Council
The Mayor and Councillors work closely with the Executive Leadership Team and staff delivering a range of plans and strategies guiding the delivery of major projects across the region, and council’s capital works program. Council remains committed to its vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region – healthy, smart, creative.
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Planning and projects
Explore Council's planning documents and follow the progress of our regional and local projects.
Tenders
Details of current and awarded tenders with council and contracts that are now closed.
Budget, financial and annual reports
Copies of council's budget documents, financial reports and annual reports from 2014/15 onward.
Organisation and governance
Council's governance framework is a set of systems to help council meet its goal of great governance.
Local laws
Council administers a range of local laws including parking, keeping animals, bathing reserves and dog off-leash areas.
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Latest news
New executive team to drive Council transformation
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.
Celebrate First Nations histories, cultures and achievements
Come together this July for NAIDOC Week on the Sunshine Coast, with 2025 marking 50 years of honouring First Nations voices, culture and resilience.
Healthier and safer travel after ‘missing link’ added
The completion of what was a “missing link” spans the Sunshine Motorway and connects Division 6 and 7 communities.
From weeds to wildlife: a Cooloolabin restoration journey
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.
Help shape the future of the Sunshine Coast
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.
New executive team to drive Council transformation
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.
Celebrate First Nations histories, cultures and achievements
Come together this July for NAIDOC Week on the Sunshine Coast, with 2025 marking 50 years of honouring First Nations voices, culture and resilience.
Healthier and safer travel after ‘missing link’ added
The completion of what was a “missing link” spans the Sunshine Motorway and connects Division 6 and 7 communities.
From weeds to wildlife: a Cooloolabin restoration journey
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.
Help shape the future of the Sunshine Coast
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.
