Stockland has recently released the first home sites at their new Bokarina Beach community development Oceanside - a lifestyle community set to become a world-class health, retail, commercial, education and residential hub, which includes Stockland's first "greenfield” vertical retirement village, the Birtinya Retirement Village, which is currently under construction.

A key component of the $5 billion Oceanside community, the beachside precinct will consist of 160 home sites, 130 terrace homes, and 800 beachfront and parkfront apartments spanning up to 30 hectares once fully completed.

Ben Simpson, Stockland Regional Manager for the Sunshine Coast, said the premium mixed-use residential, retail and tourism hub was unlike anything seen before on the Coast.

"This is one of the last remaining developable parcels of beachfront land of its size on the east coast of Australia,” Mr Simpson said.

"Imagine waking up to the sound of the ocean, and being a short stroll to the beach, Lake Kawana, parks, cafes, shops and all the benefits of the future Birtinya Town Centre and Sunshine Coast Health Precinct.”

Proposed features include boutique shops, cafes and restaurants, plans for a new public beach access and a new surf lifesaving facility, and more than five hectares of open space including parkland and the Lake Kawana extension.

Kilometres of bicycle and walking paths throughout Bokarina Beach are also planned, which will link up with the Sunshine Coast Health Precinct and wider Oceanside community via a shared path under a newly constructed bridge on Nicklin Way.

An outdoor plaza will be created for markets, festivals and community events.

Construction on the first home sites has begun and the community will be developed in stages, with construction expected to be completed on the final stage by around 2020.