21/06/08 - Climate Change Seminar
21 June, 2008
| Event | Climate Change Seminar |
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
To be determined
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All Ages
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| Where |
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| Other Info | The Coochiemudlo Island History Society is sponsoring a second seminar on Climate Change. For further details, call David Paxton at (07) 3820 8989. |
The NEW CoochieIsland.com
11 June, 2008
Welcome to the NEW CoochieIsland.com!
This site first went live in September 2005. Fast forward almost three years, it now starts a new chapter in its life.
Not an entirely new life, mind you. From the beginning the vision for CoochieIsland.com has always been as a community website, the go-to place for members of the Coochie community to connect and interact with each other. But the vision was running way ahead of appropriate tools. Three years on and the tools have finally caught up with the vision. And that’s why we’re where we are right now: CoochieIsland.com 2.0.
Under CoochieIsland.com 2.0 Coochie residents can now post their own content directly on the site whenever and wherever. Really. It’s just a matter of logging in to the site (you do need to register for your FREE account), picking the right POST form to use, typing away on that POST form and then submitting it. Poof! It’s off … and it’s posted on the site in no time at all (moderation of posts may occur in some instances).
Using MILESTONES
11 June, 2008
Any impending or recent milestone or occasion in your circle of friends and family — a wedding anniversary, a new baby, an engagement, a wedding, a brithday, a graduation, an achievement, etc — that you wish to share with others? MILESTONES is the way to go.
Post it in MILESTONES — and don’t forget the photos! It’s easy to invite others to come and leave their own greetings and messages on your post — just copy and paste your post’s URL (follow the red arrow below to find it on your browser) in your e-mails to friends and family. They only need to click on that link in order to be taken to your post in MILESTONES.
You can post up to 3 photos of maximum 35k each.
You need to be a registered user in order to post in MILESTONES. Registration information is available here.
This is how NEWS & NOTICES works
11 June, 2008
NEWS & NOTICES works like the traditional bulletin board where people post notices of events, advertisements and news. The key difference is that all commercial postings on this site belong in MARKETPLACE.
NEWS & NOTICES contains the following:
- Postings by Coochie’s community clubs and groups
- Upcoming events listed in CALENDAR (there is an individual entry for each event listed)
- Postings by registered users and paid subscribers which are not commercial in nature
- Postings by the Site Editor
You have to be a registered user or a paid subscriber in order to post in NEWS & NOTICES. Registration information is available here.
You can post up to 3 photos of maximum 35k each.
Biggles’ Buggle #107 (9/6/2008)
10 June, 2008
COOCHIE LIQUOR RAISED IN PARLIAMENT
On Wednesday 4th June 2008 at 11.36am our State Member for Redlands, Mr. John English, presented a Private Member’s Statement to the Queensland Parliament.
The following was delivered verbally in the allowed time of two minutes and is quoted here from Hansard:-
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State Member for Redlands, Mr John English, as recorded in Hansard: “Since I was elected in 2001 there have been two applications to open a tavern on Coochiemudlo Island. Coochiemudlo Island is a very small Island in southern Moreton Bay with about 500 people living there. On both of these occasions, Liquor Licensing has rejected the application following complaints from local residents, the broader Coochiemudlo Island community and even the local Catholic Priest, Father Leo Burke. The concerns were generally based around very practical issues such as narrow roads with no formed footpaths, no street lighting, ferries finishing service prior to the closure of the tavern, limited accommodation on the Island and residential houses only 20 or so metres from the site. Following the second rejection, the applicant appealed the decision to the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal. Liquor Licensing fought the appeal. However, the C.C.T. subsequently granted the licence. I know that my community appreciates the work done by the Liquor Licensing Division. I have advised my community that there are no legal options to change this decision. I urge the applicant to run the tavern in a responsible manner, with due regard to the local residents. I must say, however, that I and many in the Coochiemudlo Island community have serious concerns about the performance of the C.C.T. Many people signed a petition and wrote letters which were provided to Liquor Licensing. Liquor Licensing subsequently provided all of this information to the C.C.T. I must say that I am very disappointed that the C.C.T. did not then contact all the objectors and alert them to the appeal. The C.C.T. did send the principal petitioner, Mr Bruce Green, a letter, and I now table a copy of the letter. Tabled paper: Letter dated 6th November 2007 from Nev. Schefe, Director Commercial and Consumer Tribunal to objectors relating to a review of the chief executive’s decision in relation to the granting of a general licence for Bayview on Coochie,. This letter, whilst being accurate, is also, in my opinion, misleading. The letter states:- The Liquor Act does not entitle you to be heard at the review…… Whilst this is technically correct, the C.C.T. failed to advise that section 53 of the CCT Act does, in fact, allow third parties to be joined as a party to the proceedings, thus enabling them to be heard. I believe that the C.C.T. was extremely negligent in not honestly and openly engaging with the community, and I feel that the C.C.T. has an inherent bias towards business. In light of the current review of liquor laws and the C.C.T. itself, I have written to the Treasurer and requested that the concept of ‘harm minimisation’ take a higher priority in the decision-making process of the C.C.T. I would like to congratulate Bruce Green and Father Leo Burke for their work in taking up the fight.” Time expired. |
Thank you John!!
Coochiemudlo Island History Society - Occasional Newsletter, May 2008
1 June, 2008
Occasional Newsletter May 2008
We are very pleased to welcome new members, Rob Allan, Irene Martin, Sue Hudson, Di and Des Binstead, Kerry Brammer, Pat Marini and Trevor Watson. Rob came to Coochiemudlo from Nimbin Shire, Sue from the United Kingdom, Irene is a well known artist whose fine charcoal sketches of the 1995 bushfire are in our collection, and Trevor is a new resident whose family is moving in at Aminya Street.
Sadly, this year we farewell Rosemary Opala who died suddenly. She had been a stalwart member for many years, was a Moreton Bay personality associated with the histories of both Coochiemudlo Island and Peel Island, an accomplished artist and poet, and a most obliging person. Shortly before she died, she escorted Ted Jones and David Paxton to the Peel Island Exhibition at the Redland Museum which featured her contribution as a nursing sister at the Lazaret. The Society is planning to hold a memorial service for Rosemary in conjunction with the Friends of Peel Island. Read more