The feedback consultation period on the ferry terminals’ concept designs has been extended to Sunday 6 October 2019. More detailed preliminary designs will also then be on display at Open Houses in November on each of the islands and mainland where residents can provide feedback face-to-face to the project team. From these later designs residents Continue reading…
The inaugural Young Entrepreneurs Summit (YES) was held on 13 September at Redlands Performing Arts Centre, providing inspiration for a new generation of innovators. Mayor Karen Williams said the summit – a joint venture between Redland and Logan city councils and Fiftysix Creations – brought together the best young talent in the region. “Young people Continue reading…
Installation of a striking, 11 metre tall artwork that will greet people as they enter Redlands Coast from the north has begun. The creation by ARTVENTURE’s Paul D. Johnson and Gail Mason, called Passages, will be installed at the corner of Moreton Bay and Redland Bay roads, Capalaba – the northern gateway to the city. Continue reading…
The future of wastewater infrastructure on the Southern Moreton Bay Islands will be explored after Redland City Councillors this week unanimously supported a call from Division 5 Councillor Mark Edwards to investigate what would be required to sewer the islands. Mayor Karen Williams said the Notice of Motion called for Council officers to undertake a Continue reading…
Mainland Redlands Coast residents will have an extra incentive to snap up a household green waste bin this spring with Council waiving the usual $30 bin establishment fee from 6 September to 31 October 2019. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said spring was the perfect time to remind keen gardeners that their garden waste could Continue reading…
Quandamooka artists Delvene Cockatoo-Collins and Belinda Close have unveiled the concepts for their public art place markers at Mulumba (Point Lookout) and Pulan (Amity Point) at Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). The artists’ works share Quandamooka culture and storylines that are thousands of years old and will allow all those who experience them, whether visitor or Continue reading…
A record $25,000 fundraising effort was today confirmed for State School chaplaincy programs across Redlands Coast at the annual Redland City Mayoral Prayer Breakfast, bringing to almost $100,000 the amount raised in the past five years. More than 280 people, including school chaplains, church and school leaders, government representatives, business people and community members, attended Continue reading…
Redland City Council is inviting North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) residents and visitors to drop into Amity Point Hall on Saturday 14 September for updates on a range of Council projects. Mayor Karen Williams said the North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) Community Open House, from 10am – 12 noon, would be an opportunity for members of the Continue reading…
Do your natural environment a favour on Trees for Weeds Day and take shopping bags or buckets of weeds to Redlands IndigiScapes nursery and exchange them for free, easy-to-keep plants native to Redlands Coast. Mayor Karen Williams said Council was offering up to five locally native plants per person – one for each bag or Continue reading…
Redland City Council is deploying all available resources at local parks, including surveillance cameras, in response to more suspected dog baiting incidents. It also is investigating offering a reward for information which leads to successful prosecution. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said she had also written to the Queensland Police Service offering Council’s support in Continue reading…