Consultation open 15 April - 12 May 2025

Coolum Connections

Sunshine Coast Council is enhancing the connection between Coolum’s foreshore and Jack Morgan Park with charming streetscape improvements to help strengthen the local character and heart of Coolum.

The Coolum Connections project seeks to improve access to, and use of, important links between Coolum’s foreshore and main street, through to Jack Morgan Park.

This will include making it easier to find and access the Coolum Library and Civic Centre, located next to Jack Morgan Park.

Have your say

You can review the Draft Coolum Connections Ideas Plan and the Park Street Streetscape Refresh Plan below the survey on this page. Also read more about the background and timeline for the project.

Please share your feedback by filling out the short survey below by 5pm Monday 12 May 2025.

Q1. What is your relationship to Coolum?*

Q.2 Are you a member of an existing community group that has been involved in the project?*

If you answered yes, please provide information on which group.

Council has received initial feedback from local community groups that has informed development of the Draft Coolum Connections Ideas Plan. (Please refer to images below the survey.)

The ideas are subject to further investigation, technical feasibility, and funding.

Q.3 Provide feedback on the Draft Coolum Connections Ideas Plan, and any other ideas you have for this area for future consideration.

Provide your feedback below.*

The Park Street Streetscape Refresh will see streetscaping improvements in Park Street. The improvements will include artistic sandblasting in the new footpath surfaces. (Please refer to images below the survey.)

Q4. From the following options, what theme would you like to see in the artwork?*

Q.5 Please add any other feedback.

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Community input

Building on Council’s previous streetscape and park improvement plans, including the Jack Morgan Park Master Plan (2015) and Coolum Village Centre Landscape Master Plan (2010), the Draft Coolum Connections Ideas Plan will inform future improvement of the area. It will address ‘missing links’ and elements not captured in existing plans.

Local community organisations and businesses have provided input to the Draft Ideas Plan, and provided feedback on elements that we should deliver within the current budget.

Park Street has been identified as a key priority for improvement.

Improvements to come

A refreshed band of pavement
New landscaped areas with:
native and coastal planting
seating nooks
improved street trees with irrigation
Renewed street lighting with overhead festoon lights
Wayfinding and directional signage
Added shade trees in Jack Morgan Park.

As part of the improvements, the new concrete pavement will be etched with a distinctive Coolum pattern. We are seeking your input on the artwork style.

Draft Coolum Connections Ideas Plan

Subject to further investigation, technical feasibility and funding.

Park Street Streetscape Refresh

Park Street Streetscape Refresh Concept Plan

Look and feel: example images only

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Next steps

Feedback received will help us to finalise the Coolum Connections Ideas Plan, and the Park Street Streetscape Refresh design, ready for construction.

Construction is proposed for July 2025.

Background

Previous planning undertaken in Coolum has resulted in major streetscape works, park upgrades and other public realm improvements.

The following strategies and plans provide the context for this project:

Coolum Village Centre Landscape Master Plan (2010)
Jack Morgan Park Master Plan (2015).

Timeline

2023 - Scoping and initial conversations with community groups
January 2024 - Council internal stakeholder workshop, background investigation, finalising feasibility and investigations
September 2024 - Community workshop
January-May 2025 - Detailed design and feasibility, community feedback/input on key elements
June/July 2025 – Start delivery/construction of priority elements.

Contact us

If you have questions or want to learn more about the project, please contact the Design and Placemaking Services team by emailing placemaking@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au