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A Yeppoon veterinary clinic has lodged plans to extend their clinic with more surgery and treatment rooms, animal wards and an imaging room.
Acacia Veterinary Clinic at 40 Normanby Street, Yeppoon, submitted the plans earlier in the month to Livingstone Shire Council.
The material change of use development permit was previously approved however the approval has since lapsed and a new application was required. Plans for the extension at Acacia Veterinary Clinic
The proposal included an extension to the existing building with an additional 109 sqm to the GFA and more carparking at the rear of the site.
A new car wash is also underway at Hidden Valley, near KFC and the hospital.
Plans for office buildings at 76 Queen Street, Yeppoon, were submitted to council by Real Earth Development and are pending approval.
The floor plan for the proposed creche includes a staffroom, bathroom, laundry, store rooms, office, reception, breakout room, sleep nook, kitchen, cleaners, general learning area, amenities and outdoor play areas and spaces.
Another child care centre is in the approval process.
The 155-place child care which would employ 22 staff, has been proposed to be built at 9 and 11 Tanby Road, Yeppoon.
Plans were submitted in April and is under council review.
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In the short six months The Bungalow has been open, it has already extended its trading hours, put on more staff, and is renovating a space next door.
The all-day dining restaurant opened on the Yeppoon Esplanade in November last year.
Young owners Greg McLean and Caity Jones have a long history in the hospitality industry, having owned 11 venues in the past eight years.
The pair was living at the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane and with Caity having grown up in Yeppoon, they often came to the coast to visit family.
They holidayed at Yeppoon when COVID hit last year and were “blown away” by how lucky regional Queensland had it.
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A new child care centre has been proposed at Yeppoon as the developers capitalise on the interstate families who have moved to the region during the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
The 115-place child care centre, which would employ 22 staff, has been proposed to be constructed at 9 and 11 Tanby Road, Yeppoon.
The centre would operate from 6.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
The existing dwellings on the blocks would be demolished before any works commence on the site.
The plans include a new carpark and two new driveways, with entry and exit only accesses.
The development application states population growth projections in Queensland indicate an additional 33,000 places or more than 420 child care centres would be required between 2016 and 2036.
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A new retail arts and crafts store is cementing plans to open in Yeppoon with jobs for staff advertised.
Kaisercraft has advertised for casual retail staff and a casual store manager for its new store in Yeppoon.
The store would be open seven days a week.
The Australian owned company is based in Geelong, Victoria, and has more than 50 outlets across the country. A Kaisercraft store at Toowoomba.
Kaisercraft stock a range of fashion, stationery, gifts, homewares and arts and crafts supplies from candles, diaries, scarfs, soaps, lunch boxes, handbags, cards, calendars, wall art, cushions and more.