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On the city’s fringes, developers are clearing land for urban sprawl – even bushland recognised as being “critical to the survival” of endangered wildlife. ....
Date Time 50,000 lots unlocked in SEQ to meet land demand Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning The Honourable Dr Steven Miles Almost 50,000 residential lots are being unlocked in South East Queensland since the 2020 State election, helping to cater for the region’s current and projected population surge. The lots have been made possible following the creation of the Growth Areas Team and thanks to more than $92 million in targeted funding from the Palaszczuk Government. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said tackling land supply challenges was part of Queensland’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan. ....
Advertisement Southside Brisbane roads will be clogged with extra B-double trucks under the current route for Inland Rail, a Senate inquiry has been told. Former Howard government minister Gary Hardgrave, who chairs a community consultation committee for Inland Rail, said there would be a tripling of trucks in Acacia Ridge, where the planned line would terminate, by 2050. The $14.5 billion Inland Rail project began with a âsod turnâ at Parkes, NSW, in December 2018. âIt will be devastating for southside Brisbane if the plan is just to terminate it all at Acacia Ridge because itâll just put more and more trucks on local roads, which theyâre not designed for,â Mr Hardgrave, the former federal Liberal member for Moreton, said. ....