraded by logging and farming, has been transformed into a thriving wildlife corridor thanks to landholder Julia and Sunshine Coast Council’s Landholder Environment Grants. Applications for 2025 grants open July 7, supporting rural landowners in restoring biodiversity and protecting the region’s natural environment.

A new proposed planning scheme for the Sunshine Coast has been carefully drafted – and your chance to help shape the future of our region is just around the corner.

How can we improve our plans for an all abilities beach access ramp next to the Coolum Beach Surf Life Saving Club and Tickle Park?

The Sunshine Coast’s newest pump track is open and ready for action this weekend.

State funding received to go towards construction of a new 900 metre shared pathway to bridge a vital gap between Peregian Breeze estate and surrounding suburbs.

Claire Smith, founder of Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast and a passionate advocate for native wildlife has been named the 2025 Sunshine Coast Biosphere Citizen of the Year for her extraordinary contributions to conservation, education, and community leadership.

Amazing food, a hundred free talks from garden gurus and the latest trends that will make your backyard bliss – one of the Sunshine Coast’s premier events is back brighter than ever.