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Coolum Beer Co is continuing to trade while its latest Planning and Environment Court fight with Sunshine Coast Council remains unresolved.
The Coolum Beach brewery has challenged an enforcement notice issued over its approved trading hours, opening a second court dispute tied to the site.
According to court documents reported this month, council issued a show cause notice in June 2026 after an investigation and inspections it says identified trading outside the hours permitted under the brewery’s development approval.
Second court dispute over trading hours
The latest appeal is separate from an earlier challenge over the trading-hours condition itself.
Coolum Beer Co has asked the Planning and Environment Court to set the enforcement notice aside. The brewery argues the relevant trading-hours condition was still under judicial review when council moved to enforce it.
It also argues the notice did not clearly identify the alleged offence or provide a clear compliance deadline, and is seeking its legal costs.
The broader dispute traces back to a 2023 application to change the site’s development approval. Council partially approved changes in 2024, but later attempts to amend trading-hour conditions led to further legal proceedings.
Venue remains open
Coolum Beer Co continues to trade from Junction Drive, with its website listing opening hours from Wednesday to Sunday.
The brewery is also part of the Coast’s wider hospitality and live-music circuit, making the outcome relevant to a local scene that increasingly relies on pubs, breweries and other mixed-use venues for original music.
The case is separate from the long-running planning dispute involving Terella Brewing at North Arm, which closed earlier this year after different proceedings over its approvals.
There is no suggestion the circumstances surrounding the two businesses are the same.
YELO contacted Coolum Beer Co for comment but had not received a response at the time of publication.
The appeal remains before the Planning and Environment Court.
YELO will update this story as more information becomes available.
