In August, I wrote on this blog about the importance of acquiring foreshore land in Redland City and specifically referred to land belonging to CSIRO at Toondah Harbour that it was proposing to sell. Click here for original blog.
Not long after posting this information, the Mayor organised a workshop to discuss the acquisition of this land that I referred to. I am pleased to report that one parcel of this land has now been purchased by Council.
With this land in community ownership, it is now critical that Council, as the planning authority and a stakeholder, creates a balanced vision for this area that will encourage tourism, deliver a world class transport hub and allow greater foreshore access to the public. The vision must be economically viable, sustainable and most importantly deliverable. It will require good relationships with other stakeholders and in particular State Government and business.
We now look forward to quick and decisive actions to ensure the vision turns into reality.
