“Closed for winter” said Chefs Inc. cryptically, after operating its food market in the Cleveland Library car park for just 15 weekends from March to June in 2018. Chefs Inc. went bust owing 28 creditors an estimated total of $753,578. The company’s liquidator said the company may have been trading while insolvent before it opened
Open for business closed for winter: Chefs Inc. Read Post »
The specific impacts of climate change on our local area and therefore directly on our lives is often hard to quantify. To make matters worse, people often confuse weather and climate. You will often hear people say that the weather has always varied and that we have seen similar weather events in the past. Such
Weather the climate is changing in the Redlands Read Post »
Letters to Redlands2030 have flowed in faster than normal in the shadow of the ABC’s revelations about the EPBC decisions by former Minister for Environment Josh Frydenberg. Surely the Federal Government can’t sustain a business as usual approach. Equally the State Government should be making sure that public confidence in its decision making is restored.
Residents react to news about Toondah project Read Post »
Car parking in Cleveland is being steadily lost by decisions of Redland City Council and the State Government. The result is land is ‘repurposed’ from car parks which the community finds useful to development sites which investors find profitable. This is of concern to people who shop and do other business in Cleveland as well
Why reduce car parking in Cleveland? Read Post »
Redland City Council has refused to make publicly available a report about the economic impacts on the Cleveland CBD of development at Toondah Harbour including retail and hospitality activities. Redlands2030 raised concerns about the future of the Cleveland CBD when presenting a petition to Redland City Council, asking it to: Withdraw its support for Walker
Will Toondah kill off the Cleveland CBD? Read Post »
One of very few submissions to the Federal Government which supported Walker Group’s revised Toondah Project plan was made by the Straddie Chamber of Commerce. The Government says it received 1,419 public submissions about Walker Group’s project referral under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, with 1,411 submissions opposing the project and just
Straddie Chamber supports Toondah project Read Post »
Record sales and profit for the full year ending June 2017 were recently announced by Sealink Travel Group which operates ferry services in various Australian locations including Moreton Bay. The ASX listed company (SLK) said record sales of $201.4m (up 13.5% from $177.5m in 2016) were driven by full year impact of business acquisitions and
Sealink profit up but Straddie route challenging Read Post »
Redland City Council’s 2017/18 Budget was adopted by unanimous vote at today’s Special Budget Meeting. Rates for residential property owners will increase more than the Brisbane inflation rate. Pensioners hoping for an increase in their rates discount will be disappointed as will commercial property owners who can expect a large rates increase. Rate rise for
Redland City Council Budget 2017/18 Read Post »
A proposal to continue providing incentives for developers will be considered by Redland City Council at its general meeting on Wednesday 21 June. Councillors will also: discuss an update on activities of the Redlands Economic Development Advisory Board delegate to the CEO a number of powers under the new Planning Act adopt a revenue policy
Tourism and CBD incentives on Council agenda Read Post »
Councillors’ reaction to the Ombudsman’s report, overseas travel approvals, the Alex Hills pub upgrade and Donald Simpson Centre funding cuts are discussed in this report on Council activities. Cr Elliott fired up about Ombudsman’s report At its general meeting on 7 June 2017 Redland City Council adopted a policy on funding of legal action on
Cr Elliott fired up over Council’s “dog act” Read Post »
