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Four Tri-Valley cities are among the 27 Bay Area jurisdictions appealing their assignments for the next Regional Housing Needs Allocation process cycle, contending that the proposed housing unit allotments present too many obstacles.
Date Time TRC welcomes pledge to advance Toowoomba Railway Parklands project Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio today (July 14) welcomed a pledge by the Federal Member for Groom Garth Hamilton to fight for funding that could help Council progress plans for the next stage of the transformative Toowoomba Railway Parklands project. Mayor Antonio said Council strongly supported any group that wanted to provide ideas, financial support and constructive concepts that would advance Council’s master plan for the inner city site. “Council’s master plan has been in place for some years and any o...
James MacDonnell and Mark Holmes are also listed as directors at Marmac Childcare. Mr Mason, who with his wife Janette has owned the Dalton Drive centre for eight years, said his business operated at 80 per cent capacity. He said councils needed to better consider demand on childcare services when approving new centres. "There is a school of thought is that the Maroochydore city centre will create demand for services like childcare," he said. "That development has been happening over 10 years and we have two finished buildings, it's a very slow build." Mr Mason said there were three new...
Premium Content Subscriber only TREASURER Josh Frydenberg will hand down the federal budget next week and we will learn how much money will flow for infrastructure, upgrades and other programs in Ipswich. Ahead of the budget, the QT asked all of the cityâs elected representatives what they believed to be the priority projects in their patches. As the fastest growing city in Queensland, Ipswich desperately needs the infrastructure to keep up the expected population growth with the total number of residents set to more than double to 558,000 in the next 20 years. Hereâs what they said...
Premium Content Subscriber only Sunshine Coast and Noosa councils are confident in future development plans despite projections showing the regions have less than two and a half years worth of approved lots. New data shows the Sunshine Coast has 2.3 years worth of approved lots and Noosa 1.1 years - among the lowest rates in Queensland. A Sunshine Coast Council spokesman said approved lot supply varied and followed market conditions. They said during the past five years it had ranged from 3.4 to 2.3 years. "In times of heightened market activity, it is not uncommon for land to be sold at...