2. Not everyone uses Social Media and may have missed this:
(i) A few articles and updates on what's happening
For our supporters who prefer not to reference Facebook, we sometimes share articles on that platform which we think are relevant to our beachside community.
Lights Out, Turtles About! It’s now time to “Flip The Switch” and sometimes, it's good to be in the dark. Turtles need dark beaches - they dig dark beaches! They can’t change their behaviour towards artificial light, so it’s up to us to help maximise nesting success and hatchling survival. Please help our endangered loggerhead turtles by switching off your outside lights and drawing the blinds from 8pm nightly from now until the end of the season in May. Thank you.
How cool is this research at USC? University of the Sunshine Coast academics and students have created a virtual reality experience that allows people to get a marine turtle’s perspective and be confronted with coastal flooding and light pollution on beaches.
Click HERE to read the article in the Sunshine Coast News.
Water leaks, cracks and flawed fire safety systems: Sydney’s apartments are riddled with building defects - this article in The Conversation is relevant EVERYWHERE for prospective apartment-buyers, given the market is based on the idea of “buyer beware”, which means it is the buyer’s responsibility to make sure they are happy with the quality before they sign the contract.
Click HERE to read the article in The Conversation.
Buyer beware - another good read from The Conversation: First, consumers are subject to quite biased and complex sales contracts that favour developers. This puts purchasers into an unequal bargaining position. Secondly, many consumers are unaware of the property rights and obligations that arise from purchasing a strata title property. Some consumers have ended-up receiving a poor-quality product with building defects.
Click HERE to read the article in The Conversation.
Urban heat islands could be making suburbs hotter - the Urban heat island effect and Australia's declining urban canopies. It's happening here on the Sunshine Coast too. "Nearly all of the change is happening on privately-owned land … and most of it is the redevelopment of large blocks into smaller blocks or into townhouse developments." The trend is exacerbating an urban heat island effect, where hard surfaces like concrete and steel absorb and then release heat. Trees and the shade they provide can help reduce the impact, but stripping away that canopy accelerates the effect. It can make our cities 4–10 degrees Celsius hotter than surrounding rural areas, according to research from RMIT's Sustainability and Urban planning program.
Click HERE to read the article in ABC News
With a "Climate Change, net zero emissions" hat on and ignoring the politics, this may be important to you .......Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, Steven Miles, announced on 9 November, his intention to "call in" Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal proposal for the a new coal fired power station.
A "call in" is a power granted to the State Planning Minister to intervene in local Council development applications in the name of “economic and environmental state interests”. The Minister’s notice gives the community/interested parties a period of 21 days to make representations relating to the proposed call in.
A representation can be as simple as “I support the call-in …..” or something more detailed, depending on the additional information you wish to provide and/or any references to the science around climate change etc. Since the announcement, the Queensland Conservation Council have provided a pro-forma submission to time-poor folks who wish to make a submission
Click HERE to access and the QCC's submission form
You can also make a submission directly via email to: ministerial.callin@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics Infrastructure
c/- Director, Development Assessment ServicesDevelopment Assessment DivisionDepartment of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
Further details of the call in are on the Qld Gov't website https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/93738
(ii) Material Change of Use Development Applications
We regularly share the website links to several local development applications submitted to Council. The following DA's are pending approval by Council:
𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 at BUDDINA - pending approval:
MCU21/0309 at 52 Undara Ave, Buddina - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 27/08/2021
MCU21/0341 at 5 Dalpura St, Buddina- Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 20/09/2021
MCU21/0359 at 14 Lalwinya St, Buddina - Dual Occupancy on 594 m², lodged 01/10/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬402 at 61 Pt Cartwright Dr, Buddina - Dual Occupancy on 544 m², lodged 01/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬403 at 1 Akounah Cr, Buddina - Dual Occupancy on 599 m², lodged 02/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬428 at 49 Yaringa Ave, Buddina - Dual Occupancy on 536 m², lodged 17/11/2021
DU𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 at WARANA - pending approval:
MCU21/0351 at 15 Bandaroo St, Warana - Dual Occupancy on 558 m², lodged 27/09/2021
MCU21/0423 at 158 Oceanic Dr, Warana - Dual Occupancy on 673 m², lodged 12/11/2021
MCU21/0437 at 78 Oceanic Dr, Warana - Dual Occupancy on 579 m², lodged 19/11/2021
𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗦 at BUDDINA also on small lots - pending approval:
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
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, then review the “Application Documents” for the selected application of interest.
(iii) Pt Cartwright and La Balsa Park Management Plan
The Community Reference Group (CRG) members were selected this month (nominations closed in October). The purpose of the CRG is to provide a forum that ensures community views and needs are represented. We understand that Council will promote Have Your Say opportunities on the future of Point Cartwright Reserve and La Balsa Park Master Plan (2021-2041) through onsite meetings, a community workshop and an online survey starting shortly. Information will be updated via Council's website "have your say" (TBA).
Further updates from Council will be shared when made publicly available.
