On Saturday March 16th, we will be asked to elect a new Sunshine Coast Regional Council.  This includes a Mayor and 10 Councillors. Voting is compulsory.

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There is a strong feeling in the community that the current Council has failed to listen to residents.   Light Rail was progressed, despite the concerns of the Community, and now we are facing a draft town plan that is looking to put the large majority of the new arrivals, out to 2041, into the coastal corridor.  Quiet, residential, coastal streets are being targeted for greater densities and heights.  The draft of this new 2024 Planning Scheme has already been sent to the State Government for review.  It will not be until late 2024 that we, the residents who must live with it, will get to see what is truely being planned.

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At MTAG we want a new Council that will:

• Deliver better public transport for the whole region now.

• Actively persues the delivery of Heavy Passenger Rail from Beerwah to Maroochydore.

• Supports a public transport system in the future that caters to the whole region's needs; is flexible and green and does not put fixed barriers and infrastructure along our beach strip.

• Is willing to review the draft 2024 Planning Scheme and reassess the plan to densify and put high-rise along our coastal strip.

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MTAG Candidate Questionnaire

MTAG has asked all candidates to complete a questionannaire outlining their views on public transport and the current housing planning. 

Click here to view the questionnaire:

 Mayor   

Divisional Candidate.

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We have advised candidates that no response will be taken to mean they agree with the following:
 

1. 1.  The current Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Southern Sunshine Coast Public transport strategy and their decision to proceed with Rapid Bus Transit in a dedicated lane along our coastal strip.

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3. 2.  The current Sunshine Coast Regional Council plan to house the large majority of the future population growth out to 2041, in the Coastal corridor between Maroochydore and Caloundra.

We thank all of those candidates who took the time to respond and provide well thought out answers.  Unfortunately some candidates did not take the opportunity to let resident's know their views so we can only assume they are in agreeance with the two statemement above. 

To view candidate's answers, see below.