The Sunshine Coast International Dark Sky Reserve’s official designation by DarkSky International comes after a community push to preserve our starry nights, years of investigation and consultation, and an application to establish the reserve submitted by Sunshine Coast Council.

The Sunshine Coast joins International Dark Sky Reserves including Aoraki Mackenzie (New Zealand), Mont-Mégantic (Canada) and River Murray (Australia).

Stars are becoming increasingly rare around the world, with more than 80 per cent of the world’s population living under skyglow: light pollution that eliminates any visible stars.