A vibrant community
- Put in place the Sunshine Coast Social Strategy – to ensure our community continues to thrive and our residents continue to enjoy a lifestyle that sets us apart.
- Improving community access to facilities by allocating more than $22 million since 2012 for new or upgraded community facilities.
- A massive major events program for the community to enjoy and from which local businesses to benefit.
- Provided on average, $7.5 million in grants each year to community organisations to help deliver improved services, programs and facilities for our residents.
- Established the Disaster Management Hub – providing our community with real time access to flood maps and council and state controlled road closures during an emergency situation.
- Ensuring new communities – like Aura (Caloundra South) and Palmview – are provided with the community facilities they will need, without a residual cost to existing ratepayers.
- Allocating more than $180 million since 2012 to improve and maintain the accessibility and safety of our local road network.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk presenting the ‘State Of The State’ address at the CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) lunch at the Convention Centre. The Premier highlighted Sunshine Coast projects such as International...
The Hon @CraigCrawfordMP Minister for Fire & Emergency Service’s joined me this morning to meet and interact with our Sunshine Coast (LDMG) Local Disaster Management Group. I have tremendous confidence in our group to protect our community...
Good roll up for the Sunshine Coast Chamber Alliance & BusinessCouncil breakfast with LNP opposition leader Deb Frecklington. Deb had a strong focus on the infrastructure investment our region needs. I consider public transport to be an...
From the ‘Big Pineapple’ to ‘Big Data’ Will Shrapnel from Helimods Caloundra, Sunshine Coast is one our most successful & innovative entrepreneurs who is set to capitalise on our International Broadband Submarine Cable. Will and the...
From the Big Pineapple to Big Data. What the Big Pineapple did for ‘Tourism’ in the 1970’s our International Cable will do for ‘Digital Connectivity’ in the 2020’s and beyond. Our Sunshine Coast now connects Queensland to the World...
Happy Fathers Day to all Dads including my own Brian, now at peace and Father in law, George, in care. Great to share with my (big) kids, Sommer, Bart and Theo. Our job is to ‘Provide and Guide’.
Sunshine Coast Lightning Awards Night celebrating ‘Back To Back Premierships’ I was proud to present Sunshine Coast Players of the Year Stephanie Wood and Karla Pretorius. Congratulations! Thanks and best wishes to Noeline Taurua in her new...
Horizon Festival -Juice & Jam industry breakfast at Pier 33. Sunshine Coast has a rich creative vein and we need to encourage its development and expansion. Think futuristic artistic creativity and digital technology, as one new frontier...
Sunshine Coast Art Prize with a $25k first prize and $7.5k in consolations were announced tonight. Congratulations to winner Madeleine Kelly (pictured with judge Dr Campbell Gray and Mayor Mark Jamieson) Monika Behrens and Aaron Butt. See the...
Scouts acknowledged the support of Sunshine Coast Council, myself and Crs Connolly & Rogerson today in the Chambers at Caloundra We welcomed Rob Cullen regional commissioner ScoutsQld, Ken Howes district commissioner ScoutsQld, Tyler...
Attended the annual QPS Police Awards this week to recognise the commitment, bravery, persistence and courage of our law enforcement officers. Great roll up of the region’s officers and community members. Tremendous pride. Thanks to...
A wonderfull welcome home for our Suncorp Super netball champions, Sunshine Coast Lightning Well done to all the fans who joined in to thank and congratulate our team. You were very impressive. Lightning does Strike Twice! I bestowed Honourary...
