A long-term vision for a safe walking and cycling link that will between Mapleton and Flaxton, and that will attract tourists, was presented to the community at the Mapleton and…
Category: Environment & Protection
Bigger Building Sought For Long-Vacant Mapleton Site Beside Bowls Club
The vacant block beside the Mapleton Bowls Club at 3 Post Office Road, a piece of land the village has watched sit empty for years, appears to finally be moving….
State Fast-Tracks Halls Creek Development, Overriding Years of Council Opposition
The Queensland Government has declared Halls Creek a Priority Development Area (PDA), stripping Sunshine Coast Council of primary planning control over the site and clearing the way for Stockland’s long-contested…
Mapleton Cemetery Upgrade Enters Next Phase as Council Finalises Design and Funding
Plans for the Mapleton Cemetery niche wall upgrade are moving into the practical stages of delivery, with a final stone quote obtained and a grey-toned granite finish currently under consideration…
Flaxton Couple Beats the Field to Win Top Honour at Sunshine Coast Biosphere Awards
When Ian Webster and Di Lanskey drove home from the 2026 Sunshine Coast Biosphere Awards on Friday, 27 June, they were carrying something neither of them had expected: the Healthy…
EcoTourism Is Worth Something: Which Is Why Its Misuse Matters
Ecotourism is not a marketing category. It is a defined model of visitor experience with specific characteristics: low impact, conservation-linked, educational in intent, and subordinate to the natural values of…
Coochin Creek Developments Approved as Coalition Warns of Precedent for the Range
Queensland’s Deputy Premier has approved both development proposals at Coochin Creek, overriding his own government’s planning assessment agency on each occasion, and has since agreed to substantially weaken conditions on…
Wild Dog Baiting Comes to the Blackall Range – and Residents Have Questions
Updated: 28th April 2026 Sunshine Coast Council’s Autumn 2026 baiting program is underway. For Blackall Range communities, the notification letters have landed, and so has the controversy. Residents across the…
Sunshine Coast Joins Global Nature Count
Sunshine Coast residents are being invited to take part in a worldwide citizen-science effort later this month, with the return of the City Nature Challenge, a four-day “bioblitz” that turns…
Mapleton Cemetery: Signs of Progress, and a Community Still Pushing
This article was updated 4th June: In a major breakthrough for the preservation of Mapleton Cemetery, Sunshine Coast Council has agreed to fully fund a $32,000 upgrade to install a…