Development
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Call for ‘no go’ development zones in regional plan
ALMOST 40 percent of South East Queensland needs to be identified as a ‘red zone’ – ‘no go’ places for development according to a new…
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Moves for a one-into-five subdivision at Kooralbyn
AN odd shaped block 17 Edward Place in Kooralbyn could be cut up into rural residential parcels if the developer gets the go ahead from…
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HEADQUARTERS UPGRADES FOR VOLUNTEERS IN ORANGE
SCENIC Rim SES facilities in Beaudesert and Boonah are set for a makeover and the volunteer team will receive a new vehicle, this financial year.…
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Driving change – action plan to increase and diversify housing
BY 2046, the population of the Scenic Rim will have grown from the current 45,000 to 70,000; around 30 percent of residents will be aged…
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Council pitch for $4.75M Beaudesert Indoor Sports Facility
COUNCILLORS will be asked, this week, to back the construction of a multi-million-dollar indoor sports facility for Beaudesert. While the full costing for the design…
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Kalbar developer asked to ‘please explain’
THE developer of a planned 78 lot subdivision at Kalbar has been asked to address issues raised in 43 submissions objecting to the proposal. In…
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First step taken for future estate at Gleneagle
COUNCIL are set to approve the break up of a long, narrow parcel of land fronting the Mt Lindesay Highway at Gleneagle. The developers, GPS…
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At-risk and homeless – youth drop in centre needed
OCCUPATIONAL Therapist and community advocate, Barbara Kenny, has an ambitious plan to help the local youth at risk. It’s a plan she has been mapping…
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Long road to mountain winery sale
THE sale of the Council-owned Tamborine Mountain Winery and Vineyard has again been deferred. The 6.17 hectare property was purchased by Council almost two years…
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Multi-home build for low-density residential block
A PLAN to build four homes on an allotment in a low density residential zone in Beaudesert was approved by Councillors at last week’s general…
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Objections raised over Teviotville Road subdivision proposal
A MAJOR subdivision on the outskirts of Kalbar has been described as inappropriate by a neighbouring property owner in a submission to the Scenic Rim…
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Scenic Rim land values expected to spike in proposed review
THE continuing upward trend in land values in the Scenic Rim has caught the attention of Queensland’s Valuer General. A letter to be tabled at…












