General News

Is There A Lax Attitude To Law Enforcement On Bribe? Why Are So Many Laws Not Enforced?
In the late 2000’s, SEQWater (the provider of bulk water in SEQld) advised that the predicted increase in water demand caused by the population growth in the Sunshine Coast area and north would exceed supply by around 2030. SEQWater concluded that there were no...
Sandstone Point Hotel. They’Re At It Again. They Want Even More Changes To Their Licence To Operate. Local Residents Ask ……..Will These Requests For Further Changes Ever Stop?
Sandstone Point Hotel (SPH) recently lodged an application with Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC) to vary the number of concerts that can be held at the SPH site at Sandstone Point. The request is to increase the number of concerts from 9 to 12 each...
Wanted – An Updated Vision For Bribie
The 2016 local government elections gave all Bribie residents an opportunity to sit back and think about questions like: What directions are currently being taken by Council and others that will affect Bribie’s future What will a future Bribie look like if these...
Responses To Survey Questionnaire For Division 1 Candidates In The March 19 Election
MBI has now received the responses to the candidate questionnaire sent out to all candidates who had announced their candidacy by February 3. Two candidates responded to the request by MBI and completed the questionnaire. MBI did not receive a response from one...
Who Are The Candidates For MBRC Division 1 And What Do They Stand For?
In its Facebook posting of last December 1, MBI advised that the upcoming council elections would be held on March 19. So far as MBI is aware, three people have now announced they will be contestants in that election for Division 1. In that December 1 posting, MBI...
Is It Time To Ban 4WD’s On Bribie Island’s Beaches ?
Earlier this year, MyBribieIsland Facebook published an entry that discussed the subject of 4WD access to Bribie’s beaches and it asked if it was time to ban such access. This proved to be one of MBI’s most visited entries. So MBI takes this opportunity to re-publish...