Kawana, 4575, strings together the waterfront suburbs from Buddina down through Warana, Bokarina and Wurtulla, and the driveways here live a marine life: salt air off the ocean on one side, canal frontages on the other, and sand under all of it. It is also boat country, which shapes what actually gets poured, because a driveway that only ever holds two sedans is a rarity on these streets.
Sand and salt
The whole strip is coastal sand, quick draining and reliable under a slab once compacted properly. Salt is the maintenance factor: sealed surfaces this close to the water keep their colour and their surface longer when resealing happens on schedule, and the quote states the interval instead of leaving it to be discovered. Finishes skew practical here, broom grey and coloured concrete doing most of the work, with exposed aggregate finishes on the street facing pours.
Built for the boat
The classic Kawana job carries weight: a wider crossover, a deeper apron, or a side pad taking a cruiser on a tandem trailer. Weight is a specification question, not a guess, so those pads pour thicker with heavier mesh, and the approach grades are set so nothing drags between the road and the pad. Where the wider crossover falls outside the council checklist it needs written approval before work starts, which is identified at the site measure. The crossovers page covers how the two tiers work.
Kawana pricing
Published rates apply along the whole strip: new driveways from $100 per m2 supply and install, replacements $135 to $195 including removal, extensions and pads $110 to $160. Run the size through the calculator, and the written price after a site measure does not move.
Sunshine Coast Council crossover rules in Kawana
Sunshine Coast Council runs a two tier crossover system. A standard crossover, one that ticks every box on the council’s own checklist, is self assessed: no permit, no fee, build it to the council’s drawings. A non standard crossover, wrong width or position, a corner lot, too close to a pit or a pole, needs the council’s written approval through an Operational Works application before any work starts, with an application fee the council resets each financial year.
Any new crossover or change to a crossover’s profile, surface, size or materials counts as construction under these rules, so replacements and widenings are covered, not just new builds. Urban crossovers are built to the council’s nominated IPWEA standard drawings in concrete, asphalt or bitumen; raised stamped patterns are not accepted. Clearances matter: crossovers keep their distance from stormwater pits, power poles, bus stops and street assets, and corner lots take access from their addressed street.
Requirements and fees are the council’s, and they change; whether your crossover is standard, and what any application costs, is confirmed in writing with your quote.
Driveways nearby
Mountain Creek, Maroochydore, Caloundra. All 20 suburbs: where we pour.