Mobile phone tower troubles Mooloolah residents
Optus plans to build a 33m mobile phone tower on private property at 390 Tunnel Ridge Road, Mooloolah, as first reported in GC&M News (June 5), was a hotly discussed topic at the recent Mooloolah residents group meeting. The development application is for a material change of use so part of the land currently zoned rural can be used for the telecommunications facility and for it to collocate Vodaphone facilities. According to the documents submitted to Sunshine Coast Council with the application, the new tower is necessary to relieve congestion on the existing network of voice and data transmitters. Public submissions were called for with an August 1 deadline. Many locals at the recent residents meeting knew nothing about the application until just before the community meeting on the evening of August 1. The council development application web portal shows that only six properly made submissions were received before the deadline. All six were vehemently against the tower being approved, with the majority citing concerns with unknown health implications as a result of electromagnetic radiation from the towers. Council’s planning scheme states that houses should be more than 400m from the tower but according to the application documentation the closest residence is only 205m to the east on Valley View Rise with ten houses falling within a 400m radius. Other concerns included that the 33m tower is not consistent with the rural outlooks and vistas of the Tunnel Ridge Road area. Optus states that it looked at five other possible sites (Marie Higgs Environmental Reserve, 17 Benzara Lane, 477 Tunnel Ridge Road, 545 Connection Road and Brandenburg Road) to locate a tower but all were unsuitable. The application will now be evaluated by council’s development assessment unit against the provisions of the planning scheme. For more information on the planned tower, go to https://developmenti.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and search for ‘MCU19/0121’.
Morris House 20th anniversary
As of August 14, 2019, Morris House has been operating for 20 years. The team at Morris House would like to thank the community and celebrate its services. On Thursday, August 29, Morris House invites the community to come along to a free morning tea/ lunch from 10am-2pm. There will be a sausage sizzle, fun for the kids and tea and coffee for the community so they can talk over and provide feedback to the Morris House team. They will also have a survey available for people to complete on what groups or programs they would like to see in Landsborough. All daily services that the community centre usually provides throughout the day will still be going on. These include free internet and computer use, printing and phone use, tax help and emergency relief. Orange Sky will also be on site to assist with laundry needs including washing, drying and folding. Help out the local community and come along to participate in Morris House’s very special day.
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Cost of a stamp could rise by 10 cents
Australia Post has lodged a draft notification with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeking an increase in the cost of sending a letter from $1 to $1.10, to come into effect from January 2020. Australia Post’s group chief executive officer and managing director Christine Holgate said the proposed increase, the first increase in four years, would help keep post offices open and viable. “Importantly the 60 cent price of concession stamps would be protected and available to 5.7 million Australians, including pensioners and veterans, and the 65 cent seasonal greeting card stamps will stay the same,” Ms Holgate said. “Last year our letters business lost $190 million – this is after the benefit of significant efficiency savings. It is important that we responsibly address pricing if we are to protect this important service and keep our network of community post offices open.”
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