Article from SCEC’s July/August 2017 eBulletin A 500ha parcel of flood prone land west of the Sunshine Motorway at Coolum with connection to Coolum Creek has been vulnerable to speculative urban development since it was bought up by developers Consolidated Properties in the early 2000’s, and another party a few […]
Audit Office calls for increased transparency for SunCentral
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has been called on to improve transparency into the dealings of its SunCentral Maroochydore CBD development. The Queensland Audit Office has recommended the council’s wholly-owned company SunCentral post its financial statements online. “We perceive this measure will enable the community to assess the performance of […]
New Independent Assessor to deal with councillor complaints
The Palaszczuk Government will introduce an Independent Assessor to consider all complaints against councillors, in a further move to reform local government. The new measure is one of 50 recommendations to be adopted, supported in-part or supported in principle from the Councillor Complaints Review, conducted by an independent three-person panel […]
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Oscar Welcomes New Donation Disclosure Rules
Ipswich voters will be the first to be better informed about election donations after game changing new regulations for local government elections came into force today. Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Mark Furner said Queensland was leading the way in disclosing details […]