Business

A former operating company behind Beerwah Dental has entered liquidation, creating a business-record story that needs to be read carefully because the dental practice itself says it is continuing under new ownership. The company identified in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission notice is ACN 622 858 833 Pty Ltd, formerly known as Beerwah Dental Group Pty Ltd. Reporting based on the corporate filings says the company was placed into liquidation on July 30, 2026, and that Matthew John Bookless was appointed liquidator.

A Mooloolaba-linked holiday accommodation business has moved deeper into the insolvency process, with reporting based on corporate regulator documents saying Gold Sun Holdings Pty Ltd owes an estimated $1.34 million after entering liquidation. The company operated The Resort Club, a discounted accommodation booking service connected with holiday stays across Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. ASIC's published notice lists Gold Sun Holdings Pty Ltd, ACN 117 369 874, as in liquidation, with an appointment date of July 20, 2026.

Loan Wize has positioned itself as a broader Sunshine Coast finance brokerage, with a company announcement saying it now documents service coverage across home loans, refinancing, investment lending, construction finance, business finance and equipment loans. The announcement says the operation serves Maroochydore, Buderim, Noosa, the Sunshine Coast and the Fraser Coast under the direction of Jon Colley. For local borrowers, the story is less about a single loan product and more about a small brokerage trying to be a single point of contact across personal and commercial finance.

Pelican Boat Hire Noosa owner Craig McGovern warns that construction access and trenching for Noosa Council's $1 million Quota Park amenities project could disrupt trading on the Noosaville foreshore.

Paul Martins has been appointed the University of the Sunshine Coast's inaugural director of strategic partnerships, a role aimed at connecting research, government, industry and investors.

Sungrow has opened its first Australian Solar & Battery Experience Hub on the Sunshine Coast, giving the region a hands-on clean-energy showroom, training space and demonstration site.

Sunshine Coast Council has approved a revised pylon sign for a Yandina service station site after the applicant reduced its height, keeping a local planning argument alive around heritage character.

TK Maxx will open at Aura Home + Life later this year, giving Baringa another national retail name and strengthening the case for the $80 million precinct as a major shopping anchor for the southern Sunshine Coast.

Moffat Beach businesses say more than a year of reduced parking, fencing and weaker visitor numbers has left some venues fighting for survival as the seawall project nears completion.

The $100 million Maroochy Private Hospital opens as a specialist surgical anchor in the Maroochydore CBD, with orthopaedics, neurosurgery, ophthalmology and plastic surgery at its core.

Sunshine Coast residents are being urged to shop, dine and spend close to home for Buy Local Day, framed as a direct way to support more than 39,000 small and medium businesses.

DCC Industry Group founder Deejay Egan is linked to a plan to convert a long-vacant Nambour commercial building into an Indigenous-led healthcare and disability support hub.

Ahead of the Vinnies CEO Sleepout on 18 June, Sunshine Coast business leaders are being asked to confront a homelessness picture now shaped as much by working renters as by rough sleepers.

Beyond the big retail strips, a handful of streets and precincts are quietly defining what local entrepreneurship looks like.

Weekend markets and small makers are more than a tourist draw. They form a layer of the local economy that deserves serious coverage.

James McGovern’s 2021 Sunshine Coast Community Gala & Awards recognition reflected years of board work, small business advocacy and pro bono support for local organisations.