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The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has spent this week riding a tide of investor backlash after saying her government was “very seriously” considering introducing rental caps. Queensland is feeling the brunt of the nation’s rental crisis, with rents rising 80% in the central city of Gladstone, 51% in Noosa and 33% on the Gold Coast … Read more
An extra one million people will live in South-East Queensland by the 2032 Games and Olympic success will rise and fall on the state’s ability to move them around, Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson says. Speaking at a forum in Brisbane on Wednesday, Cr Jamieson said there was “a lot of work to be … Read more
Property Mediation on $37 million Oakland dispute fails Mar 22 2023 Updated March 22, 2023 COUNCIL will face the prospect of having to find $37.5 million after mediation talks with the developer of Oakland Estate failed to resolve the dispute over funding for trunk infrastructure. Subscribe to Fassifern Guardian to read the full story.
Council Date announced for Council by-election Mar 22 2023 Updated March 22, 2023 THE date of the Division 1 councillor by-election for the Scenic Rim has been set at Saturday, April 15. Electoral Commissioner Pat Vidgen said nominations for the councillor posit Subscribe to Fassifern Guardian to read the full story.
An artists’ impression of what the Coolum Lions Park could look like after landscape works and design. Photo: Contributed TWO OF Coolum’s seaside parks which are to some extent under-utilised are about to be further enhanced to entice more activity in the parks and the community is being called on to have their say on … Read more
TONY GIBSON PRAISE Dear editor, Mr Tony Gibson’s Observations is a delightful and important addition to the Advertiser. He (a very cool person) reminds us that there is so much we can do to retain, maintain, and magnify the green beauty of the Sunny Coast and Coolum. After all, it’s why most of us love … Read more
The Queensland government says it will provide funding for a Paralympic Centre of Excellence to be built at the University of Queensland St Lucia campus ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games. The centre would be a part of the “legacy” of the Games and create a “long-lasting benefit to the community” after the event was over, the government said … Read more
Homeless services are buckling under pressure to counter Queensland’s spiralling housing crisis, with some fearing they won’t last out the year. Key points: One charity has put on extra staff to cope St Vincent de Paul says demand is up 20 to 30 per cent There are 300,000 people homeless in Queensland, according to an independent report The number … Read more
Jil Wilson can no longer see a future in the home she once considered paradise. Where her country roadhouse once stood against the backdrop of bush and vast blue skies, a brown sea of debris and gutted buildings litter the land. She says “there’s nothing left” of her family’s Tirranna home and livelihoods in the Gulf of … Read more
Economists and advocates have urged the Queensland government to be “brave” and introduce a cap on rent increases, amid panicked claims that such limits would spark “a bloodbath” for investors. The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, told reporters on Monday the government was “very seriously” considering introducing a rent cap ahead of a housing roundtable next … Read more
Public consultation on the design of the new Suttons Beach Pavilion at Redcliffe has opened this morning. It’s your chance to have a say on what you want it to look like. Consultation runs from today until April 16 and follows the decision to demolish the existing structure, which is beyond repair. Moreton Bay Regional … Read more
Tourism operators say “there’s a light at the end of the tunnel” for residents of the small village of Tyalgum, which lost a main road during flooding about a year ago. Key points: Tyalgum Road sustained significant damage following major flooding in February and March last year Residents say the landslip has negatively affected businesses and … Read more
Residents in the outback Queensland town of Bedourie have begun preparations for a weeks-long isolation, as floodwaters from the far north-west move slowly south. Key points: Months of rain on the Queensland-Northern Territory border has caused major flooding in two of Queensland’s river systems Properties and towns along the Georgina River are preparing for high flood levels to cut … Read more
The Queensland Human Rights Commission has sounded the alarm on “discriminatory” laws that would allow police to charge children over a first minor drug offence while letting adults off with a warning. The state government’s police powers and responsibilities and other legislation amendment bill would give adults caught carrying small quantities of illicit substances three … Read more
Limits on rent increases could be on the agenda the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, says as a new report shows the extent of the housing crisis. Of 150,000 households under housing stress, about 100,000 would typically be eligible for social housing, a report commissioned by the Queensland Council of Social Service (Qcoss) says. This figure … Read more
A council worker has died in a workplace incident involving a semitrailer in Central Queensland. Queensland Police Service (QPS) confirmed the 36-year-old man died near Mulachys Road in the Arcadia Valley at about 1:45pm Monday afternoon. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is investigating, with a spokesperson saying the man was unloading machinery at the time … Read more
Sunshine Coast Council CEO Emma Thomas. In 2023 there are more women in leadership roles than ever before and at Sunshine Coast Council, Emma Thomas has made it to the very top. On International Women’s Day, the CEO reflected on being a woman in the workforce and the many changes she’s experienced over her career. … Read more