Major features
Major features of the Sunshine Coast Council area include numerous National Parks (Bribie Island, Conondale, Dularcha, Eudlo Creek, Ferntree Creek, Glass House Mountains, Kondalilla, Mapleton, Mapleton Falls, Mooloolah River, Mount Coolum, Noosa and Triunia), Pumicestone Passage Marine Park, Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE (Maroochydore, Mooloolaba and Nambour Campuses), University of the Sunshine Coast (Sippy Downs Campus), Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Aussie World, Australia Zoo, Sunshine Castle, The Ginger Factory, Nutworks, SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba Wharf & Marina, Sunshine Coast Stadium, Lake Baroon, Cooloolabin Dam, Ewen Maddock Dam, the Maroochy River, the Mooloolah River, Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden, Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, and numerous golf courses, shopping centres, wineries and beaches.
Transport
The Sunshine Coast Council area is served by the Bruce Highway, the Sunshine Motorway, Sunshine Coast Airport and the Sunshine Coast railway line.
Included areas
The Sunshine Coast Council area includes the localities of Alexandra Headland, Aroona, Bald Knob, Balmoral Ridge, Baringa, Battery Hill, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Belli Park, Bells Creek, Birtinya, Bli Bli, Bokarina, Booroobin (part), Bribie Island North, Bridges, Buddina, Buderim, Burnside, Caloundra, Caloundra West, Cambroon, Chevallum, Coes Creek, Conondale, Coochin Creek, Coolabine, Cooloolabin, Coolum Beach, Crohamhurst, Curramore, Currimundi, Diamond Valley, Dicky Beach, Diddillibah, Doonan (part), Dulong, Eerwah Vale, Elaman Creek, Eudlo, Eumundi, Flaxton, Forest Glen, Gheerulla, Glass House Mountains, Glenview, Golden Beach, Highworth, Hunchy, Ilkley, Image Flat, Kenilworth, Kiamba, Kidaman Creek, Kiels Mountain, Kings Beach, Kulangoor, Kuluin, Kunda Park, Kureelpa, Landers Shoot, Landsborough, Little Mountain, Maleny, Mapleton, Marcoola, Maroochy River, Maroochydore, Meridan Plains, Minyama, Moffat Beach, Mons, Montville, Mooloolaba, Mooloolah Valley, Mount Coolum, Mount Mellum, Mountain Creek, Mudjimba, Nambour, Ninderry, North Arm, North Maleny, Obi Obi, Pacific Paradise, Palmview, Palmwoods, Parklands, Parrearra, Peachester, Pelican Waters, Peregian Beach (part), Peregian Springs, Perwillowen, Point Arkwright, Reesville, Rosemount, Shelly Beach, Sippy Downs, Tanawha, Towen Mountain, Twin Waters, Valdora, Verrierdale, Warana, West Woombye, Weyba Downs, Witta, Woombye, Wootha, Wurtulla, Yandina, Yandina Creek and Yaroomba.