Major Projects

SUnSHInE cOASt AIRPORt

$225 MILLION MAJOR EXPANSION

The airport expansion project will deliver a brand new 2450m x 45m runway, runway-end taxiway loops, an expanded apron and terminal facilities, new access roads and utilities.

The project will enable direct flights to more destinations across Australia, Asia and the Western Pacific, enhancing national and global connections. It will generate jobs and economic growth, boost tourism, help export businesses and secure air access to the Sunshine Coast.

The airport expansion will have the increased capacity to attract up to 2 million more passengers annually by 2040.

bRUcE HIGHWAy EXPAnSIOn

$1.8 BILLION UPGRADE

The upgrade will deliver critical safety benefits to motorists, improve efficiency and reduce traffic congestion, and ensure the highway can cater for future traffic growth.

The upgrade is vital for the continued development of the Sunshine Coast and with its increased capacity, the highway will provide safer and more efficient travel for commuters and industry along this stretch.

The upgrade will separate long distance traffic from local traffic movements, allowing the highway to function as a high-speed, high volume corridor.

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NEW COAST CITY CENTRE

With world-class innovative design at its core, the new Maroochydore city centre of the Sunshine Coast is set to become the epicentre of commerce, technology, innovation, entertainment and inner-city living.

Designed for the 21st Century, this groundbreaking development will be embedded with smart technology throughout, to create a cleaner more, dynamic city centre that’s not only desirable and liveable; it will have a transformative impact on the region’s economy.

SUnSHInE cOASt UnIvERSIty HOSPItAL

$225 MILLION MAJOR EXPANSION

Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) is a tertiary, teaching hospital servicing all parts of the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions.

SCUH saw its first patients on 21 March 2017 and was officially opened on 19 April 2017 by the Queensland Premier and Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services.

SCUH opened with about 450 beds, with plans to grow to 738 beds by 2021. Services and capacity at SCUH will continue to develop over the coming years.

REnEWAbLE EnERGy

$10 MILLION INVESTMENT

Sunshine Coast Council’s solar farm is assisting the transition to renewable energy that 40,000+ Sunshine Coast households have already made with rooftop solar arrays (add all the solar rooftops together and the Sunshine Coast has 124MW solar capacity – data from Energex).

The Sunshine Coast Council hopes to leverage the solar farm to develop a ‘Clean Tech’ hub in the region. This hub provides opportunity to further develop this industry sector, encourage increased external investment in the region, and help drive increased and sustainable employment.

LIGHt RAIL PROjEct

$2 BILLION INVESTMENT

Mass transit is one of the major game-changing projects spearheading council’s plans to sustain the Coast’s prosperity, lifestyle and natural assets into the future.

Sunshine Coast Council light rail project has been identified as a future pillar of the region’s public transport system with its population expected to grow to 560,000 by 2041.

The light rail project, proposed to run between Maroochydore and Caloundra, would be up and running within a decade.