Development
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Developer smashes koala trees despite DA refusal
A PETITION has been launched to protect endangered koalas from increasing habitat loss. It wants an immediate review and reform of land clearing laws and…
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DAs: retirement home on flood zone; extra Ripley lots
PROPOSALS are before the council for a 44-unit retirement complex at Goodna. The Vietnamese Community of Australia Queensland branch hopes to rezone land to build…
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Forest decision on March 21
THE judgement on approval for the Stockland Springview Village 3 plan at Woogaroo Forest will be made by council planners on March 21 after being…
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Townhouses eyed in quiet Bundamba suburb
PLANS have been submitted to subdivide four lots into 41 lots and rezone land for multiple residential use at Bundamba. The plan would see a…
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Balinese-inspired eco village set to revolutionise retirement living
A BALINESE-inspired retirement village is to be built on the border of Goodna and Bellbird Park with construction to begin next year. Abadi Gaia retirement…
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‘Development critical … for affordable housing’
THE lifeless bodies of a mother and baby koala were found by an Ipswich resident on Redbank Plains Road still clinging to each other and…
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Greg looks back on 40-year dam milestone
THIS year marks a milestone in Queensland’s water history, with 40 years since the completion of Wivenhoe Dam. Sixty-five-year-old Wivenhoe Field Ranger Greg Ruttley has…
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Major subdivision planned beside Rosewood showgrounds
PLANS for a large housing estate beside the Rosewood Showgrounds have reached the public notification stage. Developer and land owner, John Ballin, outlined plans for…
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Scott’s Farm saved from school plans
SCOTT’S Farm has been saved from the bulldozers after the State Development Minister Grace Grace said the 120ha Ripley site was now unsuitable for a…
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Multi-residential complex plans for Warwick Road properties
A 55 room boarding house and town houses are planned for neighbouring residential allotments on Warwick Road, near the Ipswich Showgrounds. The developer, Tomislav Prskalo,…










