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
Redland City Council decided at its meeting on 15 October to hold off on fixing a land zoning anomaly affecting 160 hectares of land at Heinemann Road which the Council bought in 2017 for development of new sports fields. The reason given for not moving now to fix the anomaly, is that offering to do
Heinemann Road – Part 4 Zoning games Read Post »
Redland City Council’s efforts to obtain approvals for clearing koala habitat are discussed in the third part of our story about the Redlands Sports and Recreation Precinct proposed for land at Heinemann Road, Mount Cotton. With a block of land, and a precinct plan, the Council had two of the five things it needed to
Redlands Sports and Recreation Precinct Part 3 – Koalas Read Post »
Previously, we described how Redland City Council bought land at Heinemann Road in Mount Cotton, expecting to get 46 hectares for sports fields: Part 1: Redlands sports and recreation precinct — Land Purchase Master planning: 2017-2020 It took about three years for the Council to adopt a master plan for the Redlands sports and recreation
Redlands sports and recreation precinct Part 2 – Planning Read Post »
Extended delays to the Redlands sports and recreation precinct have been discussed recently by elected councillors, so we thought it might be useful to publish a fact-based story. It’s a long story, so we will do it in parts. Mayor wants to buy land for sports and recreation A short email from Mayor Karen Williams
Redlands Sports and Recreation Precinct Part 1 – Land Purchase Read Post »
Desperate measures to resurrect its planned Heinemann Road sports fields project will be discussed by Redland City Council at its next general meeting on Wednesday 20 August 2025. The Council’s current master plan for this project, adopted in 2023, provides for three rugby league fields, thirteen touch football fields and 800 car parks on 26
Heinemann Road sports fields delay on Council agenda Read Post »
The need for a new indoor sports centre will be discussed by Redland City Council at its general meeting on Wednesday. Also on the agenda for this meeting are: Six councillors block Indoor Sports Centre at July meeting Two months ago, Mayor Jos Mitchell proposed that the Council’s Chief Executive Officer prepare a briefing for
Indoor sports centre to be discussed by Redland City Council Read Post »
Here’s our recap of what happened during 2023 in the Redlands, including images and links to stories which we published throughout the year. January 2023 We kicked off the year with news that controversial plans for 124 apartments in the northern car park at Cleveland Train Station were rejected by the Planning and Environment Court.
2023 in the Redlands – a review by Redlands2030 Read Post »
Redland City Council has awarded a $5,950,214.27 contract to Alder Constructions for upgrades to Charlie Buckler Memorial Sporting Fields at Redland Bay. Councillors voted 7/3 at the July Meeting to “approve the project budget to be brought forward”. Alder Constructions was previously awarded a contract worth $61,274,400 on 16 December 2022 for Stage 1 Construction
Council splashes cash on Charlie Buckler sports fields Read Post »
Letters to the Editor – 14 April 2023 Letters this week discuss Council secrecy in major project decision making and the impact on koalas of Ormiston College’s expansion plans. The third letter examines the morality of Redland City Council’s plan to clear 550 trees at Heinemann Road. If you want to have your say about
Council secrecy, the immorality of clearing trees and Ormiston koalas Read Post »
