The first stage of consultation on the Youth Plan has officially wrapped up.

Here’s what went down:

We made it easy and provided different and fun ways for you to share your views. In this first stage you could:

• 📝Complete the Online Survey
• 💡Share your thoughts on the Ideas Board
• 🧠Complete the Youth Plan Quiz
• 📍Come along to a Pop-Up Session.

Council and the Young Leaders Academy wanted your input and you provided!

From 2 June to 14 July 2025, over 500 young people across the Sunny Coast shared their ideas and big thoughts for the future. We've developed summary reports based on that feedback, so be sure to check them out in the document library.

Big thanks to everyone who got involved.

🚀 What’s next?

Stay tuned — more exciting stuff is on the way!

Your ideas and feedback are helping shape the Sunshine Coast Youth Plan — a roadmap for the next 5 years with actions that Council, young people, and the community will take to make life better for young people like you.

Over the last few months, Council and the Young Leaders Academy have gone through everything that you shared, including your comments, ideas, and suggestions, to really understand what matters to you.

Now it’s time to get to work on drafting the Youth Plan document.

We’ll be back in late October to show you the draft and ask what you think — so keep an eye out!

Why it matters?

There are over 50,000 young people living on the Sunshine Coast currently, and this number may reach 70,000 young people in 2041!

The Sunshine Coast offers a range of benefits for young people, including:

• 🌞A great lifestyle
• 🎓High quality schools and tertiary education options
• 🏀Good facilities and services
• 💼Diverse employment opportunities
• 🌿Access to our amazing natural environment.

But we know it’s not all sunshine. Young people are also experiencing real challenges like:

• 😰Stress and anxiety
• 🏥Health and safety
• Having a voice and being heard
• 🚗Transport and affordability
• Education and employment.

The Youth Plan will help to prioritise actions that Council, young people and the broader Sunshine Coast community can take to address the challenges and maximise opportunities for young people. These actions will be implemented over the next five years to 2031.

When we refer to "young people", we mean children and young adults aged 12 to 24 years. Here are some statistics about young people on the Sunshine Coast:

The Sunshine Coast Young Leaders Academy is involved in shaping the new Youth Action Plan and aim to connect with and support other young people to have their say.