Noosa Housing Strategy
Continue to implement key actions of the Noosa Housing Strategy with a focus on development of a Housing Monitoring dashboard, Partnering with State, Community Housing providers and industry to deliver affordable housing and; - Advance Council owned site at Lake Macdonald Drive Cooroy for affordable housing outcomes.; Initiate investigations into the feasibility of affordable housing outcomes above Council owned carparks.
Quarterly updates
Q3 · On Track
Engagement with the State government for State-driven development continues. The State government confirmed a social housing development of 32 dwellings in Tewantin and purchase of an additional site in Tewantin. Initial findings received on master planning and feasibility testing for affordable housing outcomes on Council carpark sites including Bottlebrush Avenue and part of the transit site at Noosa Junction and Doonella Street Tewantin. Councillor workshop undertaken February 2026 with further briefing note provided April 2026. 62-64 Lake Macdonald Drive Cooroy affordable housing project underway with remediation works completed. $4.1m State funding for essential infrastructure works received under the Residential Activation Fund. Contract of sale of Lot 1 initiated. Housing monitoring ongoing utilising Housing ID and Corelogic platforms.
Q2 · On Track
Engagement with the State government for State-driven development continues. The State government confirmed a social housing development of 32 dwellings in Tewantin and purchase of an additional site in Tewantin. Initial findings received on masterplanning and feasibility testing for affordable housing outcomes on Council carpark sites including Bottlebrush Avenue and part of the transit site at Noosa Junction and Doonella Street Tewantin. Councillor workshop scheduled for February 2026. 62-64 Lake Macdonald Drive Cooroy affordable housing project underway with remediation works completed. $4.1m State funding for essential infrastructure works received under the Residential Activation Fund. Contract of sale of Lot 1 initiated. Housing monitoring ongoing utilising Housing ID and Corelogic platforms.
Q1 · On Track
Engagement with the State government for State-driven development continues. The State government confirmed a social housing development of 32 dwellings in Tewantin and purchase of an additional site in Tewantin. Consultants engaged using Federal Housing Support Program funding to undertake master planning and feasibility testing for affordable housing outcomes on Council carpark sites including Bottlebrush Avenue and part of the transit site at Noosa Junction and Doonella Street Tewantin. 62-64 Lake Macdonald Drive Cooroy affordable housing project underway. Housing monitoring ongoing utilising Housing ID and Corelogic platforms.
Q4 is not due yet.
Where this sits
Initiative 2.1.1 is from the 2025–26 operational plan and works towards Liveability Objective 2.1: Housing choice.
Latest status: January to March 2026 · On Track