The future of sport and recreation on Redlands Coast has received a boost, with the commencement of master planning for Redlands Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Precinct, at 277 – 293 Heinemann Road, Mount Cotton. Mayor Karen Williams said the site, acquired by Council in 2017, would provide the city with new sport, recreational and Continue reading…
Redland City Council has boosted its commitment to conservation in its 2019-20 budget adopted today. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said this year’s Budget would invest $8.7 million into protecting and expanding the almost 9800 hectares of conservation land in community ownership. “Redland City Council owns and manages more land on the community’s behalf than Continue reading…
Redland City Council will use its strong balance sheet and borrowing power to invest in the future of the Redlands Coast under the 2019-20 Budget adopted today. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said Council’s budget included a small operating surplus and a $58.4 million capital works program targeted at growing and sustaining community infrastructure vital Continue reading…
“Affordability” is the focus of Redland City Council’s balanced budget for 2019-20 which was adopted today. The budget delivers a small projected operational surplus while keeping the average rates and charges increase to 2.66 percent – or about 62 cents a week – for a typical category 1a, owner-occupied household, excluding utilities and State Government Continue reading…
Seqwater will be undertaking essential maintenance work on Russell Island between Thursday 27 June and Friday 28 June 2019. Timing is subject to weather conditions and other unexpected delays. No full loss of supply is expected during works. Scheduled work Thursday 27 June, between 9pm – 5am Friday 28 June: no loss of supply expected but residents Continue reading…
A combined effort by five South-East Queensland councils to find feasible and progressive methods of resource recovery and waste disposal has taken a significant step forward. Mayor Karen Williams said Redland City Council – in collaboration with Ipswich City Council, Logan City Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council and Somerset Regional Council – was seeking expressions Continue reading…
Redland City Council has endorsed the Amity Point Shoreline Erosion Management Plan (SEMP), outlining its strategy to manage and respond to current and future erosion issues. Redland City Mayor and Chair of Redland City Coastal Adaptation Strategy Steering Committee Karen Williams said the formal adoption of the Amity SEMP followed significant research and consultation with Continue reading…
Redlands Coast’s popular Wellington Point Reserve will be safer for bathers and watercraft users, with Wellington Point beach recently designated as a bathing reserve. Mayor Karen Williams said Council had applied to the State Government in January this year for part of the Wellington Point Reserve to be gazetted as a bathing reserve. “The State Continue reading…
Redland City Council will start a hazard reduction burn at Redlands IndigiScapes Centre, Runnymede Road, Capalaba at about 10.30 this morning. Burning is expected to take a couple of hours, with mop-up activities continuing throughout the afternoon until the fire is extinguished. The burn will take place in a two hectare section of bushland with Continue reading…
Digital literacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on Redlands Coast has been bolstered through Council’s delivery of a Deadly Digital Communities literacy program. The program, which ran from March to May this year at Dunwich on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), saw more than 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people participate. Mayor Karen Williams Continue reading…