A growing coalition of community groups representing thousands across the Greater Sunshine Coast is urging Planning Minister Jarrod Bleijie not to proceed with proposed Ministerial Call-Ins for two intensive Comiskey Group development proposals within metres of the ecologically sensitive Pumicestone Passage and its catchment area, the green belt between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, known as the Northern Inter Urban Break (NIUB).

The proposals—one for a large tourist park and the other for a mega-scale multi-event site with up to 35,000 people attending an event per day—were under active assessment by Sunshine Coast Council and the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) when the Minister issued Call-In notices for public comment. These powers are intended for rare, exceptional circumstances—not to override transparent due process.

“These proposed Call-Ins are a concerning and unprecedented use of powers that undermine the integrity of Queensland’s planning and environmental frameworks,” said Melva Hobson PSM, Chair of OSCAR, the peak body representing Sunshine Coast residents’ and other community organisations.