Care about the environment, community, responsible development and quality planning? Right now, important opportunities exist for you to have your say on how planning happens in your region and across the state. To make sure you have the information and analysis you need to take up these opportunities, leading independent community legal centre Environmental Defenders Office Qld is partnering with the Qld Department of Planning to put on a number of free seminars. QUEENSLAND PLANNING INSTRUMENTS SEMINARS Updated...

Care about the environment, community, responsible development and quality planning? Right now, important opportunities exist for you to have your say on how planning happens in your region and across the state. To make sure you have the information and analysis you need to take up these opportunities, leading independent community legal centre Environmental Defenders Office Qld is partnering with the Qld Department of Planning to put on a number of free seminars. QUEENSLAND...

The draft SEQ Regional Plan or ShapingSEQ  was released on 20 October for comment until 03 March 2017. While the real questions about unsustainable population growth and ‘growth’ projections need to be asked and objectively answered, the South-East Queensland Regional or ShapingSEQ  is the overarching statutory planning document. As such, it has significant implications for the region’s environment and liveability. The Sunshine Coast Council has prepared this  overview and video which reinforces the crucial elements such as protecting the Moreton Bay to Sunshine Coast Regional Inter-urban Break and not supporting Halls Creek for development. The draft...

Shaping SEQ 2016 The draft SEQ Regional Plan or ShapingSEQ was released on 20 October for comment until 03 March 2017. While the real questions about unsustainable population growth and 'growth' projections need to be asked and objectively answered, the South-East Queensland Regional or ShapingSEQ is the overarching statutory planning document. As such, it has significant implications for the region's environment and liveability. The Sunshine Coast Council has prepared this overview and video which reinforces the crucial elements such as protecting the Moreton Bay to...

Recent addition to coastal pathway-Warana. Edge effects from weeds & struggling revegetation apparent The Sunshine Coast Council has released the Coastal Pathway Master Plan  for comment. While elements of a coastal pathway have merit, some proposed sections along the 73km alignment represent unacceptable environmental and amenity impacts and should be avoided. Such impacts cannot be justified to simply fulfil the “vision” of a continuous, mostly concrete, pathway. SCEC has initially assessed some of key northern links and prepared this attached pro-forma submission for the Stumers Creek Coolum to Birrahl Park Yaroomba sections with some points to...

Recent addition to coastal pathway-Warana. Edge effects from weeds & struggling revegetation apparent The Sunshine Coast Council has released the Coastal Pathway Master Plan  for comment. While elements of a coastal pathway have merit, some proposed sections along the 73km alignment represent unacceptable environmental and amenity impacts and should be avoided. Such impacts cannot be justified to simply fulfil the “vision” of a continuous, mostly concrete, pathway. SCEC has initially assessed some of key northern links and prepared this attached pro-forma submission for the Stumers Creek Coolum to Birrahl Park Yaroomba sections with some points...