Chris Gilmore

A controversial change to tenancy agreements at a holiday park has been adopted after an emotion-charged Sunshine Coast Council meeting. The council will gradually phase out 82 long-term tenancies at Dicky Beach Holiday Park by adopting a “natural attrition” policy, which means if a tenant no longer resides there the site is returned to the […]

A working cattle station that also operates as a weddings and events venue has submitted plans to expand into a tourist park catering for up to 300 guests. The proposed expansion of Yandina Station would involve adding 74 caravan sites, 13 new tourist cabins, a new community centre, laundry and amenities facilities, internal roads and […]

A leading economic development group is urging Sunshine Coast Council to fast-track mobile telecommunications infrastructure, citing widespread reception problems across the region. The call from the Regional Development Australia Moreton Bay Sunshine Coast (RDAMBSC) comes as the council seeks community feedback on its new planning scheme, which will replace the 2014 framework. In response, the […]

A five-storey development with 152 one-bedroom ‘rooming’ units has been proposed for the heart of Nambour. The proposal covers seven lots totalling 2792sqm on the corner of Currie and Bury streets, opposite the Nambour Library. The site is currently occupied by four single-storey commercial buildings accommodating food and drink outlets and shops, including Small Change […]

A property with approval already in place to develop 230 land-lease community dwellings has hit the market. The 13.5-hectare parcel at 3-53 Savilles Road at Highworth, on the western edge of Nambour, is being marketed as a rare ‘shovel ready’ development opportunity. The property has material change of use and operational works approvals for 230 […]

A new health and fitness precinct at a prestigious Sunshine Coast college is taking shape, with the first stage expected to be completed by the end of the year. Pacific Lutheran College at Meridan Plains has commenced work on an extension to its existing indoor sports courts that will cost an estimated $11 million. It […]

A waterfront home on an exclusive island could be demolished to make way for a sprawling new mansion, after a development application was lodged for assessment. The 2001sqm property at 6 Minyama Island boasts an 83m water frontage and was marketed for sale in 2023, with records showing it sold in May last year for […]

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie absented himself from budget deliberations about The Wave public transport system because of a personal conflict of interest over the project, it can be revealed. The state government announced $5.5 billion in last week’s state budget to begin delivering the project, with $40 million also pledged to accelerate planning for stages two […]

A former sand mine could be transformed into a 69-lot business park under a new proposal submitted to Sunshine Coast Council. A development application has been lodged to create the Sippy Cleantech Enterprise Park on two lots totalling almost 42 hectares at 23 Parkyn Road and 110 Sippy Creek Road, Tanawha. The application, submitted by

The state government has submitted its list of reasons it wants a contentious hinterland development proposal to be approved, as part of a court appeal to have council’s rejection of the proposal overturned. The appeal relates to a development application that was lodged in May 2023 by Presidential Capital Pty Ltd, as trustee for the Geoffrey Thomas […]