Archive for August, 2009

Sign the e-petition now!

By • Aug 30th, 2009 • Category: Main Article

One of our PAGE members has sponsored an e-petition on the Queensland Government website. We would appreciate you taking 2 minutes of your time to sign the e-petition at the following address:
http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/EPetitions_QLD/CurrentEPetition.aspx?PetNum=1290
Thanks for all of your support.

Petition Details
Subject: Proposed construction of high voltage overhead power lines by Powerlink from Ridgewood to Eerwah Vale
Eligibility: Queensland Residents
Sponsoring [...]



No Fanfare in Premier’s Coast visit

By • Aug 30th, 2009 • Category: News

The premier’s listening and jobs tour rolled into the Sunshine Coast yesterday and left with not much of either to show for her brief and guarded visit.
Post election Ms Bligh described the result as a wake up call for the government and promised to listen more intently to the electorate.
Yesterday, during a brief stop at [...]



OSCAR AGM – 1 October 6pm

By • Aug 27th, 2009 • Category: Calendar

[ October 1, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Hi OSCAR delegates,

The second OSCAR AGM is set down for 6:00pm Thursday 1 October 2009 at
the Millwell Road Community Centre Maroochydore.  An agenda with
location map and the minutes of the inaugural AGM are attached.

All elected positions become vacant and at the bottom of the agenda you
will see how to nominate by email.  There may be [...]



PAGE dEIS Supplementary Submission

By • Aug 27th, 2009 • Category: Draft EIS

The following documents comprise PAGE’s supplementary submission to the draft EIS:

Cover Letter (28kB)
Community Issues – Supplementary Information (80kB)
Supplementary Appendix A – Report for Botanica Land Habitat Survey (448kB)
Supplementary Appendix B – Eerwah Vale Musa Vale Rd – Birds (16kB)
Supplementary Appendix C – Eerwah Vale Musa Vale Road – Plants (40kB)
Supplementary Appendix D – Aboriginal Cultural [...]



It’s time to show you care – Koala Rally

By • Aug 27th, 2009 • Category: Announcements, News

It's time to show you care – koala rally
Source: Noosa Journal – Thursday 27 August 2009



Powerful arguments for Rudd to go underground

By • Aug 27th, 2009 • Category: Main Article, News

NEWS broadcasts yesterday headlined reports of power outages across Victoria which left thousands of homes without electricity.
On Monday and Tuesday, it was Sydney’s turn to succumb to winds generated from a strong cold front which cut power to nearly 10,000 homes as electricity lines came down.
The weather was by no means unusual, nor was the [...]



Notice of Annual General Meeting

By • Aug 25th, 2009 • Category: Announcements, Calendar

[ October 3, 2009; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] PAGE members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting.
Agenda:

Read and confirm minutes from previous A.G.M.
Deal with any correspondence received and addressed to the A.G.M.
Coordinator to present annual report.
Coordinator to present the financial report.
Coordinator to declare all positions vacant and hand over to the Returning Officer.
Nominations for all positions [...]



Coast’s future in clean energy

By • Aug 21st, 2009 • Category: News

The Sunshine Coast could be an exporter of clean energy by 2025 with the sector rivalling construction, retail and tourism as one of the largest contributors to the region’s economy if the council leads the way.
That is the assessment of Fiona Waterhouse, the Coast-based head of Australia’s Financial and Energy Exchange, who described that goal [...]



Save Our Koala – Letter to Environment Minister, Kate Jones

By • Aug 21st, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?, News

The following letter, written by Zac Rogers, was recently sent to Queensland’s Minister for the Environment, Kate Jones, and also appeared in the Eumundi Green.
Dear Environment Minister Kate Jones
After listening to your interview on the 23rd July with Annie Gaffney on Coast FM,  I added a comment which I would like to forward on to [...]



UK Sunday Times – Letter to the Editor

By • Aug 20th, 2009 • Category: Main Article

Dear Mr Editor,
I would like to introduce myself and make you aware of sad news for the Southeast of Queensland. I am a spanish medical doctor who emigrated to Australia from the UK 10 years ago. I settled in the hinterland of Noosa, a famous tourist seatown north of Brisbane. Its national park is famous [...]