Residents have shared their views on protecting our dark skies as Council considers a proposal to establish a Dark Sky Reserve in the hinterland.
Environment
Learn about environmental issues, recycling, conservation efforts, renewable energy and sustainability.
It's a wrap on the Sunshine Coast's first Marine BioBlitz. Here is how it went.
Council is continuing early stages on the Sunshine Coast Ecological Park project in Maleny.
Council has begun works on the first registered blue carbon farming trial in Australia on the banks of the Maroochy River.
The Mary River turtle is now classified Critically Endangered, but there are simple ways any resident in our region can help this iconic species.
After six months in the bush, 25 nestboxes installed in a Landsborough environment reserve are now a home for sugar gliders, brushtail possum, a peron’s tree frog and plenty more tree-loving wildlife.
Connect with like-minded people passionate about our environment in a free evening of conservation inspiration.
Follow along as guides Chloe, Grace and Garth go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the recycling process at Sunshine Coast Council’s hi-tech Nambour Material Recovery Facility.
Thanks to ratepayers who contribute to Sunshine Coast Council’s Environment Levy Partnership Funding Program, 22 dedicated community groups will receive a share of $635,500 annually for the next three years.
Enter the Wild HeART Student Art Prize, and your realistic masterpiece and the story that accompanies it will go in the running to win a prize and will feature in the art prize exhibition.
Join us at Fraser Park, Golden Beach, on September 21, and at Cotton Tree Park, Maroochydore, on September 22, to learn about the amazing journey migratory shorebirds take to return to their summer home and the threats to survival they face.
Mature forests, lush gullies, habitat for endangered wildlife are now protected in a key location where our community gathers to enjoy the natural environment.
The existing stairs at beach access 83 at Second Bay, Coolum, will be replaced with a new set of robust timber and marine aluminium stairs – similar to others in the area.
When the next disaster strikes, Sunshine Coast Council’s disaster and emergency responders must stand together as one united, operational front. Council recently held a training exercise to assess our emergency services’ coordinated response. Because practice makes perfect!
Invasive weed plants can smother natives and destroy habitat. These are some of the most elusive offenders in our region that might be hiding on your property.
Have you noticed these little balls on the beach at low tide? Often around a small hole, approx. 1cm in diameter? They are made by crabs, in this case the little Sand Bubbler Crab.
150 hectares will be protected for ground parrots, koalas, glossy black cockatoos and other threatened species in a new link for our coastal wildlife corridor.
If you are a thalassophile – a lover of the ocean – then get ready to take part in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Marine Bioblitz from August 30–31.
Sunshine Coast Council is encouraging our residents to familiarise themselves now with understanding bushfires and your home’s level of risk.
Hurry if you haven't pruned your citrus trees, the window is closing. Learn how to grow an abundance of food in your garden with the Micro Gardener
Blue Carbon Farming is coming to the Sunshine Coast in an Australian first. So what is blue carbon farming and how does it benefit the community, environment and landholders in our Blue Heart?
Dozens of trees and shrubs have been destroyed at Buddina Beach Foreshore Reserve, with a similar offence committed at Currimundi Lake.
A magistrate has ordered a Sunshine Coast resident to pay a large fine for illegally clearing vegetation in a case that is a warning to those who fail to comply with regulations.
To commemorate the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26, Sunshine Coast Council and the University of the Sunshine Coast will partner to host ‘Tuning into Nature’.