The Sunshine Coast’s renowned sense of community spirit has flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic and we have seen that in abundance through initiatives like volunteers producing more than 1000 medical-grade face shields for use across the region.

Grants have been activated under council’s COVID-19 Community Relief Plan, which brings together a range of initiatives as part of council’s continuing response to the severe impacts being experienced by communities across our region.

Sunshine Coast Council will inject a further $355,000 into the local economy earlier to support construction industry jobs during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Keeping the Sunshine Coast community safe, informed and supporting local businesses to help keep our residents employed has been the focus to date of council’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and associated national public health directions.

New portfolios were allocated to all councillors at Sunshine Coast Council’s livestreamed Ordinary Meeting today (30 April).

The arts and creative industries, like many others, have been drastically affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with cancellations, closures and job losses, so now more than ever, program’s like The Refinery creative incubator are invaluable.

The Sunshine Coast community is doing an outstanding job complying with the national public health directions, but now is not the time to be pushing for reducing the restrictions that are in place to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) according to Sunshine Coast Mayor and Local Disaster Management Group chair Mark Jamieson.

Sunshine Coast Council today announced a second package to help local businesses manage the impacts of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the implementation of the national public health directions.

Sunshine Coast Council Mayor and Local Disaster Management Group Chair Mark Jamieson has today reiterated council’s clear commitment to supporting our community through the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and provided reassurance that council would continue to look at every avenue available to support those experiencing financial difficulty.

As our region continues to experience the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ensuring our community is safe and complying with national public health directions remains the number one priority of Sunshine Coast Council and the Local Disaster Management Group.