MASS TRANSIT PROJECT – QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL

OSCAR would like the following set of questions to be considered by Council as part of community consultation as this project progresses. Note: We will add to this list of questions as more information emerges. 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟴 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹? While the “benefits” of light rail would be […]

PLEASE DON’T OPEN THE FLOODGATES AT COOLUM WEST!!

The Community 6 of concerned residents, Surfrider, Sunshine Coast, Friends of Yaroomba (FOY), Development Watch (DW), Coolum Residents Association (CRA), Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) and Organisation Sunshine Coast Association of Residents (OSCAR) and many community members across the coast are very concerned about the proposed intense residential/mixed use and […]

Sunshine Coast shows the way to create good design

The Mary Cairncross Rainforest Discovery Centre respects and incorporates the local landscape. Guymer Bailey/Scott Burrows, Author provided Laurel Johnson, The University of Queensland Our collective retreat to the safety of our homes during the COVID-19 lockdown has provoked an awakening to the value of local areas for work, play and […]

Ipswich Council comes partly clean on financial information

[Source: Government News, 6 July 2020] A new portal providing searchable financial information including councillor expenses and procurement contracts has gone live at Ipswich City Council. Mayor Teresa Harding In a first for local government in Australia, more than six gigabytes of data has been published to the Transparency and Integrity […]