A Sunshine Coast community leader is urging levels of government to invest in vital infrastructure to save the region from transport woes. With the Sunshine Coast population expected to grow from 357,422 in 2021 to 518,004 in 2041, Caloundra Chamber of Commerce president Michael Shadforth said the region can’t wait […]
15-minute cities
Forget the conspiracies, 15-minute cities will free us to improve our mental health and wellbeing Christopher Patterson, University of Wollongong and Lance Barrie, University of Wollongong The idea of the 15-minute city, according to its originator Carlos Moreno, is that people are no more than a 15-minute walk or bike ride […]
STATE GOVERNMENT RELEASES RAIL PLAN
Media Release Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Mark Bailey The Palaszczuk Government has today released its blueprint for how the South East Queensland rail network will be transformed after the opening of Cross River Rail. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the South East Queensland Rail […]
To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive
To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security Brian Robert Cook, The University of Melbourne and Tim Werner, The University of Melbourne In the aftermath of destructive floods, we often seek out someone to blame. Common targets are the […]
The final barrier stopping Australians from embracing EVs is information, not infrastructure
[Source: Zac Crellin, The NewDaily, 6 May 2022] Australia has caught up with the rest of the world and now has many of the key ingredients for widespread electric vehicle adoption – infrastructure, a variety of models, and government incentives. Yet plug-in vehicles only accounted for 1.9 per cent of […]