Letters from residents include suggestions for re-opening access to Straddie, thoughts about the recent elections (including a thank you letter from Mayoral candidate Claire Richardson), and reflections on an ANZAC Day ceremony at a neighbourhood park which the Council wanted to sell off for residential development, a few years ago. If you have something to
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Some Redland City Council election candidates have responded to questions from SIMO about water extraction from North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah). The SIMO committee sent questions to known Council election candidates asking their views on water security in the Redlands and the potential harm of excessive water extraction to Minjerribah/North Stradbroke Island. It is disappointing that many
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Questions about water extraction from North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) have been put to Redland City Council election candidates by Stradbroke Island Management Organisation (SIMO). SIMO questions for Council election candidates Dear Candidate We want to inform our membership and the wider public of your policies on water security for the Redlands and water extraction from
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Stradbroke Island Management Organisation (SIMO) and other groups and residents are concerned that the aquifer on North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) does not have the capacity to keep supplying 60% of Redlands’ water needs without environmental harm to the Island. Minjerribah aquifer level is falling The Minjerribah aquifer relies solely on rainfall. For years, Minjerribah has
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An elder has passed. A dear friend has departed. To her family condolences and consolations. For the rest of us, a time to reflect and to ponder how social justice might be progressed. A Ngugi woman and Quandamooka elder, Joan lived her last decades on country, on Minjerribah. She served on national and state bodies,
Vale Aunty Joan Hendriks – Quandamooka elder Read Post »
Here’s our recap of what happened in Redland City during 2018, focusing on key decisions made by Redland City Council and some other newsworthy events. Chicken poo power plans dropped Plans for a power station fuelled with chicken litter to be built next to the Golden Cockerel abattoir in Mt Cotton, first proposed in 2004,
Redland City in 2018 – a Redlands2030 recap Read Post »
More and more people are speaking out about the Toondah PDA development proposal. The letters to our Editor are overwhelmingly opposed to the development. Of interest is that more and more correspondents are from further afield or even newly settled in the area. On a different note the concerns about the Whale Centre on Straddie are
Letters nail Toondah (again) and the Whale Centre Read Post »
Conservation groups have called on the Liberal National Party to make its position clear regarding the future of sand mining on Minjerribah North Stradbroke Island. LNP Leader Tim Nicholls released a statement on Monday pledging $10 million towards job creation and economic development on the island, whilst claiming the local community was “nearly destroyed” by
LNP plans for North Stradbroke Island queried Read Post »
Traditional Owners of Quandamooka Country, which includes much of southern Moreton Bay, want political parties to state their positions on key issues before the 25 November state election. Political parties are being asked to indicate support for a range of projects and issues which will help the Quandamooka People pursue sustainable economic development. There is
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Moreton Bay’s traditional owners, the Quandamooka People, believe the Bay region is of such outstanding universal natural and cultural value they want it listed as a World Heritage Site. What is World Heritage A World Heritage Site is a place listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) because it has special cultural or physical
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