Redland City Council has developed a way of getting through business at general meetings quick smart with little transparency. Matters requiring approval are discussed beforehand in meetings which are not open to the public and which don’t have publicly available minutes of matters discussed and decisions made. So at general meetings, decisions can be rubber
Council’s ‘quickie’ raises transparency questions Read Post »
Redland City Council’s next general meeting is on 11 May commencing at 9:30 am. Meetings are held at the Council Chambers in Bloomfield Street, Cleveland. Members of the public are able to observe meetings from the public gallery except for items which councillors discuss in ‘closed session’. At each general meeting members of the community
Parking, pageantry and pickup of bulky rubbish on agenda for Council meeting tomorrow Read Post »
The newly elected Redland City Council has its first general meeting on Wednesday 27 April, starting at 9:30 am. The meeting will be at Council’s chambers in Bloomfield Street in Cleveland. Members of the public are able to observe proceedings from the public gallery except when matters are discussed in ‘closed session’. Here is a
Council Meeting 27 April Read Post »
Concerns of residents on the Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) were raised by Robin Harris at the Redland City Council meeting on 17 February 2016. Mr Harris is a resident of Macleay Island. His speech can be viewed by selecting Item 7 Public Participation from the agenda on the webpage for the meeting’s video recording.
A view from Macleay Island by Robin Harris Read Post »
Across the Redlands people are concerned about overdevelopment and its impact on communities and the environment. In some cases, people have been opposing a planned development for many years while other issues have arisen recently. Some issues are very localised such as plans for a particular development which would change the character of a neigbourhood,
Redlands2030 maps the City’s hotspots Read Post »
The funding agreement for ferry operations to the southern Moreton Bay island (SMBI) was on the agenda for Redland City Council’s meeting on 12 August 2015. Two representatives of island residents (Mr Clem Ebber and Mr Robin Harris) attended the Council meeting and addressed the Council during the public participation section of its meeting. They
Translink levy is unfair say island residents Read Post »
The community spends an awful lot of money on infrastructure. But does it get spent wisely? And what could we do to ensure that we get better value for taxpayers and ratepayers. Infrastructure is normally defined as facilities, shared by a community, that are necessary preconditions for economic activity. Commonly there are three forms of
How best to invest in infrastructure! Read Post »
Towards the end of last year, Redlanders were informed by the Mayor and the State MP for Cleveland through email and brochure about the wonderful benefits of the Toondah Harbour and Weinam Creek PDAs. Later, in the “Our Redland” supplement of the Bayside Bulletin, “sea-loving billionaire Lang Walker” told us more of what we should
Don’t kill the goose with PDAs at Toondah Harbour and Weinam Creek Read Post »
Plans for a large marina and apartment development at Toondah Harbour Cleveland should join the list of many questionable projects to be reviewed carefully by the new Labor Government. The Toondah Priority Development Area (PDA) is an ugly example of the “anything goes” approach to business under the previous LNP Government and the current Redland
Toondah Harbour PDA: silk purse, sow’s ear or pig’s breakfast? Read Post »
If a project developer wanted to build something next to your house that might block your views, increase noise levels and disturb native wildlife would you be happy? New building projects of all sizes often cause conflict between developers and the existing community about issues such as quality of life and environmental impacts. For many
New planning laws threaten community rights Read Post »
