Sunshine Coast Council

National Volunteer Week (May 20-26) is a time to recognise, support and celebrate the incredible and selfless contribution our volunteers deliver for the Sunshine Coast. This year alone, more than 1500 local volunteers have so far donated over 15,000 hours of their valuable time and skills towards council’s volunteering program.

More than 500 tourism industry professionals and Visitor Information Centre volunteers have converged at the new Sunshine Coast Convention Centre for the region’s largest tourism exchange of the year: SCouT 2019.

Bankfoot House, the Coast’s heritage listed House Museum, continues to attract national industry recognition, taking home a Highly Commended award at the prestigious 2019 Museums and Galleries National Awards in Alice Springs, NT last night.

The Sunshine Coast’s leading authorities on disaster management have joined forces with local aged care providers to increase education around caring for the elderly when disaster strikes.

Many Sunshine Coast residents have fond memories of fancy dress balls.

The Nambour Heritage Tramway project will move forward with Sunshine Coast Council approving the allocation of additional funding.

From a mock kitchen blaze to a road crash simulation, don’t miss the unique opportunity to see local emergency services in action at the free Emergency Services Community Expo.

Contemporary and vibrant spaces for people to enjoy while reading newspapers or a favourite book are just some of the benefits of Sunshine Coast Council’s upcoming Maroochydore Library refresh.

Art lovers are in for a treat, with forty finalists in the 2019 Sunshine Coast Art Prize now revealed.

Certified inspectors on camera mounted quad bikes have taken to the Sunshine Coast’s 1,240 kilometre network of footpaths, surveying their condition and collecting data to help plan upgrades.