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Birkdale Community Precinct Vision ignores community feedback

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Birkdale Community Precinct Vision concept plan proposed for endorsement by Redland City Council A whitewater facility, aquatic centre and adventure play hub feature prominently in a Birkdale Community Precinct Vision proposed for endorsement by Redland City Council at its meeting on Wednesday. Information obtained by Redlands2030 through a Right to Information request shows that the

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Pam Spence writes about the Birkdale Land

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World War II radio receiving station on the Birkdale Land. Have you had your say on the future of the Birkdale Land? The period for making a submission closed 4th May 2021 but consider making a late submission by way of a letter to the CEO of Redland City Council. I would like our community

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Whitewater rafting plans for Birkdale site questioned

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The Birkdale Community Precinct includes Willard’s Farm and land bought from the Federal Government. Redland City Council is undertaking community engagement about future usage of the 62 hectare Birkdale Community Precinct including the concept of an artificial whitewater rafting centre which could be used for canoe slalom events if the 2032 Olympics are held in

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Birkdale lands use to be discussed by Council

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Planning for future development of the Birkdale lands will be discussed by Redland City Council on Wednesday. Zoo, university, housing and sporting facilities are among ideas for use of this site which have been floated by politicians, governments and Redland City Council over the past decade, especially during election campaigns. This 62 hectare property, formerly

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Community champions thrilled by Birkdale Heritage win

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Birkdale community advocate Pam Spence says she is thrilled by the Queensland Heritage Council’s decision to put a former US army World War II radio receiving station on the State Heritage Register. In making its decision, the Heritage Council expanded the heritage protected area to include the 0.9 hectare Rhombic Radio Aerial Array despite a

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Our country – the Birkdale Commonwealth lands

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The Birkdale Commonwealth lands are part of our country – but are they underutilized waste lands or valuable koala habitat? Most Australians would be familiar with the poem My Country. Written over a hundred years ago by Dorothea Mackellar. My Country presents a romantic vision of Australia’s rural landscape featuring sweeping plains and saphire misted

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BPA wants environment and heritage protection for the Commonwealth lands in Birkdale

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Redland City Bulletin recently ran a news item Call for bushland plan concerning the future of the Commonwealth land at Birkdale. In this article Mayor Williams was quoted as saying “the future use (of the Commonwealth land) will be determined by the community….we don’t yet know what the community wants on the land”. Mayor Williams,

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