4+ hour, 8+ min ago   (538+ words) MORE than $53 million in previously approved Redlands projects will be carried into the current financial year under a proposed budget revision to go before councillors this week. The 2026-27 Carryover Budget Review identifies $53.2m in capital projects that were under way at…...

4+ hour ago   (483+ words) Redland City Council has recorded a $35.9 million operating surplus for the first two months of the financial year — $1.5m better than budget — as quarterly rates payments lifted cash and investments to $350.5m. The August monthly financial report, to be considered at Wednesday’s…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (534+ words) Rules covering public speaking, online petitions, closed-door debate and councillors attending remotely are set for an overhaul at Wednesday’s Redland City Council meeting. Councillors will consider adopting revised meeting standing orders and a related policy, following recent changes to Queensland…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (475+ words) Queensland’s councillor conduct watchdog should be given stronger powers to identify and act on vexatious, coordinated and politically motivated complaints, Redlands councillor Paul Golle has told a Parliamentary Committee. Cr Golle appeared before the committee today to present his submission…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (309+ words) OLDER Australians with serious and life-limiting illnesses could be missing out on crucial support because palliative care needs are not specifically identified during aged care assessments, according to Palliative Care Australia. The peak body has called for changes to the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) A REGIONAL recycling venture set to process Redlands’ yellow-lid bin material has taken its next formal step with councillors unanimously noting Greenovate’s first annual plan and 10-year strategy. Councillors considered the plan at last Wednesday’s General Meeting, with Cr Tracey…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (487+ words) THE question of whether Mayor Jos Mitchell should continue to receive full pay while on extended leave has emerged as the central issue in a divided Redland City Council vote. Councillors voted 5-4 last week to approve leave for Mayor Mitchell…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (826+ words) A BOLD push to extend Brisbane Metro to Capalaba by the 2032 Olympics — and ultimately through to Cleveland, Redland Bay and the islands — has been pitched as the transport key to unlocking the Redlands’ economic future. The case for the eastern…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (531+ words) The renaming of Cleveland’s Fashion Spree to Cleveland Convenience raises an obvious question: has anything really changed? The Bloomfield Street business was previously raided by Queensland Health over alleged illegal tobacco and vape sales. That is why this issue deserves…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (397+ words) REDLAND City Council has voted to shift its four existing international city agreements into temporary strategic partnerships, while ordering further councillor scrutiny of any broader partnership framework. The motion was carried 8–1 at today’s council meeting, with Cr Paul Gollè voting…...