From Monday 24 February 2020 (weather and construction conditions permitting), eastbound Sunshine Motorway traffic between the Bruce Highway and Tanawha Tourist Drive will be diverted onto the new western service road in Tanawha.

There are Southbound Bruce Highway changes and bridge demolition works in Tanawha. From Sunday 16 February 2020 for approximately one week (weather and construction conditions permitting), bridge demolition works will be conducted at night on the old Bruce Highway southbound bridge over the Sunshine Motorway.

An awesome display of lights again this year from USC. In it’s 2nd year the display is well worth seeing. Below are some of the pics from this year. Please let us know in the comments below what you thought of the display.

The Bruce Highway Upgrade – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway (CR2SM) is progressing well. A number of traffic changes are occurring on major and local roads to facilitate ongoing construction works. During the week commencing Sunday 24 November 2019 (weather permitting), northbound Bruce Highway traffic will be diverted onto a new section of carriageway and bridge over the Sunshine Motorway in Tanawha. This is the first new bridge to be opened as part of works to upgrade the Sunshine Motorway interchange. These traffic changes will allow for demolition works to begin at the old northbound bridge and for the old highway carriageway to be upgraded in this area.

Construction is well under way now for the Sunshine Coast Aquatic Exercise Facility next to USC’s Olympic-standard pool on campus at Sippy Downs, with concrete pouring this week. It will include: a six-lane, 25m, graduated depth, heated pool; a state-of-the-art “endless flow” recovery immersion pool; and ancillary facilities.

The Bruce Highway northbound Exit 194 temporarily closed on Tuesday 23 April 2019 The project team for the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway (CR2SM) wishes to advise of work to be undertaken at Sunshine Motorway interchange next week. The Bruce Highway northbound Exit 194 to the Sunshine Motorway (eastbound) will be closed on Tuesday 23 April 2019 between 7pm and 5am, weather permitting. The closure is required for drainage works at the interchange including laying a new pipe across the southern end of the ramp. A detour route is available via the Mons Road interchange. Nearby residents may experience some noise during the night including reversing beepers and flashing lights which are a safety requirement. Lighting towers will also be used for additional light in work areas.

The project team for the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway (CR2SM) wishes to advise of work to be undertaken at Sunshine Motorway interchange next week. The Bruce Highway northbound Exit 194 to the Sunshine Motorway (eastbound) will be closed on Thursday 11 April 2019 between 7pm and 5am, weather permitting. The closure is required for drainage woks at the interchange including laying a new pipe across the southern end of the ramp. A detour route is available via the Mons Road interchange. Nearby residents may experience some noise during the night including reversing beepers and flashing lights which are a safety requirement. Lighting towers will also be used for additional light in work areas.

First Choice Liquor Market has an exciting new look. Rebranding with new colours and the internals have been completely renovated. You’ll have to get to know where all your favourites are living again. The store seems to be more open and it certainly is a fresh new look. One tip though. If you are after a trolley, you’ll need a $1 coin or a trolley token as they are all locked. Go check it out and see what’s on special.

UberEATS is here at Chancellor Tavern Have all your delicious favourites without having to cook or clean up! Order now… Click here

KFC, McDonalds and the Caltex servo with a Boost Juice are OPEN !! Entry via the servo or one way road near the traffic lights. Subway & Stellarosa cafe are coming soon.

Well worth the trip until 23 December 2018.

Department of Transport and Main Roads would like to advise residents and motorists about a low-impact controlled test blast to take place on the Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway upgrade.   The low-impact controlled test blast will be undertaken along the Bruce Highway southbound carriageway, near Wilsons Road, Tanawha on 12 December 2018 between 10am-2pm, weather permitting.   This activity involves using small quantities of explosives which are drilled into the rock face to fracture the rock in the specified locations.   It is important to note that this is a test blast to investigate further controlled blasting specifications for other activities planned in 2019.   Motorists travelling along the Bruce Highway southbound can expect queuing from Maroochydore Road.   Click here to view the Construction Notice. https://www.vision6.com.au/ch/79801/177zs/1942024/t5_TjB1IPSjWX5FWiD4DAeQS0veSXfN0AJbcL1uq.pdf

As part of the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway, a number of traffic switches will occur on major and local roads to facilitate ongoing construction works.   From early December 2018, weather permitting, a 1.5 kilometre section of the Bruce Highway northbound carriageway heading to Gympie will be switched into the centre median, allowing the project team to rebuild that section of the highway.   Detours will be in place for two nights prior to the traffic switch to install barriers, and on the night of the switch to facilitate the new changes.   Motorists will drive this new alignment until mid-2019. During this time, the project team will completely rebuild the northbound carriageway.   Once construction of the northbound carriageway is complete, the southbound carriageway will be realigned into the centre median to allow those lanes to be rebuilt.   More info: https://www.vision6.com.au/ch/79801/172t5/1937067/pnLMkQmJ6e8Bew.rV.cQKQ3k.ZQrj7xSvjd1AGJO.pdf

Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard beverage containers between 150ml and three litres are eligible for a refund when returned to a container refund point. To be eligible the beverage container must: 1. Have contained a beverage product that is not excluded from the scheme. For example, cordials and plain milk are not included in the scheme so containers that have held these products are not eligible for a refund 2. Display the refund mark. This is so that the container refund point operator can see if the container is part of the scheme. Most containers will already have a refund mark for SA and NT and these containers are eligible under Containers for Change. Beverage manufacturers have until 1 December 2019 to display the new refund mark on their containers 3. Be an approved container. Some containers are made out of materials that cannot be recycled. These containers may not be approved (by the Queensland Government) as an eligible container as the scheme requires that when a refund is paid on a container that container must be recycled. More INFO: https://www.containersforchange.com.au/how-it-works