Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Monday, 1 August 2022
Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
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Maleny ‘Dark Skies’ petition passed to Transport Minister
ere’s a good update on where the Dark Skies petition aiming to keep Maleny free of light pollution is at, courtesy Glasshouse Country and Maleny News.
requesting the replacement of streetlights in and around Maleny, with experts fearing poor policy and population growth could soon black out stars from the night sky.
Requests to preserve Maleny’s status as the last area of coastal south east Queensland not severely affected by light pollution has been referred to the Transport and Main Roads Minister.
Responding to the petition, Energy Minister Mick de Brenni said streetlights in the region are owned and maintained by Energy Queensland Limited on behalf of both the local council and Department of Transport and Main Roads. “A request to replace streetlights would, in the rst instance, need to be
The request comes after months of lobbying and a petition tabled in state parliament urgently
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