Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy

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Following extensive consultation with the community, the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy has been adopted by council.

The Mackay Waterfront Place strategy reinforces the community’s priorities, for the Mackay Waterfront including the City Centre and Riverside precincts, that were determined through consultation for the Mackay Waterfront Master Plan.

The Place Strategy is based on extensive engagement with the people who live, work and invest in the City Centre. Over the course of many conversations with the community, locals painted a picture of the Mackay Waterfront they hoped to see.

Check out the Phase 1 Engagement Report Check out the Phase 2 Engagement Report


How do the Master Plan and Place Strategy work together?

The Master Plan sets out the public realm vision and concepts for the Mackay Waterfront over the next 20 years to inform more detailed design of individual projects in the future and complement the objectives and requirements of the PDA development scheme. The Place Strategy complements the Master Plan by providing both short and long-term actions to see the projects implemented.

The Place Strategy project will help:

  • Align efforts to activate the city across council and stakeholder groups.
  • 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.

Success will come through the implementation of 27 actions that address the way we shape, activate and manage our precincts.

To stay up-to-date on the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy implementation, 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.

Following extensive consultation with the community, the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy has been adopted by council.

The Mackay Waterfront Place strategy reinforces the community’s priorities, for the Mackay Waterfront including the City Centre and Riverside precincts, that were determined through consultation for the Mackay Waterfront Master Plan.

The Place Strategy is based on extensive engagement with the people who live, work and invest in the City Centre. Over the course of many conversations with the community, locals painted a picture of the Mackay Waterfront they hoped to see.

Check out the Phase 1 Engagement Report Check out the Phase 2 Engagement Report


How do the Master Plan and Place Strategy work together?

The Master Plan sets out the public realm vision and concepts for the Mackay Waterfront over the next 20 years to inform more detailed design of individual projects in the future and complement the objectives and requirements of the PDA development scheme. The Place Strategy complements the Master Plan by providing both short and long-term actions to see the projects implemented.

The Place Strategy project will help:

  • Align efforts to activate the city across council and stakeholder groups.
  • 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.

Success will come through the implementation of 27 actions that address the way we shape, activate and manage our precincts.

To stay up-to-date on the Mackay Waterfront Place Strategy implementation, 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.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Online survey

    This survey closes at 11.59PM on Monday, June 16, 2025.

    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.

    Personal details are not used in the results of surveys, however some survey questions may capture identifying information. Responses in the below survey are purely voluntary. Participating in this survey indicates that you accept that this information may be publicly displayed and analysed by both authorised council employees and relevant third-party consultants. Except as otherwise stated, any identifying information you choose to provide will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided and will not be disclosed to other persons or organisations without your prior consent or where it is required by law.

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Online Survey

    If you have a question, call the Community Engagement team on 1300 MACKAY (622 529) or email engagement@mackay.qld.gov.au(External link)

    Survey closed Friday, December 20, 2024 at 11.59pm. 

    Personal details are not used in the results of surveys; however, some survey questions may capture identifying information. Responses in the below survey are purely voluntary. Participating in this survey indicates that you accept that this information may be publicly displayed and analysed by both authorised council employees and relevant third-party consultants. Except as otherwise stated, the personal information you choose to provide will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided and will not be disclosed to other persons or organisations without prior consent or where it is required by law.

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