The Maple Street Streetscape project is the result of extensive community engagement and is an outcome of the Maple Street Streetscape Concept Plan.

It reflects what the community told us mattered most for Maleny’s main street, and has been developed in collaboration with the community.

We engaged with the Maleny community extensively during the planning and concept design phases of the project in 2005, 2022 and 2023.

Overall we heard there is strong support for the proposed streetscape improvements and the community feel that the design reflects the community’s values and vision for Maple Street. Thank you for everyone who shared their feedback and ideas since 2022.

Click on the Community Engagement tab at the top of the page to view community feedback.

Council has appointed local Kuluin-based company, Disc Landscapes, to deliver the project that will enhance the heart of the beautiful and historic town of Maleny.

It is being jointly funded by Sunshine Coast Council and the Queensland Government.

The improvements will make it easier and safer for locals and visitors to move along Maple Street with smoother and wider footpath sections, raised pedestrian crossings, improved lighting and landscaping including over 1500 new plants, trees and shrubs, along with seating and community gathering spaces.

Works are scheduled to begin from 22 June and be delivered by the end of 2026, weather permitting.

Construction will be staged to minimise impacts to our community and begin at the bottom end of Maple Street, near the IGA.

For more information including FAQs and to subscribe to receive project updates and construction notifications straight to your inbox visit Council’s project webpage.

Placemaking is about understanding what is special and important about a place today, creating a vision for the future, and involving the community to continue to shape it through design and ongoing use.

The project aimed to strengthen Maleny’s main street and its ‘sense of place’ so that it can continue to be a place that is loved by residents, cared and invested in by businesses and valued as a destination.

As part of this, Council sought feedback from the community to understand the key areas of Maple Street which need improvement, and if the concept design needs any updating to meet the values and vision of the community.

Council reviewed this feedback, reported back to community to close the loop and moved into the detailed design phase of the Maple Street upgrade. This involved various technical investigations and reporting.

The final design uniquely reflects the character and history of the township.

If you would like to stay up to date with the project or seek more information, please contact Council’s Placemaking team via email: placemaking@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

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Our community played a strong role in shaping the final design, with extensive community engagement between 2022 and 2023.

View the results of both phases of community engagement and learn about the final design concept.