“Little Love Project” brings colour and kindness to Nambour Hospital corner

The busy hospital corner opposite Nambour Hospital is being transformed through community collaboration, kindness and practical action, as the first Ten Little Pieces “Little Love Project” continues to take shape following support through a $250 community grant from Marty Hunt MP.

The project aims to improve shared public spaces through litter clean-ups, increased amenity, improved waste infrastructure and small community-led interventions that help create safer, more welcoming and connected places for everyone.

“The Little Love Project is really about community coming together to improve our shared spaces in practical, positive ways,” said Ten Little Pieces founder Alison Foley.

“It’s amazing to see how a little love can completely change how a place feels. We wanted to create something that brings a little warmth, beauty and connection back into the space,” Ms Foley said.

Earlier this year, Ten Little Pieces volunteers recovered thousands of cigarette butts from the hospital precinct during a Clean Up Australia Day event. The initiative has since evolved into a broader placemaking project focused on restoring care and connection to a space traversed daily by hospital staff, patients, visitors and residents.

This week, the new community street library was installed and the planter boxes filled with native plants and fresh greenery, helping soften and brighten the space.

The street library itself was handcrafted by Nambour Men’s Shed and forms part of a wider Sunshine Coast network of community libraries created by Jessica Cronin, the 2026 Sunshine Coast Young Citizen of the Year.

Cr. David Law has also been responsive to community concerns regarding pavement conditions, bus stop seating and waste infrastructure in the area, as part of ongoing improvements.

Ten Little Pieces has thanked the many local businesses, organisations and community members contributing to the project, including Nambour Landscape Supplies, Sunshine Mitre 10, the Cronin family, Fothergill’s Australia, Sunshine Coast Council, Ananda Yoga, Sunshine Coast Tubestock Growers and the many passers-by who have offered encouragement and support.

“It’s fabulous to see a little bit of life coming back to the corner, which has felt tired for quite some time,” said Laurie Sale of Ananda Yoga.

“With so many health services, cafes and community spaces in the area, making the precinct safer, greener and more welcoming for people moving through the space each day is really important,” Ms Sale said.

You can follow progress updates from Ten Little Pieces on Instagram and Facebook.

Ten Little Pieces Founder, Alison Foley “we wanted to create something that brings a little warmth, beauty and connection back into the space.”