landbrief.

Development applications in East Mackay

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Mackay Regional Council public register for East Mackay — what's proposed, whereabouts, and the planning zone of each site. Updated daily. Seen one you want to object to? Here is how to object to a development application.

Check your own address in East Mackay

Free, and no sign-up: type a East Mackay address to see its planning zone and how many planning overlays apply. The full report ($49 incl. GST) names each one.

Has East Mackay flooded? Recorded flood history for the suburb

About East Mackay

42
median age
$1718
household income / wk
$320
rent / wk
$1625
mortgage / mo
2.3
people / household

Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.

13
applications on record
5
lodged in 90 days
10
decided

Development application alerts, free

Get an email when something new is proposed in East Mackay

We watch the Mackay Regional Council register daily. When an application is lodged or decided near you, you get a brief with the zone and planning constraints for the site.

Email me — only when something lodges or is decided

What's being applied for

Material change of use 1
Reconfiguring a lot 2
Operational works 1
Certificates & exemptions 5
Other 4

Zones these sites sit in

The zone sets what a site can be used for. Landbrief resolves it for each application from the Mackay Regional Council scheme mapping — the register itself doesn't publish it.

Mackay Waterfront PDA 4
Medium density residential 4
Low density residential 3

Recent applications (13 in the last 6 months)

DA-2013-434/G Other · lodged 1 Oct 2026

Change Application (Minor) Reconfiguring a Lot – Development Permit for Subdivision (9 Lots into 17 Lots and Common Property) and Material Change of Use – Development Permit for Dwelling House (14 Dwellings – Stages 1 &…

Bluewater The Beach 4 Petrie Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Decision Period Council record
PDA-2026-1 Other · lodged 29 Sep 2026

Building Work - PDA Development Permit for Garden Shed in Flood and Coastal Hazards Overlay (Storm-Tide Inundation Area)

4/18 Creal Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Mackay Waterfront PDA Information Request Response Council record
PDA-2025-6 Other · lodged 29 Sep 2026

Building Work - PDA Development Permit for Garden Shed in Flood and Coastal Hazards Overlay (Storm-Tide Inundation Area)

4/18 Creal Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Mackay Waterfront PDA Application Lodged Council record
EC-2026-94 Certificates & exemptions · lodged 22 Sep 2026

Exemption Certificate - Dwelling House (Shed with attached awning - Class 10a) in Flood and Coastal Hazards Overlay (Storm-Tide Inundation Area)

9 Moody Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Mackay Waterfront PDA Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
EC-2026-86 Certificates & exemptions · lodged 25 Aug 2026

Exemption Certificate - Dwelling House (Carport - Class 10a) - in Flood and Coastal Hazards Overlay (Storm-Tide Inundation Area)

6 McIntyre Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Low density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
EC-2026-74 Certificates & exemptions · lodged 9 Jul 2026

Exemption Certificate - Dwelling House (Shed - Class 10a) in Priority Development Area

4 Nott Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Mackay Waterfront PDA Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2013-434/F Other · lodged 9 Jul 2026

Request for Generally in Accordance Reconfiguration of a Lot 9 Special Activities (Tourism) Lots into 17 Lots and Common Property and Material Change of Use 75 and 10 Multiple Dwellings Units, 14 Dwelling Houses, and Ca…

Bluewater The Beach 4 Petrie Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Medium density residential Generally in Accordance With Council record
EC-2026-70 Certificates & exemptions · lodged 24 Jun 2026

Exemption Certificate - Dwelling House (Carport and Patio - Class 10a) in Flood and Coastal Hazards Overlay (Storm-Tide Inundation Area)

1/38 Vidulich Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Low density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
EC-2026-68 Certificates & exemptions · lodged 17 Jun 2026

Exemption Certificate - Dwelling House (Class 1a) - in Flood and Coastal Hazards Overlay (Storm-Tide Inundation Area)

Palms at the Beach Mackay 26/8 Petrie Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Medium density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2023-139/B Material change of use · lodged 12 May 2026

Change Application (Minor) Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Multiple Dwelling

1/5 Bridge Road EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Medium density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2019-138/B Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 24 Apr 2026

Change (Minor) and Extension Application Reconfiguring a Lot - Development Permit for Subdivision (1 Lot into 3 Lots and Common Property).

19 Yaralla Avenue EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Low density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2026-96 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 23 Apr 2026

Reconfiguring a Lot - Development Permit for Subdivision (1 Lot into 2 Lots)

9 Kirribilli Avenue EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Zone: Medium density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
OW-2026-11 Operational works · lodged 23 Feb 2026

Operational Works - Development Permit for Bulk Earthworks - Stage 2 - The Beach

Bluewater The Beach 4 Petrie Street EAST MACKAY QLD 4740 Approved Subject to Conditions Council record

Zones and overlays explained: what each Queensland zone allows · what planning overlays such as flood and bushfire change

Read next: plain-English guides

Nearby suburbs in Mackay

Application details are reproduced from the Mackay Regional Council public development register and may lag the council's own record; follow the council link for the authoritative file. Zones are resolved by Landbrief from published scheme mapping. Nothing here is planning advice.