Moffat Beach place plan

The Moffat Beach Place Plan will capture our community’s values and ideas to inform development of the plan. 

It will guide how we improve and manage public spaces including street areas and parks. It will contain short term and longer-term ideas.

The plan will respond to environmental changes, traffic, parking and safety issues, and pedestrian access. It will help to protect Moffat Beach’s special history, culture, character, and ecology. 

Moffateers Nose Riding surfing competition at Moffat Beach, circa 1967 - from Sunshine Coast Council Heritage Library's Picture Sunshine Coast collection.

The Place Plan will aim to:

• Capture our community’s vision for Moffat Beach’s public spaces.
• Develop principles based on community values. These principles will inform future planning, design and activation initiatives.
• Generate ideas for the future improvement and management of the area, whilst working alongside Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Traditional Owners and acknowledging previous community feedback and planning.
• Collate local knowledge about valued place histories and stories. These will be reflected and embedded in future place projects.
• Identify opportunities for short- and long-term initiatives, potential partnerships, and funding sources including grants.

Project area

The project area includes the broader Moffat Beach suburb. It will focus on the primary commercial activity area and adjacent recreation areas, Eleanor Shipley Park and Moffat Beach Park.

Funding

Council has committed funds to develop the place plan in 2024 and 2025.

There are currently no funds committed to implement projects that arise from the place plan.

The place plan will guide future funding applications including grants.

Time frame

Later this year, we will invite our community to have their say in the development of the place plan.

We will also acknowledge previous planning and engagement that the community has contributed to including:

• Shoreline Erosion Management Plan, 2023
• Environment & Liveability Strategy, 2023
• Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy, 2021
• Shelley to Moffat Coastal Study, 2021.

Date	Details
August-October 2024	Planning technical studies to gain knowledge of the project area coordinate with other projects taking place in the project area.
November 2024	Values and vision Community and stakeholder engagement Phase 1 engage with our community to understand what’s working well, what can be improved, and ideas for the future.
Early 2025	Drafting the place plan review community feedback to establish key themes that will guide development of the Draft Place Plan. undertake further technical studies if required. develop the Draft Place Plan, including place activation and character guidelines.
Early-mid 2025	Have we got it right? Community and stakeholder engagement Phase 2 gain feedback on the Draft Place Plan.
Late 2025	Place plan report finalisation finalise the Place Plan and present to the community.

Moffat Beach seawall project

Another important project on the Moffat Beach foreshore is the Moffat Beach seawall reconstruction project.

It will provide a vital role in continuing to protect the Moffat Beach community parklands, paths, roads and facilities from future climate change impacts. It will also provide access points from the parkland to the beach.

Where to from here

We will keep our community informed on upcoming community engagement opportunities.

We invite you to subscribe to receive updates on this project and be the first to know when you can have your say on the Moffat Beach Place Plan.

Contacts

You can keep up to date on the Moffat Beach Place Plan by subscribing for email updates.

To contact the project team, please email: [email protected] 

Learn more about the history of Moffat Beach through our Heritage Library's Picture Sunshine Coast collection.