The Sunshine Coast has an urgent need for four- and five-star, full-service hotels. Council has decided to proceed with a proposed Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI) aimed at providing short-term planning incentives to encourage the development of upscale hotels.
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A diverse portfolio of Sunshine Coast Council-sponsored events has achieved the highest economic windfall on record, reaping an estimated $112.6 million for our region. The outstanding outcome was highlighted in the recently released Sunshine Coast Events Board 2023-24 report.
In exciting sports news for the Sunshine Coast, the National Rugby League (NRL) has released the full 2025 Ampol State of Origin schedule.
Calling all artists, designers, crafters and creatives – next year’s Festival expands prizes, categories and creative opportunities
Read more to find out who the stars of our business community are.
If you are a chef, food producer, tourism operator, venue manager, restaurant owner or can offer an agri-tourism experience, then you are invited to add some extra flavour to one of the Sunshine Coast’s most prominent events.
A highly engaged crowd gathered to learn all about AI, cyber-security and business leadership at the Sunshine Coast’s premium business expo.
The Sunshine Coast’s passion for innovation, growth and commitment to community has been highlighted with three major international awards. Read more.
The 2024 EVA Air Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival has provided a major economic uplift to the Sunshine Coast region, injecting nearly $9 million into the local economy.
A unique culinary festival that puts the wonders of the Sunshine Coast on a platter has won a prestigious national title in the 2024 Australian Event Awards.
Sunshine Coast Council’s annual First Nations supplier event is back, find out more.
Planning your business’s continuity involves developing a practical plan for how your business can prepare for and continue to operate, after an incident or crisis.
An event that attracts the world’s brightest young minds is coming to the Sunshine Coast for the first time in a major coup for our region – and nation.
Young people will soon gain a valuable head start into careers in an emerging multibillion-dollar industry as part of a new curriculum available to Sunshine Coast schools.
Congratulations to the finalists of the highly coveted Sunshine Coast Business Awards.
A Sunshine Coast aerodrome that dates back to 1931 is set to soar into the future as a hub for aviation innovation, maintenance and advanced manufacturing.
A collaboration with the Queensland Government will provide 22 new affordable homes in Marcoola, expected to be completed in mid-2025.
Sunshine Coast Council’s signature business expo is back, find out more.
Sunshine Coast Council has been named a finalist in two categories in the nation’s premier industry awards for economic development.
The Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Plan helps Council deliver a coordinated emergency response to disaster management and community support. Since the adoption of the plan in 2023, there have been a number of changes which needed to be updated and endorsed by Council.