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Premium Content Subscriber only Just under $2 million later and Chancellors Tavern have a new look venue and menu inspired by the growth of the town. Renovations on the family-friendly venue in Sippy Downs started in September. Sunshine Coast Council approved the $1.8 million development application on behalf of Australia Venue Co in July. The former drive-through bottle shop which had been closed for 15 years was demolished and transformed into a sports bar with TAB facilities including 75 inch TVs. The gaming room has also been given a refresh. Venue manager Allyson Moir said population gro...

Mooloolaba Chamber of Commerce president Graeme Juniper said he struggled to understand the council's logic. He said carpark users should not pay for construction, given the council sold the ground level Brisbane Rd carpark for $7.2 million for the future development of a hotel. Mr Juniper said the cost of the council's development of retail spaces at the carpark should also not be passed on to users of the facility. "(They) developed retail components in there- that's not the problem of ratepayers," he said. "If (council) wants to go into commercial development, they should take the cos...

Councillor Maria Suarez's alternate motion to delay the decision was defeated. Here is how each councillor voted:   Vote: Against Cr Suarez and Cr Hungerford's motions, signalled support for officer's recommendation. Cr Jamieson was supportive of a user pays system in favour of charging ratepayers for construction. It was estimated a charge of $18 a year would apply to every ratepayer annually for 20 years if the carpark was free to use.   Vote: Against Cr Suarez and Cr Hungerford's motions, signalled support for officer's recommendation. The deputy mayor said he did not have the sam...