Newsletter June 2021- Edition #39
The month has flown by, and I feel as if I have been in a tumble dryer between Budget, COVID...
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Author: SB Office
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
EMERGENCY Emergency Services 000 https://www.qld.gov.au/emergency Noosa Police Station 5440 8111 https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/noosa-heads-station Cooroy Police Station 5442 5030...
Read MoreSIVYERS & COOROY NOOSA RD INTERSECTION JUNE 2021
After years of advocacy, the announcement that this intersection is to receive a $965,000 upgrade is welcome news. Already identified as an intersection with safety concerns based on accident data, a new right turn lane will...
Read MoreBUDGET 2021-22 UPDATE
As always, Budget Week at Parliament is full of expectations, ruminations, and deliberations amongst some frustrations and bleary eyes! From the first ‘trawl through’, there is much good, with literally something for everyone....
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Newsletter May 2021- Edition #38
It was a month like no other, from the residual fallout from COVID continuing to create some...
Read MoreINDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POWERS AND PENALTIES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT & KIN KIN POMONA COORAN HEAVY HAULAGE UPDATE #2 MAY 2021
Following a meeting last week with Transport & Main Roads (TMR) Ministerial staff during Parliament, and as a follow on from our update of 13 May: TMR is looking into options to require contractors to assess haulage routes...
Read MoreSIX MILE BRIDGE UPDATE #7 MAY 2021
The Department of Transport and Main Roads has advised that ecological surveying for the Six Mile Bridge #7 replacement project will begin in early June 2021 and will take approximately two weeks to complete, weather permitting....
Read MoreINDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POWERS AND PENALTIES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT & KIN KIN POMONA COORAN HEAVY HAULAGE UPDATE MAY 2021
TMR has conducted an Australian National Risk Assessment Model (ANRAM) assessment of Kin Kin Road. Preliminary high-level findings from the assessment include: When ranked in terms of FSI (fatal and severe injury crashes) per...
Read MoreBECKMANS RD STAGE 1 UPDATE MAY 2021
Works will get underway on the first stage of the Tewantin Bypass in the coming weeks. Design work completed to date had identified the alignment of the new intersection, allowing vegetation clearing and relocation of energy and...
Read MoreDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS DAMAGE OR LOSS COMPENSATION MAY 2021
In response to concerns raised regarding reimbursement for vehicle damages incurred along Pomona–Kin Kin Road, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) have advised the following. If you have suffered damage or loss from...
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Newsletter April 2021- Edition #37
From major events to our Anzac Day commemorations, national awards to book launch’s, co-chairing...
Read MoreSECONDARY DWELLINGS – NOOSA PLAN 2020 (Noosa Council) APRIL 2021
The explanation below is in response to questions we continue to receive regarding secondary dwellings. The Queensland Planning Regulation sets out land use definitions that all Councils need to adopt in their planning schemes....
Read MoreKIN KIN POMONA COORAN HEAVY HAULAGE, COURT CASE UPDATE APRIL 2021
Council staff recently inspected site and surrounding waterways after heavy rain, together with Department of Environment, including results from water probes in various locations external to the quarry. The result was that the...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER TESTING UPDATE APRIL 2021
Reports are now available for the dioxin testing of our river, and after a long journey of advocacy for this, very welcomed. Head to https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/management/water/catchment-care#toc-3 and scroll down to the...
Read MoreCOOROY INTERSECTION UPDATE APRIL 2021
As a result of the Cooroy intersection improvements consultation of over a year ago, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) have advised that they investigated both roundabouts and traffic signals as part of early...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA RECREATION AREA FIRE PROHIBITION APRIL 2021
The Department of Environment and Science have recently advised that the current ban on campfires will continue indefinitely within the Cooloola Recreation Area. This decision was made following an ecological assessment of...
Read MoreTURTLE HATCHLINGS TEEWAH BEACH/COOLOOLA APRIL 2021
In response to turtle hatchlings emerging on Teewah Beach which is an important breeding ground for endangered marine turtles, better protection during turtle season will be discussed at the next Teewah Cooloola Working Group in...
Read MoreHOUSING ACTION GROUP UPDATE MARCH 2021
Since the last meeting, progress has been made on several fronts including State legislation around secondary dwellings and dual occupancy after my meetings with State Planners. This has resulted in a potential pilot for Noosa,...
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Newsletter March 2021- Edition #36
After weeks spent in Parliament and travelling throughout Queensland with the Legal Affairs and...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE MARCH 2021
Following the completion of the Expressions of Interest (EOI) process undertaken by Noosa Council and Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) for the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee, we can update the following. The outcome...
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