The upgrade of the Mooloolaba foreshore, on the Sunshine Coast, has been bolstered by a multi-million cash injection through the SEQ Liveability Fund.
The Federal and Queensland governments, along with the region’s Council of Mayors, have announced the final list projects to be supported by the $285.8 million fund.
Sunshine Coast Council Deputy Mayor Maria Suarez said part of the final round of funding was $13.3 million for the Mooloolaba Central Meeting Place.
Cr Suarez sad the investment would support Stage Two of the transformation which included improved beachfront parkland, new accessible pathways and viewing deck, better access to the beach and foreshore, enhanced community spaces, new modern public amenities and a terraced seawall.
“The foreshore revitalisation will deliver valuable open space for recreation and play and will provide areas for our community to meet, gather and celebrate, as well as watch and participate in beach sports and public events,” she said.
Cr Suarez said the SEQ City Deal Liveability Fund had committed $31.95 million for projects on the Sunshine Coast.
“This includes funding for new active transport links at Caloundra and Mooloolaba, and a new coastal pathway project at Alexandra Headland and Kings Beach.”
Other south-east Queensland projects funded in the final round were in Toowoomba, were $7.5 million was allocated for the Escarpment Mountain Bike Trails Project, which would deliver up to 35km of new mountain bike trails on the Great Dividing Range escarpment and $4.5 million to upgrade the Southern Cross Oval.
Federal Cities Minister Jenny McAllister said projects previously announced included upgrading the Beenleigh Aquatic Centre and a new precinct celebrating silo art in the Lockyer Valley.
“With nearly six million people expected to call SEQ home by 2046, we want to ensure that the region has a strong economy and thriving communities,” Minister McAllister said.
