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Building our knowledge in our natural environment.
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Find out about what's happening in your area.
Search by suburb to find out what's happening locally to deliver a healthy environment and liveable Sunshine Coast.
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Building our knowledge in our natural environment.
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Creating a safer place to live for kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons.
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Invasive plants and animals have the potential to cause significant impacts on the Sunshine Coast’s values.
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New chapter for council’s administration building.
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Establishing a proposed Dark Sky Reserve.
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Endorsement of the Point Cartwright Reserve and La Balsa Park Master Plan
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World class pool provides more great places and spaces
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It’s game set and match for Eumundi Tennis Club after four court upgrades.
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Creating great places and spaces.
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Inside our recycling wonder
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Council’s ‘Living on the Sunshine Coast’ survey investigates.
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New Warana section adds to 73 kilometre path.
Environment Levy project
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Wildlife corridor link established and habitat protected for threatened and key species.
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Maroochydore City Centre's latest community venue.
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A local book borrowing service.
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Every little bit counts.
Environment Levy project
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A united effort between Council and the community yields a success story for protecting local biodiversity.
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Land acquisition at Bli Bli critical step in delivering future sport and recreation precinct.
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A parcel of untouched native bushland in the Sunshine Coast hinterland will be protected for conservation, supporting endangered koalas as well as the vulnerable glossy black cockatoo and Richmond birdwing butterfly.
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Council has secured 120 hectares of land in the Blue Heart for restoration and conservation of wetlands for habitat, a healthier Maroochy River and a place to connect to nature.
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The Sunshine Coast has a world-leading tool to help safeguard people, properties, and our natural assets.
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A plan set to help protect our region’s “ancient mariners’’.
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A strategy to drive the rubbish revolution.
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A mapping product to explore and understand the different services provided by our ecosystems.
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Get your hands on the Cool Homes booklet and compass to help you discover what makes a comfortable home all year round.
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Council’s Housing and Homelessness Action Plan was endorsed in July 2023.
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Sippy Downs Forest Park provides green relief and social opportunities.
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The Environment and Liveability Strategy Annual Report 2022/23.
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New inclusions for the Sunshine Coast’s blueprint setting the future for our environment and liveability.
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Providing community facilities where and when they are needed. North Shore Sports Complex $2.7m upgrade encourages local teams plus host teams from throughout the region, state and nation.
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Sustainable transport comes to town.
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Climate research is cool, in more ways than you might think.
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City Hall building shines with 5 Green Star building accreditation
Environment Levy project
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Implementing the Sunshine Coast koala conservation plan.
Environment Levy project
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The Coastal Health Report is the first coast-wide assessment of the environmental condition and use of our beaches, headlands, lower estuaries, and coastal lagoons.
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Creating our climate ready future.
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Council has made a $9.5 million land acquisition to expand our green spaces.
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The Northern Parkland at Mooloolaba, a community space for all to enjoy and access.
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Counci has released the Environment and Liveability Strategy Annual Report.
Environment Levy project
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A purpose-built erosion and sediment control training facility and education program.
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A mobile education tool that celebrates the uniqueness of the Sunshine Coast as it moves between coastal locations and schools.
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New meeting space in Beerwah opens to meet current and forecast future community needs
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A citizen science project to capture changing coastlines
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Your water wonderland awaits.
Environment Levy project
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Working towards achieving our organisational zero-net emissions target.
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Green step forward for Sunshine Coast parks.
Environment Levy project
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2021 Healthy Land and Water Report Card results released.
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New online mapping - building our region's resilience.
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Caloundra’s Bulcock Street wins award
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Sunshine Coast Biosphere recognised internationally.
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Cleaning up the environment
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Harnessing Machine Learning as a smart solution to identify solar.
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What goes down the drain can end up in our waterways.
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Albany Lakes Park provides new facility for community.
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Smart, quiet, clean… and just a bit of fun – Reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
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Managing dust through water recycling.
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Using smart sensors to improve the delivery of services and facilities.
Environment Levy project
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Key resident and migratory shorebird species featured in mural.
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Adoption of council’s first Stormwater Management Strategy.
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Muller Park ever more popular.
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Council’s Environment and Liveability Strategy- winner of the Banksia Sustainability Awards.
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Insights for a healthy future.
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ClimateWatch walking trail launched at Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary.
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Project awarded through the Cities Power Partnership.
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The Queensland winners of the Planning Institute of Australia’s (PIA) Awards for Planning Excellence 2020 were announced with the strategy taking home an award.
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Council drafting new master plan for Honey Farm Road.
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Connecting businesses to exchange waste as a resource.
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Sunshine Coast building design.
Environment Levy project
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Riparian restoration project complete.
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Fun, bright and lively new playground for Russell Family Park in Montville.
Environment Levy project
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A 63-hectare purchase through the Environment Levy.
Environment Levy project
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Protecting and managing the most critical areas of the floodplain.
Environment Levy project
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Environment Levy funds support land acquisition to expand our conservation estate.
Environment Levy project
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Levy funds are a key funding source supporting the delivery of ELS outcomes.
Environment Levy project
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Events held on Environment Levy reserves to connect people and nature.
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Upgraded Lonergan Lane adds to liveability.
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Providing valuable data to inform planning and delivery of conservation outcomes.
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Support of lifeguards continues.
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Council continues to invest in environment and liveability initiatives, so our region remains a great place to live, work and raise a family.
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Project update.
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Delivering on community needs in a growing neighbourhood.
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Putting the circular economy in practice.
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Community working together to clean up the beaches.
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Innovation in watering street trees.
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Leading the way in sustainability.
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through measurement.
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A 1799 journey to explore the Queensland coastline.
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Local organisations working together to control foxes in coastal bushland areas from Bli Bli to Peregian Springs.
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Supporting the circular economy.
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Investigating the impacts of climate change on the microscopic life of our waterways
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Fifteen year vision for Landsborough receives tick of approval.
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A strategic framework to guide management of outdoor recreation activities in the Inter-urban Break.
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A resource to help design Sunshine Coast homes, buildings, parks, public spaces, streets and neighbourhoods.
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Inspiring sustainable lifestyles
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A multi-million dollar redevelopment to support the growing community.
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New Caloundra mountain bike trail is the Beez Kneez.
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Sporting fields contributing to the health and well-being of Sunshine Coast residents.
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Transforming the Sunshine Coast to a greener cooler place.
Environment Levy project
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Expanded landfill delivers almost 40 hectares of new habitat.
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A point in time snapshot of housing provision.
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The Solar Farm has 57,960 panels and generates enough electricity to power approximately 5000 homes.
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An annual snapshot of council's environmental sustainability performance.
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Bollards made from soft plastics.
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Reducing water consumption through the use of smart sprinklers.
Environment Levy project
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Supporting landholders to protect native plants and animals on their property.
Environment Levy project
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Our ongoing partnership with Healthy Land and Water.
Environment Levy project
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Initiatives to to protect and enhance our coastal areas.
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Council is proactively undertaking monitoring and management of Flying-foxes
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A Queensland-first strategy on disaster resilience.
Environment Levy project
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Bringing schools together to explore environmental issues.
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A revolutionary online guide to our great outdoors.
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Sunshine Coast better prepared for coastal hazards.
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We are committed to protecting the Regional Inter-urban Break in perpetuity.
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Heart of Baringa unites growing community.