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Premium Content Subscriber only Two Woppaburra elders think Altum Property Group should better consult them about resort plans on Great Keppel Island, but the developer insists it has had several meetings with Indigenous representatives and considers it too early for formal negotiations, as it does not yet have the leases for the project. Altum and the recently-formed GKI Progress Association held a meeting last week explaining the various stages of the resort proposal. At the forum, Altum construction director Rob McCready said the following about Indigenous consultation: “This is ongoing ...

Premium Content One of the Fraser Coast’s smallest communities has set a benchmark for future planning. This is because when it came time for the council to look at the infrastructure needed in Poona, the town’s Progress Association had already done much of the groundwork. In November 2020, the council endorsed the Poona Community Infrastructure Plan, the result of years of consulting with the association and the local community. For association President Jon Colclough, seeing the council endorse the plan was rewarding after so much hard work. “What happened before is that the commun...

The new Year 1 enrolment was 25 students. Visit of Bill Lamond Bill is the son of Henry G Lamond, the famous author who took up South Molle in 1926. Bill came to Proserpine last week as guest speaker at the Lions Club. Rotary Club guest speaker Proserpine's 1981 Nurse of the Year Janette McCall outlined her campaign to raise funds for the Queensland Cancer Fund. She hoped to follow in the footsteps of last year's Nurse of the Year Sister Merle Telford who raised $9100 from a similar position. First cricket of the year On the showground turf Colts defeated Centrals, led by 68 from Jim S...

Roberts Day Intrapac 2015 Masterlan of Gales-Kingscliff. Photo www.galeskingscliff.com.au. Thirteen courts cases since the 2000s and residents of Kingscliff and Tweed Shire Council accept that there is going to be significant disruption to their lives and amenity during the fill and developments of the residential developments at Chinderah. However, it is the severity of the impact of these activities on the community that was up for debate at Tweed Council’s planning meeting last Thursday. There are predicted to be 32 trucks an hour for 44 weeks for development applications (DA) 20/0860 a...

Numbers will be limited to ensure compliance with COVID-19 restrictions. A livestream link will be posted on the council Facebook page on Monday. Australia Day events supported by the Fraser Coast Council include: Australia Day in the Village 2021 What: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum will have children’s games, tractor rides, alpacas, sheep shearing, thong throwing, raffles, sausage sizzle, damper and more. When/Where: Tuesday, January 26. Starting 9.30am to 3pm at 13 Zephyr St, Scarness Cost: Entry is free for children and $2 for adults Burrum Heads community celebration What:...