Sunshine Coast Community Cabinet took place on Sunday 8 March 2026
Thank you, Sunshine Coast!
Premier David Crisafulli and Cabinet Ministers headed to the Sunshine Coast on Sunday 8 March 2026.
Community Cabinet is an opportunity for the Premier and Ministers to hear directly from Queenslanders about the issues that are important to them. It is also an opportunity to share how the Queensland Government is delivering for the Sunshine Coast across community safety, health services, housing, infrastructure, education and training opportunities.
Delivering a plan for Queensland’s future
Artist impression of The Wave at Birtinya Station
Major milestone for The Wave
The final round of geotechnical works and site investigations has started at the site of the future Aroona Station to progress The Wave Stage 2 even faster.
These works will provide critical information to kickstart detailed design, progressing the project to transform the Sunshine Coast for 2032 and beyond.
Easing traffic congestion on the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast residents will get home sooner and safer with our Caloundra Congestion Busting Plan. Construction tenders are open for the Plan, which will be a gamechanger for easing traffic on the busy Caloundra Road corridor, and will give locals an alternative route into the Caloundra CBD.
Early works for Stage 1 of the Mooloolah River Interchange Upgrade is also underway, which will improve north-south road connectivity, a key component of The Wave.
New school for Caloundra South
The Queensland Government is delivering for the next generation of students in this fast-growing area, with a new state school set to open its classroom doors in 2028.
The school is within the Caloundra South Priority Development Area and is expected to cater for an estimated 1,140 students, meeting the education needs of this rapidly expanding community.
Pumicestone Passage protection
We’re investing in long-term planning and solutions to restore Bribie Island and the Pumicestone Passage.
Emergency dredging works and channel deepening are underway to prevent erosion and tidal breakthrough and to protect the community’s lifestyle for generations.
Delivering safety where you live
Nambour Police Beat
Safe and secure in Nambour
The new Nambour Police Beat is restoring safety where you live with a permanent police presence in the Nambour CBD to deliver more security for businesses and residents.
The new facility is a base for full-time staff, ensuring greater visibility and accessibility of police officers in the heart of the CBD, strengthening community relationships and meeting local needs.
Programs tackling crime
The Regional Reset Program in Doonan will be delivered by Tedd Noffs to reduce youth offending on the Sunshine Coast and make Queensland safer.
The Program is for at-risk youths aged 8-17 showing early signs of disengagement, antisocial or criminal behaviour, who will take part in an intensive one-to-three-week program and receive 24/7 support and supervision.
Find out more about our intervention initiatives.
Aerial assistance for police on the ground
Sunshine Coast residents have a safer community to live in with the expansion of POLAIR operations.
POLAIR’s eye in the sky delivers faster response times for Queensland Police Service officers on the ground, providing greater protection for locals.
Enhanced fire and rescue services for the region
There is more peace of mind for locals with the delivery of essential emergency services closer to home.
The $17.5 million investment will deliver replacement of the permanent Caloundra and Beerwah Fire and Rescue Stations.
Delivering health services when you need them
2026 Sunshine Coast University Hospital medical graduates
New junior doctors boost
The Queensland Government has boosted the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service with 76 new first-year graduate doctors to help deliver easier access to health services, as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan.
More than 930 junior doctors have been welcomed to the frontline across the state this year.
More beds, improving hospital services
Sunshine Coast residents have received improved health services, more doctors and paramedics, extra beds and new initiatives to reduce ambulance ramping.
New quarterly health data shows local ramping has fallen significantly, while the statewide Hospital Rescue Plan is delivering three new hospitals, 10 hospital expansions and thousands of additional beds to deliver health services when Queenslanders need them most.
Delivering a better lifestyle through a stronger economy
Maroochydore City Centre site works kick off
A Place to Call Home in Maroochydore
More than 1,800 new homes in the Maroochydore City Centre are being unlocked by the $2 billion Residential Activation Fund, which is accelerating housing supply for Queenslanders.
The new project, fast tracked by Round 1 of the fund, is delivering road, power and service upgrades – all essential pieces of infrastructure needed before the new homes can be built.
The Queensland Government is releasing more housing supply to ensure more people on the Sunshine Coast have a place to call home.
More social and community housing
More than 300 social and affordable homes are in construction or under contract to be delivered across the Sunshine Coast, delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders.
This includes 158 social and affordable homes in Beerwah, 63 social homes in Birtinya and 30 social homes in Nirimba.
This is part of the Queensland Government’s record $5.6 billion investment to deliver 53,500 social and community homes by 2044.
TAFE Centre of Excellence in Caloundra
The Queensland Government is delivering the infrastructure Queensland needs to train the skilled workforce of tomorrow, by securing land for the new $78 million Caloundra TAFE Centre of Excellence.
This major investment will deliver a purpose-built training hub for construction and allied trades, helping meet the growing demand for housing and infrastructure across South East Queensland.
The multi-level facility will include advanced classrooms and workshops for carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and other high-demand trades.
What the Sunshine Coast community will benefit from
Debora Medina-Jeronimo and Catarina Santos
Establishing the Portuguese Association of the Sunshine Coast
Deborah: “We just expressed what our ideas were of creating this association to support Portuguese people and Portuguese-speaking people and children, to pass on our culture. They gave us good ideas and advice on how we can get help forming an organisation and that we might be eligible to get a grant for the Portuguese school. If we can get a grant and make it available to everyone, that would be fantastic.”
Jennifer Barker
Nambour small business owner
“I came to this event today to speak to David Crisafulli regarding empty shopfronts in Nambour and what we can do moving forward to make the town look better. So, I’ve come up with an art project idea that will involve local schools and colleges, and it requires no funding. I had a really, really productive meeting with the Premier.”
Eileen Gleeson and Moya Pullinger
Glasshouse Views Retirement Village Committee in Beerwah
Moya: “Community Cabinet is a great idea, because you can meet with the Ministers and speak one-on-one with them.”
Eileen: “And they can put faces to the issues, and that’s huge. I think it’s a brilliant idea. I had thought we would need to drive to Brisbane to see them.”
Kerry Neil
TribalLink Mapleton
“I came along to learn a little bit more about what was happening in the Cabinet. I got to meet the Premier today, and I was really grateful for that time. He really took the time to listen to what I was talking about."