Project overview
Gain an insight into the journey of the Maroochydore city centre project from its very beginning.
January 2012 | A 42-million-dollar deal for Sunshine Coast Council to purchase the Horton Park Golf Club is gazetted by the State |
July 2014 | Sunshine Coast Council gains full access to Horton Park site enabling works to commence |
January 2015 | SunCentral Maroochydore Pty Ltd was registered with the Australia Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) |
March 2015 | John Knaggs appointed as the CEO of the newly created SunCentral |
August 2019 | Site opened to the public by Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe and Mayor Jamieson at the People's Day Event 2019 |
September 2019 | Cable landing station opened by Queensland Premier and Minister for Trade Annastacia Palaszczuk, The Honourable Cameron Dick, Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, and Mayor Mark Jamieson |
October 2020 | Official opening of Foundation Place on South Sea Islander Way, Maroochydore City Centre’s first commercial office development |
November 2020 | Sunshine Coast Council, SunCentral and Walker Corporation enter into a development agreement to drive to Maroochydore City Centre project forward |
December 2020 | Interim at grade car park opened to the public providing 197 general car parking spaces and six person with a disability spaces |
June 2021 | The Automated Waste Collection System (AWCS) is opened in the Maroochydore city centre. The first AWCS in Australia |
July 2021 | Brisbane announced as the host of the 2032 Olympic Games. Maroochydore City Centre will be the location for the Sunshine Coast Satellite Village and will accommodate up to 1400 athletes |
May 2022 | The Holiday Inn Express opens its doors to the public. The first large-scale, internationally branded and managed full-service hotel to be established on the Sunshine Coast in 30 years |
June 2022 | Amanda Yeates appointed as new CEO of SunCentral |
July 2022 | The first residents move into the newly developed Market Lane residences |
December 2022 | Mayor Jamieson officially opens the Sunshine Coast City Hall to the public |
August 2023 | Sod turning of 50 First Avenue by Walker Corporation |
September 2023 | Construction starts on $100 million Private Hospital in Maroochydore City Centre |
December 2023 | Official opening of ParknGo Lightning Lane Central |