The Wave (Rail) – Stages 1 and 2, previously known as the Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line, between Beerwah and Birtinya, was referred under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The outcome of the referral was a controlled action decision, with the project to be assessed by Public Environment Report (PER).
The report:
- provides a project overview
- provides information about the existing environment
- assesses potential impact on Matters of National Environmental Significance
- details environmental mitigations to minimise impacts
- describes environmental offsets requirements.
You will find the Draft PER documents on the right-hand side of this page to download and review. You can also view the Draft PER summary below to gain an overview of the inclusions in the Draft PER.
The draft report can be viewed on the Queensland Publications Portal.
Hard copies are available to view at a range of locations listed on the right-hand side of this page.
The Draft Public Environment Report is now open for public comment until 5pm Wednesday 23 December 2026.
All submissions will be carefully reviewed and addressed in the finalised PER to be submitted back to the National Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The PER assessment and approval process is set out by EPA under the EPBC Act. For more information please visit the EPA website.
View the Draft PER (hard copy)
The Draft PER for The Wave – Stages 1 and 2 (Rail) is available to view at a range of locations:
- The Wave (Rail) Project Information Centre
1/33 Bulcock Street, Caloundra
Open 9.30am - 4pm Wednesday and Thursday and 9am - 1pm Sunday - The Wave (Rail) Beerwah Information Hub
2B/7 Turner Street, Beerwah
Open 9.30am - 4pm Tuesday and Friday - Beerwah Library
25 Peachester Road, Beerwah - Caloundra Library
1 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra - Kawana Library
30 Nanyima Street, Buddina - Nambour Library
Corner of Currie and Bury Streets, Nambour - Sunshine Coast Council City Hall
54 First Avenue, Maroochydore - State Library of Queensland
Stanley Place, South Brisbane
The Draft PER will be available to view until 23 December 2026.
Make a submission
You can make a submission to the Draft PER for The Wave – Stages 1 and 2 (Rail) by:
| DraftPERthewaverail@tmr.qld.gov.au | |
| In writing | The Wave (Rail) – Stages 1 and 2 |
Online submission form
Please complete the fields below to make a formal submission.
Please note, contact details are required to gain further information or clarify comments for verification purposes only.
Privacy statement
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) manages personal information collected during public consultations, feedback processes, and draft Public Environment Report (PER) submissions in accordance with the Queensland Information Privacy Act 2009 and the TMR Privacy Policy.
TMR uses personal data for project feedback and contact purposes. Information is generally not disclosed to third parties unless required or authorised by law, or as part of official statutory reporting where submissions may be summarised or published. This could include the National EPA in the process of assessing the draft PER.
