Environment

A SECOND BRIDGE TO BRIBIE.

by mybribie | July 9, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN? IS THERE A BUSINESS CASE? ARE THERE ANY ALTERNATIVES? WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION SESSIONS? In February this year, the State Government unveiled its proposed designs for a second bridge to Bribie Island. It held a number of...

THE NEW BRIDGE TO BRIBIE ISLAND. WHAT ARE THEY NOT TELLING US? WHAT ARE THEY KEEPING SECRET?

by mybribie | February 20, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

Bribie Islanders would, by now, have read the stories about the proposed designs for a new bridge to Bribie and would probably have received material in their mailbox about those proposed designs. And Bribie Islanders would also have received notices in their mailbox...

HELLO. HELLO. HELLO. WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? SANDSTONE POINT TAVERN TALKS TO AFFECTED LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION? WHY? THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. WHY NOW?

by mybribie | October 30, 2023 | General | 0 Comments

On October 4, Sandstone Point Tavern (SPT) called a public gathering to meet with local residents who could be (or have been) affected by SPT’s operations. The immediate catalyst for this meeting was the latest Development Application (DA) lodged by SPT to permanently...

PAVING OUR BRIBIE ISLAND PARADISE (with apologies to Joni Mitchell)

by mybribie | October 11, 2023 | General | 0 Comments

When Joni Mitchell sang about paving paradise and losing what you’ve got, she could have been singing about Bribie Island. Our Island Paradise is being lost bit by bit through the thoughtless efforts of developers and various levels of governments. It’s difficult to...

THE RESULTS ARE IN FOR THE 2022 ELECTION. THE ELECTORS HAVE SPOKEN. BUT WHAT DID THEY SAY?

by mybribie | June 19, 2022 | General | 0 Comments

There has been a never-ending stream of analyses being said and/or written on this subject on TV, on radio, in the newspapers, and in internet postings and discussions. It’s still going on. No doubt we will be soon be deluged by books on the subject. So what did...

READERS ASK WHO IS STANDING FOR ELECTION IN LONGMAN AND WHO IS MBI SUPPORTING? IN RESPONSE TO THOSE QUERIES, HERE IS MBI’S ANALYSIS OF THE CLAIMS OF ALL PARTIES AND MBI’S RECOMMENDATIONS.

by mybribie | May 1, 2022 | General | 0 Comments

Party A advises that for this election, it has selected a slate of candidates who are beyond reproach. Party A advises that unlike candidates from Party B, Party A candidates are stalwarts of their local community and only have the interests of their local...

IT’S ELECTION TIME. SO WHERE’S WALLY AND WILHELMINA AND ALL THE REST OF THE FAMILY? THEY ARE CERTAINLY NOT ON BRIBIE

by mybribie | April 28, 2022 | General | 0 Comments

Bribie Island decided the outcome of the 2019 Federal election in Longman when it turned on ALP member Susan Lamb largely because of the ALP’s position on franking credits. Bribie also decided the outcome of the 2016 Longman election when it turned on LNP member Wyatt...

GOVERNMENT SAYS THE 2032 OLYMPICS WILL BRING “WINDS OF CHANGE” IN THE WAY ENVIRONMENT AND LIFESTYLE ARE PROTECTED. BUT ONE MBI READER SAYS THE ONLY WIND SEEMS TO BE FROM PASSING WIND

by mybribie | April 1, 2022 | General | 0 Comments

The following letter was sent to MBI in response to a Letter-to-the-Editor in The Bribie Islander. MBI felt it warranted being shared with all readers. There is no question that the lifestyle Bribie Islanders thought they bought into when they moved to Bribie is...

IT’S HAPPENED AGAIN. ANOTHER NON-CONFORMING DA FROM SANDSTONE POINT TAVERN SUBMITTED TO MBRC. ANOTHER APPROVAL BY MBRC WITHOUT DEBATE. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL AND SAFETY ISSUES RAISED BY OVER 700 OBJECTORS IGNORED. WHO DOES MBRC LISTEN TO? DEVELOPERS OR RATEPAYERS?

by mybribie | February 5, 2022 | General | 0 Comments

Last year, MBI made some predictions about Development Applications (DA’s) to be submitted by the Sandstone Point Tavern to enable material changes to its operations. MBI predicted: DA’s would continue to be submitted by Sandstone Point Tavern in order to make...

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE HAS LAUNCHED A “STUDY” TO DETERMINE “SUSTAINABLE VISITOR CAPACITY” FOR BEACH DRIVING ON BRIBIE’S BEACHES. WILL THE “STUDY” INCLUDE ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST GATHERING OPINIONS? WILL IT ACTUALLY MEASURE ANYTHING? HAVE THE CONCLUSIONS ALREADY BEEN REACHED?

by mybribie | October 30, 2021 | Environment, General | 0 Comments

The Department of Environment and Science (DES) recently announced a “study” to be undertaken by international consultants EarthCheck (https://earthcheck.org/) to determine “sustainable visitor capacity” for the beaches in the Bribie and Cooloola National Park areas. ...

Who Are The Candidates For MBRC Division 1 And What Do They Stand For?

Jan 17, 2016

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 ?

Nov 15, 2015

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...

MBI Updates the Case of Toorbul Marine And Asks Why Would Anyone Want To Operate a Small Business in MBRC And Be Treated Like This

May 23, 2015

Doug Cuthbert and Heather Loader operate a boat building and repair business, Toorbul Marine, on a property adjacent to Elimbah Creek in Toorbul. This business had been operated for decades on this site before Doug and Heather purchased the business in 2002. The...

2015 State Elections – A Reflection by Mybribieisland

Feb 16, 2015

Welcome to 2015 to all MBI’s readers. The 2015 State Elections were held on Jan 31, 2015. The electors have had their say. The votes have been counted. Elections Queensland has declared the results. As a result of a swing of about 12% in voter preferences,...

Mybribieisland Looks At The Project To Install Pedrestian Lights On Benabrow Avenue

Nov 18, 2014

In this, the last of the stories looking at the value Bribie Island ratepayers have obtained from capital projects on Bribie, MBI looks at the project to install traffic lights on Benabrow Avenue in 2009. This project has been selected because it was the first “major”...

MBI Looks At Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Regional Planning Scheme

Sep 10, 2014

This is the first article that MyBribieIsland has uploaded for some time. Holidays and work commitments and travel and illnesses have kept volunteers otherwise occupied. But during this period, MBI has initiated its Facebook page. MBI encourages readers to go...