Council policies
Council's policies ensure that good decisions are made that support the vision for the region.
The following policies have been developed to support council’s vision for the region. They ensure good decisions are made. The policies are reviewed regularly to make sure they are current and relevant. Policy development and approval is guided by Council's Policy Framework.
For more information, please contact mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.
Current policies
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- Accommodation Hotel Incentives Policy (PDF, 945KB)
- Administrative access and right to information (PDF, 271KB)
- Administrative action complaints management process policy (PDF, 738KB)
- Advertising expenditure policy (PDF, 111KB)
- Approval of limited facilities camping - interim policy (PDF, 113KB)
- Audit committee charter (PDF, 195KB)
- Art and heritage collections policy (PDF, 129KB)
- Arts and heritage levy policy (PDF, 884KB)
- Business investment policy (PDF, 132KB)
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- Caloundra South community development infrastructure fund (PDF, 2350KB)
- Coastal management policy (PDF, 243KB)
- Community engagement policy (PDF, 304KB)
- Community gardens policy (PDF, 238KB)
- Community grants policy (PDF, 237KB)
- Community groups occupying council owned or council controlled land and/or infrastructure (PDF, 226KB)
- Community land and complementary commercial activity policy (PDF, 79KB)
- Community safety policy (PDF, 154KB)
- Compliance and enforcement policy(PDF, 372KB)
- Councillor and council employee participation on development assessment matters policy (PDF, 113KB)
- Councillor code of conduct
- Councillor portfolio system and protocol 2024 (PDF, 412KB)
- Councillor acceptable request guidelines (PDF, 396KB)
- Councillors expenses and resources policy (PDF, 258KB)
- Cultural development policy (PDF, 118KB)
- Customer Charter (PDF, 4.3MB)
- Debt policy (PDF, 889KB)
- Derivatives Policy (PDF, 229KB)
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- Employee code of conduct (PDF, 1719KB)
- Entertainment and hospitality policy (PDF, 124KB)
- Environment and sustainability in procurement guideline (PDF, 989KB)
- Environment levy policy (PDF, 475KB)
- Events policy (PDF, 52KB)
- First Nations procurement guideline (PDF, 855KB)
- Fraud and corruption prevention policy (PDF, 223KB)
- Gifts and benefits policy (PDF, 4281KB)
- Infill development incentives policy (PDF, 1003KB)
- Information privacy policy (PDF, 239KB)
- Infrastructure charges rebates for eligible community organisations policy (PDF, 635KB)
- Innovation and market-led engagement guideline (PDF, 925KB)
- Internal audit charter (PDF, 3151KB)
- International relations policy (PDF, 204KB)
- Investigation policy (PDF, 1017KB)
- Investment policy (PDF, 964KB)
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- Local government quadrennial elections policy (PDF, 279KB)
- Local preference in procurement guideline (PDF, 901KB)
- Management of requests for road closure applications (PDF, 172KB)
- Maintenance of road verges surrounding private property (PDF, 128KB)
- Naming policy (PDF, 211KB)
- Policy Framework (PDF, 157KB)
- Procurement policy (PDF, 990KB)
- Public space closed circuit television (CCTV) policy (PDF, 129KB)
- Recreational water quality management (PDF, 57KB)
- Responding to homelessness guideline (PDF, 205KB)
- Responding to homelessness policy (PDF, 176KB)
- Revenue policy (PDF, 921KB)
- Roles and responsibilities of a councillor and a council employee participating on development assessment matters guideline (PDF, 240KB)
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- Social benefit procurement guideline (PDF, 879KB)
- Sponsorship policy (PDF, 220KB)
- Standing orders (PDF, 634KB)
- Transport levy policy (PDF, 954KB)
- Wellbeing health and safety policy (PDF, 822KB)
- Wellbeing health and safety action plan (PDF, 1104KB)