Maccas knifed, more housing subdivisions and show holiday poll

Redlands August show holiday: Monday or Friday?

Should this year’s Redland City show holiday be on Monday 10 August or Friday 14 August? Redlands residents are being given an opportunity to have a say on this question by Redland City Council.

• There is a poll on the Council’s Facebook page.
• Alternatively, you can have your say on the Council’s website.

Redlands show holiday is normally held on the Monday before People’s Day at the Brisbane Exhibition (the Ekka).

This year’s Ekka has been cancelled because of COVID-19 so the Government has changed the People’s Day holiday from Wednesday 12 August to Friday 14 August to boost the local tourism industry by creating what Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk described as a People’s Long Weekend.

Council’s in south east Queensland are now being given the opportunity to change the date of their show holidays to align with the People’s Long Weekend.

This could benefit some families where some members have work or schooling in Brisbane City and others have work or schooling in Redlands.

Traditionally, Cleveland has had the Crazy Day markets on the day of the Brisbane show holiday, giving Brisbane folk an alternative to going to the Ekka.

Public consultation about 50 lot subdivision in Thornlands

Plans to create a 50 lot housing subdivision at 67-85 Kinross Road Thornlands have been advertised for public consultation.

RAL 19/0071 plans to subdivide land at 67-85 Kinross Road Thornlands into 50 housing blocks ranging from 351m2 to 815m2.

The average lot size is 461m2. Thirteen (13) lots are less than 400m2 (26%).

A drinks factory on site may operate for several years so development is proposed in two stages.

Submissions can be made to Redland City Council about this proposed development until 10 June 2020.

Information about this development application is available in PD On-line.

Agenda for Council meeting on 27 May 2020

Plans for residential development at Brendan Way in Victoria Point and a proposed McDonalds in Birkdale will be discussed by Redland City Council at its meeting on Wednesday 27 May.

The officers’ report recommends refusal of development application MCU19/0142 which includes a proposed new McDonalds for Birkdale Fair Shopping Centre.

The report to councillors says:

“The application should be decided by 27 May 2020 [the day of the general meeting] in accordance with the Planning Act 2016. Should the decision not be made by that date the application may be deemed approved.”

Officers are also recommending refusal of an application for the proposed lot reconfiguration at Brendan Way in Victoria Point.

There are two closed session items on the meeting agenda:

19.1 Review of State Koala Mapping and Legislation

19.2 Encroachment ‐ Valentine Park 78 Finucane Road Alexandra Hills

The contents of the meeting agenda are shown below. The full agenda including officers’ reports, can be downloaded from the Council’s website.

Redlands2030 – 25 May 2020