Happy New Year! We hope that you have had a pleasant holiday and managed to spend some quality time with your friends and family.
Not everyone uses Social Media
For our supporters who prefer not to reference Facebook, here are several updates from our Facebook page where we share articles, development application links and local updates which we think are relevant to our beachside community.
(i) What's happening
Lights Out, Turtles About! The messaging is consistent for the next few months and it’s time to
"Flip The Switch". Please help our endangered loggerhead turtles by switching off your exterior lights and drawing the blinds from 8pm each night until the end of the season in May.
New Year's resolution to reduce artificial light at night - an easy one to keep (recipe from ADSA):
pull down your blinds or draw your curtains
turn off unused outdoor lights or put them on a sensor
changing bulbs from bright white to warm white in colour temperature
try using a torch or walking by the light of the moon
The impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN) on marine ecosystems have emerged as a focus for ecological light pollution research in recent years. We all know sea turtles dig the dark and they need dark beaches for nesting. Did you know that turning off just one light can make a difference in reducing light pollution?
So, if everyone just turns off one unnecessary light 💡 at night, our night-time environment would be a darker, less stressed place. There are all kinds of amazing reasons to turn off ALAN.
Besides savings on your energy bill, it reduces the impact on our native species (plants and animals), helps you sleep better and returning our natural environment to the state it needs to support day/night functions...
Rock wall extension on the Carties beach side of the Mooloolah river.
In February 2019, coastal engineering consultants KBR started the detailed design work of the 60m breakwater extension. The design was tested at the Queensland Government Hydraulic Laboratory through physical modelling using a 1 in 41 scale model. The design was modified and included analysis of concrete armour units for the construction of the breakwater.
Further design and modelling work are now planned to try to reduce the armour sizing of the concrete units and bring the construction cost down.
There are other concerns too - the extension is the interruption of the natural flow of sand onto Mooloolaba beach and hence increased erosion risk, ohhh and what about the Carties surf break?
If you would like to register your interest in this project and be added to the stakeholder email contacts for further updates, please email the project team:
boatinginfrastructure@msq.qld.gov.au
Click HERE to read further details.
What is the value of a wave? How changes to our coastline could wipe out surfing’s benefits
Surely Australia should formally recognise, value and protect surfing resources as necessary and highly beneficial? Peru and New Zealand have granted statutory protection to their surf breaks under environmental protection laws. In practice, this means threats to surf breaks by coastal activities … must be avoided or mitigated.
Changes to the coastline – such as from sea walls and groynes – can dramatically reduce the quality of surfing waves. But the consequences of coastal developments on surfing are often poorly understood and rarely quantified before projects start.
It’s crucial we and ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT understand the real value of surfing, before we lose the myriad of benefits they bring – not only to Australia’s 1.2 million active surfers, but to hundreds of coastal towns where surfing underpins the local economy and lifestyle.
Click HERE to read the full article from The Conversation.
(ii) Material Change of Use Development Applications
We regularly share the website links to some local development applications submitted to Council. The following DA's at BUDDINA are pending approval by Council (as published 23 January):
𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟬𝟵 at 52 Undara Ave - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 27/08/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟱𝟵 at 14 Lalwinya St - Dual Occupancy on 594 m², lodged 01/10/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬402 at 61 Pt Cartwright Dr - Dual Occupancy on 544 m², lodged 01/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬403 at 1 Akounah Cr - Dual Occupancy on 599 m², lodged 02/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬428 at 49 Yaringa Ave - Dual Occupancy on 536 m², lodged 17/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟭 at 39 Iluka Ave - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 29/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟱 at 5 Curbarra St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 29/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟭 at 13 Pannaroo St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 16/12/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟮 at 15 Mawarra St - Dual Occupancy on 586 m², lodged 04/01/2022
𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗦:
MCU21/0226 at 8 Tumut Street - Multiple Dwellings x 3, on 672 m² lodged 30/6/2021
MCU21/0329 at 11 Boorook Street - Mulitple Dwellings x 3 on 577 m², lodged 10/09/2021
APPROVED by Council in January - reduction in the approval conditions and increasing variations for 𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟰𝟭 at 5 Dalpura St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m² (original approval only one month earlier in December 2021)
The following DA's at WARANA are pending approval by Council (published as at 14 January):
DU𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬:
MCU21/0351 at 15 Bandaroo St - Dual Occupancy on 558 m², lodged 27/09/2021
MCU21/0423 at 158 Oceanic Dr - Dual Occupancy on 673 m², lodged 12/11/2021
MCU21/0437 at 78 Oceanic Dr - Dual Occupancy on 579 m², lodged 19/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟯 at 7 Napalle St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², lodged 29/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟯 at 21 Parari St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², lodged 17/12/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟰 at 4 Koorin Dr - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 17/12/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟴𝟬 at 6 Wiluna St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², lodged 20/12/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟵𝟭 at 82 Oceanic Dr - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², lodged 21/12/2021
𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗦:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟴𝟰 at 18 Palkana Dr - Multiple Dwelling x 3 on 546 546 m², lodged 21/12/2021
To view all development applications lodged, not yet approved, use this link
https://developmenti.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Home/AddressSearch
and then enter Buddina or Warana (or any suburb) into the search criteria to narrow the selection to your locality and review the “Application Documents” for the selected application of interest. Alternatively, you can change the criteria and select approved applications.
(iii) Surveys - have your say, don't leave it to others who may have different opinions
Pt Cartwright and La Balsa Park Management Plan
Submissions closed on 9 January 2022.
SCRC's website indicates the next phase of community consultation is scheduled in early 2022.
Community suggested flight path alternatives
Submissions closed on 9 January 2022.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Queensland?
You still have time to participate in this survey which closes Sunday 6 February 2022.
https://e-hub.engagementhub.com.au/epa-consultation
Expanding the ban of single-use plastic items
Almost out-of-time, you have until this Friday when the survey closes on 28 January.
https://e-hub.engagementhub.com.au/single-use-plastics/