Cash injection for Eumundi streetscape improvements

Memorial Drive, Eumundi before streetscape improvements.

Eumundi’s Memorial Drive will receive a $500,000 boost to deliver streetscape improvements as part of the State Government’s $100 million South East Queensland Community Stimulus Program.

Sunshine Coast Council Division 10 Councillor David Law said the streetscape project was about enhancing aspects locals already loved about Eumundi’s main street.

“This announcement is very exciting for our community, as council has been working with local businesses and organisations to find out their values and vision for the main street,” Cr Law said.  “A draft streetscape design will be presented over the coming months as part of Stage 2’s – ‘Have we got it right’ with an opportunity for the community to provide further feedback. I look forward to releasing more information very soon.”

The Eumundi project is part of a $9.03 million funding injection to kick-start 16 projects worth more than $22 million across the Sunshine Coast to improve parks, streetscapes and sporting facilities, provide new playgrounds and generate local jobs sooner than planned.

The funding is in addition to the $268 million worth of projects announced in Sunshine Coast Council’s 2021/2022 budget last month and is matched by $13.4 million council funding to deliver these projects across the Sunshine Coast over the next three years.

Mayor Mark Jamieson said the upgrades would provide important infrastructure and facilities to meet our community’s needs.

“The projects will provide widespread benefit to residents across our region,” Mayor Jamieson said. 

“This funding will enable these projects to be delivered sooner which is a great outcome for our community while also providing further stimulus to our local economy by creating work across a variety of trades and services.”