Local update
While it’s only small,I hope the new 15-metre section of pathway on Margaret Street, Coolum Beach, will make a big improvement to those in wheelchairs, walking with assistance aids and people with prams. The pathway is now linked with existing pathways making it easier for people to travel along.
Book now for Doonan Planting Festival
Join us at the Doonan Planting Festival, for National Tree Day, on Sunday July 30.
Bring your family and friends out to Doonan Creek Environment Reserve, Verrierdale to plant food and habitat trees for koalas, glossy black-cockatoos, grey-headed flying-foxes and other wildlife.
Get in quick for this free event with wildlife displays, craft activities, stalls, live music, face painting, coffee, sausage sizzle and a free shuttle bus. Get advice and buy native plants for your backyard from our local Community Native Nurseries. Reserve your spot for Doonan Planting Festival at events.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Have your say
Let council know your views on two recently reviewed strategies – the Sunshine Coast Waste Strategy and the Environment and Liveability Strategy.
The waste strategy looks at how we can prevent waste going to landfill and help our region move to a circular economy where waste becomes a resource to be reused again and again.
The refresh of the Environment and Liveability Strategy calls for on feedback on proposed changes to Strategic Directions in the Strategy: including action around climate change, incorporating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and our designation as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and further highlighting the importance of greener neighbourhoods, affordable living, accessibility and active transport.
Visit haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au to help shape the liability of our region and a future that is cleaner, greener and more sustainable.
The Curated Plate
Our home-grown food festival The Curated Plate is a delicious 10-day celebration of the region’s local produce, producers and chefs, and unique natural assets from the sea to the hinterland. Choose from more than 100 events offering mouth-watering food, delicious beverages and memorable experiences. Book now at thecuratedplate.com.au
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