YADCA

YADCA February 2026
2026-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Connections Hall, 29 Low Street, YANDINA, QLD, 4561, Australia
The first YADCA Forum for 2026 will be held on Monday February 9 at Connections, 29 Low Street Yandina, starting at 7.00 pm.
Welcome to another year of community involvement. The management committee has started to plan for 2026. Input from members would be gratefully received. We would like to have a themed discussion with a guest presenter every second month. If there is a topic you would like to raise please let me know.
Our first forum next Monday 9 February 2026 is on fire ants with members from the National Fire Ant Eradication Team giving a 30 minute presentation, follower by Q&A and conversation over coffee and cake.
This topic affects us all. No one wants fire ants on their property. They have been detected at North Arm and the biosecurity map, see below, shows the potential area of risk. Fire ants can remain underground, undetected, for 2 years and can be spread by human activity. They can also fly up to 5km and float on rafts in flood water. They are a formidable pest; hard to detect and eliminate but with the potential to disrupt our ecology and lifestyle. Bring your friends and neighbours to this public forum at the Baptist Church’s Connections hall, 29 Low Street, Yandina, starting at 7.00pm.
Development Monitor
OPW26/0018 Vehicle crossover for 92 Farrell Street. Council has been asked to consider the welfare of pedestrians where the proposed access road for 92 Farrell Street crosses the footpath to school (map below).
We are following other Development Applications but have nothing more to report at this point in time. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.
I look forward to seeing you all next Monday.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
There is no meeting in January.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA March 2026
2026-03-09 19:00 - 21:00
The March YADCA Forum was cancelled due to potential local flooding.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA April 2026
2026-04-13 19:00 - 21:00
Dear YADCA members.
Our YADCA forum on Monday 13 April 2026 will focus on local issues with Cr David Law. The forum starts at 7.00 pm at the Baptist Church Connections Hall, 29 Low Street, Yandina.
The agenda will cover the following topics:

Off-street parking in Stevens Street.
Landscaping in Tea Tree Park 1, near the dog park.
Yandina’s Walking Network Plan. What’s next?
Discussion about the extension of bus route 631. (View map image here)
Plans for King George VI Memorial Park?
Gravel roads. What has replaced the Unsealed Roads Program 2016 – 2026 and is there a new “Unsealed Roads Priority Works Program” document?
What budget allocations are being considered for Yandina and District?
What is the future of Yandina’s heritage bridges? Are efforts being made to conserve and retain them?

Vice President, Libbie, will present the Development Monitor for discussion. (Download PDF here) The service station sign tops the list.
For your information, the story in SCN about the Olympic Mountain Bike Centre on Yandina’s doorstep is interesting.
https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2026/04/02/olympic-mountain-bike-centre-details-revealed/
Of particular note is the following:
“Planning and design will also consider safe access via Yandina–Bli Bli Road and car parking, with park-and-ride options during Games time.
Transport and access arrangements will be finalised through Games Route Network Planning in partnership with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.”
Does that mean that they will look at the single lane bridge over Caboolture Creek? Maybe. Perhaps there is hope.
June Forum
Grantley Switzer, Sunshine Coast Program Lead – Brisbane 2032, will be our guest speaker at YADCA’s June forum. He should be able to provide more information about what is being considered in the lead up to the Olympics and Paralympics.
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA May 2026
2026-05-11 19:00 - 21:00
The focus of our forum on Monday 11th May is YANDINA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. It will be held at Baptist Church Connections Hall, 29 Low Street, Yandina, starting at 7.00pm.
Join us for an AV presentation by local historian, Audienne Blyth, and a discussion on Yandina’s past, present and future.
We will observe how Yandina has changed and discuss what is currently known about current and future proposals in and around our town, including long term plans.
Updates

QM Properties is now marketing house and land packages at “Yandina Valley”, Wappa Falls Road.
Public notification of Stockland’s Halcyon Yandina Retirement Village, Stage 2 has just been announced. (See photo below.) This will add an additional 270 dwellings to the 250 already approved. The development application (MCU26/0323) is Impact Assessable because the land is zoned for low density residential. This DA does not comply. The property address is 96 Cooloolabin Road, 14 Browns Creek Road and Brandon Road, Yandina.You have until 27 May 2026 to Have Your Say. There is an easy submission form you can complete on Council’s website: https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/submissions-and-comments-development-applications/make-submission-development-application

Future Forums
8 June 2026: Guest speaker, Grantley Switzer on planning for the 2032 Olympics and how Yandina may benefit.
13 July 2026: Local issues with our government representatives.
10 August 2026: Guest speaker, Steve Patey from SCRC Strategic Planning, with a focus on planning decisions affecting Yandina.
14 September 2026: YADCA AGM.
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting on Monday May 11th.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA June 2026
2026-06-08 19:00 - 21:00
The June YADCA Forum will be held on Monday June 8 at Connections, 29 Low Street Yandina, starting at 7.00 pm.
Guest speaker
Grantley Switzer, Head of 2032 Games Coordination for the Sunshine Coast Council will be our guest presenter at the June forum.
You will hear about the Sunshine Coast’s role in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Coast’s ongoing role as a Co-Host City.
Grantley will discuss the current 2032 Games Venue Master Plan and those events proposed to be hosted in our region, including infrastructure updates – competition venues, athlete village and public transport – this will of course include an update on the Sunshine Coast Mountain Bike Centre, to be developed in close proximity to Yandina.
He will also talk about known opportunities and impacts for local communities, including the pipeline of opportunities for local businesses; and overarching legacy opportunities and planning for our region.
The Olympics are 6 years away. Come and here what is being planned and have your questions answered at the Baptist Church Connections Hall, 29 Low Street Yandina, on 8 June 2026, starting at 7.00pm.
Meeting at Valdora, 13 June 2026
Valdora community hall will be holding a community meeting on the 13th June at 4pm. The meeting will be held at Valdora Hall. Agenda will include hall issues, Airport updates, and a discussion about the reapplication of the Flyers club to council. YADCA members are invited to attend.
The hall at present needs the support of community to keep functioning, hoping to have a good turn out and people becoming hall members or rejoining.
Council land on Stevens Street
We have a commitment that the overgrown block will be slashed and maintained. Work is expected to start soon on the construction of a footpath and 12 indented car parking spaces. Parks and Gardens will slash the block after the construction crew have set up.
New Development Application
Unitywater has lodged a DA (download here) for a Bioresource Recovery Facility to be located on the site of the decommissioned sewage treatment plant at 10 Focus Lane in the Yandina East Industrial Estate. The facility will use an advanced thermal treatment (carbonisation) process to sustainably manage biosolids generated across Unitywater’s sewage treatment network. The end product is an agriculturall resource called biochar.
The development application, (MCU26/0121) is Impact Assessable. Relevant documents can be found on Sunshine Coast Council development.i here.
Approval of signage
The proposed signage for the Yandina Service Station (OPW26/0055) has been approved subject to several modifications. These include a reduced sign height of 5 metres (down from the proposed 6 metres), a sign face area of 10 m², and a 1 metre setback from Farrell Street.
This is better than originally proposed but not in keeping with all performance outcomes. Setbacks should be a minimum of 3 metres. The close proximity of the pylon sign to the footpath is a safety concern.
AusCycle in Yandina in September
Yandina will be the venue for the 2026 AusCycling Junior and Masters Road National Championships.
The races will run over 4 days from 17 to 20 September 2026 and will attract around 500 athletes, along with their families and supporters to Yandina.
Time trials are on Thursday starting at 9.00 am and are run over a 15 km course along North Arm Yandina Creek Road, starting and finishing at North Arm School.
Competition will move into Yandina on Friday with the Criterium which will start at the pedestrian lights on Farrell Street near the skate park and head south to North Street, Carnival Street, Steggalls Road and back on Farrell. Racing starts at 7.00 am and will run throughout the day until 5.00 pm.
Road races are on Saturday and Sunday. They will involve a number of laps, starting at the northern end of Farrell Street and doing a circuit into Ninderry Road, Fairhill Road, North Arm Yandina Creek Road, Bunya Road, Ben William Road and back to the finishing line. Competition will start at 7.30 am on Saturday and 8.00 am on Sunday.
Race organisers would love to include local businesses in their race information/technical guides. Businesses such as cafés, restaurants, bakeries, massage providers and others that can offer something to participants and visitors during the event are encouraged to contact AusCycling at road.events@auscycling.org.au.
See race schedules in PDF here.
That’s all for now. See you at the forum next Monday.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA July 2026
2026-07-13 19:00 - 21:00
The July YADCA Forum will be held on Monday July 13 at Connections, 29 Low Street Yandina, starting at 7.00 pm.
Guest speakers
The focus of the forum will be a discussion with Cr David Law and feedback from Marty Hunt MP on PLANNING & THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING. Yandina is growing but infrastructure is struggling to keep pace. We question how decisions are made and what needs to happen to ensure adequate infrastructure is factored into governments’ funding plans. Examples for consideration are:

Pedestrian access over the South Maroochy River
Active Transport upgrades
Better Public Transport
Access to the Olympic Mountain Bike Facility on Yandina – Bli Bli Rd

We also seek clarification on what criteria is used to prioritise maintenance and upgrade requests across the Shire. e.g. road re-seals and park upgrades.
Current Development Applications will be discussed. My thanks go to Ian who has been researching what has happened with development applications over the past 2 months. His notes are here. I encourage you to read them ahead of time and come with your questions.
I look forward to seeing you all next Monday.
If there is a topic you would like to raise during a future Forum please let me know.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA August 2026
2026-08-10 19:00 - 21:00
The August YADCA Forum will be held on Monday August 10 at Connections Hall, 29 Low Street Yandina, starting at 7.00 pm.
Guest speaker
We have a guest from Council’s Strategic Planning Team, speaking about future plans for Yandina and the Maroochy River Valley.
We have asked:

For an update on the Draft Planning Scheme and Shaping SEQ 2023.
How the pressure of gentle densification and urban expansion can be mitigated.
If / how new infrastructure to accompany growth can be ensured.
For the time frame and Structure Plan ideas for the SEQ Development Area between Brandons Road and Lees Road.
If consideration has been given to the location of industrial scale, greenhouse farming in our area and the desirability of covering good quality agricultural land with concrete and glass and the potential impact on Council’s internationally recognised dark sky reserve. (See footnote)

This should be an informative and interesting forum which I hope you can attend. So we have an indication of numbers, could you please RSVP to Secretary@yadca.org by Sunday 9 August?
Development Monitor
For your information here is the latest development monitor prepared by Ian.
If there is a topic you would like to raise during a future Forum please let me know.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270
Footnote
The recent Landline video entitled “Greenhouse Growth: Technology changing the way food is grown” by Tim Lee (Posted 14 Jun 2026 at 3:28pm) provides an insight into this revolutionary form of farming.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/landline/2026-06-14/greenhouse-growth-technology-changing-the-way-food-is-grown/106791442
Some of the glasshouse complexes in NSW and Victoria cover 25 – 30 hectares of land. They are automated and lit at night. The pink glow from one of them is visible from a satellite in space. (Reference Landline video.) It is not unrealistic to believe that the Sunshine Coast will see an uptake of this technology.

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA September 2026
2026-09-14 19:00 - 21:00
The September YADCA Forum and AGM will be held on Monday 14 September at Connections Hall, 29 Low Street Yandina, starting at 7.00 pm. Cr David Law will be our guest. I hope to see you all there.
$10 Membership renewals fall due at the AGM (unless you joined this financial year). You can do a bank transfer (details on your 2026-2027 Membership Application & Renewal Form) or pay on the night with your credit card or cash.
We would welcome suggested themes for future forums.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina

YADCA October 2026
2026-10-12 19:00 - 21:00
The October YADCA Forum will be held on Monday October 12 at Connections Hall, 29 Low Street Yandina, starting at 7.00 pm.
If there is a topic you would like to raise for this or a future Forum please let me know.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Kind regards
Marie
YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270

YADCA meets on the second Monday of the month unless it is a public holiday, in which case an alternative date will be advised.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend.
Our Councilors and MPs are always welcome speaking guests.
Refreshments available for gold coin donation.
For further information about the Yandina and District Community Association contact:
Secretary secretary@yadca.org
Web: yadca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/yadcayandina
