Development
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Rural residential subdivision approved for Peak Crossing’s Shipperley Lane
ANOTHER rural residential subdivision has been approved by the Scenic Rim Regional Council for Peak Crossing. Last week, Council officers signed off on an application…
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Small heavy transport depot proposed for Gleneagle
COUNCIL’s planning officers are currently assessing a proposal to establish a transport depot on land classed as rural residential at Gleneagle. Town Planning agents for…
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Residents protest that small lot subdivisions will ruin lifestyle
TAKING action against the “loss of lifestyle in the Boonah area through the approval of large, small lot residential developments” is the basis on which…
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Aratula large-lot housing estate approved
THE FIRST stage of a large lot housing estate of 54 homes on the edge of Aratula was recommended for approval at yesterday’s council meeting.…
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Bid to set up sales office for master planned community at Gleneagle
A DEVELOPER is proposing to establish a master planned community on a 50 hectare parcel of land beside the Mt Lindesay highway at Gleneagle. The…
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Festivals, fridges and masterplans funded for community groups
MORE than $61,000 in community organisation grants were recommended for approval by the Scenic Rim Regional Council on Tuesday. The grant applications for the current…
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Service station plan for flood-prone site stays afloat
DEVELOPERS of a service station proposal on flood-prone land at Tamborine have been given more time to argue their case despite strong opposition from the…
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More than 240 residences proposed for three stage Hoya Road subdivision
A 192-lot residential subdivision is in the planning stages for two properties beside Hoya Road outside Boonah. And the development proposal also includes a further…
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Tamborine Mountain’s North Stores precinct opened by Tourism Minister
TOURISM Minister Stirling Hinchliffe was on Tamborine Mountain last week to officially open the second stage of North Stores. North Stores owners, Brenda Fawdon and…
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Moves underway to reopen Macquarie Street
MACQUARIE Street near the Boonah High School may be open again within weeks. The road surface on the small bridge over the Salt Gully was…
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MP encourages landowners to appeal new valuations if the ‘hike is too high’
THE 25 percent hike in Scenic Rim land valuations in just two years has many residents concerned about charges tied to the new values, such…
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Unprecedented rise in land values across the Scenic Rim
THE overall value of land in the Scenic Rim has risen by an unprecedented 25 percent in the last two years and is now worth…











