Cleveland parking and Oyster Point memories

Oyster Point, Cleveland in 1973 – with a shark proof swimming enclosure

Cleveland CBD parking and the proposed construction of 3,600 apartments on wetlands next to Toondah Harbour are raised regularly in letters to the Editor of Redlands2030.

More and more, the people who live in this area are angry at the way the development has proceeded and the way that their interests have been disregarded in the planning. Of course the planning process was started in 2014 by Redland City Council and the State Government.

If you have something to say, send your letter to: theeditor@redlands2030.net

Recollections about Oyster Point

When I first came to Oyster Point there was a midden of oyster shells. It is now cut up by the road on the high ground around the Point. Once the layers of shells were clearly visible and the midden was two or more meters high.

The cleared bush land is now called a park, once it was the police pound for stray cattle.

Koalas were abundant in the area. A private citizen, Mr Coats, planted trees that the Koalas eat. Some of the trees he planted were destroyed by vandals but the koala trees are clearly visible in the park land area.

Later, the area was cleared of introduced plants by volunteers, not the council.

Numerous migratory birds feed on the mud flats when the tide is out.

Someone erected a sign naming some of the visiting birds. The importance of the area for birds is well documented if poorly respected.

If a person stands on the slope leading into the water and looks to the north the young mangrove trees are obvious and this is where the shark proof sea water swimming pool was once located. A wooden jetty was there too. Both have been removed by the Council.

When I spoke to some Aboriginals from Straddie, they knew nothing of the midden or past history of Oyster Point I hope there are some who still recall the midden.

I hope these comments are of help to those working to stop the Toondah development.

Over the years I’ve come to know the area and I don’t want to see it destroyed so a few people can get even richer than they already are. I think the values put on the sense of place and their lifestyle has been totally ignored in the planning for the Toondah Harbour Priority Development Area.

I can’t understand how our Council can treat the existing residents in such an off hand way.

P.R.
Oyster Point

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Parking in the Cleveland CBD 

Cr Peter Mitchell must take this issue seriously as the productivity of Cleveland has suffered heavily due to the impacts of COVID, decreased tourism and private asset sales of the Cleveland car parking which is effectively killing small business in the area as shoppers are finding alternatives to Cleveland. 

A solution to the car parking issue could be a 2 – 3 hr parking rotating rule instead of the long-term daily parking or building a multi – level car park facility in the heart of Cleveland which could save the area issues.

I think it would be wise for Cr Mitchell to get his head out of the sand and face reality and actually talk to business owners and shoppers to find solutions”. 

Callen Sorensen Karklis 
Former Candidate RCC Division 2 

Parking bays numbered in Cleveland CBD

It seems that someone is numbering the carparks in the Cleveland CBD.

Of itself it seems a little odd but I do wonder at the ramifications.

After what looks and feels like a stuff up in the CBD Parking arrangements I wondered if Council is doing an audit of the number of spaces and trying to ensure there is no double counting?

Or is Council setting the scene for easier description and location of vehicles overstaying their welcome in a parking bay?

Perhaps Council is going to implement (or trial) paid parking?

Given the debacle that parking in the CBD has become, I am wary of the Council’s intentions.

Has anyone else seen these numbered plaques?

Does anyone have a simple explanation?

N.D.
Cleveland

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Redlands2030 – 10 April 2022