Region-wide
Cool Homes for the Sunshine Coast
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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Discover by location
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.
Region-wide
The sustainability projects defining Sunshine Coast’s future
The Environment and Liveability Strategy Annual Report 2022/23.
Region-wide
The Environment and Liveability Strategy Refresh Project 2023
New inclusions for the Sunshine Coast’s blueprint setting the future for our environment and liveability.
Local
Upgrade to North Shore Sports Complex
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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Let’s beat heat in the street
Climate research is cool, in more ways than you might think.
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What’s better than gold stars? Green Stars.
City Hall building shines with 5 Green Star building accreditation
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How ‘liveable’ is your neighbourhood?
Council’s ‘Living on the Sunshine Coast’ survey investigates.
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A snapshot of achievements for 2021/22
Counci has released the Environment and Liveability Strategy Annual Report.
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Biosphere
Sunshine Coast officially becomes a UNESCO biosphere.
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Solar machine learning
Capturing solar data through the computer’s artificial intelligence.
Local
Data to drive smarter decision making
Using smart sensors to improve the delivery of services and facilities.
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Council takes out first place in sustainability award
Council’s Environment and Liveability Strategy has been announced a winner of the Banksia Sustainability Awards for the second year running.
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Environment and Liveability Strategy recognised for planning excellence
The Queensland winners of the Planning Institute of Australia’s (PIA) Awards for Planning Excellence 2020 have been announced with the strategy taking home an award.
Major
Sunshine Coast Open House celebrates the region's architecture
Sunshine Coast building design.
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A snapshot of achievements for 2019/20
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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Sustainability Rating for Venue 114
Leading the way in sustainability.
Region-wide
Monitoring building efficiencies
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through measurement.
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Greening our neighbourhoods while cooling our streets
Building resilience in the community to rising temperatures.
Region-wide
Sunshine Coast Design Book
A resource to help design Sunshine Coast homes, buildings, parks, public spaces, streets and neighbourhoods.
Region-wide
Environmental Sustainability Benchmarking
An annual snapshot of council's environmental sustainability performance.