Waterways and Coastal Management
From the hinterlands to the sea, the six river catchments within council’s jurisdiction are the lifeblood of the region. The coastal rivers flow east into Moreton Bay or the Coral Sea, while the Mary River flows north into the Great Sandy Strait.
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The strategy will guide planning and operational activities and community initiatives, to ensure the Coast's waterways and coastal foreshores are ecologically healthy
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On-water or on-river activities refer to any activity occurring on a waterway, which may include swimming, fishing, kayaking, kite surfing, boating and the like
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The Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative is a program of management actions and incentives that protect and improve the region's six river catchments
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Find out about the health of the Coast's waterways, initiatives to improve their health, and what you can do to help
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The Noosa River flows south from the Cooloola section of the Great Sandy National Park, where it is fed by springs draining major sand deposits
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The Maroochy River system dominates the central Sunshine Coast and typifies the land use changes and pressures most rivers have been subjected to in the region
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Council is looking to develop an integrated management plan for Lake Currimundi and its waterways
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Find out more about the internationally recognised Pumicestone Passage, one of the Coast's special places
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The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change has identified South East Queensland as an area that is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
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About two-thirds of the Sunshine Coast's shorebird species migrate from the Northern Hemisphere each year, some travelling distances up to 30, 000 km. Find out more
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