Sunshine Coast Council

Current capital improvement projects are listed here. Other minor capital projects may also be underway.

The Sunshine Coast is again taking a nation leading position by unveiling Australia's first, high-tech, underground automated waste collection system for a CBD, to be installed in the new Maroochydore City Centre

Work is currently in progress on Stage 8 of this park

Council is currently investigating options to understand best uses for the Brightwater Sports Ground

As part of a major transport infrastructure investment into the future of Caloundra’s lifestyle and economic development needs, council will deliver a new transport corridor, as part of the Caloundra Transport Corridor Upgrade (CTCU)

The six-cell box culvert under Cinnamon Avenue, Coolum Beach has reached the end of its serviceable life and is due for replacement

This project is part of the multi-stage Landsborough Placemaking Master Plan. The local community’s ideas and aspirations for this area are becoming a reality. Stage 1 now under construction

Council is developing future opportunities for the community to access this beautiful area of bushland

A new attractive streetscape will soon transform First Avenue, Maroochydore into a vibrant, shady and inclusive CBD, providing businesses, residents and visitors a more inviting space to live, work and play

The construction of an infiltration basin at Earnshaw Street, Golden Beach provides an opportunity to protect Pumicestone Passage

To dredge within the Pumicestone Passage at Golden Beach council obtained Federal Government approval permits

The Goshawk Boulevard Extension will connect Stringybark Road to Power Road to improve multi-modal transport access surrounding the Sippy Downs Town Centre

The installation of the exercise equipment and the associated works are scheduled to commence in early July 2019

Council is working with the community to develop a landscape plan for Lake Weyba Foreshore Park

Council is undertaking a placemaking master planning process in Landsborough. This is an opportunity for the Landsborough community to help shape the town's future

With the consultation process now complete for the replacement groyne field at Maroochydore, staff are now progressing the modelling, detailed design, approvals and tender construction documentation for the like for like renewal of the existing geobag structures

Council is running a trial to manage erosion on Maroochydore Beach. In early 2022 a dredge will deposit sand in the nearshore area

Council will use sand from the Maroochy River to widen and restore the beach to provide protection from future storms

The Moffat Beach Seawall will be repaired following the severe weather in February 2022

The Mooloolaba Foreshore is a special place that encourages active and healthy living. The revitalised foreshore will feature a wide, continuous waterfront pedestrian promenade and separated cycle path that takes in Mooloolaba's greatest natural assets along a one kilometre string of community, cultural, recreational and event spaces

Council will construct a separated bikeway from Mooloolaba Wharf to Minyama. It will be the first separated bikeway to be built within an urban/business area on the Coast

The Mooloolaba Transport Corridor Upgrade Project will see the road between Culbara Street and Venning Street, Mooloolaba widened to four lanes

Council is pleased to advise that a new fenced dog off leash exercise area is being proposed for Muller Park Bli Bli. With the growth of Bli Bli residential area, an increased number of request for a fenced dog exercise area have been received by council. A subsequent review of dog off-leash facilities has been undertaken by council and has identified that there is sufficient demand in Bli Bli for formalised fenced dog exercise area.

The Nambour waste facility is being upgraded with construction and improvements to be completed in the next three years

This link is to help alleviate traffic congestion at school peak hours at Sippy Downs on Scholars Drive

Council has completed the design for the proposed South Coolum Road Link between South Coolum Road and Suncoast Beach Drive

Plans progress for the Sunshine Coast Entertainment, Convention and Exhibition Centre

Between November 1, 2021 and mid-March 2022, council will undertake works to improve The Wharf Mooloolaba car park.

The Coastal Pathway is council’s longest shared pathway connecting communities, beaches, parks and open space areas