What: Continuing our series of population growth forums, we look at the opportunities and challenges for Logan, one of two regions proposed to absorb some of the people moving to Queensland’s south east corner
When: Monday, 13 September, 6.30pm – 8pm
Where: Auditorium, Griffith University Logan campus, University Drive, Meadowbrook. Click here for a map of the campus and location.
Cost: Free event, but registrations essential. To register, click here to complete the form.
Our moderator, The Courier-Mail’s Anna Reynolds, once again hosts an absorbing discussion on the issues, opportunities and challenges of managing Queensland’s population growth. Logan’s Flagstone and Yarrabilba communities – along with Ipswich’s Ripley Valley – have been announced as targets for infrastructure investment to support new cities. Can Logan take the load?
Hear from Logan Mayor Pam Parker, Urban Land Development Authority CEO Paul Eagles, RPS Chairman Jim McKnoulty, local business leader Kerry Armstrong and Griffith University planning professor Brendan Gleeson… and then have your say!
With all the people moving here to Logan, what is the place for Aboriginal people for the area, with no contacts in the Logan Council, what is being done for the Indigenous peoples and the impact that has been done and that will continue to impact on our small community.
That’s a great question, Darran. Come along and raise it with the people on the panel!
Very interested to see how the state government will assist local government to meet the needs and expectations of these future planned communities. This includes requests for public transport, the state of rural roads in the area etc.
Here’s a thought, is there a need for more inspirational and motivating people to advocate on behalf of the communities who than get their voices heard with the governments and councils. This of course must come from a sincere and honest prospective and in return governments and councils perhaps will listen and not offer token gestures. The possibility of such an opportunity is exhilarating, its certainly proving to be quite interesting on a Federal level.
Does it appear that some first peoples as well as original North Beaudesert Ratepayers do not have adequate access to information and equity in representation in the ULDA ‘s Greater Flagstone?
Are the missing planning , environmental ,social and infrastructure reports for the 7 Major development areas and nodes and 200,000 new people sufficient grounds for existing ratepayers to subsidize developers for staffing and some infrastructure? Some missing/not adequate/not published since 2005.
Where are the vegetation , koala and open space and social services, monetary and other offsets/funding buckets for current clearfelling, logging, sedimentation, future medium rise and loss of amenity and endangered fauna and habitat?
Can ULDA be the responsible Authority to claw these back and secure funds?
The key to supporting population growth for regions and the nation is to have a peaceful, scientific and moral mission for mankind. We are not animals with a fixed population density, we have creativity and can willfully take responsibility for future generations by applying our ideas in technology to promote higher standards of living (improved healthcare, dams, nuclear power, high speed rail, education etc). First of all, politicians must represent the people, not the banks, and therefore stop the bank bailout. Under a National banking credit system (like the old Commonwealth Bank) governments can direct credit for national and state infrastructure and new cities which not only create fulltime, meaningful, well paid, skilled jobs – but improves our culture to one that is truly human, rather than the current dominating culture of self absorbed pleasure seeking beasts.