The State Government has been consulting about a concept design for upgrading the Dunwich (Gumpi) ferry terminal. Redlands2030 is making a submissions as shown below. Redlands2030 submissions about Dunwich (Gumpi) ferry terminal upgrade Introduction Redlands2030 supports an upgrade to ferry terminal facilities at Dunwich (Gumpi) but we have some concerns about the proposed concept design
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A motion from Cr Rowanne McKenzie proposing that a Mount Cotton investigation area be considered by the State Government for inclusion in the SEQ urban footprint will be discussed at Redland City Council’s meeting on Wednesday 17 June 2026. It is interesting that this motion is being put forward as a councillor’s notice of motion
The High Court of Australia has today given Redland City Council leave to appeal a decision about land clearing on North Stradbroke Island. The matter of Redland City Council v. Burns relates to Redland City Council’s efforts to prosecute Mr Darren Burns for clearing native vegetation at East Coast Road on North Stradbroke Island. This
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Redland City Council’s efforts to prosecute Quandamooka man Darren Burns for clearing native vegetation on North Stradbroke Island were dealt a blow this week when Queensland’s highest court dismissed the Council’s appeal against a District Court finding that Mr Burns was not guilty. Magistrates Court conviction In 2020 Mr Burns engaged a contractor to clear
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The future of the proposed whitewater stadium and other contentious Redlands projects are discussed in letters to Redlands2030. And there’s a short letter about car parking spaces at the One Mile water taxi terminal. If you have something to say, email your letter to theeditor@redlands2030.net Parking at One Mile On Stradbroke Island at One Mile
Amity (Pulan) on North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) There was plenty of toilet talk at the Redland City Council meeting this week, talk about public toilets that is. Last year the Council removed a public toilet from the Old Schoolhouse Park at Amity Point on North Stradbroke Island. The Council told the local community that these
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The Quandamooka Festival from 26-28 August will feature live music from several First Nations artists and immersion in one of the oldest living cultures on earth. With three days full of exciting activities and two evening concerts, the QuandamookaFestival 2022 has something for everyone. Tickets for daily passes or a three day pass can be
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Development plans for a large block in the Shoreline area, increased charges for rock quarried on North Stradbroke Island and a “Transition Plan” for the Redland Investment Corporation are to be discussed at Redland City Council’s next meeting on Wednesday 16 February 2022. No move on heritage protection Changing the town plan to add about
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Birdlife, including dozens of migratory shorebirds, next to a ferry entering Toondah Harbour In essence, the Toondah Harbour real estate scheme, proposed for land and wetlands next to the Stradbroke ferry terminal at Cleveland, involves a contest. On the one hand, there is the undeniable duty of State and Federal politicians and public servants to
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A new book ‘Paltry Paradise; a History of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum’ will be launched at the North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah on Friday 13 December. This is a comprehensive social, economic and political account of how Queensland provided welfare at what was. for some time, the state’s largest public institution. ‘Paltry Paradise: a
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