Sunshine Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Queensland Government Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The new Council, located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, contains the entire area of three previous Local Government Areas:
The new local government area is divided into twelve electoral divisions with twelve councillors and one mayor. The first mayor of Sunshine Coast Regional Council is Cr Bob Abbot, previously the mayor of the Shire of Noosa. The Sunshine Coast Regional Council services an area of 3,126 square kilometres (1,207 sq mi), 4,194 kilometres (2,606 mi) of roads, 211 kilometres (131 mi) of coastline and contains an estimated resident population in 2006 of 290,026 [1]. The first budget of the new Council for the 2008-2009 financial year totals AUD $673 million dollars including $498 million dollars operating expenditure, $168 million capital expenditure and $25.2 million for repayment of loans.
The Regional Council covers the urban localities of Caloundra, Coolum Beach, Kawana, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Sunshine Beach, Sunrise Beach and Tewantin and the towns of Buderim, Boreen Point, Cooran, Cooroy, Kin Kin, Eumundi, Maleny, Nambour, Peregian Beach, Beerwah and Pomona.
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- ^ Organisational Profile - Sunshine Coast Regional Council - March 2008, p.1, Sunshine Coast Regional Council (March 2008).
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