It s this selflessness that earnt Angelique the Young Citizen of the Year award from the Sunshine Coast Council on Friday. It s amazing, completely just blown away, I just don t know what to say, Ms Hallett said. More than 440 children were forced to flee their homes with a parent across the region each year. Ms Hallett said often these children left without any possessions, including their favourite toy. For two years, Ms Hallett learnt everything she could about how she could provide a teddy bear to every child in domestic violence shelters on the Sunshine Coast and in Gympie. While many of these children in shelters have their basic needs met, her research indicated that a teddy bear had been shown to bring children comfort.
A bid to deliver the Coast s own version of Byron Bay s famous The Farm precinct is underway, with plans lodged to develop an exciting new destination. Documents lodged with Sunshine Coast Council on December 22 by RPS Group on behalf of Brett McAlister s BE Building Group outlined the bold vision set to put Yandina Creek on the global map. The proposal aims to transform a 22ha former commercial farm on Yandina Coolum Rd into a nature-based tourism facility titled Bin dha Farm. PLANS: A bold vision for a new venture similar to Byron Bay s The Farm has been lodged with council. Pictured are some of the plans for Bin dha Farm at Yandina Creek.
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Tyson Design Studioâs architectural plans show the proposed units will be constructed in three blocks.
Two of the units will be three storeys in height, and all others over two storeys. Dawn Cuschieri, director of Maroochydore company Fam Investments Pty Ltd has applied to Sunshine Coast Council to build a new eight-unit complex in Golden Beach in place of under-utilised lots. Picture: Supplied
The code assessable development is located along the coastal fringe of Golden Beach.
It is predominantly surrounded by low density residential dwellings.
Ms Cuschieri and her planning consultants stated they believe the proposed plans were to a scale that met the communityâs expectations for the locality âgiven the presence of existing multiple dwelling developmentâ around the site.