Mayor Mark Jamieson has demanded the federal government find $31 million to fund expansion of Sunshine Coast Stadium after an ‘inexplicable’ budget decision.
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Subscriber only Change is on the way for the council-owned development company overseeing the new Maroochydore CBD project. Sunshine Coast Council has taken action to ensure its SunCentral Maroochydore development company overseeing the new city centre project could continue to operate as a corporate entity, with a new chair of the SunCentral board to be appointed. Current chairman Dr Doug McTaggart has told Mayor Mark Jamieson he does not wish to renew his position. His tenure was due to expire on April 30, along with fellow board members Morgan Parker, Alison Quinn and Paul McLean, while Peter Sherrie s stint is not due to expire until September 30.
WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES
Showers are finally becoming less likely on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Temperatures are expected to remain at a high of 25C throughout the Coast, except Maleny where the thermometer it is again predicted to reach only 22C.
Winds are southerly 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Low tide will be at 0.34m at 10.50am, high at 1.04m at 4.41pm and again low at 0.43m at 10.11pm.
Still seeing #rainfall in some areas today, after the dumping which saw 60-80mm falls around Bris & the Gold Coast in the 24hrs to 9am, 80-100mm on the Sunshine Coast & 150mm at Maleny. #Surf remains hazardous for Fraser Island, Sunshine & Gold Coasts https://t.co/mTR3eerMhgpic.twitter.com/0LlpoHgLJuâ Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM Qld) April 6, 2021
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Subscriber only A commercial property in a prime beachfront location part-owned by Mayor Mark Jamieson has been snapped up by a high-profile developer. Long-time Mooloolaba developer Rod Forrester confirmed he and his wife had splashed more than $5m to secure 123 Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mooloolaba - a property owned by LSJD Projects which is directed by Ken Guy, Mark Jamieson, Doug Meecham and Ron Milne. Yeah we ve bought it, he said. It ll be an investment for now and down the line we ll look to redevelop it.
Daily. Several Right to Information applications and requests for review, carried out by the Office of the Information Commissioner, have proven fruitless as the report, compiled by PKF Integrity, remained locked away in the council vault. Repeated requests for access to the investigation report were knocked back, as it was now exempt having been used by the Crime and Corruption Commission, albeit briefly before the matter was handed back to the council. Requests for access to any complaints made during Mr Whittaker s tenure were also refused, with the council and the Office of the Information Commissioner refusing to confirm or deny the existence of the documents.