The following ‘From the Treetops’ by Janet Millington, was published in the Eumundi Green 19th August 2010:
Australian communities should be looking with interest at the findings of the Black Saturday
fire inquiry. It seems that in the crisis, those at the top were found lacking, or is it that the larger the
structure or system, the slower [...]
An article written by Peter Gardiner, published in the Sunshine Coast Daily 4th May 2010, follows:
An alternative powerline upgrade proposed by Noosa hinterland residents would save taxpayers at least $8.2 million compared to the proposed Powerlink route.
Powerlines Action Group Eumundi has made a submission to Michael Choi, parliamentary secretary of Energy Minister Stephen Robertson which [...]
The following is an article published in the Noosa News, 6th April 2010, by Peter Gardiner:
It was not quite a case of bringing the minister to the mountain to see the possible natural loss a Powerlink upgrade would cause to Ridgewood and Eerwah Vale.
But taking Michael Choi, the parliamentary secretary to Natural Resources, Mines and [...]
Letter from Dr Gerard Joyce that appeared in the Eumundi Green
I say this for two reasons; one to get your attention and two because it is true. You may choose not to read this or if you read it you may choose to forget it. Unfortunately, that will not make it go away. The doom [...]
The following article appeared in the Noosa Journal this week.
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly captured on flim
The following article appeared in the Eumundi Green, 15 January 2009.
Article appeared in Eumundi Green
A large player in the energy industry presented the Powerlines Action Group Eumundi with its vision for a future devoid of large transmission lines at the group’s last meeting on Saturday.
PAGE coordinator Graham Smith said Sanctuary Energy had a plan to provide power for the region based on demand management.
Mr Smith said Minister for Mines [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
