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Development Watch

The Sunshine Coast Environmental Council (SCEC) is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of ECO, we feature a group and its role in resisting the tsunami of development that threatens the Sunshine Coast.

Survey after survey has confirmed the sentiment of most Sunshine Coast residents — “We don’t want another [...]

Up close with Ian Lowe

Ian Christesen, on behalf of Eco News talks to Professor Ian Lowe about the problems associated with the Sunshine Coast’s ever increasing popularity.  A popularity which arises from having ideal temperatures and a stunning natural environment. With developers focusing their attention on large areas of land, poor planning is perhaps one of the biggest threats [...]

Palmview: fast-track to an urban nightmare?

As with Caloundra South, another open space on the Sunshine Coast has been targeted for intensive development. The area north of Palmview and south of Sippy Downs has also fallen under the state government’s SEQ Greenfield Land Supply Review.  As a result, the local council has now developed a structure plan for the 954 hectare [...]

People Advocating Green Energy

The Sunshine Coast Environmental Council (SCEC) is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of ECO, we feature the group PAGE and its work which, if successful, will encourage the State government to get serious about climate change and revise their whole strategy of power generation and distribution.
The latest community [...]