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Premium Content Subscriber only Developers of a controversial proposed retirement village near Nambour have pressed pause on their bid after Sunshine Coast Council raised a number of concerns with the project. Andrew and Jo Pitcher of Highgate Developments lodged a development application last year for a 275-home retirement village on Savilles Road at Highworth. The village, named Grove Retirement, has attracted strong opposition from a group of locals who have retained a prominent Coast lawyer in a bid to fight the proposal. Town planners emailed the council on behalf of the Pitchers on April 20 to stop the clock for 15 business days to allow time for them to respond to a request from the council for more information. ....
22 February 2021 New hydrogen developer Verdant Technologies is making a pitch to become one of Australia’s largest hydrogen producers after launching a $2 million pre-IPO capital raising to fund its plans to revive the closed Redbank coal fired Power Station, convert it to biomass and produce hydrogen. Verdant Technologies will issue 12.5 million shares at 16 cents each to raise $2 million in early capital, ahead of a planned IPO. The company plans to list on a major exchange in the first half of 2021. The funds will be used to fast-track the completion of a number of key preparatory activities, including the completion of a pre-feasibility study into its hydrogen production plans, the reconnection of the Redbank Power station to the grid and the costs of a fully-fledged IPO. ....
WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES Rainy skies will cloud over the Coast today as the weather bureau predicts a 70 per cent chance of showers. There s also the possibility of a thunderstorm hitting the region. Temperatures will remain below 30C, with Maleny hitting a cool 25C, Nambour 27C and Maroochydore, Caloundra and Noosa Heads on 28C. Low tide was at 1.20am at 0.26m and high tide will be at 8.01am at 1.95m. The next low tide is scheduled for 2.30pm at 0.46m and high tide will reach 1.38m at 8.03pm. Friday is a full moon. TRAFFIC TOP FIVE LOCAL NEWS STORIES More than 90,000 people visit sunshinecoastdaily.com.au every day. Be one of them and subscribe now. ....
It s the second round of community consultation for the region. Once finalised the plan will be used in conjunction with the Noosa planning scheme as well as management and infrastructure planning. Noosa Council is one of 10 coastal councils throughout Queensland that have either completed or conducting public consultation for their coastal hazards adaptation plan, he said. It s all about identifying, communicating and preparing for the increased risks of coastal hazards, that s coastal erosion, and tidal and flood inundation as a result of sea level rise and increased storm weather events due to climate change. We ve started to see erosion effects at Sunrise and Sunshine Beach, Noosa Heads and also we know Noosaville is affected by severe floods. ....
They re just packing (the houses) in ⦠then moving on to the next suburb. We need conscious building and to think of what sort of lifestyle and community we re looking for. Rachael Bermingham, pictured at a protest, wants to see less high density housing development. Picture: Patrick Woods University of Queensland urban development expert Dorina Pojani said the planning industry was moving towards more compact housing projects. She said suburbs with smaller lots cut travel times between areas, made cooling and heating homes easier and reduced urban sprawl. I understand the backyard is part of the Australian identity, but that s becoming less tenable, she said. ....