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The chicken farm in Mount Cotton.

No to housing but yes to industry on chicken farm site, councillor argues

The councillor will argue the council needs to diversify its rates base, with more than half of Redlands residents leaving the city for work.

  • Julius Dennis

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Some councils provided residents with benchtop caddies to empty into larger bins.

Long an organic recycling laggard, SEQ gives FOGO another crack

Four councils, including Brisbane, are running food recycling trials for apartments, resorts and retirement homes.

  • Julius Dennis
Redlands City Council has been the site of the most OIA complaints in the state.

State to run inquiry into how to deal with squabbling councillors

Queensland deals with roughly 1000 complaints about local councillors each year, with some deeming the system broken entirely.

  • Julius Dennis
The Moreton Bay council is creating a new beach at Crockatt Park, Woody Point.

Just add sand: The plan to build Brisbane’s newest beach from scratch

More than 2000 tonnes of sand will be poured in a major coastal protection project, creating a new 60-metre beach.

  • Cameron Atfield
Langbroek (centre) at a meeting with departmental officials including director-general Sharon Schimming (third from left) in December 2024.

‘Banter’ or harbinger? Minister enters budget chat with a dark track

This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus details a funding funeral march, an extended search for an Ombudsman, a teacher’s new party, and more.

  • Matt Dennien, Catherine Strohfeldt and Julius Dennis
A koala spotted on Ormiston College campus.

Private school given go-ahead to cut down koala habitat for new ovals

The deputy premier has greenlit the plan by Ormiston College after it bypassed the council and sought special permission from the state.

  • Julius Dennis
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Adelia Berridge said the culture of council was characterised by disrespect.

‘Nothing short of abuse’: Redlands has long history of culture issues, ex-councillor says

The bayside mayor’s latest move prompts a former councillor to speak out about their experience in a culture “characterised by disrespect”.

  • Julius Dennis
Jos Mitchell lodged the claim on Thursday.

Mayor to take six weeks’ leave from council plagued by infighting

Earlier this year the mayor of the south-east Queensland council racked by bitter political division was taken to hospital after collapsing at work.

  • Julius Dennis
A Joby electric air taxi approaching the Downtown Skyport in New York last month.

‘No longer science fiction’: Gold Coast joins race for flying taxis

A new deal with Skyports will see “vertiports” built on council land, though Mayor Tom Tate isn’t ready to hand the controls to a robot just yet.

  • Cameron Atfield
Urban Utilities chief executive Paul Arnold.

SEQ water boss to step down after three years at the helm

Paul Arnold was appointed chief executive of the government-owned corporation Urban Utilities in 2022, and will leave in October this year.

  • Julius Dennis