Queensland's newest mega-sports stadium could go to the Sunshine Coast with their council asking for expressions of interest to prepare a feasibility study for the construction a new 1300 Smiles-type stadium at Caloundra, Nambour or Maroochydore.

This year the Melbourne Storm – which has a feeder-club relationship with the Sunshine Coast Falcons - the West Tigers and several Australian Rules teams including St Kilda, all played trial games on the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast mayor Mark Jamieson with Melbourne Storm under 20s at the Sunshine Coast Stadium at Kawana.

Melbourne Storm has already established a rugby league academy at Sunshine Coast Stadium at Bokarina and has begun an under 20s team.

Melbourne Storm in July 2016 also announced plans to back a Sunshine Coast netball team in the new Australia-wide national championships to begin in 2017.