We have prepared a draft Concept Plan for Maleny District Park. We are now asking our community ‘Have we got it right?’ The draft plan has been divided into four areas:

• Area A: ‘The Lookout’
• Area B: ‘The Bails’
• Area C: ‘The Hill’
• Area D: ‘The Hub’.

We invite you to provide feedback on the draft concept plan by Sunday, 1 June 2025 at 5pm.

Between Tuesday, 6 May and 5pm Sunday, 1 June 2025, you are invited to view the draft concept plans and provide feedback.

You can get involved and have your say by:

• Completing the Maleny District Park Community Survey: Click on the survey tab to access the online survey.

• Pop into the 'Meet in the Street' Pop-Up Session: Come along on Saturday, 24 May (9am - 1pm) and chat to the project team at Queensland Country Bank, 28 Maple Street, Maleny.

All feedback gathered during the phase 3 ‘Have we got it right?’ community engagement period will be reviewed and where appropriate, changes will be made to the draft concept plan.

Your input will help finalise the plan and progress it towards stage 1 delivery.

The finalised concept plan will be shared with the community in late 2025.

If you would like to remain updated on the development of the concept plan, please follow the project (Select +Follow at the top of the page).

In 2010, the Maleny Community Precinct Master Plan was created. The master plan has guided the development of the former farmland since it was adopted in 2011.

Over the years, changes to the plan sought by the community, and approved via Council resolutions, have amended the layout of the precinct to what you see today.

Maleny District Park will be a district level park, split over four parcels of open space, within the Maleny Community Precinct.

Council has been preparing a concept plan for Maleny District Park and community engagement has been undertaken to form the vision for the new district park in Maleny and help shape the development of a concept plan for the park.

With their larger size, district parks can cater to a wider range of community needs. They provide opportunities for residents and visitors to connect with nature and each other.

District parks play a key role in rural areas by providing gathering and activity spaces. They can support economic activities such as markets and events and provide a place for travellers to rest and relax while experiencing the local environment.

Properly integrated with the existing town centres and primary streetscapes, these parks support local businesses by encouraging visitors to explore the township.

For more information on the Sunshine Coast's open space areas, park types and hierarchy please visit Council’s website.

Find out more about the planning considerations for a district park within Maleny's open space network here.

To contact Council’s project team please email: MalenyDistrictPark@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

For the purposes of clarity in this report, the Maleny District Park has been broken into 4 distinct areas for development.

A. North - 'The Lookout' located along North Maleny Road,

B. East - 'The Bails' located along Porters Lane to the east of Fairview,

C. Upper west - 'The Hill' located to the east of Cloudland Estate and west of the Unitywater lease area and,

D. Lower west - 'The Hub' located to the west of Parkland Drive.

The draft concept plan for Maleny District Park is the result of extensive consultation to understand the community's vision for the park and implementing them within the requirements of council's strategies and policies. Read more about the creation of the plan.

These are artist impressions only.

The artist impressions aim to illustrate the different elements of the draft Concept Plan for Maleny District Park.