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New speciality stores and a gym could soon be added to a Coolum Beach shopping centre.

More than 50 residents have gathered to share their concerns about a proposed multimillion dollar retirement village at Highworth.

Premium Content Subscriber only Operating out of a small facility without power or toilets for more than three years hindered Baffle Creek Mens Sheds development and progress. So after two years of planning and grant applications, president Neil Connor said they were looking forward to establishing their official "club", aimed at fostering friendships and helping the community. Currently, Mr Connor said the Mens Shed had about 30 members from Rules Beach, Baffle Creek, Rosedale, Mt Maria, De...

Construction will begin later this year on Woden's new public transport interchange on Callam Street with the development application for the project now...

Gladstone is fast on its way to becoming a renewable hydrogen superpower, with the proposed hydrogen plant project hitting milestones ahead of schedule....

Premium Content Subscriber only The evolution of Gladstone as a renewable hydrogen powerhouse is exceeding benchmarks with the $4.2 million projects plant months ahead of schedule. Hydrogen Park Gladstone will be an Australian first, delivering up to 10 per cent renewable hydrogen into the gas network to feed about 770 customers. The Palaszczuk government has invested $1.7 million into the project, Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Minister Mick de Brenni said, to drive the hydrogen industry f...

However, Highgate Developments Andrew Pitcher who is behind the proposal said the company had engaged environmental consultants and informed the community but was yet to hear from the environment council. "We have engaged qualified environmental consultants to advise us on the flora and fauna in the area," he said. "We have conducted media interviews … and published details of the project on our Facebook page over the last several months. "We are always happy to discuss our projects." ...

"One of our neighbours raised the matter at Christmas drinks last year, so just before Christmas, we heard about it but I didnt actually realise at the time the extent of it," Mr Bradford said. "Ive done some research and looked at the size of the plan and Im just absolutely astounded at the size of it." The village, named Grove Retirement, will feature two and three bedroom homes and community facilities including function rooms, pools, tennis courts, a bowls green, cinema, gym, offices, a ...

Plans for an upgraded waste management facility at Yarraman have moved to the next stage following lodgement of the Development Application for the...

Paul Bibby The Development Application (DA) for a driveway redesign on Cemetery Road Byron Bay looked pretty innocuous at first glance. Even the applicant’s request for permission to use a non-compliant carport – which Council staff said should be refused – was pretty run-of-the-mill for the Byron Shire. Then it emerged during Council’s planning meeting, held last Thursday, that the application had been lodged by independent councillor Cate Coorey. The other councillors knew that of cou...