A strong economy
- A clear blueprint has been put in place to transform the Sunshine Coast economy through the Regional Economic Development Strategy 2013-2033.
- Our Strategy is contributing to record levels of business confidence and more than $10 billion in new public and private investment is either committed or in the pipeline
- A strong focus on jobs:
– the Maroochydore City Centre is underway – will provide 10,000 jobs over the life of the project
– the Oceanside Health Hub – the public hospital is coming out of the ground and the entire Health Hub will provide approximately 6,000 jobs when completed and
– generating nearly 2,000 jobs from businesses that we have attracted to the Coast or encouraged to expand (eg. Youi).
- A new Planning Scheme for the whole Sunshine Coast has been put in place, providing greater certainty for the community and for investors.
- Opening the Sunshine Coast up to the world – supporting more Sunshine Coast businesses (like RADAQUA) to access new export markets.
- Assisting local businesses to access opportunities – last year alone, our Council spent $169 million with local businesses given our commitment to spend locally to help business grow and prosper.
Speaking at UDIA breakfast about the next 5 Major Regional projects for our Sunshine Coast #1 Light Rail Public Transport #2 Major Road Upgrades at key arterial pressure points #3 CBD Convention & Exhibition Centre #4 International...
Thanks to Kerry & Julie for the welcome. We had a great Q&A on our Sunshine Coast projects and opportunities for the surrounding 4556 suburbs/communities. A full house of engaged business leaders looking for growth & collaboration...
Launching ‘The Curated Plate’ in Hyde Park, Sydney in partnership with Fairfax Media, led by Martin Jolly. A festival to bring together the Sunshine Coast region’s finest produce and the best local, national & International chef’s...
SOD turning ceremony-Shakespeare/Novotel-$100M acquisition Mr Yak Yong Quek, CEO/MD of Shakespeare Property Group reinforced his confidence in the Regional Economic Development Strategy of our Sunshine Coast Council and its impact on his decision...
Tonight in Caloundra at the Events Centre we launched the 2018/27 Major Events strategy. My thanks to Major Events Chair, Ralph Devlin, his board and Portfolio Councillor Jason O’Pray for this defining 10 year strategy. I was also delighted...
A world first in airport construction at Marcoola, Sunshine Coast with the largest vinyl liner ever deployed for a reclamation project. Over 1.3m cubic metres of sand has been pumped on the new International Runway. Pipes will be dismantled this...
Park Lakes # Bli Bli Sunshine Coast is one of our most popular residential estates. Developers Robert Flipp and Peter Shadforth have done a magnificent job to ensure community facilities Today they handed over the 1h community park. Cr Steve...
Our Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion project is forging ahead at a rate of knots. Council received a progress report this week and there is 730,000m³ of sand already pumped on site, with about 600,000m³ to go. We are confident the sand pumping...
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...
Welcoming our first 2018 New Zealanders on direct flights from Auckland. 45,000 seats available until the end of October. Kiwi visitors loved our welcome at Sunshine Coast Airport. Thanks to our many volunteers including Nancy & Noelene...
You have heard of WiFi, well today our Sunshine Coast was the Australian launch site for LiFi (Light Fidelity) Instead of using radio waves it uses light to transmit data. Thanks to Sudhir Shreedharan for our first demonstration in the...
Proud to present our Sunshine Coast Council Budget with our Deputy Mayor Tim Dwyer Our 7th surplus in a row with a strong commitment to a growing community. $200million on roads, stormwater, parks, sports & recreation facilities as well as...
