Council has identified Khancoban Drive Park for an upgrade from a local level to a district level park. For more information on the Sunshine Coast's open space areas, park types and hierarchy please visit Council’s website.

Based on our community’s input, feedback and vision for the park, Council has prepared a draft landscape plan for Khancoban Drive Park, which will guide the development of improvements for the park.

We are working on finalising the landscape plan following the results of the park investigations and incorporating where possible the feedback from our community.

We will inform our community when the final plan is available to view via email and on the Have your Say project page.

As our community may be aware, a sinkhole has developed on the western side of the concrete drain. Our team is actively investigating the rest of the park to identify any other areas that may be prone to forming sink holes.

We will be developing a plan to repair the sink hole areas so the full park can be reopened for community use. Because of this issue and to prioritise our community’s safety, the fenced dog exercise area will be moved to a different park in Buderim.

We are currently investigating alternative options for the dog exercise area. We will engage with our community as we determine the new location and will keep you updated.

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Khancoban Drive Park, located between Khancoban Drive and Jingellic Drive, offers expansive green spaces and significant potential. This park has been identified for an upgrade from a local park to a district-level park. As a district-level park, Khancoban will play a pivotal role in the Buderim and Mountain Creek area, providing space for the community to socialise and enjoy outdoor activities together. Parks like this can also bring economic benefits to the town by hosting activities such as markets and offering a place for travellers to rest and relax outdoors.

In September 2023, we consulted the community about the dog exercise area in the park, and the area identified in the plan was the community's preferred choice. In May 2024, we returned to the community to gather their values and vision for Khancoban Drive Park, which helped us develop a draft landscape plan. We also received feedback that the community prefers the dog exercise area to be fenced.

The stage 1 community engagement findings can be viewed here.

Project information, timelines and relevant documents are included on this project page. If you have any other general enquiries, please contact the Council project team via email:

LandscapeDesignandPlanning@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Phase 1: Vision and Values

In May 2024, we engaged with our community to understand what you love about Khancoban Drive Park and what could be improved. Using the feedback collected from the online survey and mapping activity, we developed a draft landscape plan for the park.

The key outcomes our community wanted to see in the park were:

• an upgraded playground for all ages
• shade sails for the playground and more shade trees
• pathways
• barbecue and picnic tables
• sports facilities
• fitness equipment
• a fenced dog exercise area.

In the previous stage, park users also raised concerns about the drainage issues and wet areas at the park. We have investigated possible solutions to mitigate the risk. As a result, in addition to the park improvements detailed in the draft landscape plan:

• the playground will be elevated to a flood-immune level, based on a 1-in-10-year flood event under current climate conditions
• sensitive facilities, such as barbecues and public amenities, have been located outside the flood extent and will be elevated if necessary.

We are also investigating replacing the concrete drain with a natural drainage channel to improve the park’s amenity.

The stage 1 community engagement findings can be viewed here.

Phase 2: Have we got it right

Between 18 November and 13 December 2024 we invited the community to review the draft landscape plan and provide feedback by completing a short online survey. he feedback will help us finalise the landscape plan.

To review the summary of findings, visit the Community Engagement tab.

64 feedback contributions were received during the stage 2 engagement period.

Thank you to everyone for your valuable contributions.

We are pleased to share that out of 64 participants, 42 people supported the draft landscape plan.

The main things you told us you loved about the draft landscape plan:

• an upgraded playground for all ages, with a shade sail and accessibility features
• an additional half basketball court, fitness station, pump track, and barbecue facilities
• pathway networks.

The feedback we received also included the following areas you would like us to revisit before finalising the design:

• fenced dog off-leash area
• barbecue facilities near residential boundaries
• flooding concerns
• public amenities and potential anti-social behaviour.

Project information, timelines and relevant documents are included on this project page. If you have any other general enquiries, please contact the Council project team via email:

LandscapeDesignandPlanning@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au