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SEQ Koala Conservation Strategy
Heritage Protection, Koalas, Letters to the Editor

Koala conservation, Brisbane’s disappearing heritage, and Hub68 – in letters

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Koala conservation, Brisbane’s heritage and plans for Hub68 are discussed in letters to the Editor, reflecting a shared and growing concern within our community about the direction of planning and environmental policy in southeast Queensland. Something you may want to check out before 21 June is the State Government’s planning for an upgrade of the

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Petrol price pain
Governance, Heritage Protection, Letters to the Editor, Ormiston College

Petrol price pain and Ormiston College values – in letters to the Editor

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The local impacts of petrol price pain and an examination of Ormiston College values are discussed in letters to the Editor. Other letters published this week discuss aircraft noise over Victoria Point, and the need for sensible heritage planning. If you have something to say about petrol price pain. or anything else, email your letter

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Olympic costs
Governance, Heritage Protection, Infrastructure, Letters to the Editor

Redlands’ sporting needs, Queensland’s Olympic costs, One Nation’s policies and Willard’s Farm still inaccessible to the community – letters

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Redland City Council’s failure to address the community’s requirements for sporting facilities, Queensland’s Olympic costs, One Nation’s policies, and a plea for Council to open Willard’s Farm to the community are discussed in letters to the Editor. If you have something to say, take a lead from one of these letter writers and email your

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Demolition application
Governance, Heritage Protection

Demolition application for heritage properties in Cleveland

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A demolition application for heritage listed buildings on two adjoining properties at 1 Shore Street East and 3 Shore Street East in Cleveland is the subject of community consultation from 18 July to 8 August 2025. Heritage significance Local councils are legally required to identify and protect places of cultural heritage significance. The Queensland Heritage

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Birkdale Precinct, Heritage Protection

Redland City Council to spend $5 million on Willard’s Farm restoration

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Artist’s impression of Willard’s Farm after restoration works are completed – Image: Redland City Council A contract for $5,066,985 has been awarded by Redland City Council to Baroque Group Pty Ltd for Willard’s Farm restoration. The Council says that restoration of this historic Birkdale property is expected to be completed in mid-2024. The amount that

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Birkdale Precinct, Community, Governance, Heritage Protection, Koalas, Uncategorized

Koala group opposes Olympic whitewater centre on Birkdale site

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The Koala Action Group has attacked Redland City Council’s proposed Birkdale whitewater centre in a submission to the Senate inquiry into Australia’s preparedness to host Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games. Eleven of the 80 published submissions to this inquiry deal entirely or mainly with criticism of the proposed Birkdale whitewater centre. Opposition to the proposed

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Heritage Protection, Local story

A very short history of the Redlands – by Paul Oates

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Moreton Bay, formed 6,000 years ago when melting ice caps caused sea levels to rise How often do we Redlands residents stop and think about our area’s history? It’s easy to see how beautiful the area is and forget how it came to be. During past changes in Earth’s climate, Ice Ages caused sea levels

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Community, Heritage Protection, Petitions

Petition calls for State Heritage listing of G.J. Walter Park

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A petition calling for G.J. Walter Park to be nominated for inclusion in the Queensland Heritage Register will soon be presented to Redland City Council. This park is located on the Cleveland foreshore between the Toondah Harbour ferry terminal and the Grand View Hotel which is already State heritage listed. G.J. Walter Park was gazetted

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City Plan 2015, Environment, Governance, Heritage Protection, Wildlife

Wildlife hospital location on Council’s agenda

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Location of a wildlife hospital, grant funding and local laws are on the agenda for Redland City Council’s general meeting on Wednesday 15 June. One item not on this agenda is fixing Redland City’s grossly deficient Local Heritage Register by listing about 40 properties which were recommended for inclusion in August 2021. The Temporary Local

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Birkdale Precinct, Community, Environment, Heritage Protection, Submission

Have your say about Council’s whitewater plan for the Birkdale lands

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Image from flythrough video published by Redland City Council Council’s community consultation “campaign” Redland City Council is now undertaking a community consultation “campaign” to promote its whitewater centred $300 million Draft Master Plan for future use of the Birkdale lands. Presumably they are in “campaign” mode because they know that the whitewater proposal lacks financial

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