VEHICLE REGISTRATION (REGO) RENEWAL NOTICES MAY 2023
In response to constituent enquires regarding renewal notices for expiring vehicle registrations,...
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POLLUTION HOTLINE APRIL 2023
Department of Environment and Science operates a Pollution Hotline for any pollution complaints: Examples Include: significant fish kills (not including bycatch) chemical truck/vehicle rollovers factory fires (if a premises is...
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RIVER WATER QUALITY APRIL 2023
Following advocacy, in recent years the Department of Environment & Science (DES) has...
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TEEWAH AIRFIELD APRIL 2023
The Department of Environment and Science (DES) approached Noosa Council in 2022 regarding...
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ALEXANDRIA BAY, NOOSA NATIONAL PARK APRIL 2023
Historically Alexandria Bay has been used unofficially as a clothing optional beach for many...
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SC FLIGHT PATHS UPDATE APRIL 2023
The consultation period for the AirServices Post Implementation Review (PIR) has now been...
Read MoreRESPONSE TO COOLOOLA GREAT WALK QUESTIONS APRIL 2023
The Kabi Kabi Registered Native Title Claimants (Kabi Kabi RNTC) have provided the following responses in italics to questions asked (in green) to our office following a women’s gathering at Poona Lake. Where responses concern...
Read MoreKIN KIN ROAD WIDENING – CAPITAL WORKS UPDATE APRIL 2023
Following considerable advocacy regarding the need to address the road condition and safety of the ‘bookends’ on either side of Kin Kin Range, with works well underway at the northern end, the Minister for Transport and Main...
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ELECTRIC BIKES AND SCOOTERS REGULATIONS APRIL 2023
Following reported safety concerns regarding the use of motorised bikes and scooters, the sharing...
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Newsletter March 2023 – Edition #56
So much to share from Parliament and here at home this month including on the Cooloola Great Walk,...
Read MoreLAND TAX EXEMPTIONS MARCH 2023
Land tax is calculated on the freehold land you own in Queensland at midnight on 30 June for the full financial year, and only applies to secondary properties above the $600,000 threshold. Information regarding exemptions,...
Read MorePOMONA PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS MARCH 2023
Advocacy for crossings on state roads in Pomona has continued, with delays whilst awaiting a precinct plan by Noosa Council to help determine the best locations for connectivity and types of crossings. Noosa Council have now...
Read MoreINDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MARCH 2023
Much advocacy has been advanced over the last two years for an independent Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Queensland, to address failings in our current system of environmental protections. Queensland is the only...
Read MoreLAND VALUATIONS & LOCAL GOVERNMENT RATE CALCULATIONS MARCH 2023
The Land Valuation Act 2010 requires that the Valuer-General undertake an annual valuation of all land in a local government area except in unusual circumstances or after consideration of: A market survey report for the local...
Read MoreLAKE MACDONALD, SEQWATER MARCH 2023
In response to resident concerns regarding fencing, including the use of barbed wire, at the water treatment plant at Lake MacDonald, the Minister for Water has obtained the following information (in italics) from Seqwater:...
Read MoreREAL TIME FLOODING ALERTS MARCH 2023
REAL TIME FLOODING ALERTS MARCH 2023 In response to our advocacy for real time flood data to be available to Queenslanders, the Minister for Transport & Main Roads (TMR) has advised that flood monitoring equipment has been...
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UNITY WATER PRICING STRUCTURE CHANGE UPDATE MARCH 2023
The following information (in italics) has been provided by Unity Water, in relation to their new...
Read MoreELECTORAL LAWS AND POLITICAL PARTIES MARCH 2023
Significant advocacy has been undertaken by our office over the past 2 years requesting that political parties and Members of Parliament mailing out postal ballot requests to residents, do so identifying on the Reply-Paid...
Read MoreSIX MILE BRIDGE #7 REVEGETATION/ OFFSET UPDATE MARCH 2023
In response to resident concerns regarding tree clearing and the need for signage at the site of the new bridge, the Department of Transport & Main Roads have advised the following: Thank you for your recent enquiry about...
Read MoreBOATING INFRASTRUCTURE MARCH 2023
The Queensland Government’s Boating Infrastructure Program (BIP) forms part of the Maritime Infrastructure Investment Program (MIIP), within the remit of Maritime Safety Queensland, part of Transport & Main Roads. More...
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