Ambitious plans for Mount Cotton including a 250 room five-star resort at Sirromet, and a possible capacity increase for the Golden Cockerel chicken abattoir, are being proposed by experienced property developer Stephen Williams. A key driver for development is planning to significantly increase capacity of the Golden Cockerel plant which currently produces about 50% of
Diesel, Fertiliser and Economic Survival Diesel oil and nitrogen fertiliser have long been used to make an explosive mix. They provide fundamental building blocks for an economy, for transportation, military defence and food production. Lack of them can cause a different kind of reaction – a meltdown of the economy. These two ingredients are crucial
Oil and Fertiliser: An Explosive Mix in the Middle East Conflict – By Trevor Berrill Read Post »
The Guidelines set by the Federal Government for the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) of the proposed Toondah Harbour development include economic and social matters which will require some cost-benefit analysis. Requirements for cost-benefit analysis in the Toondah EIS The relevant clause from the EIS Guidelines is: This does not, or at least should not, make
Cost-benefit analysis of the Toondah proposal Read Post »
We need to tackle the problem of overpopulation to reduce over-consumption of Earth’s resources and improve living standards, globally. The Witness Earth event, from Oct 26-30 last year was just prior to the state election. It was an opportunity for enviro/sustainability organisations to promote themselves and their issues, all in the context of thought provoking
Overpopulation and Land Clearing Read Post »
Sign the Petition for full employment policies The Labor for Working Class Action Network committee on behalf of local workers of all sectors, particularly unwaged, underemployed and unemployed in Queensland calls on all levels of government to commit to full employment initiatives and asks all concerned citizens to support the Network’s Change.org petition Why we need
How Full Employment is a Way Forward Read Post »
Another week of hearings of the Financial Services Royal Commission has seen financial services company AMP admitting it mislead the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on 20 occasions. The commission also saw evidence of both AMP and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia paying themselves client money when there was no adviser allocated to provide services,
Heavy penalties are on the table for banks caught lying and taking fees for no service Read Post »
The Turnbull Government’s latest budget seems reasonable for many Australians, but one group that seems to have been forgotten is our youth. Young people are increasingly being squeezed out of Australian society due to increasing education and housing costs and diminishing employment opportunities. Housing prices No fundamental reform on negative gearing sets the housing prospects
Federal budget ignores young people Read Post »
Making money by getting favourable land re-zoning decisions is just one example of the Game of Mates, a story about the massive concentration of wealth in Australia in recent decades and ways to control it. Redlands BOOK LAUNCH – 6pm Thurs 22 June 2017 Watch the video of the event with author Cameron Murray on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/222920696.
Game of Mates: How favours bleed the nation Read Post »
How can we improve our local community’s economic resilience? A sustainable local economy means having lots of eggs in lots of baskets. One approach, put forward by the USA’s Institute for Local Self-Reliance, is to champion locally owned businesses. They’ve prepared a list of 10 reasons to support locally owned businesses which we reprint below.
Top 10 reasons to support locally owned businesses Read Post »
Letters to Redlands2030 this week discuss population growth in the Redlands, plans for sale of Council land and the local government elections in a few months time. If you have something to say, and you want to say it to a lot of people, send an email to: theeditor@redlands2030.net Save Redlands from becoming a dormitory
Letters to Redlands2030 – 23 October 2015 Read Post »
