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The Bligh Government is clearly still ignoring local communities on a whole range of issues from energy to water and the environment. Despite Anna Bligh saying that she was listening to community concerns and that she will be there for us, the Bligh Government’s actions and inactions speak louder than words.
PAGE has asked the Bligh [...]

One of the local community have provided these wonderful photographs taken of Koalas just on the door step where Powerlink are proposing to construct the 275kV transmission lines. These photos were taken in December 2008.

You can see on the following Google Map how close these koalas are to the proposed transmission line. (click on the [...]

The Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) is one of the Queensland environment organisations who have called for the next State Government to protect the environment and our way of life by introducing a Sustainable Population Strategy for Queensland.
More information and background can be found on their website (www.scec.org.com).
Details specifically in relation to PAGE and the [...]

PAGE has asked the Bligh Government for “a clear statement that the Sunshine Coast’s future energy needs be delivered via renewable energy and demand management providing the Bligh Government with a clear opportunity to show it is serious in tackling energy provision in an environmentally responsible manner – the last week of this election gives [...]

PAGE invited candidates not on the panel in the first half of the forum to submit their written responses to the Forum questions, and that we would publish their responses in advance of the election.
The following is the response we received from Garry Claridge (Greens – Nicklin):
Will you:
Question 1: Adopt a policy which mandates sustainable [...]

PAGE held its State Election candidates forum in Eumundi on Saturday with the largest audience of any candidates’ events to date in this election. The candidates on the panel were Steve Haines (Grn, Noosa), Cate Molloy (Ind, Noosa), Steve Morrison (LNP, Nicklin), Brian Stockwell (Lab, Noosa) and Peter Wellington (Ind, Nicklin).
The candidates were asked 5 [...]

PAGE is holding a candidates forum in the run up to this very important State election. The candidates will be asked to respond (limited to 2 minutes per answer) to specific questions relating to the Powerlink project and their answers will then be voted on by the audience.
The second half of the forum will be [...]

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 [...]

Below is a scanned copy of the letter that Gordon Jardine, CEO of Powerlink, sent the Minister of Mines and Energy, Geoff Wilson attempting to disregard anything that PAGE said.
The letter concludes:
“Whilst Powerlink will provide (and in many cases, re-provide) the correct information in its newsletters on this project, I would suggest that the correspondence [...]