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Contact us

Our business hours are 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.

You can also stay up to date with state planning matters by registering for email updates.

From outside Australia, call +61 7 3022 6100 (UTC +10 hours) or 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
info@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
PO Box 15009, City East, Queensland 4002
1 William Street, Brisbane 4000

We are also able to assist with a variety of planning matters and can be contacted via the contact details below.

Our head office is Brisbane with regional offices located throughout Queensland. For enquiries related to a specific local government or location, please contact the relevant regional office.

The regional office will assist with enquiries related to the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) and other planning matters for the regional area.

For other planning matter specific services please contact the teams listed below under the general Planning Group contacts.

Regional offices across Queensland

  • Brisbane

    Level 13, 1 William Street, Brisbane

    PO Box 15009, City East, Queensland 4002

    For development assessment and State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) enquiries:

    P: 07 3452 7689

    E: BrisbaneSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    For local plan-making and other matters related to Brisbane:

    E: bestplanning@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Brisbane

    SEQ North

    Foundation Place, Level 4, 3 South Sea Islander Way

    PO Box 1129, Maroochydore Qld 4558

    P: 07 5352 9701

    E: SEQNorthSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Moreton Bay
    • Noosa
    • Sunshine Coast

    SEQ South

    Level 9, 12-14 Marine Parade, Southport

    PO Box 3290, Southport BC QLD 4215

    P: 07 5644 3210

    E: SEQSouthPlanning@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Gold Coast
    • Logan
    • Redlands

    SEQ West

    Level 4, 117 Brisbane Street, Ipswich

    PO Box 2390, North Ipswich Qld 4305

    P: 07 3432 2413

    E: IpswichSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Ipswich
    • Lockyer Valley
    • Scenic Rim
    • Somerset

  • Darling Downs South West

    128 Margaret Street, Toowoomba

    PO Box 825, Toowoomba Qld 4350

    P: 07 4616 7307

    E: ToowoombaSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Bulloo
    • Quilpie
    • Murweh
    • Paroo
    • Maranoa
    • Balonne
    • Western Downs
    • Goondiwindi
    • Toowoomba
    • Southern Downs

  • Wide Bay Burnett

    Level 1, 7 Takalvan Street, Bundaberg

    PO Box 979, Bundaberg Qld 4670

    P: 07 4331 5614

    E: WBBSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Bundaberg
    • Cherbourg
    • Fraser Coast
    • Gympie
    • North Burnett
    • South Burnett

  • Fitzroy and Central Queensland

    Level 2, 209 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton

    PO Box 113, Rockhampton Qld 4700

    P: 07 4924 2913

    E: RockhamptonSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Banana
    • Central   Highlands
    • Gladstone
    • Livingstone
    • Rockhampton
    • Woorabinda
    • Barcoo
    • Longreach
    • Blackall Tambo

  • Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday

    Level 11, 44 Nelson Street, Mackay

    PO Box 257, Mackay Qld 4740

    P: 07 4898 6888

    E: MIWSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Isaac
    • Mackay
    • Whitsunday
    • Diamantina
    • Boulia
    • Winton
    • Barcaldine

  • North and North West Queensland

    Level 11, 445 Flinders Street, Townsville

    PO Box 5666, Townsville Qld 4810

    P: 07 4758 3423

    E: NQSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Burdekin
    • Charters Towers
    • Hinchinbrook
    • Palm Island
    • Townsville
    • Burke
    • Carpentaria
    • Cloncurry
    • Doomadgee
    • Flinders
    • McKinlay
    • Mornington
    • Mount Isa
    • Richmond

  • Far North Queensland

    Ground Floor, Ports North Building,
    Cnr Grafton and Hartley Streets, Cairns

    PO Box 2358, Cairns Qld 4870

    P: 07 4037 3214

    E: CairnsSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

    Local government serviced:

    • Aurukun
    • Cairns
    • Cassowary Coast
    • Cook
    • Croydon
    • Douglas
    • Etheridge
    • Hope Vale
    • Kowanyama
    • Lockhart River
    • Mapoon
    • Mareeba
    • Napranum
    • Northern Peninsula Area
    • Pormpuraaw
    • Tablelands
    • Torres Shire
    • Torres Strait Island
    • Weipa Town Authority
    • Wujal Wujal
    • Yarrabah

General Planning Group contacts

Looking for a different contact within the Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works? Find a departmental contact.

Last updated: 26 Aug 2024