100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

Sekisui House to start investigation works at Yaroomba site as court decision looms

Do you have a news tip? Click here to send to our news team.

Airport now Australia’s fastest-growing aviation hub

Sunshine Coast Airport has outshone every other airport in the country in latest federal government aviation statistics. According to the report, Sunshine Coast Airport recorded More

Photo of the day: twilight magic

Ruth Elspeth captured that magical twilight moment at Bulcock Beach. If you have a photo of the day offering, email photo@sunshinecoastnews.com.au. Photos must be horizontal/landscape More

‘Incredibly proud’: SCUH wins surrogacy award

Sunshine Coast University Hospital has been recognised nationally as Hospital of the Year at the Australian Surrogacy and Donor Awards, honouring its outstanding contribution More

Kindergarten makes plea amid uncertain future

A 75-year-old community kindergarten is appealing directly to the Education Minister to allow it to temporarily relocate after devastating flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred More

Your say: hotel plans, old bridges, caravans and more

Do you have an opinion to share? Submit a Letter to the Editor at Sunshine Coast News via news@sunshinecoastnews.com.au. You must include your name and More

World champ ready for Noosa Tri but race icon ruled out

Freshly minted world champion Matthew Hauser will headline the Noosa Triathlon after a scheduling squeeze ended Ashleigh Gentle's decade-long event stranglehold. Queenslander Hauser stormed to More

Sekisui House will undertake investigation works on its Yaroomba Beach site during the next couple of months, in preparation for the start of development.

A final judgement is still yet to be handed down from the Court of Appeal after community groups appealed the Planning and Environment Court’s decision from May 2020 to uphold council’s approval of the controversial project.

The $900 million development includes apartments and two and three-storey homes, community open spaces and a seven-storey, 5-star resort — the first on the Sunshine Coast in more than 30 years.

Follow Sunshine Coast News on Facebook

An earlier approval for the site, for a gated estate of apartments and houses, is still current and will also be accommodated in the site investigation works to be conducted.

An artist’s impression of Sekisui House’s Sekisui Public Park and the 5 Star The Westin Coolum Resort and Spa.

The investigation works include geotechnical testing, services identification and surveying.

Project Director Evan Aldridge said it was prudent to collect additional site information required to cover both development options while waiting for the judgement from the Court of Appeal later this year.

The case which was hear in March in the Supreme Court was between the community group Development Watch versus Sekisui House and Sunshine Coast Council in front of three judges.

Subscribe to SCN’s free daily news email

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
This field is hidden when viewing the form
[scn_go_back_button] Return Home
Share