Abandoned vehicles and goods

Council will investigate reports of abandoned vehicles and goods by making reasonable enquiries. Council may check:

• the vehicle and goods condition
• location of vehicles and goods
• potential ownership
• any registration.

Goods may include camping gear, tent, furniture etc.

Council will try to find the vehicle or goods owner and have them remove it from council land. If we can't locate the owner, a notice will be placed on the vehicle or goods advising that it will be removed by a certain date. We may tow a vehicle immediately if it is a danger to public safety.

If an abandoned vehicle or goods are not removed by the date on the notice, council will impound the vehicle or good.

If the vehicle or goods are not claimed within one month of being impounded, we will advertise it for 14 days. It will then be disposed of by public auction. Council may dispose of vehicles or goods of no value (e.g. damaged, missing parts or not roadworthy) without going to auction.

Unregistered vehicles not stored on private property are considered abandoned.

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

If you spot an abandoned vehicle, you can email Customer Service. Please include:

• vehicle description including colour, make, model and registration number (where possible)
• specific location to help locate the vehicle.

Note: abandoned vehicles on main or State controlled roads are managed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

Refer to the list of State controlled roads in the Sunshine Coast region (PDF, 188KB).

Collecting impounded vehicles or goods

Owners who would like to collect impounded vehicles or goods must:

• do so within one month of impounding
• complete the release of vehicle form (DOCX, 217KB) (as required under state government laws)
• send proof of ownership and photo identification (drivers licence, 18+ card or passport) which has been verified by a Justice of the Peace via email. Or you can bring proof of ownership and photo identification to a council customer service centre.

On receipt of proof of ownership and photo identification council will contact you to pay the release fees and any other applicable charges. You will also need to provide release paperwork so that you can collect your vehicle or goods. This must be shown time of collection.

The vehicle must be removed immediately upon receipt of the release paperwork. Failure to collect the vehicle from the impound yard, may result in additional storage costs being charged by the towing company, in line with their terms and conditions or alternatively, they may dispose of or auction the vehicle.

Once council's impound and release fees have been paid, council does not have any further involvement in the matter.

Abandoned vehicle auctions

Sunshine Coast Council abandoned vehicles auctions are run on a regular basis for all abandoned vehicles and unclaimed impounded items.

The auction was held on Saturday, 18 October 2025, at Clayton's Towing Yard, located at 617 Bli Bli Road, Nambour. 

Impounded vehicles list as at 04 November 2025

Date impounded	Make, model and colour	Registration	Location when impounded	Reference number
04/11/2025	Kayak, Red		5 Bindaree Cresent, MOOLOOLABA	IV2501837
04/11/2025	Boat, Blue/White		5 Bindaree Cresent, MOOLOOLABA	IV2501829
04/11/2025	Nissan, Station Wagon, Black	870FL3	10-12 Toral Drive, BUDERIM	IV2501779
03/11/2025	Great Wall 240, Utility, Silver	615MRJ	11 Mornington Court, LITTLE MOUNTAIN	IV2501740
30/10/2025	Hyundai I30, Hatchback, White	106ZYZ	11 Tectonic Cresent, KUNDA PARK	IV2501642
30/10/2025	Trailer - no specific make, Grey		171 Panorama Drive, ROSEMOUNT	IV2501744
28/10/2025	Nissan Xtrail, Sport Utility Vehicle, White	416TZY	6 Smith Street,  MOOLOOLABA	IV2501616
22/10/2025	Holden Rodeo, Utility, White	715LO4	20 Heliconia Street, MOUNTAIN CREEK	IV2501704
22/10/2025	Boat - no specific make, Green		Outrigger Park Nicklin Way, MINYAMA	IV2501766
15/10/2025	Trailer - no specific make, Orange		10 Madagascar Court, PARREARRA	IV2501622
14/10/2025	Holden Rodeo, Utility, White	637DWV	3 Balemo Street, MINYAMA	IV2501689
14/10/2025	Honda, Hatchback, Silver	563XNJ	92 Tranquility Way, PALMVIEW	IV2501620
09/10/2025	Toyota Corolla, Sedan, Blue		18 Bunderra Court, LANDSBOROUGH	IV2501741
08/10/2025	Hyundai, Van, White	487TML	12 Burnett Street, MOOLOOLABA	IV2501658
08/10/2025	Holden Commodore, Sedan, Blue	118RLY	10 Mavarra Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2501619
04/10/2025	Mitsubishi Lancer, Sedan, Blue	BA92LW	Bindaree Cresent, MOOLOOLABA	IV2501524
02/10/2025	Holden Commodore, White	327SKE	23 Pangarinda Place, MOOLOOLABA	IV2501534
30/09/2025	Trailer		3 Radiata Drive, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2501487
27/09/2025	Mazda, Van, White	628YIM	7 Jacqueline Court, MOUNT COOLUM	IV2501606
26/09/2025	Holden Captiva, Station Wagon, Black	739TPQ	7 Jack Street, NAMBOUR	IV2501599
19/09/2025	Ford Ranger, Utility, Silver	160LWA	16 Thrush Street, CALOUNDRA	IV2501545
19/09/2025	Mitsubishi, Sedan, White	364SPX	34 Baringa Drive, BARINGA	IV2501503
16/09/2025	Renault, Van, White	159BM5	15 Broadsea Avenue, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2501488
11/09/2025	Ford Falcon, Station Wagon, White	632RCQ	10 Sunhaven Court, NAMBOUR	IV2501315
09/09/2025	Ford Laser, Hatchback, Gold	379AM9	1 Coobah Court, CURRIMUNDI	IV2501457
08/09/2025	Subaru Liberty, Sedan, Silver	251JD4	87 Coes Creek Road, BURNSIDE	IV2501509
05/09/2025	Subaru Impreza, Sedan, Blue	344RFC	3 Peace Street, PALMVIEW	IV2501460
04/09/2025	Trailer - no specific make, Silver		26 Allen Street, MOFFAT BEACH	IV2501372
02/09/2025	Holden Commodore, Station Wagon, Gold	514TUN	29 Wright Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2501395
01/09/2025	Boat - no specific make, Blue/white	BFY92Q	Park 3 Summer Drive, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2501442
28/08/2025	Mercedes, Sedan, Black		17 Westaway Road, MERIDAN PLAINS	IV2501392
16/07/2025	Volvo Station Wagon, Maroon	697IZV	923 David Low Way, MARCOOLA	IV2501162
01/07/2025	Honda Civic, Gold	CE31OS	58 Concert Avenue, PALMVIEW	IV2501046
26/06/2025	Kia Rio Hatchback, White		23-27 Swallow Street, NAMBOUR	IV2501042