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 or a vessel.

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.

Impounded vehicles list as at 1 June 2023

Date impounded	Make, model and colour	Registration	Location when impounded	Reference number	To be auctioned
15/06/2022	Toyota Corolla, Blue/Grey	026IBX	48 Millwell Road, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2200501	27 May 2023
29/07/2022	Subaru Impreza, White		14 Rigby Street, NAMBOUR	IV2200653	27 May 2023
21/08/2022	Mazda, Red		2 Fifth Avenue, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2200752	27 May 2023
21/09/2022	Ford Territory, Black	580XTJ	7/99 Lowanna Drive, BUDDINA	IV2200837	27 May 2023
15/11/2022	BMW, Blue	417BG7	12/2 Mantra Esplanade, BIRTINYA	IV2201092
07/12/2022	Holden Astra, Blue	WYY969	12 Pangarinda Place, MOOLOOLABA	IV2201138	27 May 2023
07/12/2022	Mitsubishi, Grey		34-36 Anzac Avenue, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2201173	27 May 2023
09/12/2022	Toyota Hiace, White	982YJY	South Sea Islander Way, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2201227	27 May 2023
09/12/2022	Mitsubishi Delica, White		60 Enfield Crescent, BATTERY HILL	IV2201141	27 May 2023
12/12/2022	Toyota Yaris, White	511KLT	Textile Avenue, WARANA	IV2201183	27 May 2023
13/12/2022	Volkswagen, Silver	453XHU	4 Whitecap Court, BOKARINA	IV2201185	27 May 2023
14/12/2022	Ford Fiesta, Blue		42/12 High Street, SIPPY DOWNS	IV2201056	27 May 2023
17/12/2022	Toyota Yaris, White	511KLT	Textile Avenue WARANA	IV2201183	27 May 2023
10/01/2023	Hyundai Santa Fe, Black		1-3 Claude Boyd Parade, CORBOULD PARK	IV2300021	27 May 2023
11/01/2023	Holden Captiva, Gold		28 Pelican Waters Bvd, PELICAN WATERS	IV2201244	27 May 2023
16/01/2023	Holden Rodeo, White	816CZ3	56C Queen Street, CALOUNDRA	IV2300063	27 May 2023
23/01/2023	Mitsubishi, Blue	BD24JG	Playview, 2/46 Kingsford Smith Parade MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300025	27 May 2023
23/01/2023	Holden, White		36-40 Whites Road BUDERIM	IV2201260	27 May 2023
25/01/2023	Holden Commodore, White		29 Hill Street, CURRIMUNDI	IV2300038	27 May 2023
25/01/2023	VolksWagon Beetle, Silver	182XEM	29 Wright Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300047	27 May 2023
30/01/2023	Hyundai Accent, Orange	639YXB	58 Mansell Street, MERIDAN PLAINS	IV2300058	27 May 2023
01/02/2023	Landrover, Red	931VLF	Park 49 Mansell Street, MERIDAN PLAINS	IV2300073	27 May 2023
02/02/2023	Trailer and boat, Silver	EX0004	Bentley 5/10 Philipp Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300011	27 May 2023
02/02/2023	Ford Transit, White		107 Duporth Avenue, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300064	27 May 2023
03/02/2023	Toyota Corolla, Black	CTE87C	31 First Avenue, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300078	27 May 2023
10/02/2023	Mazda, Silver	536FG8	14 Ann Street, COOLUM BEACH	IV2300126	27 May 2023
13/02/2023	Hatchback - burnt out wreck		40 Old Rifle Range Road, NAMBOUR	IV2300184	27 May 2023
15/02/2023	Toyota, Silver		17 West Coolum Road, MOUNT COOLUM	IV2300190	27 May 2023
16/02/2023	Boat/Catamaran Troppo, White		25 Lake Weyba Drive, WEYBA DOWNS	IV2300191	27 May 2023
18/02/2023	Trailer, Black	ER7056	46 Marouba Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300147	27 May 2023
20/02/2023	Mitsubishi Magna, Red		Nelson Park, Katoa Street, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND	IV2300138	27 May 2023
28/02/2023	Caravan, White	240QUV	Keith Hill Park Esplanade, GOLDEN BEACH	IV2300202	27 May 2023
06/03/2023	Suzuki Ignis, Silver	460ZMD	57 Aerodrome Road, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300196	27 May 2023
06/03/2023	Motorised scooter, Black		Nelson Park, Katoa Street, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND	IV2300248
09/03/2023	Ford Territory, Black		72 Keith Royal Drive, MARCOOLA	IV2300207	27 May 2023
09/03/2023	Volvo Se40, White	560ZUT	19 Irving Place, SIPPY DOWNS	IV2300182	27 May 2023
10/03/2023	Mazda, Grey		33 Webster Road, NAMBOUR	IV2300203
14/03/2023	Boat, Silver/White		2 Lamerough Parade, GOLDEN BEACH	IV2300131
15/03/2023	Holden Captiva, Silver		66 Landsborough Parade, GOLDEN BEACH	IV2300217	27 May 2023
15/03/2023	Trailer, Grey	DI2414	2 Kylee Crescent, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300233
22/03/2023	Toyota Camry, Silver	378LAB	120 King Street, BUDERIM	IV2300265
23/03/2023	Ford Falcon, White		2 Tinarra Close, MAROOCHY RIVER	IV2300274
28/03/2023	Car - burnt out wreck		145 Clarkes Road, BEERWAH	IV2300356
29/03/2023	Daewoo Kalos, Red		1 Greenhaven Drive, PALMVIEW	IV2300197
29/03/2023	Toyota Corolla, Red		1/9 Depot Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300300
30/03/2023	Boat, Blue/Silver	RU872Q	Apex park Esplanade, GOLDEN BEACH	IV2300258
02/04/2023	Honda Accord, Red	352FD3	42 Oceanic Drive, WARANA	IV2300320
04/04/2023	Isuzu, White		Woodlands Bvd, MERIDAN PLAINS	IV2300288
05/04/2023	Ford Ranger, Black	054XXP	1 Kamala Place, MERIDAN PLAINS	IV2300324
08/04/2023	Mitsubishi Lancer, Silver	558AA4	235 Main Road, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300402
11/04/2023	Holden, White	451ZSB	1 Grenada Way, PARREARRA	IV2300345
17/04/2023	Toyota Hilux, White	375EA2	35 Grebe Crescent, BLI BLI	IV2300329
24/04/2023	Mercedes, Black	905DS4	28 Mimosa Crescent, CURRIMUNDI	IV2300427
02/05/2023	Holden Commodore, Blue		7 Murdoch Court, SIPPY DOWNS	IV2300439
03/05/2023	Boat, Silver		6 Charlston Place, KULUIN	IV2300340
03/05/2023	Valiant, Blue/White	637UDZ	8 Panama Crescent, MOUNTAIN CREEK	IV2300449
03/05/2023	Holden Berlina, Blue/Grey		164 Burnett Street, BUDERIM	IV2300500
03/05/2023	Car - burnt out wreck		Old Landsborough Road, LANDSBOROUGH	IV2300520
03/05/2023	Moped, Black	588OD	10-20 Iliad Avenue, BUDERIM	IV2300424
05/05/2023	Ford Falcon, White	690ZZN	6 Placid Place, BUDERIM	IV2300447
09/05/2023	Mazda 3, Black	983VXB	1/93 Parker Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300438
10/05/2023	Nissan, White	387RZW	66-68 Broadwater Avenue, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300463
11/05/2023	Subaru Forrester, White		1 O'Connor Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300485
16/05/2023	Toyota Camry, Silver	914ZPA	Bunya 18 Sapphire Drive, NAMBOUR	IV2300377
17/05/2023	Hyundai Getz, Black	632EO3	9 Production Avenue, WARANA	IV2300553
22/05/2023	Alfa Romeo, White		70 Buderim Pines Drive, BUDERIM	IV2300513
23/05/2023	Mitsubishi Triton, White/Rust		171 Pierce Avenue, CORBOULD PARK	IV2300586
23/05/2023	Kia Carnivale, Blue		14 Newspaper Place, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300502
29/05/2023	Toyota Yaris, White	929XKF	1 Fleming Street, YANDINA	IV2300531
30/05/2023	Suzuki Swift, Blue		Allora Gardens Retirement Village 22 Allora Drive, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2300506
31/05/2023	Nissan Navara, Grey		20-22 Avian Street, KUNDA PARK	IV2300573
1/06/2023	Ford Territory, Black		2 Gayandi Street, WURTULLA	IV2300546

Impounded goods list as at 6 February 2022

Date impounded	Item description	Address impounded	Reference number
28/06/2022	A Frame & Wooden sign	University Way, SIPPY DOWNS	IMP22/00040
28/09/2022	Bundle of steel rods	MINYAMA area	IMP22/0054
28/09/2022	Steel tinnie	Esplanade Golden Beach Keith Hill Park	IMP22/0055
01/12/2022	Round trampoline	14 Peacock Crescent, BOKARINA	IMP22/0059

Abandoned vehicle auctions

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

The next auction will be as follows:

Date: Saturday 27 May 2023

Location: 617 Bli Bli Road, Nambour

Gates Open: 7.00am

Bidding Starts: 8:00am

Visit Clayton's Towing website or Facebook page for more information and photos.

Terms and conditions

Full payment is required on the day of the auction (EFTPOS accepted).
Items are sold 'as is'.
Council reserves the right to withdraw any vehicle advertised before the auction.