The Birtinya health precinct is adding capacity and specialist capability, reducing the need for Sunshine Coast patients to travel to Brisbane for complex care.
A general guide to how universities, schools, TAFE and vocational training fit together across the Sunshine Coast, and how families and students find their way through it.
A plain-English guide to how people travel across the Sunshine Coast's spread-out towns, from the Bruce Highway and coastal buses to the airport and the long-awaited rail line now in planning.
How visitors, a fast-growing hospital and health sector, a brand new city centre and steady population growth shape one of Australia's fastest-changing regional economies.
The proposed Sunshine Coast mass transit rail connection to Brisbane remains Queensland's most significant regional transport infrastructure project, with corridor planning now well advanced.
The Noosa precinct continues to attract high-yield visitors from Australia and internationally, supporting a hospitality and retail economy that punches above its geographic weight.