Posting an unemployment rate of 4.7% – lower than the Queensland average – and around half the rate in 2012, purchasing more than 100 hectares of environmentally sensitive land and recording $1.29 billion worth of building approvals are just some of the highlights of living on the Sunshine Coast in 2016.

Mayor Mark Jamieson today (Dec 9) described 2016 as a “momentous” one for the Sunshine Coast.

“It shows there is enormous value in having a clear and coherent plan, and a determined approach to seeing that plan implemented,” Mayor Jamieson said

“This consistency builds confidence – that most essential ingredient in any success story.

“And confidence is the greatest gift any level of government can give its community.”