Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy

Mackay Regional Council is excited to announce we are in the process of finalising the draft Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy and we would value your input on the actions to prioritise.

A series of actions were developed with community and businesses during the phase one engagement, and we would like the community to select the top three actions to prioritise from each category.

This survey should only take a few minutes to complete.

Please click the link to have your say - Online survey - Actions to shape our City Centre and Riverside | Connecting Mackay or you can request a hard copy survey through council's Community Engagement team at 1300 MACKAY (622 529) or email engagement@mackay.qld.gov.au.

The survey will be open until 11.59PM on Monday, June 16, 2025.

You can also have your say at the following events:

June 4 - Pop-up stall at the City Scene event

June 7 - Pop-up stall at the River of Light Festival

June 13-15 Pop-up stall at SPARK! event

Your feedback will be used to inform the final strategy, and support decision-making on implementation.

Should you have any questions about this consultation, please contact council's Community Engagement Team on 1300 MACKAY (622 529) or email engagement@mackay.qld.gov.au.

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Mackay Regional Council is excited to announce that we are developing a Place Strategy for the Mackay Waterfront including the City Centre and Riverside precincts.

About the project:

The Place Strategy project will help:

• Align efforts to activate the city across council and stakeholder groups.
• Map a strategy to progress short term actions, confident these actions are heading toward long-term objectives.
• Connect community members who want to make a difference in Mackay.
• Help people to develop their ideas into real-life activation events to test and trial in the Precincts.
• Make our Mackay Waterfront – City Centre and Riverside precincts more active and vibrant places for everyone.

The initial round of engagement for the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy has been completed. The key objectives of Phase 1 engagement were to:

1. Inform the community about the project and how it links to existing council strategies such as the Mackay Waterfront Master Plan.
2. Gain community insights on the particular challenges and opportunities presented by the study area.
3. Progress the conversation around Mackay’s identity.
4. Start to build an engaged group of ‘do-ers’ in the community.
5. Create a sense of opportunity for local businesses, encouraging as many people as possible to get involved.

Click here to view the Phase 1 Engagement Report.

This report will be used to develop a framework for council's Draft Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy.

To stay up-to-date on the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy, click the stay informed button on the right-hand side to receive project update emails.

The Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy was developed with the support of the Queensland Government in association with Mackay Regional Council.