Sunshine Coast Council

The biggest attraction on the Sunshine Coast is extending its stay as residents and visitors just can’t get enough of riding Australia’s tallest travelling, portable observation ferris wheel. The giant Skyline wheel will stay an additional week on the Caloundra beachfront so anyone who has missed the chance to get a 35m-high bird’s-eye view of our region can now jump on board one of the 24 gondolas.

The draft strategic business case for a new mass transit system to cater for a growing region will be considered by Sunshine Coast Council at its July Ordinary Meeting (Thursday, July 25).

Encouraging good design of buildings, streets and spaces, which respect and enhance the values we all love about our region – our climate, landscape, ocean and waterways and our communities – is the focus of the draft Sunshine Coast Design Strategy.

In 1890, Daniel McNab opened a drapery, tailor and clothing store in Queen Street Brisbane. In 1894 he expanded his commercial enterprise by opening a branch in Landsborough.

Stage 1 of Sunshine Coast Council’s highly anticipated new Maroochydore City Centre site will officially open to the public with a free People’s Day on Saturday 10 August.

Just two days remain to have your say on the draft Sunshine Coast Community Strategy 2019-2041 before submissions close on Friday (19 July).

The old saying ‘a little goes a long way’ rings true for how much damage a single piece of plastic can cause, whether ingested by a marine turtle or pelican, blocking the flow of a waterway or littering pathways.

Surf lifesaving patrols will increase during busy holiday periods following Sunshine Coast Council’s decision to increase its allocation for this service to $4.84 million in the 2019-20 budget.

Sunshine Coast Council Libraries invite avid true-crime readers to enjoy an evening with award winning journalist Rachael Brown at Venue 114 from 6pm on Thursday August 8.

Sunshine Coast Council invites poets and short story writers to the Friends of Maroochydore Library Spoken Word afternoon from 2pm on Saturday 3 August at Maroochydore Library.