COOROY residents have accused Premier Anna Bligh of hypocrisy over her concern for koalas as the government logs one of Noosa’s richest native fauna habitats.
Clearing has been going on for weeks at Cooroy West State Forest, according to nearby resident Mike Tsilfidis who says the area is a known koala hot spot.
The Jorgensens Road man [...]
Energy minister Geoff Wilson has asked Powerlink to explain why it is seeking court costs from a Cooroy resident who unsuccessfully challenged their right to enter his property.
During parliament in Brisbane yesterday, Nicklin MP Peter Wellington accused the state government-owned corporation of using “bully boy tactics” to intimidate landowners involved in the Woolooga [...]
Premier Anna Bligh’s brave new world may already have been dismissed as pure spin by the Opposition and some commentators.
The detail of how she will achieve the targets she set out on Monday as part of her Q2 vision statement, and the detail of the targets themselves, will be the test of that judgement.
Most [...]
Mayor Bob Abbot drew the winning ticket for the PAGE fundraising raffle, reiterating his support for the organisation’s cause.
The winners of the raffle are:
First Prize, chocolates and wine, value $450 to Judith Magliocco of Ridgewood
Second Prize, chocolates and wine, value $170 to Rose Gee of Cooran
Photo of Mayor Bob Abbot and Evelyn Scheutze at [...]
Getup Climate Torch Relay (www.climatetorch.com)
The GetUp! climate torch was carried to Eumundi by a combination of Noosa tri-athlete Ken Mewha, the students of Noosa District State High School and local residents campaigning for smarter energy alternatives to coal fired power for the Sunshine Coast.
Noosa tri-athlete Ken Mewha mountain biking through Land for Wildlife [...]
Peter Wellington’s full speech in parliament of Powerlink’s “bully boy tactics”
PART 1 – Powerlink (9 September 2008)
Mr WELLINGTON (Nicklin—Ind) (10.15 pm): Powerlink, a Queensland government owned corporation, is investigating building a new high-voltage power line from Woolooga to a new substation site west of Eumundi on the Sunshine Coast. As a result of the investigation [...]
