Ordinary Meeting - Thu, 20 Aug 2026 9:00am

Topics

• Council approves 180-room short-stay and 30-unit Ocean Street development
  A major Maroochydore project combining short-term accommodation, housing and a food-and-drink outlet has won approval in an 8–1 vote.
  The project could reshape activity, accommodation supply, traffic, parking and construction impacts in central Maroochydore.
• Kenilworth development opposition petition sent back for a council report
  Council has referred a petition opposing planning applications for commercial development and land reconfiguration on Walli Mountain Road for a future report.
  The referral gives residents a formal pathway to have concerns about proposed development considered by Council.
• Cotton Tree Tourist Park standards and costs petition referred for action
  Council will investigate a petition calling for a review of Cotton Tree Tourist Park standards and costs.
  The review could affect park users, accommodation expectations and the cost of staying at a prominent council-linked tourist facility.

Decisions

• Maroochydore development approved
  Council approved an application to establish 180 short-term accommodation rooms, 30 multiple-dwelling units and a food-and-drink outlet at 15 and 19 Ocean Street, Maroochydore, together with stormwater, earthworks, landscaping, streetscape, access and parking works, subject to conditions. The decision passed 8–1.
  The approval permits a substantial new accommodation and residential development in central Maroochydore, with associated construction, traffic, parking and streetscape impacts.
• Strategic property acquisition in Palmview authorised
  Council delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and finalise the acquisition of an identified strategic property in Palmview. The site location and contract price may be released after negotiations conclude and ownership is registered.
  The acquisition may support future public or strategic planning purposes, but the property and price remain confidential while negotiations continue.
• Planning appeal settlement authority granted
  Council delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to attempt to settle a confidential planning appeal in Division 5. The decision passed 8–1.
  The outcome may affect a Division 5 planning matter, although the appeal details and legal advice were not publicly disclosed in the minutes.
• Maleny council land lease renewed without tender or auction
  Council resolved that an exception applied to disposing of a valuable non-current asset by granting a lease over part of 148 Mountain View Road, Maleny, to renew the existing tenant’s lease. The Chief Executive Officer was authorised to publicly release lease details after commencement.
  The decision affects the use of council-owned land in Maleny and allows the existing tenancy to continue.
• Two petitions referred for action or reporting
  A petition seeking a review of Cotton Tree Tourist Park standards and costs was referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action. A petition opposing planning applications concerning land at 41, 95 and 97 Walli Mountain Road, Kenilworth, was referred to the Chief Executive Officer for a report back to Council.
  The referrals start council follow-up on tourist-park standards and costs, and require a future report on community concerns about proposed development in Kenilworth.

Discussion

• Quarterly council performance
  Council received and endorsed the Chief Executive Officer’s Quarterly Progress Report for quarter four of 2025–26.
  The report provides a formal update on council’s organisational performance and delivery during the final quarter of the financial year.
• July 2026 financial performance
  Council received and noted the July 2026 Financial Performance Report.
  The report records council’s financial position early in the 2026–27 financial year, although the extracted minutes do not provide specific figures or changes.

Impacts

• A substantial new development is approved for 15 and 19 Ocean Street, Maroochydore, including 180 short-term accommodation rooms, 30 dwellings and a food-and-drink outlet.
• Residents and businesses near Ocean Street may experience construction, access, parking, traffic and streetscape impacts subject to approval conditions.
• Cotton Tree Tourist Park users may see further council consideration of standards and costs following the petition referral.
• Kenilworth residents will receive further council consideration of concerns about planning applications for land on Walli Mountain Road.
• The Palmview strategic land acquisition and Division 5 planning appeal remain partly confidential, limiting currently available public detail.

Places

• Maroochydore (suburb)
  15 and 19 Ocean Street are the site of the approved short-term accommodation, residential and food-and-drink development.
• 15 and 19 Ocean Street, Maroochydore (development site)
  Approved for 180 short-term accommodation rooms, 30 multiple-dwelling units, a food-and-drink outlet and operational works.
• Palmview (suburb)
  Location of a confidential strategic property acquisition.
• Maleny (town)
  Council-owned land at part of 148 Mountain View Road is subject to a renewed lease.
• 148 Mountain View Road, Maleny (council-owned property)
  Premises covered by the lease-disposal resolution.
• Cotton Tree Tourist Park (tourist facility)
  Subject of a petition seeking a review of standards and costs.
• 41, 95 and 97 Walli Mountain Road, Kenilworth (development area)
  Subject of a petition opposing related reconfiguration and commercial development planning applications.
• Division 5 (council division)
  Location of a confidential planning appeal for which settlement authority was delegated.

Next

• Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action on the Cotton Tree Tourist Park standards and costs petition.
  Not specified.
• Chief Executive Officer to report back to Council on the Kenilworth petition concerning planning applications at 41, 95 and 97 Walli Mountain Road.
  Not specified.
• Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and finalise the Palmview strategic property acquisition.
  After negotiations and registration of the property transfer; no date specified.
• Publicly release Palmview acquisition site and contract-price details once negotiations are finalised and ownership is registered.
  After completion of negotiations and title registration.
• Publicly release details of the Maleny lease after the lease commences.
  After lease commencement.

Extract

M i n u t e s Ordinary Meeting Thursday, 20 August 2026 Sunshine Coast City Hall Chamber, 54 First Avenue, Maroochydore ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 20 AUGUST 2026 Sunshine Coast Regional Council OM Minutes of 17 This is not an official copy of Council’s Minutes TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM SUBJECT PAGE NO 1 DECLARATION OF OPENING ..................................................................5 2 WELCOME AND OPENING ......................................................................5 3 RECORD OF ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE .........................5 4 RECEIPT AND CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES .......................................6 5 MAYORAL MINUTE ..................................................