Council secures deal to finally create a ‘central heart’ for Hervey Bay
Just like Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, the beachside city of Hervey Bay has finally found a heart. And it will be in the “true centre” of town. Continue Reading
Local Government
Brisbane’s heritage-listed, crumbling riverside mansion Lamb House to be sold by council over unpaid rates
After years of uncertainty, Kangaroo Point’s Lamb House will be put up for sale by Brisbane City Council by March, after the owner failed to meet the deadline to pay at least three years’ worth of rates. Continue Reading
Brisbane’s multi-million-dollar riverside mansion that’s now overrun with rubbish and squatters
The elderly owner of a dilapidated, heritage-listed mansion overlooking the Brisbane River has just one week to pay her council rates bill or risk the property being put up for sale. Continue Reading
Developer happy as Gold Coast waves goodbye to landmark beachside pub
Kirra Beach Hotel is set to be demolished, but developers promise a fresh reinvention of the 64-year-old pub, with close to 200 apartments and 78 hotel rooms to be built over three stages. Continue Reading
Gold Coast land supply will dry up within five years, developers warn
The State Government reports there is enough land for 45,000 new dwellings on the Gold Coast, despite fears from the construction sector that less than a quarter of that land could be developed. Continue Reading
Regional towns hoping for an ‘epic adventure’ as mountain bike trail plan revealed
Residents are hoping a million-dollar project will reshape the Mackay hinterland into an events and tourism hotspot, bringing up to 30,000 visitors each year — and with them more services. Continue Reading
Costco sparks new beginning for troubled Pasminco smelter site
Nearly two decades after a former zinc and lead smelter closed at Lake Macquarie, Costco is set to lead the major redevelopment of the site. Continue Reading
Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade to create ‘new cultural heart’, receives key councillor support
The proposed redevelopment of the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade receives tentative support from a key councillor following public outcry. Continue Reading
Residents fight proposal to store contaminated soil from West Gate Tunnel near school
More than 1,000 people rally against a proposal for contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel Project to be dumped in an old coal mine in Bacchus Marsh. Continue Reading